But for the Buddhist Sect and certain other forces, this was undoubtedly like having their flesh sliced with a dull knife. Worse still, they could not cry out in pain; they even had to turn to the person holding the knife and smile as they said thank you.
After all, those people had helped them root out the Devil Race spies and were their benefactors.
Moreover, although the water mirrors in the sky had disappeared, this matter was far from over. They would still have to face questions from other forces and the scrutiny of the world.
Furthermore, the people from the Heaven-Seeking Tower had explicitly stated that the Devil Race spies in the Western Continent had not all been caught. In fact, they had only captured a small fraction, and they would continue searching for spies hidden in the Western Continent.
This sent both those who knew the truth and those who did not into a panic.
Those in the know, such as the Buddhist Sect and the forces close to it, had guilty consciences. After all, the methods the Heaven-Seeking Tower had displayed so far were all exceedingly mysterious. They could not fathom its true capabilities at all. Some even suspected that the Heaven-Seeking Tower might be a secluded sect that had suddenly emerged and intervened because it simply could not bear to see the Western Continent become a den of devils.
Those who knew nothing were frightened. Now, everyone around them looked like a spy; they were almost like birds startled by the twang of a bowstring.
This was especially true of the Naxi People who had once had contact with the people shown in the water. Besides fearing that those around them were Devil Race spies, they themselves were prime targets of others' suspicions.
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