"Originally...... I'd like to continue to take her around looking for a doctor, but the war between my Cole family and several other hostile forces ...... It opened so abruptly without my knowledge!" The old man sighed and continued, "I have known it since then...... The Secret of Dongfang Lingyun - I'm Afraid ...... It's already under suspicion!"

"Originally, with the strength of those top forces and the domineering of the 'village of the brave', if there was any suspicion, they could have come directly to the door, but now they are testing in this 'roundabout' way of provoking a war - I think, my previous layout ...... It should have already started to work!" the old man said with a confident smile, "I have gained a sense of presence in front of these top forces in the name of gold support over the years, and with their slight trust, my industry has blossomed everywhere! Now, my industry has already penetrated deep into their 'interior', and their monetary interests have been 'kidnapped' to the chariot of my Cole family!"

"As long as they don't have the courage to break their wrists, as long as they are still deeply dependent on the gold coins of my Cole family, as long as they can't give up the luxurious life they have now, then ...... They can't get along with my Cole family, otherwise their 'wonderful' life will be like a castle in the air...... It's fleeting!" said the old man with some smugness, "As long as they dare to do something to me, I can trigger their 'gold crisis' overnight, and turn all the gold coins in their vaults into worthless scrap metal!"

"Therefore, even if they know that I have a problem, they don't dare to do anything to me clearly, and even their own family subordinates can't attack me, otherwise...... They must be prepared to break with me - although my Cole family is very weak, but in terms of 'destructive power' alone, I think ...... There shouldn't be any family that can withstand my Cole Family's 'Gold Coin Offensive', right?" The old man's face revealed a fierce feeling, "Therefore, they can only secretly use this shady method to instigate other Golden Families to attack my Cole Family, but they themselves hide behind the scenes, trying in vain to weaken the monetary influence of my Cole Family on their power - this is really a whimsical idea!"

"They don't want to think about it, I ...... How could they let their wishful thinking continue in such a ridiculous way?" the old man sneered, "Even if they really want to get rid of my Cole family's 'gold coin constraints', I will devour their finances completely......! It's not that they're looking for a reckoning with my Cole family—they're ...... I'm afraid I'll have to deal with the challenges of other hostile forces......! The beating of the water dogs...... A lot of people would be happy to do it!"

"Of course, it's not impossible to avoid my gold attack, but...... Unless they want to repeat the example of my Cole family, and completely rely on the financial and material resources of those merchant families, so that they have the opportunity to completely eliminate the monetary influence of my Cole family without harming the fundamentals!" The old man's eyes were filled with a light called "contempt", "but if you do so, the consequences will ...... And how will it differ from the result of my Cole family's control of their 'wealth'? - ...... Although cooperating with those merchant families can indeed 'wipe out' my Cole family's gold coin offensive, it ...... What is the end of what happens when they do this? It's nothing more than a change of money 'master'! Rather than tossing and turning around and making a thankless end mess, it's better to keep the status quo there!"

"However, although the status quo can be barely maintained, it ...... The small actions in the dark are frequent, and they are really annoying!" The old man frowned, revealing a look of disgust, "Now, they are even more rampant to the point of assassinating the patriarch of my Cole family!Andrea's father...... They died tragically in their conspiracy!"

"Therefore, the relationship between my Cole family and many forces is like a calm sea, calm on the surface, but in fact, the situation on the inside...... It's already been a rough patch!" the old man said with some sighs, "but unfortunately, I can't break the 'tacit understanding' between me and those top forces because of this—as I just said, as long as they don't do anything on the surface, as long as I don't have evidence to prove their plans behind the scenes, then I'...... You can't use the 'means of money' without permission, otherwise, you will meet me and the Cole family...... It's going to be a catastrophe!"

"The reason why these top forces will obediently maintain a superficial peace with my Cole family is that in the final analysis, it is just because of the illusion caused by the mutual checks and balances between the various forces!" The old man had a strong worry, "Once I have the slightest 'unreasonable' place, I am afraid that these forces who are usually criticized by my Cole family will take this opportunity to abandon their previous suspicions and attack my Cole family in groups!--and the reason why they have not acted like this until now, I think...... It's because they are jealous of each other!"

"They are jealous of each other - if they are the first to attack my Cole family, then ...... If my Cole family were to 'allied' with the hostile forces, I am afraid ...... The family that is the first to attack will suffer a double loss of economy and strength!" The old man continued with a complicated expression, "What's more...... Now that they have begun to doubt Dongfang Lingyun's true existence, in this case, I will not be the slightest surprise if they make any crazy moves-because...... The existence of Dongfang Lingyun...... It's worth all the fighting!"

"I don't know when it started, I don't know where I showed my feet - or even ...... I don't even know where they started to suspect me!" The old man's face was pained and confused, "maybe...... I'm already a huge flaw in my own existence!--after all...... My relationship with her...... As long as you have the heart...... I can still find out!"

"I only knew a little bit at the time...... The fact that I secretly hid Dongfang Lingyun in the Cole family has been found by them, otherwise...... They wouldn't have acted so aggressively - but thankfully...... At least...... They don't have any real evidence!Otherwise, they would have joined forces to destroy my Cole family!" said the old man with a sigh of relief. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info (To be continued.) )