The Patriarch of the Lian clan was certainly pinning his hopes on the flute. As much as he was ready to do anything to ensure his survival, he didn't want to submit to someone else. Especially someone with an unknown background like Lin Wu.
Lian Dajian was an experienced man and knew when and when not to retreat. He also knew how to forge alliances and when to end them. Perhaps he might not have been this wary if there was a human in front of him.
But that was not so. Rather, what was in front of him was a beast of unknown origin and age. Facing the beast, the experienced man felt like a toddler trying to lie to an ancestor. It was simply absurd.
'Not to mention it feels like he can see through me with ease. I'm having a hard time maintaining my composure. There is just a certain level of weakness I need to show him, but it might just be pushed beyond that.' Lian Dajian thought to himself.
