"Yes." Neither Mo Xuanyi nor Yun Jueying had any objection to their uncle-master's suggestion that they first understand the situation.
That was only as it should be.
"Back then, the very first time Phoenix energy rose here, our scouts noticed it. Our people arrived in Phoenix City not long afterward and devoted themselves to building up our operations, right up to this day."
The middle-aged man leaned back against the rear seat with his eyes closed, his voice indifferent and expressionless. "Merely concealing the leakage of Phoenix energy cost our people extraordinarily heavy sacrifices."
"Seven people came here to oversee affairs, but in the end, only one survived. From our heyday, we fell into decline and completely lost our say, while Broken Army and Seven Killings seized the momentum and rose. They contacted the Star Lord and took eighty percent of this undertaking into the hands of their two sects."
"Then Left Assistant intervened, and the Star Envoy descended, squeezing our share still further. Originally, our Greedy Wolf faction was allotted fifty percent of the proceeds from this undertaking. That was squeezed down to twenty percent. As for now, even if this succeeds, our Greedy Wolf faction will receive a mere five percent."
Although the middle-aged uncle-master's tone was level, some indignation could still be heard in it.
"Five percent?"
Mo Xuanyi and the young man in the back seat clearly knew little about the Phoenix Vein affair. Hearing this, they blurted out the question in unison, utterly astonished.
They had never imagined that the share of the benefits their own faction could receive would be so low.
With his eyes closed, the middle-aged man's body swayed with the jolting car as he said mildly, "Correct, five percent. How could that five-percent share warrant my personal intervention? The risks and