"Hehe, that's more like it! Xiao Hua has a guilty conscience, like a thief!" Jin Gang said coldly. "If he returns to Xuntian City, once the City Lord learns that he killed Qin Jian, he will inevitably connect it to his cultivation. How could he possibly escape the City Lord's pursuit within Xuntian City?"
"Xiao Hua! Xiao Hua!!" Snowy Realm True Person ground his teeth until they creaked. Thinking of where the fake Qin Jian had vanished that day—a place not far from the Thunder Control Sect—how could he not realize that Xiao Hua had deceived him?
"Issue a secret City Lord's order!" Snowy Realm True Person instructed in a low voice. "Any disciple on patrol who discovers Xiao Hua's whereabouts is to report directly to the City Lord's Mansion at once!"
"Yes, this disciple understands!" Jin Gang hastily sent out the order.
Fang Liebie hurriedly said, "Xiao Hua is currently among the Thunder Control Sect's army. City Lord, perhaps you should inform Qianmo—"
"Hmph, fool!" Snowy Realm True Person barked. "Xiao Hua killed both Qin Jian and Tu Hong without the slightest restraint. How could Qianmo know his true depths? No wonder Ganlei Zi did not come to Xuntian City that day to attend Tu Hong and Dui Qimeng's dual cultivation ceremony. So he had a guilty conscience too! Even the Palace Lord of Dui Lei Palace and Dui Qimeng's master came to Xuntian City aboard the thunder boat, yet never disembarked to pay this old man a visit. It seems... they all had guilty consciences too!!!"
"Yes, this disciple was foolish..." Seeing Snowy Realm True Person berate him so rarely, Fang Liebie shuddered and lowered his head without speaking.
"Yes, this disciple understands! The Thunder Control Sect must absolutely not learn of this!" After issuing the City Lord's