Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect.

Chapter 653 Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal

Jing Hongchen nodded and subconsciously analyzed, "Then let's go back and sound them out first. According to the intelligence I received, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School sent a powerful expert to help the allied forces, but now they've sent someone over to discuss things with us. Maybe they're trying to hedge their bets."

Throughout history, many families or sects have done this when faced with choices concerning their future survival, in order to avoid complete annihilation. However, hedging their bets is not an easy task.

Hearing this, Xiao Hongchen felt that his grandfather made sense, so he nodded and agreed, "Okay."

So the group chose to quickly return to the academy. After a while, Jing Hongchen entered the academy's reception room. The bald researcher who had been accompanying the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School group immediately stood up and said with a respectful expression, "Hall Master, you've arrived."

"Well, thank you for your hard work."

"It's no hardship for the Sun and Moon Empire!" the bald researcher said instinctively, somewhat excited.

Jing Hongchen laughed heartily and waved his hand: "Alright, you can leave now. I need to discuss some things with these guests from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School who have come from afar."

"Yes, Master!" The bald researcher nodded and then strode away.

Jing Hongchen's gaze fell on Ning Tian, ​​who was at the center of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect group, and he teased with a smile, "Young Sect Master Ning, I only witnessed your heroic figure during the competition before, but now I have the honor of communicating with you face to face."

Hearing the other person's teasing words, Ning Tian felt a little embarrassed. She thought to herself that she had no heroic bearing whatsoever and had no outstanding performances to show for herself in the competition.

Although she knew the other party was just saying something to ease the tension, she still felt a little embarrassed. After all, she was young and her skin was naturally not as thick as that of an older, stronger person like Xuanzi.

She waved her hand and said, "Master Jing, let's talk about business first."

"Important business?" Jing Hongchen sat down in the chair and looked at Ning Tian opposite him. "Alright, go ahead and speak."

"Our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School wishes to engage in deeper cooperation with the Sun Moon Empire, hoping to help the Sun Moon Empire unify the Douluo Continent," Ning Tian said solemnly.

"Help us unify the Douluo Continent?" Jing Hongchen deliberately feigned doubt. "Young Master Ning, but I clearly received intelligence that your Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has already sent people to support the Allied Forces. It is estimated that in a while, the experts of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School will take action against the Sun Moon Army. Under such circumstances, can I still trust you?"

He laid out the biggest problem facing the so-called deeper cooperation directly.

If this issue is not resolved, cooperation will be difficult to make progress.

Ning Tian looked helpless and patiently explained, "If possible, I certainly don't want to wage war against the Sun Moon Empire. After all, in my opinion, the Sun Moon Empire is powerful and will surely win this war in the future. The sooner we support the Sun Moon Empire, the greater the benefits the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School can gain from it."

However, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School is a sect, and as its young sect leader, I naturally don't have complete control over all sect affairs. This leads to a problem: there are always people within the sect who have different opinions from me.

Of course, she couldn't reveal everything that happened at the sect meeting. She only shared her current views, because as the young sect leader, her primary concern was the interests of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Hearing Ning Tian's words, Jing Hongchen nodded, his face showing sudden realization, and said with emotion, "I see. However, Young Sect Master Ning, I need to see your sincerity."

“Sincerity?” Ning Tian frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed. “Master Jing, we can purchase a large number of Sun and Moon Soul Tools to provide financial and resource support to the Sun and Moon Empire. You can completely trust the resources of our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.”

Jing Hongchen shook his head: "That's not the sincerity I'm talking about. In fact, there's never been a good thing in this world where you can hedge your bets. You either support the Sun Moon Empire or support the Allied Forces. There's no other way."

Ning Tian vehemently denied it: "We didn't hedge our bets." "Really not, Young Sect Master Ning?"

Jing Hongchen exuded an aura of majesty, his gaze sharp as a knife, sending chills down Ning Tian's spine, as if he were in a frozen wasteland, with snowstorms surging from all directions.

"Sometimes when I chat with Yuhao, I hear him say something like this: 'Loyalty that is not absolute is absolutely disloyal.'"

Therefore, if the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School wants to cooperate with the Sun Moon Empire, it must maintain absolute loyalty to the Sun Moon Empire. I don't want the Sun Moon army to be betrayed by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Upon hearing this, the sect-protecting Douluo beside Ning Tian remained seated in his chair, motionless, as if he were a stone.

However, the three elders of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School stood up at this moment because of Jing Hongchen's words, and stared at Jing Hongchen with unfriendly eyes.

"Jing Hongchen, don't make false accusations! The whole 'double-betting' thing is completely unfounded. We came here with sincerity, hoping to conduct deeper cooperation, but your current actions are completely undermining our cooperation!"

"Hmph, you don't know what's good and what's good!"

"Jing Hongchen, don't make a mistake. If you jeopardize the cooperation, you will definitely regret it later!"

Hearing these passionate words, Jing Hongchen knew she had done the right thing.

In fact, he didn't expect the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School to maintain absolute loyalty to the Sun Moon Empire.

The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and Shrek Academy have a close relationship. Even though Shrek Academy is now in decline, the inertia of following Shrek Academy is not so easy to change.

However, no matter what, he should try his best to put pressure on the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School in this matter. This would help him take the initiative, leave himself enough room for concessions, and thus achieve his true goal.

After all, human nature is always inclined to compromise.

Ning Tian narrowed her eyes slightly. Although she tended to support the Sun Moon Empire, from the sect's perspective, what Jing Hongchen had just said was simply impossible to realize.

It should be understood that if the entire Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect were to join the Sun Moon Empire, and if the Sun Moon Empire were to ultimately achieve a great victory, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would undoubtedly reap substantial benefits.

But if the Sun Moon Empire were to lose to Shrek Academy's millennia-old heritage, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School would surely meet a tragic end.

What does the concept of eternal friendship mean in this kind of situation?

After all, Shrek Academy's ruthlessness was evident in the Tang Sect incident.

Shrek Academy and Tang Sect used to have an excellent relationship, but later Tang Sect became complacent and gradually declined. Shrek Academy did not lend a helping hand based on their past friendship. When Tang Sect was wiped out and only Tang Ya was left, and the sect's headquarters were seized, Mu En appeared like a divine soldier and helped Tang Ya.

However, after the Tang Sect incident, Ning Tian felt something was off and became somewhat wary of Shrek Academy.

(End of this chapter)