At those words, the other family heads' expressions changed instantly.
Li Feiyu's claim was outrageous, but it was not entirely impossible.
The financial conglomerates of Modu were no longer arranged as they had been seventy years ago, when the Lu family had ruled them all.
Now, there was one dominant power and several strong rivals!
With the resources it had accumulated early on and its precise investments, the Bai family had grown rapidly over the years...
Its publicly known assets far exceeded those of the other nine families, and it even controlled Modu's financial industry.
The other families were already wary of the Bai family, afraid it would swallow them up.
Now, Li Feiyu's suggestion that "Yue Xiaofei was the Bai family's puppet" struck right at their fears.
"Young Master Li's words may be a little extreme, but they aren't entirely unreasonable."
The head of the Xu Family spoke first. "The return of the Lu Family Heir is a major event that concerns the future of our Ten Great Financial Conglomerates. We can't jump to conclusions. In my opinion, we need to give this matter careful consideration!"
The Head of the Pei Family nodded as well. "Exactly. We must verify Yue Xiaofei's identity first and establish that he really is Miss Lu Lanxin's descendant. We can discuss the Blood Covenant afterward."
"Brother Pei is right."
The Head of the Fu Family agreed. "Miss Bai, it's not that we don't believe you. This matter is simply too important to allow the slightest mistake."
"What if-and I mean what if-Yue Xiaofei isn't the real Lu Family Heir? If we rashly acknowledge him as our master, wouldn't we be gambling away everything our families have built?"
The other family heads nodded, the wariness in their eyes growing more pronounced.
Watching this, Bai Bing