Moreover, these three elite battle groups contain many members from the Chao Clan's collateral lines, direct vessels, hereditary heads of household, and so on.
If they die on the battlefield, that's one thing—at most, they'll be given some compensation money. However, if they refuse to buy them back just for the money, leading to a wretched end for them, that's going to be a huge problem.
The Chao Clan is currently in a very precarious position, with countless eyes watching them and countless mouths gossiping behind their backs.
If they really go through with it, it will undoubtedly put the Chao Clan in an extremely passive situation and could even affect family unity.
Most importantly, if the Chao Clan loses these three battle groups, their overall strength will drop significantly, which is undoubtedly adding insult to injury at such a critical time.
