Facing the taunts, the Lin Family members tightened their grips on their weapons.
The Overlord Army drew ever closer, the distance between the two sides shrinking rapidly.
With weapons bared, they awaited only a single command!
But at that moment of extreme tension, Lu Li's lazy voice rang out:
"Put down your weapons. Let them search."
The guards who had been ready to fight to the death: "???"
The Overlord Army members who had been ready to start slaughtering: "???"
Lin Cheng had even activated his Talent Abilities and summoned a pair of Lava Stone Maces.
But upon hearing Lu Li's command, he immediately put them away.
Facing the questioning looks cast his way by the Lin Family members, Lu Li said seriously:
"We don't have any [Demon Cores] hidden here."
"If you've done nothing wrong, why fear ghosts knocking at your door?"
"If they want to search, let them search."
Still uneasy, Lin Shi leaned closer and quietly asked for confirmation:
"Mr. Lu, we really don't have any [Demon Cores] here?"
"What if that dead fat guy set us up?"
"Like Lighthouse Country cops searching a car, then stuffing a huge bag of flour into it afterward to frame you..."
Lu Li rolled his eyes.
"Relax. The Overlord Army doesn't have time for that sort of thing."
"If they really did it and got exposed, they'd suffer worse consequences."
After saying that, he felt it still was not enough to ease Lin Shi's worries, so he added:
"Besides, I know the people over there. Don't worry."
Seeing Lu Li's confident expression that practically said, "I've got connections," most of Lin Shi's doubts faded.
But he still felt somewhat uneasy.
If they really knew each other, would the other side still insist on searching?
Judging by the cold killing intent