Chapter 499: I Was Wrong
Standing off to the side, Vis's face flushed red with embarrassment. Choked by Wallins's words, he coughed twice before forcing a smile and said, "Patriarch Wallins, I think you've misunderstood—you're the one who should be leaving..."
This Wallins really doesn't know when to quit...
How could Lord Heron ever drive out Mafa Merlin? He'd barely have time to win him over. This collaboration is crucial for the Black Tower, and it will deeply affect Auckland's future power structure. Compared to that, what does your Charlotte Family amount to?
Do they really think that just because they recently conquered a Frostleaf Plane, the Black Tower will treat them differently?
Absolutely laughable...
Yes, the way Vis looked at Wallins now was like he was watching a clown perform.
"I..."
In that instant, Wallins's face turned deathly pale, frozen in shock—Vis's words had utterly stunned him. Right now, he was like a duck with its neck squeezed, unable to utter a single word.
"Lord Vis, please convey my regards to Lord Heron. Tell him I hope our cooperation will be pleasant..."
Lin Yun didn't say much more, simply turning and leaving the reception room without sparing Wallins a single glance. Truthfully, during their earlier confrontation, he'd already felt the urge to kill Wallins. That guy was just a petty clown being used by the Soul Requiem, but his constant antics in front of Lin Yun were becoming seriously annoying.
But in the end, Heron intervened and stopped the fight...
Old fox...
Lin Yun cursed inwardly. He could clearly see that Heron's intervention at the critical moment was to avoid getting involved in the feud between the Merlin Family and the Charlotte Family, steering clear of entangling the Black Tower. If Wallins were to mysteriously die in the Black Tower's Darkmoon Fortress, word would get out in Auckland, and everyone would suspect the Black Tower's involvement in Wallins's death.
No doubt about it, Heron was cunning...
Whether it was the first deal or this cooperation, he'd always tried to swindle and cheat me. Still, Heron would probably never realize that I'd been playing him all along.
After finishing the negotiations, Lin Yun didn't linger at Darkmoon Fortress and headed straight back to Inferno Fortress...
However, he had no idea that the turmoil in the Darkmoon Fortress reception room was far from over. With Lin Yun and Wallins gone, the room felt strangely empty—only Vis and Suville remained.
At this moment, Vis's smiling face, though silent, made Suville beside him feel extremely awkward.
"Um..."