The Southern Edge Commerce Association, of course, saw through the Li family's little ruses and even brought up the matter face to face, hoping the Li family would honor their promise.
But to prevent the high-grade Spiritual Objects' prices from being controlled by the Southern Edge Commerce Association, the Li family evaded giving a direct response, always speaking obliquely instead of addressing the issue head-on.
In the end, with no other choice, the Southern Edge Commerce Association could only tacitly accept the situation.
After all, the Li family was now the sovereign of this territory, and it wasn't wise to completely fall out with them.
Moreover, everything else had been clearly defined in black and white within contracts, with the sole exception of this matter, which was based only on Li Zhirui's verbal commitment.
