Seeing their leader killed, the remaining members of Wuliang Palace were struck with terror.
Although their overall influence in the region did not match that of the Buddhist sects, they prided themselves on their unity; even the local imperial court dared not make an enemy of them. Yet here was Lin Dong, an outsider, who had reached out and struck down one of their mid-level members as if they were nothing. It was a flagrant disregard for Wuliang Palace.
Having witnessed Lin Dong’s power, they dared not openly defy him, but they offered a timid, half-hearted threat.
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