Chapter 860: Explosion
Once he heard Li Xiaofei’s account, Chu Xiang couldn’t help but laugh.
“Haha, Brother Li, to be honest, the Chu Family has never gotten along well with the Yue Family. We’ve always been competitors in business. If Yue Zhuoran intends to make a move against you, there’s no way the Chu Family will just sit by and watch.”
She patted her generous ‘chest’ as a sign of her firm guarantee.
“Then I’m relieved,” Li Xiaofei replied.
He truly didn’t want to drag the Chu Family into unnecessary conflict because of his own matters.
“Also, send me all the intel you have on the Yue Family,” Li Xiaofei added. “The more detailed, the better.”
“A small matter.” Chu Xiang agreed again without hesitation.
She didn’t try to deliberately stir up further conflict between Li Xiaofei and the Yue Family either. Soon, the group departed Shang Yu Planet. The Xiao Kuang Star Region was vast. Even with subspace teleportation, it would still take three days to reach Chu Planet. Interstellar travel was an incredibly dull affair.
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In the VIP suite.
“I truly don’t know anything,” said Lin Yi, now fully recovered from her injuries. She wore a bitter smile. “I was just a pawn groomed by Song Yu, used to gather intelligence through seduction. My orders were to manipulate and bewitch the high-ranking officials of Chongque City, and I only followed my orders. She never told me anything involving real secrets.”
Now a prisoner, Lin Yi showed extreme respect toward Li Xiaofei. She answered every question without hesitation. But Lin Yi was unable to provide any meaningful clues when it came to the whereabouts of Si Kongxue and his daughter.