Xu Qing knew the moment Guru Eastnether arrived. She didn’t come to Harbor 176, but thanks to his authority over all the Violent Crimes Divisions during the Night Dove crackdown, he was notified immediately.

The Night Dove operation had eased the tension that arose between Xu Qing and the other six divisions because of how far out of his jurisdiction he had gone before. After all, credit was given for every arrest, and every Night Dove operative taken down brought in a good haul of spirit stones. More relevant than that was that the directors of the other Violent Crimes Divisions were all willing to follow Xu Qing’s lead. If they weren’t, then it wouldn’t matter how much battle prowess or prestige Xu Qing commanded, if they didn’t want to give him face, there were plenty of ways to do so. After all, they didn’t owe him anything.

True, Xu Qing was in the echelon. But there had been situations in the past in which echelon cultivators mysteriously died. And the other directors were all people who had struggled from the bottom through a sea of blood. They were intelligent people with many resources at their disposal. But as long as there was profit involved, everyone was happy to be friends. And thus, it was no surprise that Xu Qing was notified of the development right away.

When Xu Qing got the news, his guard went up. That said, he had already analyzed the situation fully, and taken all precautionary measures, so nothing about his daily routine changed much.

Meanwhile, Sir Bloodsmelter had invited Guru Eastnether to the Fourth Peak. Sir Bloodsmelter had started out...