The Mo Family was actually pathetically weak.
The entire family relied on Mo Cheng, their Five-Star Dou Ling Great Elder, to hold things together. Without the Misty Cloud Sect backing them, they could never have acquired so many resources or become one of the so-called "Four Great Families of the Northeast."
It was something a bunch of people in some godforsaken corner had dreamed up to stroke their own egos, yet they actually believed it and thought they were hot shit.
The proof was that, despite relying on the Misty Cloud Sect, which had a Dou Emperor, they harbored considerable resentment toward it. They always felt the sect was too greedy when collecting tribute and gave them too few benefits in return... Oh, in the original story, this bunch had apparently even set their sights on Nalan Yanran.
Although they were just one of the more unremarkable roadside turds among a whole pile of stinking dog shit, being bothered by them was still somewhat disgusting.
No, not necessarily...
If there was something to gain, it wasn't disgusting.
Sun Dog just wasn't quite sure what a regional member of the "Four Great Families" in a major Northwestern nation could possibly have that was worth scheming for... Well, something was better than nothing.
At least the title sounded a little more impressive than the "Three Great Families of Wutan City."
Xiao Clan: Why don't you spell out what you're trying to say?
We're the number one family in Wutan City now!
Xiao Xuan: Nice.
"We originally had no beef, but now I really need to ask that stupid woman Yun Yun how she let those Mo Family people find out who I am."
A little thought was all it took to work out the reason for the assassination attempt.
It could only