Nightfall's Internal Conspiracy (IV)

"Merchants' thinking!"

Bai Yifei shook his head, sparing no sharpness in his 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 Coat Guest was still considering the threat posed by Web of Nets.

Yet Ji Wuye, Bai Yifei, and Tide Woman Enchantress had already begun considering another, far more dangerous issue: the prevailing winds between the court and the populace!

"Han Fei is a clever man."

"Though I have never met him."

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

"To resolve this problem at its root, we absolutely cannot deal with the man himself. At least, not before the winds shift."

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

But this dissatisfied Emerald Tiger.

In Emerald Tiger's view, Han Fei had targeted him terribly. Bai Yifei had only just returned, while Tide Woman Enchantress remained in the inner palace, so neither had suffered any losses. Naturally, they could stand there and speak without feeling the pain. But the gold and silver he had lost were very real!

Though his martial arts were not particularly strong.

And his influence was not particularly great.

He was unlike Bai Yifei, who commanded troops.

Unlike Tide Woman Enchantress, who controlled the inner palace.

Unlike Ji Wuye, who held sway over both court and country.

He could not even compare to Straw Coat 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 help because they could not help him.

Much less use the shifting winds as