Chapter 867: Chapter 31 Different People Chapter 867: Chapter 31 Different People The situation with the Four Sects Legions being besieged has come to a temporary close.

Many people have since become busier than before, without a moment’s rest.

Take Mr. Xu Jing, for instance, Dean Frist, Elise Clark…

These three were already extremely busy individuals, constantly besieged by all kinds of matters; this time, they became even busier, endlessly occupied.

In contrast, Link found himself with more leisure time, just as he had for nearly the past three years.

Although many events were closely related to him, they somehow never implicated him personally.

It was as if he was an outsider to it all.

In reality, many people, including Link himself, knew that Link Grande’s leisure was only because he was right in the center of the storm, in the eye of it.

When the eye of the storm would begin to move, and the storm would sweep over, Link wouldn’t be able to find leisure even if he wanted it.

Link had long been psychologically prepared for this.

Mastering the ability to endure solitude and to maintain diligence was a lesson Link had newly learned in the Human Immortal Martial World, from his Master Li Shuwen.

Thus, Link was neither angered by being set aside during his time in the Wizard civilization nor infuriated by continuing to be sidelined after arriving in the Parallel Universe.

From an outsider’s perspective, the image of Wizard Link Grande began to shift, different people developing different perceptions.

One perception was that Wizard Link Grande could remain composed and had his own depths; he was not impetuous due to temporary gains and losses or honor and disgrace.

Those who held this view, like Dean Frist, Great Sage Revo, and Great Sage Seuss, would continue to invest heavily in him.

Another view was that while Link Grande still had his talents and strength, he had lost his upward striving spirit.

Those holding this opinion, like Great Sage Mitchell and Mr. Xu Jing, would either wait and see or suppress him.

Mr. Xu Jing was the one watching.

Great Sage Mitchell was the one taking actual action to suppress.

Jasmine Mitchell had the fortune to witness the various arrangements against Link Grande and the Four Sects Legions and, puzzled, asked directly, “Great-Grandfather, I have never quite understood why we always target Wizard Grande?”

Great Sage Mitchell was cold by nature, prioritizing interests above all else.

All emotional ties, in his view, got pushed aside without a second thought.

Including familial affection.

Jasmine was the only member of the Mitchell Family to receive some preferential treatment from Great Sage Mitchell.

Not much, but sufficient for Jasmine to dare to ask such a question at this time.

Great Sage Mitchell replied indifferently, “It’s not that I want to target Link Grande, but the Supreme Council and the current situation are forcing my hand against him.”

“I don’t understand.”

Jasmine shook her head in a simple-minded manner, as if truly unable to grasp the meaning of his words.

Old and cunning.

How could Great Sage Mitchell not see through Jasmine’s little schemes, and how could he not know that she was acting naive and clever?

It didn’t matter to him.

In fact, Great Sage Mitchell often appreciated this kind of behavior.

At least it made him feel alive and well.

It was a very strange state of being, one that even Great Sage Mitchell couldn’t explain why it had arisen.

At that moment, Jasmine posed another question, “Great-Grandfather, how should we deal with the High Council?”

As her words fell, Jasmine waited anxiously for Great Sage Mitchell’s reaction.

She did not ask out of personal curiosity, but rather as a spokesperson for the Mitchell family.

There’s strength in numbers.

Many Mitchells together, including Sages and Great Sages, formed a collective will that Jasmine could not defy.

After all, Great Sage Mitchell’s slight favoritism towards her did not equate to excessive indulgence.

In other words, Great Sage Mitchell was never Jasmine’s backer.

Jasmine could not leverage Great Sage Mitchell’s preferential treatment for any privileges.

Her position in the Tower of the Great Sage Mitchell was roughly what any Tier 3 wizard could expect–slightly higher, at best.

Therefore, although Jasmine did not dare to ask this question, she had no choice but to muster the courage and ask it.

In this remote conversation, neither party was someone Jasmine could afford to offend.

Great Sage Mitchell looked at her indifferently, his eyes deeply boring into her, remaining silent.

Even without exerting any pressure, just that look from Great Sage Mitchell nearly killed Jasmine on the spot.

Barely recovering a bit of strength, Jasmine felt her heart had jumped into her throat and dared not breathe loudly to calm her erratic heartbeat.

Jasmine could only endure the pain that felt much like a drowning person choking on water.

“I’m not dead yet!”

Just as Jasmine thought of a way to recover discreetly, a whisper from Great Sage Mitchell, eerie in its tone, scared her so much her eyes rolled back, and she fell backward, collapsing to the ground.

Unfortunately, she couldn’t quite faint, nor did she dare to pretend.

Jasmine could only stand up quickly, feeling even more in agony.

How does that saying in the Immortal Martial civilization go again?

When the gods fight, the mortals suffer.

Jasmine felt that her current predicament was exactly that.

At that moment, Jasmine sincerely did not want Great Sage Mitchell’s preferential treatment anymore.

It would be better not to have it at all.

“You go back and tell them,”
Great Sage Mitchell didn’t care about Jasmine’s condition and spoke for himself, “Before I die, the Tower of the Great Sage Mitchell will always be the Tower of the Great Sage Mitchell. No one else has the right to dictate its course. Want to break away from the Tower of the Great Sage Mitchell, leave the Mitchell Family and become lapdogs of the Supreme Council? Fine. Just return what I’ve given them.”