Neither Feng Huang or Feng Tian were able to say a single thing as they just stared at Lin Fan.
Both of them were trying to figure out what intentions he had asking this, but they couldn't see a thing because he was wearing his cloak.
The Great Elder had a bitter smile on his face as he realized why Lin Fan wore this cloak.
It was so that they couldn't see through his expressions at all, so they didn't know what he was planning.
But the Great Elder didn't know if Lin Fan had good or bad intentions towards the Red Phoenix Tribe, so he didn't say a thing. Though if one just listened to the tone of Lin Fan's voice, it would seem like he had bad intentions towards them.
After all, the way that he phrased his words, it didn't seem like he was being friendly.
After a long pause, Feng Tian was the one that spoke by saying, "This honoured guest from the Lin Astral Empire, we didn't have any ill intentions when we sent that envoy. I'm sure that the envoy has already told you what we were looking for and this is an internal issue, so I don't think that you want to get involved in this matter. If we have offended you in some way, please let me be the first one to apologize since this wasn't our intention at all."
The way that he said this was very polite and eloquent, it was a kind of tone that really didn't match his age.
Lin Fan couldn't help narrowing his eyes to look at Feng Tian as he said this.
Then he turned to look at Feng Huang on the side and he could see that he had a look of support for Feng Tian on his face.
It was clear that this Feng Tian could represent the entire Red Phoenix Tribe even though he was this young.
But Lin Fan couldn't help wondering why Feng Tian was able to represent the entire Red Phoenix Tribe.
After a long period of silence that made both Feng Tian and Feng Huang uncomfortable, Lin Fan said, "What if I said that we want to get involved in this matter?"
Both Feng Tian and Feng Huang couldn't help looking at Lin Fan like he was crazy.
That was because he didn't say this on a personal level, but rather on a level that involved the entire Lin Astral Empire.
Did he understand what he was saying?
He wanted to get the entire Lin Astral Empire involved in the Red Phoenix Tribe's internal affairs?
No matter how one looked at it, there didn't seem to be any benefits to be gained from this. Especially since the Lin Astral Empire didn't have any connections to the Red Phoenix Tribe in the first place.
If they were to get involved in this matter, it would mean getting caught up in the affairs of the Myriad Races, far away from their territory. This would mean only trouble and it might even mean the end of the Lin Astral Empire.
After all, if they got too deeply involved, it would mean the destruction of the Lin Astral Empire.
Neither Feng Huang or Feng Tian believed that the Phoenix Race would choose the Lin Astral Empire over their Red Phoenix Tribe. The Phoenix Race as a whole was stronger than a single Astral Empire, so they wouldn't need to fear the Lin Astral Empire.
Both of them also doubted that this was a real envoy since there would be no envoy that would do something as crazy as this.
If it wasn't for the fact that the Phoenix Race Great Elder was with him and showing him respect, they would have thought that this person was a fake.
In the end, Feng Tian narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you sure that you want this? This isn't something that you should be able to decide on your own, right?"
Lin Fan didn't back down as he said, "Are you certain of that?"
Both Feng Tian and Feng Huang couldn't help being more and more confused as they talked with Lin Fan. No matter how they thought about it, they couldn't think of a single way that their Red Phoenix Tribe had offended the Lin Astral Empire that they would send someone like this to deal with them.
Other than sending the envoy this one time, they had almost never had any contact with the Lin Astral Empire other than sending obligatory messages.
Why was this person so insistent on this matter?
Feng Tian was silent for a while until he finally said, "What do you want?"
Since he couldn't think it through, he decided that there was no need to continue this charade.
The Great Elder was here and that should put enough pressure on the other side that they wouldn't want to beat around the bush either. So the best thing to do now was to be as direct as possible so that they could settle this as quickly and as simply as possible.
Lin Fan didn't answer right away as he just started at Feng Tian.
He couldn't help feeling a bit of appreciation for this young boy since he never thought that he would be this bold.
He could sense an intelligence and maturity that didn't match his age coming from him and he was starting to understand why this young boy had obtained the position that he had.
But he still hadn't gotten the information that he wanted yet, so he couldn't just give up the hard appearance that he had going.
So after that moment of silence, he said, "I just want to know the real reason the envoy was sent."
Both Feng Huang and Feng Tian couldn't help knitting their brows when they heard this.
They had a few guesses when they heard this, but they still couldn't form a conclusion about what this all meant just yet.
So Feng Tian took a deep breath and calmly said, "We're just trying to find a missing member of our tribe. She's an important person in our tribe, so we want to bring her back." Then after a pause, he added, "Not to mention, she is an important part of our family and we miss her."
Hearing him say this, Feng Huang gave a nod of support for Feng Tian.
Lin Fan though couldn't help revealing a bitter smile when he heard this.
The look on his face made it clear that he didn't believe a single thing that Feng Tian was saying, but it was a good thing that they couldn't see his expression because of the cloak.
After a long period of silence, Lin Fan gave a soft snort and said, "An important part of the family and an important person in your tribe? If that was the case, why did you drive her away in the first place?"
Both Feng Tian and Feng Huang couldn't help being taken aback when they heard this.
Now they were almost certain that this person knew more than he was letting on.
It was even likely that he knew…where the person that they were looking for was.
But before either of them could ask Lin Fan anything, they felt a cold glare falling onto them. They knew that this cold glare came from the Great Elder who had been sitting on the side.
Sensing this pressure from the Great Elder, they just couldn't ask Lin Fan what they wanted to ask. After all, it was obvious that the Great Elder was supporting Lin Fan more than he was supporting them.
Though deep down, the Great Elder couldn't help revealing a secret bitter smile.
He wasn't a fool and he could also understand what Lin Fan was implying with his words. However, he never would have imagined that Lin Fan had this kind of connection with his Phoenix Race, with the Red Phoenix Tribe.
So in the end, Feng Tian just affirmed, "She is an important part of our family and an important person in our tribe."
Lin Fan once again gave another soft snort when he heard this before saying, "Why don't you just tell me what the real reason is. I'm sure that everyone's tired of having their time wasted like this."
Both Feng Huang and Feng Tian were both taken aback when they heard this.
Feng Tian was about to say something, but Lin Fan suddenly started putting pressure on him as well.
Feng Huang wanted to help Feng Tian relieve this pressure, but he felt the Great Elder pressuring him, forcing him to stay there and not do a thing.
Feng Huang just couldn't understand why the Great Elder was supporting Lin Fan this much. Could it be that this wasn't the real Great Elder and this was a fake?
No, he could feel the aura coming from the Great Elder and he could feel the bloodline synergy, so he knew that this was indeed the real Great Elder.
So just what was happening?
Feng Tian opened and closed his mouth a few times as he tried speaking under Lin Fan's pressure, but he couldn't say anything in the end.
Even though everyone thought that he was mature for his age, they forgot that he was just a child in the end.
So when he was faced with this kind of pressure without any help from anyone, he couldn't take it anymore.
After facing this pressure for a while, there were tears that suddenly swelled in his eyes before he said while crying, "I just want to see my mom!"
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