"What's going on? There seem to be far fewer aberrants here... The defenses can't exactly be called lax. It's more like... they're short-handed?"
They moved stealthily, observing their surroundings. Ever since escaping the dungeon, Tiangu had been leading the way.
"Looks like they've rung the Red King Bell before. Under normal circumstances, that only happens when something major occurs." Tiangu pondered for a moment. "There aren't many things that could draw away most of the Chi Clan's forces."
Twin Sister murmured, "Senior, have you ever heard of Yu Huatian?"
"Yu Huatian? Who's that?" Tiangu asked in surprise.
"He's the Lord of the Embroidered Uniform Guards in White Steel City. In White Steel City, his authority is second only to the White Steel City Lord's."
Unexpectedly, the senior trapped in the Chi Clan shook his head. "Cao Zhengchun, the White Steel City Lord? I know him. But this Yu Huatian you mentioned... I truly don't know him. What are the Embroidered Uniform Guards?"
Qingyan mused, "The Embroidered Uniform Guards are the organization currently governing White Steel City, but they aren't directly subordinate to the White Steel City Lord... Although Old Lord Cao still nominally holds the greatest authority, White Steel City was leased to the Grand Alliance's committee for a hundred years... Things are rather complicated in White Steel City at present."
Tiangu suddenly asked, "So Old Man Cao is still stuck in the Quasi-Emperor realm, right?"
"Lord Cao has been trapped in the Quasi-Emperor realm for fifty years." Qingyan watched Tiangu's gaze as she spoke... Yet inwardly, she thought: Yu Huatian only entered White Steel City less than ten years ago... Since Senior Tiangu has never heard of him, he must be from an even earlier era?
Still, the fact that Senior Tiangu could casually call the White Steel City