WHILE WANG LAO was busy with some other affairs regarding what their father warned him about, the scattered demons in Guile City, all the people in the city, cultivators and ordinary people alike, were in turmoil.

Some of them were crying about the loss of their loved ones who were inside the bureau. No one thought this would happen overnight. If they knew, they would have pulled their loved ones from such a dangerous place.

As the people clamored, the others wept in grief. They could not vent their grief or anger on just anyone. After all, they didn’t know the culprit behind this scene. Most of them were ordinary people, and some of their family members were cultivators who worked for the Competitions Bureau. Besides, what could ordinary people do?

“My son! Who killed my son?!” An old lady with a wooden cart cried her heart out. “What did he do to suffer like this?”

This was actually the lady whom Yang Lujia bought barbecue from before. His son was working for the Competitions Bureau. Of course, Yang Lujia was completely unaware of this. All he knew was that all evidence had to be buried six feet underground.

He didn’t care at all. This is the law of this world. Besides, he had already had enough of being betrayed. Once someone lost their trust in one person, they would then lose the ability to trust others. Yang Lujia was just that._.

Witnessing such a scene, Yang Lujia could only sigh. Although he did that for his own cause, he knew that what he did wasn’t right. He acted on impulse and forgot about innocent people’s lives.

After all, that old lady’s son never did anything to him. He didn’t even know him.

For a petty reason, he did such a heinous thing. It made him feel guilty. He could’ve just seen the City Lord or that head of the Intelligence Bureau about his registration.

‘Now, because of what I did, things got complicated.’

In the end, he could not do anything. Since time had already flown fast, he could not turn back the time to resurrect the dead. Even though he was strong enough to do that, he knew his limitations.

“I’m sorry,” he said, frowning while on the roof and staring up at the clear sky. Later on, he brushed those thoughts from his mind. “No matter, had they tried not to provoke me, it wouldn’t have ended up like this.”

That was the only thing he could do to console himself. He recalled then that there was actually one woman he had never seen after they separated. It was that woman who melted his heart during his college years. Nevertheless, that woman was only a memory of the past. In the end, she died because of a heart disease. Her operation unexpectedly failed, which everyone hoped to be a success.

The turmoil only came up after the lightning tribulation of Long Guang was scared away by him.

“City Lord! City Lord Wang! City Lord!” Loud knocks on the door of the City Lord Mansion came while Wang Lao was busy talking to his brother about what his father told him.

Irritated, he almost exploded in anger but was stopped by Wang Zhu. “Big brother, from the sound of the person, it seems like something happened very recently. Could it be related to the lightning tribulation that just ran away? Or could it be related to the demons father told you about?”

Wang Lao pondered on it while the person’s voice from behind the door was still loud. “Let’s see,” he said, his face grim while holding his beard.

With a wave of his hand, the shut door was opened. Both of them saw the gloomy expression of the subordinate. It was one that was telling them something serious had really happened.

“Greetings, City Lord!” the subordinate greeted and slightly bowed to Wang Lao, then to Wang Zhu.

Seeing the agitated look on the man, Wang Lao became impatient. “Speak.”

“City Lord, this morning, we only recently discovered that the whole Competitions Bureau was flattened. No one was found alive. There wasn’t even a single trace of evidence left from this event. The Investigation Team of the city had already gone there. However, what they could find was nothing but dust. Even the bricks or the wooden parts of the bureau completely disappeared.”

Wang Lao’s pupils constricted. “What? Could it be those demons?”

When Wang Zhu heard his brother mention the demons, he trembled in anger. “Fuck them! They actually dared to cause trouble in Guile City. They have to fucking remember that this isn’t their territory!”

At this time, Wang Lao was the one who was calm. But that calmness he showed only portrayed his terrifying nature. “Stop, Wang Zhu.”

“Yes, big brother.” Wang Zhu could only bow his head.

“I feel like there’s something more to this,” Wang Lao said, and disappeared from his spot. Only his fading voice could be heard by Wang Zhu. “Follow me to the bureau. We will investigate this matter ourselves. After all, if we let this be, the lives of those innocent people in the bureau would have been forsaken due to our carelessness. People might think the city isn’t safe anymore.”

On the site, Wang Lao’s face was ugly. When he saw the people grieving for the deaths of their families, he felt his heart stink, and it was heavy. Had it not been for his father’s warning, he would have thought this was done by a citizen of the city.

But he really couldn’t see any evidence. Even after probing further underground, nothing could be found. The area became a razed piece of land. It made him feel frustrated just thinking about an explanation for the people to understand. Although he was strong, he was still reasonable. He needed to have an explanation or some sort of compensation to relieve the families of their grief.

Later, his brother came to his side. “Big brother, this is so unrealistic. During the night, I was awake. In fact, we both were… because we were talking about what father had told you. Only that…”

“What do you mean?” Wang Lao sounded earnest.

Wang Zhu breathed in and solemnly said, “Only that we didn’t hear any commotion. It’s like an assassination. No one knew how they died. No one knew who the culprit was.”

Yang Lujia naturally heard their conversation. “So, that’s his brother,” he muttered, and diverted his attention to his array formation. “I wonder who touched the array formation a few days ago. The first and second formations were actually solved and breached. The lingering aura around them was the same as those two. Did they come to see me? For what?”

He was bewildered.

“Alright, I don’t need to think about that,” Yang Lujia said, but later recognized someone approaching the array formation. “Lin Diyu!”

As he probed into the other person’s aura, he was shocked, but soon, he smiled. “You didn’t disappoint me, my first disciple. You actually reached the Third Stage of the God Emperor Realm!”