Feiluo was not only the youngest squad leader at the first-tier peak in the Black Forest Branch.
In secret, he was also a trusted subordinate whom the third-tier High Priest had painstakingly trained for years, and had long since been adopted as his son.
In the entire branch, no one except the High Priest himself knew of this hidden relationship.
Lofei clenched the Bone Blade at his waist, gritting his teeth, his voice filled with loathing for Lin Shen:
"That Lin Shen is a downright scoundrel, through and through!"
"You didn't see that smug look on his face when he came out of the Council Hall just now! His nose was practically pointed at the sky!"
"The moment he accepted your assignment to recruit the remnants of Blood-Weeping Ridge, he went straight to Priest Enkai to kick him while he was down, pointing right in his face and hurling abuse at him!"
Lofei looked up and pleaded anxiously:
"Father, how could a spineless opportunist with no principles deserve to lay claim to the supreme Divine Child Position?"
"If he really gets lucky and brings those two second-tier remnants back, won't he start acting like he owns the entire Black Forest Branch?"
Faced with his adopted son's impatient accusations.
The High Priest sat above him, his expression as still as stagnant water, without the slightest ripple.
He slowly opened his deep, clouded old eyes and stared coldly at Lofei, who knelt below.
The High Priest's gaze, which seemed capable of seeing through every human heart, sent an inexplicable shiver through Lofei. Even his complaints unwittingly grew quieter.
"Losing your composure already?"
A fathomless, cold smile slowly curled the High Priest's shriveled lips.
"Lofei, after all these years at my side, why have you still not learned to look further ahead?"
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