Night Curtain's Internal Conspiracy (IV)

Chapter 660: Night Curtain's Internal Conspiracy (IV)

"Such is the view of a merchant!"

Bai Yifei shook his head, sparing no sharp words.

Ji Wuye nodded in full agreement.

The greatest difference between those born into noble clans and commoners lay in their breadth of vision and experience.

Emerald Tiger was still thinking about how to bring down Han Fei.

Straw Raincoat Guest was still considering the threat posed by Netherworld.

Yet Ji Wuye, Bai Yifei, and Tidal Nymph had already begun considering an even more dangerous issue: the shifting currents between the court and the populace!

"Han Fei is a smart man."

"Though I have never met him."

"It is not hard to see from the things he has done."

"If we want to resolve this problem at its root, we absolutely cannot deal with the man himself. At the very least, we cannot touch him before the winds change."

Bai Yifei laid down this boundary in an utterly certain and confident tone.

But this displeased Emerald Tiger.

In Emerald Tiger's view, Han Fei had targeted him mercilessly. Bai Yifei had only just returned, while Tidal Nymph remained in the Inner Palace; neither had suffered any losses. Of course they could stand there and talk without feeling the pain, but the gold and silver he had lost were real!

Although his martial arts were not particularly strong.

Nor was his influence especially great.

He was not like Bai Yifei, who commanded troops.

Nor like Tidal Nymph, who controlled the Inner Palace.

Nor like Ji Wuye, who held sway over both court and country.

He could not even compare to Straw Raincoat Guest.

But he could make money breed money. That was a skill too.

They were allies, bound together in offense and defense.

They could not simply refuse to