Novel Full Chapter 2328: Taking Their Most Valued Son as a Hostage
Chapter 2328: Chapter 2328: Taking Their Most Valued Son as a Hostage
“Hiss!”
All the Family Heads gasped when they heard this.
What was being said was that if they didn’t take action, their territories would soon belong to someone else. Was the Demon Heart Hall forcing them to act, or trying to cultivate its own forces?
Compared to the latter, they naturally leaned towards the former. Managing their territories well themselves would prevent their power from being weakened later, avoiding any regrets that would be useless by then.
“Understood, understood.”
That Family Head’s forehead was covered in sweat, which kept increasing. With a forced smile, he nodded along.
What wasn’t there to understand? If they didn’t, they’d find themselves kicked out of the major clans’ game, and the ones kicking them out would be the disciples of the Demon Heart Hall themselves.
“You understand, and what about the other Family Heads?”
An Jiuyue scanned each of the heads with a gleaming smile.
The Family Heads dared not disagree, each forced to smile along, promising to manage their territories well and ensure no citizen would suffer grievances.
Yet, Heaven knows how much they stood to lose by making such promises. The benefits they previously reaped from their territories probably all had to be given up now.
In their hearts, everyone was silently weeping, but ironically, not a word could be uttered.
The High Priest of Demon Heart had already spoken.
“Since everyone has agreed, I shall await your performance.”
Seeing their defeated demeanors, An Jiuyue felt quite pleased, unwilling to dwell on past events where Demon Heart Hall and Jun Lin Hall were completely mobilized. She turned to another matter.
“By the way, there’s another matter. Bai Ze, have you informed them all?”
“In response to the High Priest, I have informed them. The young masters have already settled in at the Demon Heart Hall.” Bai Ze’s gaze swept over those Family Heads, then respectfully spoke to An Jiuyue.
“That’s good then.”
An Jiuyue’s smile deepened.
“These are the heirs nurtured by you esteemed Family Heads. I believe they are capable. This time, as I head to Demon Heart Island to deal with the Evil Spirit left behind by the former High Priest Demon Heart, I must trouble the young masters of the major clans to accompany me.”
She stated.
Upon hearing this, the Family Heads’ faces turned incredibly grim.
Isn’t this a classic case of using their most valued sons as hostages? Because the High Priest Demon Heart was going to Demon Heart Island and feared that the major clans might commit nefarious deeds at Wulong Mountain, she decided to take their sons along.
In this way, if anyone wanted to do something, the other Family Heads would fight desperately to stop it out of concern for their own sons.
After all, if anything happened, their heirs would all suffer the consequences.
Everyone knew this perfectly well, but they dared not say anything.
“High… High Priest, may I ask, is there something wrong with Wulong Mountain?” One Family Head couldn’t hold back any longer and asked.
Don’t blame them for thinking this way; it was just that over the years, strange things kept happening at Wulong Mountain. With Heavenly Fire, Evil Thoughts, and other such occurrences, they couldn’t help but worry.
Now, with the High Priest Demon Heart going to Demon Heart Island, could it be that something happened there?
“There’s nothing major.”
An Jiuyue’s face remained exceptionally calm, her cool gaze sweeping across their faces.
“It’s just that the former High Priest Demon Heart released an Evil Spirit on Demon Heart Island. Now the Evil Spirit has grown, and if it’s not eliminated, nobody from Wulong Mountain will escape.”