Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. "I still have things to do. I don't have time to waste. Let's be frank. Since your Master asked you to negotiate terms on her behalf, she must have a way to convince me. Otherwise, this would be far too childish."
Yun Zhi looked helpless. "That's true, but..." It thought for a moment, then still didn't speak.
Lu Yin frowned. "Whatever it is, say it quickly. Otherwise, I'm leaving."
Yun Zhi said, "There are things I'd rather not say, but since it's come to this, I'll tell you." It paused, then continued in a low voice, "The Master said that whether you agree to the terms or not, you must carry them out. Otherwise..." It hesitated again.
Lu Yin stared at it.
"Otherwise, she'll find Xiang City and exterminate Humanity."
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes, his voice cold. "Those were the Luck Master's words?"
Yun Zhi said, "Yes. The Master asked me to pass on her message, and that was the final part."
Lu Yin sneered. That made sense. Xiang Siyu believed she had him completely under her thumb and didn't need to earn his trust at all. Rather than a deal, sending Yun Zhi to deliver the message was more like assigning him a task.
Yun Zhi's attitude had simply kept him from seeing it that way.
If someone else had delivered Xiang Siyu's message, it might not have been phrased like that.
It was Yun Zhi who had misled him.
"Fine. I understand." He turned to leave.
Yun Zhi called after him again. "Lord Lu."
"What else?"
"How is Chenchen?"
Lu Yin nodded. "Not bad."
"Thank you, Lord Lu."
"You're not doing badly either," Lu Yin said.
Yun Zhi smiled bitterly. "It's hard to go against my own people." After saying this, it