PS: This chapter is a bonus update in thanks for the reward from Alliance Leader 0oYu Xiao Mo0o.
Outside the City Lord's Manor, more than ten major factions of Xiangnan Circuit had essentially all sent representatives. Among them, the Mo Family of Canglan Valley, Lihuo Sect, Jiuhua Sword Sect, and Thousand Mechanism Divine Blade Sect were the leaders.
Those four factions had long coveted Shangshan City. Yet their plans had been obstructed by Su Xin, and in the end, Yan Huangjiu had even schemed against them on his deathbed.
Yan Huangjiu later died, but they discovered that Shangshan City had become even more difficult to provoke. Thus, over the past decade or so, they had basically not dared to trouble Shangshan City.
But now, they had the backing of the White Lotus Sect. The White Lotus Sect had even stated yesterday that Daoist Qian, Shangshan City's strongest combatant, had been gravely injured and had perhaps even lost his ability to fight. If they did not strike now, when would they?
Yan Qingxue pushed open the door and stepped out. Before him stood more than ten Spirit Transformation Realm martial artists, along with dozens of Shangshan City disciples lying at their feet.
"What do you all mean by this?" Yan Qingxue asked with a frown.
A Spirit Transformation Realm martial artist from the Mo Family of Canglan Valley stretched out a hand and tossed the heavily injured, unconscious Lie Zhong before Yan Qingxue. He sneered, "What do we mean? Could it be that you still do not understand? Daoist Qian has already been seriously injured, yet your Shangshan City still wants to put on a brave face?
"Ten days. We are giving you only ten days. Within ten days, hand over all of Shangshan City's trade routes and authority. Otherwise, do