Take the Yuan Family of Qiantang, for instance. They are not fighting to the death right now simply because they believe victory is in their hands. They are unwilling to engage in a life-or-death struggle with Li Muchen or suffer unnecessary losses, especially regarding the lives of their core family members.
However, once a critical moment of life or death arrives, they will inevitably mobilize all their might and launch an all-out counterattack. When a family is cornered like a caged beast, sparing no effort with all its funds, resources, and connections, it becomes terrifying. Such a terrifying force can sweep through an entire city. By then, Lin Manqing, Ding Xiang, Ma Shan, and everyone else will be plunged into danger. No matter how formidable Li Muchen is, he cannot divide himself to kill people at the Yuan Family while simultaneously protecting so many people in different parts of Qiantang and Huecheng.
And that is just the Qiantang Yuan Family. What they will face in the future are the aristocratic families of the Capital, possibly Jianghu sects lurking in the shadows, and the Demon Cult.
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