Shui Jing deliberately went to her death.
His stubbornness and arrogance led him to make the wrong judgment and refuse the rescue offered by Yang Cheng and others.
As a result, hundreds of people in the Shui family were killed or injured, and he, as the clan leader, could not escape blame.
Therefore, he fought desperately to save his lineage's position in the Shui family. At the same time, his son summoned Yang Cheng and others to rescue the Shui family, which could be considered to offset his merits and demerits. Thus, the elders had no reason to replace the clan leader.
Before his death, Shui Jing handed over all the authority of the clan leader to his son Shui Qing. He acted swiftly and decisively, leaving no chance for the elders to cause trouble. In this hasty manner, he appointed the next clan leader and then died cleanly and decisively.
Yang Cheng could tell that although the other party was beyond saving, he could still live for a while, but Shui Jing decisively severed his own heart meridian.
Although this old fellow is stubborn, he is indeed a remarkable person.
Shui Qing walked over with red eyes and gave Yang Cheng a deep bow.
"The Shui family is very grateful to you for saving our lives, sir."
My Shui family is willing to follow Lord Xiong Wu and join the anti-Qin alliance.
"I am also willing to offer Nuwa's tears, hoping only that they can protect my Shui family."
Compared to Shui Jing, Shui Qing is undoubtedly better able to see reality.
The anti-Qin alliance invited them twice, and this time they even saved their entire clan's lives. If they were to refuse again, they would be quite ungrateful.
Moreover, Shui Qing realized this time that their Shui family was really nothing in this chaotic world.
If they don't notice you yet, fine, but once they do, what can the Shui family do to resist? They'll be crushed in an instant.
At that point, let alone a treasure like Nuwa's Tears, they would even have difficulty protecting their family.
Yang Cheng shook his head and said, "Chief Shui, you misunderstand. It was Alliance Leader Xiong Wu who invited you to join the Anti-Qin Alliance, not me, Yang Cheng."
The alliance leader arranged for me to come here only to help you resist the demons of Lishan and prevent Nuwa's Tears from falling into Xu Fu's hands. He did not intend for us to recruit your Shui family.
Secondly, as I said before, we have absolutely no interest in your Shui family's Nuwa Tears.
Although this thing is considered a treasure, it is only a treasure in the hands of your Shui family. It would be useless to us.
"Keep this safe, Shui family. Just make sure it doesn't fall into Xu Fu's hands."
Shui Qing was stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting that what he thought Yang Cheng wanted, Yang Cheng seemed to disdain.
"May I ask, Lord Yang, is it true that Xiong Wu alone has the final say in this anti-Qin alliance? Are there many other forces involved?"
Zhang Liang explained to Shui Qing, "An alliance is an alliance, so it's naturally not a one-man show."
We have all come together because of our shared goal of resisting the tyrannical Qin Dynasty. Anyone who wants to resist the tyrannical Qin Dynasty is welcome to join our alliance.
We all have our own things to do on weekdays, and we hardly ever bother each other.
Only when it comes to opposing the Qin Dynasty will everyone join forces.
For example, this time, when the tyrannical Qin dynasty sent troops to sweep through the Chu region, Xu Fu even dispatched demons from Mount Li to steal your Nuwa Tears. It's only in situations like this that our anti-Qin alliance takes collective action.
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Shui Qing nodded knowingly.
He had previously thought that Xiong Wu was an extraordinary figure, and that the anti-Qin alliance was his personal fiefdom.
So even as the leader of the alliance, he couldn't command anyone else; frankly, everyone was just a local warlord.
Shui Qing's eyes darted around, and she bowed to Yang Cheng again, saying, "Since that's the case, my Shui family is also willing to join the anti-Qin alliance, but not with Xiong Wu, but with Lord Yang."
"Lord Yang saved the lives of my Shui family. From this day forward, my Shui family is willing to follow your lead!"
Zhang Liang looked at Shui Qing in disbelief.
Despite Xiong Wu's kind words and numerous offers of benefits, the Shui family remained adamant and showed no sign of softening.
Yang Cheng never gave the Shui family a good look from beginning to end, and even deliberately delayed and did not rescue them immediately. Yet the Shui family seemed determined to submit to him. What on earth is going on in these guys' heads?
Actually, Shui Qing isn't an idiot. His father is stubborn, and he just randomly picks someone to claim as his master.
When Xiong Wu came to stop the Shui family before, not only did his father Shui Jing object, but Shui Qing also disliked Xiong Wu.
In Shui Qing's view, Xiong Wu was ambitious but incompetent, mean and ungrateful. He only knew how to make empty promises to the Shui family, but in reality, he never spoke a word of truth.
Furthermore, Shui Qing could also see that Xiong Wu also had some designs on the Nuwa Tears of their Shui family.
No one in the world knows what Nuwa's Tears are for, and the Shui family is no exception. No instructions on how to use them have been left behind; all that is known is that they are a top-tier treasure.
It's normal for Xiong Wu to show some greed when faced with a treasure of this caliber, but Shui Qing noticed it.
However, Shui Qing did not see this greed in Yang Cheng, and he did not care at all about the Shui family's defection to Yang Cheng.
In Shui Qing's view, this meant that Yang Cheng's magnanimity far surpassed Xiong Wu's. Of course, the real reason was that Yang Cheng's only goal was the inheritance of Qingyuan Daomiao Zhenjun, and he naturally didn't care about other worldly forces.
Most importantly, there's Yang Cheng's strength.
Having witnessed Yang Cheng's formidable strength firsthand, the entire Shui family was utterly convinced of his power.
In chaotic times, what's most important? Of course, it's strength!
Since the Shui family has chosen to leave Yunmengze, they naturally need to choose the strongest person to follow them.
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