As Huang Tian piloted the Sea-Listening Ship toward the Imperial Capital, Xue Pei, former vice president of Hongzhen Pharmaceuticals, watched his movements closely from a hotel on the city's outskirts.
That was right. After Hongzhen Pharmaceuticals announced an investigation into his "abuse of office," he had not fled. He had stayed in the Imperial Capital.
The reason was simple. First, Hongzhen Pharmaceuticals' board had never truly intended to punish him, and the Federation had not officially found him guilty. He had no reason to leave. The so-called investigation was merely a show put on for the outside world—and for Huang Tian.
Second, after careful thought, Xue Pei had decided that the Imperial Capital was the safest place of all. Who would imagine that, instead of fleeing, he had hidden there? It was the perfect way to vanish in plain sight. Besides, this was the nation's capital. Who would dare run wild here?
Hidden in the Imperial Capital, he had nothing to fear. Even if Huang Tian found him, he would never dare attack. Otherwise, he would face official punishment—and that was no joke!
In countless eyes, a Sixth Level expert was supremely powerful, able to change many lives with a word. But to the Eastern Saint Federation, such a person was not much of a threat. If it was willing to pay the price, killing one would not be difficult.
That was why Xue Pei considered the Imperial Capital the safest place under Heaven.
Now, though, that certainty seemed to have developed a crack.
Huang Tian was no longer cooped up in little Yuxin City. Instead, he was flying straight into the Imperial Capital for all to see!
Why had he come?
Was he merely demonstrating his power to Hongzhen Pharmaceuticals?
Or had he heard something and come looking for