"I sent you to throw Cool Prefecture into chaos, not to hand Su Fei heads and evidence! An outer network of more than three hundred people was uprooted overnight, and you tell me this is what you call foolproof?"
Zhao Yunlan stood to one side, his usual smugness long gone from his face, replaced by deep solemnity.
He bowed and said.
"Eldest Brother, please calm your anger. I underestimated Su Fei's methods. I never expected that not only was he strong, but his thinking was so meticulous that he could find clues amid the chaos and use them to wipe out our outer strongholds."
"Underestimated?"
Third Alliance Leader Deng Bajue spoke in a sinister voice. His frame was as thin as bamboo, yet his eyes were astonishingly bright.
"Second Brother, it isn't that I underestimated him. Su Fei really does have a few tricks up his sleeve. But the more capable he is, the greater an enemy he is to us."
"Otherwise, once he has firmly established himself and freed his hands to deal with us, our Heavenly Dao Alliance will no longer have anywhere to stand in Yong Prefecture or Cool Prefecture."
Fourth Alliance Leader Feng Leiting's brows knitted tightly as he spoke in a low voice.
"Eldest Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother is right. Su Fei has already seen through our scheme and obtained evidence that we directed those outer forces. If he reports this to the court, the court will very likely send men to encircle and destroy us. We can't keep waiting passively."
He Tianxiong drew a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his anger as his gaze swept over the three men.
"Then tell me, what should we do now? We don't fear him in a head-on fight, but he has the court backing him. Once we