"But who would have thought that the female cultivator would fall unconscious the very next day? Apparently, she was the Tan Family's second young lady."
The City Lord's eyes suddenly widened. "It was you!?"
Su Jiu said, "Is that so strange?"
The City Lord fell silent. You're at the Spirit Severing Stage, yet you got into a conflict with someone in the Foundation Establishment Realm. Isn't that strange? That Second Young Lady Tan actually made it home alive and whole. She practically snatched her life back from death.
Now, even if someone told her that Su Jiu and her companions had acted in secret, she would not believe it. With Su Jiu's status and strength, even if she really had killed Second Young Lady Tan, the Tan Family would not have dared say anything.
Thus, Su Jiu and her companions had no need whatsoever to act covertly.
In that case, it could only have been the author of Fox Demon Tale pulling strings in the shadows. If she had harbored doubts before, she was now certain.
The City Lord concealed her loss of composure. "I only learned this morning that Fox Demon Tale originated from the City Lord's Residence. So, besides rooting out the demonic cultivators, I would also like you to help me catch this person."
Su Jiu said nothing, but Yun Huanling looked rather pleased with himself. Whether demonic cultivators or heretical cultivators, they had uncovered them all in a single night.
They simply did not dare act rashly because they did not know where the unconscious people's souls were.
"Have you ever conducted a thorough investigation into these cultivators staying in your residence?"
The City Lord shook her head with a bitter smile. "I don't have that much influence or authority."
"You're certainly bold, then. Aren't you