The unruly areas are not under the jurisdiction of the six districts and have historically been controlled by the dominant local powers of the time. For example, the Fire and Wind Hall in District Eight.
District Nine is located at the head of the Land of Chaos. Over the years, it has formed a ruling structure in which the Dragon Faction and the Wolf Faction check and balance each other and develop together.
Since the fall of Dragon Emperor Fu Guang a few years ago, the Dragon Faction, although still one of the two leaders of the Nine Districts, has clearly shown signs of being suppressed by the Wolf Faction.
The name "Wolf Lord" carries even greater weight.
His confidants represent the actions of the entire Wolf Faction and even the Ninth District. Moreover, this time, the Wolf Faction's gray area carrier fleet suddenly entered the territorial waters of the Zhu Men base.
This is blatant intimidation, and its intentions are far from insignificant.
The management team dared not neglect their duties and, along with Hua Lihan and others, received the Wolf Lord's confidant.
Conference Room at Jiuwanli Tower.
The management team members walked to the door. The young man in the lead winked at the people behind him, while the others stayed outside. Only one middle-aged man followed him inside.
When the young members of the management committee entered, Hua Lihan was sitting in the meeting room.
Hua Lihan glanced at him indifferently, and the young man dared not be disrespectful, so he bowed and said, "This humble one is Qin Xian, greetings to Marshal Hua."
Hua Lihan nodded slightly, saying nothing, her indifference as if she were just looking at the flowers and grass by the roadside.
Qin Xian's polite smile froze on his face.
He considered himself the number one among the younger generation of the management committee, and even compared to people like Gu Yujing, he was no less capable. He had always been subservient to others.
Even elders would usually be polite and courteous, considering the Qin family's management behind him. They wouldn't be like Hua Lihan, who completely ignored him.
Qin Xian flicked his sleeves, crossed his legs, and sat down below Hua Lihan without saying a word, maintaining his aloof demeanor.
He glanced at Hua Lihan furtively, inwardly mocking her:
As expected of someone born out of wedlock, no matter how strong he is, he has no manners and no social skills. No wonder he is under the close attention of the management!
Qin Xian exuded an aura of power, making no attempt to conceal his coldness.
Hua Lihan... Hua Lihan didn't care about the extra person at all, or rather, she didn't even realize there was an extra person.
A little later, Qi Suifeng, He Zheng, Liu Shengbai and others came over and took their seats.
After waiting a short while, Wei Jinyan, accompanied by Wei Qiao, personally greeted the Wolf Lord's trusted confidant.
He had a blank expression, white hair, cold eyes, a slender figure, and an upright posture.
The person who arrived was Cang Yue, the subordinate whom the Wolf Lord had previously ordered to investigate the attack on Hua Chang Le in District Nine.
As the Wolf Lord's top lieutenant, Cang Yue acts as the Wolf Lord Lu Yanhuai's direct representative when traveling. His words represent the Wolf Lord's own will.
Hua Lihan did not get up. Qin Xian was about to stand up, but seeing that he did not move, he lifted his buttocks slightly, and then sat down again, seemingly thinking of something.
Wei Jinyan smiled as he spoke to Cang Yue, but when he turned his head and saw Qin Xian sitting in that seat, his smile immediately turned cold.
Does this guy in management have no brains? Is that his seat?
Still sitting there so steadily, don't you know how to stand up and say hello? Is your butt glued to the spot?
I greeted them all the way to their door, and you, the one who came to cause trouble, are just sitting here enjoying yourself? Where were you when the war was raging?
Wei Jinyan had long been critical of the management committee's opportunistic behavior, and now seeing Qin Xian's arrogant and rude attitude, he couldn't help but feel furious.
But not wanting to be laughed at by outsiders, he quickly changed his position and let Cang Yue sit down next to Hua Lihan on the other side—which was originally his seat.
The seat Qin Xian was sitting in was, coincidentally, originally prepared for Cang Yue.
Qin Xian realized he had made a mistake, but since he had already put on airs, he couldn't back down, so he could only sit there with a normal expression.
Cang Yue stepped down and sat down, his cold gaze sweeping over Qin Xian opposite him.
The man in black robes who was following closely behind him stood silently behind his chair.
Hua Lihan reacted, her gaze lingering on the black-robed man behind Cang Yue for a moment.
This person is not simple.
Everyone took their seats, and Wei Jinyan gave a brief introduction to Cang Yue.
Cang Yue suddenly spoke, her gaze fixed on Qin Xian: "Is this... the head of the Zhu Clan base?"
Qin Xian was somewhat embarrassed, but Wei Jinyan smiled and replied, "This is Qin Xian from the Qin family of the Central Plains Management Association. He is the representative of the Management Association to express their condolences to the base."
"Oh~"
Cang Yue responded expressionlessly, but her voice took several turns, carrying a profound meaning.
Qin Xian's face darkened.
What did Wei Jinyan mean by that?
The special emphasis on "Management Committee," "Qin Family," and "Representative" is deliberately implying that he can only sit here because of his family connections, and that he is unworthy to sit here without an official position.
Before Qin Xian could react, Cang Yue added, "I've heard of them. The Central Plains Management Council is always arrogant and condescending."
Upon hearing this, Qin Xian's face turned completely black.
That's incredibly malicious!
It should be noted that back then, because of the incident involving the Dragon Emperor Fu Guang in District Nine, the Management Council had a grudge against the Land of Chaos, especially District Nine.
Those villains from the Dragon Sect in the Ninth District—Xue Wuwang and others from the Black Prison—almost stormed into Hua'an City back then, threatening to completely destroy the Management Association.
Although Xue Wuwang and others were eventually subdued and imprisoned in the Black Prison for life, the Dragon Faction and Wolf Faction of the Ninth District remained united against external forces, and thereafter became irreconcilable enemies with the Management Council.
Qin Xian had experienced the Dragon Emperor incident back then and knew about the tension between the two sides.
His arrival at the Zhu family base to demand people had already displeased the Wei and Hua families. If he were to provoke the Wolf Faction at this time, his mission would be a complete failure.
Qin Xian swallowed hard, then suddenly felt that the seat was a bit too rough on his butt.
Qin Xian took a few seconds to mentally prepare himself, just as he had calmed his pride and thought of what to say, and had just lifted his buttocks to offer his seat.
Cang Yue said, "I have no intention of wasting your time. Let's get down to business."
After he finished speaking, he looked up and met Qin Xian's gaze, who was kneeling halfway down and buttocks halfway up.
Qin Xian was caught in a dilemma: standing or sitting, he felt awkward.
In the end, all I could do was pretend to change my position, like I'd been bitten on the butt by a mosquito, and after a couple of seconds of fiddling around, I sat down again.
This time, he didn't cross his legs anymore, and under the somewhat strange gazes of the others, he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.
Sitting in the back, Hua Anning scoffed without any politeness.
The sound was quite loud, and everyone could hear it, but everyone pretended not to hear it, except for Qin Xian, whose face turned as red with embarrassment.
Hua Anning thought of her younger sister, who had just escaped danger half an hour ago, and didn't want to give the management committee a kind look at all.
Of course, she also had the right to give them a hard time.
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