Chapter 434: Chapter Four Hundred Thirty: Acknowledgment

When Tang Luo entered the headquarters, clan leader Tang Zhi had already returned from the new city and was discussing issues related to food distribution with Tang Gaomin, the sixth elder, in the back hall of the ceremonial hall.

“Clan leader, Sixth elder.” Tang Luo, expressionless, greeted the two with a salute.

The two exchanged a knowing glance. Clan Leader Tang Zhi smiled, waved the warriors away from his side, and said to Tang Luo, “You know already?”

“Heh….” Tang Luo hesitated, unsure how to answer the clan leader’s question. What did he know? He had a vague guess that the impending flood was related to the three-earth plan, but he was afraid to confirm it. If true, it would imply that the mountain at the mouth of the Lingjiang River was not washed away by the flood but by human design.

In all of Xiling, the only ones capable of such a taskwere the Supreme of the Mi Clan and the Sect Head of the Tang Clan. And the only one who could perform it without raising suspicion was his own father, Tang Sen, who had fused with the spirit of a ferocious beast, the Qilin, during the forging of his divine soul. Taking a deep breath and suppressing his distracting thoughts, Tang Luo decided to get a straight answer: “Clan leader, was the Sect Head’s task a few months ago to hollow out the three mountains at the mouth of the Lingjiang

River?”

With piercing eyes, Tang Luo stared at the calm, composed face of the clan leader, seeking an answer.

attempting any deception, Clan Leader Tang Zhi nodded and admitted outright, “I instructed the Sect Head to turn the core of the mountain to sand, which is

River.”

days, the flood would sweep across Xiling. As the most crucial part of the Tang

terrifying reality he didn’ t want to accept shook him to his core. He pointed at Tang Zhi and said harshly, “The Tang Clan already obtained

of lives in the disaster of the millennium flood, entirely overwhelming every city and countless villages along both banks of the Lingjiang River. The thought that there

Luo’s bottom line.

to spring to his defense. The clan leader, his face calm and composed, was outspoken on the matter. He was willing to share his most authentic thoughts with Tang Luo. Even if Tang Luo couldn’t understand now, the leader hoped to plant a seed in his mind which

the Mi Clan wouldn’t permit us to have ten years of peaceful development. Based on the ambition of Mi Jin, had the flood not arrived, both clans would already be at war. Hence, the duress of ten years of peaceful development that you speak of is not feasible.

leader, you treat the lives of millions in Longzhou as dispensable. Tang Zhi, are you sick!?” This was the first time Tang Luo addressed the clan

for Tang Luo’s future, he didn’t tolerate such insolence and was about to intervene. But he saw Tang

Zhi explained, “What’s more important is that Mi Clan’s Wind Media Department is the best in Xiling. The Han Family’s Undying Battle Body is still in its early stages of cultivation by most Martial Ancestors, and its unique silver light is still overshadowed by the Golden Light Dominating Body. Still, if any Martial Ancestors

like grass and trees to you?” Tang Luo shouted in anger. He could accept that the clan was exhausted from dealing with the coming flood or even that the exposure of the Undying Battle Body led to an attack by the An Clan because these were either irresistible natural forces or risks that came

redirect it, it would still flow downstream, inundating hundreds of cities and affecting millions of people. The retargeting of Longjiang to Lingjiang merely transferred the burden of the Longjiang flood to Lingjiang. Although millions will suffer, it will also relieve the pressure downstream in the Longjiang region and allow millions more to escape the flood. Does Luo Zong think that’s not the

saved them from a once-in-millennium disaster!?” Tang Luo sneered in anger. “Lingjiang’s channel is not even a fifth as wide as Longjiang’s. What is a millennium disaster for the people downstream of Longjiang will turn the western regions into swampland when redirected to Lingjiang, the floodwater not receding for years and silt burying several unknown cities. And

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