The Rhinoceros Apes City was still under lockdown. There were many civilians in the city but the entire city was shrouded in a depressing atmosphere. There were fewer entertainment activities in the city. At night, the city was deserted.
The restaurants were all empty. Even the brothels, which were usually bustling with activity, didn't have much business these days. It was deserted.
The Rhinoceros Apes used to have many playboys but none of them dared to come out. They heard that the Chief Patriarch was furious and even slapped several servants to death.
Some scouts were injured. Even the higher-ups of the Rhinoceros Apes Race were trembling, not to mention the playboys. They were afraid that they would be slapped to death if they angered the Chief Patriarch.
Chief Patriarch could not help but be angry. There had been nothing but bad news recently. Every couple of days, there would be bad news. It was either a city being breached, a place of resources being attacked, or a powerful warrior close to the consummate realm being killed.
Chief Patriarch had mobilized many powerful warriors and countless scouts to search for Lu Li all over the world. But there was no news, not even a clue.
How could Chief Patriarch be in a good mood when he saw Lu Li running amok in the universe controlled by the Rhinoceros Apes and slaughtering unscrupulously while Chief Patriarch could do nothing about it?
Their Family Patriarch was not awake yet and they had tried everything.
They had fed their Family Patriarch with all kinds of elixirs but nothing happened.
There was nothing they could do. They dared not to ask for help from powerful warriors in souls. Once the news that something was wrong with their Family Patriarch was spread out, the major races nearby would take actions. By then, the Rhinoceros Apes Race would be wiped out before their Family Patriarch could wake up.
Lu Li's Art of Hiding was amazing. Chief Patriarch was regretting. He should not have started the fight with Lu Li. How could he end the situation now?
If so many powerful warriors and scouts could not find Lu Li, then no one below the consummate realm could.
Since their Family Patriarch was asleep, there was nothing the Rhinoceros Apes Race could do to Lu Li. At this rate, more warriors and powerful warriors of the Rhinoceros Apes Race would die.
The warriors and powerful warriors could afford to lose their lives. The key was their reputation.
The longer it dragged on, the worse the reputation of the Rhinoceros Apes Race would be. The other races nearby would not be able to stand it.
Once those races united, it would be the end of the Rhinoceros Apes.
"Go and invite Second Elder and the others over!"
The Great Elder thought for a moment before giving the order. There were still ten-odd Elders overseeing the Ape City, and they were all the more important Elders.
After a while, the dozen or so elders arrived, and all of them had ugly expressions on their faces.
The Grand Elder said in a deep voice, "You all understand the situation. I know it's hard for you to accept it, but we have to face the reality.
Although face was important, the survival of the tribe was even more important.
Therefore, everyone should think rationally and see how we should proceed from here on. "
The group of patriarchs said nothing. Chief Patriarch was right. Even though they found it hard to accept, they had to admit that they could not do anything to Lu Li.
If this continued, the situation would only get worse, so they had to think of a way out. If they didn't retreat now, they might be consigned to eternal damnation.
"Negotiate with Lu Li?"
An elder asked weakly, "Should we make some concessions and then stop fighting with him?"
"That's what the Gui did back then!"
Another patriarch said, "As far as I know, the Gui Race reached a secret agreement with Lu Li. Then, Lu Li played along with them. On the surface, it looked like the Gui Race had won, but in fact, Lu Li extorted a lot of money from them."
"It's okay to pay some Celestial Stones and resources!"
The third patriarch said, "As long as we can get him to play along, then we don't mind suffering some losses.
If we don't stop fighting, we will be in big trouble. We might even be wiped out. "
The other patriarchs joined the discussion as well. The Chief Patriarch was getting more and more upset. He just wanted the patriarchs to discuss and come up with a solution.
He didn't expect that all of them wanted to ask for peace.
What was the difference between asking for peace and surrendering to Lu Li?
The Ape Rhinoceros Race was a super race. The patriarchs were the most important figures in the Universe Region. Now, they had fallen to this state.
"I don't think this is a good idea!"
A patriarch stood up all of a sudden and said, "We cannot ask for peace. If there is nothing wrong with our Family Patriarch, we will be fine.
But our Family Patriarch cannot show up. Once we ask for peace, no matter how Lu Li cooperates, the other races in the Universe Region will sense something is wrong. They will start to sound us out. In the end, they will swarm in from all sides like wolves and tear us apart.
We are different from the Gui Race. The Gui Race has absolute power. We do not. If we ask for peace with Lu Li, we will expose our weakness and our demise will come sooner! "
The patriarch's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over them. The other patriarchs who were discussing how to negotiate with Lu Li came back to their senses.
Chief Patriarch and Second Patriarch looked at each other and nodded. Finally, one of them was sober. If all of them were to ask for peace, then they would be disappointed.
Chief Patriarch looked up and asked, "Then how do you think we should solve this problem?"
The patriarch thought about it. After the time for half an incense stick to burn, he said, "I think we should take three steps. First, we should ask for help from powerful warriors and major races that have tracking skills.
As long as we can find Lu Li, it will not be difficult to kill him.
Second, should we ask the Family Patriarch of the Rock Race to come and have a look? Only those at the absolute realm will understand. The Rock Race has been on good terms with us for generations. I think we can trust them.
Third, we should start to prepare a way of retreat. If things go wrong, our race will not be wiped out. We can secretly arrange for some elites to hide.
Fourth, we can try to contact the God of Death and see what Lu Li thinks! "
Chief Patriarch and Second Patriarch looked at each other in surprise. They didn't know this patriarch was so outstanding.
Two of the points the patriarch mentioned were what Chief Patriarch had in mind. The other two points were not considered by him.
He nodded to himself. If they could survive this crisis, this patriarch could be put in an important position.
The Rhinoceros Ape Race was not short of powerful warriors. What they lacked was a wise man who knew how to plan. One wise man could be as good as dozens of powerful patriarchs.
"I think this is doable!"
Chief Patriarch and Second Patriarch communicated for a while. Chief Patriarch made up his mind. He said, "Let's ask for top tracking warriors. Third Patriarch will be in charge.
I think we should wait for a few more months to invite the Family Patriarch of the Rock Race.
Patriarch Two, please take care of the internal affairs of the race. I will try my best to save the Family Patriarch.
If the Family Patriarch cannot wake up in three or four months, then we will have to ask the Family Patriarch of the Rock Race to come.
Third, Patriarch Five, you can take care of it as well. Arrange for a group of elites and some resources to be transferred to our ancestral land. If there is nothing else, let them come out later.
As for the fourth point, I don't think it is necessary for now.
Negotiating with Lu Li is the last step. Do not take this step unless absolutely necessary. Even if the negotiation is successful, our race will still be in danger. "
"Okay!"
The Grand Elder stood up and shouted in a deep voice, "Everyone, the next few months will be a matter of life and death for our clan. Please work hard together.
Our most important task in the short term is to find Lu Li and kill him.
As long as we can kill Lu Li, we will be able to deter others and we will have a few years. By then, we can take our time to save the Family Patriarch. "
Third Patriarch