Director Zhou discovered that receiving Xu Gusheng had only been the beginning.
All of a sudden, many people at Three Incense Sticks had discovered traces of Saint Slave.
It was not only Master Shou. Storyteller, Cen Qiaofu, Haitang'er, and others had also appeared throughout the Central Region.
This development naturally put people on alert.
Yet after careful questioning, every person who reported it had their own account.
Even the details had been described with utmost realism, down to their attire, weapons, personal abilities, and more.
These were things that Central Region assassins at the Throne Dao Realm, Slashing Dao Realm, and the like could normally never come into contact with.
So they had truly seen them!
Director Zhou received one red-token and purple-token bounty-hunt assassin after another. Body and mind exhausted, he sensed that the mountain rain was coming, and the wind was filling the tower.
He even took time to ask the other directors of Three Incense Sticks and received similar answers.
The assassins under each director's charge had all submitted all manner of intelligence reports. Saint Slave was among them, along with other dark factions from the Five Domains.
Even Ghost Beast traces had begun appearing frequently throughout the Central Region!
"Have I fallen into an ancient sword cultivator's Second World...?"
Director Zhou was at a loss. Standing in a second-floor room at Three Incense Sticks headquarters, he felt as though the world had changed in an instant.
In less than half a day, the oppressive feeling brought by Saint Slave and the major dark factions entering the city had nearly crushed people beneath its weight!
"Beep."
The communicator in his hand rang again. Director Zhou lowered his listless gaze. Only after seeing who it was did he answer, pausing a long while before greeting them. "Director Zhao."