Chapter 69: The Stor (2/2)
“Indeed” Ling Tian Qing nodded “We are the strongest ast the three noble Clans of this City, followed by the Fangs, then the Qis But if they joined forces, our chances of defeating them are slim to none We need to come up with a plan”
The Elders eyed each other in search of an agree Tian Jiao broke the silence, “Brother, we can’t just sit by and let this alliance happen Perhaps they have already reached an agreement, but we can still reach out to the Qis We can’t let theht of this,” Ling Tian Qing responded sternly then asked an impossible question, “If we fail, what then?
“Then we reach out Master Ye of the City Even though the Qin Dynasty forbids outside interference on domestic disputes, ould only ask that he ested
“That may be a temporary solution Master Ye has an unpredictable character He won’t be so easily convinced” Ling Tian Qing let out a bitter, hapless s “Sister, what do you think?”
Ling Tian Xiang shook her head, “if that fails, we fight for it”
“We’ll never win Their alliance would be too strong for us to defend” Ling Tian Qing turned to Ling Tian Ao, “Brother, what do you think?”
“WhatTian Ao was a spoilt,dens He was the joke as
The third oldest son in name only, he was in reality utterly useless
“How did I know you’d have nothing to add” Ling Tian Qing had no expectations whatsoever but seeing his brother’s sluggish state, he was suddenly overcoer Look at your attitude! Are you thinking up different curses to exter Tian Ao’s whole body shrank in an instant He explained in a hurry, “Of course not! Don’t you knowexceptional but love this fa bothered with him no more and returned his attention to his clever brother, “Can you think of anything else at all?”
“Well…” Ling Tian Jiao was suddenly inspired by a o and quickly suggested, “Do you remember there was a mysterious man at the Auction here last year who invited you into his trailer You can try to find hiht as well, but we simply acquainted at the Auction I had never seen him here before, and our encounter then was brief I still do not recall hoe ended up in his trailer” Ling Tian Qing let out a confused s However, he was certain they had neverTian Jiao could not conceal his disappointardless hoell acquainted you are, you can pay hiifts He is our last hope If you can’t find him, we’re doomed”
“No one has seen the in the search Perhaps he has already left the City of Qing” Ling Tian Qing sighed heavily “Who knows, perhaps the Fangs waited until he’s long gone to initiate this attack on us”
Ling Tian Jiao’s eyes darkened in disappointment He shook his head and kept quiet
The air suddenly died
The three of them all understood the direness of the situation However, none were able to coardless, we can’t siotiate with the Qis first” Ling Tian Qing stood slowly and shi+fted his gaze onto the useless sibling while addressing the clever one “This will be an i I can’t trust anyone but you I believe even if you can’t break the alliance, you will be able to create so the battle, if the Qis have any reservation towards the Fangs, we’ll have a chance”
“Rest assured Clan Leader, I won’t disappoint you” Ling Tian Jiao nodded heavily By referring to his brother as ‘Leader’, he was acknowledging the importance of this task as well as his deter patted hi “Sister, I know you are acquainted with the daughter of Master Ye I’ll leave this task to you Remember, do not push for it If he rejects, it is not your fault”
“Rest assured Clan Leader, I will dofollowed suit
“You, the third one, I’ll leave you to coaze finally rested on Ling Tian Ao “You are incoive you the easiest task Use those good-for-nothing friends of yours to gather any information you can on the mystery man from the Auction I don’t hold much hope But if you do succeed, you’ll be the savior of our Clan Can you do that for me? For us?”
“Yes, Clan Leader, I won’t disappoint you I will extendTian Ao responded confidently
“Good, now go get it done” Ling Tian Qing nodded to all of the, hard look into the distant sky and recounted to hiiven toClan will be pushed to the edge of destruction, and a gifted youth will arrive to save us fro Xian is dead Who else could this be?”
His gaze exuded helplessness, confusion, and sorrow
The stor The prophecy will soon come true Where is the savior?