"If the family is given enough time, won't they gain a force even strohan the Giant Rock Spirit Jade tribe?"

  This ued, pleasant surprise made Li Wei ecstatid joyful. No wohe Primordial Blood Tree said it wao give it a try when the Rootless Soul Soil returo the family.

  Li Wei even sehat the Primordial Blood Tree was undergoing aage of transformation.

  While the Li family was excited, Li Yaowen, who was in a wheelchair, noticed Qingyu. The girl looked worried and tried to hide behind the other members.

  Li Yaowen immediately narrowed her eyes, "Qingyu, where is Kuangtu?"

  A gust of wind blew past. Today, the Li family felt a little cold.

  ...

  Dust, smoke.

  This was a destroyed city. Members of the Wu were setting up bonfires, dang and singing around them. Totems were everywhere. These Wu members possessed great power. Their heritage was older and more profound than that of the human race, yet they still enjoyed raw meat and blood.

  They were celebrating, celebrating the Wu 's once agaiing foot on the nd of the Azure Dynasty. They were also singing the praises of the tribes on the fringes of the Wu territory, all of which had ihe bions of the Azure Dynasty.

  Suddenly, In this city, full of ruins and surrounded by trees, the Wu members gradually quieted down.

  Today, A human brazenly walked in here— Li Kuangtu!

  He narrowed his eyes and walked into the stone cave where the High Priest Guan Tian resided.

  Guan Tian had a mog smile on his face, but he still maintained a polite demeanor. "The neointed head of the Li family, Li Kuangtu, I saw you at the Full Moo. Perhaps I really did look for the wrong person when I went to the Li family that day."

  Li Kuangtu took a deep breath.

  He respectfully bowed tuan Tian, "Greetings, High Priest. I wonder if the cooperation you proposed to my Li family on that day is still valid?"

  "Oh?"

  Guan Tian sat on the ground, fiddling with a tortoise shell, without even gng at Li Kuangtu. "Do you know what this is? It's a divinatory tool used by our Wu to calcute the auspicious times, geographical advantages, and harmony of people. Do you know why I went to the Li family that day? The answer is actually oortoise shell. We would have been the best partners."

  "It's a pity. Only those who uand the times are sidered heroes. Li Dalong of your family is not such a hero."

  If it had been before, and someone dared to snder his elders, Li Kuangtu would have likely risked his life to fight them. Now, the fists in his sleeves ched tightly, but he remaiill. He only said in a suppressed voice, "I'm asking if it's still valid?"

  Guan Tian sneered, "Now the Wu 's army is bearing down on us, and within Qingyun ty, we have many times the forces we had before. Why should I give you a sed ce? vince me."

  Li Kuangtu took a deep breath.

  "The current Spirit Jade Division needs an ally like us. All the regions on the border are utack, but that doesn't mean our human race will just sit and wait for death. You need ao help you unicate and persuade others to surrender."

  "You 't hah sides. Your own tribal nds are also at risk of being attacked by the other Wu Division, so you need us to take over territory for you."

  "Other Wu tribes will also fight you for it. Our Li family also help you elimirouble in the shadows!"

  Hearing this, Guan Tian finally looked directly at Li Kuangtu, a smile appearing on his face. "Iing. But that day I heard Li Dalong say that there isn't a single spineless person in the Li family. I want to know if what he said is true."

  A moment ter, Letters of surrender, bearing the seal of the Li family head, were scattered everywhere from the Spirit Jade Division.

  Li Kuangtu stood on the giant eagle like a lifeless puppet, following Guan Tian toward the Li family.

  Everyone in the Li family stood on the wall, every single one of them frowning, every single one filled with indignatio not a word oken.

  Until Li Kuangtu, in a daze, flew from the sky toward the Li family's wall.

  Guan Tian, standing on the giant eagle, ughed loudly, "Hahaha, gratutions to the Li family! From this day forward, no matter how the rogresses, danger will not touch the Li family's nd, unless our Wu loses. We have finally bee the most loyal of allies!"

  As if deg victuan Tian circled the Li family's residence before heading toward the Spirit Jade Division.

  The air around the Li family's residence froze at this moment.

  Just as Li Dalong reached Li Kuangtu, the tter k on the ground, weakly supp himself with his hands. The ground was covered with Li Kuangtu's tear stains.

  "Did you kneel like this befuan Tian as well?"

  "Yes."

  "You're shaming me, do you know that?"

  "I know."

  "Aigh—"

  Li Dalong shook his head. He raised his hand, but the sp never came. In the end, he said nothing, only letting out a long, drawn-out sigh as he left with the other members.

  Li Kuangtu remained kneeling, from day to night, and then until dawn. Only Qingyu stayed with him.

  Finally, His choked voice sounded, "Sister Qingyu, Grandpa Spirit Tree was right. I'm a coward."

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