Shao Po Lang and the others knew the Dragon Team's gaze became intense...

"Vice Alliance Leader, the Dragon Team is...?" Gao Lun looked at Sha Po Lang with confusion, having only recently joined the Assassin Alliance, he wasn't very familiar with many Huaxia forces.

"The Dragon Team, a force that safeguards Huaxia, this power is stronger than our Assassin Alliance, and even the main alliance..."

"Hmph!" Nalan Zhengqi snorted, his eyes signaling Sha Po Lang not to say more.

Shao Po Lang seemed to realize he had spoken too much, so he circled back to the Dragon Team and said, "The Dragon Team is Huaxia's guardian force. Whether during the Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, or Ming Dynasty, as long as Huaxia is controlled by Huaxia people and the force is strong enough, they will heavily support this power, allowing it to develop Huaxia. The current Republic was formed with the support of the Dragon Team."

"And their strength..." Gao Lun became even more curious about the strength of the Dragon Team, because if they could pressure the powerful Assassin Alliance, then the Dragon Team's strength must far surpass that of the Assassin Alliance, right?

"Two words: very strong." Shao Po Lang's gaze sharpened as he spoke.

Nalan Zhengqi waved his hand and said, "Enough, you know what you need to know. Let's get to business!"

"Zhengqi, you mentioned earlier about the Dragon Team..." Shao Po Lang looked at Nalan Zhengqi and asked.

"The Dragon Team says we embezzled hundreds of tons of gold from Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum and they want us to cough it up, otherwise they'll bring up both old and new scores to meticulously reckon with us." Nalan Zhengqi's face was cold and solemn as he spoke.

"The problem is we never embezzled that gold, and according to reports from those seven who came back, they were the first to enter Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum. There were about hundreds of tons of silver inside, but after transporting a third of the silver, the military surrounded them. How could anyone have possibly snuck away with hundreds of tons of gold during that time? This is clearly a setup against us." The Alliance Leader and Grand Elder Tian Qiong said angrily.

The Second Elder Earth Demon also had a stern expression. He had seen the seven Guardians who returned from Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum, and they confirmed that there were only hundreds of tons of silver, but they didn't manage to take even a piece of it before one of the Eight Guardians was captured by the military.

"It's clearly a trap for our organization," Earth Demon snorted coldly.

"Alliance Leader, we should just ignore them. Do they really dare to act aggressively and wipe us out? Are they not considering the boss at all?" Third Elder Beidou said explosively, thinking that if the Dragon Team dared to move against the Assassin Alliance, their major backer wouldn't just stand by and watch.

"This small matter troubling the boss, would it..." The Fourth Elder, an old woman titled Ziwei, trailed off...

"If we don't involve the boss, are we just going to let the Dragon Team squeeze us?" Third Elder Beidou retorted hotly.

"I support Third Brother," Second Elder Earth Demon agreed.

"Alright, let the Alliance Leader speak first!" Although Grand Elder Tian Qiong was furious, the strength of the Dragon Team isn't just superficial. Their depths are considerable, even the boss backing them is somewhat cautious of the Dragon Team.

"Zhengqi, just tell us how we should resolve this!" Shao Po Lang handed the thorny issue over to Nalan Zhengqi.

"Resolve it by either finding a hundred tons of gold to give the Dragon Team, or give them 25 billion based on the market value of the gold. Otherwise, the Dragon Team will definitely act as they said; that Dragon Head bastard is pushing us too far." Nalan Zhengqi was still indignant, after all, being extorted for billions would make anyone upset.

Of course, if Nalan Zhengqi hadn't done anything heinous, he might argue with the Dragon Team based on reason, but he and the Assassin Alliance have done too many atrocious things. Once exposed, they'd have a hundred factions against them without the Dragon Team having to make a move.

Even the boss behind them couldn't withstand such power.

"Too much bullying." Tian Qiong angrily smashed the table in front of him.

"I'm going to argue with them." Earth Demon kicked the table and chairs in front of him.

The other elders sat anxiously; they were promoted later and weren't like Tian Qiong, Earth Demon, and others who had been with the Assassin Alliance from the start, so Nalan Zhengqi turned a blind eye to many things they did.

"Come back." Shao Po Lang snorted, causing Earth Demon to stop in his tracks.

"Vice Alliance Leader, we've been bullied to this point, are we just supposed to endure it?" Earth Demon looked back, eyes wide as he spoke.

"Exactly! Vice Alliance Leader, we should argue with the Dragon Team. Even if we give them hundreds of tons of gold, their Dragon Team is too strong to move it all in such a short time; this is clearly a setup." Beidou also stood up, intending to go argue with the Dragon Team alongside Earth Demon.

"Outrageous, what is the Assassin Alliance's creed?" Shao Po Lang referenced the Assassin Alliance's creed seeing how uncooperative the two were.

Although his strength was formidable, he couldn't make a move against the elderly members of the Assassin Alliance. After all, the Alliance couldn't do without people like Earth Demon.

"We haven't forgotten, but Alliance Leader, Vice Alliance Leader, Eldest Brother, don't you think the Dragon Team has gone too far? We risk our lives to earn mere billions, and now the Dragon Team demands dozens of billions at once; can you endure that?" Earth Demon said indignantly.

"Second Brother, Third Brother, come back first." Although Tian Qiong was also angry, he hadn't lost his rationality to the anger. After all, the Dragon Team isn't easy to provoke!

"Big Brother..." Earth Demon and Beidou called out simultaneously.

"Come back," Tian Qiong snorted.

Although Earth Demon and Beidou were dissatisfied, they returned at the sight of Tian Qiong's expression.

"Have you forgotten the Dragon Team's prowess? Ten years ago, we moved against the Wang Family of Nanling; although the King of Nanling wasn't home, a single expert from the Dragon Team managed to repel us without any results. Have you not understood the depth of their strength?" Shao Po Lang's words made Nalan Zhengqi's gaze flicker; back then, he remained hidden and did not appear.

That Dragon Team expert who defended the King of Nanling's family was too strong; even with over a dozen innate experts, they couldn't match his one palm. The Palm Technique was like a myriad of palm shadows, and even Nalan Zhengqi couldn't discern which was the true strike.

Earth Demon and Beidou, hearing this, also had their gazes flicker. They too had been involved in the assault on the King of Nanling's family over ten years ago, but were so badly battered by the Dragon Team expert that it was unbearable.

If it wasn't for that Dragon Team expert choosing not to kill them, they would all have perished in that battle.

Otherwise, how would there be the Assassin Alliance today?

"Remember now? That expert was just a subordinate of the Dragon Team's Dragon Head. If the Dragon Head moved against us, are you confident you could withstand him?" Shao Po Lang snorted.

"I..." Earth Demon and Beidou, despite wanting to say that they were mid-innate before, and having since broken through perhaps could withstand it, were wise enough to close their mouths when they recalled Shao Po Lang's high innate presence at the time.

"Let them set us up! But... I want to see the Zheng Family wiped out..." (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on qidian.com; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)

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