"But none of that posed a major threat to the Mu Family. Our market share isn't that large to begin with—a fifth of it is just a dozen or so shops. The devastating blow came last year, when Li Zongtang, the Head of the Li Family, and the Chen Family's Grand Elder both broke through to the Martial Spirit Realm. If it weren't for Bing'Er being a student at the Holy Hall, which makes the Chen and Li families hesitate to act against us without absolute certainty, this place would likely have been a pile of rubble by the time you returned this year."
A sudden weight settled in Mu Chen's heart. He felt a sense of oppression, especially after hearing the line, "Our market share isn't that large to begin with—a fifth of it is just a dozen or so shops." He asked, "But what about the Wang Family? Didn't they help us?"
