As Xu Hanji spoke, a subtle flicker of unease crossed her lovely face beneath the veil.
Clearly, she did not understand why the Liu Family wanted to meet Lin Changheng, and even harbored certain misgivings.
In fact, when the Xu Family High Council learned of this, they too had wondered whether the Liu Family had somehow heard Lin Changheng's name and decided to recruit him.
This was the difficulty of having no bonds of blood or kinship tying him to them. They truly feared he might leave.
Although the Xu Family was reluctant to let the meeting happen, the matter was already out in the open and could not be suppressed. Otherwise, they would offend both the Liu Family and Pill Master Lin, leaving themselves caught between both sides, pleasing neither.
Now, they could only hope Lin Changheng would not be swayed. Otherwise, they would suffer a crushing loss.
To that end, they had also instructed Xu Hanji to carefully talk him around beforehand. She must not let the two sides hit it off and turn this into a farce of "losing a pill master through carelessness"...
"The Liu Family wants to meet me?" Lin Changheng had not expected this either, but for the sake of the essence blood, he still said, "Very well."
Xu Hanji was about to deliver the words she had prepared, but Lin Changheng stopped her outright. "The Xu Family has shown me kindness and loyalty. On this visit, I will discuss only essence blood, nothing else."
"Excellent! Fellow Daoist Lin, your integrity is admirable!"
With this promise, Xu Hanji's expression eased slightly. She would not fail the task entrusted to her by the family. Her beautiful eyes brightened as she looked at Lin Changheng, as though starlight shimmered within them.
The meeting was arranged