Chapter 1137 The Black Shadow Makes Another Move
Lin Yuan could tell that the elderly man and Feng Shuang were not loyal, nor did they have any deep attachment to the Zheng family.
A burly man said in a gruff voice, “Elder He, Feng Shuang, how can you say such words? How can you abandon the Zheng family so easily? We owe a debt to them. It would be despicable for us to leave now!”
The burly man turned to say to Zheng Kaiyan, “Third Young Master, I’m willing to stay with the Zheng family. However, I’m staying with the Zheng family during a crisis out of the goodness of my heart. The Zheng family has to give me twice the amount of resources than before.”
The moment the burly man finished speaking, Feng Shuang said, “Hu Tian, if I recall correctly, your main fey is only Suzerain III/Myth I. Now that the Zheng family has collapsed, the other two families in Indigo Azure City have probably started to hatch their schemes. If you insist on staying with the Zheng family to the end, don’t say I didn’t warn you!”
Hu Tian frowned and mulled for a moment before saying, “If it really gets to an unbearable state, I’ll leave on my own accord. But for now, it isn’t that bad yet. We might be able to help Third Young Master overcome this crisis by staying.”
The silent man with feminine features said mockingly, “Hu Tian, as righteous as you’re being, you want twice the resources too, right? I think we should all go to the Miao family. We’re all Class 4 Creation Masters, and Elder He has reached middle Class 4. The Miao family had just lost two thearch-class experts and are scrambling to recover power. If we go to the Miao family now, we should be able to obtain decent benefits. Moreover, Second Young Master and Madam were saved by the leader of the Miao family at the cost of two World Crystals. This proves how important they are to him.”
The feminine man’s words made Feng Shuang and Elder He think while Hu Tian’s face flushed.
But soon, even Hu Tian looked deep in thought as though he agreed that the feminine man’s words made sense.
After observing the situation for some time, Lin Yuan now had a basic understanding of all the personalities and temperaments of these four Class 4 Creation Masters.
Feng Shuang and Elder He were only after benefits and were not willing to take any risks. They did not have any attachment to the Zheng family that they had been working under for decades. All they cared about was making sure that they came out fine.
Hu Tian had formed a deep bond with the Zheng family, but he also cared about his benefits.
When it came to a choice between his bonds and potential benefits, he was sure to choose his benefits.
Instead of rebuffing the feminine man, he started to ponder over the feminine man’s words. This was proof that Hu Tian cared most about his personal benefits.
Lin Yuan was still unable to get a read on the feminine man. However, his desire to jump ship to the Miao family showed that he probably had a closer relationship with Zheng Kaiyuan and Miao Zhi.
However, the feminine man seemed ignorant.
Miao Zhenshan had used two World Crystals to save Zheng Kaiyuan and Miao Zhi, but it was not because he cared about them.
In fact, the person who most wanted Zheng Kaiyuan and Miao Zhi dead was Miao Zhenshan.
Nonetheless, the four Class 4 Creation Masters needed to be terrified into submission.
At that moment, the feminine man spoke again. “In the Miao family, the four of us can follow in their lead to continue fighting against Sky City. We’ll still be helping the Zheng family in a way. The Miao family—”
Before the feminine man could finish speaking, his body was suddenly split in half, and he collapsed to the ground.
This sudden development made Feng Shuang, Elder He, and Hu Tian gasp.
While Zheng Kaiyan listened to Feng Shuang, Elder He, Hu Tian, and the feminine man speak, he wondered what Lin Yuan would do.
All four of them wanted to gain everything they asked for, but their ties to the Zheng family were complicated.
Zheng Kaiyan did not know what Lin Yuan would do to make them submit, but he did not expect Lin Yuan to turn to such a method.
Lin Yuan killed the feminine man who only wanted to side with the Miao family without hesitation to shock the other three into submission.
Feng Shuang, Elder He, and Hu Tian summoned their feys out of fear. They could not believe what had just happened.
However, this scene was not new to them as they had just seen it in a Star Web article.
The two thearch-class experts that the Miao family had lent to the Zheng family had been split in two without so much as a warning beforehand.
At that moment, the three of them heard a clear voice that was like a Grim Reaper beckoning to them, “Anyone who summons their fey will be the next one to be split into two.”
Feng Shuang and Elder He started trembling.
Hu Tian was much stronger than them, but he also dared not test Lin Yuan.
With chattering teeth, Feng Shuang whimpered, “You’re from Sky City! What do you want?”
Lin Yuan stored the feminine man’s body in a Diamond fey storage box and said to the other three Class 4 Creation Masters, “The floor is dirty. Clean it up.”
The three of them immediately looked unwilling. After all, they were Class 4 Creation Masters and were used to being waited on.
They had people taking care of their every need except when it came to concocting spirit fluids and had never done anything resembling cleaning up.
But before Lin Yuan could put more pressure on them, Feng Shuang and Elder He started to clean up the floor.
Suddenly, Hu Tian remembered that the feminine man had been split in half because he said he wanted to defy Sky City and join the Miao family.
Hu Tian feared that he would meet the same end as the feminine man if he did not start cleaning too.
As such, Hu Tian also started to clean.
Lin Yuan nodded as this meant that the three of them could be subservient.
One had to make use of another’s weakness to manipulate them easily.
Lin Yuan felt that he did not expend much effort to gain Feng Shuang and Elder He’s loyalty.
