Everyone found it unsurprising that Su Xin wanted revenge on the Dugu Clan.
After all, they had worked with Su Xin for a long time. Even Fang Jiuyuan and Liu Wuqian, who were his enemies, understood something of his temperament.
But while they expected him to take revenge, they hadn't thought he'd prepare to do it so soon. It had only been a few days!
The trickiest things about dealing with the Beiyuan Dugu Clan were its location and its marriage alliance.
Beiyuan Circuit had once been the Dugu Clan's territory. Great Zhou had been able to establish its capital there thanks to its superior strength, and the Dugu Clan had even made room for them.
But now Great Zhou was going to destroy the Dugu Clan as well. That was going too far. Some busybodies might step in, and if things got out of hand, even Great Zhou would find them difficult to handle.
The other, more important issue was the Dugu Clan's marriage alliance with the Xiao Clan.
As the foremost of the Six Great Clans, the Xiao Clan was powerful enough to make Great Zhou wary.
If Great Zhou really dared to move against the Dugu Clan, the Xiao Clan certainly wouldn't stand by and do nothing.
The Xiao Clan might even rally several top martial world powers to join forces. Great Zhou couldn't afford to ignore such a force.
For all these reasons, even though Great Zhou knew that it could not allow another to sleep beside its bed, it had still left the Dugu Clan alone.
Fortunately, the Dugu Clan knew how to behave. Over the years, its members hadn't done anything outrageous, so Great Zhou had continued to turn a blind eye.
The only time the Dugu Clan had directly clashed with Great Zhou