Stone Spirit Not Extinguished

Inside the meeting room, Xiao Yan, who was now left entirely by himself, slowly sat down. He looked at the hand he had just extended out but which Lei Dong had ignored, and he frowned slightly.

Clearly, Lei Dong was different from Yao Tian and Huo Xuan. If Yao Tian and Huo Xuan genuinely had the idea of forming an alliance, then Lei Dong had completely agreed to his proposal with the sole intention of picking a fight. In other words, Lei Dong's ultimate objective differed entirely from the other two, so a handshake was naturally out of the question.

Xiao Yan leaned back against the chair and gently breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what one was doing, if even the first step could not be taken, there was no use thinking about the ones that followed. Regardless of the intentions Lei Dong himself harbored, he had at least been reeled in, and a way to resolve the issue could always be found later on.

At that moment, Zijing pushed the door open and gazed at Xiao Yan sitting in the chair.

"Father, are the talks finished?"

"Mhm, the goal has more or less been achieved." Xiao Yan sat up, propped his cheek with one hand, and looked at Zijing in confusion. "Where is Yun Ying? We didn't see her when we came over today."

"The Alliance Leader happened to encounter a breakthrough these past two days and has been in seclusion. For now, the Alliance Leader's duties are being temporarily handled by Qinghan Jie and myself."

Zijing replied thus. Xiao Yan nodded slightly, folded his hands together to lightly prop up his chin, and fell into deep thought with a tightly furrowed brow. Seeing this, Zijing did not utter a sound to disturb him, simply standing quietly