Of the two villages, one belonged to a small family. Though it had only a little over two thousand people, it had five Emergence from Dust Stage cultivators. Even in Kun Hao, that counted as a family with a relatively high proportion of high-level combat strength. The village's defenses were also formidable, with a Golden Core-level defensive formation.
The other village was more like a small town, with around three thousand people. There were quite a few shops, and even more than one inn.
In Feng Jun's group's view, the small family was not very suspicious, because it was an unspoken rule that the Thieving Vein did not establish families.
Once one established a family, one had attachments and weaknesses, and one's actions would inevitably be affected. If things were exposed someday, it might even drag down the entire clan—what Thieving Vein cultivator did not have blood all over their hands?
The Nascent Soul cultivator who had undergone Soul Search some time ago had also sighed that he should never have established a family. That was precisely the true mindset of Thieving Vein cultivators.
Thus, in Dajian's view, the village that resembled a small town was more likely to be a Thieving Vein stronghold.
However, Feng Jun felt that even if the small family was not particularly suspicious, they should still eliminate it first by process of elimination. Then they could focus wholeheartedly on the other village.
To be honest, concealing information in private was exhausting. The key was that it was extremely taxing on the mind; the slightest lapse could render all previous efforts futile.
Qian Zhong first performed a Divination and concluded that the village had nothing to do with True Adept Ku Xin. Feng Jun also moved closer to inspect the conditions of the family's cultivators and