Capítulo 896: Terms of the deal (1)

While Gong Jie was filled with relief at the potential turn of fate for the Empire, Duan Hu was filled with a different feeling. While outwardly he didn't show any change in emotion, inwardly, it was a different matter altogether.

The cooperation with the Golden Bamboo Pavilion could be considered his child. Everything from start to finish was planned by him. The return to the Xin clan faction was quickly gaining momentum to the point that even the neutral palace realm expert from the clan started entertaining such thoughts.

He didn't know why the neutral member was having a change of heart. Maybe it could have been because he could see how powerful the Five Clovers Kingdom was becoming and felt maybe the time to jump ship had arrived.