After Jiang Liu left the Chen Family's underground palace, he immediately concealed himself in the air and flew swiftly toward the mountains.
The few Chen Family members following behind him clearly had been keeping an eye on him; he hardly needed to guess.
After all, when faced with an expert like him who had suddenly appeared—and who had agreed so quickly to join forces against the Shang Family—they would naturally find it rather abrupt.
Still, the timing of his appearance had truly been perfect.
Thus, after he had both bluffed and threatened them, they had agreed to cooperate.
Of course, the most important point was that he had not gained any substantial benefit from them.
Nor had he pried too deeply into their affairs.
At the very least, this could dispel many of their concerns.
As for having them provide him with intelligence on the Shang Family, they would probably be only too eager to do so.
After all, if the Shang Family gained one more enemy, the chances of their own plans succeeding would increase by another measure.
Why would they refuse such a thing?
As for whether both sides could obtain what they needed from the Shang Family's lair after cooperating, that would depend on whether he had the strength to take it.
After all, by then, there would no longer be any foundation for cooperation between them.
Moreover, by that time, the Chen Family members would have already achieved their own objectives.
The Chen Family members simply had no idea what Jiang Liu's true purpose was.
Because of all this, their cooperation had been reached so smoothly.
Jiang Liu understood the situation perfectly, which was why he had never intended to cooperate in earnest from beginning to end.
Otherwise, how could he possibly have concealed even his