But with Nalan Jie's temperament, a little thought was enough for him to understand the implications.
He was not overly worried about it.
After all, even if Hai Bodong had returned to the Mittel Family, the Nalan Family now enjoyed an excellent relationship with the Misty Cloud Sect thanks to Nalan Yanran.
If a conflict arose, presumably even Hai Bodong would not lightly choose to offend both the Nalan Family and the Misty Cloud Sect.
One had to remember that the Misty Cloud Sect also had a Dou Huang expert.
That expert was its sect master, Yun Yun.
Thus, unless they deliberately provoked Hai Bodong, their relationship with the Misty Cloud Sect should keep him from making any unfriendly moves against the Nalan Family.
At that thought, Nalan Jie could not help breathing a sigh of relief.
Whatever the case, the pressure a Dou Huang expert brought was certainly not something an ordinary person could withstand.
As for Gu He, no one could tell what he was thinking at that moment.
If he insisted on trading for the heavenly flames in Su Tian's possession, and Hai Bodong chose to intervene, the matter could easily spark a dispute between the Mittel Family and the Misty Cloud Sect.
And if it truly came to that, the Jia Ma Imperial Family would undoubtedly be delighted to see it.
After all, both the Mittel Family, now backed by Hai Bodong, and the Misty Cloud Sect, which had always stood high among the clouds, could put considerable pressure on the Jia Ma Imperial Family.
That was also why, throughout all these years, the Jia Ma Imperial Family and the Misty Cloud Sect had remained outwardly cordial while secretly keeping their guard up against each other.
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