Chapter 322: The Prince’s Intentions, Another Trump Card

The prince’s manor had followed the proper procedure. Bai Junxiong had done all he could by holding up its petition until now.

It was only because Ling Hongwen broke through last night that he felt at ease agreeing to Xiao Yuande’s request.

Xiao Yuande might disregard the Imperial Prince’s stance, but Bai Junxiong could not. Before leaving, Xiao Yuanchen had explicitly called Qin Xiao his friend.

Between his own wishes and the Immortal Dao Merchant Association’s position, Bai Junxiong had managed to delay it for over ten days. That was enough. Any longer, and the covert struggle would become an open one. Falling out with Xiao Yuande now was not worth it.

After all, between him and Xiao Yuande, it was merely a struggle for power over Qingzhou. If relations broke down completely, he, as the Governor-General of Qingzhou, would bear the primary blame.

Although Xiao Yuande had been demoted to a prince, he was still a son of the Celestial Emperor. If Qingzhou collapsed, the one to suffer in the end would be Bai Junxiong, the Governor-General bearing overall responsibility.

From the tenth-floor balcony, Qin Xiao could see the large party assembled in front of Seven Stars Tower.

“Qin Xiao, come out and meet me at once!”

Just as Qin Xiao reached the main gates, before he had even stepped outside, he heard Xiao Yuande’s shout.

“What the hell is Xiao Yuande doing? He still wants to declare war after all this?”

Although Qin Xiao could not understand why, he still stepped outside.

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