"Last night, a lot of people seemed to have died at that strange cult's hideout in the city."
Zhu Ming spoke.
The Eight Directions Merchant Guild was an alliance of the city's major families, and its intelligence network covered all of Martial Might Commandery City.
It could be said that, apart from the General's Mansion, nothing that happened in Martial Might Commandery City could escape their notice.
So they were not entirely unaware of the Void Cult's emergence.
But the Void Cult seemed to be doing nothing beyond beguiling a few impoverished commoners. It had made no major moves, and they had no desire to get involved with these strange cults, so they had left it alone.
"The Void Cult?"
"Maybe they offended someone."
He Wen was not particularly concerned.
"Chairman He, it wasn't just one hideout. It was every hideout."
"The entire Void Cult was wiped out in one fell swoop."
Zhu Ming realized that He Wen had misunderstood him.
"What?"
"All of them?"
He Wen's eyes widened.
That was tantamount to exterminating the whole sect.
After all, the Void Cult had considerable influence in Martial Might Commandery City.
Who could destroy an entire religious sect without anyone noticing?
"Yes."
"Who knows what happened last night?"
"So many things happened one after another."
Zhu Ming sighed.
He Wen was also deeply unsettled.
Even with the Eight Directions Merchant Guild's intelligence network, they had failed to notice any of it.
They had only learned about it when word began spreading through the city.
It left him unable to piece anything together. He had no idea what changes were taking place in the city.
"Patriarch Zhu, summon the guild members for a discussion."
"I have a feeling something major is about to happen in the city!"
He Wen collected himself and