"Heh, don't be so nervous, everyone relax."
Sensing the extremely oppressive atmosphere at the scene, Ye Cangtian smiled faintly and spoke playfully.
"What are you all afraid of!"
Kong Yi stood forward with a forced courage. He had always been straightforward, and now that the truth was out, there was no point in hiding it. He could only face it head-on.
"Exactly, what's there to be afraid of!"
"Does being afraid solve anything?"
"Besides, there are only two of them, and if we join forces, we might not be their match."
Listening to Kong Yi's words, Chu Yuanji came back to his senses and also reprimanded them.
Although he didn't want to expose himself so early and be discovered by the Dark Association, since things had come to this, it didn't matter anymore.
Moreover, this might not be a bad thing for him.
It was very simple, these families had already signed documents to pledge allegiance to the Light Hall. Now, in the eyes of the Dark Association, they were thorough enemies.
Therefore, no matter how reluctant these families were, they had to fight against the Dark Association. Only then would they have a way to survive.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Chu Yuanji believed that they had tacitly accepted the reality and would stand with them through thick and thin.
Thus, Chu Yuanji turned his gaze to Ye Cangtian and said, "Po Xiao, as you can see, the Light Hall has popular support. He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Aren't you tempted? Why not join us?"
Although Chu Yuanji was confident, he was not yet willing to make an enemy of Po Xiao at this point.
The reason was simple: he felt he did not have a guaranteed victory.
Unless he took that Enlightenment Pill, but in this situation, he had no time to absorb its effects.
Therefore, he chose another approach, which was to win over Po Xiao as much as possible. If he succeeded, the trouble today would be resolved.
"He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, that's true!"
"But do these people truly represent all the populace?"
"Do you know what they need? They need a stable life and development!"
"And your purpose in luring these families is nothing more than to be a dog for the Light Hall and serve them!"
Listening to the other party's words, Ye Cangtian's eyes revealed contempt as he spoke faintly.
To put it bluntly, the other party's rhetoric was to deceive the world, finding a grand excuse to trick others into serving him.
Ye Cangtian felt extreme disdain for this.
"You!"
With one sentence, Chu Yuanji's face turned red, and he said gloomily, "You're not a worm in everyone's stomach, how do you know what they're thinking?
Besides, with the chaos erupting everywhere in the Dark Ruins, where can one live peacefully!"
"Chaos erupting everywhere?"
"Are you kidding me? They're just a few petty thieves from the Light Hall, and you call that chaos?"
Ye Cangtian interrupted dismissively and continued, "As for your claim of nowhere to live, in my opinion, it's even more nonsensical!
Even in the war-torn West Yin City, what losses have your families suffered?"
This...
With one sentence, Chu Yuanji was rendered speechless.
Although forces in various regions had allied, their accumulated strength was insufficient. He had really never heard of any place breaking out into war.
And the West Yin City that Po Xiao referred to, although the Dark Association and the Light Hall were in a standoff here, the impact on families like theirs was not significant.
To be honest, it was their own fear and desire to secure a fallback that led them to pledge allegiance to the Light Hall.
But these reasons were clearly insufficient to refute Po Xiao.
The next moment, Chu Yuanji spoke, "Po Xiao, even if you talk your way to heaven, you cannot change the fact that the Light Hall is now stronger than the Dark Association. Their teams are invincible!
And we are simply seizing this opportunity to lead our families to their peak!"
"The Light Hall is powerful? What a joke!"
"Before I came here, I had just annihilated the Light squads led by Belock and Cushi. Does that count as powerful?"
"Moreover, I have been in West Yin City for several days, why don't the people from the Light Hall dare to show themselves? Aren't they still hiding like rats?"
Regarding Chu Yuanji's words, Ye Cangtian's face once again showed strong disdain.
The Light Hall had indeed risen, and it was indeed stronger than the Dark Association, but this did not mean that the Light Hall could destroy the Dark Association.
What's more, from the current perspective, the Light Hall had no intention of overthrowing the Dark Association; they were merely looking for the Dark Seal.
And these families, not understanding the situation, arrogantly pledged their allegiance, unaware that they had long become cannon fodder for the Light Hall.
To put it bluntly, if the Light Hall truly found the Dark Seal, they would withdraw from the Dark Ruins without hesitation, and they would not care about the lives of these families at all!
At that time, the fate of these families would be simple: to await the brutal revenge of the Dark Association.
"You... you stop spouting lies here!"
"You say you annihilated two other Light squads, so you annihilated them?"
On the other side, Chu Yuanji pointed angrily at Ye Cangtian and reprimanded him. If what the other party said was true, then why hadn't he received the slightest bit of news?
Even if the Dark Association had suppressed the news, Eugene would have received it.
But Eugene himself had not mentioned anything to him, nor had he shown any unusual behavior. It was clear that Eugene should not have known about these things.
If he was certain in his heart, Po Xiao was fabricating lies to attack them psychologically.
"Believe it or not."
Ye Cangtian glanced at the other party and said faintly, "I am not here to waste words with you. Hand over the signed documents you have and await the Dark Association's xử lý. I can give you a chance."
A chance?
Upon hearing these two words, the people who had been listless and ready to fight Po Xiao to the death suddenly had their eyes light up. They all turned to look at Chu Yuanji.
It was obvious that they did not want to become enemies with the Dark Association at this time.
After all, they had no way to deal with Po Xiao.
As for signing earlier, they were mostly just leaving themselves a fallback.
So, they might agree to do something secretly, but they did not have the courage to openly oppose the Dark Association like this.
Therefore, they now greatly hoped that Chu Yuanji would act according to Po Xiao's words.
This way, at least the Dark Association would not deal with their families too harshly.
"You idiots, have you gone mad!"
"You have already signed the documents of allegiance, do you think the Dark Association will let you go?"
"Po Xiao is just talking now. When you truly fall into the hands of the Dark Association, whether you live or die will be his decision!"
Sensing everyone's gaze, Chu Yuanji became extremely angry and roared.
He didn't care what others thought. In his opinion, the Light Hall would definitely achieve ultimate victory.
And his alliance with so many families was also a meritorious deed.
Therefore, he had no intention of giving up this credit that he had already obtained.
Hearing this, the people who had some expectations were instantly silenced.
Seeing this, Chu Yuanji sneered coldly, cast a glance at Ye Cangtian, and said, "Po Xiao, don't harbor any delusions. I've seen through all your tricks. Let's just get straight to the point!"
Heh.
Ye Cangtian glanced over. He hadn't interrupted Chu Yuanji's instigation of other families before.
Now, seeing the other party challenging him again, the smile in his eyes was even more contemptuous.
Chu Yuanji might have some capital for his arrogance, but it was not enough to challenge him.
Thinking thus, he spoke playfully and said, "There's nothing to get straight to the point about. If talking nicely doesn't work, then we'll have to resort to force, don't you think?"
"That's right."
Chu Yuanji nodded, his expression turning grim. Now that everyone was watching him, he could not back down.
Once he backed down, everything from today would be in vain.
However, fortunately, there were enough people here, so he might not suffer any disadvantage if a fight broke out.
"Heh, I must say, you have some courage. Then let's stop wasting time."
"I think we shouldn't delay any longer. You all come at me together!"