On the surface, Tongzhou was calm.
But in reality, a dark undercurrent was stirring.
The people of the Profound Yellow Sect, the Jing'an Guard, and the soldiers under General Li were all searching for Zhou Shunqing, both openly and in secret.
But for two straight days, the Jing'an Guard, under the pretext of investigating the dried corpse case, had turned Tongzhou upside down without finding anyone suspicious. The same went for County Magistrate Wang.
It made Pei Shaoqing wonder if Zhou Shunqing had never entered the city at all, or if he had already left Tongzhou.
County Magistrate Wang had the same suspicion and went to see the Kaiyang Saint Heir first thing in the morning to present his theory.
"Absolutely not. I followed him all the way to Tongzhou. Besides, he's seriously injured. Where else could he be recuperating if not in Tongzhou?" the Kaiyang Saint Heir flatly denied, subconsciously stroking a delicate-featured calico cat in his arms.
