Chen Shi'an cupped his hands. "Thank you for the warning, Commander Dong. I'll stay on guard against him at all times."
At this point, he asked tentatively, "Commander Dong, since you're worried about Gao Tianfang joining forces with Wu Dongchuang, why not strike first and bring Wu Dongchuang down?
"That way, Gao Tianfang would lose his foothold and could no longer keep your Dong Family in check."
Dong Fengwu raised his eyelids slightly. "Naturally, I've considered that idea. But if we bring down Wu Dongchuang and the Wu Family, Gao Tianfang can still find other allies. That would treat the symptoms, not the root.
"If we bring down the Wu Family and Gao Tianfang then backs someone even more formidable than Wu Dongchuang, I'd be lifting a rock only to smash my own foot.
"There's another reason. Wu Dongchuang has a good younger sister who married into a family in Dragon Soaring City.
"To deal with Wu Dongchuang, we have to take his sister into account."
Chen Shi'an nodded. "You have great foresight, Commander Dong. My thinking was shallow."
With that, he waved to Dong Fengwu and boarded the carriage.
The four Blood-Clad Guards immediately stepped forward to clear the way. The carriage slowly left the Dong Family estate and headed toward the Earth Pill Sect.
Chen Shi'an sat cross-legged in the carriage, thoughts churning through his mind.
Today's conversation had given Chen Shi'an a clearer understanding of the overall situation in Desolate Suppression City.
The Dong Family had originally been the foremost family in Desolate Suppression City, as well as its actual ruler.
However, a calamity had struck the Dong Family. Dong Fengwu's elder brother, who was Dong Xiaochai's father and the previous commander of Desolate Suppression City, had died in his prime.
Taking advantage of the upheaval in