Sima Heng's words sounded like an illusion to Fang Wei.
Which one among the eight reclusive clans would be willing to submit to someone else and listen to someone else's orders?
But now, a youngster like Sima Heng was actually representing the other seven clans to say that they were willing to let the Fang clan take the lead to join hands and attack Donghai together.
None of this sounded real.
But the elders from the other clans all nodded they heads and acknowledged what Sima Heng was saying.
Fang Wei narrowed his eyes and felt that something was not quite right somewhere.
But Sima Heng's words also made a lot of sense.
The eight reclusive clans had chosen to conceal themselves in Mount Zhongnan back then precisely because they were waiting for the manual to make an
appearance.
They existed for the sake of the Extreme Fist Technique Manual. They were supposed to decipher the secrets of the manual and to pursue a higher calling.
Even if they had collected all nine pages, it would take the combined effort of all eight reclusive families to take out the items they had inherited over the years in order to crack the code behind the manual.
Working together before getting the pages seemed to be the best option at the moment.
"By allowing the Fang clan to take the lead, it means the other seven clans will listen to my instructions?" Fang Wei scoffed and still felt like this was difficult to believe.
"Do you know what that implies?”
"The Fang clan has one page of the manual, so your clan naturally has more say," said Sima Heng. "All seven clans have agreed on that."
"Everyone's aim is very clear. We are all here for the sake of the secret behind the manual, so Master Fang, you really don't have to be so worried."
He was telling the truth.
Of course Fang Wei knew that the one with more pages got more say. That was exactly what he was after in the first place.
All eight clans were working towards obtaining more pages. Even if all eight clans held onto one page, whoever had the additional ninth page would get more say. But when it came to deciphering the secret behind the manual, none of the clans could be left out.
Fang Wei didn't say anything. He frowned and went into deep thought.
He still felt that this had come a little too suddenly, yet at the same time, that was what he wanted to achieve. In fact, this was the best method to get to what he wanted.
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