Five days had passed since the "Lu Zhishen" murder on Chidao.
At first, Yunyang City and its surroundings had been on edge, with every rustle of wind and cry of a crane setting people on alert.
Feeling as though they had been slapped hard across the face, the Outer Sect Main Hall issued a wanted notice and dispatched large numbers of cultivators from the Punishment and Guard Halls to search the areas around the mountain gate for the murderer's whereabouts.
But the countryside and wilderness were unlike the city; there were simply too many places to hide.
Trying to find someone was no different from fishing for a needle in the sea.
The incident had occurred so suddenly, and "Lu Zhishen" had long since vanished without a trace. Even though the Main Hall offered a hefty reward, nobody was able to claim the rather generous bounty.
A few more days passed, and the situation had already settled down. Even Yunyang City's guards no longer inspected Rogue Cultivators' storage bags.
If this continued, the rogue cultivators from the Outer Territories would collectively boil over with resentment.
That would not be good for the Yunyang Sect either.
In truth, quite a few Outer Sect disciples disappeared or died mysteriously every year.
Some might have fallen victim to Evil Spirits, some encountered bandits, and some had brought disaster upon themselves by venturing into the Outer Region and meeting their end there.
Very few cases ever had their truth thoroughly investigated.
After some time, even the patrons in the teahouses forgot the name "Lu Zhishen."
Nobody talked about him anymore.
Unless he came out and committed another crime!
But Wang Chen had already shelved the "Lu Zhishen" disguise.
One could not press one's luck too far.
Although the Outer Sect Main Hall had not