When Edson stood before Lu Xiao, his body was hunched and his head drooped almost as low as possible.
"Ah, Alliance Leader Edson, what brings you here? How's your back?" Lu Xiao greeted him cheerfully with a wave of his hand, without even standing up.
After all, Edson wasn't here to discuss cooperation, but to seek asylum.
If Lu Xiao didn't protect him, given the current situation, it was likely that Edson would be killed by High Court.
Someone had to take the blame for the ransacked resource vault.
High Court couldn't possibly kill Sang Guqiao.
So, the only option was to sacrifice Edson.
Edson was smart enough to know he should come to him.
If he had foolishly stayed at the Superpower Alliance Headquarters, he might have died without even knowing why.
"The back's okay, not troubling me much. I'm getting old; it's not that important," Edson said, smiling brilliantly, his expression and eyes showing no resentment towards Lu Xiao.
