Lu Changsheng opened his eyes. "Outlaw the Extreme Martial Dao?" 

His figure emitted faint smoke as he set the wire down, yet he seemed perfectly calm as he said, "Assassination didn't work for them, so now they're using their connections to have the Extreme Martial Dao outlawed? We've cut into the interests of the entire martial arts community. A frenzied counterattack is only to be expected."

"Here's what we'll do. Gather a large sum of money at once, spare no expense, and go to the royal capital of the Jade Dragon Kingdom to lobby the nobles and the members of parliament. Don't ask them to save the Extreme Martial Dao. Instead, only ask for a delay. The longer the better. Half a year to a year would be ideal."

Senior Sister Xiang was momentarily taken aback. "Only a delay? But even if we buy a year, what good would it do?"

She could see no way out of this. To spend so much money merely to buy half a year or a year… Would some miracle happen at the end of it? Surely not.

The martial arts community commanded too much influence. Once they bring official power into the picture, the Extreme Martial Dao Center would not be able to compete. A year, even two or three, or five years of delay would likely mean...