Shui Wuyou clenched his fists, his face filled with bitter resentment. This was clearly a conspiracy orchestrated by the Qin Family and the Xue Family. Yet, even knowing this, Wuyou was powerless to resist. Standing behind those two families was the mighty Eight Desolate Sword Sect.
He was equally helpless against the tripled tax demand. The Shui Family had many mouths to feed. Although it was their turn to govern Half Moon City this year, the relentless suppression from the Qin and Xue families left them with little profit. After distributing Cultivation resources to their own disciples, the family's coffers were practically empty. With the Eight Desolate Sword Sect suddenly tripling the taxes and giving them only a three-day deadline, the clan couldn't scrape together enough funds even if they sold everything they owned.
