Chapter 642 - Potential Allies
Jingming Shang couldn’t help but look at Lin Mu, who was so young and had reached a cultivation base that was far superior to him that to in less than five years. To him, this was nothing less than miraculous.
"It should be safe now, we can talk." Jingming Shang said.
"So who is this, really?" Jing Luo questioned again.nôvel binz was the first platform to present this chapter.
"Like I said before, this is one of the council members, Jingming Shang. He’s also one of the people that old Man Jing Wei and Duan Ke trusted." Lin Mu answered.
Jing Luo raised his brows upon hearing this. He had not expected his grandfather and cousin to trust someone else after all that happened.
"Are you sure? There were many of our friends and so called allies that betrayed us back then." Jing Luo questioned in an apprehensive tone.
"I know..." Lin Mu said in a calm tone. "Jingming Shang owes them though and thus will not betray them... they simply have far too many things that can cause trouble to him." Lin Mu added, making a wry smile appear on Jingming Shang’s face.
"That’s true. Old man Jing Wei and Duan Ke saved my life many years ago and thus I owe them for that. Even when I helped them, it was mostly equal trades of items and gold, so there wasn’t really a way that I was paying for that debt.
At most I was keeping their location a secret, but that didn’t really count because as a merchant I do that for a lot of my clients when they need the source of a product hidden. But now... since you are here, I can finally fulfill my debt." Jingming Shang explained.
Jing Luo stayed silent for a minute and gaged the man before finally nodding his head.
"Alright, if grandfather and Duan Ke trust you and Lin Mu approves of it, I’ll trust you too." Jing Luo stated.
~phew~
Jingming Shang took a breath of relief and felt like he had avoided a great calamity. This might have been true, as it was unlikely Lin Mu or Jing Luo would let him go after having learned so many things about him.
"Really?" Lin Mu said, feeling surprised.
"Indeed. Though there is no guaranteed. Still... since Gu Yao exterminated the Mu clan’s members, I’m sure they hold a grudge against him and will aid us, regardless." Jing Luo stated.
"Perfect! That will be the best thing if it really is true." Lin Mu replied, feeling a bit pleased.
"If we really are looking for allies, I have a suggestion." Jingming Shang spoke in a hesitant tone.
"Oh? Please do tell." Lin Mu asked.
"Since you were in the meeting hall when they were discussing everything, you must have heard Miss Fen’s condition, right?" Jingming Shang asked.
"Yup, I did. She’s doing this to find a solution to her bloodline." Lin Mu replied.
"I think there is a chance that we can recruit her and her family as allies as well." Jingming Shang stated.
Lin Mu and Jing Luo furrowed their brows upon hearing this. To them, Miss Fen had given into temptation and gone against the Mu clan and they didn’t know if they wanted someone like that.
"I’m not too sure of that." Jing Luo voiced out his concern.
"I know what you two are thinking, but Miss Fen is relatively a better choice out of all the members of the council. I know the others and they are far more corrupt than the Mu clan and the Fen Clan. The Fen Clan is linked to the royal family of the kingdom as well and thus they keep a better image of themselves." Jingming Shang replied.
Lin Mu and Jing Luo were not convinced by this and kept their silence.
"If we are able to find a way to take care of Miss Fen’s bloodline problem, we might actually gain a powerful ally. Miss Fen does have a great network in places that I don’t have mine in. Thus she could definitely be useful.
Don’t forget that while we ten merchants are based in the Fenlong Kingdom, this is mostly due to the stability and remoteness which provides safety. In reality, we work all over the continent and have businesses everywhere.
The Fenlong Kingdom is merely a means to an end." Jingming Shang stated.