The following day, the Patriarch had convened another gathering of elders—as he had been doing for the past month, ever since the war with the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult began.
"Those demons have no intention of laying claim to our strongholds!" An elder spat through gritted teeth, feeling utterly perplexed.
"They've been using guerrilla warfare since the beginning," said another.
"I don't know what they're trying to do, but whatever it is… it's working."
"They don't want to conquer our lands! They want to make a statement!"
"I've confirmed with my sources that none of the residents of the border strongholds and other strategic locations had been harmed!"
"This is completely unlike the actions of the previous Qinglin Zhai! Those bandits would maraud towns, kill their residents, and rape the women. But the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult…"
"I don't know what they're trying to achieve!"
