Ye Lin spoke in a low voice, his tone brooking no doubt.
What a joke. The people behind him were talents he had painstakingly found, the very foundation of his own faction.
These guys thought they could pry apart his foundation with just a few words?
That was nothing but wishful thinking.
Besides, in his eyes, this alliance of theirs had nothing particularly impressive about it.
A group of powerful people banding together for warmth.
In his view, they were far less important than the talents behind him.
The moment Ye Lin said this, the atmosphere around them froze, and the temperature seemed to gradually drop. Wang Xiaoyun stared fixedly at Ye Lin.
As though he wanted to find some trace of something unusual in Ye Lin's eyes.
But Ye Lin's gaze was resolute. He simply stared back at Wang Xiaoyun, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.
After the standoff continued for dozens of breaths, Wang Xiaoyun broke into a smile and burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, good, good, good! Since that's the case, then the people behind Fellow Daoist Ye Lin can form an alliance with us as well."
Wang Xiaoyun laughed heartily, while the others also gave Ye Lin satisfied smiles.
The moment Wang Xiaoyun had opened his mouth, it had been a setup—a test as well.
They had known one another for a long time and understood each other inside and out.
But they knew nothing about Ye Lin. If Xu Feng had not strongly recommended him, they would not even have spared Ye Lin a glance.
Their impression of Ye Lin still rested on the time he killed Wang Qingxian.
Killing Wang Qingxian was also Ye Lin's only achievement worth boasting about. It could at most make their eyes light up, but it was nowhere near enough