Hong Tianbao stopped and studied Zhao Long for a long moment.
"Am I going alone, or are we all going?" he asked evenly. To anyone else, the question would have seemed unnecessary.
"Grandmaster Hong." Zhao Long raised his head, his gaze passing over Hong Tianbao to sweep across Li Xiang, Ye Qingyao, and the others.
"The old master said everyone."
"All right."
Hong Tianbao did not hesitate or ask anything further. He merely waved a hand. "Lead the way."
As he turned, Hong Tianbao glanced back and gave Li Xiang and Qin Zhong a reassuring look.
Seeing that look, Li Xiang had a fair idea of what was happening.
The struggle had begun the moment they stepped off the boat.
Lu Changsheng had just broken through to Peerless Grandmaster amid the ruins of Blackwater Ancient Town, then used the Beiyang Commander-in-Chief's influence to drive Linjiang Demon City from the region.
His power and prestige were now at their peak.
The old fox who had lain low for three hundred years had returned to Riverside and blocked their path at the docks, giving the various factions not even a moment to catch their breath.
Anyone with eyes could see what that meant.
He intended to lay down the rules.
On the newly reshuffled chessboard of Linjiang County, he meant to impose the Lu Family's law by force.
"He isn't going to force us to do something, is he?" Qin Zhong moved closer to Li Xiang and lowered his voice. Worry flashed in his wide eyes.
He was a straightforward man, but even he knew the weight of the words Peerless Grandmaster. Someone who could cross blows with the Upper Four Realms was a fearsome opponent. If Lu Changsheng tried to force their hand, how could the likes of them resist?
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