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Chang Han spoke with an uneasy tone, his face full of expectation. Though Divine Constable Gate had not yet reached the brink of life and death, the situation was by no means optimistic.

On the larger scale, the Purple Robe Chief Constable of Yongzhou had been murdered within the Yongzhou City headquarters, yet the imperial court acted as though it had heard nothing and made no move. That was highly thought-provoking. Without the court's support, how long Divine Constable Gate could endure was an unknown.

On the smaller scale, Divine Constable Gate's forces across the various commanderies had suffered severe setbacks. Its former prestige was gone, and it no longer possessed any deterrent power.

Take their Shang Commandery Divine Constable Gate, for instance. The four great Xiantian Famous Constables had all perished overnight, their strength had declined, and even some third-rate little gangs no longer gave them the time of day. That was an extremely dangerous signal.

The larger situation was too far away for them to influence or change, but they could strengthen the smaller matters—for instance, by finding a powerful expert to lead and hold the fort.

Even if the Divine Constable Gate plaque became worthless one day, with a Xiantian as backing, they could establish themselves as an independent branch of the martial world. They would still be part of the righteous path, and it would not be a bad fallback.

Yet ordinary Xiantian experts were mostly unwilling to involve themselves with Divine Constable Gate. The reason was simple: in the past, Divine Constable Gate had suppressed martial experts from both the black and white paths across the Nineteen Provinces, offending far too many people.

Now that heaven and earth had changed, heroes rose together, and the righteous path watched from the sidelines, Divine Constable Gate no