Guan Yuexi had already contacted the Guan Family. At ten o'clock that night, Xu Shiyan received a message from her saying that the Guan Family’s representatives had departed from Shengjing and were traveling as fast as they could; they were expected to arrive on Qiongzhou Island by the early hours of the following morning.
Xu Shiyan had spent the entire day in the mining area, following the surveying experts to understand the general layout of the site, while keeping an eye on Jones to ensure he withdrew his armed mercenaries bit by bit.
The collaboration had been agreed upon, but since Jones had been the one to back down, the expressions of Elder Bai and his group were predictably grim. Before leaving, Elder Bai had only said one thing to Xu Shiyan: "You will regret this sooner or later."
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