"Shut up, don't make slanderous accusations. Big brother and I have a deep relationship, how could I do such a thing? Good niece, how could you find such a boyfriend who doesn't see the big picture? Uncle truly feels sorry for you!" Grover's expression immediately changed as he stood up with a rumble and slammed the table, roaring angrily.
His expression as usual, Han Shuo laughed lightly and said with a laugh, "Everyone knows that as the only daughter of the chairman, Phoebe should be the most qualified candidate to succeed the position of chairman. If she were to be assassinated, who would benefit the most?"
"When has it ever been an outsider's turn to speak about the matters of our Boozt Merchant Guild? Phoebe, you should properly discipline this outsider who doesn't know anything. "Grover glared viciously at Han Shuo and then turned his head to speak to Phoebe.
Phoebe had already calmed down by this time from her earlier panic. She'd always maintained an amiable facade with Grover, but who would've thought that Han Shuo wouldn't care at all and would be so diametrically opposed from the start, almost immediately shedding all pretense of cordiality with Grover and disrupting all of her steps. She didn't know what to do for a moment.
However, when Han Shuo and Grover were refuting each other, Phoebe's thoughts changed and she felt that Han Shuo's actions were rather straightforward. Because of Han Shuo's actions, Phoebe's attitude was clearly expressed in front of these elders. This also let them see that she, Phoebe, wasn't a weak person who didn't want to fight for things.
Except, now wasn't the time to weigh gains and losses. Since Han Shuo had already expressed himself so sharply, Phoebe couldn't do anything even if she wanted to. She immediately said confidently after Grover had finished speaking, "That's right, Uncle Grover. I think I'm qualified to be the chairman of the Guild.
Although I've been traveling all these years, my father has never given up on teaching me. Moreover, the knowledge I've learned is also related to managing the company. This is all arranged by my father. I hope that uncle can support me. If there's anything I'm lacking in, uncle can also teach me. I'm confident that I can manage the company well. "
"Good niece, your courage is commendable, but this kind of matter is not child's play. A single careless mistake can send the trading company into a situation of eternal damnation. Uncle is cowardly and cannot bear this kind of responsibility." Since they had shed all pretense of cordiality, Grover no longer concealed anything and spoke with a dark expression.
It was at this moment that Andrew suddenly stood up shakily with the support of his walking stick. He said, "There's no point in continuing to argue like this. How about this, why don't we let little Phoebe try first? If the company can develop smoothly in her hands within three months, then we'll let Phoebe be the president. Otherwise, it'll be Grover. What does everyone think?"
With Andrew's words, apart from the three elders who favored Grover, all the other elders expressed their agreement. Andrew waited until everyone had voted before looking at Grover with a smile. He said merrily, "Since the majority has agreed, I think we'll leave it at that for the time being. What do you think?"
No matter how unwilling he was in his heart, Grover felt that he couldn't change anything now that the majority of the elders of the company had agreed. In the end, he could only brace himself and say helplessly, "Since that's the case, then we'll do as you wish."
Nodding, Andrew smiled, "Alright then, I still have some matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first. Oh, little Phoebe, grandpa hasn't seen you in a long time. If there's nothing else, why don't you come with me to my house for a chat? "
"Alright, I was just about to ask grandpa for some experience in managing the company!" Phoebe stood up with a smile and put down her wine cup. She gave Han Shuo a look and didn't even look at Grover as she walked out the door.
Han Shuo put down his wine cup in understanding and flashed a cold smile of disdain at Grover, who was looking at him with a dark expression. He followed behind Phoebe and also walked out of the hall.
As soon as they left the company, Phoebe looked around to make sure that no one was around and said softly to Han Shuo, "Go back to my residence first, I'll hurry back after chatting with grandpa Andrew for a bit. We'll talk later!"
"Heh heh, little Phoebe, this boyfriend of yours is quite bold. He actually went head to head with Grover in the hall, I think you have good taste! " Andrew stood beside his carriage and looked at Phoebe and Han Shuo with an amiable expression as he spoke with a smile.
Blushing slightly, Phoebe looked at Han Shuo and said in a low voice, "Be careful on the road." She then walked over to Andrew and said coquettishly, "Of course not, he's so dumb that you don't know how infuriating it is!"
Han Shuo didn't continue to listen to their conversation and didn't ride in the carriage that had come with Phoebe. Instead, he walked towards the north of the city alone.
It was already late at night and there were almost no pedestrians on the road. Han Shuo hadn't felt any danger when he'd just left the Boozt Merchant Guild, but when Han Shuo had passed through a road and just entered an alley, he suddenly raised his guard.
With a thought, three original demons were silently released from the back of Han Shuo's neck. As soon as the original demons left Han Shuo's neck, they immediately transformed into an incorporeal state and concealed themselves in three directions without leaving a trace in the darkness.
It was as if he'd suddenly gained a few more pairs of eyes. Apart from what was directly in front of him, Han Shuo could even clearly see the situation behind and to his left and right. The original demons formed from magical yuan didn't have a trace of fighting aura or magic on their bodies. In their incorporeal state, it was very difficult to detect them with the naked eye. Therefore, the departure and concealment of the original demons didn't alarm anyone at all.
Behind Han Shuo was the wind adept mage Ellis that he'd seen last time. His body floated like a wisp of a ghost, silently trailing behind Han Shuo. On the rooftops of the alleys to his left and right, four assassins dressed in black walked silently behind him, slowly closing in on him.
Shocked, Han Shuo hadn't thought that Grover would be so daring. He'd made his move right after he'd left the Merchant Guild. It looked like he really did hate Han Shuo to the bone.
Han Shuo suddenly calmed down at a time like this that concerned his life and death. There were five people in total. Apart from the wind adept mage Ellis, the strength of the other four wasn't weak either. According to the observations of the original demons, Han Shuo discovered that the four were divided into two warriors, one mage, and one archer. If it wasn't for the fact that the original demons could monitor their movements at all times this time, Han Shuo would have been hard-pressed to escape death.
However, now that he had the original demons, although Han Shuo didn't have the slightest advantage in terms of strength, it wasn't like he didn't have any hope of escaping alive. Because on the way here, Han Shuo had already learned from Phoebe's explanation that there was a mansion of imperial soldiers stationed not too far ahead of the alleyway. The reason why Han Shuo had chosen to walk through this dark alleyway was also because of the mansion in front of him.
His mind raced for a moment and Han Shuo understood that these people could only make their move in this alleyway. Otherwise, once he passed through this alleyway, they wouldn't have a chance. The space ring lit up faintly and Han Shuo grasped the dagger in his right hand. Han Shuo's footsteps were neither fast nor slow as he advanced, paying attention to the movements of his enemies at all times according to the surveillance of the original demons.
Finally, when Han Shuo had reached the middle of the alleyway, the five assassins, including Ellis, seemed to think that they were in position and suddenly sped up their approach.
The faint sound of an arrow breaking through the air suddenly fell into Han Shuo's ears. This arrow was incomparably sharp and shot swiftly and violently towards Han Shuo's back as soon as it appeared. Its momentum was exceedingly fierce.
This arrow had come from a professional archer, and the angle was exceedingly tricky and vicious. If it wasn't for Han Shuo observing his movements clearly through the original demons, this arrow alone would likely have killed Han Shuo on the spot.
His originally unhurried footsteps suddenly sped up, but he didn't charge forward, instead retreating to the left. With a whoosh, the arrow streaked past the corner of Han Shuo's clothes and suddenly whistled forward.
In front of Han Shuo, the arrow suddenly shattered into pieces. Several sharp wind blades had long since been released by Ellis, as if waiting for Han Shuo to subconsciously burrow into them. It was a pity that Han Shuo had detected them one step ahead and forcibly avoided them.
At the same time, the top of his head suddenly lit up and a wall of fire abruptly formed, enveloping Han Shuo below. Two nimble figures instantly lifted longswords and flew down from the roof. Han Shuo could see the light and dark green fighting aura clearly under the illumination of the wall of fire.
Suddenly accelerating, Han Shuo's speed soared in a flash and he suddenly circled around from the left, then avoided the obstruction of Ellis' wind blades and flew towards the exit of the alleyway. Han Shuo had just left his original spot when the wall of fire came crashing down. The place where he'd been standing before was filled with sparks.
No matter how they imagined it, they didn't know that Han Shuo had already clearly seen their deliberate concealment through the original demons. They'd originally thought the attack to be absolutely accidental, but Han Shuo had already seen it all. This was why the first wave of attacks from the five of them with extraordinary strength had all failed.
"We can't let him leave this alleyway alive!" Ellis' gentle voice had purposefully become sharp and suddenly rang out at this moment.
The archer and the other fire mage stood on the rooftops on both sides of the alleyway. As soon as Ellis' words had landed, they acted at almost the same time. Three arrows were grabbed by the archer and placed on his longbow. With a whoosh, they shot out swiftly and violently towards Han Shuo's forehead, back, and thighs.
Another wall of fire suddenly formed in front of Han Shuo, forcibly blocking off Han Shuo's path and forcing Han Shuo to take a detour. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to escape the burning of the wall of fire.
The two swordsmen who'd just landed took advantage of this moment to quickly approach with their swords raised. They were only ten meters away from Han Shuo. Ellis' feet didn't touch the ground as he also swiftly rushed over from behind, obviously intending to leave Han Shuo here.
His body tilting, Han Shuo changed direction again and circled to the right, intending to go around the wall of fire and rush out of the long street. A few wind blades came whistling over. All of this was within Han Shuo's expectations. The dagger in his hand quickly waved, and five wind blades were chopped away by Han Shuo's dagger. However, three of the wind blades still slashed past Han Shuo's thigh and arm.
Han Shuo had only been hit by three wind blades because he'd known beforehand that Ellis had set up wind blades here. Otherwise, if more than ten wind blades had struck his vitals, he probably wouldn't have been able to take another step forward.
Braving the injuries to his thigh and arm, Han Shuo rushed out of the attack of the wind blades and evaded the wall of fire and flying arrows at the same time. He dashed towards the entrance of the alleyway like lightning and had already escaped the second wave of attacks. He was about to rush out of the long street.
Right at this moment, a mournful scream suddenly tore through the silent sky. Han Shuo, in the midst of running, suddenly discovered the archer with the aid of the original demons. The longbow in his hand had been broken in two, and fresh blood was dripping from the corners of his mouth as he fell limply from the roof. Phoebe stood proudly with a longsword in her hand where he'd just been.
"Fi … Phoebe, you're actually a swordmaster!" The hooded Ellis had forgotten to change his voice due to his excitement. He used his original voice and exclaimed in surprise. Then, without calling for the others, Ellis' rapidly charging body abruptly stopped. He abruptly turned around and fled at an even faster speed to the back.
Phoebe snorted coldly and didn't chase after the fleeing Ellis. After all, if a wind mage ran with all his might, it was indeed very difficult to catch up to him. Waving the longsword in her hand, Phoebe, standing majestically on the roof, landed lightly on the two warriors below. It looked like she planned on taking care of the remaining people first.
At this moment, Han Shuo had almost made it out of the long alley when he saw Phoebe suddenly appear. He was overjoyed and abruptly turned around, opening his mouth to summon Little Skull and walking quickly towards the two warriors.
Han Shuo had been running with all his might earlier, so Little Skull hadn't been of much use. Now that a swordmaster like Phoebe was present, Han Shuo had turned from prey to hunter. It was naturally time for Little Skull to appear and kill the enemy.
When Little Skull appeared with the bone dagger in hand, its calf bones started running quickly under Han Shuo's orders. The seven bone spurs on its back flapped as it rushed towards the roof with a whoosh, attempting to take care of the other fire mage.
The fire mage jumped in fright, never having thought that Little Skull would be able to use the momentum to leap onto the roof. In his panic, he immediately chanted an incantation. A wall of blazing flames appeared once again, completely blocking off Little Skull's only path.
However, Little Skull didn't care about the obstruction of the wall of flames at all and charged headlong into the wall of flames. When Little Skull walked out of the wall of flames, the fire mage was already in front of him, flabbergasted. It waved the bone dagger in its hand and turned the fire mage into a beehive.
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