"Not just unsafe. They'll think the Zhao Family is useless, that they can't even maintain order in their own city. After that, who would still dare come to Luofeng City to trade? Once word about the Trading Holy Land gets out, who would still dare come?"
Zhao Feng said nothing.
Lin Taichu continued walking forward.
"Luofeng City's greatest reliance isn't the Restriction, and it isn't the Guards. It's its credibility."
"Cultivators are willing to come here because the rules here hold firm. If Dantai Lie smashes the city's credibility to pieces, then even if the Zhao Family wins this battle, Luofeng City will still be finished."
Zhao Feng followed behind Lin Taichu and was silent for a very long time.
"Then what do we do? Once the Dantai Family's people reach outside the city, we have to fight."
"We fight. But we can't fight inside the city."
Lin Taichu turned into a narrow alley and headed toward the Zhao Family estate.
The Zhao Family estate.
Zhao Huai was sitting in the front hall drinking tea. When he saw Lin Taichu and Zhao Feng come in, he set down his teacup.
"You're back? How did it go?"
Zhao Feng put the grain on the ground and dropped into a chair.
"The ambush in the canyon killed six of them and wounded seven or eight. The phosphorous fire frightened them all night. This morning, we intercepted forty sacks of grain. That should make them suffer for a while."
Zhao Huai nodded and looked at Lin Taichu.
"How much longer until the Dantai Family arrives?"
"Five days if they're slow. Three days if they're fast."
Zhao Huai's fingers tapped against the tabletop.
"There are over three hundred outside Cultivators in the city right now. The trading date is set for ten days from