"So it finally came to this. These aristocratic clans aren't incapable of adapting. They couldn't possibly do nothing and just stretch out their necks for the blade." Meng Du and the others looked thoughtful as they watched the scene unfold.
Some things could be done once, but not twice; twice, but never a third time.
Even a fool could see that Fang Qianyuan intended to defeat them one by one. That meant the strategy would no longer work.
"Count the Qian Household of Vast Sea City in as well!" Sure enough, just as they were thinking this, an aged voice rang out from the crowd.
Everyone turned to look and saw an old woman emerge, leaning on a cane.
She was Lin Jueyun, the old matriarch of the Qian Household of Vast Sea City and mother of its current head.
"Aunt!" The head of the Lin Family looked at the old woman, delight showing on his face.
Hearing how he addressed her, everyone understood.
"So she's his aunt!"
"The old matriarch of the Qian Household of Vast Sea City did indeed marry into their household from the Lin Family of Maple City."
Intermarriages and alliances between these aristocratic clans were nothing unusual, and marriages involving family heads and elders of the direct lineage were far from rare.
It was no surprise that the Qian Household of Vast Sea City had stepped forward on account of this marriage tie.
Of course, everyone also knew that if the Qian Household of Vast Sea City had not dabbled in the demonized warrior path themselves, they would never have made this choice. They must have already taken up this path before openly supporting the others under the banner of an alliance.
That much was clear from how the other members of the Qian Household