Growing Power

In Crouching Dragon City, the mercenary corps all sat waiting to see the Flying Dragon Mercenary Corps make fools of themselves.

In their eyes, the Flying Dragon Mercenary Corps had actually dared to pry into the Xiao Family's interests. They were simply courting death.

Who in Crouching Dragon City did not know that Mu Tuo was one of the Xiao Family's people? Yet Dugu Xin had dared to kill Mu Tuo. That was undoubtedly a direct challenge to the Xiao Family.

The Xiao Family would never let such a matter rest.

Thus, when Dugu Xin announced that he had become the leader of the Mercenary Alliance, they did not take it seriously.

For they were certain that Dugu Xin would be strangled by the Xiao Family.

Yet more than half a month passed. Mu Tuo's death went from causing a tremendous uproar to gradually fading into silence, while the Xiao Family had made no move at all.

This caused many mercenary corps to grow suspicious.

Several well-known mercenary corps commanders gathered together.

"Strange. Why hasn't the Xiao Family made a move?"

"Could it be that the Xiao Family still doesn't know about Mu Tuo's death?"

"Impossible. That battle might not have been large in scale, but it caused quite a commotion. The Xiao Family couldn't possibly be unaware. Besides, after Mu Tuo died, the people of the Ironblood Mercenary Corps would certainly have reported it to the Xiao Family immediately. There's no way the Xiao Family doesn't know about Mu Tuo's death."

"Since the Xiao Family knows Mu Tuo is dead, why haven't they taken any action?"

"Judging by the Xiao Family's usual way of doing things, shouldn't Dugu Xin have been quietly eliminated by now?"

"Not only has Dugu Xin not been quietly eliminated, yesterday he even brought people