"Instead of risking your life here to pin Qianqiu's death on me, it would be more effective to quickly formulate a strategy and figure out how to resist the invasion of the tribal alliance. The Mao tribe's attitude is already clear, and the Yi tribe will certainly not side with the tribal alliance."
“You should understand that it’s not just your Shu clan that’s fighting against the tribal alliance alone. Is the tribal alliance so terrifying that your Shu clan doesn’t even have the courage to resist?” Wang Yao spoke eloquently.
“What the Old Man of the Moon says makes sense, Clan Chief Qiao. I think you should do as the Old Man of the Moon says and pin the deaths of Qianqiu and the delegation members on them. Let’s see how Qianmian reacts. If Qianmian is relentless, we might have to reconsider.” Mimi nodded in agreement.
“My Mao tribe lives in the northern plains. If the Qianmian tribe breaks up, the Mao tribe will be the first to suffer. The reason I came here today is to discuss with everyone that if war breaks out, I hope that the tribes of Dongchuan can send reinforcements to my Mao tribe to fight against the tribal alliance.”
“If there are no reinforcements, my Mao tribe will have no choice but to make a humiliating treaty with the tribal alliance. Once that happens, it won’t be a question of whether my Mao tribe wants to resist the tribal alliance or not, but rather whether my Mao tribe will have the ability to do so even if it does,” Mimi said slowly.
“If it really comes to that, my Shu clan will naturally not sit idly by and watch the Mao clan go,” Qiao Bushi said slowly, nodding with difficulty.
"Then... what about the Liang tribe?" Mimi asked with a smile as she looked at Luo Nairong.
Luo Nairong was extremely uncomfortable. He didn't want to participate in the discussion, but he couldn't leave. Hearing Mimi's question, he could only keep his mouth shut and not answer.
"So what if you're from the Liang tribe? You'd better return what you stole from me first," Qinghe said loudly.
“There’s no need to rush to discuss the Liang Clan’s affairs. If the Mao Clan is worried about an attack from the tribal alliance, I can inform the fugitives in the Near Western Continent to choose those who are capable of fighting to stay with the Mao Clan, thus increasing the strength of the nobles. At the same time, the Underworld will also send its Yin Army to provide full assistance,” Wang Yao said.
"As for the other races in the Holy Domain, although they will each choose their own camp when war breaks out, I think that since even the Mao Clan intends to rebel against the Clan Alliance, the Clan Alliance is just a bunch of rabble. As long as a few tough battles are fought, the vassal races will naturally fall apart."
“I have no other choice!” Mimi laughed. “Unless Mimi, Huhu, Huru, and all the brothers from the embassy commit suicide, the Mao tribe will definitely be pursued by Qianmian. But I cherish my life the most, so I can only drag the whole tribe down with me through thick and thin.”
"What do you mean? Why do you keep changing the subject? It was clearly the Mao tribe that told us beforehand that the tribal alliance brought..." Qinghe glared angrily at Wang Yao and shouted.
She knew that neither the Mao Clan nor Wang Yao wanted to mention the "Burning Blood Technique" in front of Qiao Bushi, but she was extremely resentful and just wanted to break through this barrier and let the Mao Clan's scheme and Wang Yao's petty thoughts both fail.
But she had only just begun to speak when she suddenly felt her breath catch in her throat and could no longer continue.
"What are you doing?" Qiao Bushi, who was the most powerful among the seated monks, immediately sensed that the gaunt old monk had used a technique on Qinghe, and then frowned and asked.
“The little girl is so noisy, I’ll tell her to save her energy,” the old monk, who seemed to be dozing off, chuckled. It was then that Wang Yao realized that Qinghe had been silenced by the Mao clan.
"I find it very strange. Princess Qinghe keeps saying that you stole something from her. What exactly was it?" Qiao Bushi asked curiously.
"This is a small grudge between me and the Liang tribe. If Princess Qinghe wants it, she can ask her father to come to me. However, she is not quite up to the task," Mimi said with a smile.
"Um... Princess is young and doesn't know any better, please... please have mercy, please... please don't hurt her." Luo Nairong saw Qinghe sitting there stubbornly with her head held high, her face flushed red and tears welling up in her eyes, and hurriedly pleaded with Mimi.
"Don't worry, Ambassador Luo, we just want to talk quietly and won't hurt her," Mimi said.
Large tears finally rolled down Qinghe's face. Luo Nairong felt a pang of heartache upon seeing this, but after glancing at the Mao tribe members, she could only keep quiet and give Qinghe meaningful glances, signaling her not to be stubborn and suffer in silence.
In his heart, Wang Yao actually agreed with the Mao tribe's decision to shut Qinghe up. Hearing that they wouldn't really hurt Qinghe, he felt even more at ease and hardened his heart to ignore Qinghe's pitiful appearance.
"That's settled then. My explanation to Qianmian will mainly consist of three points. First, due to the magic cast by the Old Man of the Moon, Qianqiu was killed at the welcome banquet. Second, the Underworld's arrest team raided the Libin Hotel, resulting in heavy casualties for the Clan Alliance delegation."
"Thirdly, our clan has already begun the manhunt for the Old Man of the Moon and the Underworld's arrest team. We earnestly request the clan alliance and the Monkey Clan to give us some time to capture the murderer. What do you think, Old Man of the Moon?" Qiao Bushi asked Wang Yao.
Wang Yao shrugged. Qiao Bushi had the final say, and even if he disagreed, he couldn't control him. He couldn't afford to fall out with the Shu clan over this.
"What if Thousand Faces limits your time to catch the culprit?" Mimi asked.
"Then let's just delay it, delay it as long as we can," Qiao Bushi said with a wry smile.
"If the Thousand Faces launch a surprise attack without warning, I want to know how long it will take for the Underworld army to reach the Mao Clan?" Mimi asked Wang Yao again.
"That depends on the actual situation. Given the current situation in the Holy Domain, the Clan Alliance can advance on multiple fronts simultaneously. It doesn't necessarily have to fight only in the Northern Plains. If I were Thousand Faces and had the Clan Alliance under my control, I would definitely not make that choice," Wuying replied.
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