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The gang clash and the fire in the bustling market counted as the biggest incident in the city over the past few days. It involved quite a few major powers, but it was resolved quickly, and its effects were soon smoothed over.

Besides that, a Flower Thief had recently begun causing trouble in Lingwu City. This man was highly skilled, proficient in disguise and facial alteration, and possessed a drug that bewildered the mind. With both methods working in tandem, he was as unfathomable as ghosts and gods. He had brought enormous trouble to many of the city's great lords, planting grass atop their heads and leaving them in thoroughly foul moods.

By a rough count, in just three days, the thief had plucked around twelve noblewomen within the city. Every one of them was a married woman, and their husbands were all prominent figures.

Those were merely the victims who had come to light. There were surely others harmed by the Flower Thief who did not dare spread word of it.

The thief's harm was so great that the noblewomen of Lingwu City turned pale at the mere mention of him. Their once rich and colorful lives became drab and tedious. Every day, they stayed within their residences as much as possible and did not venture out. Wherever their eyes could see, there were guards and martial warriors protecting them. The various shops once favored by these noblewomen suffered heavy losses as a result.

Naturally, this matter had little to do with Meng Zhao. The man had not been so blind as to provoke him.

Still, there were rumors that this thief was an inheritor of the Joyful Union Sect of the Demonic Path from the Medieval Era.

He was proficient in the Essence Gathering Technique, and the noblewomen