The Jiangnan Circuit Six Fan Sect Headquarters had already been severely weakened after the events of last time. Now, with infighting still raging, it was even less able to keep the major sects of the Jiangnan Circuit in check.
In this situation, Su Xin had to get the Jiangnan Circuit in order. Only then could they stand united against outside threats.
Meanwhile, the various Chief Constables leaving Six Fan Sect Headquarters had their own thoughts. One thing was certain: none of them was happy.
They had assumed that with Su Xin taking over as Chief Constable at the Divine Palace Realm, he would be easy to push around. They hadn't expected him to be even more domineering than they'd imagined, nearly killing Lei Yuan right there in Headquarters.
They could even imagine that the easy days they'd enjoyed under Jin Wulin were gone for good.
After leaving Headquarters, Lei Yuan went straight to Wang Jingping's residence.
Though Wang Jingping was a prefectural Chief Constable, Jiangnan Prefecture was the most prosperous prefecture in the entire Jiangnan Circuit and home to the Jiangnan Circuit Six Fan Sect Headquarters. They all had their own residences there.
Lei Yuan was close to Wang Jingping. In fact, back then, each of the Jiangnan Circuit's Deputy Chief Constables had had their own faction.
A Chief Constable from any other circuit would have kept a close eye on his subordinates to prevent them from building up their own power. At the very least, he would have been wary of them, if not actively suppressing them.
But Jin Wulin had already been seduced by the White Lotus Sect. He'd wanted the Jiangnan Circuit Six Fan Sect to descend into as much chaos as possible, so he could use the opportunity to let the remnants of Wu State completely