"County Magistrate Liu, please speak plainly."
Bai Qiushui raised her willow brows and spoke. "You are all representatives of your respective factions. If we cannot resolve this even with everyone gathered here, then perhaps we really will have to seek help from another county or the imperial court."
"Hall Master Bai is absolutely right."
Shen Mochuan stepped forward and said solemnly, "Nearly all the escorts from my Sky Sea Escort Agency have been attacked by Snake-Men while escorting goods... And it is not only my agency that has been affected. The flow of resources between the counties has also been greatly disrupted."
"Moreover, lately the supply of martial artists' nutritional supplements and all kinds of herbs that have matured over the years has dwindled in a short time. Someone has clearly been harvesting them in advance."
"If this continues, the supply of pills like the Blood Coagulation Pill in Black Stone County will only keep shrinking. Sooner or later, it will strike at the very foundation of this county."
Shen Mochuan's words won the agreement of representatives from many factions.
They rarely cared about how the Snake-Men rampaged through the county. At the end of the day, they were only a small part of the problem.
But if martial artists' cultivation resources were affected, it would be tantamount to choking off the channels through which they took in new blood. That was something the factions absolutely could not tolerate.
The Snake-Men's attacks on young martial artists with talent also gave them a real headache.
"Everyone."
Shen Cangyue slowly stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over those present. "You should all know that the Demon-Humans around the Black Profound Mountain Range have long coveted the territory of my Great Jing Kingdom. And our Black Stone County lies closest to the border."
"If