Lin Baichuan took in every change in their expressions. He knew that some of them were dissatisfied with his taking sixty percent.
It was only because of his formidable strength that they dared not show it.
But they were certainly harboring grievances in their hearts.
Lin Baichuan said nothing. He merely took note of these people without betraying a hint of it. In the future, he would have to keep his guard up around them in whatever he did.
In truth, given his temperament, he would have slaughtered these people outright, or driven them away if that was not possible. But doing so would completely tear away all pretense of civility.
That would leave Mu Qingyun, Tang Qingfeng, and Xue Shanshan looking bad.
After all, the three of them had taken the lead in forming this alliance. If Lin Baichuan drove these people away for no reason, it would be no different from slapping Mu Qingyun and the others across the face.
Secondly, while these people were not particularly strong—the strongest among them was merely in the Half-step Heavenly Position Secret Realm—the forces behind them could not be underestimated. Whether he killed or expelled them, he would offend them to the bitter end, inviting all manner of trouble and unforeseen changes in the future.
For the sake of momentary satisfaction, leaving behind such a great hidden danger was not worth it in Lin Baichuan's view.
That was why he restrained himself from acting and merely raised his guard inwardly.
He did not waste words. With a wave of his hand, the Dao Artifact Gourd within him flew out and drew away sixty percent of the Imperial Flowing Sap from the pool before stopping.
As for the remaining forty percent, since he had already promised it to Mu Qingyun and the