Huo Hai did not show anything on his face, but in his heart, neither Bright Yang Kingdom nor the Underground Mercenary Guild was anything good. No, it should be said that the Underground Mercenary Guild was merely a dog of Bright Yang Kingdom's Imperial Family.
If the Underground Mercenary Guild of Southern Cloud Kingdom had been the product of compromise between the Imperial Family and the Four Great Families, then Bright Yang Kingdom's Underground Mercenary Guild had been created single-handedly by the Imperial Family. The once-growing Feng Family had held considerable power within the Underground Mercenary Guild and could contend with the Imperial Family. But now, the Feng Family had already been wiped out.
After a period of purges, the Underground Mercenary Guild had now become a tool in the Imperial Family's hands. On the surface, however, it was still the Underground Mercenary Guild. Not all the missions they accepted were issued by the Imperial Family.
The Underground Mercenary Guild rarely used such methods of malicious slander through rumors. Such missions consumed too much manpower and resources for poor results. Once exposed, they would also damage the Underground Mercenary Guild's reputation.
But likewise, this method did not directly harm anyone, and the other side could not use it as grounds to directly trouble the Underground Mercenary Guild. The Underground Mercenary Guild itself was not weak, and its backer was even stronger. Moreover, Huo Hai was now basically unable to use force against them. That was why the Underground Mercenary Guild had accepted such a mission now.
Huo Hai snorted coldly inwardly. Hmph, do you think I won't come for you just because of this? The chief culprit cannot be spared, and the knife that kills must likewise be destroyed. The Underground Mercenary Guild of Southern Cloud Kingdom was the best