At Gapwatch Manor, Wu Chang descended and strolled unhurriedly toward Changsun Mi, Mu Lianze, and Granny Snow, who had arrived first.
The four met. Leaning on her cane, Granny Snow chuckled. "We meet again. Looks like the world is growing ever more troubled."
Wu Chang slowly said as he approached the three, "It is troubled. Rumors are rising on every side, and those inspectors from the various sects are making quite a commotion."
"There must be someone pulling strings behind this!" Changsun Mi's gaze swept coldly across the others, as though he suspected the culprit was among them.
Mu Lianze said, "The Misty Pavilion's investigation has not even begun in earnest, yet it has already encountered such immense resistance. It seems the investigation truly struck at the root of the problem and stepped on the suspects' tails."
"Huo Kong is already in a state of utter panic," Wu Chang said. "If this continues, the investigation into Misty Pavilion personnel will be difficult to carry out any further."
Granny Snow said with a beaming smile, "Does it matter? You have all seen it, haven't you? The moment they stirred things up, their true forms showed. Misty Pavilion has rotted to the marrow; rectifying it was something that should have been done long ago. In my view, those twelve Boundless Fruits cannot raise much of a storm for now. The matter has already happened, so there is no need to resolve it this very moment. It makes no difference whether it is handled earlier or later. Only a completely renewed Misty Pavilion can accomplish things with twice the result for half the effort. What was that saying again? Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of firewood!"
The other three nodded slightly. They all understood what she meant. The current situation