Tsk~
Thinking of the glaring [The First Agreement] on Rufus's attribute panel, Bai Fu couldn't help sneering inwardly.
Keep pretending.
Go on, keep pretending.
You might fool everyone else, but do you think you can fool me when I've got the inside scoop?
What a pipe dream!
Bai Fu had known for a long time that the old geezer Rufus wouldn't stay in line.
That was why she had never intended to truly accept him in the first place.
Her plan was to use Rufus, then secretly find somewhere to take him out.
That would avenge Fei Ye and Jin Lu, recover the Void Lord Core from Rufus, and remove a hidden threat to herself.
But even though she had seen that Rufus was a man of vile character, a pure and unadulterated egoist, Bai Fu hadn't expected him to defect so quickly.
It hadn't even been two days since she and The First Agreement had completely fallen out.
Fine, fine. If you're going to act like a monster, don't blame me for giving you the same treatment.
Bai Fu looked at Rufus with a smile.
"So that's how it is? They ambushed you, then launched an attack on Zu Yuan Star and the Ability Garden. It seems The First Agreement is determined to wipe me and the Silent Court out for good this time."
She nodded and looked around.
"We owe it to you for arriving in time that we were able to repel The First Agreement's attack. But I don't think they'll let this go. They're probably already planning a second assault. I'll have to trouble you all to stay on Zu Yuan Star for a while longer."
Rufus and the others immediately promised they would defend the place to the death.
The temporary meeting ended in a