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"You're saying the envoy is here?" The Duanmu Family Head said in a shocked voice.

It had been several days since the banquet at the palace and during this time, nothing had happened.

The Duanmu Family Head thought that this was just the time that Lin Fan was giving their Duanmu Family to prepare while he was also getting his plan ready.

So he was caught off guard to find that Lin Fan was actually visiting them.

There was a part of him that was worried about Lin Fan being seen visiting their Duanmu Family, but then there was something else that he suddenly became worried about.

He realized that while he promised a third of the Duanmu Family's wealth, he actually hadn't sent that wealth over.

During this time, he had been so focused on getting the Duanmu Family ready that he had actually forgotten about this. But the main reason that Lin Fan was even willing to support their Duanmu Family was because he had promised to give this wealth.

Did this mean that Lin Fan had come to demand this money from him, or…

Was Lin Fan here for something else?

So the Duanmu Family Head quickly headed off to the treasury and picked up a few things before heading out to meet Lin Fan.

When he saw Lin Fan standing there, he knew what was about to come since he could see the look that was on Lin Fan's face. But seeing this look actually let him feel a bit relieved since he could guess what Lin Fan was here for.

"Sir envoy, it's an honour for you to come to our Duanmu Family Manor." The Duanmu Family Head said with a smile on his face.

Only Lin Fan didn't have the same smile as he looked at the Duanmu Family Head with narrowed eyes.

After looking at him in silence for a bit, Lin Fan stepped forward and said, "Where's the money?"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The others from the Duanmu Family were confused hearing this, but the Duanmu Family Head had the same smile on his face as he said, "Sir envoy, you should know how much the Duanmu Family has. It's hard work preparing this large amount, so that's why it's been delayed."

Lin Fan gave a nod as if he was showing that he understood, but then he said, "That's not my problem is it?"

Then narrowing his eyes to look at the Duanmu Family Head, he said, "That is unless you've decided that you no longer want to stay in my grace anymore."

The Duanmu Family Head trembled when he heard this since he didn't think that Lin Fan would be so decisive about this matter.

He also didn't hesitate as he came forward to say in a lower voice, "Brother Lin, there's no need for that."

It was just that Lin Fan didn't seem like he was in the mood to listen to him as he said in a cold voice, "Head of the Duanmu Family, I suggest that you think carefully about your next words."

The Duanmu Family Head gave a gulp before raising a Storage Ring for Lin Fan.

Lin Fan took the Storage Ring without a word and raised it up to take a look inside.

His expression didn't change at all as he looked at the contents of the Storage Ring, giving the Duanmu Family Head no indication on whether he was satisfied with it or not. The only thing that he could do was wait anxiously to see how Lin Fan would react.

In the end, Lin Fan didn't say a single word as he brought the Storage Ring down and put it into his pocket.

When he spoke again, he didn't even mention this matter.

"Prepare your people, it'll happen in three days."

The Duanmu Family Head was completely caught off guard when he heard this, but then his eyes became serious as he asked, "Sir envoy, do you mean…?"

Lin Fan looked at him with a calm look as he said, "What else could I mean?"

The Duanmu Family Head's eyes turned wide when he heard this before traces of excitement appeared in them.

This was something that he had been waiting to hear for days now, so hearing it was naturally an exciting thing for him.

It seemed like there were many more details that the Duanmu Family Head wanted to ask, but Lin Fan just simply said, "Prepare your people, that's all you need to think about right now. I'll send someone to bring the rest of the information to you when the time comes."

Though he didn't seem as willing to accept this, the Duanmu Family Head slowly gave a nod in response.

Lin Fan didn't care about how he reacted as he was already walking away.

That left the Duanmu Family Head in an awkward position since this was witnessed by all the members of the Duanmu Family.

They had been under the impression that the Duanmu Family had a close relationship with the envoy from the Mu Empire, but no matter how one looked at this, it didn't seem like they had a close relationship.

It even seemed like there was something wrong that had happened between the Duanmu Family Head and the envoy.

So naturally they would be worried since the other side was from the Mu Empire.

The Duanmu Family Head just gave a cough before saying, "Sir envoy had some other matters to take care of, which is why he didn't stay. All of you can go off on your own matters. The elders should come with me, we're holding a meeting right now."

Though people went off according to what the Duanmu Family Head said, there were still worried looks in their eyes.

…

"Did you already lay down the bait?" Duanmu Ming Xue asked in a calm voice.

Lin Fan gave a nod, but he was looking at her with a slightly worried look.

It wasn't just the Duanmu Family that he headed to, it was also the Bei and Ouyang Families that he went to.

Each of them just assumed that this was a cover for why he was visiting them, so they didn't pay it much mind. Especially when they heard that he left each of their manors after a few minutes.

The only thing was that Lin Fan had given far more information to the Bei and Ouyang Families compared to the Duanmu Family.

He told the Duanmu Family that he would send them the information about the bait later compared to the Bei and Ouyang Families where he directly told them what the plan was.

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That was because there was someone who wanted a bit of closure before all of this ended.

That was why Lin Fan didn't give the Duanmu Family the information that they needed.

"Are you sure that you want to do this?" Instead of continuing the topic that Duanmu Ming Xue brought up, Lin Fan asked this question.

Duanmu Ming Xue's face filled with a trace of sadness when she heard this, but she eventually gave a nod to show that she wanted to go through with it.

By that, she meant that she wanted to go to the Duanmu Family.

She would naturally be disguised and would be going with a different identity, but there were things that she wanted from the Duanmu Family. These were things that she had to do herself if she wanted closure on this matter.

It was just that Lin Fan was worried about her…

In the end, he said with a sigh, "Alright, but if you're going, I want someone to go with you."

This was one of his trump cards, but to make sure that Duanmu Ming Xue was safe, he had to take this thing out.

To Duanmu Ming Xue's surprise, there was an old man that suddenly appeared beside her. But what she was really surprised by was the aura that this old man released.

This was a powerful aura that was almost a bit too hard for her to stand.

Duanmu Ming Xue could be considered someone with experience since she had been close enough to the experts of the Mu Empire to be used to their auras. She knew what kind of pressure would come from powerful experts.

That was the feeling that she got from this old man.

"Where did he find an expert like this?" Duanmu Ming Xue couldn't help asking herself.

The more that she tried to see through this man, the more that she found that she couldn't see through him.

But of course, she didn't get hung up on this matter.

That was because in her heart, it didn't matter what he did.

She knew that he was doing it for them.

After the old man was called out, he looked at Lin Fan and said, "Do you really need me for this small matter?"

Lin Fan looked at the old man with a bitter smile.

He knew what kind of personality the Mimic Slime had, so he knew that it was complaining because it was lazy.

Still, he couldn't take any risks in this matter, which was why he was sending the Mimic Slime.

"Just do it."

The old man looked like he wanted to grumble a bit more, but seeing the look on Lin Fan's face, he turned aside and muttered to himself instead.

After seeing this, Duanmu Ming Xue seemed a bit more relaxed as she came forward to wrap her arms around Lin Fan before putting her head up against him to say, "Thank you."

Lin Fan just patted her head without a word.