The top families all know that their ultimate goal is not merely the gain or loss of trivial things, so they try their best to minimize personnel losses and exercise mutual restraint.
However, this does not exclude the possibility that when something appears that excites their greed, they might fight over it without regard for consequences.
By then, the so-called mutual restraint will cease to exist.
Besides the Zu Family, several other family forces are also ready to set out at the agreed time to seek the sword.
No one will unilaterally break the agreement and seek the sword in advance, as that would show disregard for the agreement, and other forces would surely punish them.
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However, Xu Hao, far away in Dongying, was unaware of this major event.
Due to his formidable power in suppressing Zhonghai Prefecture, the remaining Universal Vitality Hall stores were very obedient in handing over control, allowing the Xu Liu Group personnel to move in smoothly.
