Just how much sincerity and how much theatrics were in Gao Xianchang’s display was naturally clear to any truly intelligent person.

His fear was genuine, his anger was real, but with his current cultivation as the strongest Outer Building realm cultivator in the Gao Clan estate, who could truly stop him if he wanted to kill his own son?

Perhaps only the Blind Watchman could have, but the man gave no reaction whatsoever.

Gao Xianchang could only “reluctantly” cease his actions under the “desperate obstruction” of his clansmen.

His fear, his anger, including his deliberate mention of the Watchman’s identity, were nothing more than an act of selling pity, showing weakness, and self-preservation.

He was willing to place the Jinghai Gao Clan in an extremely humble position, begging the Watchman Chief for forgiveness for his son.

Or, in the worst-case scenario, if something happened to the Jinghai Gao Clan afterward, people would naturally associate it with the Watchmen. This was a form of protection laid bare for all to see.

It was clever, yet also a helpless maneuver.

Because even with all the power of the Jinghai Gao Clan combined, there was no other way to protect Gao Qing, who had become arrogant and blinded by conceit.

A favored Imperial Concubine Jing had allowed the entire Jinghai Gao Clan to rise to prominence. No matter what they encountered, simply invoking Imperial Concubine Jing’s name proved unfailingly effective, leading Gao Qing to develop an arrogant and disdainful personality.

Gao Xianchang was protecting his son.

The Blind Watchman was, of course, well aware of this. Though his eyes had long gone blind, just as he had said to Chong Xuansheng at the old site of the Withered Glory Temple—”This old man is blind, but my mind is clear!”

Faced with simultaneous attacks on both sides, going to Tianfu City first and then the Gao Clan estate was indeed his own choice. Yue Leng, now retired, needed to consider the feelings of Imperial Concubine Jing, but he, as the Watchman Chief, did not.

No matter how favored Imperial Concubine Jing was, her influence couldn’t reach the Watchmen.

Killing was not a particularly interesting matter, but it wasn’t difficult either.

Having “kept watch” for the Jiang Clan Dynasty for so many years in the long night, his specialty was killing, and what he had done the most was killing.

And now, he was leaving this place, unrelated to any factors concerning the Jinghai Gao Clan, solely because there was someone more important to kill.

Lin Hai Prefecture.

The wharf that had just been ravaged.

With Lord Capital swiftly killed, the Watchman shifted, stepping towards Jinghai Prefecture.

The soldiers at the wharf and the sea merchants who happened to be docked there were recovering, counting their losses.

Those who had died were dead, but those who were alive still had to live on.

Events like the sudden attack on the wharf by a Yama of No Hell Gate were rare, but not entirely unprecedented.

It was just that the Qi State had been strong for too long in the Eastern Region, and many Qi people were simply unable to adapt to such events.

Amidst the bustling activity, one of the “corpses” among those first killed by Lord Capital suddenly twitched.

This corpse had been lying face down, a simple merchant’s attendant, accidentally caught in the blast of Lord Capital’s attack and hastily killed.

But now, he abruptly climbed to his feet, his entire demeanor transformed, ferocious and tyrannical, with a Yama mask—Lord Official—starkly visible on his face!

It turned out he had infiltrated this wharf long ago, and deliberately “died” at Lord Capital’s hands.

With the Blind Watchman’s strength, it wouldn’t have been difficult to see through his disguise. But even for a powerhouse like the Blind Watchman, in that situation, his attention would naturally be focused on Lord Capital. At most, he would observe those still alive, subconsciously ignoring those who had already died.

For Lord Official to disguise himself as a corpse under the nose of such a powerful figure was undoubtedly a very risky act.

But it was precisely through this courage of dicing with death that he had successfully seized the opportunity he now had, a beautiful window of time.

Lord Capital had just attacked the grand formation here, and the Watchman had just killed someone and left!

Lord Capital was thoroughly dead, and no one would expect another Yama to dare to come here!

Lord Official’s sudden appearance startled everyone at the wharf.

The wharf was plunged into chaos once more.

Neither the merchants nor the soldiers guarding the wharf dared to step forward to block him. Those with such courage had already been killed by Lord Capital.

Unlike the chaos of those around him, Lord Official’s own goal was very clear. Or rather, from the very beginning, this moment was the opportunity he had been waiting for.

Just as Lord Capital knew him well, he also knew Lord Capital.

He knew that Lord Capital would cheat in the operation with Lord Biancheng, but he didn’t know if Lord Capital would succeed.

He was simply preparing for the worst, choosing to hide at the target that Lord Capital was most likely to head towards.

If Lord Capital successfully broke through, he would follow.

If Lord Capital was unlucky, he would use the opportunity left behind by Lord Capital to escape.

And now, this was the moment.

Lord Official directly waved his hand, collecting Lord Capital’s corpse, and without hesitation, rushed towards the place Lord Capital had attacked earlier.

He charged directly at that place with his entire body!

Within No Hell Gate, Yin Guan only ever took him along on missions, not because he trusted him the most, but because he needed to keep an eye on him at all times, fearing he would turn on the other Yamas in the organization.

He was ranked fourth in No Hell Gate, not because he could only rank fourth, but because Yin Guan only allowed him to rank fourth!

He was much stronger than Lord Capital, even when Lord Capital unleashed his true strength.

So when he exerted all his strength and exploded with everything he had, the awe-inspiring power seemed to want to overturn the entire wharf!

And he crashed into the faint barrier of the grand formation without any finesse.

Silently, because most of the power was borne by the grand formation.

However, a small opening appeared in the grand formation’s barrier.

That small opening was the location of the azure sea and blue sky, the path to freedom!

Lord Official didn’t pause for even a moment, directly “drilling” through.

As soon as he passed through, the power of the Guardian Grand Formation surged back, mending the accidental opening. The entire process took less than a breath.

This showed that this level of damage was completely within the Guardian Grand Formation’s tolerance, and did no damage to it.

But Lord Official had escaped after all!

Just as the opening in the barrier closed, a figure moved in the sky above the wharf. The Watchman, sensing the commotion once more, had descended again via the grand formation.

At an ordinary wharf, the Chief of the Jiang Clan Dynasty’s Watchmen had arrived twice in a very short period.

As soon as he appeared, he sensed what had happened here.

And for the first time, he felt the same kind of lament as Yue Leng.

To him, the strength of No Hell Gate was nothing. However, the temperament displayed by this organization had the potential to bring disaster upon the world.

Lord Song had shown him No Hell Gate’s mad resolve, and Lord Official, who had just escaped, showed him No Hell Gate’s sinister cunning.

If such an organization were allowed to grow, it would leave behind endless harm.

He didn’t hesitate, directly taking a step out of the formation, stepping onto the sea, intending to find the escaped Lord Official as quickly as possible and kill him.

For the Jiang Clan Dynasty’s Watchman, to kill was to show respect.

A terrifying divine sense spread out instantly, almost immediately locking onto the fleeing figure.

But the reaction of this world was also very fast.

From the direction of the Near Sea Islands, an extremely fierce voice roared over.

“Go back!”

The sky shook, and the sea surged.

A single word caused a tsunami to rise!

The surging tides rolled over like a pack of giant beasts, echoing back and forth between heaven and earth.

Go back! Go back!

This was not Qi territory. A powerhouse of this level was not allowed to cross the border rashly.

The Blind Watchman paused for a moment, finally turning around.

Now was not the time.

Moreover, this was not his “duty.”