After wiping out several Demonic Cult hideouts in a row, they had only caught a few small fry on the fringes, and Li Mu had already realized something was wrong. But for the moment, he could not figure out where the problem lay.
He had originally wanted to call a halt, but seeing how hard the Pingyang martial clans were working, he swallowed the words just as they reached his lips.
Zhou Wenyuan said, "Hero Li, news just came from the yamen. Mingshan Village north of the city has been massacred. The coroner determined the time of death was no more than two days ago, and it was very likely the work of the Demonic Cult."
Since coming to this world, Li Mu had seen plenty of cases where entire families were wiped out. Feuds in the jianghu, pulling out the roots to prevent future trouble—there was nothing to criticize there.
But martial artists "slaughtering a village" was something he had encountered for the first time.
"Jianghu matters are settled in the jianghu. Grudges of the jianghu do not involve ordinary people."
This was an agreement set between the various martial sects and the imperial court. Though it was not an iron law, most people of the martial world abided by it.
Even if it was to silence witnesses, that would only target those in the know. Incidents like slaughtering an entire village at the drop of a hat were still very rare in the jianghu.
One could only say the Demonic Cult truly deserved its name. With such a vicious style, it was only right that people spat on them.
"How has the government reacted? This is no longer just a jianghu feud. The Six Fan Sect can't keep pretending to be deaf and mute, can they?"
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