From how Old Mo and I were ambushed by the evil god and swept into the other side, to how...

How were they rescued by the experts from Biyou Palace when I arrived?

The two of them, Crow and I, had already rehearsed their statements, and apart from changing a few names, most of it was true.

When the topic turned to the evil god and his plans for major actions across the five northeastern continents, everyone in the room felt a chill run down their spines.

The destructive power of a conspiracy that can operate for over a decade is unimaginable.

But even if they knew, there was nothing they could do now, because what if the Ministry of Public Security suddenly became alert?

If a large-scale search is launched for followers of evil gods, they can simply hide first; there's no such thing as a thief who can be thieved for a thousand days without being able to guard against a thief for a thousand days.

Everyone was very worried; what should they do?

I then took the opportunity to say, "Judging from Biyou Palace's intentions, they will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly."

Judging from their actions, they won't be speaking politely. Once things get out of hand, they'll use the pretext of hunting down Biyou Palace to call in people.

This led those followers of evil gods to believe that we were at odds with Biyou Palace.

Unbeknownst to them, the government was also aware of their plot.

As long as the conspiracy continues, it will eventually slip up. It's better than it remaining hidden in the shadows and impossible to catch right now.

The three elders' eyes lit up upon hearing this: "That's right, the current followers of evil gods don't even realize they've been exposed."

If we don't say we're going to arrest them, but rather that we're going to arrest Biyou Palace, they'll become less vigilant.

Then they all looked at me sideways and said, "Can you contact Biyou Palace?"

I rolled my eyes and said, "They didn't even look at me properly, but they didn't hide it from me either; they said it openly."

Why are you still contacting them? If everything is real, can't we fool these followers of evil gods?

The others agreed, saying that it would be even more troublesome if they found out they were faking it.

But he was also worried. Could Biyou Palace stop themselves? If someone died, it would be difficult to explain to the people below.

But we can't worry about that now. It's better to die than to have the evil god's conspiracy succeed. And to prevent leaks, we can only tell a few high-ranking officials.

Now I can only go about my business. Once I've finished things here, I won't be going back to Black Mountain Prefecture.

They went straight back to the capital with their master to hold the apprenticeship banquet. Kuroki, accompanied by Crow and Old Mo,...

When they arrived at the Zhou family's house, the gatekeeper was still very arrogant and tried to stop the three of them.

If I hadn't told them not to kill anyone before I left, they would all be dead.

The disturbance at the gatehouse alerted the Zhou family; as the saying goes, "If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too."

The Zhou family are all the same; they're all arrogant and foul-mouthed the moment they appear.

Crow and Old Mo didn't waste any words and immediately started clearing out the grunts.

In just a short while, the ground was covered with wounded soldiers. Apart from the patriarch Zhou Quan, the Zhou family no longer had any Grandmasters of the Third Realm.

They had no chance to fight back against Crow and Old Mo.

Zhou Quan wanted to maintain a certain air, so he didn't appear immediately. By the time he realized what was happening...

All the members of the Zhou family had had one arm and one leg broken, and were rolling on the ground groaning in pain.

When Zhou Quan appeared, he frowned upon seeing the three people in the room, because he didn't recognize them at all.

I'm not entirely confident of victory yet, so I've just given them my name in case I've contacted the wrong person.

He opened his mouth and said, "What business do you gentlemen have at my Zhou family's house? I don't think I know you. Why did you injure my family members?"

At this moment, Kuroki spoke up, "You must be Zhou Quan from the Zhou family. Then you haven't come to the wrong place."

After saying that, he attacked, throwing a straight punch with a hard, direct stance.

Zhou Quan didn't have any particularly impressive lineage; he simply practiced a variety of martial arts styles and unexpectedly broke through to become a Grandmaster of the Third Realm.

So the two of them were able to manage for a while, and there was no situation where they had to meet up.