"Who would dare go against us?" Bai Chong mused over it.
"Could it be the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion?" one elder whispered fearfully, "They are the only ones with that kind of money."
"Then why can it not be Blood Iron Mercenary Guild?" Another elder asked.
"Silence! Su Mei and that brute are a greedy bunch. They would operate on strict profit margins and wouldn't artificially crash the market for no reason," Bai Haoran grunted as he tried to connect the dots.
"Then there is only one other faction in this valley with the wealth to pull something like this off," Elder Bai Chong stated grimly, his eyes darting toward the western side of the town.
"And they have the most to gain from our clash with the Gu Clan!"
"The Song Clan."
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Meanwhile, on the completely opposite side of Poison Valley Town, the lavish and heavily fortified estate of the Song Clan was surprisingly calm and quiet.
