Who hid My Corpse!-Chapter 373: Forty-two Taichu

The locations of the three academies of Holy Sound were all different, with the second one situated on an isolated island in the middle of a vast lake, accessible only by boat.

Phinis had just disembarked when he saw a young man with dark skin already waiting on the shore.

"Good afternoon, Tupac," Phinis said with a smile.

Tupac also broke into a grin, revealing teeth that appeared even whiter against his skin, "I thought you would have come earlier, Phinis."

When the two of them stood together, they instantly drew the gaze of countless people on the dock.

The reason was simple; both were bona fide Golden Sound Players, and they made no attempt to conceal this identity.

Especially Tupac.

Even in the Eternal Winter Realm of Holy Sound, he wore only a very thin garment and had rolled up his sleeves high, showing off large patches of his dark skin and the sparkling golden patterns on it, as if afraid they wouldn't be seen.

"Some things held me up," Phinis said with a light smile, "You know, some people always want to know what we're going to play at the festival, especially after I persuaded Miss Hewinia from the third academy, they became even more attentive."

"Hmm... to be honest, I wish you'd speak more clearly," Tupac said, "Those people you're talking about, are they the Taichu Two Families?"

"Who else could it be?" Phinis laughed, "When we secured the Golden Seventh Note for sure, even the Taichu Two Families could feel our overwhelming momentum. If things went smoothly for you as well, this festival, we'd have more than a seventy percent chance."

After saying this, Phinis saw Tupac suddenly start scratching his head and understood something.

"Things didn't go so well?"

Tupac sighed lightly and then stepped aside, "Let's talk on the way."

Phinis nodded slightly and followed Tupac.

After all, this was his home turf.

"You know, after you went to the third academy for that girl, I contacted Evan," Tupac said while leading the way, "Actually, our chances were really good. That guy is a Golden Note too, but his family isn't well-off, and they have always been asking favors from our family. So, I thought it was a sure thing, but... well..."

He shrugged his shoulders.

"The Taichu Two Families intervened."

Phinis's brows furrowed slightly.

In the original plan, he went to the third academy to find Hewinia, and Tupac was to contact another Golden Note.

Logically, Tupac's side should have been more secure because, according to Tupac, that particular Golden Note named Evan had a family that had always been a vassal of Tupac's family, so there was no reason to refuse Tupac's overture. freeweɓnovel.cøm

In that case, their orchestra would have four Golden Notes, and there was even time left to find a fifth.

But Phinis had not expected the usually reliable Tupac to fail.

This made him somewhat angry.

Not angry at the Taichu Two Families' interference, because they were bound to interfere, but the earlier Phinis had not been too worried.

The conditions offered by Taichu were always fixed; if Tupac could offer better terms, there was no reason for the other party to side with Taichu, just as Phinis had offered generous conditions to Hewinia at the third academy.

But now, Hewinia had agreed, but Tupac had failed.

Phinis didn't need to think too hard to guess that the terms Tupac offered must have been the issue.

Did he think the other party was just a vassal and didn't need to be sincere, assuming a little offer would suffice to deter refusal?

Such arrogance...

After all, if they won the festival prize, wouldn't they have everything? Why be greedy for that little bit more?

Arrogant and foolish!

If not for lack of choice, Phinis truly did not wish to cooperate with short-sighted minor nobles like Tupac. Though in many people's eyes, Tupac's family was already ranked among the top ten in Holy Sound, to Phinis, they were no different from the minor nobles of a small town.

He himself could lower his stance to negotiate with Tupac, so why couldn't this guy show a little sincerity to his own vassals?

Phinis felt a surge of resentment but kept his composure, calmly saying, "Is that so? Then let me talk to him instead, since he's also in the second academy. Should we go find him now?"

Tupac waved his hand, "It's too late now. Right before you arrived, I had a big fight with him. Now the guy has gone to the First Academy, to prepare with the Taichu Two Families."

Upon hearing this, Phinis's eyelids involuntarily twitched.

He had even driven the other party away?!

Now, there was no chance for reconciliation.

In the First Academy, the Taichu Two Families' influence was greatest; otherwise, Phinis wouldn't have come to the second academy to prepare for the festival.

Why push things to this extent?!

Doesn't he realize that making an enemy of someone who has joined the Taichu family is of no benefit?

Phinis' anger grew.

Arrogance! Foolishness! Shortsightedness!