After Lin Heng got a simple grasp of the news over at the Old Lin Family, he did not linger long. Taking his master and Little Li with him, he turned and left Changlin Immortal Mountain.
Lin Tiancheng stood with both hands behind his waist, his old eyes shifting as he stared ahead, unable to stop himself from scolding, "Look at that. That brat doesn't know the first thing about respecting his elders.
"It's not as if the Old Lin Family has wronged him so badly, yet he clings to one little flaw and never lets it go.
"Hmph, if it weren't for our own people exerting effort behind the scenes, could he have achieved what he has today?"
Lin Tiancheng was not very satisfied with this turtle-grandson.
He clearly had the Old Lin Family's blood flowing through him, yet he still kept his mouth stubborn and bent his elbow toward the Dugu Clan.
As if the Dugu Clan would really hand over the seat of supreme power to him in the end.
Lin Wenyue appeared much calmer. "The situation is looking rather bad now. Do you think this Female Emperor is putting on an act herself, or has she really planted herself in it?
"If I remember correctly, all of our current intelligence sources have come directly from the Shadow Alliance, and we haven't carried out any careful deliberation.
"If it's confirmed that something really has gone wrong with the Shadow Alliance, wouldn't that mean everything we plotted before might all be wasted effort?"
"This..."
"It isn't wasted effort. I think there should have been a mistake in some particular link," Lin Heng murmured.
Facing the questioning from his master and Little Li, Lin Heng did not believe the Female Emperor could not even control a Shadow Alliance