Chapter 167 - 160: Disaster in the East (Part 7)
"I swear by the name of the Heavenly God that I will not participate in any wars between the Empire and the Gold Family," given the salary offered by the Gold Family, life was still more important.
Lu Hong said nothing and looked at Hill.
Hill hesitated for a moment, indecisive. She still felt a sense of belonging to the Gold Family, and had this been before, she might have chosen to fight with Lu Hong to remove the major threat for her family.
However, the secret order from the Elder Council to Cliff to kill the master of Blazing Fire made her waver.
"Hill, what are you thinking!" Cliff scolded in a low voice, "The Gold Family’s regard for us is just so-so. We are struggling on the front lines for them, and what’s the end of it? The Elder Council can issue me a secret mission to kill the master of Blazing Fire today, and they might as well issue orders to others to eliminate us in the future!"
"I don’t understand why the Elder Council would have you kill the master of Blazing Fire?!" Hill said gravely, "It doesn’t make sense!"
Cliff scoffed coldly, "What’s not to make sense, since the retreat to Mandarin Duck Flower, the stipend Master of Blazing Fire demanded from the Elder Council has almost increased tenfold, and behind closed doors, the Master has been communicating with the Feng Xi and Chi Lan families, none of these actions can escape the ears of the Elder Council."
"Since the Master of Blazing Fire was the first to betray, it’s reasonable to issue the assassination mission, but I haven’t," Hill rejected Cliff’s previous warning, "After all, the Gold Family has been gracious to me; as long as I do not betray the family, I believe the Elder Council will not abandon me."
"Short-sighted woman!" Cliff, seeing that he couldn’t persuade Hill, didn’t insist any further and turned to Lu Hong, "I can’t control this crazy woman. Our agreement can continue."
"Then if you join me to take care of her, I can agree to spare your life."