Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16177

Chapter 16175. Taking the Initiative

“I’m wondering, what would it take for the city lord to target us? Right now, the Creation God Cult and the Myriad Laws God Cult are fighting to the death, which seems to have nothing to do with us. Under these circumstances, the city lord has no reason to target us, right? Does he have some other plan?”

“We do have some connections with the Creation God Cult. Do you think he might use that to his advantage?”

“Possibly. If the city lord tells the Myriad Laws God Cult that we are colluding with the Creation God Cult, would the Myriad Laws God Cult then target us? That’s really hard to say.”

“Unlikely. Right now, the Creation God Cult is already fighting desperately with the Myriad Laws God Cult, while our families have remained inactive. Under these circumstances, the Myriad Laws God Cult wouldn’t believe we have any connection with the Creation God Cult.”

“What if someone acts under the guise of the Creation God Cult or the Myriad Laws God Cult?”

“You mean, the city lord might act under the guise of the Creation God Cult and the Myriad Laws God Cult? And directly target us?”

“It’s not impossible. If the city lord really does that, what should we do?”

Everyone fell silent for a while before Gao Chengwu said with a grim expression, “If the city lord really has no shame, he might actually do it. Although our families have been operating in Jin Sui City for many years, to be honest, we don’t have any powerful backers. If someone really takes care of us, I really don’t believe anyone will stand up for us. If we die, we die. Even if someone uses us to attack the city lord later, we’ll just be an excuse. We’ll really be dead. So if the city lord really does that, we really don’t have any good solutions. Now we can only concentrate all our strength to protect ourselves.”

“Could we change our approach?” a family head suddenly asked. Everyone turned to look at him, wanting to understand his meaning. The man glanced at them and then said, “Gentlemen, we currently lack a powerful backer, but we can find one for ourselves. Isn’t there a ready-made one right now?”

Everyone was taken aback again, then looked at him with some confusion. He glanced at them again and continued, “The Myriad Laws Divine Sect… His Majesty promoted them to suppress the Creation God Sect, so their power is considerable. However, they lack the support of the locals. If they could gain our support, they would have a much easier time establishing themselves in Golden Year City. And right now, they don’t have that.” “What allies? If we support them, then we’ll be their allies. That way, if they really develop in the future, wouldn’t we have a backer? A backer who can challenge the Creation God Sect? That kind of backer should be powerful enough, right?”

Everyone was stunned, then they all fell silent. After a while, the family head finally spoke: “This is indeed a good idea, but the risk is also very high. If the Myriad Laws God Sect is defeated by the Creation God Sect one day, the Creation God Sect will not let us go. At that time, our families will probably be finished.”

Hearing him say this, everyone else nodded, and everyone turned to look at the family head, wanting to hear what he would say next.

The family head glanced at everyone and then said, “So this is a high-stakes gamble. If we win, we’ll not only have a powerful backer, but our family will also grow stronger. However, if we lose, our families will likely be finished. Of course, if we don’t gamble, we’ll probably be gone soon anyway. If the city lord really wants to deal with us, we’ll be finished very quickly.”

“But right now, it’s all just speculation. The city lord might not actually target us.”

Everyone fell silent. Then Gao Chengwu suddenly spoke up, “We also have disciples from our family in the army. Immediately send a message to those disciples, asking them if there’s anything unusual in the army. If there is, we’ll prepare immediately.”

Everyone nodded immediately. Just then, a knock came at the door. Gao Chengwu immediately said, “Come in.” A servant pushed open the door and entered, his face filled with anxiety. He opened his mouth to speak, but upon seeing everyone in the room, he immediately shut his mouth. Then he said, “Master, I have something important to report.”

Gao Chengwu could tell from his expression that he didn’t want to discuss this matter in front of so many people. His face darkened, and he said, “Speak directly.”

The servant hesitated for a moment, but seeing Gao Chengwu’s somewhat gloomy face, he didn’t dare to be negligent. He immediately said, “According to Master, a disciple of our family in the army just sent back a message, transmitted using an invisibility gu. It contained only two words: danger.”

Gao Chengwu’s expression changed drastically. He suddenly stood up and immediately said to the others, “Everyone heard it. A disciple of our family sent back a message… invisibility…” “The Gu is a peculiar Gu worm I obtained. The mother Gu is kept at home, while the offspring Gu were taken to the army by family disciples. The offspring of this Gu worm usually hibernate, but once they awaken, they immediately return to their mother’s side. I told them not to use the invisibility Gu unless absolutely necessary. Now that the family disciples have sent back news, it means that the city lord may really be going to attack us. We must act, or we’ll just have to wait to die.”

The expressions of the others also changed. One of the family heads said, “It seems that our disciples in the army have been detained by them.”

Everyone nodded. This was the only explanation. Otherwise, there was no way to explain the current situation. Many of their family disciples were in the army, but they hadn’t sent back any news. Their life tablets hadn’t broken, which could only mean that they were being controlled and couldn’t even commit suicide. That’s why they hadn’t received any news.

Gao Chengwu said in a deep voice, “Immediately gather everyone from each family. We will all head towards the direction where the Myriad Laws Divine Sect is located. Once we get there, we’ll say we’re here to mediate. The action must be swift. We need to let everyone in the city know what we’re doing. At this time, letting everyone know what we’re doing is far more important than waiting for others to come knocking on our door. Once the city lord sees all of us in the city, he’ll find it difficult to act. Otherwise, he won’t be able to explain himself to the world. You must know that those powerful families are not allowed to attack small families like us; this has always been the rule, and he wouldn’t dare to easily break it.” “After all, our divine kingdom also has laws. Even if he’s a merchant, he can’t act recklessly.”

Everyone nodded, then without further formalities, they clasped their hands in a fist salute to Gao Chengwu and left. Gao Chengwu walked out of the room and immediately shouted, “Someone, pass on the order: everyone in the family must assemble!”

A servant immediately responded and went to relay the order. The next moment, all the disciples of the Gao family had assembled. Gao Chengwu immediately said, “Everyone, follow me to the Myriad Laws Divine Sect.” Although the Gao family disciples didn’t know what was going on, they couldn’t disobey Gao Chengwu’s orders, so everyone followed Gao Chengwu and flew forward.

Meanwhile, Shang Baiyi was listening to his servants’ report. Upon hearing that the families had all assembled and were heading towards the Myriad Laws Sect, his expression changed. He then said in a deep voice, “Weren’t they inactive before? Why have they suddenly started moving? What do they want?”

He did indeed intend to deal with the various families and had already made preparations. He had ordered his men to detain all the family members they had placed in the army; those people were practically unkillable now. At the same time, he had also mobilized his forces, ready to take direct action against the families. However, he hadn’t expected that people from various families would suddenly emerge from their own clans, disrupting his plans. He had originally thought that those families wouldn’t interfere in this matter, and that as long as they didn’t move, he could simply send people into the city to wipe them out. But unexpectedly, those families had moved, which completely ruined his plans. Now, everyone’s attention was focused on the Myriad Laws Divine Sect. If he were to take action against those families there, everyone would know about it, and then he would be finished.

Thinking of this, Shang Baiyi’s face turned somewhat ugly. He did want the wealth of the various families, but he was also very clear that if he openly eliminated several families, the smaller families in the other cities would definitely cause trouble. It was the rule that the large families could not easily attack the smaller families. The smaller families would pay tribute to the large families every year, which was like paying protection money. If they were still arbitrarily wiped out by the large families after paying protection money, then why would the smaller families pay protection money? At that time, the conflict between the smaller and larger families would escalate, and he could not bear such a crime.

That’s why he wanted to take advantage of the fact that everyone’s attention in the city was focused on the Myriad Laws Sect, to lure people into the city and wipe out all the families. When someone found out about this, he could simply say that he didn’t know anything about it, that he was mediating the conflict between the Creation God Sect and the Myriad Laws Sect, and that he didn’t know who had wiped out the families. Even if some people suspected something, he could deny it and there would be no way to get to him. But now, all the families had come out of their homes and appeared before everyone. If he still attacked these families under these circumstances, everything would be exposed. If something really happened then, it would be a big deal. Even the Shang family might not be able to protect him, or even protect him at all. After all, for a large family, sacrificing a family member is nothing to hesitate about.