The three Hall Masters in the room calmly looked at each other.

Finally, it was the Tea Ceremony Hall Master, who was relatively closer to Wu Lvzhu on normal days, that old friend who spoke first.

"Both of you, how do you see this matter?"

Ming Hall Master chuckled coldly.

"When others have ridden over our heads, how else can we view it?"

Juanan Hall Master also looked noticeably upset.

"Those demons have crossed the line. Normally under our watch, they cause minor disturbances which we tolerate to catch the bigger fish. Little did we expect, the big fish we waited for would turn against us. Today Wu Lvzhu was injured by these demons, tomorrow who's to say we are safe walking on the streets."

Tea Ceremony Hall Master slightly shook his head.

"Not necessarily. Wu Lvzhu was ambushed, facing three alone, and he also had to ensure the safety of the younger generation. It's forgivable that he slipped up, not to mention that his current state is not really defeated, just forced to use his last resort. Without the Lin Family's reinforcement, how the battle would end is still uncertain."

Despite that, everyone clearly knew, a Demon Martial Artist forced to resort to Demonization, even to the extent of completely losing rationality, was basically the same as being defeated.

"Old Wu was already at the brink of Demonization. With many years piling up, there was no margin for error. He should have been enjoying his peaceful retirement after enduring a bit longer, but who would have thought...sigh!"

"We ultimately were negligent. Those demons didn't dare to trouble us in the Foolish Underworld, which shows they also know, they don't stand much chance against us there."

Foolish Underworld, many years built up.

Not to say it turned into an impenetrable wall, but at least they have developed many protective measures.

However, the protection is limited to the core area, belonging to the final measures.

Once out of that limit, even the Hall Masters could only rely on their own strength to deal with crises.

"Are we not to leave our doors? Ultimately, this matter still needs to be resolved. If we don't capture those three demons publicly, our Foolish Underworld will only face a loss of face and dignity."

The top-tier strength of a faction, being one of the actual authority figures, injured by demons, casually glossed over, once this news spreads out, how could Foolish Underworld continue to recruit, enforce the law, and command respect?

"The combined force of those three demons dared to target Wu Lvzhu, which shows that one-on-one, they are not confident in completely defeating any of us. Here in Tianyuan Town, this is our territory, the longer the time drags on, the more dangerous it is for the demons! After all, besides us, there are the Five Great Families, Three major martial arts schools, and many other small and medium-sized factions entrenched here. It's impossible to let demons run amok."

Wu Lvzhu's mishap made these usually high above beings finally feel a sense of crisis.

Initially, they thought themself the manipulators, moving pieces on the chessboard.

But in a blink, they too have fallen into the chessboard, becoming the existence secretly coveted by the demons.

Tianyuan Town, the Five Great Families, the Three major martial arts schools, plus their Foolish Underworld, constitute the peak of Tianyuan Town's forces.

But among the peak, there are gaps.

The Five Great Families, admired like lofty mountains - unapproachable.

Their Foolish Underworld, relying on the government backing and the previously mentioned geographic advantages, rank before the Three major martial arts schools.

If they went out, in a one-on-one match with the Hall Masters of the Three major martial arts schools, their strength is not much different, quite on par.

Thus, upon hearing that Li Family had a Li Shidao, who could contend with the Hall Masters of the Three major martial arts schools for a while without defeat, these old ones were all somewhat shocked, feeling as if they were surpassed by the new.

The Five Great Families, like the strong always being strong, under family cultivation, could nurture top-tier martial artists almost on the same level as them, and... so young!

On the other hand, Foolish Underworld, feeding on the government's payroll, backed by a big background, yet they have been unable to find a suitable successor.

The Three major martial arts schools are more or less the same, all depending on old characters, except occasionally it was rumored that a genius youth emerged.

However, genius youths often rise like comets and likewise fall like comets. Through ups and downs, up to now, it's still those three old things controlling the Three major martial arts schools.

"Wu Lvzhu was harmed near the Lin Family precincts, Lin Yiqiu, does he have any comment?" asked Ming Hall Master.

Tea Ceremony Hall Master shook his head slightly.

"The incident was sudden; Lin Yiqiu probably doesn't even know about this. Like these old folks, once they go into seclusion, they measure time in years, probably too lazy to care about the outside world."

He paused before continuing.

"However... the current spokesperson for Lin Family, the chief steward Lin Ye, stated that they are searching the surrounding area, looking for the whereabouts of those three demons and will report to us as soon as there is any news."

Ming Hall Master shook his head.

"Although Lin Ye is the spokesperson for Lin Family, he is ultimately just a steward and can't appear publicly. We need to continue pressing the Lin Family to make Lin Yiqiu leave seclusion and meet with us. Additionally..."

He looked at the other two.

"Lin Yiqiu is just a backup plan, the affairs of our Foolish Underworld, ultimately, still need to be resolved by us. Didn't you say you had already grasped some of the demons' movements? What now?"

The other two Hall Masters looked at each other, shook their heads slightly.

"They are all small fish and shrimp, pulling them out now won't affect the overall situation, it would rather startle the snakes than finding those Great Demons who injured Wu Lvzhu."

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