The Hu Family was unquestionably the foremost family in Jiangcheng City, with influence throughout the Main Urban District and every satellite city, spanning all industries.
In stark contrast, Mysterious Wind Temple, the foremost Immortal Sect, had only a handful of people in each generation, who focused solely on quiet cultivation up in the mountains. The few businesses they had below the mountain existed only to provide resources for those above to refine.
Although the temple's members possessed exceptional cultivation, they had no intention of expanding their influence.
The Hu Family Clan took a completely different approach to development. They had always worked to extend their family's tentacles into every district and industry in Jiangcheng City. Even if they could not be said to control everything, their tentacles were everywhere, each one embedded deep in River City's flesh.
Qi Dian had previously wondered how an underworld organization in City Seven could make his sect elders wary. Only now did he understand. Presumably, the elders had already known of the Three Wen Society's connection to the Hu Family, which was why they had not wanted to intervene.
That was understandable. After all, it was not just Riverside Gate-even a captain of the Supernatural Affairs Bureau had his reservations.
"The Three Wen Society and Pudu Sect jointly established this research institute to conduct heinous human experiments. The evidence is conclusive, and we can absolutely eliminate it. But given how they operate, any evidence left behind certainly won't implicate their main organizations," Fang Qingcang continued. "At most, Pudu Sect will abandon its Jiangcheng City branch, and the Hu Family will abandon the Three Wen Society. Following the trail to uproot those two major powers probably isn't something we can accomplish in the short term. I hope you understand."
"I understand." Yue Wen nodded. "At