If Shen Bai had been unremarkable upon his arrival in Nanxing Prefecture, they wouldn't have wanted to take such a risk.
The key issue was Shen Bai's current trajectory. If this went on for much longer, they feared they would all be found out and eliminated one by one. After all, his methods were truly terrifying.
Having made up their minds, everyone present left one by one.
Soon, the room fell into absolute silence, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
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Over the past few days, the atmosphere in Nanxing Prefecture had grown increasingly tense. This oppressive atmosphere stemmed from a single person: the newly appointed Shen Bai.
Ever since Shen Bai took office, the members of the Nanxing Prefecture's Observatory seemed to have been injected with newfound vigor, clearing out many of the surrounding Demonic Forces at an astonishing speed.
These Demonic Forces had been living quite comfortably, but the recent stir had left them all on edge, living in constant fear.
