"We five brothers joined the White Lotus Sect thirty years ago. We started as outer disciples and spent over a decade doing all kinds of missions before finally becoming inner disciples and joining the Water Division."
Zhou Cang's voice trembled as he continued speaking rapidly.
"About two or three years ago, the Water Division's Dharma King sent us to Cloud Province to build Watermoon Manor as a base. We were to conceal our identities, keep a low profile, and wait for orders from the sect."
"Because we hid ourselves well, none of us five were ever discovered."
"Killing Hundred Households Officer Song was also on the Dharma King's orders. Hundred Households Officer Song uncovered a transaction between us and a wealthy household. I feared he would expose our identities, so I reported it to the Dharma King and only killed him after receiving his approval."
Su Fei pressed him.
"A transaction? What sort of transaction?"
"We were purchasing medicinal ingredients for the sect, along with ores and things like that. They were all used to refine cultivation pills and forge weapons and armor."
Zhou Cang dared not conceal anything.
"When Thousand Households Officer Fang left the city to investigate, we were the ones who ambushed him too. We feared he would actually trace it back to us, so we attacked and wounded him, leaving him unable to continue investigating."
Su Fei nodded. This matched Fang Pengfei's account. It seemed Zhou Cang was not lying.
"How many divisions does the White Lotus Sect's inner sect have? How strong is the Water Division's Dharma King?"
"The White Lotus Sect's inner sect is divided into five divisions: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. Each division has a Dharma King presiding over it."
"We five brothers aren't qualified to contact the Dharma King on