The situation was not as bad as Wei He had imagined.
After killing the men, Wei He turned and found a place to hide until early the next morning.
Only after all movement outside had completely ceased did he quietly emerge to investigate.
The entire island was peaceful, no different from before.
There were no Grandmasters, nor were there any assassinations.
Everyone continued patrolling the surroundings as usual, dealing with the stray seawater true beasts that had slipped through the net.
Daoist Scion Cai Menghuan sent someone to explain that he had suffered a minor injury and was recuperating in his room. The matters that followed would be handled separately by their two lineages.
"Senior Brother Wei, did something happen to you last night?"
Inside a somewhat crude stone house on the island.
Zhao Yin sat cross-legged opposite Wei He, looking rather curious.
Last night, he had discovered certain traces. Chief leader Daoist Scion Cai Menghuan had been attacked, and Hong Chan, the leader of the other lineage, had also been attacked.
With two leaders attacked in succession, Wei He of the Mountain Lock lineage had very likely encountered an attack as well.
"It was nothing. Someone suddenly tried to assassinate me, but I drove them back. Compared to my side, how is Senior Brother Cai's situation?" Wei He asked in return.
He had killed two people on his side, both fish that had slipped through the net last time.
If even his side had been met with such a powerful arrangement, then Daoist Scion Cai Menghuan's side would surely have faced even greater trouble.
"Senior Brother Cai is all right. A Grandmaster was involved at the start of the assassination attempt, but Patriarch Xiao Ling had long been waiting and held them off. However, the enemy had left another