Song Haiyang had hesitated for a long time before making this decision, unsure if it was the right one.
However, he knew he had to meet Ye Ningze. Ye Ningze was simply too formidable; without a meeting, Song Haiyang himself lacked the confidence to defeat him.
Song Haiyang had always believed his intellect was second to none, but facing such a master, he was unsure how to truly gain control over him.
After all, Ye Ningze had been manipulating events from the very beginning. Facing someone who was beyond his control, Song Haiyang's best course of action was to talk to him and understand what was truly on his mind.
In reality, Ye Ningze's greatest strength wasn't just using public opinion to pressure the Song family. Ye Ningze had also turned figures like Su Xiangyang into sharp blades in his hands.
This meant that for the Song family to deal with Ye Ningze, they would also have to deal with Su Xiangyang.
Song Haiyang believed he knew what kind of person Su Xiangyang was – a man of profound depth and calculation.
Therefore, it was highly unlikely that Su Xiangyang would help Ye Ningze for the sake of some abstract ideal. All of them desired the entire Sun Base, and the prerequisite for that was the thorough strengthening of their own families.
Thus, they would not create another powerful enemy for themselves. There had to be something more at play, but he hadn't yet grasped the crucial element of the issue.
With this thought, Song Haiyang immediately went to Ye Ningze. As he approached Ye Ningze's side,
He suddenly noticed a familiar figure standing with Ye Ningze. This familiar figure was none other than Su Xue.
Upon seeing Song Haiyang, Su Xue spoke directly:
"You're finally here. Our Su family has just reached an agreement with Ye Ningze. We will become each other's most loyal allies, and the Song family will be our greatest enemy. So, what happens next is self-explanatory, isn't it?"
Song Haiyang was surprised that the other party would say such a thing in front of him, and he wondered where they got such audacity.
If they truly possessed such strength, they would have acted against him and his family by now, instead of wasting time with idle chatter. Song Haiyang's expression turned cold, and he replied:
"If you truly had such capabilities, I believe you would have already made your move instead of talking nonsense here. The reason you haven't acted is because you have your own concerns. Since you have concerns, why not sit down and talk? Perhaps we can turn our enmity into friendship."
"After all, in this place, everything else is fake, only interests are real. Moreover, the Sun Base is exceptionally fragile right now."
"I don't believe you can defend the entire Sun Base without the Song family. So, you'd best consider whether eliminating the Song family is more important than defending the Sun Base."
After Song Haiyang finished speaking, Su Xue and Ye Ningze fell silent, seemingly contemplating Song Haiyang's words. However, after a moment, Ye Ningze slowly shook his head and said to Song Haiyang before him:
"Things are not as dire as you make them out to be. I know what you're thinking, trying to use the Song family's influence to make us voluntarily give up. But I tell you, that is impossible. The Song family must disappear, there is no room for negotiation."
Song Haiyang was somewhat baffled as to why Ye Ningze harbored such deep animosity towards the Song family, to the point of being willing to fight them to the bitter end.
After a long pause, Song Haiyang finally spoke again:
"Is this your final decision? If so, then there is nothing more to say. Let's settle this with action."
However, the matter was not yet concluded. After a moment, Ye Ningze let out a cold smile and said to Song Haiyang before him:
"The head of the Song family, you must have come not just to test our bottom line. If you are merely here to test our bottom line, then it only proves you are an incompetent patriarch. Furthermore, according to my information, you are definitely not a fool. So, should we discuss serious matters now?"
As expected, everyone's expression changed slightly. Song Haiyang then said to Ye Ningze:
"I actually guessed you were very intelligent, but I didn't expect that besides being intelligent, you would also be so forthright."
"I am not here today to confront you head-on. Instead, I want to propose a suggestion. See if it is suitable. If it is, then we can coexist based on this model."
Song Haiyang had already figured out how to interact with Ye Ningze and the others. Only fools would believe that Ye Ningze and his group only possessed the visible strength they displayed.
Therefore, he had to find a way to establish a harmonious way of coexistence with this man, and if possible, even acknowledge the legitimacy of Ye Ningze's influence and divide the world together.
In short, Song Haiyang was completely uncertain at this moment, which was why he was behaving this way.
Otherwise, given Song Haiyang's decisive and resolute nature, he would have likely already dispatched people to completely eliminate Ye Ningze and his followers.
Song Haiyang then asked Su Xue with some curiosity:
"I'd like to ask, what kind of leverage did Ye Ningze give you to make you abandon everything, even drag the entire Su family down to support him? You know, this matter actually has little to do with your Su family, but judging by your attitude, you are determined to make trouble for our Song family. Have you truly considered the consequences?"
If the Su family were united, then the Su family indeed possessed the strength to support Ye Ningze. However, the Su family was not united to begin with.
The Great Elder of the Su family and the head of the Su family had been in fierce opposition for many years.
As a result, they had divided the entire Su family's strength into two opposing factions. Therefore, Song Haiyang did not believe the Su family had the strength to support Ye Ningze.
So, in the end, this was merely a perfunctory statement from the other side, and Song Haiyang did not believe their words.
However, not long after, Song Haiyang overturned his own conclusion.
This was because behind Ye Ningze, who had remained silent, stood a crowd of familiar yet unfamiliar faces.
These included people from the Feng family, the Wu family, and the Zhao family.