560: Sudden attack

Within his Qi Sea, True Qi condensed into a small lake, truly rippling like water.

This made Shen Bei's spirit and energy exceptionally abundant.

He let out a light breath of turbid air and stopped cultivating.

"Team Leader!" Shen Bei opened the door and walked out of the room. The Night Watchers who saw him bowed in greeting, their expressions respectful, without a hint of frivolity.

Shen Bei knew that his displayed talent had awed these people. Although his arrival at the Night Watcher organization was not particularly significant at this moment, this talent alone was enough to make everyone take him seriously.

Shen Bei nodded. Having not eaten for several days, he was ravenously hungry. It was only because of his successful cultivation; an ordinary person would have collapsed from hunger long ago.

Walking out of the Night Watcher Courtyard, he found a small shop on the street and ate several large bowls of something similar to earth's surface's wontons, but larger than wontons and smaller than dumplings. Only then did Shen Bei feel less hungry.

With his senses of taste and smell much more acute, Shen Bei, after taking the last bite, muttered in a low voice, "Damn it, that's really unappetizing!"

The boss, looking at the several large bowls piled on the table, rushed to the kitchen and came out with a cleaver.

If it was unappetizing, why did you eat several large bowls?

However, by the time he came out with the cleaver, Shen Bei had already left.

"Consider yourself lucky, kid. Otherwise, I'd make you spit it out. How dare you say the wontons I cook are unappetizing! My culinary skills are unparalleled!"

As soon as he returned to the Night Watcher Courtyard, Shen Bei saw Ren Chuan coming to meet him.

"Sir! It's been investigated! It was the Lu Family who bribed the Qiu Sect to commit the crime!"

Ren Chuan looked at Shen Bei with admiration, not expecting Shen Bei to find the true culprit in such a short time. The Team Leader truly possessed great skill.

Shen Bei also became interested: "What evidence have you found?"

Actually, Shen Bei should have been more concerned with Fu Jian's progress.

But building rapport couldn't be done in a day or two.

During this time, since he was idle anyway, stirring up trouble in the Imperial City was one goal to activate the daily settlement panel. Another was to clear out the Imperial City's factions, creating a power vacuum that Fu Jian and others could then seize and fill.

Otherwise, establishing a foothold in the Imperial City would inevitably lead to a bloody struggle.

Now that Shen Bei had the conditions, he might as well pave the way for them as much as possible.

"Late last night, someone from the Lu Family stealthily went to a remote thatched hut outside the Imperial City to meet a person. At first, the two got along very well. But not long after, this strong Cultivator from the Lu Family suddenly ambushed the other person and killed him." At this point, Ren Chuan excitedly asked Shen Bei, "Sir, do you know who the person killed was?"

"The person who was in contact with the Qiu Sect?"

"Sir is brilliant!" Ren Chuan said, "It was indeed the person described by the Qiu Zong Sect Leader. After this person was killed, the other party even burned the body to destroy the evidence. If my eyesight hadn't been good, this clue would have been truly lost.

From their conversation, we learned that this person was a Guest Elder of the Lu Family. Moreover, they collected heart blood not only in Liu Lane but also in some villages in the Imperial City.

However, although the villages were hard to discover, there were few Cultivators there, so later they lured the Qiu Sect with heavy profits to do their bidding."

"They did it elsewhere too?"

Ren Chuan nodded and said, "Villages, after all, are mostly ordinary people, with little sense of presence. So, an occasional death goes unnoticed. Even if there are Cultivators, they can't cause much trouble, which is why we never had any news. But after finding out, I sent people to investigate."

Shen Bei nodded and said, "You compile everything you've found. Since it's been traced to the Lu Family, then let the Lu Family give an explanation."

Hearing Shen Bei say this, Ren Chuan opened his mouth, wanting to say something but not speaking.

"Say whatever you have to say," Shen Bei said to Ren Chuan.

"The Lu Family is considered half-royal. The Lu Family Head is the uncle of an imperial concubine. Although it's been traced to him, holding him accountable might not be easy."

Shen Bei glanced at Ren Chuan and said, "Does the Lu Family have a Divine Ability Great Cultivator?"

"No!"

Shen Bei said, "Then what's the trouble in holding him accountable? Without a Divine Ability Great Cultivator, it's not like we can't defeat them. Gather the men, we're going to the Lu Family now."

"This..."

Ren Chuan wanted to say something else, but Shen Bei interrupted him, saying, "If you have time, go read more of the Night Watcher's regulations and codes."

"Hmm?" Ren Chuan looked at Shen Bei in confusion, wondering what the connection was. He couldn't help but recall how Shen Bei, upon arriving at the Night Watchers, had secluded himself in the archives for many days, reading the regulations and codes.

Without waiting for him to think further, Shen Bei walked directly to the Main Compound and called out, "All Night Watchers present here, put down what you're doing and follow me!"

Shen Bei's sudden command made the Night Watchers present look at each other.

But Shen Bei ignored them, giving the order and walking straight out.

The many Night Watchers exchanged glances, their hearts hesitating whether to obey Shen Bei's command. Given Shen Bei's status as Team Leader, he naturally had the right to issue this order.

However, he didn't have the prestige of Bi Kun and others, so even if they didn't obey this order, they could find an excuse to brush it off.

Still, they thought of Shen Bei's Breakthrough of two minor stages in one go, and finally bowed in salute, saying, "Yes!"

The many Night Watchers followed Shen Bei, filing out.

The Night Watchers left in a mighty procession, and halfway there, they learned from Ren Chuan that Shen Bei had discovered the mastermind behind the Liu Lane incident.

However, upon learning it was the Lu Family, their eyes widened, looking incredulously at the young man leading them.

Shouldn't such a matter be discussed at length? You're actually leading people to attack their home!

This... Although the Night Watchers were transcendent, they were now in decline. They were not the Night Watchers of the Old Capital era, who had the power to execute first and report later!

The many Night Watchers filing out naturally attracted many people's attention. Such a large deployment was rare, and they couldn't help but speculate about the Night Watchers' purpose.

"Could it be that some great demon or monster has appeared again?"

"This is the Imperial City, what great demon or monster would dare to show its face so casually!"

"Then what is this formation for?"

"You all say: could it be that they've found the mastermind behind the Liu Lane incident!"

"Not likely, right? Shen Bei said he suspected the Feng Family, and so far, no evidence has been found. Instead, some Night Watchers and Feng Family members have had conflicts."

"I also think it's impossible. Shen Bei has been hiding in the Night Watcher Courtyard; what could he have found out?"

"What is he doing bringing so many people?"

"..."

Many people were curious and couldn't help but secretly follow them.

But very quickly, their eyes all widened, filled with shock. It was truly hard to believe that the Night Watchers would do such a thing.

The many Night Watchers directly surrounded the Lu Family.

"This... what are the Night Watchers doing?"

"Why are the Night Watchers suddenly targeting the Lu Family? Doesn't Shen Bei know the Lu Family's background?"

"This is half-royal Family!"

"What is Shen Bei doing? Even if the Lu Family harbors great demons or monsters, they can't be targeted like this!"

"Was the Liu Lane incident done by the Lu Family?"

"Even if it was the Lu Family, the Night Watchers should be cautious when dealing with such a Family. How can they just directly surround them?"

The onlookers all found it somewhat unbelievable. People living in the Imperial City understood even more what power and nobility represented.

Although the Night Watchers had power, they were not at the center of power. This was the first time in so many years they had seen them surround such powerful nobility!