West Creek Lin Clan.

Lin Tianlong’s brows were tightly furrowed as he strolled through the premises alone. Something was hanging heavily on his mind, and he occasionally became lost in thought.

He had not enjoyed a proper night’s sleep ever since he found out about Lin Xun becoming a rune grandmaster.

Lin Xun’s rise was too quick!

So quick that Lin Tianlong had no time to respond. By the time he had realized the severity of the problem, everything had already begun to change.

Firstly, everyone in the Forbidden City now knew that the West Creek, Cloud Weight, and Flying Peak branch clans and Lin Xun were on hostile terms, unable to coexist like fire and water.

Lin Xun’s abrupt rise was undoubtedly a heavy blow to their side, causing their situation to take a turn for the worse.

It might have been fine if that was all. Unfortunately, the three branch clans were already in a tough spot. Their businesses had recently been on a downward turn, resulting in a loss of millions of gold coins every month!

With these heavy losses already hurting them badly, news of Lin Xun’s rapid rise was akin...