The Schemes of the Great Families, Abandoning the Slums!

The Schemes of the Great Families, Abandoning the Slums! They were the strongest forces openly available in South River Base City at this moment, as well as representatives of the various factions.

At the head of the conference table sat a young man in a silver-white casual suit. His features were devilishly handsome, but his expression was as gloomy as the sky before a storm.

He was Xiao Wuhen, the Inspector of Peak Martial Arts Hall South River Base City. Leaning back in his chair with his hands clasped on the table, his knuckles had turned slightly white from exertion. His peach-blossom eyes, usually filled with a carefree smile, were now as cold as two blades as they slowly swept across everyone present.

To his left sat a middle-aged man in a crisp military uniform, stars gleaming on his epaulets. His face was resolute, yet deep exhaustion and concern filled his brow.

He was Li Zhengguo, commander of the South River Base City Garrison Legion, a Tier Five, Eighth Level martial artist and the highest-ranking military force representing the Dragon Nation government in the area.

To Xiao Wuhen's right and along both sides of the conference table sat five or six men and women of varying ages and temperaments. Without exception, all of them exuded the authority of those in power and powerful surges of vital energy.

They were the heads or representatives of several martial arts families that had been entrenched in South River Base City for years, their roots running deep.

The Chen Household: Chen Haidong, head of the Chen Household—Chen Dabiao's father, a Tier Five, Fifth Level martial artist—who had grown even more sinister and irritable after the pain of losing his son and his failed pursuit of Lin Ming, along with another Tier Five, Third Level