Chapter 1097: The Strength of Red Moon (I)
Even now, Li Hao focused his efforts on recruiting certain people to his cause.
However, the task was too difficult. The young man wished to receive the support and understanding of certain New Martial citizens, but was also worried that they would disapprove of his actions. He needed to consider the ancient city that’d turned traitor and be on guard against invasions from the four nations...
When it came to the three great organizations, Ying Hongyue was an enormous latent threat as well. When Li Hao said that he wanted to fight the Zhengs... Yuan Shuo knew that the young man was taking a gamble. If he could prove that the Zhengs were indeed the traitors and was lucky enough to march on a city absent of its main force, Li Hao would absolutely be supported by Zhang An and Battle Heaven.
Otherwise, conflict with these two was inevitable if they were to take on the ancient cities. Zhang An hadn’t said anything before only because Li Hao hadn’t taken any action. Even Director General Wang had been highly excited when he heard that the Zhengs weren’t the traitors.
Of the eight families, only the Hongs were weaker because their forefather wasn’t strong and their foundations shallow. It could be understood and accepted if they’d turned traitor.
Yuan Shuo could not empathize with Li Hao’s feelings.
“We’ll support you no matter what you do,” said the old man. “But you also need to keep in mind that martial masters tend to be more carefree and unrestrained. You have too many considerations and reservations. You strive for perfection in all aspects, but that doesn’t exist in this world!
“Little Hao...” He looked at his student. The young man halted to look at his master.
“We... will put our lives on the line all the same even without Battle Heaven or Zhang An’s support,” Yuan Shuo said solemnly. “You can put them out of your mind and even be prepared for them to turn on you. They’re conflicted as well—they support us, but also hope to receive the same treatment they enjoyed in New Martial. They even want to be independent of us!
“This situation cannot continue. We take their opinions into consideration in everything we do. Something will break, sooner or later!
“Therefore, you need to prepare for an eruption of full hostilities one day! We cannot continue in this vein. If you choose a city or eliminate it from consideration based on their preferences... You will have subconsciously accepted their interference without any direct action from them!”