Chapter 2460 - 2456 Side Story: Ji Xiuran (1/2)

Ji Xiuran sat down in the courtyard and picked up a classic text again, slowly reading it. On the other hand, Worriless Nie was sitting next to Ji Xiuran, occasionally looking at him.

“Is the book that interesting?” Worriless Nie asked.

“It can’t match up to one ten-thousandth of you,” Ji Xiuran casually responded.

Before the girl could say anything else, Ji Xiuran set the book down. “The proceedings of the Fearless Alliance don’t seem to be going smoothly.”

The girl was silent.

Indeed, the Fearless Alliance was facing a great hurdle and had crossed some long-established major factions, so they were literally surviving in the cracks.

“It’s nothing. Things are going rather smoothly, actually.” The girl forced a smile.

“Mm, as long as things are going well.” Ji Xiuran nodded gently.

…

After Worriless Nie left:

“Skeleton,” Ji Xiuran called.

A thin man appeared.

Ji Xiuran didn’t take his eyes off of his book and kept reading as he ordered, “Eliminate every entity that threatens the Fearless Alliance. Withhold all mercy.”

“Yes.” Skeleton took his leave a second later.

“Young Master…”

Ji Yue looked at Ji Xiuran. “Our situation right now isn’t optimistic either. The Tong family and the remnants of the Zhou family teamed up with the previous leader of the underground empire. We should avoid trouble.”

However, Ji Xiuran didn’t look up and replied detachedly, “Don’t stick your nose where it doesn’t belong.”

“Young Master… Sigh, alright.” Ji Yue was exasperated.

Had his young master gone mad? This next period of time was most vital for the young master. Whether he could rule the entire underground empire or not would depend on this. Furthermore, the Tong and Zhou families were attentively watching Ji Xiuran, wanting to eliminate Ji Xiuran first so the others would collapse. Yet, he was dispatching Skeleton and his group to help that ridiculous Fearless Alliance.

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Late at night, at the headquarters of a major faction: