The Inferior Substitute

After leaving the little grove under the watchful eyes of Konoha's Anbu, the Bright family members exchanged glances. They could all see the embarrassment and displeasure in one another's eyes.

"Leaning on your connections to throw your weight around! This is going too far! Absolutely outrageous!"

Henry, their leader, spoke with great indignation, making his displeasure clear.

"Exactly. They think they can do whatever they want just because they've gotten on good terms with the locals."

"And what's wrong with those locals? Can't they see that we're the more important ones? They don't even know how to back the right horse."

"But the locals aren't stupid, either. If someone with considerable standing can get along with them, then either the two sides have struck some kind of deal, or that person has a decent background."

After venting their anger, they managed to look at the situation relatively calmly, no longer letting off steam by fantasizing about some kind of melodramatic nonsense.

The other party must have had something going for them to get on such good terms with the locals.

There was no such thing as love without a reason.

"They'll be alone sooner or later. We'll figure things out eventually. For now, let's deal with those two from the Xu family."

After taking a hit from Tao Yu, Henry wanted to vent his anger somewhere else.

He went straight to find the two people staying at another inn.

Without a hint of courtesy, he kicked the door open, and a strong smell of medicine wafted out.

When the aftershocks of the World-Expelling Star hit, Ye Rong's team had dug a hole in the ground and taken shelter inside, while the two of them had been blown away.

They both looked miserable now.

Bloodstained bandages covered their upper bodies.

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