Even Zhou Zhenzhong, standing off to the side, widened his eyes and stared at Lin Pingfan in disbelief.
One had to know that although the Eight Families wielded tremendous influence across Yanxia, the relations among them were, in reality, extremely sensitive. Each family possessed its own industries and projects, and they rarely collaborated easily with outsiders. It was very much a case of keeping the fat water within one's own fields.
This dynamic made forging any partnership between the Eight Families exceptionally difficult. At least for the present Zhou family, they had never partnered with any other major clan.
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