Two people had escaped from the Ning Family, so Li Huai immediately ordered the entire Six Fan Sect to search Jiangnan Circuit.
The commotion was so great that the Xiao Family had already found out before Ning Feng could flee to them.
When the report reached Xiao Huang, a trace of interest appeared in his eyes.
He didn't know that Su Xin had ordered the Ning Family's destruction. He assumed Li Huai had set his sights on some treasure belonging to the Ning Family.
Li Huai was one of Su Xin's staunchest subordinates. Since taking over Jiangnan Circuit, he had kept a low profile, spending most of his time cultivating.
Now he had only just broken through to the Spirit Transformation Realm before wiping out the Ning Family. Clearly, whatever the family possessed was no ordinary thing. Li Huai might even have planned to seize it and offer it to Su Xin.
Though he had no idea what it was, that didn't stop Xiao Huang from deciding to get involved.
The Imperial Court's scrutiny of the Xiao Family had all but ended, and Gu Donglai was no longer keeping them under constant watch.
The Xiao Family had simply acted too ostentatiously in the past, nearly turning Jiangnan Circuit into an independent kingdom and arousing the Imperial Court's deep suspicions.
For that reason, even though the Imperial Court had now withdrawn its scrutiny, the Xiao Family had chosen to keep a low profile.
But keeping a low profile didn't mean the Xiao Family wouldn't act when the time came.
As the Xiao Family's young lord and its future successor, Xiao Huang had already begun taking part in the management of the family's affairs.
The Xiao Family needed to keep a low profile, so Xiao Huang's father, the current Marquis An, Xiao