Quan Yingyang had always believed that behind Quan Xizai's death stood either the Yu Family or the Ape Clan. He simply had no evidence, and with the Spider Clan mediating in the middle, the matter could only be left unresolved.
His uproar in Cloud-Brushing City, using the incident as a pretext, had of course been to carry out Celestial Demon Lu Ximing's will and probe the true state of the Skybreath Wasteland. But the fury he had felt then had also been entirely genuine.
Later, Quan Shouceng's investigation revealed that five-zhu imperial coins carried by Quan Xizai's personal guards had surfaced through Chai Asi's hands. Chai Asi, moreover, had a blood feud with the Quan Family.
Thus, the foreshadowing of a story emerged in faint outline: a young dog-demon who had endured in silence for years, plotting revenge.
He did not possess the ability, like several Celestial Demons, to directly interfere with the Divine Firmament World. Nor had anyone patiently explained its circumstances to him—for example, whose mirror Jiang Wang had been hiding in, under what identity he had been exposed, or how he had been exposed...
After No Evil Beyond Heaven, the Celestial Demons' methods all had to withdraw. As for the state of affairs within the Divine Firmament World, he knew nothing at all.
It was only when the Investiture Platform summoned him from nearby into the Divine Firmament World that he learned the name Jiang Wang.
Lu Ximing naturally could not secretly pass him any information in front of the other Celestial Demons. Everything could only remain unspoken.
The instant he entered the Divine Firmament World, he was ambushed by Bear Three Thoughts, newly transformed into a Spirit Clan member. He later discovered Chai Asi as well, of course, but eager to catch up to Jiang Wang