"Ridge-Sea Academy definitely wasn't in contact with Sun Hongqing. Whether they were in contact with Apothecary Yun is harder to say.
If it wasn't Apothecary Yun, then it was someone higher up in Moving Wood Palace.
Apothecary Yun is already an elder, so someone higher up could be a Core Elder.
That would make them one of the few big figures holding the ladle in Moving Wood Palace, with strength of at least the First Rank.
Someone like that carries great weight in Moving Wood Palace. If Zhuang Qiyang tries to pry them loose, the other elders will rise up and attack him together.
When the time comes, the whole of Moving Wood Palace will bear down on him, and Zhuang Qiyang certainly won't be able to withstand it.
If Zhuang Qiyang insists on fighting it out to the bloody end, the next person to step forward will be the Chief Commissioner.
Heh, then Moving Wood Palace might have no choice but to hand over its Core Elder, and we can follow the vine to the melon and point the spearhead at Ridge-Sea Academy," Tang Wen said with a smile.
"I think it'll be hard to get that far. After all, Moving Wood Palace is powerful, with roots and branches tangled through all the major government offices in Sea Saint City.
Besides, the Ten Great Sects help one another. If they all put pressure on the Six Fan Division together, even the Chief Commissioner probably won't be able to withstand it.
In the end, they'll have to find a scapegoat like Sun Hongqing to close the case.
Although the Six Fan Gate's fearsome reputation spreads far and wide, they're still quite wary of powerful sects.
They follow the principle that well water should not meddle with river water. As long