The Sea of Constellations was vast and boundless. The Xue family had disappeared overnight. How could it be easy to find them?
The Li family had used the power of the entire family to search for the Xue family for seven days and seven nights, but to no avail.
In desperation, they had spent thirty percent of the treasury's wealth to mobilize all living creatures on the Double Star Island to search for the Xue family.
Finally, they had a clue about the Xue family.
Several living creatures had seen the Xue family heading in the direction of the southeast sea.
The southeast was where the Murong Island was!
Li Qiankun had a sudden realization. "I should have known that they would seek refuge with the Murong family."
Not only were Murong Feng and Xue Yuntian old friends, but they had also recently signed a marriage contract and become allies.
The Xue family had nowhere to go, so it was reasonable for them to seek refuge with the Murong family.
"Leave ten elders behind to look after the house. The rest of you will follow me to the Murong Island!" Li Qiankun said.
He looked at Hong Lei, who looked reluctant. The bigger the matter was, the more humiliating he would be.
But with the Starry Cabinet's Master Mu Canghai around, how could he say no?
In the Xue family's mansion, Su Yu watched them leave and said, "Cabinet Master, thank you for upholding justice for the Xue family. If there is anything I can do for you, please let me know."
Mu Canghai had lowered her status to come here, waiting for this sentence.
She smiled amiably. "Master Xue, you are too kind. I only want to invite you to join the Starry Cabinet as an appraiser because of your talent."
Su Yu was slightly reluctant. He did not want to be distracted by the external path, but he would repay the Starry Cabinet's kindness.
"Sure, but I hope that after joining the Starry Cabinet, I will have some free time to cultivate," Su Yu said.
Unexpectedly, Mu Canghai was very accommodating. "Haha, Master Xue, don't worry. If you have no time to work at the Starry Cabinet, you can take on an empty position. If the Starry Cabinet needs you one day, it won't be too late to ask for your help."
Su Yu relaxed, a hint of joy appearing on his face. "Thank you for your understanding, Cabinet Master!"
In fact, he was a little confused.
It was understandable that the Starry Cabinet cherished talent, but it would be contradictory if they allowed him to take on an empty position so easily.
"Hehe, before the Xue Family is found, you should follow me back to the Star Pavilion to handle the procedures. As long as you become an official appraiser of the Star Pavilion, even if it's just a nominal position, you can still enjoy all the benefits of other appraisers." Mu Canghai said.
Su Yu nodded. "I'll listen to your arrangements."
Three months later.
In the Murong Island's sea region, the Li family had been rushing all the way, rushing day and night. Finally, they had arrived nearby.
"Yue 'er, go check out the situation on the island and see if the Xue family is there. There are so many of us. If we recklessly go up there, the Murong family might misunderstand and start fighting," said Li Qiankun.
Li Yue nodded and went to the island alone.
Murong Mansion.
There was a group of people who were not from the Murong Clan living in the remote house. They were old, weak, sick, and disabled, and there were seven to eight thousand of them.
Their expressions were weary, as if they had experienced a long journey.
There was no light in his eyes, as if he had lost all hope for the future.
"Sigh, I never thought that our Xue family would have to rely on someone else's charity," an injured elder said bitterly as he leaned against a green rock in the yard.
Another elder's eyes dimmed. He forced himself to be alert and said, "We are only temporarily sheltering on the Murong Island to replenish our nautical resources. Once we have replenished our supplies, we will leave. We will not take advantage of the Murong Clan!"
In the yard, a middle-aged man sighed in a corner with a complicated expression.
His expression was filled with guilt and complexity.
Whoosh —
A figure descended. It was Elder Qing Ye. He came in front of the middle-aged man and passed him a space storage ring. He said, "Clan master, we have only replenished half of our nautical resources."
Xue Yuntian received the ring. He was silent for a moment, then said, "The people from the Murong Clan did not say anything bad to you, right?"
Elder Qing Ye forced a smile, but his smile was insincere. "How could they? No matter what, they are a force of the Alliance. They did not say anything bad. "
Indeed, they had not said anything bad, but the entire Murong Clan looked at them as if they were looking at a homeless dog.
The hurt in their eyes was far deeper than words.
Xue Yuntian said, "Half it is. It will be enough for us to sail for three months and reach Xuan Ming Island at the edge of the wilderness. We will think of a way to replenish our supplies there."
Elder Qing Ye smiled bitterly. Nautical resources were precious resources for any island.
Usually, they were stored as strategic resources and would not be sold easily.
Even with their relationship with the Murong Clan, they could only obtain three months' worth of nautical resources. Would Xuan Ming Island really give them that?
At that time, they would have to use forceful methods and a great battle would be unavoidable.
Elder Qing Ye hesitated for a long time and said, "Clan master, have you really considered this matter?"
Xue Yuntian raised his head and looked at Pale Solitary Cloud. He revealed a helpless expression and laughed at himself. "Do we have a choice? Opening up a new territory in the wilderness is incomparably dangerous. It is hard to say whether we will succeed or not. Bringing those old and weak with us will only harm them. It is better to leave them with the Murong Clan. "
"If we are unlucky and all die in the wilderness, then there will still be a part of the Xue Clan left in this world."
"If our foundation is stable, it won't be too late to come back and pick them up."
Elder Qing Ye said, "This is indeed the best of both worlds. However, will the Murong Clan agree to it?"
Xue Yuntian stood up and brushed off the accumulated dust on his shoulders. "As long as it can move the Murong Clan, they have no reason to refuse."
He walked forward slowly, as if he was facing an execution ground, resolute and tragic.
He wanted to negotiate with the Murong Clan.
Elder Qing Ye's old tears rolled down his cheeks. He understood that with this trip, Xue Yuntian's last shred of dignity would be completely trampled on.
The luxurious living room was crowded with Murong Clan's core clansmen.
Only Xue Yuntian sat coldly at the side, enduring the gazes of pity, mockery, sympathy, and disdain as he listened to all sorts of discussions.
"Clan master has arrived!" A soft shout came from outside.
Murong Feng led the clan's ten great elders and arrived one after another.
Xue Yuntian stood up and took a few steps forward. He bowed and saluted as if he was inferior to the others.
Murong Feng had a complicated look in his eyes. Even after so many years of friendship, he never thought that Xue Yuntian would end up in such a place. He felt sorry for him and helped him up. "Brother Xue, please sit."
As the host and guests took their seats, Murong Feng said, "Brother Xue invited us to discuss something important. May I know what it is?"
Xue Yuntian stood up and cupped his fists. "My Xue Clan has been here for three days. Sorry to disturb you. I'm here today to ask for your resignation."
Hearing this, the elders could still keep their composure.
The rest of the clansmen were more or less relieved.
"That scared me to death. I thought the Xue Clan would refuse to leave our Murong Clan."
"Luckily, they have some self-awareness. If they don't leave, our Murong Clan will become a joke!"
"That's true. I really don't know what we were thinking in the past. How could we ally with such an unlucky force? Even our Murong Clan will be looked down upon!"
"It's good that they're leaving. If they don't leave, I won't be able to take it anymore. I might have to chase them out myself!"
"Hehe, you're not the only one who can't take it anymore. A few elders can't take it anymore. They've spread the word that if the Clan Leader dares to take them in, the elders will join forces and chase them away!"
…
The hall was in an uproar. They discussed without any reservations as if no one from the Xue Clan was present.
"Silence!" Murong Feng frowned and shouted.
When the hall quietened down, Murong Feng looked at Xue Yuntian apologetically. "I didn't teach them well. Brother Xue, please don't take it to heart!"
"It's fine." Xue Yuntian's expression did not change, but everyone could feel his bitterness.
Murong Feng said, "Brother Xue, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Our clans are in an alliance. We'll live or die together. Why don't you stay on Murong Island and develop it together? What do you think? "
He could not bear to see his good friend of many years leading his clan to destruction.
Was it that easy to develop a territory in the Wilderness?
If it was that easy, why would so many forces stay in the Sword Pavilion's territory?
It was because the Wilderness was too dangerous. Even the Sword Pavilion did not dare to explore it.
The Xue Clan would never return from this trip.
Xue Yuntian was grateful. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
However, he still chose to refuse. "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Murong. We have no face to disturb you anymore. I appreciate your kindness."
As the clan leader, he understood that the clan leader cared about the entire clan, not his personal feelings.
The ten Venerable Ones' tensed faces relaxed slightly. They thought to themselves that Xue Yuntian was tactful.
Murong Feng sighed. "Brother Xue, have you really thought it through? The Wilderness is not like the Sword Pavilion's territory. There are countless Star Beast Kings. It's extremely dangerous! "
"That's why I have a presumptuous request." Xue Yuntian said, "I will lead the clan's elites to develop a new territory. The old, weak, sick, and disabled will only be sacrificed in vain. I hope Brother Murong can take them in."
The crowd was in an uproar when they heard that.
"What? Is he crazy? The Murong clan doesn't owe them anything. Why should we take care of the old, weak, sick, and disabled? "
"Hmph hmph hmph, what a joke! I thought Xue Yuntian knew his place. I didn't expect him to reveal his childish side so soon! "
"I will never agree. Why should we take care of them? If you want to leave, get lost! "
…
"Silence!" Murong Feng shouted softly, suppressing the voices of the crowd.
He looked at Xue Yuntian and asked, "Brother Xue, how many people do you want to leave?"
If there were not many people, he would stay even if he had to.
Xue Yuntian said, "I will only take the strongest one hundred people. The remaining seven thousand will leave the Murong clan."
"This …" Even Murong Feng was put in a difficult position. With the Murong clan's wealth, they could support seven thousand people. However, the clan would never agree to it!
Seeing that the crowd was about to explode again, Xue Yuntian said, "I will not ask the Murong clan to take care of them for no reason."
As he spoke, he took out a hundred mysterious foreign race Divine Arts and said, "These are a hundred translated foreign race Divine Arts. I believe everyone from the Murong clan knows their value."
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