Chapter 551 - 515: Void
Wu Li had come to participate in the Hongmen Kinship Conference with two objectives in mind: first, to prevent Bai Tao from ascending to power, and second, to take the opportunity to draw the Hongmen members into an alliance with Hua Jian.
Now that he had just defeated Bai Tao, his prestige was at its peak, and his words carried the most weight.
"I, representing Huaiyuan Hall, am willing to form an alliance with Hua Jian."
No sooner had Wu Li finished speaking than a Hongmen boss seated on his left began to speak. He was the Hall Master of Singapore’s Huaiyuan Hall and belonged to the faction that did not support Bai Tao’s rise to power. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and since Wu Li had already openly turned against Bai Tao, he was more than willing to give Wu Li a helping hand.
"Zhengqing Hall is also willing to form an alliance with Hua Jian."
"Feiyun Hall is willing to form an alliance with Hua Jian!"
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Quickly, five Hall Masters expressed their willingness to ally with Hua Jian. However, after the five had spoken, there was a moment of silence on the scene. Clearly, some people were still waiting to see how things would unfold, while others were supporters of Bai Tao.
Wu Li was not surprised by this turn of events. He hadn’t expected that after defeating Bai Tao, these Hongmen bosses would immediately come to pay homage. That would have been unrealistic. To have received verbal commitments from five branches right there and then was already quite an achievement.
"Thank you for your trust, esteemed Hall Masters."
Wu Li gave a salute with his fists, then sat back down without saying much more.