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Su Xin was quite satisfied with the two martial arts manuals he had obtained at the cost of his entire fortune.
The Star-Shifting Technique could increase his current combat strength, while the Mountain Sutra could strengthen his foundation.
Of course, in Su Xin's eyes, although both martial arts were three-and-a-half-star techniques, the Mountain Sutra was far stronger than the Star-Shifting Technique—not in power, but in potential.
The situation in Jiangnan Circuit was a complete mess. Su Xin would have to wait until Huang Bingcheng and the others arrived before he could officially take over the Jiangnan Circuit Six Fan Sect.
But Su Xin hadn't been idle in the meantime. He had asked Tie Zhan for all the information on Jiangnan's Six Fan Sect personnel, and while staying at the inn, he carefully studied it and practiced the Star-Shifting Technique and the Mountain Sutra.
The situation at Jiangnan Circuit Six Fan Sect Headquarters was extremely complicated. Su Xin could tell as much from Lei Yuan, the Jiangnan Circuit Six Fan Sect's Deputy Chief Constable, with whom he had once clashed.
Jiang Heliu was a remnant of Wu State. If Lei Yuan had known his identity, that would have been one thing. The problem was that Lei Yuan genuinely hadn't known. After investigating, Su Xin had confirmed that Lei Yuan was indeed innocent—which made the matter all the more intriguing.
As the Jiangnan Circuit Deputy Chief Constable, Lei Yuan had been on friendly terms with Jiang Heliu and had even dared to offend Su Xin, a Wind-Chasing Patrol Officer. It was clear just how deep the collusion between the Jiangnan Circuit Six Fan Sect and the local martial forces had become.
A month later,