This was rather strange. Both were clearly members of the Earth Baleful Gate, yet one wanted to attack Fang Qianyuan while the other gave him information, helping him guard against their own people...
But in truth, it was not strange at all.
Within the same nation, when foreign enemies invaded, there were factions that favored war and factions that favored peace.
Within the same sect, too, some believed in ruling through force, while others believed in ruling through virtue.
Within the same organization, there were naturally different courts, departments, and branches.
Fang Qianyuan had long since learned that the Earth Baleful Gate was an immense superpower whose influence spread throughout the world. Yet the true Earth Baleful Gate was better described as an alliance or a camp.
It was large but lacked strength, like a tray of loose sand.
Throughout the Earth Baleful Gate, each Branch Headquarters was a local tiger, controlling the region's resources, personnel, and intelligence. There was no actual Headquarters or sect master, only an efficient, unified foundation of cooperation and various secret arts passed down from ancient times.
Rules and principles made them resemble a unified power. In reality, they were riddled with factions, with rival strongholds rising like mountain peaks. They could almost be called independent entities, each with its own structure.
In particular, although the Shadow Division's assassins, who handled killing and conquest, often worked closely with the Intelligence Department's spies, who handled intelligence, situations like this, where they undermined and competed against each other, were by no means uncommon.
Fang Qianyuan was a paying customer who purchased relevant intelligence, and he maintained his subscriptions to this day. Naturally, the Intelligence Department's people did not want him killed, since that would only earn money for the Shadow Division while bringing them little benefit.
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