"It is this person." Peacock nodded with a strange expression.

The efficiency of the government office struck her as unusually high, prompting a slow reaction from her.

"Then there’s no mistake," the lead constable sighed with relief.

If they had made a scene all day only to catch the wrong person, it would have been a huge joke.

However, even if they had caught the wrong person, the one they now held was no good individual either.

According to the evidence at hand, the caught individual was a serial offender with a long list of atrocities, and everyone involved in the operation was set to receive considerable credit.

"As per regulations, Miss Peacock, you still need to complete a recognition record. Could you accompany us to the government office?"

Peacock nodded, knowing that it was her legal duty.

"Can they come with me?" Peacock asked, pointing to Lu Yang and his two companions, as well as her younger sister Fu Ling. She felt somewhat nervous about going to the government office alone.

"Of course, that’s possible, but they cannot observe during the recording of the statement," the head constable said, understanding Peacock’s worries. It was only human to feel that way.

While they were talking, two more constables ascended the stairs.

"Which one of you is Miss Fu Ling? Eh, Brother Li, you are here too? Weren’t you out catching someone?" The two constables who arrived later were taken aback upon seeing the head constable.

Brother Li, who was the lead constable, casually responded, "Well, we’ve just finished catching the person and are now confirming with the victim. What are you guys doing here, Xiao Wu?"

"Oh, we’ve just finished interrogating a suspect. According to the suspect, she attempted to hire a thug named Hong to assassinate a girl named Fu Ling, so we came here to verify as well."

"Which one is Miss Fu Ling?"

"I, I am Fu Ling." Fu Ling rose from the bed and stood beside her sister Peacock.

But who would want to kill her?

Brother Li: "..."

𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Xiao Wu: "..."

The assassins seem to have set their sights on you two sisters, constantly revolving around you.

"Would you two ladies please come with us?"

The sisters nodded.

"Miss Peacock, you were lucky that the assassin you encountered last night was only at the Qi Cultivation stage. According to the captured assassin’s confession, above him, there were assassins at the Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul stages. If he failed his mission, more powerful assassins would come after you."

"Although it was our oversight that allowed the assassin to sneak into the inn last night, rest assured, Miss, now that we have a lead, such an assassination will certainly not happen again."

If it weren’t for the assassin spilling everything last night, the government office would not have deployed three cultivators at the Spirit Transformation stage and fifteen at the Nascent Soul stage.

As for whether there were any higher-level cultivators sent in secret, Brother Li was unaware.

Just like last night, the group arrived at the government office once again.

The officer on duty at the door was surprised; they were the night shift, and it was unusual to see this same group of people for two consecutive nights.

"I wish to inquire about the background of the benefactor who threatened Miss Peacock," Shi Chan addressed the officer.

"I apologize, young monk, but we have rules that non-related personnel cannot inquire about the details of a case," the officer explained.

Shi Chan nodded, showing understanding.

The Dynasty was quite professional in this regard.

The Five Great Immortal Sects indeed possessed law enforcement authority but couldn’t use it based on personal curiosity, as it would contravene the original purpose of granting such authority.

Last night, the three who recorded their witness statements identified themselves as ordinary cultivators, without revealing their affiliation with an Immortal Sect.

According to Shi Chan’s experience, if you mentioned you were from one of the Five Great Immortal Sects, it would certainly alarm the City Lord, who would warmly welcome you, but also find ways to subtly hint when you would leave...

After all, the Immortal Sects held supervisory authority, and involving them could nullify a year’s worth of work.

The sisters were taken away by the two groups of constables to record statements, while the three men stayed in the case handling area, waiting for the outcome.

"Fairy, could you help listen in on the interrogation?" Lu Yang asked, unable to resist.

At this moment, Fairy Eternity was painting on the wall of the magnificent hall; with a brush in hand and a pile of buckets filled with paint at her feet, her face smeared with a myriad of colors.

As for what she was painting, it was too abstract, and Lu Yang could not make it out at the moment.

"Sure," Fairy Eternity replied, tossing the brush into a bucket, and using the back of her hand to wipe her face, which only made it messier, before sharing her Spiritual Sense with Lu Yang to explore the interrogation of the captured man.

The interrogation room was shielded with Array Methods specially designed to block Spiritual Sense probes, but obviously, they could not block Fairy Eternity’s more powerful senses.

...

Within the interrogation room shrouded with layers of Array Methods, two experienced constables stared solemnly at the man they had just apprehended.

The man was handsome, with a cunning demeanor, and his hands were locked with a Detaining Spirit Lock, rendering his spiritual essence useless.

The two experienced constables were under great stress; they suspected that their captive had a mental illness, with a way of thinking different from ordinary people, and they were not sure whether he was pretending or indeed ill.

"Name?"

The handsome man laughed carelessly, habitually playing with his fingernails, but unfortunately, his hands were locked by the Detaining Spirit Lock, and he could not fidget with them.

"Ha, this is the first time someone dares to so blatantly ask for my name. There’s no harm in telling you, my name is Ye Xiao."

"Age?"

"One thousand six hundred years old."

Slap!

The constable slammed the table angrily and pointed at him, exclaiming, "I advise you to confess honestly, do not play dumb with me!"

Ye Xiao had a gloomy look in his eyes, "If I were you, I wouldn’t raise my hand. Just two low-rank cultivators, daring to point fingers at me. Call an Integration Period cultivator who is qualified to speak to me here."

The other experienced constable seemed to have thought of something, and pulling his partner aside, he asked warily, "Are you an Ancient Era Integration Stage cultivator who started over after disbanding cultivation?"

"You have some insight."

The two constables suddenly realized, and it all made sense now.

"Specific identity?"

"You dare to capture me without even knowing who I am. You’re quite bold!"

"I am the master of Night Pavilion, Ye Xiao. Even the emperor of Great Yu would treat me with respect!"

The two constables recalled their ancient knowledge, it seemed there was such an organization in ancient times, an assassination organization, established during the 60,000 years of Great Yu’s history, dating back 140,000 years to today.

"Then why did you continue to establish an assassination organization after you started over after disbanding cultivation?"

Based on the capture, this person called Ye Xiao had founded a new assassination organization and was domineering.

"Just two insects, daring to inquire about my plans. Telling you is of no consequence."

"In the struggle of the Great Era, human effort is limited. Fighting alone for resources will ultimately not match great powers; that’s why I reestablished the Night Pavilion."

"Do you know what the strongest type of cultivator is? It’s not the Sword Cultivator who can break through everything with one sword, or the Body Cultivator with an unmatched body. Those are just frontal combat. Among cultivators, combat is extreme, and assassination is the best way to fight, which is why assassins are the strongest cultivators."

As he spoke, Ye Xiao slowly stood up, "With the return of the Night Pavilion to the human realm, you all will be sacrifices!"

"As for that woman who caught my interest, called Peacock, is it? She cannot escape the palm of my hand!"

"I have said that she either submits to me or dies."

"No one who has defied me has yet been born!"

The constable slammed the table again in anger, "Sit down and behave yourself!"

As if he hadn’t heard at all, Ye Xiao spoke to himself, "Having disbanded my cultivation to start over, there are naturally people protecting my path."

The two constables’ faces changed, realizing something.

There was an accomplice they had not caught, and with no low cultivation level!

A terrifying pressure enveloped the City Lord’s mansion, clearly that of an Integration Period Cultivator!

In the dark of night, the Integration Period Cultivator reached out his large hand, crushing the layers of Array Methods in the interrogation room, lifting off the roof, and said respectfully, "Master, I am late."

"Vice-master, you’ve finally come to fetch me!"

The Vice-master had been trained by Ye Xiao from a young age, marked with a master-servant imprint, and even after starting over with his cultivation and despite their vastly different cultivation levels, the Vice-master was bound to obey Ye Xiao’s commands.

Suddenly, three more Integration Period presences surged into the sky, targeting the Vice-master, each one stronger than the Vice-master!

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"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and catch him, then we can go back and rest."

"He’s a big fish."

The Vice-master glared furiously, "Dynasty’s lackeys!"

They were caught in a trap; the Dynasty had laid an ambush!

The Vice-master turned to flee, but the three Integration Period cultivators did not give him that chance. They struck simultaneously, capturing the Vice-master.

The two constables heaved a sigh of relief and pushed Ye Xiao back into the chair, "Sit down and behave yourself!"

"I’ve confessed."