"If the Di family had set its sights on you, how could you still hold out?" Lu Yin clearly didn't believe it.
Star Fox said, "Ancestor Di died in the Sixth Continent. That's no secret."
Lu Yin understood.
"After Ancestor Di died, more than half the Di family's experts were either killed or scattered. The rest still have to deal with the enemies they've accumulated over the years. They only sent someone to speak with Cosmic Shield and warn us to think carefully. If the Di family were still at full strength, Cosmic Shield would've been finished long ago," Star Fox explained.
Lu Yin breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't care what happened to Cosmic Shield. After everything he'd experienced in the Tree Starry Sky, the Di family—even at full strength—was nothing to him. He'd always find a way to deal with them. What he cared about was the Breath Concealing Stone. It was a rare treasure.
There were few Star Envoys in the Fifth Continent, and those who became Star Envoys couldn't be expected to pay attention to an assassin organization like Cosmic Shield. Nor did Cosmic Shield have any experts at Star Envoy Level, so the Breath Concealing Stone had gone unnoticed. That was what mattered to Lu Yin.
"Cosmic Shield is still a subordinate organization of mine. Don't worry, I'll help you," Lu Yin said.
Star Fox stared at Lu Yin, deep distrust showing in his eyes. He knew Lu Yin: whenever he did something, he expected something in return. Cosmic Shield had survived until now thanks to the Eastern Frontier Alliance. The alliance got intelligence from Cosmic Shield, so the arrangement benefited them both. But it wasn't realistic to expect Lu Yin to help them unconditionally and make an enemy of the Di family. He