Within the Huo Family compound, Huo Feng slammed the table in fury. "I'm furious, absolutely furious! Those bastards actually dared to do this!" The faces of everyone in the Huo Family hall were grim.
At last night's banquet, for some unknown reason, Lian Feng had actually thrown in his lot with the Third Prince and his people. But on second thought, it made sense. Though Lian Feng was a kingdom general, he was ultimately a die-hard loyalist of the Southern Cloud Kingdom Imperial Family. No matter when it was, helping a prince of Southern Cloud Kingdom was more natural than helping a frontier Lineage like theirs.
Even if this Lineage was immensely powerful, even if that prince possessed little real ability. The difference was that Lian Feng's methods were clearly far more sophisticated than Yun Fei's. The two were not on the same level at all.
Among the kingdom's generals, Lian Feng was not the strongest at commanding troops in battle, but he was the most difficult to deal with. In the span of a single night, Lian Feng had used every sort of method to win many people over to his side.
At first, Lian Feng had seemed to be making moves against the Third Prince's subordinates, causing the Huo Family to lower their guard. But when morning came, they discovered that more than half of those originally inclined toward the Huo Family had actually defected to Lian Feng. Lian Feng's influence now far surpassed Yun Tian's. Unlike Yun Tian, who had no prestige, Lian Feng enjoyed tremendous renown.
With the two joining forces, the Huo Family's influence had been completely pushed into the disadvantaged position. The morning meeting had practically revolved around everything Lian Feng said. On the surface, it appeared entirely fair, leaving no room for criticism.