Lin Yueru's words were like a massive boulder pressing down on Chen Chen's heart.
A complete Xuan-level Blood Fiend Tower squad!
That meant that aside from the Qi Condensation Fourth Layer leader they had killed, there were at least several more Blood Fiend Tower assassins in the Qi Condensation Realm lurking in Tianfeng City!
The news instantly made the atmosphere, which had only just relaxed, turn incomparably grim again.
"It seems the trouble is even greater than I imagined." Chen Chen's brows drew tightly together.
He had originally thought that killing Wang Teng and the assassin tracking him would temporarily resolve Tianfeng City's crisis.
Now, it seemed that was only the beginning.
Not only did he have to face the coming investigation by the Azure Cloud Sect, he also had to guard against retaliation from those mad dogs of the Blood Fiend Tower.
Neither side was something he could easily contend with now.
"What do we do now?" Chen Chen looked at Lin Yueru. He needed to hear this ally's opinion.
After all, in Tianfeng City, the Lin Family's advantage as the local tyrant far surpassed that of an outsider like him.
Lin Yueru pondered for a moment, wisdom gleaming in her cool, clear eyes.
"Though this is troublesome, it isn't without a solution." She slowly spoke, her voice returning to its usual calmness. "A crisis also means opportunity."
"Wang Teng colluded with a Demonic Cultivator; the evidence is conclusive. This matter is our greatest protective talisman, as well as the weapon for our counterattack."
"What we need to do now is seize control of the entire situation before everyone else can react."
She glanced at the battlefield strewn with wreckage and continued, "We cannot remain here any longer. It must be cleaned up immediately, without leaving behind any clues