At the location where Liang Shuangen was killed by Mister Bu and the other two the day before, Yang Hu examined the traces of battle along with three other Martial Extermination Realm experts.

“It definitely happened here. City Lord Yang, you seem to be really late to the party…” A white-bearded old man who had long and narrow eyes snapped at Yang Hu.

“Ahem…” An older cultivator who looked to be in his fifties coughed once before trying to diffuse the situation. “As the two of you know, the situation in the Changfeng City is extremely important considering the state the Tongyou City is in now. It’s no wonder City Lord Yang was unable to rush out of the city to observe the battle yesterday. After all, none of us can be sure that it’s not a distraction to lure him out of the city. If their plot was to draw him away, we won’t even have to care about the damage they could do to the city. Obstructing the holy lands’ plan would be a great sin in itself! When that happens, all of us would be in trouble.”

The narrow-eyed cultivator turned to look at the elder who spoke before mocking, “Oh? City Lord Yang might be unable to leave, but why the hell is a subordinate like you unable...