Indeed!
After such a major incident, they finally realized what had happened.
To this day, they didn't even know who the killer was.
If this news were to spread, their entire Dark Shadow Sect, such a large organization, would be laughed to death, wouldn't it?
"Li Fan Company, where is the person in charge?" someone asked.
"A Li has already been killed by me for serious negligence! Go, bring other responsible persons from Li Fan!"
A errand boy standing outside the door immediately ran out.
Not long after, a lean man ran in, terrified.
"Esteemed sirs, we know we were wrong, and we will never be negligent again!"
With a thud, as soon as the lean man entered, he knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
The big shots in front of him could end his life with a mere flick of their fingers.
And it would be without any repercussions.
He wasn't as foolish as A Li, shirking responsibility.
Elder Feng shouted, "Enough nonsense, Qi Huo, have you checked the surveillance outside? Who exactly infiltrated our Dark Shadow Sect!"
"Ah? No one!" Qi Huo said, utterly bewildered.
"No one? Say that again?"
Qi Huo's lips twitched, and he kowtowed several times.
"Elder Feng, we have heard about what just happened. I have already asked someone to retrieve the surveillance footage, but we really didn't see anyone enter this place! We've checked the surveillance in every corner!"
"Impossible! Are there any areas around the Dark Shadow Sect that your cameras can't see? Did any cameras malfunction?" Elder Feng questioned.
"No, absolutely not. I can guarantee it with my life! Our dozens of people have checked twice and found no one climbing the mountain!" Qi Huo was about to break down.
"There really wasn't anyone?" Elder Feng asked.
"Really! You must believe me! If I'm lying, may my whole family die!"
Since Qi Huo said that, it seemed he wasn't lying.
"That's strange! Whether it's from the sky, or the ground, any corner, if someone enters or exits, they would be discovered. Even an immortal would leave some trace, how could someone sneak into our Dark Shadow Sect headquarters so silently?"
A short-bearded man asked Elder Feng, "Elder Feng, do you think this person might have infiltrated us dozens of days ago and only made their move today?"
"Impossible!" Elder Feng immediately denied. "To be able to eliminate so many experts silently, their strength must be terrifying. With this person's ability, they probably wouldn't have the patience to hide for so long!"
"Qi Huo, what about the surveillance inside the courtyards?" the short-bearded old man asked again.
Elder Feng waved his hand impatiently, "No need to ask, there's no surveillance inside the courtyards."
The short-bearded man nodded as if he remembered something.
Anyone who could reside in the Dark Shadow Sect headquarters was at least a congenital master.
Such masters wouldn't accept a camera constantly pointed at them.
Moreover, logically, such a heinous act wouldn't occur at the Dark Shadow Sect headquarters.
Therefore, surveillance naturally couldn't be used in the courtyards.
"It wasn't someone who infiltrated before, and no one entered from outside, so I was wrong to blame A Li." Elder Feng nodded.
"Elder Feng, it's not your fault. It's that A Li fellow who was disrespectful and offended you; he deserved to die," Qi Huo quickly flattered.
Elder Feng stroked his beard with satisfaction.
"I think this matter points to a traitor from within our ranks!" the short-bearded man said.
"Within? Who else hasn't arrived?"
Everyone looked around, and suddenly someone exclaimed, "Wang Ling! It's Wang Ling! He's one of our core elders, and now that such a big thing has happened, he hasn't shown up. Could it be him?"
"That's right! Wang Ling is a swordsman! And his ultimate move, 'A Sword to the Throat,' guarantees death if struck! It matches the wounds on these people!"
Elder Feng frowned, "Send two people to see if Wang Ling is here!"
Immediately, two powerful figures went.
The remaining people continued their discussion.
"Why haven't they come back yet?" Elder Feng was getting anxious.
Ten minutes had already passed. Logically, even if the people weren't there, they should have returned to report back.
There were ten of them, their top members. Two went to find Wang Ling, leaving seven.
"Do you think Wang Ling might have killed them?" someone suddenly said.
"Impossible! Wang Ling's sword only targets unprepared individuals. If they were prepared, Wang Ling couldn't have achieved a swift kill. They would have had a chance to come back and ask for help!" Elder Feng immediately denied.
"Then it's strange!"
"Let's go, let's go take a look together!" Elder Feng suddenly suggested.
The others thought it made sense and immediately followed Elder Feng outside.
But as the few people stepped out, the one at the very back felt a great sense of crisis surge within him.
But it was too late.
A jet-black scythe sliced through, and the person was instantly decapitated.
"What? It's you! Shadow Assassin!"
The few elders turned around and looked at him in disbelief.
That's right, he was the Shadow who had ascended the mountain with Chen Jie.
After witnessing Chen Jie's astonishing assassination skills, he immediately realized that the Dark Shadow Sect might be completely destroyed today.
So, in order to save his life, he decided to abandon the darkness for the light and pledge allegiance to Chen Jie.
Chen Jie's condition for accepting him was simple: to kill for him.
Of course, the Shadow Assassin's arms were now crippled, and his shadow clones were broken; he had no strength left.
So Chen Jie treated him, restoring him to his peak.
Seeing his crippled body suddenly recover shocked the Shadow.
This also made the Shadow completely submit to Chen Jie.
After all, anyone with a brain would understand that following someone like Chen Jie would never be bad.
"Shadow Assassin, you daredevil! How dare you assassinate our Dark Shadow Sect members!"
Elder Feng had an epiphany, "No wonder, no wonder! I was wondering why this killing technique was so familiar!"
"To kill people silently and move as if in an empty realm, only the Shadow Assassin within our Dark Shadow Sect could accomplish this!"
"Damn it! Why is it you! Aren't you our Dark Shadow Sect's golden-licensed assassin? I suspected it at first, but I didn't quite believe it!" one of the elders said with great pain.
Elder Feng waved his hand and asked the Shadow, "Are Wang Ling and the others dead?"
"That's right, Wang Ling and the two Elders, Er Gang, have all died!"
Elder Feng's body swayed, "I remember, the higher-ups sent you to assassinate Chen Jie, why are you now assassinating us?"
"Elder Feng, don't be foolish. Our Dark Shadow Sect can't defeat Chen Jie! If we offend Chen Jie, we'll die sooner or later. It's better for me to eliminate you first, so you won't have to suffer any more pain!"
"You..."
"You dare utter such treasonous words. Do you really think we can't do anything to you? Someone, everyone, join hands with me. First, break the Shadow's shadow clones, and then we'll interrogate him!"