Chen Cong cut in coldly. "Then how do you intend to deal with the Heavenly Wolf Sect?"
Chen Yu chuckled, his gaze dipping slightly. "The Heavenly Wolf Sect, hmph. I originally intended for the clan to make a gentle return, quietly laying our plans across the Greater Northwest."
"But now that Xiaojun has been attacked, we must make a show of force."
The chill in Chen Cong's eyes deepened at those words, but he did not object.
A member of the clan's direct line had been attacked and nearly killed. If they did not establish their might, they might as well not return at all. Otherwise, who would take the Chen Clan seriously?
Chen Yu then turned and said, "Xia Ying, keep a close watch on developments on all fronts over the next few days. Report even the slightest rustle of wind through the grass immediately."
"Yes, Master Yu!" Xia Ying paused briefly, then continued, "There is also another matter I need to report to you both."
Chen Yu raised an eyebrow and uttered a single word. "Speak!"
Xia Ying glanced at Chen Xiaojun, then began her account. "Two days ago, the Young Master asked me to perform Interrogation Hypnosis on the captured Mountain-Breaker Soul Emperor, and to find out how he had fallen so low as to become an assassin for the Heartless Tower."
Chen Yu also glanced at Chen Xiaojun upon hearing this, then showed a flicker of interest. "Oh? What did you discover?"
Xia Ying gathered her words before answering. "According to him, the Clear Sky Sect has been suppressing their Mountain-Breaking Giant Hammer Lineage for the past several centuries. Strangely, though, over the past few decades, it seems to have been deliberately trying to bring them into its fold."
"This change stirred up towering waves within