Li Chuping looked at the disciple before him and was, in fact, pleased with him.
The Commandant Prefecture did not dig into the background of every Quanzhen Disciple. It had neither the time nor the energy. But it would certainly give some attention to elite disciples who had caught the higher-ups' eyes. If a disciple showed great potential and the sect intended to entrust him with greater responsibilities, the Commandant Prefecture would step in and investigate his past.
Those greater responsibilities meant a position overseeing a region, such as Xiang Zhiwen's former post as Patrol Envoy.
Thus, while disputes over differing beliefs might arise within the Quanzhen Sect, there were very few who truly bit the hand that fed them, because every promising disciple grew up under the meticulous care of the local Commandant Prefectures.
Hou Niao's arrival had been peculiar. The more outstanding he proved, the more suspicious the Commandant Prefecture became. Why would the Anhe Daoist Sect willingly send such an excellent seedling of cultivation to Quanzhen?
The investigation had continued and achieved many breakthroughs, including uncovering his relationship with Daoist Chongling. But after Chongling died, Hou Niao defied orders and resisted without restraint, then brazenly killed for revenge afterward. Suspicion of him came to an abrupt end.
The conclusion was that he was a man of loyalty and feeling, the perfect image of a Sword Cultivator: he went his own way without scruple, capable of stirring up trouble and equally capable of settling it.
Used well, he would be the sharpest of swords. This was no conjecture. The slaughter at Suqiu, the defense of Ximang, his resistance at the Dao Discussion-all his actual deeds had proved it. Li Chuping therefore knew that his suspicions should end. Investigating further might defeat his purpose and drive away this rare