Chapter 684: Su Li
Qi Xuansu scanned the room and said, “When I was working on the Gao Mingyin case, I more or less swept through the entire North City. The results were middling. Now, we still have the East, West, and South Cities left. Among them, South City is the wealthiest and most prosperous.”
Su Li asked, “Superintendent Qi, do you mean to say that we’ll begin with South City this time?”
“Exactly.” Qi Xuansu nodded. “I heard from the Mansion Master that a major event occurred in the South City last night. Two major secret societies had a violent clash with many casualties. It’s clear that South City is a hotbed of filth and corruption, or you could say it’s a place where dragons hide and tigers lie low.”
Qi Xuansu paused before continuing, “Also, Chief Deputy Mansion Master Zhou is currently handling the matter in South City. We can use that momentum to enter the area without attracting too much attention or hostility.”
No one voiced any objections.
Qi Xuansu clapped his hands. “Alright, then. Everyone, get ready. We move into the South City tomorrow.”
Although Qi Xuansu had little personal interest in continuing to reform the Imperial Capital’s public morality, he had to approach it earnestly since it was a task assigned from above.
The seven Spirit Guards and two Daoist priests left Qi Xuansu’s office.
A fourth-rank Spirit Guard had the combat power of a Guizhen-stage master. With proper coordination, the seven Spirit Guards could easily take down a regular Heavenly Being. Not to mention, they commanded 700 lower-ranked Spirit Guards.
Like Daoist priests, Spirit Guards above the fourth rank were considered high-ranking, while those below were low-ranking. The key distinction with Spirit Guards was that there was an upper limit—there had never been an Immortal-level Spirit Guard. However, their lower threshold was higher than that of Daoist priests. While there were Daoist priests at the Houtian-Being level, there were no Spirit Guards that weak. In essence, all Spirit Guards were Houtian Beings, but once they donned the specialized Spirit Guard armor, their combat ability would not be weaker than a Kunlun-stage Xiantian Being.
Thus, 700 Xiantian Beings were not the same as 700 ordinary civilians. Such numbers made up for any gap in cultivation.