He thought it over carefully and said, "The combat strength our Star Shield Bureau has stationed in Phoenix City includes two Infant Transformation cultivators and eleven Core Origin Grandmasters. But none of those Core Origin cultivators went beyond six compressions when they walked the Thorny Road back then..."
He Yuanyue slowly shook her head. "Not enough! Nowhere near enough!"
"Besides them, I'm confident I can invite Teacher Mu, Mu Yanyan of the Kunlun Dao Sect, to help, as well as Teacher Qiu of the Zizai Dao Sect... Both are capable cultivators at the peak of Infant Transformation..."
Jiang Changbin slowly considered the reliable people whose help he could secure. "Beyond that, there are also personnel from the Governor's Residence and the City Guards Prefecture..."
As he spoke tentatively, he carefully watched He Yuanyue's expression.
"Mm, leave both those places out. Are there any other reinforcements?" He Yuanyue interrupted, her voice grim.
Now Jiang Changbin went cold from head to toe.
When he mentioned the Governor's Residence and the City Guards Prefecture just now, he had deliberately left his words open-ended. His main purpose had been to sound her out, hoping to establish a rough scope; he had never expected He Yuanyue to reject both places outright... Didn't that mean...
The more Jiang Changbin thought, the colder his heart grew, until it was utterly chilled!
Wasn't this matter going to pierce the heavens?!
"Our side's combat strength falls far too short!"
He Yuanyue sighed helplessly and said evenly, "There's an enormous disparity between the two sides' combat strength, compounded by our disadvantage of having to react to their moves. Even if I assigned all three of Second High School's veteran Infant Transformation teachers to you, added Qin Fangyang, and lent you Sister Lan too... it still wouldn't be enough!"
Cold sweat