"Joking..."


    The people who had already knelt on the ground did not feel any relief at this moment.


    Who knew if you were actually joking! Anyway, even though Tao Yu had said that, none of them stood up.


    "Do you all intend to help the Beast Tamer families against me?"


    Tao Yu spoke calmly, looking at the Beast Tamer families who had also knelt down with him.


    At this time, the guards who were initially confronting Panda and his group had all thrown away their weapons and surrendered. Panda was there, dumbly arranging for people to take over, seemingly still feeling a bit unreal, occasionally slapping himself in the face to confirm.


    His mouth kept muttering strange words like ’slept so soundly...’


    Upon hearing Tao Yu’s words, someone hurriedly spoke up,


    "It’s a misunderstanding, Mr. Tao, a misunderstanding! It’s these pig-headed people who deceived us. They said you launched a sneak attack on Peli, but with your strength, why would you sneak attack anyone? It must have been that Peli who tried to ambush you and ended up being counter-killed by you!"


    Another young girl also quickly spoke up in urgency,


    "We all witnessed it!"


    "Ah, yes, yes, we’re all witnesses!"


    "..."


    Other than the few unlucky ones who were still wailing after being shot by arrows deflected by Tilly, everyone else was nodding repeatedly.


    The strongest of the new Development Zone’s Inner City Pioneers had been pierced through in one go by their opponents!


    Matching Steel Beard in strength, competing with Tilly in dexterity, breaking through Gant’s shield that he was so proud of—all with just one hand!


    He had even cultivated Gang Qi and another unknown cultivation system.


    The ability to transform was simply a form of Demonization they could easily achieve.


    What kind of talent was that?! The new ones in the Development Zone all had special organs or bloodlines implanted!


    Anyway, no matter what, no one wanted to suffer losses in front of their eyes now.


    "You all wouldn’t be thinking of fooling me now and then planning retaliation later, would you?" Tao Yu asked with a hint of suspicion on his face.


    "How could we, you’re joking," they said.


    "Right, we wouldn’t dream of it."


    "Previously, the Beast Tamer families mentioned giving up half of their shares, and honestly, I think Mr. Tao would be perfect for that."


    "Yes, we’re shareholders here too, and I have no objections."


    Tao Yu looked at these talkative fellows with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.


    He could still feel quite a bit of hostility from many people; it was just superficial talk to save face.


    Turning around and actually attempting to claim that, there might be complications.


    But whatever, now that you’ve opened your mouths, it’s like thanking nature for its gifts...


    "Mr. Tao is peerless in valor, aside from the few in the Floating City, no one is your match. However, you need to be cautious; there are some you can’t just fight against," Gant said, with his ribs broken and spitting blood, barely managing to stand up on his medication in such an environment, and yet dared to argue with Tao Yu—a sight that made Tao Yu raise an eyebrow and turn to look back at him.


    Unlike Master Wang’s long-activated Magic, this guy’s previous barrier and body-strengthening Magic should have been directly triggered from magical items.


    Maybe he had a combination of bloodline and talents, and actually, his combat ability wasn’t weak.


    And he still dared to speak under these circumstances, which was quite rare.


    "Oh? What do you mean?" Tao Yu did not hit him again but looked at him with interest.


    Gant straightened Tilly, who was a mess on the face, and said with seriousness,


    "Tilly is different from us; she’s a friend of Lady Treya and is to be the future concubine of Lord Han Ya."


    With the words from the Floating City dignitaries, those who managed to avoid a beating finally stood up as if they were pardoned.


    "Greetings to the distinguished Treya and Pavas."


    Ganter, enduring the pain of his broken ribs, slightly bowed in respect.


    "What happened to you, and who are you holding?"


    Treya frowned at the sight of the bloodied Ganter.


    "It’s Tilly."


    A bitter smile appeared on Ganter’s face.


    "What? How did she get hurt like this? This strike is way too heavy."


    Treya’s brows knitted together before she walked over, checked Tilly, and then pulled out a bottle of red potion, pouring it into Tilly’s mouth. It seemed their relationship was as good as they say.


    "Ahh, I wonder what Han Ya would think seeing Tilly in this state."


    Pavas stood by with a smile, but his words were subtly provocative.


    He looked back at Tao Yu and smiled,


    "I know you, ’Eight-Armed Vajra’ has indeed done quite a few missions, but what a pity, you belong to the Suns’ young master and mistress, otherwise, I’d have wanted to recruit you."


    The mission hall’s confidentiality was actually quite good; at least Ganter didn’t know this, but as soon as Pavas spoke, Tao Yu was exposed, which made him a bit displeased.


    He already had a poor first impression of the guy, and it was now worse.


    Yet, his expression still showed submissive humility, as he had already killed one, and it had taken quite the effort to cover it up. He couldn’t afford to be reckless.


    Pavas felt a sudden chill on his head, not knowing what had happened, only hearing Tao Yu sigh softly,


    "You flatter me, Lord Pavas."


    By this time, Treya had finished checking Tilly’s injuries and, seeing no serious harm, turned back and glared at Tao Yu,


    "You sure have the nerve, just after I had complimented you."


    Treya’s originally fair palms were now stained with some of Tilly’s blood.


    "She shot arrows at me first. She’s too strong, I couldn’t hold back."


    Tao Yu made up a story but indeed caused Treya to hesitate in her response.


    If it were someone else, she might have imposed a light punishment, but considering Tao Yu had visited her superiors, and seeing the young master of the Suns’ attitude toward him, Treya suppressed her anger and merely huffed,


    "I will look into it, and I hope it’s as you say."


    And then, seeing that Treya had no further intention of taking action, Pavas smiled and added,


    "Heard on my way here that you had a bit of a scrape with the Beast Tamers family? Just let it be. Peri died; I had high hopes for him."


    Pavas had not been concerned with these matters previously, but if he wanted to find out, he could do so swiftly, immediately contacting the Beast Tamers family in the present world.


    He also heard about the Suns’ request not to involve the present world, what happened in the Abyss stayed in the Abyss.


    So, being a direct descendant of the Suns, Treya didn’t probe any further, which seemed normal, and Han Ya’s side might also let it go.


    After all, though Tilly seemed to have suffered a serious injury, she would probably be fully recovered in a few days with proper care.


    Originally, if the Beast Tamers family were dependable and banded together to bring the opponent down,


    Based on his understanding of the Suns’ attitude, it wouldn’t have been too serious an issue.


    Who among those present didn’t have some Float City connections behind them?


    Pavas was acquainted with the ruling members of the Suns. At the end of the day, these things done by the underlings were, frankly, just minor issues.


    But who could have imagined these guys would be so worthless, turning over instead of doing the pushing, and even as subordinates under Pavas’ command, he still had to make an effort to bail them out.


    In his view, it was just a matter of a few words...