Listening to the words of the elders, Hermione nodded.
With the smile still on his face, he said, "You mean, let me marry him, and then, on this condition, recruit him back to Longyang Sect, right?"
The Great Elder Hong Tianming nodded and said, "Yes, don't you like him too? We just help you, is there anything wrong with that?"
"This is the best of both worlds. I believe Liu Hao will agree."
"Hermione, please stop being so petty. We elders have already humbled you so much. That is only giving you face."
"..."
Suddenly, the elders started to use both soft and hard tactics.
But Hermione didn't say anything, she just turned to the sect leader He Tianlei beside her.
"Min'er, father also knows that you feel uncomfortable. You have complaints against father. Father also said just now that he can apologize to you."
He Tianlei said, "Father can also promise you that he will never interfere in your affairs in the future, how about that?"
"hehe……"
Hermione smiled, and her eyes turned red.
He just looked at He Tianlei and said, "Back then, when Liu Hao and I got closer, you said Liu Hao had ulterior motives for me, and you told me to keep a distance from him."
"He saved me twice in the polar abyss, but what he got in return was your guess."
"At first, he just asked for a quota to participate in the resource competition, but in the end, you refused unceremoniously."
"He also said that a waste like him is not qualified to participate in the war for resources."
"And now?"
As she said that, Hermione sneered and shook her head, saying, "You guys have shown so much strength in the battle for resources. When you see that he has such a strong talent, you want to let me
Went to invite him back."
"Moreover, he actually asked me to betray myself to lure him back."
"hehe……"
"Ha ha……"
At this point, Hermione laughed again.
Tears flowed from his eyes as he smiled.
"Min'er, I know that I was wrong. I also know that what I did before was not very good."
He Tianlei sighed and said, "But, it has already happened, and there is no point in regretting it. I..."
"enough!"
Hermione shouted loudly, directly interrupting He Tianlei, and shouted angrily, "He Tianlei, He Tianlei, Liu Hao risked his life twice to save me, regardless of his own life."
"You don't know how to be grateful, but you make baseless guesses."
"In order to make me give up on him, he even threatened me with letting him leave the Longyang Sect and asked me to marry someone to benefit you."
"And what about him? In order to make me happy and give me control over my life, he voluntarily quit the Longyang Sect."
"Now, you want me to offer myself to him."
"He Tianlei, you sold your daughter for glory, how long will you sell her?"
"How shameless do you still want to be?"
"You have already disappointed me, how much more will you let me down?"
"You are worse than an outsider, are you still worthy of being this father?"
Without comparison, there is no harm.
With comparison, the harm will naturally be greater.
Liu Hao has always been very kind to him. He saved her twice and took the initiative to leave the clan in order to prevent her from marrying someone he didn't like.
For her sake, she even promised to give a disciple of the Longyang Sect a chance when she met him.
Although, those who met Liu Hao eventually died.
But after all, opportunities are given.
Others may deny this favor, but Hermione must recognize it.
Therefore, she was very grateful to Liu Hao.
However, what she didn't expect was that just after she returned to the sect, the senior officials of Longyang Sect, headed by her father, actually asked her to betray herself to lure Liu Hao back.
In an instant, she felt like she was just a commodity.
A commodity that can be used for profit at any time.
"Min'er, my father is the sect leader of Longyang Sect. Sometimes, he has no choice but to do so!"
He Tianlei's face was dull, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "As the sect leader, I must consider Longyang Sect."
"I did make a mistake before."
"Didn't I say it too? I can apologize and I can give in."
"I can even agree to some of his rude requests, as long as they are not too excessive."
"I have already retreated to this step, isn't it enough?"
As soon as these words came out.
Immediately, the elder Hong Tianming on the side also nodded and said, "Min'er, your father does consider the sect, so he sometimes ignores your feelings."
"Your father was at fault in this matter, and we elders are also at fault."
"I hope you can help Longyang Sect for the sake of us old guys who have treated you well for so many years."
"To be honest, if Longyang Sect cannot have a disciple who can carry the banner this time, it will really fall."
As soon as the Great Elder Hong Tianming finished speaking.
Other elders also joined in.
"Yes, Min'er, if you feel aggrieved, you should bear with it."
"It concerns the future of Longyang Sect, so we can only aggrieve you a little."
"..."
Listening to the words of the elders and father.
Hermione suddenly felt a heartbreaking pain in her heart.
These old guys from the sect were indeed very kind to me before.
This is undeniable.
That's why she has been holding back.
Even though these old guys looked down on Liu Hao before and wanted to target Liu Hao, she didn't say much except expressing her objection.
But now, when these old guys see that Longyang Sect is about to decline, the first thing they think of is not how powerful they are.
Instead, he asked her to betray herself to bring Liu Hao back.
This disappointed him so much, even despairing.
"Then have you ever thought about what if he doesn't want to come back?"
Hermione looked at the senior officials of Longyang Sect and asked, "Even if I sell myself to him, he won't come back?"
"..."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Yes, what if the other party is determined not to come back?
This is indeed a difficult problem.
"Will not!"
At this time, the Great Elder Hong Tianming said, "We all know that your relationship with him is extraordinary. As long as you nod, there is no way he will disagree."
Then he said, "Unless you don't want to, or you don't want to help Longyang Sect, nor do you want to help your father."
Hearing this, He Tianlei immediately said, "Min'er, on other matters, my father can give in, but on this matter, you must help your father and the Longyang Sect."
He added, "It is not easy for Longyang Sect to be in today's situation. If you don't help father and Longyang Sect, then father and Longyang Sect will really disappear!"
Hermione shook her head.
He replied, "I just want to ask you now, what are you going to do if he doesn't agree?"
"If he really doesn't agree to return to Longyang Sect, then let him help us connect with Huoling Sect."
Hong Tianming said, "Let the Huoling Sect help us. I believe that as long as you are willing to speak and as long as you are willing to marry him, even if he does not return to the Longyang Sect, he will definitely help us and your father."
"hehe……"
Hermione smiled again.
This time, I laughed so much that tears flowed down my face.
"Okay, I promise you."
While crying, Hermione said, "I will go and talk to him, but I can't guarantee that he will agree. I can only say that I will try my best to help."
"If he is willing to marry me and help you, then of course it would be best."
"If he doesn't want to, then..."
After a pause, he added, "From now on, I won't owe you anything anymore!"
With that said, Hermione turned to He Tianlei and said, "Similarly, I don't owe you either."
"From now on, we no longer have any relationship."
"I don't want to be betrayed by you and the Longyang Sect again."
Being able to say this means that Hermione has really given up.
"no!"
Hong Tianming was the first to retort, "Min'er, you are the only disciple of our Longyang Sect who can take action now. How can you have nothing to do with us?"
"We know that you feel uncomfortable and feel that we are selling you as a commodity."
"But we have no choice but to do this!"
"I promise you, this is the last time. I will never force you to do anything again in the future."
"how?"
Hearing this, Hermione shook her head.
Said, "No, I don't believe you anymore."
"Anyway, I said, I will do what I should do."
"As for whether it can succeed or not, it's up to you to guess whether it is accurate or not."
"If it's not accurate, it's not my fault."
Hermione lowered her head and said somewhat helplessly.
"Min'er, you can't be so willful!"
Hong Tianming became a little anxious, "If you break all ties with us, then how can Liu Hao stay in Longyang Sect for too long?"
Then he said, "Since you married him and he went to Longyang Sect, then naturally you have to stay in Longyang Sect!"
"If he is willing to marry me and is willing to leave the Fire Spirit Sect and come to our Longyang Sect, then I will stay." Hermione replied, "If he is not willing to marry me and come to the Longyang Sect, then I will stay."
Then I will leave, I think the elders will finally have nothing to say, right?"
"..."
When the elders heard this, they fell silent instantly.
Even the Great Elder Hong Tianming did not object for the first time.
Obviously, this was his acquiescence.
"never mind!"
However, at this time, the sect leader He Tianlei said, "Since Min'er doesn't want to, then don't force her."
"How is this possible?"
Hong Tianming objected, "Does the sect master really think that our Longyang Sect will decline?"
"Yes, Sect Leader, you can't miss this opportunity!"
"Sect Master, you must be responsible for our Longyang Sect!"
"metropolitan……"
Immediately, the other elders began to persuade He Tianlei.
But He Tianlei waved his hand and said, "I am still the sect leader, and I have the final say on this matter."
"If I say forget it, then forget it."
"As for whether the sect will decline..."
After a pause, He Tianlei said to the elders, "I don't think I'm capable enough, so after I go back this time, you can look for a qualified successor as sect leader, and I will give up my position as sect leader."
"..."
When the elders heard this, they were immediately speechless.
He Tianlei doesn't even want to be the leader of the clan, so what else can they use to oppress He Tianlei?
He Tianlei ignored everyone. After walking a few steps forward, he came to Hermione, took a deep breath, and then said, "Min'er, I know that some of my father's previous actions...
It really disappoints you."
"Although father has many reasons, what you said is also true. After all, I regard you as an exchange of interests."
"My father is very selfish, but his eyesight is not very good."
"That's why the current situation has arisen."
"Father loves you very much, and he doesn't want to lose you."
"So, since you don't want to, then forget it."
"After I relinquish my position as the sect leader, I will take you away from here. From now on, father will never force you to do anything you don't like to do again."
As he said that, he patted Hermione on the shoulder, then sighed and left.
Before leaving the house, he said, "Let the disciples clean up and return to the sect immediately."
"..."
Behind them, all the elders of Longyang Sect were stunned.
Still a little unresponsive.
Hermione was also stunned on the spot.
She had really given up completely.
Completely desperate.
But just now, her father's remark made her a little touched for no reason.
"Min'er!"
At this time, Hong Tianming also walked to Hermione and said, "We all know that you have been wronged."
"I also know that using you as an exchange of benefits is unfair to you."
"But there are some things that are really difficult for the sect leader."
"Although I have some differences of opinion with the sect leader, I still quite approve of him."
"This time, regarding the matter of Liu Hao, the sect master made a mistake in his judgment, and I also made a mistake."
"We were indeed wrong."
"This is something that cannot be undone."
"We use you as a bargaining chip because we want to preserve the foundation of Longyang Sect."
"You should also know the consequences of Longyang Sect's disastrous defeat in the battle for resources."
"It may be really difficult for the Longyang Sect in the future to stand up in the third domain."
"However, since this is the sect leader's decision, we can only accept it."
"I hope you won't blame your father."
"As for us old guys, you can blame us if you want."
"Anyway, some people have to be the villains."
After saying that, Hong Tianming also sighed, shook his head, and left.
As for the other elders, all of them were looking at Hermione and wanted to say something.
But, in the end, nothing was said.
They all just sighed, shook their heads, and then left.
Hermione was left alone, standing blankly in the room.
In fact, she also knew that the elders and seniors of the sect had more or less differences.
But she also knew that these people had actually been working hard to make the sect stronger.
If you really want to blame them, you can only blame them for being blind and incompetent.
It is their incompetence that created the current situation!
But, can I really hold back and not reach out to help?