The next day, word of what Avery had done that night spread throughout Shadow City.
Including Tuyas of the Bule Family, five people in Shadow City had died. Although all five had only been middle gods, they had all been figures of some standing, and their sudden deaths immediately attracted everyone's attention.
The Celestial Pivot Pharmacy had no Divine Guards of its own, so Heitian had still been sending Anita and a small squad of Three Locations Divine Guards to patrol nearby during this period. Anita had soon received word of what had happened at the Celestial Pivot Pharmacy that night, but he had arrived even later than Akelie and had no idea what had actually happened.
Early that morning, Heitian, Divine Guard Captain of the Three Locations, came to see Han Shuo in person.
"Are you sure it was him?" Heitian asked as soon as Han Shuo led him into the secret chamber.
"Yes, it was Avery! If Andrina hadn't been right beside me, I'm afraid I'd have ended up like Tuyas and the others." Han Shuo wore a look of lingering fear and said that Andrina had driven Avery back, to avoid attracting excessive attention from the Saint Family and the others.
Even without Han Shuo deliberately explaining, Heitian would naturally have assumed that Andrina had driven Avery back. He had witnessed Andrina's strength at the Kisa Family estate and believed that she was the only person in the entire Celestial Pivot Pharmacy with that kind of power.
Heitian nodded and snorted coldly. "Avery's audacity knows no bounds. It seems he really doesn't intend to stay in Shadow City anymore!"
Han Shuo remained silent. He knew that Avery had already left Shadow City the previous night. With Avery's familiarity with the city and the help of some of