The conditions Lin Heng proposed filled Matsushita Kojiro and the other two with delight.
"Thank you, Master. We will not fail you. We will contact Yan Lin for you."
Matsushita Kojiro agreed at once. As for the details of the negotiations, those would naturally depend on Yan Lin's attitude.
"Mm!"
Lin Heng nodded and waved a hand. "You can leave now. Come back to me once you've contacted Yan Lin."
Matsushita Kojiro and the other two left in high spirits. As soon as they were gone, Situ Jiannan asked in confusion, "Master, you control them with the Soul-Locking Pagoda. Why did you need to offer them terms?"
Neither Situ Jiannan nor Sun Yuan could understand it.
Lin Heng offered no explanation and instead asked, "I agreed to let them return to the Great Sun Race, but did I agree to release them from the Soul-Locking Pagoda's restraints?"
At that, Situ Jiannan immediately understood.
"It seems you already have a plan for dealing with the Great Sun Race, Master."
Situ Jiannan smiled knowingly. Come to think of it, how could Lin Heng possibly take a conciliatory approach to a race of beasts like that?
Sometimes, when an enemy smiled at you, it didn't necessarily mean they wanted to be friendly. Perhaps they were simply still sharpening their knife.
Lin Heng glanced toward the door, a cold light growing in his eyes. "It would be impolite not to return the favor. Since the Great Sun Race gave me such a grand gift, I naturally have to give them one in return."
The last time he was in the Soul-Burying Mountain Range, the Great Sun Race hadn't deliberately caused him trouble, so Lin Heng had thought those fellows had settled down a little.
As it turned out, they had been pulling tricks behind