Xia Tianqiong's words contained both truth and falsehood, leaving the three people opposite her in silence.
They were all pondering the truth of these words.
However, upon closer reflection, this is indeed the Leng family's style of doing things.
An angry expression appeared on the charming face of the Peach Blossom Clan Elder. She said in a huff, "The Leng family has always been despicable and shameless. Our Tree Ghost Clan has been tricked by them many times. It's not surprising that they would do such a thing."
The Silver Fir elder paused for a moment, then asked, "Young friend Xia, do you still have the rune tree stump?"
Xia Tianqiong shook his head, "The battle was too intense at the time, and we didn't have time to take it away when we left. The tree stump fell on the floating island where the Leng family is located."
"Young friend Xia, could you lend us that array token? We must retrieve our clan's sacred artifact, and that token might be of great use to us."
"You can't use the token even if I give it to you."
"Is it because you're unwilling to lend it?"
The elder of the Monkey Clan suddenly interjected, his face cold and stern, "This is the heartland of our clan. You have no choice but to lend it to us!"
What was originally a harmonious and friendly scene suddenly turned cold after it did this.
Xia Tianqiong smiled nonchalantly and casually took out the token.
With a thud, it was thrown directly onto the table.
"This token must be used personally by Li Gui of the Leng family, and it requires a special technique to open a back door in a special position within the formation."
"I can give you the token, but the Leng family's Li Gui has become my contracted Li Gui. Do you think I'd give it to you?"
The Monkey Clan Elder paused for a moment, said nothing, and instead glanced at the Silver Fir Clan Elder.
The old man from the Silver Fir clan glared at them, stroked his beard, and said in a mock-serious tone, "You must not be rude to your guests!"
As he spoke, he picked up the array token on the table, glanced at it, and then handed it back to Xia Tianqiong.
"Don't take it personally; it's always impulsive. Keep this token safe; we hope you can do us a favor."
Summer Qiong's lips gradually curled up into a smile, and the fish began to bite the hook.
"What kind of help?"
“My clan is going to the territory of the Void Clan. We hope you can come with us. If they refuse to hand over our clan’s sacred artifact, we will need your help to open the back door of the formation.”
"If it's just about helping open the door, that's fine. But I'd like to ask, if they refuse to return the rune tree stump, or simply deny it, would your Tree Witch Clan dare to go to war with the Void Witch Clan?"
"Of course I dare!"
These words were not spoken by the Silver Fir Clan Elder, but rather shouted by the Peach Blossom Clan Elder as he slammed his fist on the table.
Xia Tianqiong glanced at it, then looked at the Silver Fir Clan Elder.
He then put down his teacup, shook his head, and said, "If your two races go to war, I will also be affected. I need to think about it before deciding whether to help you or not, after all, this matter is very dangerous."
The old woman in the funeral clothes looked over in surprise when she heard this.
It seemed to have something to ask, but held back, as this was not the right time or place for it to speak.
The elder of the Silver Fir Clan suddenly chuckled and said, "Then please consider it carefully, young friend Xia. If you are willing to help, then you will be a friend of my Tree Ghost Clan forever."
Then they chatted idly for a while.
They wanted to find out Xia Tianqiong's origins and strength, while Xia Tianqiong subtly probed their hatred for the Void Clan and how many soldiers they had.
They chatted for almost half an hour, with both sides having their own calculations.
After their conversation, the elder of the Silver Fir clan found a tree spirit and took Xia Tianqiong to arrange accommodations.
He eventually found an empty wooden cabin by a stream in the woods, which he used as his temporary residence.
After the tree spirit that had led the way left, the old woman in the burial clothes finally couldn't help but ask a question.
"They've already said they dare to wage war against the Void Clan. Isn't that your goal? Why are you still considering it?"
It communicates using its thoughts, so it's not afraid of being overheard.
Xia Tianqiong stood in front of the wooden house window, looking down at the stream in the forest below, and then replied with her thoughts.
"Just now, it was only Elder Taoyao who said that war was going to break out, but Elder Yinshan didn't say anything, which clearly means he doesn't have this intention. Among the three elders, Elder Yinshan obviously has the highest status. If he doesn't agree, there definitely won't be a war."
"I see that they value the rune tree stump quite a bit. The stump has always been in your hands, so the Leng family naturally can't hand it over. It's very likely that a fight will break out over this."
“You’re right. They’re definitely prepared to go to war in order to get the sacred artifact back. But they only want to put pressure on the Void Clan. They won’t fight to the death, and they certainly won’t use all their clan’s strength to attack.”
If I'm not mistaken, they'll send at most a thousand or so Tree Devils to the Void Devils' territory, and then what appears to be a fierce battle will actually end with only a few dozen or a few hundred casualties on both sides, at which point they'll cease hostilities and negotiate.
After all, that's how it happened last time. The two races have a long-standing grudge, but they've both exercised restraint and won't actually start a war of annihilation.
Upon hearing these words, the old woman in the burial clothes looked at Xia Tianqiong in astonishment, a hint of awe appearing in her eyes.
"So you want to force the Tree Demon Clan and the Void Demon Clan to fight to the death?"
"Of course, when you do something, you have to go all the way. How can you kill the Void Clan if you don't die?"
Xia Tianqiong chuckled, her smile as bright as the sun. "Next, I'm going to add fuel to the fire and help them make a decision sooner."
While he was scheming against the Tree Demon Clan, three clan elders were also plotting against him.
And they even had a dispute over it.
As soon as Xia Tianqiong left the main hall, the Silver Fir Clan Elder took out all the Nether Gold and distributed it on the spot.
As the elder of the Monkey Clan counted the Netherworld Gold, he complained with dissatisfaction, "This human can produce a thousand taels of Netherworld Gold, he must have more. We should have made our move earlier and snatched all the Netherworld Gold away."
The elder of the Peach Blossom Clan picked up a piece of Netherworld Gold, wiped away non-existent dust with his sleeve, and then put it into his sleeve.
"Compared to the Netherworld Gold, the Sacred Relic is more important. We need his help to have a better chance of getting the Sacred Relic back."
“I didn’t say I was going to kill him. I’ll just control him, force him to sign the Ghost Lord Contract, and then I can just order him around.”
"What nonsense are you talking about? He has two ghost generals by his side. Even if we can defeat them, we may not be able to stop them, and we may even suffer heavy losses. Then we won't have the strength to go after the Void Ghost Clan."
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, the elder of the Silver Fir clan quickly spoke up.
“The Nether Gold is important, but the Sacred Relic is even more important. We will need his help when we go to find the Void Clan. If a war really breaks out, we can also have his two Void Generals hold the line to reduce our losses. It’s not too late to get his Nether Gold after we get the Sacred Relic.”
The elder of the Peach Blossom Clan's beautiful eyes flashed, and she praised with a smile, "Brother Silver Fir is truly wise!"
The elder of the Monkey Clan standing to the side also showed a happy expression, but as he thought about it, he suddenly fell into deep thought.
"That's a clever and cunning human, how could he let us outsmart him so easily? I have a feeling something's not right!"
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