Wu Jie feigned a cough, drawing everyone's attention, and said with a faint smile, "For a long time, our battles against the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings have relied on ourselves, not the Alliance."

"Even without the help of the Alliance, our Great Tang Ruins still have the capability to wage war against the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings alone."

Zhao Guantian didn't say anything, and the others also fell silent.

Everyone knew that the words of the great leader, Wu Jie, were nothing more than self-comfort.

Once they engaged in battle with the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings at this juncture, the Great Tang Ruins would surely suffer immense losses, andanyone present could potentially fall in battle.

"Now, let's talk about Xiao Mu."

Wu Jie changed the subject and brought up Xiao Mu again, pulling everyone's attention back to the matter at hand.

"May I ask, great leader, what's happened to Xiao Mu?" Wu Yan, as Xiao Mu's direct superior, was concerned for his subordinate and asked anxiously.

"Xiao Mu..."

Wu Jie paused for a moment, "The show of force by the Five Elements True Monarch is mainly aimed at Xiao Mu, demanding that we hand him over or else they will declare war on our Great Tang Ruins."

"The reason I've called everyone here is to discuss collectively how we should handle this matter."

Wu Yan immediately said, "How should we handle it? What else can we do? Are we really going to hand over Xiao Mu? If the Five Elements True Monarch wants to wage war, then we'll just have to fight it out. If it comes down to it, we'll perish together—what, are we afraid of him?"

Xiao Mu was Wu Yan's prized subordinate, and Wu Yan greatly appreciated him for his repeated achievements. Whoever dared suggest handing over a person would have to confront him first.

"You're Xiao Mu's superior and have the greatest say in this matter."

Wu Jie nodded at Wu Yan but then looked at the others, "What do the rest of you think?"

Wu Yan's expression changed, and he yelled at Wu Jie with dissatisfaction, "Great leader, Xiao Mu is my underling; why let others decide what to do with him?"

He glanced at Zhou Pudu, Qin Duan, and Cui Yan, hinting at his concern.

The others were hard to read, but Zhou Pudu, Qin Duan, and Cui Yan were definitely not in favor of Xiao Mu.

"Wu Yan, calm down and listen to what everyone else has to say." Wu Jie gently tried to pacify Wu Yan.

Wu Yan, dissatisfied, said, "Great leader, Xiao Mu is my man. I have the right to decide his fate, alright? Are we really going to hand over Xiao Mu just because others say so?"

Group Two leader Qin Duan suddenly spoke up, rebuking Wu Yan, "Wu Yan, the great leader is only asking for a discussion, not actually planning to hand over Xiao Mu."

"Yelling in front of the three chiefs and the envoy from Zhao like this, where does that put the chiefs and the envoy? I suggest you speak less and first listen to what everyone has to say."

Wu Yan, furious, glared fiercely at Qin Duan and retorted, "Qin Duan, do you dare claim you wouldn't advocate handing over Xiao Mu?"

"Wu Yan, you're judging others by your own low standards."

Qin Duan glanced at Wu Yan and sneered without a smile, "However, in my opinion, given the current situation, handing over Xiao Mu would actually be a good thing."

"Villain! Pah!" Wu Yan, enraged, cursed and spat a thick gob of phlegm at Qin Duan.

"Wu Yan, this is precisely your reckless and impetuous nature. With such temperament, you really aren't suitable for being a team leader. Behaving so recklessly and impulsively, you'll get your team members killed."

Qin Duan waved his hand to emit a bright light, a substantial energy that generated a wind trying to blow away Wu Yan's spit.

Whistling! Smack!

But unexpectedly, Wu Yan's spit contained highly compressed True Force. When it made contact with Qin Duan's bright light, it suddenly burst forth, breaking through the defense and hitting Qin Duan squarely in the face.

Qin Duan's face immediately turned dark, and he hurriedly tried to wipe the thick phlegm from his face, looking utterly disgusted and repulsed.

"Scoundrel!" Wu Yan cursed, feeling immensely satisfied.

"Great leader, I propose that we hand over Xiao Mu."

Qin Duan, after wiping off the phlegm from his face, glared angrily at Wu Yan, then turned to Wu Jie and spoke seriously, "The Boundary Wall is weakening, True God Realm powerhouses and Divine Spirits from beyond are about to infiltrate, and the Alliance's experts have gone to the Boundary Wall to block them. Neither the Headquarters nor the Ruins of Yin can provide us with support now. This is not the time to engage in battle with the Extraterrestrial Evil Beings."

"Therefore, I suggest we hand over Xiao Mu."

"Xiao Mu is just an ordinary Mutated Being from the Yin God Realm, does he help the greater cause?"

"Sacrificing him to delay the onset of war and to buy time for our Great Tang Ruins—isn't that what we should do?"

"I believe that even Xiao Mu himself, if he knew about our decision, would feel proud to be sacrificed for the Alliance; otherwise, he would be someone who cannot see the bigger picture."

"Is a Mutated Being who cannot see the bigger picture worth sacrificing the interests of the entire Great Tang Ruins to protect?"

"Qin Duan, you really are shameless, why don't you suggest we hand you over instead?" Wu Yan fumed.

This Qin Duan was too shameless; his words were disgustingly so, and yet he presented himself as considering the greater good, which was utterly revolting.

Qin Duan let out a sneer and looked righteously at Wu Yan, "If the Five Elements True Monarch wanted me, there'd be no need for discussion, and I would present myself willingly. What does the life or death of one individual count when sacrificed for the greater good?"

"Shameless! That's easy for you to say because the Five Elements True Monarch doesn't want you! If they did, would you be saying the same? Villain!" Wu Yan, infuriated, cursed again.

From what he knew about Qin Duan, the man was all talk, and in reality, he would never make a sacrifice to protect the greater good.

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