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"Furthermore,"
Second Elder Yu Luomian's voice dropped extremely low.
"Luo Nan still holds Dugu Bo as a trump card in his hands!"
"Dugu Bo might not be good at one-on-one fights, but his Jade Phosphor Serpent venom is the number one AOE Sharp Weapon in the world!"
"If Luo Nan gets angry and sends Dugu Bo running to release poison at our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's mountain gate garrison—"
"—and poisons all several thousand low-ranking Disciples up and down our Sect to death, who the hell are you going to look for to reason with?! Are you going to go file a complaint in the Underworld?!"
Third Elder Yu Tianci snapped back to his senses instantly.
That's right, if money was gone, it could be earned back; if properties were gone, they could be rebuilt through hard work.
But if everyone died completely, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect would be completely erased from Douluo Continent!
Compared to the life and death of the entire Sect, what were these properties near Heaven Dou City worth?
Third Elder Yu Tianci thought about it, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, and finally lowered his head powerlessly, saying in dismay:
"Second Brother, you're right... It was I who was muddle-headed. Just... just do as you say."
Seeing that Third Elder Yu Tianci had finally recognized reality, Second Elder Yu Luomian let out a cold snort and resumed his usual resolute and swift demeanor.
He turned around and loudly ordered the deacons and Disciples inside the hall:
"Stop standing there like dopes! Go immediately and organize the industrial inventory of Heaven Dou City and the surrounding cities for me!"
"Take out all the land deeds, house deeds, and equity transfer documents, and pack them all up nicely!"
"If even a single piece is missing, I'll take your lives!"
"Yes! Yes! Second Elder!"
"Wait!" Second Elder Yu Luomian called out to another trusted Disciple.
"You, immediately select the two best fast horses, take my personal letter, and rush back to the Sect day and night!"
"Tell the Elders word for word about the situation here and my decision!"
A flash of ruthlessness and resoluteness crossed Second Elder Yu Luomian's eyes:
"Tell them in the letter that this is the only way to preserve the Sect."
"If they have any opinions about my approach and want to feel heartache over that wealth, then the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect will be razed to the ground by Luo Nan at any time!"
"Let them weigh it themselves: do they want money, or do they want their lives!"
"This Disciple understands!" Acknowledging the order, the trusted Disciple immediately turned and sprinted away.
Looking at the empty conference hall, Second Elder Yu Luomian collapsed powerlessly into a chair.
Looking at the gradually darkening sky outside the window, his heart was filled with bitterness and desolation.
"Ning Fengzhi, oh Ning Fengzhi, you used a borrowed knife to kill someone, wanting to weaken my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect."
"This debt, this old man has noted down!"
"As long as my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect can pull through this crisis this time, there is a long way to go, let's wait and see!"
Second Elder Yu Luomian saw things very clearly. Although Sect Master Yu Xiaolie and Luo Nan had a verbal dispute in the past, after the matter passed that year, Luo Nan had never targeted the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
On the contrary, the mastermind behind the scenes, Ning Fengzhi, he was the true culprit!
Second Elder Yu Luomian knew that Ning Fengzhi had offended Luo Nan severely, and looking back, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would definitely face liquidation.
In that case, as long as they complied with Luo Nan, once Luo Nan destroyed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect would have an opportunity!
...
Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's Heaven Dou City stronghold.
In the center of the spacious conference hall, the table was already piled high like a small mountain with parchment scrolls, gold-stamped contracts, and thick account books.
These were all properties of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect in Heaven Dou City and several surrounding prosperous cities!
Pulling out any thin piece of paper at random represented a huge amount of gold coins.
And now, this endless wealth that occupied almost a third of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's economic lifeline...
...was piled here without reservation, about to be handed over to others on a silver platter.
Third Elder Yu Tianci stood by the table, looking at these things that symbolized the Sect's century-old foundation, his eyes red and bloodshot.
His hands trembled violently, as if those were not a pile of paper, but steel blades cutting flesh from his heart.
"Second Brother..."
Third Elder Yu Tianci's voice was hoarse.
"Re... really give it all away? This is the painstaking effort of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect for over a hundred years!"
"If all the properties around Heaven Dou City are handed over, our Sect will truly become an empty shell in the Heaven Dou Empire in the future!"
"No matter how big Luo Nan's appetite is, can't we just keep a little bit of our core properties?"
Sitting in the main seat, Second Elder Yu Luomian slowly swept his gaze across the piled-high land deeds.
A trace of struggle also flashed deep within his eyes, but very quickly, this struggle was replaced by absolute rationality.
"Give it all! Not a single piece of paper is allowed to be left!" Second Elder Yu Luomian's voice was resolute and decisive, leaving no room for maneuver.
"Tianci, do you think my heart doesn't hurt?"
"Every single cent on this contains the painstaking effort I poured into fighting bloody battles outside back then!"
Second Elder Yu Luomian gritted his teeth and lowered his voice.
"However, if money is gone and properties are gone, as long as the Sect still exists and as long as people are still here, there will always be a day for a comeback!"
"But if Sect Master Yu Xiaolie dies, and Luo Nan lets that Old Poison Dugu Bo go on a killing spree in our Sect, our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect will be completely finished!"
Second Elder Yu Luomian fiercely slammed the crumpled land deed in his hand onto the table.
"Do you think I'm giving all these things to Luo Nan just to appease his anger? Wrong!"
Second Elder Yu Luomian sneered.
"Didn't that old fox Ning Fengzhi want to use Luo Nan's knife to kill us? Then we'll just go with the flow!"
"The more humble we act and the more completely we submit, the smaller Luo Nan's hostility towards us will be."
"Luo Nan is a greedy and ambitious overlord."
"Once our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect completely withdraws from Heaven Dou City's circle of interests, whose target will Luo Nan's next be?"
"It will inevitably be the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, which is still jumping around and trying to scheme against him! We are cutting our flesh now to save our lives, and even more so to redirect the disaster eastward!"
"When Luo Nan and Ning Fengzhi completely tear off their masks, and when Luo Nan takes action to destroy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the forces of the entire Heaven Dou Empire will inevitably be reshuffled."
"At that time, it will be when our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect re-emerges to enter the field and reap the harvest!"
Hearing Second Elder Yu Luomian's analysis, Third Elder Yu Tianci trembled violently all over.
Severing an arm to survive, redirecting the disaster eastward—this level of forbearance and ruthlessness was indeed far beyond what he could compare to.
"Second Brother, I understand. I will have people pack these things into boxes right now!"
Third Elder Yu Tianci took a deep breath, wiped away the moisture from the corners of his eyes, and his gaze also became firm.
...
That afternoon, two carriages without any Family insignia, looking ordinaryly crafted, quietly stopped in front of the Moon Pavilion's grand gates with an imposing Aura.
Second Elder Yu Luomian and Third Elder Yu Tianci stepped down from the carriages without bringing any extra attendants, and the two of them personally carried two heavy large red-wood boxes.
Under the cold gazes of the Moon Pavilion guards, they walked into the Moon Pavilion.
On the top floor of the Moon Pavilion, inside that familiar luxury reception room...
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