The people who were discussing earlier didn't dare to speak anymore. Naturally, no one here was mediocre. If they didn't understand Ye Wenyan's meaning after hearing his words, then they would have lived in vain.
Seeing that everyone in the hall was silent, Hundred Flowers City Lord Chen Rong stood up and cupped his hands. "In my opinion, the Central Plains should be saved."
Many people quietly curled their lips when they heard this. Clearly, they didn't agree with Chen Rong's words. Anyone would know what to say if they were in his shoes.
Fortunately, Chen Rong didn't just express his opinion. He continued, "The appearance of the Soul Race is a huge matter that endangers the entire Heavenly Sword Continent. If we still have sectarian bias at this time, I'm afraid we'll be in big trouble in the future. We are in high positions, and our goal is to guard the world and protect the people. We don't just want to enjoy life and act like a tyrant."
Ye Wenyan nodded lightly, indicating for him to continue. Chen Rong clearly had already thought about this. At this moment, he didn't have stage fright. He continued, "The Central Plains is located in the center of the Heavenly Sword Continent, and we are closely related to each other. We can't let our guard down. Moreover, the Central Plains has the Hundred Thousand Mountains and the Endless Sea as natural barriers. We can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat. That Saul has chosen this place as a breakthrough point. I'm afraid that other than picking a pushover, he might also have the intention of occupying this place and slowly plotting."
At this point, Chen Rong paused, then continued, "Moreover, the young alliance master has received help from the Hundred Herb Hall in the Central Plains, and is on good terms with the Nine Dragons Empire in the Central Plains. Personally, we should help. But publicly, if we don't send troops to help, we'll disappoint the people of the Central Plains."
Hearing this, the people below the stage came to a sudden realization. So there was such a matter. No wonder Chen Rong had already decided to help the Central Plains. Currently, there were seven people sitting on the stage. Every one of them was famous, but no matter how glorious they were, it was all in the past. Sooner or later, the helm of the Nine Eastern Alliance would fall into the hands of the youngest person standing above.
Ye Wenyan smiled. "You're right. The Central Plains must be saved! This time, other than making arrangements for this calamity, we've gathered you here to discuss how to save the Central Plains. Shen Rong, you go first. "
Hearing those words, those people who hadn't said what they wanted to say earlier and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to show off couldn't help but swallow their words back into their stomachs. They secretly cursed in their hearts. This time around, Chen Rong had stolen all the limelight.
Chen Rong had been in charge of Hundred Flowers City for so many years, so he naturally had something up his sleeve. He cupped his hands again and said, "I've faced the beast tide in the Grand Myriad Mountains last time, so I have some understanding of the beast tide. So, I'll start by telling you my thoughts."
"If it's an ordinary beast tide, it will merely be a huge one. As long as one possesses sufficient strength, one would be able to suppress it. However, we are currently facing a beast tide controlled by the Hun clan's Saul. We cannot be careless. From this subordinate's previous experience, the Soul race is definitely not a simple-minded group. Then, we must first analyze the reason for this beast tide and Saul's true goal! "
"There are only two goals. Firstly, they are really heading towards the Central Province. They want to quickly take over the Central Province and use it to resist the human forces of the Heavenly Sword Continent. Secondly, they want to create a diversion. They want to lure us into providing reinforcements, then launch a counterattack against the Jiuhua Alliance. "
Ye Wenyan naturally didn't deny Chen Rong's thoughts. He only nodded and said, "Then, what do you think he wants?"
"In this subordinate's opinion, Saul is most likely thinking of the first."
"Oh? Why do you say so? "
"Although there are many demonic beasts in the Grand Myriad Mountains, they can't withstand too much torment. The last beast tide caused the demonic beasts in the Grand Myriad Mountains to suffer heavy losses. They are no longer at their peak. If Saul feigns an attack on the Central Province, but is actually targeting the Jiuhua Alliance, the beast tide will split in two and won't pose much of a threat to either side. Moreover, the Central Province is the weakest in the Heavenly Sword Continent. If they attack with the full strength of the Grand Myriad Mountains, it won't be difficult to destroy them with lightning speed. Furthermore, there is an unfathomable expert like Saul overseeing them. "
Hearing Chen Rong's clear reply, everyone in the audience involuntarily nodded their heads. It could be considered that they agreed with Chen Rong's words.
Seeing that Shen Rong had finished speaking, Ye Wenyan didn't rush to a conclusion. He asked the audience again to see if anyone had a different opinion. However, almost everyone had the same opinion as Shen Rong. Some people didn't expect Ye Wenyan to create a diversion, so naturally, no one had any other opinions.
When no one responded, Ye Wenyan wasn't angry. Instead, he smiled and looked at Lu Xuan. "Xuan 'er, what about you? Do you agree with Chen Rong? "
For a moment, all eyes were focused on Lu Xuan. This young league-lord had hidden himself too well. Many had only recently heard of him, and today was the first time they'd seen him in person. Everyone looked at this future leader of the Jiuhua Alliance carefully. At the same time, they wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to understand this young league-lord's character.
Lu Xuan rose to his feet and smiled at Chen Rong. Then, he said, "In response to Great Grandfather Gao, Lord Chen's words are extremely reasonable. I agree with them."
The audience, who had been waiting to hear the young league-lord's opinion, couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Although they couldn't think of any good ideas at the moment, they assumed that Lu Xuan, as the young league-lord, should have some unique opinions.
However, just as they were feeling disappointed, they heard Lu Xuan speak again. The first two words he said were 'but'. This sudden turn of events made everyone's ears perk up.
"However, what city lord Shen has said is a game on the battlefield, a battle between factions. If Saul is a human, then such an inference would naturally be correct. However, do not forget that Saul is from the Hun clan. Moreover, he is an expert so powerful that none of us here are a match for him."
These few words lit up the eyes of the audience. Ye Wenyan smiled and stroked his beard. He'd called out Lu Xuan to test Lu Xuan, and also to let Lu Xuan perform in front of the crowd. In the future, when Lu Xuan inherited the position of league-lord, he had to convince them. Fortunately, Lu Xuan hadn't let him down.
Lu Xuan continued to speak with fervor and assurance, "Saul is an extremely scheming person. The reason he was able to survive to this day despite being heavily injured 10,000 years ago was because he tricked the human cultivators back then. As such, we absolutely cannot underestimate him in any way, and we cannot even judge him by common sense."
Back then, Ice Spirit was tricked by Saul because she assumed that Saul was trying to preserve the lineage of the Soul race. But in reality, Saul wasn't someone who was willing to sacrifice himself for others.
"In my opinion, Saul isn't scheming at all. He's using an open scheme!"
"An open scheme …" Chen Rong repeated these two words in a low voice. His brows furrowed slightly, and then he suddenly realized that he'd overlooked something.
"What is Saul's ultimate goal? Revenge against the Jiuhua Alliance? No. Although Saul is narrow-minded, he's not a short-sighted person. Dominating the Celestial Sword Continent? Not really. That's the goal of the ambitious humans. To kill all the humans on the Heavenly Sword Continent? That's even more unlikely. Ten thousand years ago, that wasn't his goal. He would never do anything that doesn't benefit him. He only has one goal, and that is to increase his own strength. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that it's to restore his own strength. "
"That's why he's stirring up this Bestial Tide. He has only one goal, and that is to cause endless slaughter. He needs to devour a large number of souls to restore his strength. As long as he has absolute strength, even if he doesn't have an ounce of power, the entire Heavenly Sword Continent won't be able to stop him. He'll use the Central Plains as a guide to absorb our reinforcements. With the Bestial Tide as his soldiers, he'll create a battlefield of slaughter. All he needs to do is stand in the back and absorb countless souls to restore his strength. "
After hearing Lu Xuan's words, everyone's faces instantly grew solemn. This seemed to be an unsolvable situation. Not going to save them? Then Saul would be able to restore his strength without any worries and go save them? Would he go save them, or would he just replenish Saul's strength?
This was a difficult question.
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