Trouble (2)

"So now we're shorthanded here... Didn't you see that even White Belt has come?" Chen Ming said helplessly. "The people from Transformation Cave are becoming more and more arrogant."

He sighed.

"All our eastern branches are short on manpower now, especially experts. Without experts to hold the fort, that's trouble too. So many affairs can't be handled, and the people from Transformation Cave are growing ever more overbearing and rampant. They used to say, 'Gongsun in the east, Bai Ren in the west.' But after Hero Bai Ren passed into immortality, Mister Gongsun was transferred to oversee headquarters, and we..." He did not finish, but the meaning was clear enough.

"That's true. I heard my grandfather mention it before. The old generation of pillars in the society have either died or gone into hiding. The society is at a troublesome time now. That's why..."

With the Four Absolutes present, he did not continue, only sighing.

"Now, the Red Ridge Gate Master holds Lin An in a lion's grip. In this vast world, there are no more than three and a half people who can barely stand shoulder to shoulder with him. Yuan Qiuque of the Nine Sparrow Chain is one, the headquarters chief and the Great Demon Venerable of Transformation Cave make two, and the remaining half is because Jade Clarity Dao may possess hidden strength."

"No matter how strong Red Ridge Gate is, it cannot cover the sky with one hand. The sky is high and the emperor far away—there are things it cannot control, and what it cannot control, it simply cannot control." Zhao Ke laughed.

"Besides, so many experts on the Heavenly Ranking have never truly crossed hands with him. Evaluation is one thing; once they truly fight, who wins and who loses is another matter altogether."