**Chapter 93: Blind Loyalty**
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
Following that loud voice.
A robust figure quickly appeared at the doorway, walking in with a few others.
His hair and beard were streaked with white, and his short hair stood up like steel needles on his head. Simply put, he was the type of big, burly brute. This person was Titan, the Family Head of the Strength Clan.
"Oh, you guys are..." Titan had just entered the door when he noticed that the one seated in the main position was not his old friend, but rather a somewhat familiar-looking young man.
"Old Ape, you're the last one to arrive this time."
Niu Gao, as the host, stood up to greet him, then forcefully signaled to him with his eyes. Titan saw his hint, then carefully scrutinized Ye Cheng again. His pupils immediately constricted, finally recalling why the young man looked familiar.
"Greetings, Your Excellency."
Titan quickly bowed. Even though he was much older than Ye Cheng, in the Soul Master World, the strong reign supreme. It was common for the weak to pay respects to the strong.
Ye Cheng nodded lightly in response, a gesture of polite acknowledgement.
Next, Niu Gao, Bai He, and Yang Wudi immediately began vying to explain the reasons to Titan, recounting how their three Clans had already joined Ye Cheng. Now, only their Strength Clan remained for the Four Clans to be reunited.
After listening to their accounts, Titan was first shocked. Then, after a moment of hesitation, he still looked at Ye Cheng and said, "I appreciate Your Excellency thinking highly of my Strength Clan, but please allow me to refuse!"
His refusal completely exceeded everyone's expectations.
Niu Gao couldn't help but exclaim, "Old Ape, are you senile? Why are you still refusing at a time like this? If you join, not only can your entire Clan relocate to White Cloud City, but our economic burden from these past years will also be easily resolved. Even Spirit Hall's suppression will no longer be a problem."
Titan's pupils contracted upon hearing these conditions. He truly hadn't expected Ye Cheng to offer such generous terms, and his heart wavered slightly. But soon, remembering how his own Master, Tang Hao, had an arm and a leg severed by the other party in the previous future video, his resolve to refuse immediately solidified.
"I apologize. I appreciate the kind offer. But the Strength Clan absolutely cannot join other Factions!" His words were firm, his demeanor unshakeable.
Bai He, seeing his resolute attitude, anxiously said, "Old Ape, you must think this through carefully! Remember when we were still in the Clear Sky Sect, how could we have had such good treatment? With such excellent conditions, why would you refuse? Wait! Could it be that you're still thinking of Tang Hao?"
Titan naturally heard the urgency in their words and their frustration over his stubbornness, but thinking of Tang Hao who appeared in the previous video, he still firmly said, "My Master is still alive, I cannot be disloyal!"
As soon as he said this, Yang Wudi immediately snorted coldly, "You still call that brat 'Master'? You're truly regressing in your old age! What's so good about the Clear Sky Sect? They've already acted so heartlessly, yet you're still siding with them!"
Titan knew he was in the wrong and retorted somewhat weakly, "I don't have a good impression of the Clear Sky Sect either, it's just that Master treated me well. I can disown the Clear Sky Sect, but I can't disown my Master!"
However, this sentence was like a fuse, successfully enraging Yang Wudi! He slammed his hand on the armrest of his chair, stood up, and roared, "I admit that Tang Hao did take good care of our Single Attribute Four Clans back then, but you need to understand that all the trouble was caused by Tang Hao!"
"Qian Xunji killed Master's wife, so Master couldn't take revenge?" Titan also stood up, unwilling to be outdone, and angrily roared.
"He could take revenge! To be honest, back then, I always supported Tang Hao, thinking he was a true man. I was ready to go through fire and water and fight Spirit Hall to the death for him. But what happened?" Yang Wudi grew angrier as he spoke, venting all the resentment in his heart!
"Tang Hao ran away, no one knows where he went! The Clear Sky Sect also ran away, no one knows where they went! In the end, who faced Spirit Hall? It was us! Do you still remember how many of our clan members died!?" he roared.
"That's right! We don't have to hate Tang Hao, but after that incident, our Single Attribute Four Clans endured Spirit Hall's retaliation and suffered heavy losses! That can be considered settling their debt of gratitude to Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect!" Niu Gao sighed.
Titan was momentarily speechless. He understood some of these things, but Titan simply didn't want to think about them, or rather, he had been forcing himself to believe that Tang Hao had a reason. He could be called blindly loyal if putting it nicely; if putting it harshly, he was stubborn and heavily servile!
Back then, Spirit Hall's forces were powerful, and the Clear Sky Sect was unable to withstand Spirit Hall's full retaliation. Even if they barely managed to block it, they would inevitably suffer heavy casualties. Under such circumstances, choosing to retreat was considered the best choice.
However, this was only the best choice for the Clear Sky Sect; for others, it was not. For example, the Affiliated Clans abandoned by the Clear Sky Sect. The Four Clans were among those with relatively minor losses. Many other clans suffered so heavily that they were almost wiped out.
What the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Hao did in this matter could only be described as utterly despicable!
You provoked the trouble, yet you wiped your hands clean and fled, leaving behind a pile of messes for your subordinates. Is that how a Boss acts?
Seeing the atmosphere fall into an eerie silence.
Bai He sighed at this moment, saying somewhat wistfully, "Old Ape, we brothers have fought side by side for many years. When the Clear Sky Sect abandoned us back then, we also supported each other to reach this point. Are you really not going to consider it again? If you miss this opportunity, you will definitely regret it!"
The others also fixed their gaze on Titan, awaiting his final decision.
However, Titan hesitated for a moment, then finally shook his head and said, "I apologize, my brothers, but I still cannot abandon my Master. And I thank Your Excellency for thinking highly of me, but a loyal minister serves no two masters; I cannot betray my Master."
He vividly demonstrated what blind loyalty and heavy servility looked like before everyone.
"Bang!"
Niu Gao was so angry at his appearance that he slapped the table and coldly said, "Since you're still thinking of that so-called Master of yours, then leave. I won't see you out!"
Yang Wudi and Bai He also shook their heads in disappointment. Since Titan had already made his decision, they would not force him to make another. For them, it was just a regret that they couldn't work together again.
Although the Single Attribute Four Clans always stood united, it was because they were suppressed by Spirit Hall, forcing them to support each other and stick together for mutual support. In fact, the four clans had significant differences in their philosophies, especially Titan and Yang Wudi, but as they were old friends for many years, they didn't openly express it.
Today, the few of them laid their hearts bare and finally cleared the air. Yang Wudi detested Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect, while Titan believed that even though Tang Hao acted wrongly, he absolutely couldn't disown Tang Hao as his Master.
In Ye Cheng's view, blind loyalty was quite good, after all, who wouldn't want a loyal subordinate? But when the object of a subordinate's blind loyalty wasn't you, that was very bad.
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