Rumble...
A massive silver warship flew out of the Long Household, slowly climbed into the sky, then headed out of the city.
Then came a second, a third, a fourth...
Twenty flew out in one go.
By regulation, no one was permitted to fly within the city, but the Long Household was an exception, for its patriarch was also the deputy city lord of Celestial Phoenix City.
The Long Household had that privilege.
They were not breaking the rules; they truly had permission to fly within the city.
That privilege had been granted by the City Lord's Manor.
"Heavens... so many gunships?"
"Hiss... what's happened to the Long Household?"
"Are they going to war with some other lineage?"
"Surely not? The Long Household's patriarch is already the deputy city lord of Celestial Phoenix City. Who else would they want to fight? The City Lord's Manor?"
"Don't talk nonsense!"
Countless people in Celestial Phoenix City raised their heads, watching the Long Household's gunships thunder away in grand array.
At that very moment, the Long Household's patriarch, Long Zhidu, sat aboard the lead gunship, with four others behind him.
Three women and one man!
They were all Divine Lord Realm elders of the Long Household.
"Patriarch, we must proceed carefully..." one of the female elders urged. "The several groups of disciples I sent out failed to obtain any useful information from the He Family!"
"The He Family must be hiding its true depths!"
"Of course I know!" The patriarch nodded, his expression solemn. "Enough... tell me your guesses. What do you think is really going on with the He Family?"
His gaze swept over them.
The other elders all shook their heads, indicating that they could not see through the situation.
"I do have a theory!" the Long Household's patriarch said. "I've