Another seven or eight days passed.
The atmosphere in Ninggu City, which had only just begun to ease, suddenly grew tense again.
Because...
The great families had finally arrived!
Ten li south of Ninggu City's southern gate, a stretch of abandoned riverbank had been filled with rows upon rows of tents.
There were quite a few banners.
Large and small.
According to the people at the inn, the large banners represented the Tao Family, Feng Family, and Gui Family. The smaller banners represented the minor families affiliated with those great families.
"The great families are here."
"I wonder what Tiger Lian Mountain is thinking."
"Other than replenishing their bandits and bringing in some Special Ability Users a few days ago, not a single top expert has shown up."
Shen Boxia returned from outside the inn and took his usual seat in the main hall.
There were still quite a few people in the hall, mostly outsiders who had not left several days ago and had remained in the city.
But anyone lingering around at a time like this...
It was hard to believe they were ordinary people.
Most likely, they were scouts sent by the Major Factions to gather intelligence in Ninggu City.
Everyone was chatting at the moment.
They discussed how Ninggu City would respond next.
"Ninggu City itself isn't important." Jiang Qiao smiled. "It doesn't matter whether Tiger Lian Mountain's experts enter the city or not. Supernatural battles don't need city walls as cover. As long as they can kill their opponents, that's enough."
"That's true."
"Tigers Lian Mountain's people will probably launch a surprise attack on the great families outside the city at an unexpected time."
"They're in the shadows right now, so they have the initiative."
Shen Boxia said.
"Who knows?"
"Let's watch the show first."