Chapter 2912 Pressure From the Lonely River!
Chapter 2912 Pressure From the Lonely River!
As long as Fan Lou was alive, Feng Qing would never stop comparing him to Fan Lou. Once Fan Lou died, Feng Qing would lose that option, and he would be the only one left!
Even if Fan Lou's death affected the cooperation between the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves and the Lonely River's Four Species Overlords, Fan Lou had to go!
Feng Xuan reaffirmed his decision.
"Lord Feng Qing, do you think I'm exaggerating my relationship with the Elise clan? You know how serious my injuries were. Isn't it enough that Lord Black Elise was willing to spend resources to treat my injured roots? Although the Elise clan is not in the Scarlet Territory, they and the Andra clan are working together.
"If Lord Elise Black is really willing to take in the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves, the Andra clan would never compromise their cooperation with the Elise clan for the sake of our Chaos Wind Demon Wolves!"
Feng Xuan insisted on his relationship with Lin Yuan, for it was his biggest bargaining chip.
Feng Xuan could not care less that his words would mislead Feng Qing. He was already unhappy with Feng Qing, and the feeling had only intensified!
Since Feng Qing was threatening him with the survival of his branch, Feng Xuan could not allow him to make good on his threat. Feng Xuan did not want to become a sinner of the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves!
At this moment, Feng Qing felt as if he was being shackled by Feng Xuan. This feeling made Feng Qing feel as though he had lost control of the situation.
The Dark Pufferfish envoy Ink Scar had been trying his best to get closer to Fan Lou. Lin Yuan's trip to the Scarlet Territory was a secret, and Fan Lou would not tell the Lonely River's four major species about it. This was despite the fact that doing so would elevate him and cause the Lonely River's four major species to see him as being valued by Lin Yuan.
Ink Scar was well aware of the Dark Pufferfish's circumstances. The leader of the Dark Pufferfish, Ink Thorn, had absolute authority, and he had become Lin Yuan's puppet. Thus, the Dark Pufferfish were now Lin Yuan's servants.
Lin Yuan could decide whether the Dark Pufferfish lived or died. Thus, it went without saying that he could raise the status of a Dark Pufferfish.
Ink Scar had always been unwilling to accept his position among the Dark Pufferfish, and Fan Lou was someone who could speak to Lin Yuan.
Ink Scar saw Fan Lou as a way for him to rise up the ranks. Furthermore, he had planned to cooperate with Fan Lou in this operation all along. Hence, Ink Scar followed Fan Lou's instructions.
On this point, Ink Scar had the same sentiments as the envoys of the other three species.
They had been shocked when they found out that Fan Lou was with the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves. At the same time, they knew that this was an opportunity to show off in front of Fan Lou.
The envoys of the Lonely River's four major species were all in the Andra clan's territory. The four of them led their clan members and rushed to the courtyard where Feng Qing lived.
They wanted Feng Qing to provide an explanation pertaining to Fan Lou as well as force him to heal Fan Lou's injuries.
The Andra clan was understandably alarmed when Ink Scar and the others rushed to Feng Qing's residence.
Andre's face turned black when he heard this news.
He really wanted to know what was going through Feng Qing's head. Didn't Feng Qing know that the Andra clan was already partners with the Lonely River's Four Species Overlords? Why was he angering the Lonely River's Four Species Overlords over the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves' internal issues? The Chaos Wind Demon Wolves were really troublemakers. They were unending problems!
The Andra clan was very concerned about their relationship with the Lonely River's four major species. The Bloodians' plan to attack the mermaids was already set.
The Andra clan was working with the Dark Pufferfish and would have a chance to obtain a large amount of venom from them in the future.
The Andra clan had obtained the venom from the Dark Pufferfish clan at a price and sold the venom to the other Bloodian clans at another price.
It was true that the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves' befriending of the Lonely River's four major species had benefited the Andra clan's development.
However, the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves traded with the Lonely River's four major species and obtained a large amount of resources from them.
If the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves did not carry out the trade, the Andra clan would be able to obtain the resources instead!
The deal between the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves and the Lonely River's four major species cut into the Andra clan's benefits.
Due to the fact that the Lonely River's four major species only recognized Fan Lou and because maintaining their relationship with the Lonely River's four major species hinged on the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves as well, the Andra clan chose to turn a blind eye.
But now that the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves had displeased the Lonely River's four major species, the Andra clan's interests were severely affected as well.
"Let's go. Come with me to see for yourself. Also, get someone to investigate how the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves had angered the Lonely River's four major species. Don't tell me it's because of that Feng Xuan again!"
The young member of the Andra clan who came to report the situation said, "Elder Andre, we've already asked about the situation before we came. The truth is that the Lonely River's four major species found out that the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves have disregarded Fan Lou's survival. It is because of this that they are causing a stir! If we let them continue like this, it will definitely affect the cooperation between the Andra clan and the Lonely River's four major species. However, Feng Xuan is linked to Black Elise. We can't deal with Feng Xuan recklessly before we confirm his significance to Black Elise."
Andre gritted his teeth when he heard the report. He was right that it was because of Feng Xuan again! This time, he could not let Feng Xuan off no matter what!
The clan leader was bringing the Elise clan's members to the Elisa clan's territory. Their relationship would definitely improve greatly along the way!
Andre could not ignore the opinions of the Elise clan.
After thinking for a moment, Andre used his communication item to contact Yi Xue and ask him how this matter should be dealt with.
As a last resort, he could tell Lin Yuan about what Feng Xuan had done. Lin Yuan would definitely understand the Andra clan's decision!
When Yi Xue received Andre's call, he thought that something serious had happened in the clan. With Yi Xue's temper, he could not tolerate his clan members causing trouble!
After hearing Andre's report, Yi Xue pondered for a moment. He believed that he had developed a good relationship with Lin Yuan and asked, "Your Excellency Black Elise, how are you related to Feng Xuan of the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves?
"Feng Xuan is taking advantage of your power to tyrannize the Andra clan, and this has severely affected the relationship between the Andra clan and the Lonely River's four major species.
"If you see Feng Xuan as your servant, we will leave Feng Xuan alone and hand him over to you when you return to the Andra clan with us. You can decide what to do with him then!"
Yi Xue did not say how he would deal with Feng Xuan if Lin Yuan said that Feng Xuan was inconsequential.
If Feng Xuan was inconsequential to Lin Yuan, the Andra clan would not only deal with Feng Xuan but the rest of the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves as well.
The Chaos Wind Demon Wolves' recent actions had violated the Andra clan's requirements for their dependent species. After eliminating the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves, it would not be difficult for the Andra clan to prop up another dependent species.
Lin Yuan knew of Fan Lou's suffering. As per the plan, he had treated Feng Xuan's injuries in order to make Feng Xuan take the blame. Feng Xuan had never been important to him.
However, Lin Yuan had not expected Feng Xuan to be so good at taking advantage of the situation and for things to progress to this state!
For Lin Yuan's sake, Fan Lou had suffered a lot at the hands of Feng Xuan and was on the verge of death.
Lin Yuan could not tell Yi Xue about this as it would cause Yi Xue to think that he was plotting against the Andra clan! However, since Yi Xue was the one who asked him about this, Lin Yuan no longer had such concerns.
"Who is Feng Xuan? I don't recall such a person."
Yi Xue immediately knew that Lin Yuan could not care less about Feng Xuan. With Lin Yuan's status, Feng Xuan was nothing more than a passerby.
Yi Xue was afraid that Lin Yuan would suddenly recall Feng Xuan after returning to the Andra clan. As such, he carefully explained to Lin Yuan,
"Your Excellency Black, Feng Xuan is a member of the dependent species that brought you to the Andra clan. Do you still remember him? Before you left, you treated his damaged roots."
Lin Yuan plastered an expression of enlightenment on his face.
"If you put it that way, I do have some impression of this person. He's a member of a dependent species and is very skilled at using unsavory methods to meet his goals.
"I healed his injured roots because he helped me once. Given that he's a member of the Andra clan, it only makes sense for the Andra clan to get rid of him if he does something that affects their interests.
"Of course, I won't have any objections. This is an internal matter of the Andra clan. Yi Xue, you really don't have to ask for my opinion. Why would I interfere in the Andra clan's internal affairs? An outsider is an outsider, after all.
"Those who aren't members of my clan aren't worth my effort. If your Andra clan wants to get rid of your disobedient dependent species, be my guest."
Yi Xue informed Andre of Lin Yuan's reply. Andre was very surprised to hear this! Feng Xuan had been relying on his relationship with Lin Yuan to do whatever he wanted. Andre thought that Feng Xuan did this because Lin Yuan had made him some promises. He had never thought that all of Feng Xuan's talk had been nothing but hot air!
Andre would not be as angry as he was now if Feng Xuan was truly supported by Lin Yuan.
It was understandable for him to do whatever he wanted if he was truly supported by Lin Yuan. After all, the Elise clan was indeed stronger than the Andra clan! Otherwise, the Andra clan would not have asked for Lin Yuan's opinion when dealing with their dependent species!
Feng Xuan spouted such nonsense despite lacking that support. Andre felt as though the entire Andra clan had been fooled.
Andre was prepared to personally kill Feng Xuan later to quench the hatred in his heart!
Ink Scar and the other members of the Lonely River's four major species gathered in Feng Qing's residence. Ink Scar went to Feng Xuan and gave him a tight slap.
Feng Qing frowned. Regardless, Feng Xuan was a core member of the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves. Ink Scar's slap was equivalent to slapping the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves.
Ink Scar's actions proved one thing to Feng Qing. To the Lonely River's four major species, Fan Lou was still more important than the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves!
Even if Fan Lou survived, judging from the situation, the Lonely River's four major species would most likely break off ties with the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves.
Cooperating with the Lonely River's four major species was the biggest opportunity the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves had gained in the past 300 years. This opportunity could even be described as something that could only be chanced upon by luck!
Now, this opportunity was about to be ruined. This was something that the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves could not bear!
It could be said that there was no loss for the Lonely River's four major species to not cooperate with the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves. Most of the Bloodian clans were willing to cooperate with the Lonely River's four major species.
However, as the leader of the clan, he could not lose his dignity!
Feng Qing forced himself to put on the appropriate airs and said, "The Lonely River's four major species have already formed a partnership with the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves. Why are you attacking our core members now?"
The Bloodians' main partner was the Dark Pufferfish, so Ink Scar had always been the representative of the Lonely River's four major species.
"Ha, so I see the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves are still aware that you're our partners! We have long expressed that Fan Lou is our benefactor. Our species and the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves only have good relations because of him. Why else would the Dark Pufferfish cooperate with the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves?
"We could have cooperated solely with the Andra clan! The Andra clan has promised us more benefits than the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves have! The other three species only collaborated with the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves because of the Dark Pufferfish's reputation.
"Don't tell me you don't know this as the leader of the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves? Release our benefactor immediately. We will take him away so he doesn't have to continue to be humiliated by you!"
Feng Qing did not know how Ink Scar knew about Fan Lou's situation. Logically speaking, only the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves' key members knew about Fan Lou's situation.
There was only one possibility for the news to be leaked, and that was that a member of the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves had leaked the news.
Feng Qing felt that the only person who could possibly do this was the crazy Feng Xuan!
Speaking of which, Feng Qing had definitely hoped that Fan Lou would lose the support of the Dark Pufferfish. However, doing so would harm the interests of all the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves!
It had yet to be confirmed how important Feng Xuan was to the Elise clan, but this had already caused the Lonely River's four major species to fall out with the Chaos Wind Demon Wolves.
The Lonely River's four species and the Andra clan were rather close. Both sides were going to launch a joint operation against the mermaids.