Urban Martial Saint

When that old man from Xie Family Village took the lead, yelling that he wanted to hand over Xie Family Village to be used as the Headquarters of the World Alliance, everyone else immediately reacted. This old codger was no fool—if the World Alliance settled in his Xie Family Village, then wouldn’t Xie Family Village be equivalent to the World Alliance’s headquarters? By then, Xie Family Village’s status within the World Alliance would absolutely not be low; at the very least, they’d secure themselves some key position.

With an opportunity like this, of course the others weren’t willing to give it up either. As soon as the old man finished speaking, someone immediately followed up by shouting that they too were willing to hand over their family territory for the World Alliance’s use. In an instant, the scene turned noisy; everyone wanted to pull the World Alliance over to their side. This World Alliance that had once been casually abandoned by Aolingyun suddenly became a prized cake in everyone’s eyes. The people of the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance were filled with mixed emotions.

Just in this short while, the looks the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance threw at Aolingyun became even more unfriendly. Originally, this matter shouldn’t have had any room for doubt. The World Alliance had been founded in the manor of the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance. Although Ye Qing had been the Alliance Hierarch of the World Alliance at the time, the ones who could truly control the World Alliance were still the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance.

And now look how things had turned out—Aolingyun had stubbornly forced the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance to withdraw from the World Alliance, not only severing ties with it, but also losing their grip over it. Most crucially, the World Alliance was about to completely withdraw from the sphere of the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance. In the future, if the Seven Rudders wanted to mend their relationship with the World Alliance, it would be extremely difficult. It could be said that Aolingyun had personally destroyed the relationship between the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance and the World Alliance, and destroyed this extremely powerful alliance that the Seven Rudders could have controlled.

One had to know, the World Alliance was now overflowing with experts, its strength far above that of the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance. If the Seven Rudders could control the World Alliance, then in the coming great war they would be able to grasp absolute initiative. But now the relationship between the World Alliance and the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance was gone—how much initiative did the Seven Rudders have left?

Forget about the others of the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance; even the people of the Proud Family were looking at Aolingyun with awkward expressions. With something like this happening, the Proud Family felt humiliated as well. One family had dragged the entire Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance into such an embarrassing situation; their frustration could well be imagined.

Aolingyun couldn’t even raise his head now. This Supreme Elder who valued face above all else had now realized just how huge a mistake he’d made. But realizing it now was already too late. He’d spoken so harshly earlier—how could he possibly go back and try to repair things now?

Only Helian Tiehua still put the bigger picture first. Although he too felt awkward and cursed Aolingyun bitterly in his heart, he knew clearly that the most crucial thing right now wasn’t to dwell on who was right or wrong, but how to keep the World Alliance, how to make sure the World Alliance stayed on the side of the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance. Only then would the Seven Rudders have any chance of mending their relationship with the World Alliance in the future.

Of course, Helian Tiehua also knew very well that in the current situation, anything he said wouldn’t carry much weight. So while the crowd was in an uproar, he quietly walked over to Huangfu Ziyu’s side and spoke to her in a low voice, telling her to put the bigger picture first and persuade the World Alliance to stay. Because he knew that only Huangfu Ziyu’s words carried weight in front of Ye Qing. And no matter what, Huangfu Ziyu was still a member of the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance; he believed she would consider the overall situation.

Huangfu Ziyu had originally not wanted to get involved. She had already been furious when Aolingyun had tried to force her into marriage just now. Moreover, the Huangfu Household had long since withdrawn from the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance, and previously quite a few people from the Seven Rudders had bullied them. Under such circumstances, seeing Aolingyun and the others suffer such a setback made her feel very pleased. However, she was, after all, currently a member of the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance, and Helian Tiehua had always treated the Huangfu Household well. Since Helian Tiehua had personally come to ask her, if she still refused to step in, that would really be letting Helian Tiehua down.

She slowly nodded to Helian Tiehua, indicating she was willing to help. Her response made Helian Tiehua let out a long breath of relief; the stone hanging over his heart finally fell. If Huangfu Ziyu was willing to help with this matter, things would become much easier.

Huangfu Ziyu walked over to Ye Qing’s side and was about to speak to him when, all of a sudden, Ding Lianshun’s voice rang out from the crowd: ”Ye brothers, the Heavenly Master has said that our Twelve Green Halls are willing to provide the World Alliance with any conditions it needs. Whatever the World Alliance requires, our Twelve Green Halls can facilitate it!”

Ding Lianshun used his Inner Strength to project those words. In the noisy crowd, his voice carried far, and everyone heard him clearly. The originally clamorous crowd instantly fell silent again, and all eyes turned to Ye Qing. This was a huge matter—if even the Twelve Green Halls were extending an olive branch to the World Alliance, it showed just how highly they valued it.

Moreover, among all the forces currently gathered on Mount Tai, the only ones with the greatest strength were the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance and the Twelve Green Halls. The Seven Rudders had just withdrawn from the World Alliance and were basically no longer competitive. At this moment, with the Twelve Green Halls stepping up to invite Ye Qing, there was no other faction that could compete with them. Could it be that this time, the World Alliance would really fall into the hands of the Twelve Green Halls?

Upon hearing Ding Lianshun’s words, the ones most anxious were the people on the side of the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance. If the World Alliance fell into the hands of the Twelve Green Halls, what then? The Twelve Green Halls and the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance had always been mortal enemies. If the World Alliance went to the Twelve Green Halls, it would be equivalent to their strength doubling. Under such circumstances, how would the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance continue to fight the Twelve Green Halls?

On the side of the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance, most people were worrying whether Ye Qing would agree to Ding Lianshun’s proposal. Another portion of them, however, were silently cursing Aolingyun in their hearts. If it hadn’t been for this old Undying barging in out of nowhere, how would things have turned out like this? How would the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance have ended up in such a passive position?

Although Aolingyun didn’t raise his head, he could clearly feel that many people were shooting hostile looks at him. At this moment he wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it. This feeling was simply unbearable. He never imagined that things would develop to this point. Because of his own personal grudge, he had ended up becoming the great sinner of the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance. How was he supposed to lead the others in the Seven Rudders after this?

In fact, Aolingyun was overthinking it. After this incident, his prestige within the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance had plummeted to rock bottom. Forget about leading the Seven Rudders—even within the Proud Family, he would find it difficult to convince anyone.

Helian Tiehua was burning with anxiety, repeatedly winking at Huangfu Ziyu, urging her to quickly persuade Ye Qing. If Ye Qing agreed to Ding Lianshun first, and then Huangfu Ziyu spoke up, it would be too late. After all, with so many people watching, once Ye Qing spoke, he couldn’t just take his words back.

Huangfu Ziyu also felt a bit nervous. After all, she was Ye Qing’s woman and would definitely be following him in the future. If Ye Qing agreed to this, things would become troublesome. Would she have to follow Ye Qing to the Twelve Green Halls? Although the Huangfu Household had long since left the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance, that didn’t mean they would defect to the Twelve Green Halls and stand against the Seven Rudders. She knew that the elders of the Huangfu Household had died at the hands of the Twelve Green Halls!

”Ye Qing…” Huangfu Ziyu quickly said in a low voice, ”Actually, Shenchuan City is the best location. Right now, the people of Shen Family Manor and the people of Sha Men are both over there in Shenchuan City. Besides, we’ve been in Shenchuan City for a long time, and we have so many friends there. If we suddenly leave, I’m afraid it wouldn’t be very appropriate!”

Ye Qing gave Huangfu Ziyu a glance and smiled lightly at her, using his eyes to tell her not to worry. Ye Qing knew exactly what Huangfu Ziyu was thinking, and he too had been pondering this matter all along. He would never put Huangfu Ziyu in a difficult position.

Seeing the look in Ye Qing’s eyes, Huangfu Ziyu felt much more at ease. She had always trusted Ye Qing deeply, knowing that he would never make things hard for her. On this matter, he would definitely give her a satisfactory answer. It was just that how he would reject the Twelve Green Halls—she couldn’t say.

Seeing that Huangfu Ziyu had also spoken to persuade Ye Qing, the scene once again became noisy. On one side was the Twelve Green Halls, powerful and holding absolute discourse power. On the other was the woman Ye Qing loved most, who could definitely sway his mood. Under such circumstances, how Ye Qing would choose was something everyone was eager to see.

Ye Qing pondered for a moment, then lifted his head to look at Ding Lianshun and said, ”Ding, please convey this to the Heavenly Master for me: on behalf of the World Alliance, Mr. Ye thanks him for his sincere invitation. However, just as Zi Yu said, Mr. Ye has been in Shenchuan City for a long time. My family and friends are all there. Mr. Ye can leave, but they cannot follow. Therefore, I’m afraid Mr. Ye still cannot leave Shenchuan City!”

Upon hearing this, the people of the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance couldn’t help but cheer. Ye Qing had rejected Ding Lianshun and also said he wouldn’t leave Shenchuan City—this meant the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance still had a chance. Their earlier worries all vanished, and everyone’s face lit up with excitement.

Ding Lianshun’s expression remained calm, as if he had already expected Ye Qing to answer this way. He smiled slightly and said, ”Ye brothers, your choice is the right one; of course I understand. How to choose is your freedom. No matter what, the Heavenly Master has said that our Twelve Green Halls will always support everything the World Alliance does!”

Ding Lianshun’s words once again stirred up a commotion on the scene. With the Twelve Green Halls saying this, were they declaring that they intended to join the World Alliance?