That girl didn't stop with just a single kill. She made a quick trip towards two other areas within the outer sect before the early dawn but when morning sun rose and beautiful day began there were two more people who could never see anything similar.
There is nothing like this ever happened in the sect, there were cases of disciples accidentally died in qualification competition or yearly tournament in inner and outer sect who would dare to assassinate their disciples in such a manner.
It was simply seen as an act of disrespect and provoking a top tier sect in the Flowing Light Empire, it was friends or their maid of the three deceased who first found out about their death soon the enforcement elders took over the cases.
It could be said that officials easily find out that this was done by the same person or group from the detailed analysis of the timing, places and the act of murder and even the motive seems simple for everyone to understand.
While the student was hyped up and terrified by the murders in a span of a single night not to mention each and every one, those three are someone with fame while two are outer disciples with top twenty In two areas of outer court.
While the last one being a well known disciple of inner court who was on the verge of breaking through to Martial Arts Master Realm, a very promising genius their death indeed attracted alarm and rage of the higher ups and elders.
It could be seen as quite a few elders who were in seclusion to break through and join the massive unofficial searching spree the very next day for the slippery culprit throughout the entire longevity city.
Even few assassin organization branches in the city and individual assassins captured for investigation alarming every other powerful organization in the city not knowing what happened to the elders to this unscrupulously.
But an even more puzzling thing was that in a few hours another change would take place. When everyone eagerly waited for whether the culprit would be caught or not, things turned out in different ways as if a silent spell cast the bustling higher ups cool down immediately and acted like nothing happened.
" Hey, did you guys know there were dozens of genius disciples who got assassinated by assassins last night?"
" Don't tell me you go around and add every person you don't come across this morning in the list?"
" I heard It's about just four outer disciples..."
"Nonsense it's only just three people, honestly! can't you guys tell"
"...."
" I'm telling you there is no way they can leave our sect alive"
"Who told you, they would dumbly hide in our sect after finishing their business...do you think they were mindless fools?"
"Exactly, I agree with what he said, they should have already fled the sect if not the entire longevity city "
" Uh-huh, they might have planned this very long time to successfully pull this out they should have definitely out of the city"
"...."
"Senior Brother, what do you think exactly going on with our sect elders?"
"If you ask me then who should I ask?" the senior brother asked back with bitterness.
" Hey, hey my good older brother, aren't you in the enforcement hall, can you tell us what was going on? " a group of disciples happened to see a disciple wearing an enforcement hall uniform and surrounded him.
" Brats! what do you think you were doing? " the enforcement Hall disciple chided them hotly " Should I give each of you a few hard spank if so come with me to the enforcement hall? This definitely relieves my frustrations. How about this?"
"Aiyo, big brother, please don't " one of them pleaded.
"It's indeed our mistakes, we were in the wrong here take this pill as our apology"
"Senior brother, we only want to know if you guys find out who did all of this and who was behind all of this?" another one hurriedly explained.
" We were wondering, whether you know about what the higher ups decide to do with the matter?" the last one asked with bright eyes after carefully observing the other party's mood.
" Don't stick your nose into this kind of business will you? As for the case, we will eventually tell everyone what exactly is going on sometime...if you guys didn't stop pestering me, this senior brother has no choice but to deduct your merit points" That senior disciple said.
"...."
"Junior Sister, don't worry nothing is going to happen to us," an honest looking teenager assured a pretty looking girl.
"But-"
" There is no buts, don't you also heard what the elders promised us, this will not happened they said they were going to increase patrol specially for disciples in top hundred"
" I'm scared! "Her pretty was a little pale and her eyes were a little red.
The senior brother looked exasperated and concerned when he noticed his junior sister was scared by this event be gentle rubbed her assuring her " Junior sister don't worry, wasn't you with me when I talked to that senior from inner court, don't overthinking things, it has nothing to do with top twenty rankings....wasn't there a Inner court disciple in this as well. "
Junior sister seems little calmed down as she leaned into his shoulders she heard him say "If you are still felt unsettled you are welcome to my courtyard, anyway two people have better chance against those assassins than any of us facing them alone "
"...."
"Well, we can train together and-"
" Shameless, Senior brother you are very bad " she pushed him away as she got to her feets ran away like a rabbit.
All kinds of rumors started to spread amongst these agitated disciples, who are prone to making things more and more exaggerated in their own unique ways, part of this could be attributed to as they are unable to ease their anxiousness in their heart.
*** *** ***
In the certain top part of the dark Grand Tower which is located in the far end of the longevity sect the door swing open tower master hurriedly walked in with a letter in his hand the door closed behind him on their own torches flickered to being on their own.
The dark, empty and chilling room barely seemed to be illuminated by the torches. At some point the side of the empty table suddenly had someone sitting looking straight at the tower master with mild interest, then he casually reached out his hand and the letter in the tower master hand freed itself and flew towards the mysterious man.
He cast a curious glance at the tower master then with an indifferent expression he unfold the letter with his other hand and ran his glance at that letter from the starting till the end his brows furrowed didn't seem impressed by anything he read.
He looked up at the tower master as he threw the letter on top of the table, after that he casually reached out an eye catching sealed jar appeared from somewhere and poured the liquid in one glass his eyes never left the tower master.
" Your highness, this letter is related to the commotion caused by those elders in the city this morning. My niece Personally wrote to me hurriedly....I don't know what to make out of this situation...."
" What's with all the fuss, don't tell me no one ever got assassinated in these sects in your little empire?" the person teased the tower master.
"Never... I mean, there were attempts quite a few times but the outcome was always simple, none of those who dared to have guts succeeded or spared" how could the top tier sects have weak defense.
" Oh! have they all grown that strong, hmm but then again I don't expect a mere subsidiary sect to be this capable....tower master what do you think of this murders"
Tower master body trembled little as he understand the weight of the questions, he knows he was talking to a heartless and cold blooded individual who value anyone by their usefulness 'I have to careful of what I am saying'
"Sir before that you should read this report as well" he took out a couple of more letters he flinched when he noticed the annoyance in the other party's expression.
"Hmm!"
The nonchalant expression on the mysterious man's face changed greatly, he read the other two letters as well without saying anything but even after reading it he didn't continue with his questions rather he put his palm on his chin in a thoughtful pose ignoring the presence of the tower lord.
"Don't just Stand there...Sit!"
To which the tower master quickly compiled and observed the person's thoughtful face with a subtle sense of caution and fear but he acted like he was waiting for his instructions.
" Speak, since you know the situation here more clearly I still like to hear what your thoughts are in this matter," the person said in a commanding tone.
"Yes your highness, My thoughts were exactly the same as that of my niece, it was done by the elders. Personally I heard protector Taman had great deal connections and means all over the empire songs. It's possible he was behind this."
" Who was this person again, the sect leader's younger brother?"
" That's correct your highness, I have some dealings with him personally so I know about him some more he was completely different from his brother I dare say with his hard work and quick thinking he compliment his brother's bad points"
"Oh! Was there any strife between those two then? the mysterious man asked intrigued by the brothers.
"As far as I'm aware, there was none " Tower Master shook his head then quickly continued with his perspective "Or this things done by Grand Elder Karan this fellow was quite cunning despite his harmless appearance, I heard my father often praise him highly "
" Your highness, it was likely the longevity sect face attack of these two sects-"
" Nonsense no such things are going to happen, it's possible that an old fellow who lost his nephew might attack or do something insidious against the longevity sect but the two sects here wouldn't attack them" he said this with confidence.
The tower lord thought of this and nodded as he could see the venerable point, from the three people who got killed two people directly came from two other top tier forces as they planted in longevity sect as spies.
One of them nephew of great elder of this top tier sect, it was said he was brought up his nephew as his own child, but these two sects couldn't make a move just because something unexpected happened not to mention the longevity sect has higher popularity then these two and one of the allied sect in seven palaces.
"Your highness, I have embarrassed myself in front of your venerable self, please punish me" he apologized as quickly seeing the other party wasn't upset with his perspective.
"Speak" the mysterious man waved his hand indifferently to the tower master's apology.
"Your highness not only them many other sect become alarmed by this incident, its possible longevity sect use this chance to purge the sect this spies I couldn't help but feel something unusual about their recent activity"
"What kind of movement we are speaking about, could it be they are preparing to rebel against the empire " the mysterious man teased the tower master.
"How could that be... this useless one should have got such a news ages ago if that's the case " tower master replied scrutinizing the other party.
" Hahahaha, things get more and more exciting, send a letter to your nephew tell her I want each and every detail of our targets activity "
" Your highness, you think this was something to do with that little girl?" the tower master asked in bewilderment.
That mysterious person shook his head little and gravely said "I strongly felt it was likely done by that girl" his eyes were sharp and shrewd as he looked at the tower master.
"I was really thinking I had wasted my time by coming here, but seeing everything I'm more and more suspect she could be the person we were searching for all this time " he muttered to himself in a very low voice.