Late at night.
Songshan County was shaken.
Squads of armored soldiers roamed the streets and alleys of both the inner and Outer City.
They seemed to be searching for something.
Inside Qin Mansion.
After Qin Jiu burned the set of black fitted clothing and washed himself clean, he returned to his room, activated Ghost Illumination, and silently watched everything unfolding in the city.
About half an hour passed.
A figure hurried in to report.
"Reporting to the family head."
"The Divine Guard Army of the Divine Fist Sect is conducting a large-scale search throughout the city for some unknown reason."
"One of their units has stopped outside the gates of Qin Mansion..."
"Go report this to those two from the Mystic Firmament Sect."
Qin Jiu said blandly, "Qin Mansion can now be considered half a base of the Mystic Firmament Sect. If they agree to let those people enter and search, let them in. If not, ask them to leave."
The next day.
Zheng Dahai returned to the city.
With a look of surprise on his face, he entered Qin Mansion.
"What happened?"
"How did an inner sect disciple of the Divine Fist Sect die? That old bastard even claimed it had something to do with our Mystic Firmament Sect?"
"Elder."
In the main hall.
Qi Yuan cupped his fists in salute, then recounted everything that had happened the previous day.
"What a joke."
"They want to slander you over nothing more than a minor clash?"
Zheng Dahai gave a cold laugh. "Before returning, I went to inspect the corpses in that courtyard. Every one of them had been killed by a single punch, including an Internal Strengthening disciple. If you possessed such skills, I'd be laughing myself awake from my dreams."
"No wonder that old bastard only grumbled