"Are you out of your mind?!"
That night, the president of the Ancient Coin Merchant Association berated Elder Jun through a projected screen from far away in Dragon City.
Before he could even savor the joy of winning control of the Medicine Garden, he was told that someone wanted to swallow up thirty percent of its profits.
What infuriated him even more was that someone on his own side had actually agreed!
"Jun Youbei, what the hell were you thinking? Thirty percent! You just opened your mouth and gave away thirty percent?" The president of the Ancient Coin Merchant Association had a full head of white hair, but there was not a trace of old age in him when he cursed someone out.
Elder Jun kept his head lowered as he took the scolding. Only when the president finally stopped did he hurriedly give a dry laugh and defend himself. "President, this really wasn't my fault. Protector Xia knew what the situation was like too. Hong Jianglong had broken through in his cultivation and would have killed anyone who stood in his way. We had no ability to fight back at all.
"Lin Shuguang was the only one there at the time. If he hadn't put our past grievances aside, not only would Protector Xia and I have lost our lives, but Hong Jianglong would have taken the Key too..."
In a rare display, Elder Jun lavished praise on Lin Shuguang in front of the president. Had Protector Xia not known the circumstances, he really would have thought the old fellow admired Lin Shuguang from the bottom of his heart. But in reality...
Protector Xia stood silently to one side, listening to Elder Jun spare no effort in recommending Lin Shuguang to the president...
"President, not a word of what