After discussing matters with Chen Siyuan and Fu Fei that day, Liang Muqiu summoned a steward from the Meng Family's inner residence and spoke to him in secret.
At once, the Meng Family—the colossal beast lurking and crouching within the city—began to rumble into motion. An invisible breeze swept through all of Lingwu City; though the breeze was faint, its effects were immense.
The next day, a piece of news began circulating through Lingwu City: a Demonic Path expert who had burned, killed, pillaged, and committed every evil across Liang Prefecture had secretly infiltrated Lingwu City. He intended to hunt martial artists with cultivation, seize their flesh, blood, and bones, and use them to forge an evil weapon. Quite a few martial artists had already met with disaster, but the upper powers had suppressed the news, keeping it unknown to the public.
The rumor arose abruptly, but its impact was far from small.
It swiftly spread throughout the city. Ordinary people were thrown into anxious panic, while even those tough men with some martial ability trembled with fear.
After all, this Demonic Path expert of the rumors had no interest in ordinary people. He wanted the flesh and blood of accomplished martial artists to strengthen himself and refine an evil weapon. Was that not greatly to their disadvantage?
Rogue Cultivators were one thing, but members of several local forces within the city jointly approached the Meng Family, hoping they would step forward and quickly investigate the matter.
If it was false, they should immediately clarify it, lest it stir unrest among the people below. That would be a tremendous blow to Lingwu City's livelihood and economy.
If it was true, then they had to resolve this Demonic Path expert from Liang Prefecture as soon as possible and use his life