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Events unfolded as Qin Muye had predicted: the Vassal King's actions against the Mu Family had been seen through by Fan Hua the day before, and he even retaliated accordingly.
This led to the Vassal King betting and losing, and facing the full counterattack of the Mu Family.
The Mu Family indeed feared the Fire Phoenix before, but that was because the Vassal King had not been ruthless.
Now that he was being ruthless, there was no point in fearing whether there were others backing the enemy. The enemy wanted your life, so what good would fearing do? You can't just escape death because you're afraid, can you? More likely, it meant you would die even faster.
In terms of local power, the Mu Family was still stronger, a starving camel is bigger than a horse. In the face of their full counterattack, the Vassal King naturally suffered defeat after defeat.
He even reached out to the Yuan Family, hoping they would join the game and help block the Mu Family.
