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"Got it." Ling Mo Xie lowered his head, glancing at the documents in his hand, and said lazily.
The two remained silent for a while. Ling Mo Xie put away the documents and placed them on the table in front of him, saying, "Then I'll be leaving. You can continue with your work!"
With that, he stood up and walked toward the entrance of the tent.
At this moment, to the east of the refuge camp, several leaders of the Eastern City Association were also holding a meeting.
Given the strength of the Eastern City Association, they could have set up their tents closer to the inner camp, but for convenience, they chose to establish themselves on the outskirts, resulting in most of the area on the eastern edge being occupied by members of the Eastern City Association, with few civilians around.
Inside a luxurious large tent among the numerous shabby ones, Ji Chen, the leader of the Eastern City Association, sat at the head of a long table. At one end of the table lay an Azure Fox resting.
To Ji Chen's left and right sat five rough-looking individuals who were currently slouching in their seats and chatting with each other.
Ji Chen observed the scene before him, his expression turning cold. He slammed his right hand on the table, creating a loud noise that startled those rough individuals.
"Boss, what's wrong? Why are you so angry today?" After exchanging glances with each other, one of the more favored rough individuals asked.
Ji Chen's gaze was icy as he coldly replied, "Do you not realize that disaster is upon us while you continue to joke and play around?"
The rough individual looked around at his companions, confusion evident in his eyes. Thinking Ji Chen was joking, he responded with a smirk, "Disaster? Lord President, that's not a funny joke. What trouble could we possibly be in?"
Seeing his subordinates wearing such carefree expressions only made Ji Chen's face grow colder. These fools would need to be dealt with properly after this matter.
"The Ling Family has set their sights on us! Do you think that's not a disaster?" Ji Chen no longer beat around the bush and stated directly.
Upon hearing Ji Chen's words, those who had been joking suddenly froze: "How could that be? We haven't done anything out of line recently, have we?"
What they referred to as "out of line" naturally meant offending the Ling Family or infringing upon their interests.
But what they did not know was that in the eyes of Ling Mo Xie, what they had been doing all along was outrageous.
"That's Ling Mo Xie. Perhaps it's because he grew up in a rural area? Just because he saw someone from the meeting bullying a commoner, he decided to take action against us. I heard that the commoner who used to provide for us, Little Wood, was actually hung up on a pillar for everyone to see."
Ji Chen smirked, explaining to his underlings.
"Hey! It's just that orphaned kid. What's so scary about him?" Upon hearing Ji Chen's explanation, many of the small-time thugs relaxed and sat back down, drinking tea and alcohol as they pleased.
Ji Chen looked at his subordinates and shook his head helplessly, saying, "According to the latest news, Ling Mo Xie is the most favored grandson of the Ling Family's head. You all better think carefully."
"What!" The small-time thugs who had just relaxed jumped up again. Ling Mo Xie and the Ling Family were completely different concepts, but if Ling Mo Xie was favored by the head of the Ling Family...
"Leader, what should we do now? Should we go to the Ling Family to apologize and offer some treasures for forgiveness, or should we pack our things and run away quickly?"
Ji Chen coldly smiled, "Have you all forgotten?" He then respectfully gestured towards Azure Fox, who was napping at the table. "Mister Xuanling, what do you think..."
The fox lazily opened its eyes and spoke, "Ji Chen, have you completed the task I assigned to you? How dare you ask me for help?"
Ji Chen's expression stiffened. "My lord! After all these years, you have seen it; we have been tirelessly searching for what you mentioned. But without finding it, what can I do?"
"Besides, didn't you call back all the Demon Beasts that were originally sent?"
One small-time thug, hearing Ji Chen and Xuanling's conversation, muttered discontentedly under his breath.
The fox swiftly turned its head, a glint of blood flashing in its narrow eyes. The small-time thug who had just spoken immediately clutched his neck and collapsed to the ground, his eyes wide open but utterly motionless.
A small-time thug at the Heart-Feeling Stage had no resistance whatsoever in front of this fox.
The remaining thugs exchanged glances, all lowering their heads. Some sipped tea from their cups, while others simply fiddled with the corners of their clothes, their hands clearly trembling.
Even Ji Chen felt a wave of fear, recalling his previous words. Had he offended Mister Xuanling in any way?
At that moment, the fox, who had resumed its lazy posture, spoke up: "The reason for calling them back is because you all have been drawing too much attention to yourselves. Moreover, the demon clan has started to suspect my Fox Clan as well. Let's not bring this up again."
"Yes, yes, yes! It’s our fault; we won’t mention it again!" the other thugs hurriedly replied.
Seeing Xuanling nod, Ji Chen asked again, "Mister Xuanling, about what I mentioned earlier..."
Xuanling turned to glance at Ji Chen, causing him to break out in a cold sweat, though he dared not wipe the beads of sweat from his forehead.
After a while, Xuanling lazily said, "You’ve searched for three years without any news. It seems your influence is too small. As for the Ling Family... let’s just make do! You can rest assured about this matter; just wait for the people from the Ling Family to come."
With that, he closed his eyes again, his tail swaying slightly as if he didn’t take this matter seriously at all.
Ji Chen felt relieved by the fox's promise and wore a calm smile. With Mister Xuanling's assurance, he no longer needed to fear the Ling Family. In fact, if Mister Xuanling wished, even a small place like Skywind City would be nothing.
However, Mister Xuanling was after all a member of the demon clan and could not cause too much commotion in Izumo Kingdom to avoid attracting the attention of those Righteous Sect members. Otherwise...
Ji Chen wore a lewd smile on his face as he indulged in his fantasies. Unbeknownst to him, the fox lying on the table opened its eyes slightly and cast a disdainful glance at him, thinking to itself: "Those not of my kind must have different hearts! The day we find the Dragon Vein Holy Son will be the end for these humans!"
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