On the day Ren Qing was to rendezvous with the Forbidden Guards, the long-lasting sweltering heat was suddenly swept away by a chill, and threads of drizzling rain drifted down.
Ren Qing left the Yamen early in the morning and headed south of the city.
He noticed that there were far fewer Bloodhound Gang members on the streets. Only outside brothels and gambling houses had they specifically stationed people to keep watch.
This showed that the Mud Gang matter had begun to ferment beneath the surface.
Though Ren Qing did not know the specifics, the inexplicable death of a Half-Corpse Realm cultivator, coupled with the missing Eerie Object, could never be explained away as a mere accident.
Once the Forbidden Guards stepped in to investigate, gangs such as the Bloodhound Gang tacitly chose to stop.
For gangs within Sanxiang City to survive better, the first people they could not afford to offend were the Forbidden Guards.
Ren Qing slowly reached South of the City. The surroundings became much filthier, and homeless beggars lay scattered along the streets.
Compared with the other districts, South of the City was even more of a mixed bag of fish and dragons. Nearly every street had gangs of every size.
These gangs did not involve Arts, and their numbers ranged from a dozen or so to over a hundred.
The Mud Gang was not truly a South of the City gang. It was spread across every district, and rumor had it that they liked hiding away in nooks and crannies.
Not long after Ren Qing entered South of the City, he drew the attention of others, and several furtive figures began following him.
They were all sallow and emaciated. They did not dare approach because they feared the Great Miao Saber on Ren Qing's back,