In the meeting hall of the Situ Family, dark clouds loomed overhead, with many people's faces showing signs of unease.
"Great Elder, the Wang Family and the Wan Family have been attacking our businesses like mad dogs these past few days," a servant reported from below: "Several of our pill workshops and weapon vaults have already been forced to close."
"In the past, our three families developed peacefully. I didn't expect that as soon as Father passed away, they wouldn't be able to contain themselves," Situ Bo, the eldest son, said indignantly, "If you ask me, we should just fight them. Let them know we're not to be trifled with and get them to think twice before they act."
"Even if we wanted to fight now, we couldn't," the Great Elder said without lifting his head: "The Family Head was at the peak of the True Vein Realm, and he constantly kept the other two families' heads in check.
Now that he's gone, how can we fight?"
