Chapter 1217: Chapter 1216: Countermeasures

The clan leaders respectfully saluted the two Divine Envoys.

The two Divine Envoys were not as aloof as they had imagined; instead, they were very casual and mild-mannered.

Everyone took their seats, and the Second Young Master Yun immediately instructed Housekeeper Zhang to serve the dishes.

The Great Divine Envoy spoke, "I am aware of the crisis you are currently facing."

Everyone held their breath, looking anxiously at the Great Divine Envoy.

The Great Divine Envoy said, "Originally, we didn’t come for this matter, but after listening to Second Young Master Yun’s account, I felt that since the families of the Nine Venerables are facing such a crisis, I, as one of the Nine Envoys, should take action. This person shows no regard and humiliates your families, something the Nine Venerables cannot tolerate! Naturally, I will not allow him to continue his misdeeds either!"

Everyone couldn’t help but get excited.

Hearing it from Second Young Master Yun was naturally less reassuring than hearing it directly from the Divine Envoy.

The Great Divine Envoy continued, "I understand your concerns, and I heard some of the things you just said. This person is indeed strong, even defeating your family’s most powerful elders, but in my view, he hasn’t reached the level where no one can stop him!"

The Great Divine Envoy hesitated for a moment, glanced at everyone, and slowly said, "In fact... A frog at the bottom of a well cannot know the vastness of the sky, and a river carp cannot know the greatness of a Kunpeng. Perhaps in your eyes, the so-called Grandmaster Realm is already a top-tier powerhouse, but to us, your so-called Grandmaster Realm is just the beginning of cultivation, not worth mentioning. Moreover, the person you mentioned is already in his twenties, and his cultivation at this realm doesn’t show particularly good talent."

These words exploded in their ears like rolling thunder, shaking their hearts violently.

The Great Divine Envoy casually revealed an immense piece of information!

To them, the Grandmaster Realm is just entry-level; then does that mean their cultivation level is...

They couldn’t dare imagine it, nor could they fathom it...

Perhaps, they are indeed the frogs at the bottom of a well, unable to see another world?

Because of this, they didn’t dare to speak much, nor did they dare to speculate too much.

After a long silence, the clan leader of the Wu family was the first to laugh, "In this case, the Divine Envoy truly has rescued us from disaster!"

"Yes! Yes!"

"Thank you, Divine Envoy!"

"To us, the Divine Envoy is our savior!"

...

Everyone praised enthusiastically.

As clan leaders, and being experienced elders, they couldn’t stop singing praises, elevating the two Divine Envoys almost to the heavens.

The Great Divine Envoy remained unfazed by these flattering words.

While the Second Divine Envoy seemed somewhat inflated, grinning from ear to ear.

Once the dishes were served, Second Young Master Yun took the lead to raise a cup in honor of the two Divine Envoys.

The Great Divine Envoy looked at a few people and frowned, "Aren’t the Nine Venerable Clans supposed to be nine families? Why are there only seven of you?"

Hearing this, the faces of several clan leaders didn’t look very good.

Second Young Master Yun’s expression turned slightly grave, and he said in a deep voice, "The Xiang family and the Zhang family belong to seclusive families that don’t involve themselves in Ancheng’s affairs. Regarding this matter, they also have an attitude of staying out of it. Moreover... based on some information we have... I’m afraid... these two families are very close to the Longyu Group, so..."

The Great Divine Envoy listened with a frown.

"Is the information confirmed?" the Great Divine Envoy asked.

Second Young Master Yun put down the wine cup and sighed, "We can’t confirm it now, but according to the information I’ve received, the son of the Zhang family’s clan leader, Zhang Yiran, has been living in the First-Grade Kingdom, maintaining a close relationship with the Longyu Group’s secret chairman. Also, a while back, the Xiang family and Longyu Group organized a covert event. It’s unclear what they did, but they have some cooperation. At the New City meeting, neither family made any statements. Now, they are missing again, so we can at least confirm that they won’t take action."

The Second Divine Envoy couldn’t help but sneer, "It’s truly amusing; people are already at their doorstep, yet they’re acting like ostriches. Truly amusing!"

His words were filled with sarcasm and disdain.

Others who heard it also became indignant.

"Exactly! As members of the Nine Venerables, wanting to stay out of it is utterly contemptible!"

"Do they think once we’re done for, they’ll have a good life?"

"Exactly! So selfish!"

"But fortunately, the Divine Envoy is here, so even without them, we can resolve this crisis!"

"Yes! The Divine Envoy is our savior!"

After criticizing, everyone quickly turned to praise the two Divine Envoys.

The Great Divine Envoy remained silent, not bothering with these flattery words.

But the Second Divine Envoy, infuriated, said, "Don’t worry! Once this matter is over and it’s time to integrate the Nine Venerables, they’ll face consequences!"

Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in everyone’s eyes.

They had long coveted the Zhang and Xiang families; if the Divine Envoy was willing to deal with these two families, they wouldn’t mind reaping some benefits.

"Come! Let’s toast to the Divine Envoy. If it weren’t for the Divine Envoy appearing to resolve our pressing crisis, who knows where we’d be now, worrying!" Second Young Master Yun stood up again, trying to lift the mood.

Everyone also stood up, clinking glasses and drinking.

...

This side was a scene of lively activity.

Elsewhere, at the First-Grade Kingdom.

Yang Chen’s face was gloomy, listening to Sun Yue’s report.

They had already used drones to secretly photograph the situation at Cloud Mist Mountain and reported it to Yang Chen.

As he watched the scenes from the banquet, and the figures present, Yang Chen’s expression darkened slightly.

It seemed they had found a response strategy.

Yang Chen wasn’t sure how powerful these two so-called Divine Envoys truly were.

Because it was indoors, the drone couldn’t go in and couldn’t capture any frontal images of the two Divine Envoys, only faintly seeing a side profile, it was unclear what kind of people they were.

After pondering, Yang Chen stood up and said, "Go inform your people that tomorrow morning, they’ll enter a state of battle preparation, ready to counterattack at any time!"

"Yes!" Sun Yue immediately nodded and left.

"Purple Cultivator!" Yang Chen called.

Upon hearing the call, Purple Cultivator immediately entered.

In the afternoon, Purple Cultivator and his team had arrived in Ancheng with the Guard deployed by Ye Liangcai to report to Yang Chen.

Half of their people had returned here; the other half remained in Jin Chen to protect the laboratory and Night Fire.

Truth be told, commanding Sun Yue and the Ye family’s teams wasn’t as effortlessly efficient as commanding his own people like Jianfeng and Purple Cultivator.

"Boss!" Purple Cultivator looked directly at Yang Chen.

Yang Chen said to Purple Cultivator, "Tomorrow, you’ll have your people lie in ambush in various villas, focusing on this villa and the plaza outside. Assign some men to Dongzi, whose target is to hold this place! If an unexpected situation occurs, you are to lead a retreat first, understood?"

"Understood!" Purple Cultivator understood Yang Chen’s intentions; he was trying to minimize casualties.

However, from the moment he followed Yang Chen, he had not cared about life or death.

And now, it was the same!