The major news of the battle in the Life Forbidden Zone, the Wang Family's warning, the emergence of a divine weapon, and the Saint of the Sima Family being nailed to death was still spreading.
With the subsequent disappearance of several representatives who had attended the banquet on behalf of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, people naturally named Lin Hao, who wielded the divine weapon, as the prime suspect.
After hearing this succession of news, the vast majority of people instinctively believed that Lin Hao had intercepted and killed them in retaliation.
Even the discussions and speculation that followed took this as their premise.
"Weapon Master Lin is the new owner of one of the Heirloom Divine Weapons. He could establish a new immortal aristocratic family. It's normal for him to kill people who provoke him."
"They certainly were being unreasonable and stirring up trouble at the banquet."
"He even dared to kill an elder of the Sima Family who had transcended mortality and attained sainthood. It's hardly surprising if he intercepted and killed a few more."
"But this is still going a little too far."
"Yes. They attended the Wang Family's Source-Tasting Banquet and were the Wang Family's guests. Being attacked on their way back makes the Wang Family look bad too."
"Nailing the Sima Family's Saint to death was an openly agreed duel. Ambushing guests on their return journey is something entirely different-"
Strength gave one a voice. With enough strength, people would naturally speak up on one's behalf.
Because Lin Hao had forcefully nailed the Sima Family's elder to death, as the news spread, some still chose to defend and side with him, even though the vast majority had already decided he was the killer.
But for the parties involved, the situation was entirely different.
Several proprietors of