The moment Su Jiu and the others stepped off the flying boat, they saw crowds from various sects coming and going.
Sect robes could be considered the identifying mark of every sect.
The Azure Tide Sect was naturally no exception.
Su Jiu could even distinctly feel the gazes falling on their party increase after they disembarked.
Some scrutinized them openly, others in secret. Whenever someone who did not know better tried to probe further with divine sense, Su Jiu blocked them with her own.
At the same time, those attempting such underhanded tricks suffered some degree of internal injury.
But since they had initiated the divine sense attacks, they did not dare step forward and cause trouble now, however dissatisfied they felt.
After all, the strength of that group of disciples dressed in snowy white was no empty boast.
The collars and cuffs of the people leading them bore reddish-brown patterns, marking them at a glance as people of high standing.
Those two were Long Aotian and the Fifth Elder.
Behind them followed more than a dozen personal disciples whose robes bore golden patterns. Of course, two people stood apart from the rest.
They were Su Jiu and Xia Jue.
Xia Jue did indeed wear robes with golden patterns, but his shoulder bore an additional emblem that the other personal disciples lacked.
It was the insignia of the Enforcement Hall Leader.
Su Jiu's distinction was much more obvious. Interwoven black-and-gold patterns wound around her sleeves and collar, making her easy to pick out from the crowd at a glance.
Many people had received word of their arrival in advance, so disciples from numerous sects were watching them that day.
Su Jiu also noticed that most of the sects observing them were ones she had scarcely dealt with.
She raised her