"So after all that, we were the ones who wronged Young Master Wei. My sincerest apologies."
A woman spoke with a worried expression.
Hearing this, Wei Wuyou's expression remained unchanged, though he sneered inwardly.
He could lay his cards on the table right now. This had all been deliberately arranged by their Heaven and Earth Trading House, for the sake of building momentum.
The strength Heaven and Earth Trading House had accumulated over the years was already sufficient. What they lacked now was prestige.
This time, they would use the Seven-Colored Lotus to spread their reputation, then seize the opportunity to stand on equal footing with the Nine Ancient Clans—or even surpass them.
Though the Northern Frontier sounded barren, its territory was incomparably vast. The living beings dwelling within numbered in the trillions at the very least.
Heaven and Earth Trading House had struggled to develop under the suppression of the Nine Ancient Clans. Now, they were preparing to replace the Nine Ancient Clans altogether.
But those were Heaven and Earth Trading House's plans for the future, and he did not dare speak of them aloud.
For now, they absolutely could not openly offend the Nine Ancient Clans. If the Nine Ancient Clans flew into a rage, it would be more than enough to make them suffer.
"Gentlemen, your seats are ahead. Please."
Wei Wuyou said nothing more, merely smiling faintly.
He shifted lightly to one side, giving the nine people before him the path forward.
"Young Master Wei, the Nine Ancient Clans and Heaven and Earth Trading House are joined heart to heart. We are all family, so do not do anything that would betray your family."
"That's right, Young Master Wei. The Northern Frontier is our shared home. Our Nine Ancient Clans have painstakingly stabilized the Northern Frontier's