Upon returning to his residence, Baek Mu-Gun found Baek Mu-Ok waiting for him.

“Elder Brother!”

“Have you been waiting long?”

“Not at all. Anyway, congratulations on becoming the winner of the banquet’s sparring competition.”

“Thank you, but it’s not that big of a deal. How have you been?”

“I’ve been fine. Nothing noteworthy happened.”

“How’s the situation in Jiangsu Province?”

“As the Great Namgung Family and Hebei Peng Family occupied the Great Sima Family’s territory, the Taiyun Household and the Lee Household formed a coalition and are currently fighting a war of nerves with the two esteemed families.”

“They took control of the Great Sima Family’s territory in the end, huh.”

“When the Great Sima Family was revealed to be a disguised force of the Nine Celestial Demons Sect, those two families gained a clear justification, so no one could stop them from taking over the Great Sima Family’s territory. Since the Nine Prominent Sects and the Seven Great Families had united to fight the Nine Celestial Demons Sect, the Nine Prominent Sects seem to be keeping quiet about it.”

“Are there any other clans that are suspected of being the Nine Celestial Demons Sect’s disguised force?”

“None so far. However, we have begun a full-fledged investigation into the forces the Nine Prominent Sects and the Seven Great Families find suspicious, so we’ll likely get a lead soon.”

“Well, there is a chance we won’t find anything, just like in the case of the Taiyun...