It was the kind of situation where you simply had no choice but to listen.
This allowed Lu Yun to quickly grasp the delicate, underlying power dynamics between the three major families. On the surface, they had formed an alliance to help the Wu family resist the Xuan-Yi Tavern. In private, however, Zhao Hong of the Zhao family and Yan Hongcai of the Yan family had struck a secret deal: if the situation turned truly dire, not only would their two families refuse to help the Wu family, they would be the ones to push the Wu family over the edge.
Zhao Hong, being the most calculating of the lot, had been in contact with the Xuan-Yi Tavern early on. It could be said that the Zhao family, under her leadership, had already linked together all the remaining factions. If she played her cards right, Zhao Hong would undoubtedly become the biggest winner of this ancient ruin exploration. But if she slipped up, the Zhao family would fall into an abyss from which there would be no return. Lu Yun couldn’t help but marvel at her nerve; she was truly daring.
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