The night was black as ink. Heaven Dou City was already under curfew.
A few dim yellow lanterns glowed atop the watchtowers of the City Guard Headquarters.
Dressed in black night gear, Tang Xiao slipped soundlessly through the streets and alleys of Heaven Dou City.
With his cultivation as a level 96 Super Douluo, he all but merged with the surrounding darkness once he concealed his aura.
Unless an expert of the same level deliberately searched for him, there was no chance of detecting his movements.
The City Guard Headquarters was a three-story stone building with thick outer walls, a watchtower at each corner, and two squads of soldiers taking turns guarding the main entrance.
Such defenses might have seemed formidable to ordinary Soul Masters, but to Tang Xiao, they might as well not have existed.
He circled around to the side of the headquarters, tapped his toes lightly against the wall, and floated onto a second-floor windowsill like a falling leaf.
The window was locked from within, but Tang Xiao merely pressed his palm against the frame and released a faint pulse of Soul Power, silently pulverizing the wooden latch inside.
Tang Xiao pushed the window open and vaulted inside.
The corridor was deserted, lit only by the faint glow of candles mounted on the walls.
Tang Xiao advanced slowly along the corridor, extending his spiritual power like invisible feelers to probe the activity in every room.
After the city guards collected the Fifth Elder's ashes, they had temporarily stored them in the basement evidence room of the headquarters.
Tang Yuehua had obtained this information through her connections within the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. It was entirely accurate.
Tang Xiao descended the stairs to the basement, passed through a dark corridor, and stopped before a heavy iron door.
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