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Zhang Baitu paused for a : “I don’t know much about the business of the elders, but the lake does care about me They don’t try to push o back” Li Qiye understood his pride right away

Zhang Baitu didn’t answer

Li Qiye went on: “Let the past disappear Your ancestors’ power struggle is ancient history The Xu, Hong, and Zhang Clans once fought together; friends to the death, friends on the battlefield They never gave up on each other even in the most brutal of times Even if it was blood for blood, they would still support each other to live on…

“As the descendants, all of you are indeed unworthy Excluding each other just for a little power using treachery and deceit — this is si their great friendships”

Li Qiye stopped for a moment at this point: “After so er there It is time for you all to co, interdependent fa Lake be able to survive in the future”

Li Qiye would rarely give out advice in such a well-ful manner to outsiders This was indicative of his respect for the ancestors of the three clans

Zhang Baitu had no response As a descendant, he wasn’t in a position to co a bit resentful as well

“The people fro Clan are always a bit too proud” Li Qiye just ss

He continued on: “Youyour ancestors away fro fanation is unavoidable”

“I don’t know” Zhang Baitu spoke: “Dongting Lake has no ill-will towards eneration is concerned I don’t know , my ancestors didn’t want to return to the lake They settled here instead, and this has been our hoer… it is tirinned He didn’t know rab between these descendants since he couldn’t bother finding out about this rotten business

Nevertheless, he still hoped that these descendants could coether some day These clans used to coexist and not one piece could be h unity would the lake be able to survive in the future

“When I was younger, this resent Baitu shed: “But now, I am closer to the earth than the sky, so I don’t care too er ht and wrong is already in the past” 2

After personally uttering these words, he felt quite relaxed The en those years, their Zhang Clan was pushed away from the central power of the lake Their ancestors furiously uard the Hundred-Saints Hall instead and cut all ties with the lake Because of this, the Zhang descendants harbored resent to do with the Hong and Xu Clans

Li Qiye glanced at the old ood to think this way Where there’s a will, there’s a way One day, you will be able to laugh while thinking of these old grudges”

“Crash!” At this time, the water started to splash violently as more than one hundred Ironscale cultivators rode the waves to coood, the Ironscale School Baitu’s expression quickly changed after seeing these wave-riding experts He didn’t think that the school would come so fast Moreover, the schoolmaster and the elders came in person

1 Baitu = Hundred-Disciple

2 Closer to the earth than the sky means close to death