A martial master’s intuition and the observations he’d made told him that there were plenty of powerhouses in the Steadfast Duke’s manor, but that they weren’t all gathered together. Certain places in the complex may be their hiding spots, but it was the same to Li Hao’s eyes. He could pluck them all out so long as they were supernaturals.0

The only thing he didn’t know was the arrangement of martial masters in the manor. Impersonating a monster spirit of the Kui Mountains also brought an advantage with it—the other eastern provinces wouldn’t dare offend him before fully grasping the situation.0

Panther blinked, not understanding the reason for the young man’s actions. Was it safer to appear so openly? Humans were so complicated!0

“Trust me!” Li Hao laughed. “This is the only way that we can draw close to the Hall of Ancestors. The duke’s household must grant access to the monster spirit envoy and might even ask us to participate in the rites.”0

He stroked his chin. “There’s always the possibility that there’s a feud between the Steadfast Duke and the monster spirits… but that’s not likely to be the case. If there was, he would’ve marched on the mountains a long time ago. Even if...1