Long Aotian was led by Lin Ao out of the manor.
From the moment they went in, Long Aotian hadn't dared make a peep. He'd experienced Gu Wanqing's feather duster firsthand.
He was also afraid he'd say the wrong thing, so he figured he couldn't go wrong calling her Sister-in-law every now and then. Better to sit quietly off to the side.
"Brother Lin, do you have a grudge against Yama Hall? You two talked about a bunch of things today that I didn't understand. I still can't make heads or tails of it~"
Long Aotian had a bellyful of questions and wanted answers.
"That's right. Yama Hall and I are mortal enemies—the kind who can never share the same sky. What's the matter? Scared? I already told you what my terms were."
Lin Ao smiled faintly and patted Long Aotian on the shoulder, sizing him up with a thoughtful look.
"Hey~ Brother Lin, don't get the wrong idea. How could our Dragon Gate be afraid of that pack of rats from Yama Hall? I just didn't expect you to have such a deep grudge against them."
Long Aotian looked disdainful, slipping back into his arrogant, lopsided-smile mode.
Lin Ao thought, That's it. Perfect! Keep it up!
"Yama Hall wants to secretly take control of all of Jianghai City. I found out about their plan by accident, so they want to kill me and the people around me. Like what happened this time, when Niannian was attacked."
Lin Ao bent the truth a little. Otherwise, it would be hard to explain things to Long Aotian.
"Aotian, as a man, shouldn't you step up? Protect the people around you?"
Long Aotian gave a firm nod.
"Exactly! That's the bare minimum a man should do: protect every single person around him!"
Lin