Sanye lowered his voice,"big brother, you said that you'd reward Lin Yi with the fire Territory origin stone if he did something good. Did you forget?"
"You're standing up for Lin Yi?"
Hong Baxian's face darkened.
This was a difficult problem for him. It wasn't that he didn't want to part with the stone, but he was afraid that Lin Yi's strength would increase again if he got his hands on it. He'd be out of his control if that happened.
"Merits must be rewarded and mistakes must be punished. Isn't this the rule that you personally set, big brother?" Sanye said.
"Lin Yi's done so much for us, if you go back on your word, not only will he complain, but everyone will be disappointed too. When the People's hearts break, wouldn't that be a huge loss for you, brother?"
“……”
Hong Baxian was stunned. He naturally understood this logic, but it was up to him to decide. Now that Bao Sanye brought it up, he knew that Lin Yi would be on guard if this dragged on.