Treading the Stars
Chapter 1926

Guesswork and a Deal

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Lu Yin's gaze flickered. Extreme Reversal, Power of Time—indeed, dying wasn't so easy. He'd actually wondered whether Ku Zu was still alive. Lu Yin couldn't imagine someone like Ku Zu dying, especially after mastering Extreme Reversal and smashing the Heaven and Earth Cauldron before defeating the combined force of Ancestor Chen's eight clones with a single strike. And Ku Zu had been one of the Nine Mountains Eight Seas. What kind of power had he inherited? It was impossible to imagine.

The next day, Lu Yin met with Hui Zhi alone.

Although Hui Kong was an elder who served as one of the Hui Family's pillars, there were some matters Lu Yin didn't intend to bring up with him. An elder and a clan leader were different, after all. Not every family sidelined its clan leader's authority like the Xia Family did. Xia Ji was too overbearing, and Hui Kong was clearly nothing like him.

"Alliance Leader Lu, if you have anything to say about the Hui Family, you can tell Elder Hui Kong. He can make decisions on our behalf," Hui Zhi said politely as he poured Lu Yin a cup of tea.

Lu Yin shook his head. "I keep business and personal matters separate. Elder Brother and I are friends, but that has nothing to do with the Hui Family."

Hui Zhi smiled. "Then, Alliance Leader Lu, what would you like to discuss with my Hui Family?"

Lu Yin picked up his teacup. "This fake Wisdom Root certainly tastes different from the real thing."

Hui Zhi gave a helpless smile. "My apologies, Alliance Leader Lu. I don't have a real Wisdom Root to serve you. If we did, Elder Hui Kong wouldn't have been stingy with it."

"I know." Lu Yin set down his teacup. "But does the

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