The alliance had indeed been formed, but the relationships within it were tangled and complex. Heavenly Demon was its greatest destabilizing factor, yet Chi-Mei-Wang-Liang did not know that, and neither did Xi. As far as they were concerned, Heavenly Demon had no reason to become Qin Fen's die-hard supporter.
Hongjun had been worried about the fellow's temperament, which was why he had specifically sent Xi to keep watch. In the Mortal Realm, Xi was the only one who could stand up to Heavenly Demon.
"Where's the Treasure-Dropping Money?" Heavenly Demon stated his main reason for coming. He instinctively glanced outside, afraid of alerting Qin Fen.
Look at you. And you have the nerve to call yourself the Primordial Heavenly Demon? Is that all the courage you've got? Xi gave him a contemptuous look. "It seems to have disappeared!" Xi had been keeping an eye on Qin Fen and had witnessed his conversation with the Queen Mother, so he naturally knew something of what had happened.
"Disappeared?" Heavenly Demon was skeptical. You're not fucking bullshitting me, are you? But then he reconsidered. Since Xi also worked for Hongjun, he would not dare mess around. If he ruined Hongjun's plans, he would face the consequences too.
"Yes. You can tell Chi-Mei-Wang-Liang it's safe now!" Xi nodded firmly.
Is that so? Heavenly Demon smiled. As long as he did not have to take the lead himself, everything was fine. With a flicker, he vanished from the room.
Wang Zhiqiang and Chameleon had arrived in the room beside Qin Fen's. They had just booked it, and only a wall separated them from Big Chef. Pressed against that wall, Chameleon secretly listened to the sounds next door.
"I wonder how the eldest and the fourth are doing." Wang Zhiqiang felt conflicted. Heavenly Demon had not