Walker Of The Worlds

Lin Mu was surprised that the other council members had accepted Jingming Shang's words so quickly.

'So the saying merchants will sell their mothers and children if it bring them fortune is true, huh…' Lin Mu thought to himself.

Putting these thoughts aside for now, Lin Mu focused on the task at hand and continued to observe the council.

"Well, then who wants to start first?" Jingming Shang questioned.

He gazed around at the council and finally settled on the old man who had spoken the first time.

"Why doesn't senior Shantung start first? You are the oldest of us all, so this honor should go to you," Jingming Shang said with a thin smile.

The old man who was named Shantung didn't mind Jingming Shang pushing him at the front and took it with ease.

"So I'll reveal to you all that we have a backer currently willing to get a seat in the merchant council. While we could add another seat while keeping the Mu clan in there, getting the approval from the royal family will be difficult." Shantung said.

"Is that why you want to remove the Mu clan from the council?" One of the middle aged men who wore a single earring on his right ear asked.

"If it was like that, I would have long since done it. But no… the backer wants something else… they want the seat of the Mu clan specifically. In simple words, they do not want the Mu Clan to exist." Shantung revealed.

of the members of the council had surprised expressions on their

knew about this already, senior Shantung?"

Kai was included, and so were two more older men of the council. The ones that were not included in it were Miss Fen,

expected…' Jingming Shang

clan from the council. What will be the aftereffects of that, have you thought of that?" Jingming Shang questioned. "I mean… won't the royal family be concerned about this? From what I've

his head and looked at Gun Kai for a

of the royal family… but of course they did try to come in his way and now… the royal family is in turmoil," Shantung spoke in

but a second later they understood the meaning behind Shantung's words. Jingming Shang

backer really is this powerful and influential as to affect even the royal family… why does he want a seat at our merchant council? Frankly speaking… we shouldn't even be in his eyes." Jingming

the royal family troubles like this without even appearing, then what would he be able to do to us… to our clans and

felt chills going down their spines, except for Jingming Shang. The man instead had a calm expression on his face that

council members went silent for a couple of

right? What was it? We know

face, looked at Jingming

Mu clan was because of a