Nangong Jingtian, thrown out of the door, had a grim expression. He knew that reaching a cooperation agreement wouldn't be that easy or simple, but he hadn't expected the Village Chief's attitude to be so resolute.
On the main battlefield, once Dou Youyou's side's top-tier combatants equipped their high-level gear, they were virtually invincible.
Previously, the four great families' elite forces could still contend with Dou Youyou and his group, even surrounding them to stall for time.
But now, everything was different. Once they possessed divine artifacts, everything changed.
Dou Youyou's five people, like a sharp blade, directly tore through the four great families' front-line defense.
With the four great families' front-line tank warriors broken, the rest were easily handled.
This was the first time the four great families had suffered such a crushing defeat at the hands of the three major guilds and the Eternal Myth guild.
Besides Dou Youyou and his group, Tian Qi Huang and others, after replacing their equipment and items, also became incredibly powerful.
In this battle, the four great families were clearly on the defensive, taking a beating.
However, to buy time, they chose to fight back with their lives instead of retreating.
But soon, bad news arrived from Nangong Jingtian's side.
"What did you say? The Village Chief's attitude is very strong? And he said we have to become their subsidiary guild? Is he joking!"
Nangong Jingtian frowned.
"There's no other way. How is it on your side?"
"Our situation is not optimistic. Besides Dou Youyou and his group being incredibly strong, Tian Qi Huang and others have also replaced a large batch of equipment. Our people can't hold on!"
"What? So quickly?"
"Yes, that fast. I also didn't expect to be defeated so quickly. The main reason is Dou Youyou and his group; we can't restrain them at all. Once they enter a crowd, they're like a nuclear bomb. Hurry up and have your Nangong Qingyu stop fighting. Reduce one opponent!"
"Okay!"
In less than half an hour, the players of the four great families were like an army collapsing, and they were eventually pushed into the safe zone by the players of the three major guilds and the Eternal Myth guild.
"Come out! Weren't you very arrogant before?"
"What are you so proud of? Who was it that beat you badly before! Aren't you all relying on the Village Chief? Without the Village Chief, you're nothing!"
"Hmph, relying on someone is also a skill. Do you think anyone can latch onto the Village Chief? You can't. Hurry up and come out to meet your death!"
"Yes, get out! I haven't vented my pent-up emotions this month. Hurry up and come out so I can kill to my heart's content!"
"Heh, if the Village Chief hadn't given you weapons and equipment, could you still be shouting here? A bunch of trash!"
"Damn, who are you calling names? Sour grapes, huh? Want to spar?"
"Go out? If we go out, won't you gang up on us? Do you think I'm stupid!"
"Then don't talk nonsense, just take the scolding!"
Nangong Jingtian personally found Nangong Qingyu.
"Nieces, how could you do this? How could you go against our promise? We agreed not to fight, so why did you start again?"
Nangong Qingyu said coldly, "This is my master's order. Before my master was absent, I could listen to you, but now that my master is back, listening to you again would be disobeying her. Moreover, you know very well what you did to my father!"
Nangong Jingtian's heart sank.
Because of Nangong Qingyu's awakening, the old man Nangong Hongliu was increasingly favoring Nangong Qingyu's family.
To ensure his position in the Nangong family, Nangong Jingtian had to use some underhanded tactics. After all, your father didn't want to manage the family.
"Nieces, you can't just say things like that. What could I do to my own brother? Don't listen to gossip!"
"Gossip? My father doesn't care about these family rights at all, but you suppressed him in secret, even deliberately destroyed his calligraphy and paintings. As his daughter, just because he doesn't want to say it, doesn't mean I can't!"
Nangong Jingtian showed a surprised expression.
"Nieces, where did you get this news? I've been focusing all my attention on the game recently, and you know how important the game is to us now. I don't know about suppressing your father, and it's impossible that I did it. Are you mistaken somewhere, or is someone trying to sow discord between us?"
Nangong Qingyu didn't continue speaking. She knew in her heart that no matter how much she questioned him, he wouldn't admit it, as there was no evidence.
"Please don't order me around anymore. When the Nangong family needs me, I will naturally appear, but not all the time!"
After speaking, Nangong Qingyu turned and left.
Now, the Nangong family could not do without Nangong Qingyu. If a doomsday scenario truly arrived, the Nangong family would still have to rely on Nangong Qingyu as a powerful figure for protection.
Nangong Jingtian had intended to gradually mold Nangong Qingyu into someone who would serve the Nangong family. The direction had always been correct, but what went wrong in the middle?
"Which bastard told her this information! If I find out, I'll skin him alive!"
Nangong Qingyu had always been a recluse and was not good at communicating with others. This was why Nangong Jingtian believed he could control Nangong Qingyu.
As soon as Nangong Qingyu stepped into her home, her father came out of his room.
"What did your uncle want with you?"
Nangong Qingyu said, "About today's guild war!"
"Oh, I heard about that. The discussion online is very heated. I heard your Eternal Myth guild won, and your master is back?"
"Yes, she's back!"
"What did your uncle say?"
"He told me to listen to him, but I didn't agree!"
"Mm, you decide for yourself!"
"And I told him about the despicable tricks he played on you, but he kept denying it!"
Nangong Qingyu's father showed a look of helplessness.
"Why are you bringing this up? I don't care. Forget it, our family doesn't care about these things anyway!"
"Mm, then I'll go into the game first!"
"Go ahead, good luck. Mom and Dad are waiting for your protection!"
Nangong Qingyu smiled.
"Then you can't be lazy either. You know the situation is serious, and you might not be able to protect us. You also need to improve your strength as much as possible!"
Nangong Qingyu's father patted her head.
"Mom and Dad are already working hard, but compared to you, we are far behind. Keep it up!"
"Mm, keep it up!"
Nangong Qingyu returned to the game.
On the other side, the leaders of the four great families were having another meeting.
"Everyone should be clear about today's battle situation. This is very unfavorable for our alliance of four great families!" The Li family patriarch said with displeasure. The appearance of the Village Chief immediately turned the tide of the battle.
"Indeed. Has there been any response from the game company?"