"Did he take men and head to the Wang family?!"
The two looked at each other, unable to help drawing in a sharp breath.
"Does Gu Jinlai mean to exterminate the Wang family down to the last root?!"
Qin Guichuan said.
"I'm afraid it's not just as simple as the Wang family. Defense Commissioner Fang is, after all, a member of the Fang family."
Yang Shengping's forehead was slick with cold sweat. "What Gu Jinlai is plotting is likely the entirety of Lingxiao City."
"Lingxiao City!"
Qin Guichuan also acknowledged this assessment.
Otherwise, no matter how they looked at it, they could not explain why a demonic path overlord like Gu Jinlai would willingly serve as a deputy defense commissioner of the Falling Star Guard, coming to a border city far removed from Star Province's political center like Lingxiao City.
"Damn it, he passed the news to us. This is forcing us to make a choice."
Yang Shengping said through clenched teeth.
"Then we..."
Qin Guichuan looked at Yang Shengping.
How should they choose?!
Should they stick with their existing faction, or throw in their lot with Gu Jinlai's side?
This notion lingered in their minds for only a brief moment before the two of them cast it aside.
Wasn't Gu Jinlai's battle strength on par with a great demonic beast, and wasn't the Blood-Red Sect Master the same?
Yet aside from the Blood-Red Sect Master, their faction still possessed a whole array of experts from the Fang family, the Zhao family, and the Wang family.
Although none of these lineages had managed to nurture a Spirit Refining Giant, over the years they had collaborated with the Blood-Red Sect, earning massive amounts of silver and boasting numerous Core Forming experts. If not for underestimating the enemy, they might not have