Upon hearing information about Donghe Sect, everyone wore expressions of sudden realization.
Xu Changqing nodded slightly. "So they really came for the ledger."
For a Golden Core Insect Cultivator to go through such trouble and pursue them across thousands of miles—
Either there was a blood feud as deep as the sea.
Or the profits were simply too great.
From the look of things, Donghe Sect had likely been "skimming" vast amounts of Dongting Immortal Sect's resources over the years and feared being dealt with.
Hu Bugui asked, "Old Xu, how do we handle this guy?"
Xu Changqing stated as if it were only natural, "Kill him, obviously."
This man had taken advantage of the chaos in the Hands-Off Region in an attempt to wipe them all out.
Since that was the case, they definitely could not leave any witnesses alive.
In any case, they already knew Donghe Sect was pulling strings behind the scenes. Once they dealt with the matter at hand and returned to the Immortal Sect, they could report it to the Grain Lord and investigate the records of dealings with Donghe Sect. Then they would know who was backing them.
To put it bluntly, dealing with a small sect like Donghe Sect was as easy as crushing ants for a colossal force like Dongting Immortal Sect.
Yu Shi stepped forward upon hearing this and volunteered, "I have some experience with interrogation. How about I question him?"
Back in the mortal world, imperial relatives like them had dabbled privately in a broad range of fields.
They had learned many things.
Not only the four arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting—there were also specialists to teach them skills such as hunting, interrogation, and disguise.
Xu Changqing pondered briefly before nodding. "No harm in trying."
Since Yu Shi