Jiang Ce understood that while the Great Protector before him was powerful, the Lionheart Association was not to be trifled with. Even if they had no one who could match the power of an Innate Middle Period expert, the Great Protector couldn't possibly have accomplished all this against so many Martial Artists in such a short time.
Moreover, the tragic scene at the manor made it clear that Shen Xuanran's father and the others had been annihilated without even a chance to resist. This was something the man before him simply could not have achieved on his own. The image of that other man from the hotel surfaced in his mind again.
"Jiang Ce, what do you mean?" Shen Xuanran asked, stepping forward quickly.
Jiang Ce shook his head. "With his strength alone, it's impossible for him to have done all this. He must have someone backing him."
