Xiao Wuhen looked at Lin Ming's calm profile, then at the fate of the Liu father and son on the ground, who had "arrived at the same destination by different paths." The slight relief he had felt when the noble families gave in had long vanished, replaced by a deeper sense of gravity.
Lin Ming was a blade too sharp... and too uncontrollable. With thunderous methods, he had instantly subdued the South River Noble Family and resolved the immediate crisis. But what came next?
South River's mess, those noble families scared out of their wits, the Beast Tide still lingering outside the city... and Lin Ming's utterly unpredictable way of doing things, along with his horrifying bloodlust...
"Lin Ming, what do you plan to do next?" Xiao Wuhen asked after taking a deep breath.
"Next?" Lin Ming put away the Asura Spear and looked outside the main hall, toward South River City shrouded in night. Even so, the distant sounds of wall repairs and wounded soldiers receiving treatment could still be heard. His tone was calm.
"Have them guard their respective districts and redeem themselves through service. Kill those who refuse to obey. Those who obey... can stay alive for now."
"As for the Beast Tide..." A cold fighting spirit flashed through Lin Ming's eyes. "Wait for them to come again. However many come, kill them all."
Simple, brutal, effective.
Xiao Wuhen gave a bitter smile. That truly was Lin Ming's style. But with the terrifying strength he had just displayed, perhaps... it really could work?
As long as those noble families stopped dragging them down, with South River's existing strength and Lin Ming, that "humanoid ferocious beast," defending South River no longer seemed impossible...
"I'll have the Military and the martial arts hall branch fully cooperate with you," Xiao