"Liu Zheng Jia attacking me was originally an internal matter of the Dao Alliance."
"Sending the Purple Cloud Sect cultivators to the Immortal Gate for interrogation made this rather troublesome."
"This would seem somewhat like interference in the Dao Alliance's affairs."
"However, City Lord Chen is an Immortal Gate cultivator and the lord of Cloud Sea Immortal City. He has the authority to decide this matter."
Zhou Ling pondered inwardly.
Logically speaking, both Liu Zheng Jia and he were Dao Alliance cultivators, and Liu Zheng Jia was also a wanted criminal of the Dao Alliance.
These three Purple Cloud Sect disciples should certainly have been handed over to the Dao Alliance for investigation.
Yet City Lord Chen had directly sent them to the Immortal Gate Law Department for investigation, clearly showing no regard for the Dao Alliance.
Or perhaps he simply did not trust the Dao Alliance.
"Having the Immortal Gate investigate them isn't bad either. At the very least, it can put pressure on the Liu Family and make them wary."
"Given the current situation among the Dao Alliance's upper ranks, even if this matter were handed over to the Dao Alliance, it would most likely lead nowhere."
Zhou Ling raised a brow.
Ever since Liu Zheng Jia's attack, he had realized that the Dao Alliance's upper ranks were nowhere near as united as they appeared.
Otherwise, after being wanted, Liu Zheng Jia could never have remained at large so freely for so long.
He had even been able to ambush him with such precision.
This could only prove that the Liu Family was far more powerful than he had imagined.
"Come, let's go find City Lord Chen and learn more about the situation."
Zhou Ling waved to Qi Jian Zhi, then shot toward the City Lord's Manor.
"Greetings,