Half a month passed in the blink of an eye!
An elite Spirit Hall squad slipped into Heaven Dou City under Sila's lead.
Including Sila, the squad consisted of one Soul Douluo and six Soul Saints.
Even within Spirit Hall, a force like this counted among its core strength.
Had Sila not been a Platinum Bishop with real authority, even he would likely have struggled to mobilize them.
Some had been coerced, others enticed with rewards, but all had ultimately joined this assassination plot against Qi Dao's family and friends.
They did not rush to strike, however. First, they scouted the area and gathered intelligence, trying to establish the daily routines of Qi Dao's parents and friends.
Sila was cautious. He knew they could not act rashly, lest they beat the grass and startle the snake.
Their targets were all Qi Dao's family and friends, after all. The death of any one of them would put Qi Dao on his guard.
Thus, either they would not strike at all, or they would strike simultaneously, as swiftly as thunder before one could cover one's ears, leaving Qi Dao no time to react.
After infiltrating Heaven Dou City, Sila and his companions therefore spent an entire month secretly scouting their targets.
Their movements were extremely discreet. Two or three months earlier, they might actually have managed to obtain the relevant intelligence.
But things were different now!
After Qian Renxue unified the Heaven Dou Empire, she strengthened her control over Heaven Dou City.
The inspectorate she had originally established to oversee the distribution of military pay came in handy.
Its agents lay hidden amid the bustling streets, appearing no different from ordinary citizens, yet they were Qian Renxue's most reliable eyes and ears.
For precisely this reason, despite the caution of Sila and