The silhouette of Blade Madman disappeared in the gradually intensifying snowstorm.

The martial artists from major sects across the seventeen counties in the Northwest, along with the always prideful Rangers, uncharacteristically remained silent, watching the swordsman who turned the tides leave, unable to regain their composure for a long time.

His injuries were the most severe, yet he stood upright with his back straight, the most defiant of them all.

The figure 'Luan' hidden among the crowd was entirely inconspicuous.

Beside him, 'Ying' was tending to his wounds. The latter had suffered some injuries during a battle with the hefty and skinny elders when his own Vigorous Qi backfired.

Luan withdrew his gaze from the snowstorm and raised his hand to pinch his forehead.

He felt increasingly troubled and headache-ridden.

Too many things happened today, and too quickly. First, Li Danxun made a name for himself, then experts from White Tiger Hall appeared, deducing that Li Danxun was actually a spy from White Tiger Hall. Just when he was about to falter, the Blade Madman, who had previously deceived spies by disguising himself as a member of the Ministry of Punishment, made a reckless move.

Then, in the most forceful and direct manner, he forced Li Danxun into a non-existent flaw, and almost single-handedly turned the tide against experts comparable to a Grandmaster...

Too many happenings, as if a hare leapt and a tiger fell.

There were so many events that even he found it momentarily hard to unravel his thoughts.

But two crucial parts stood out with utmost clarity——

Firstly, Blade Madman's strength must be reported, and it needs to be confirmed whether he is one of the Ministry of Punishment's spies. Based on the level he displayed today, his martial arts are already exceptional, and during an actual fight, he tends to grow stronger, capable of finding loopholes in exotic skills during an initial probing.

He first defeated Li Danxun and then almost single-handedly suppressed twenty-six Sixth Rank Martial Artists from the seventy-two counties in the Northwest, and finally, he slew two top-notch Jianghu experts, his blade slicing through anomalies, triggering weather changes spanning at least a hundred miles.

Luan couldn't help but grimace, feeling an urge to curse.

Isn't such power a bit exaggerated?

Where did such a monster spring from?

This is beyond what Wind Catchers should handle. Even if they tied dozens of their lives together, they couldn't withstand a few strikes from that monster.

Secondly——he must, and increasingly so, be wary of each major Jianghu noble clan and sect.

Luan rubbed his brows, looking in the direction of Huangfu Tian, his expression turned grave. He, as a head spy for the Ministry of Punishment in the seventeen counties of the Northwest, was well aware of Li Danxun's identity information.

He had a clean background, having joined the Huangfu Family due to a chance encounter as a child. Before today, the Ministry of Punishment had held him in high regard.

The experts from the Ministry of Punishment investigating Li Danxun believed that although he was slightly hubristic and not very steady, his talent was extraordinary. He mastered Inner Strength and blade techniques almost effortlessly, with his Martial Body cultivation progressing rapidly, encountering hardly any barriers, making him the most outstanding of his generation in the Huangfu Family.

Barring any accidents, he could touch upon the Fourth Rank Realm within twenty years.

And if he could find other opportunities, within his lifetime, he might even push open the Heavenly Sect, stand at the peak, stepping into the Realm of Grandmaster with his martial cultivation. He was extremely loyal to the Huangfu Family, considered a pillar of the future Huangfu Family.

Pillar?

'Luan' raised his hand to his forehead, a complex expression of self-mockery and ridicule appearing on his face.

Unfortunately, this pillar, though seemingly splendid, was already infested with bugs, hollowed out, and would topple at a push, crushing people instead.

This matter was enough to stir one's heart, and following the train of thought would lead to even more disheartening conclusions.

Since White Tiger Hall managed to painstakingly plant a virtually flawless spy like Li Danxun into the Huangfu Clan, who can guarantee there is only one such spy in the Huangfu Family?

And who can assure that only the Huangfu Family has such a spy planted?

Just thinking about the possibility of White Tiger Hall's people being embedded within the higher ranks of all major sects filled Luan with difficulty in breathing.

Although he is from the Ministry of Punishment, he spends most of his time roaming the Jianghu and is very aware of the current Jianghu situation. If there really comes a day, it won't take much; just thirty percent of spies remaining loyal to White Tiger Hall could turn the entire Jianghu into chaos, potentially influencing the Imperial Court negatively.

Great Qin had only unified the Central Plains twenty years ago, with bones exposed in the wilderness, brothers dying one after another in battle, and households left desolate. Such a situation seems not too distant yet.

If the already fragile balance between the Imperial Court and Jianghu is disrupted because of this, with Great Qin expending its internal strength, would the golden tent empire of the Xiongnu beyond the borders miss such a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity?

Luan sighed, his heart more and more cluttered and restless.

At times, he felt he was worrying needlessly, while at other times, he sensed endless possibilities in this matter.

And during the time he was in deep thought, the withered old man had already been surrounded and captured, with Huangfu Tian, the Family Head of the Huangfu Family, personally sealing his acupoints and Qi mechanism, halting the Qi flow.

Then, an elder authoritative expert from the Huangfu Family stepped forward to report the incidents of today's martial demonstration to the Family Head Huangfu Tian, speaking without bias or concealment.

For instance, revealing Blade Madman's identity, the sudden appearance of Western Region experts, the conspiracy against Elder Huangfu Hao, and the true identity of Li Danxun, all were told one by one.