He entered the city.
He just asked someone and found out where the Defense Clan's home was.
Soon, everyone stopped outside a large mansion.
There was a 'Defense' character on the gatehouse.
Xiao Ze and the others got out of the carriage and arrived at the main gate.
"This is the Defense Clan, who are you?" Two guards stopped them.
Xiao Ze threw the Supreme Pontiff's Order in his hand, "Let your clan leader see this, he will come to meet me."
One of them clearly recognized the Supreme Pontiff's Order, his eyes widened, and he looked at Xiao Ze in disbelief: "The Supreme Pontiff's Order!"
Xiao Ze nodded slightly.
He immediately ran into the courtyard.
"Please come in." The other person didn't care about anything else and directly invited everyone into the courtyard.
The Supreme Pontiff's Order was not something just anyone could possess; even among the Upper Three Sects, those who had one were few and far between.
…
"Clan leader, something bad has happened."
"What are you yelling about?" A tall old man slowly walked over.
He had short white hair, a ruddy complexion, and eyes as large as copper bells.
He was like a fortress.
Niu Gao reprimanded him with some dissatisfaction.
"Clan leader, a group of people came from outside, and the one leading them has the Supreme Pontiff's Order." Saying this, he handed the Supreme Pontiff's Order to Niu Gao.
Niu Gao saw the golden border on the Supreme Pontiff's Order, his pupils suddenly constricted, and his face became slightly grim.
"This is the Spirit Hall's Supreme Pontiff's Order."
"Clan leader, how do you know?"
"The Spirit Hall's Supreme Pontiff's Order is different from those of other powers. A Supreme Pontiff's Order with a golden border like this is only possessed by Spirit Hall, and it belongs to the Supreme Pontiff himself." As he spoke, Niu Gao felt immense pressure.
It was actually the Supreme Pontiff's Supreme Pontiff's Order, so the person who came was probably a close confidant of the Supreme Pontiff.
But, it seemed like their Defense Clan hadn't done anything recently, had they?
They were just steadily developing, building houses for others, so… why exactly was this happening?
He couldn't care less about anything else; Niu Gao immediately strode out.
Arriving in the outer courtyard, he saw a group of women and the man leading them.
Calling him a 'man,' 'boy' was more fitting.
Although the youthful innocence was gone from his face, one could still tell he wasn't very old.
Niu Gao immediately thought of his identity.
"Is the person here Spirit Hall's Holy Son Xiao Ze?" Niu Gao asked.
"Clan Leader Niu Gao, yes, it is me." Xiao Ze smiled.
Seeing Xiao Ze's rather good attitude, Niu Gao breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed at least he wasn't here to demand an explanation.
And they hadn't done anything, had they?
"May I ask… Holy Son, why have you graced our humble Defense Clan today?" Niu Gao asked anxiously.
Xiao Ze's lips curved upwards: "Clan Leader Niu Gao, shall we just chat here?"
Slap!
Niu Gao slapped his own forehead: "My mistake, I'm just a big oaf. Come, let's go to the hall to talk."
After pouring tea for everyone, only Niu Gao, Xiao Ze, and the others remained in the hall.
Xiao Ze was in no hurry, savoring the tea.
But Niu Gao was extremely anxious, unable to sit still.
It was clear his heart was very unsettled.
Seeing Niu Gao like this, Xiao Ze was a bit speechless. You haven't done anything, what are you so afraid of?
As he put down his teacup, Niu Gao immediately sat up straight.
"Clan Leader Niu Gao, I have come this time for the future of the Defense Clan."
"What do you mean?" Niu Gao frowned, a bad feeling rising within him.
"Your four single-attribute clans were caught in the crossfire by our Spirit Hall because of Tang Hao. Do you think this is our fault, or yours?" Xiao Ze asked.
Niu Gao had indeed thought carefully about this matter.
"It has nothing to do with us; it's Tang Hao's problem.
Tang Hao killed the previous Supreme Pontiff, and Spirit Hall dealing with Tang Hao is perfectly fine. As for our four single-attribute clans being Tang Hao's subordinates, it's normal to be targeted."
Clap, clap, clap—
Xiao Ze couldn't help but applaud: "I didn't expect Clan Leader Niu Gao to have such insight. I thought you'd be a sycophant like the Strength Clan."
Niu Gao's face showed a hint of disdain: "Tai Tan's brain isn't good. Tang Hao harmed us, yet he still licks him like a dog, it's disgusting!
If it weren't for our four single-attribute clans needing to stick together, I really wouldn't want to bother with him.
Last time he said he found Tang Hao's son, and he defected himself, and wanted us to defect too.
But I, Old Bai Niao, and Old goat didn't agree. He even got angry and directly cut ties with us."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ze's mouth almost split into a smile. He hadn't expected such a thing.
Tai Tan really was brain-damaged.
A top-tier lickspittle, and he was licking a man no less.
Disgusting!
"Such a thing actually happened." Xiao Ze feigned surprise.
"Mhm, from that time on, the other three of our clans never bothered with him again." Niu Gao said.
"This might be a good thing." Xiao Ze said.
"Hmm?"
"I'll be direct. I, Xiao Ze, have come this time to invite the Defense Clan to join Spirit Hall."
"Huh?!!!" Niu Gao suddenly stood up, clearly startled by Xiao Ze's words.
The women couldn't help but laugh when they saw Niu Gao's reaction.
Such a big man, yet he was scared like this, it was simply ridiculous.
"Holy Son, are you sure?" Niu Gao asked cautiously.
"Of course. To put it bluntly, your four single-attribute clans are not taken seriously by Spirit Hall; you were suppressed because of Tang Hao.
For so many years, the fact that you've been able to live well indicates that Spirit Hall hasn't deliberately suppressed you, otherwise, your very livelihoods would probably be in question."
"That's right." Niu Gao nodded.
At least for their Defense Clan, building houses for others was not a problem at all.
"And now that Tang Hao is dead, you no longer have any connection to him. Inviting you to join Spirit Hall would also be beneficial to you."
"To be honest with you, we definitely need to deal with the Strength Clan. If you… don't join… you will be the second Strength Clan."
Niu Gao listened to Xiao Ze's threat, his face looking grim: "If we don't join, we can only die?"
"That's right, after all, we can't leave enemies behind." Saying this, Xiao Ze took out various crops.
Which left Niu Gao utterly confused.
"These…"
"These are crops I cultivated with my own Spirit. They have some special effects. You can try them. If your Defense Clan joins Spirit Hall, then all these special crops can be exchanged for."
Niu Gao didn't reply, but rather, curiously picked up the most common wheat and millet.
He directly ate them.
The next moment, Niu Gao's eyes, which were already like copper bells, widened even further, completely able to fit two copper bells.
"This, this…!!!" Niu Gao pointed incredulously at the crops on the table.
(End of Chapter)
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