Alliance (2)
On the opposite side of the heads of these aristocratic families, there are still four chairs. Three of them are located at the bottom, and people are already sitting on these three chairs.
In the upper position, there is a more solemn and antique wooden chair, the width of which is beyond the reach of the chairs below. Just from its special shape, it can be seen who this chair was prepared for.
No one is sitting on this chair yet.
Yang Hao, Gong Shenglong and Lei Guang sat on the three lower chairs. Although there was another person above them, they didn’t seem to care. Before the owner of the chair appeared, they even chatted and laughed.
Yang Hao spoke to Lei Guang who was sitting in the middle with a smile, “City lord Lei, the alliance went so smoothly this time. As the host, you really deserve a lot of credit!”
Lei Guang responded with his own smile, “Holy son Yang is really making me embarrassed! So many people gathered here, it is obviously because of the faces of the Chongyang Sword Sect and the Xuanlei Sect. It can be any city, any city lord, as long as you have the faces of the two sects, you can easily make the alliance go smoothly. I really dare not take credit for it!”
Gong Shenglong laughed and said, “Hehe, city lord Lei’s words are reasonable, but city lord Lei also needs to know that this place for alliance cannot be chosen randomly. We chose this place for alliance because of the strength of city lord Lei and your Tianlei City. Therefore, city lord Lei should not be too modest.”
The three of them boasted about each other’s business, and they all knew they benefited from it in their hearts.
Gong Shenglong suddenly changed the subject and said, “But in the final analysis, for the meeting to be held, the leader of the alliance should be the one who deserves the most credit. We can’t take the lead!”Lei Guang understood, and quickly echoed, That’s right! The alliance leader, Chu Qing, is a young hero with a chivalrous heart, he is really admirable. The so-called ‘shadow of a famous tree,’ if there is no alliance leader Chu, I am afraid that there’s simply no way this alliance will go smoothly.”
Yang Hao smiled once more and said, “The words of the two of you are deeply in my heart. This alliance can be lacking in anyone, but the leader cannot be missing!”
The three of them laughed at the same time, full of tacit understanding.
At this moment, in an attic a hundred meters away from the square, there were also three people sitting on the top floor of the attic by the window, looking at the thousands of cultivators in the square from afar.
These three people were Feng Shao, Tang Fei and Liu Shou who had sneaked into the city.
Tang Fei looked at this scene, smiled lightly, and said, “This alliance meeting is held with great momentum, but I don’t know how many ghosts are pregnant in these people’s hearts.”
Feng Shao smiled and said, “A gentleman moves for righteousness, and a villain moves for profit. As long as there are enough interests, it is not difficult to gather these people together. But their choice of the leader is very interesting.”
Liu Shou asked suspiciously, “What’s so interesting? I remember that when they attacked Ziqing Sacred Land before, their leader was Chu Qing. Isn’t it logical to still choose Chu Qing as the leader now?”
Feng Shao shook his head and turned to look at Tang Fei.
Tang Fei smiled and said, “Brother Liu Shou is simple-minded, and it’s normal that you can’t understand the twists and turns. The reason why they chose Chu Qing as the leader of the alliance is not because Chu Qing is a hero in their hearts. It’s not because Chu Qing can lead them to victory, but because they need a scapegoat.”
“Scapegoat?”
“Yes, a scapegoat,” Feng Shao said sarcastically, “Did they really think that they could fight against the Tiangang Sword Sect by attracting so many people? I don’t think anyone with a brain would do such a thing or even think about it? In fact, they already knew in their hearts that no matter how they fight this battle, they have no chance of winning. Since there is no chance of winning, they naturally have to consider the consequences of failure. In order to reduce the losses caused by failure, they chose Chu Qing to come forward as the leader of the alliance.”
But Liu Shou still couldn’t understand and asked, “What does reducing losses have to do with choosing Chu Qing as the leader of their alliance?”
Tang Fei interjected, “The two are very related! Think about it, the previous alliance was initiated by Chu Qing, and the current alliance is still led by Chu Qing, so what does this mean?”
Liu Shou rolled his thoughts, and then said uncertainly, “It means they are all working for Chu Qing?”
Feng Shao smiled and nodded, “That’s right. Of course, we all know that’s not the case, but it doesn’t prevent them from putting on such a stance. Anyway, as long as they can get along on the surface, they can make the case of seeking peace with the Tiangang Sword Sect and the Ziqing Sacred Land. When all sides sit down on the negotiation table, they can put all the blame on Chu Qing, make a bad sale, and this matter can pass easily.”
Liu Shou’s eyes widened in surprise, “That’s possible? How could that be okay? Would brother Tang even accept such a result?”
“Of course not!” Tang Fei narrowed his eyes slightly, with murderous intent in his eyes, “That’s why we are here today! I want them to understand that I, Tang Fei, will punish anyone who offends Ziqing Sacred Land, and that I won’t let them go!”
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