CHAPTER 837: CHAPTER 384: MISSION

An Menyi stated it as if it were a fact, his tone incomparably calm.

Yet the impact on the Hall Masters present was no less than being punched in the face, leaving their minds buzzing.

Only Fang Yu remained internally calm, though he still feigned a look of surprise and bewilderment.

"Impossible! That’s the Lin Family’s old monster!"

"How do you know?"

"Even if there have been such speculations, it’s still too early to draw conclusions, isn’t it?"

"Are you deciding to break with the Lin Family based on this hypothesis?"

The Hall Masters spoke one after another, reacting quite intensely.

An Menyi first glanced meaningfully at Fang Yu, then smiled and gestured to his colleagues to calm down.

"Don’t rush. A total breakdown with the Lin Family was not my intention, but the Lin Family’s actions have only confirmed my guess."

The Hall Masters frowned slightly but also quieted down, obviously wanting to hear An Menyi’s thoughts first.

"We discussed earlier how the Lin Family might respond."

"I thought, at most, the Lin Family would demand their people back, ask us for compensation, scold us, and take a portion of our resources."

"With the Lin Family’s status and strength, they could do such a thing, leaving us no room to refuse. After all, this kind of action hasn’t crossed our bottom line and is still negotiable."

"But now, the Lin Family’s reaction is... very intense! Overbearing, wild, almost like the old Lin Family, but even more intense and savage."

"However... it’s too much. Their demands have surpassed the level of displaying the Lin Family’s dominance, and there seems to be a sense of fear of our Foolish Underworld."

Ming Tianqi frowned and said, "Fear?"

"Yes! Exactly fear! The Lin Family actually wants to imprison one of our Hall Masters, which on the surface looks like a show of force, but to me, it’s an act of weakness, a self-protective measure."

"The Lin Family fears that our Foolish Underworld is too strong, that they can’t suppress us, so they want to weaken our Foolish Underworld’s top powers further."

"Do you think, as dignified as the Lin Family is, they need to resort to such tactics?"

"In the past, the Lin Family had Lin Yiqiu at the top, many elders in the middle, and numerous elite disciples at the bottom. Did they need such meaningless displays? Would they need to detain one of our Hall Masters? You should know, we have already temporarily lost Wu Lvzhu’s combat power, and our Foolish Underworld’s overall strength has been weakened once, yet they still want a second round of weakening."

"If we didn’t know that piece of intelligence, it would be one thing, but now, it’s clear that we have special intelligence, knowing Lin Yiqiu’s life and death are uncertain. Combining this with the Lin Family’s reaction today and my continual research on the Lin Family’s activities over this period... I can almost confirm, Lin Yiqiu is already dead!"

The Hall Masters reacted differently to this statement.

Some were skeptical, some doubtful, and some relieved.

"You’re gambling with the lives of everyone in our Foolish Underworld! If Lin Yiqiu is still alive and the Lin Family retaliates, how can our Foolish Underworld withstand it? How can we hold them off?" Ming Tianqi frowned.

"Yes, I’m indeed gambling! But haven’t I... always won my bets?"

An Menyi looked at everyone.

He gradually gained a leading position among the Hall Masters not through his own power, but through a series of crucial decisions that led the Foolish Underworld to victory, one step at a time!

This time, he wagered once again, and the other Hall Masters had long boarded the pirate ship, or rather, the entire Foolish Underworld had boarded it.

Because the break with the Lin Family had become a fact, nothing could change it now.

"Supposing... Lin Yiqiu is already dead..." Ye Zhongyu said, but An Menyi immediately cut him off.

"No need to suppose, Lin Yiqiu is definitely dead!"

It was as if he was giving himself a psychological suggestion, An Menyi stated confidently.

They had already gambled the entire Foolish Underworld’s fate! They could not afford to fail!

"Good! Then let’s assume Lin Yiqiu is dead! The threat from the Lin Family, plus those elders, and their many elite disciples! If these people go against us in the Foolish Underworld, disrupt our patrols, missions, and demon slaying, or even attack us, it would be a huge threat!"

"Wrong."

"What’s wrong?"

"The order is wrong."

The order is wrong?

The crowd was puzzled.

Yet An Menyi continued.

"The Lin Family now has two primary issues."

"Firstly, the internal demonic infiltrators have not yet been cleared out quickly, and it’s unknown how many are still there and who they might be."

"Secondly, don’t forget, the Lin Family and the Li Family are still at war."

"The Li Family is an equal force to the Lin Family. If the Lin Family dares to fight with our Foolish Underworld now, they should be prepared to be swallowed by the Li Family, leaving nothing behind!"

"So, the threats from the Lin Family are all bluffs. They neither have the energy nor dare to take action against us now."

"This means our crisis is temporarily alleviated. At least for a while, the Lin Family has to deal with their own problems and has no energy to confront us Foolish Underworld."

Hearing An Menyi’s analysis, the Hall Masters realized that their Foolish Underworld’s situation suddenly seemed improved.

Without Lin Yiqiu’s menace, with merely the Lin Family, the Foolish Underworld could still handle it.

Not to mention the Lin Family’s primary task now is not to deal with the Foolish Underworld, but to handle the Li Family and the internally lurking demons.