"Prince, the Murong Family harbors wolfish ambitions. They cannot be trusted lightly."
Watching Murong Fu and the other two leave, Little Dezzi spoke respectfully.
He was Xu Yue's direct subordinate and fiercely loyal, so even if it might displease the Prince, he still felt compelled to offer a reminder.
"It doesn't matter. Ambition makes them easier to control. The greater the ambition, the more it can be turned into motivation. It's those detached, unambitious people who are somewhat troublesome."
As if recalling something, Xu Yue shook his head with a faint, bemused smile.
Murong Fu had spent his entire life striving to restore Great Yan. Originally, he had been a young master blessed with martial arts, looks, wealth, and beauties, yet in the end, he lost everything.
Regardless of his character, that persistence alone deserved recognition.
Everyone had their use, and Murong Fu was no exception.
Besides, he himself was an important figure in driving the plot of Tianlong forward. Keeping him under watch would make things easier...
"Yun Zhonghe is dead?"
Having just returned to a base in Suzhou, Xu Yue received the report.
Qiao Feng had gone south to the Yunnan branch, where he single-handedly repelled the Western Xia First Rank Hall, drove back the Four Great Evils, and killed Yun Zhonghe, the "Most Vicious Villain," shaking the martial world.
This once again suppressed the unfavorable impact of his earlier half-move defeat to Prince Yue.
During his previous exchange with Qiao Feng, Xu Yue had deliberately cleared and strengthened some of his meridians, increasing his potential.
However, in order to prevent the negative effects of his internal strength growing too quickly, he had only increased Qiao Feng's potential. Qiao Feng had also been injured to some extent, so his short-term combat ability should not have improved much.