Although Xue Yunfeng was a little lacking in emotional intelligence, his actual intelligence—especially his insight into people's hearts—was quite accurate.
In any case, the Ster Family's real use to them was mainly having a name to invoke.
Earl Ster wouldn't do, but Earl Ster's son would be fine. The main thing was that the other NPCs had to be unable to stop this or get involved, forced to watch in silence.
Heh~ Could it be that, between the younger son who had made mistakes but felt a stronger sense of belonging to the family and the lovesick daughter who had betrayed the family and started the conflict herself, the Ster Family would choose Ellie?
Then, even if the other forces in Basia City were secretly itching to make a move, they wouldn't act rashly... After all, Earl Ster was merely silent, not dead.
Not only was he alive, he was also furious and desperately needed someone to vent his anger on!
Heh~
Lu Huayu narrowed his eyes and observed the members of the Knight Order... Sure enough, some of their expressions were a little off.
Eh~ No matter how good Dieter was to these knights, there would always be some who leaned toward Ellie.
If she had been an outsider, then no matter how beautiful that woman was or how many benefits she offered, these knights could probably have held to their principles... But wasn't she their commander's beloved younger sister?
What harm could letting things slide a little do?
Lu Huayu narrowed his eyes, estimating the right moment to let Linde discover that the knights under his brother had actually been bought off by Ellie... Dieter might choose to swallow his anger, at most expelling those few negligent subordinates, but Linde would definitely expose the matter.
Anything that could