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Chapter 1178: Negotiation

Meanwhile, the Hao branch strongly opposed the citadel lord’s proposal They were quite adaard

The Hao branch was a powerful family in the Heavenvine Citadel They had an ancient and powerful bloodline, especially their al bloodline Both their background and bloodline were extre Jiere evenly-matched and both were competitors for the seat of the citadel lord

At the sa Jiere froh this competition between the two branches had yet to escalate to a life-and-death level, it has never ceased

In particular, the rivalry between Hao Yuzhen and Teng Jias quite fierce The old regal bloodline of Hao YuzhenJiwen had his wooden eyes, so he was equally powerful Both of them had the potential to becoree with this matter If Li Qiye could actually cure the ancestral vine, this would result in a greatJiwen

“He is only a charlatan of unknown origin, why should we trust his words?” An ancestor from the Hao branch was certain that Li Qiye was here for the calabash: “If our ancestral vine’s calarave as he says, ould have felt it already Even our forefathers don’t seem to think so The calaet attention”

Many ancestors outside of the Hao branch agreed as well After all, there were no negative signs coe of collapse, the citadel would have felt it by now There should at least be sons, but none were to be found This was indicative of the vine’s current status Moreover, their seal was completely untouched as well

“I don’t think so” The citadel lord went against the crowd: “If Mister Li was a liar, he should know that there would be no place for hi us However, if he is confident enough about his own strength to deal with us, then does he need to lie in the first place?”

With that, he glanced at each ancestor and said: “Moreover, he knows ination, secrets unknown to outsiders How could a s?”

The Hao Ancestor coldly retorted: “Soh to learn about them Plus, who dares to say with certainty that no one else has leaked the secret?”

The lord ignored him and focused on the other ancestors instead: “Let us take a step back and assu Our ancestral vine was indeed inflicted by this cala to find treateneration to another, yet we still haven’t found an alche so But now, Mister Li is confident in his ability to cure our ancestral vine — this is a once-in-enerations opportunity for us” 1

The Hao Ancestor asserted: “What if he is just bragging in order to scheme for the Heavenvine Calabash?”

The citadel lord looked at him and flatly said: “Gentlele junior can deceive all of us? If Mister Li is able to cure our ancestral vine, it will finally resolve this tiony Even if he doesn’t, what do we have to lose? If we don’t even have the courage to try, ill never be able to cure our ancestral vine”

These words were quite logical The ancestors here gandered at each other and thought that how could a junior possibly trick all of them?

“We can indeed let Mister Li try” An ancient ancestor finally spoke: “It would be great if he can actually succeed, but he is asking for too much You should know that the Heavenvine Calabash cannot be traded”

“That’s right!” The Hao Ancestor immediately parroted: “Do you knohat it means to not have the calabash for our citadel? We have tooon it to renew their lifespans!”

Many ancestors fell silent about this topic At thisancestors that needed the calabash to prolong their lives Without it, they would have fallen long ago One could even say that without it, it would be a huge loss for the citadel in the near future

The citadel lord contemplated quietly for a second In fact, heand had made up his mind

He stood up to look at the ancestors and raised his voice: “Ancestors, apologies for the upcoh the calabash is very important to us, what is more important than the ancestral vine…”

“… Without the ancestral vine, the citadel will cease to exist Upon its collapse, ill be left of this place? Only a few islands scattering about at sea! This alone cannot help us reach the pinnacle in the Heaven Spirit World! Without the ancestral vine, our children will have to leave their home! Please ask yourselves, is the calabash more important than the ancestral vine?!” He was very solemn in his speech

This was difficult for many of these ancestors Of course, the ancestral vine was the most important for them However, those who don’t put themselves first would be scorned by the heaven and earth This was especially true for the dying ancestors They would be dooht that there was room to delay the treatment since they had ample time! 2