Elder Hong was so furious he couldn't speak. Xu Yi acted as if he hadn't noticed. "Old Hong, to be frank, in order to expand the influence of the Blazing Fire Merchant Association, I've already spread the news that I'm challenging Old Demon Zhong. The entire Star Sea will be shaken when the time comes. Once I kill Old Demon Zhong, just imagine how much our merchant association's reputation will rise."
"Besides, a scum like Old Demon Zhong must already hate our Blazing Fire Merchant Association for my killing Xie Qingfeng. If we don't take this chance to wipe him out, and that fellow comes to his senses and gathers his forces to besiege our merchant association, it'll be a huge problem. As the saying goes, strike first to gain the upper hand. I'll seize this opportunity and kill him, root and branch!"
Xu Yi kept talking, while Elder Hong's veins throbbed. Just as his patience was about to snap, he suddenly let out a breath.
That was because Xu Yi's remark that Old Demon Zhong would surely target the Blazing Fire Merchant Association had hit the mark.
Originally, according to Elder Hong's plan, killing Xu Yi to avenge Old Demon Zhong would have been enough to get rid of that enemy.
Now that he thought about it, that plan was completely unrealistic. The Blazing Fire Merchant Association and the Peach Blossom Alliance were bound to become enemies.
Whatever Xu Yi's motives, it was also a foregone conclusion that he would take the battlefield and face Old Demon Zhong.
At this thought, Elder Hong abruptly cast aside all his resentment toward Xu Yi and began to speculate. The Xu fellow didn't look like an idiot. Since he dared to take on Old Demon Zhong, was he really tired of living