The [Delusive Truth Gate] deep within Tian Anping had once been deeply embedded in the Divine Soul of Jiang Nanpeng, captain of the Mirror Guard at Mirror World Terrace, and it led to a man named Huang Shoujie in the Criminal Investigation Bureau of Jing Kingdom.
The commander of Great Qi Empire's Rain Cutter Army could have had any number of public reasons for killing a mere Jing Kingdom minor official like Jiang Nanpeng—
For example, he had found the blood of many Tian Clan members inside Jiang Nanpeng's body, and slew him in fury to avenge his clansmen.
Or perhaps he had discovered that the man was a member of the One Truth Sect and casually rid All-Under-Heaven of an evil.
He might not even need to give a reason, just as he had ignored Xu San's questioning.
Jiang Nanpeng's identity as a One Truth Sect disciple would be exposed sooner or later. All-Under-Heaven could condemn him, and Jing Kingdom would have nothing to say.
Of course, to many people, the fact that a fiend like Tian Anping would casually kill at will for no reason at all was perhaps the more convincing explanation.
But Divine Hero knew the true reason—
Tian Anping had killed Jiang Nanpeng before the Chu witnesses in order to bury this lead!
King Zhao had long since reached an agreement with Tian Anping.
They intended to use Jiang Nanpeng's thread to push open the Delusive Truth Gate deep within Jiang Nanpeng's Divine Soul.
The one who had placed the pieces and laid out the board along this thread, the being who had truly taken over and set all this in motion, dared to be seen by the Star Shaman—even dared to have the Star Shaman bear witness. They must possess calculations beyond the Star