Chapter 761: Chapter 760: Deciding to Seek Help
Seeing Sun Chuanguo speak like this, Chu Shiguang didn’t decline and looked towards Ning Shucheng, saying, "Last night, I discussed the current situation with Shucheng alone. We believe that continuing to hide is not a solution, as it might cause the lower and middle ranks to lose confidence in us, while also giving the Qin Family a chance to attack us.
The urgency of the matter compels us to change this situation, and the first step is to seek help from the Hidden Sect. As long as the Hidden Sect dispatches a few powerful individuals to preside over us, we won’t have to hide anymore and can personally oversee many tasks. This way, those in the lower and middle ranks who support us will also be able to stabilize their morale."
Ning Shucheng nodded, "That’s right. I discussed this matter with Brother Shiguang last night, and we think we should immediately send someone to seek help from the Hidden Sect."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Those present were all intelligent people, aware that the key to breaking the situation was the Hidden Sect.
Over these days, however, they had all been passively waiting, waiting for powerful individuals from the Hidden Sect to come to their aid.
After all, the strong individuals of the Hidden Sect were also aware of the situation on the Great Divine Continent; if they could have come out, they probably would have done so already to stabilize the situation.
Since there had been no movement for so long, it implied that irreconcilable, significant conflicts had erupted internally within the Hidden Sect.
Therefore, everyone was thinking along the same lines, waiting for the internal strife within the Hidden Sect to end and stabilize, and then the powerful figures from the Zhuge family and the Duanmu Family could come out to support.
But now, those madmen in Japan had gone too far by detonating nuclear weapons, creating an incredibly tense global situation. With Japan neighboring Divine Continent, over a billion people across the nation were worried about the catastrophe of a century ago visiting Divine Continent again, thus calls for ending the fragmentation and advocating for unity sooner were getting louder, putting unprecedented pressure on them.
So now, they could not afford to wait passively, but needed to actively seek help.
Seeing everyone agreeing with the proposition, Chu Shiguang silently breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and continued, "Another issue is the direction of public opinion today. You all have heard about it, right?"
Everyone had different expressions, but they all nodded indicating they were aware.
Chu Shiguang chuckled humorously, saying, "Our four families had thought that with the support of the Hidden Sect’s influence, we could accomplish the task with the speed of lightning. However, the Zhuge family miscalculated, letting the two key personnel from the Qin Family escape, leading to our current situation."
As he spoke, everyone nodded again.
Everyone was indeed very frustrated that the Hidden Sect’s forces from the Zhuge family and Duanmu Family had failed to capture Qin Yanyang and Qin Huai’an initially.
That sudden strike had truly been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
If the two key figures of the Qin Family had been controlled, the entire Divine Continent would have been under their command.
Unfortunately, man proposes, but God disposes.
Five Innate Realm experts teamed up to capture Qin Huai’an but allowed Qin Huai’an to escape.
At Yunwu Mountain’s Base, Zhuge Cang personally tampered with Yunwu Mountain’s Array, thinking that he could control everything with its power, but it also allowed Qin Yanyang and Yang Fei to strike back severely, and even took away most of the elite experts from the Military Department.
Considering this event now, everyone present felt regret.
Zhang Wenfeng couldn’t help saying, "According to the original plan, it was indeed flawless. But no one could have imagined that Yang Fei and Qin Yanyang, despite their young age, would step into the Divine Travel Realm, and even Zhuge Cang controlling the Five Elements Thousand Mechanism Formation couldn’t keep them."
"As for Qin Huai’an, he was the biggest variable. Unexpectedly, even he comprehended the Divine Soul Power and opened the Sea of Consciousness Space, becoming a strong person in the Divine Travel Realm."
"Now, what’s the use of talking about these things? A single misstep has led to continuous errors," Sun Chuanguo lamented, tapping the table with his hand, looking remorseful.
Everyone else shared a similar sentiment, sighing with regret over the failure of that initial operation and feeling great remorse.
What a great opportunity it was.
Such a pity!
Chu Shiguang originally wanted to segue into the issue of his family being attacked in the media with that remark, but Zhang Wenfeng’s interruption shifted the atmosphere entirely.
He hurriedly said, "Yes, missing such a good opportunity and then having the Hidden Sect’s experts all suddenly withdraw led to one mistake after another, which has resulted in our current passive situation."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
But when it came to blaming the Hidden Sect, they all dared not speak recklessly for fear of retribution from the Hidden Sect later on.
Chu Shiguang also knew that such matters should not be discussed endlessly, so he said, "Originally, this operation was a joint decision made by our four families, but now, only my Chu family is being criticized online. I, Chu Shiguang, must say that my Chu family is not afraid of bearing these infamies, but I am worried that this public opinion may affect the unity within our four great families. You are all wise and can see that this is an open strategy used by the Qin family. They are trying to create an illusion among you three families that if you abandon us, you can be safe."
Upon hearing this, Duanmu Han chuckled and nodded, "Your concerns are indeed necessary. Currently, my granddaughter is indeed creating this atmosphere, trying to cause divisions within us."
Ning Zhongze, Ning Shucheng, Sun Chuanguo, Sun Youning, and Zhang Wenfeng were no fools. They understood Chu Shiguang’s worries and also understood why Duanmu Han said this.
Indeed, Duanmu Han continued with a smile, "Rest assured, we would absolutely not abandon the Chu family. The more difficult the situation is now, the more we four families need to work together. Otherwise, if a split occurs within us, our enemies will definitely seize this opportunity to dissolve our alliance. Then, everything we have done will be in vain, and not only us here, but also our family members and friends behind us will face irreversible destruction."
Zhang Wenfeng also reminded, "That’s right, what Brother Duanmu said is very true. Don’t think that just by agreeing to end the division soon, you can obtain the forgiveness of our countrymen.
Throughout history, how many of the losers in dynasties had a good ending?
We’ve already taken that critical step and have been branded as criminals. Even if we bow our heads now, we will still face severe punishment later. Each of us present here, without exception, will have to pay with our lives, and many of our family members will lose their lives. As for the other family members, even if they avoid death, will they ever have a chance to turn things around?"
Upon hearing this, the meeting room fell into deep silence.
Clearly, both Zhang Wenfeng and Duanmu Han had noticed that some people were harboring thoughts of surrender or guessing that some wanted to play both sides.
It was not surprising for a legacy family to have such thoughts.
But now was a critical moment. The two did not allow internal divisions to occur because it would bring a fatal blow to their group.
Seeing that both Duanmu Han and Zhang Wenfeng had spoken this way, Chu Shiguang felt greatly relieved.
As the two were more deeply involved with the Hidden Sect’s powers, having them support the Chu family meant that the Chu family would not be isolated or be pushed out to take the blame.
"So, the most urgent task is to seek help from the Hidden Sect," Chu Shiguang changed the topic and looked towards Zhang Wenfeng.
Zhang Wenfeng nodded and said, "This is my unavoidable responsibility, I have visited the Hidden Sect and am more familiar with them, I will go."
Duanmu Han’s mind stirred, and he said, "Brother Zhang, let me join you. The Duanmu aristocratic family there would probably trust me more. Even if the internal situation of the Hidden Sect is severe, by explaining the situation outside together, we may still be able to invite a few experts to aid us."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Wenfeng’s eyes flashed, and he chuckled and nodded, "That would be good."