In Greenspire Town, a silhouette silently moved in the night and killed five Qi-refining Servants who had been working for the Lin Family for decades.
These five servants are none other than the Blood Servants of the Bloodclaw Tribe, whose names were given up by Giles, and the silhouette that killed them was none other than Ethan.
Since he got more than enough information from Giles, Ethan no longer wasted his time or General Revival Life Cards on the other Qi-refining Cultivators.
Also, after killing them, Ethan placed all the bodies in one place and carved some words on their backs, which formed a message saying,
'Bloodclaw Tribe, I killed all your Blood Servants in the Lin Family and in the future, I will kill the remaining Blood Servants in the Other Cultivation Families.'
There are three main reasons why Ethan decided to leave this message on their bodies.
One, it was to reveal the existence of the Bloodclaw's Blood Servants, who were spies that successfully infiltrated and lived like servants in the cultivation families.
The second one was to scare the Bloodclaw Tribe a little so that they would lose their blood servants.
Last but not least, Ethan wanted to pressure the Bloodclaw Tribe through the Greenfire Sect.
'Let's see how the Bloodclaw Tribe reacts to this message?'
Ethan nodded his head in satisfaction and then thought, 'All Qi-refining Blood Servants were taken care of, and only Elder Claud is left. But I have other plans for him.'
Initially, Ethan wanted to kill Elder Claud along with these Qi-refining Blood Servants and then revive him with the only General Revival Life Card he was left with.
By doing so, Ethan believed he might get the location of the Bloodclaw Tribe and the other Blood Servants who were successfully integrated into the other Cultivation Families.
But thanks to the effect [Radiant Clear Heart], Ethan guessed that the chances of Elder Claud knowing the location of the Bloodclaw Tribe were very low because the Hermit Tribe was more intelligent and cruel than he thought it was.
Therefore, Ethan put more thinking and got another better idea that would help him get the location of the Bloodclaw Tribe.
'What's more, I don't have to use my General Revival Life Card.'
Ethan felt the plan he had thought was much better and decided to go with it.
'For now, let's see what kind of moves the Bloodclaw Tribe and Elder Claud will make before executing the plan.'
Ethan was not in a hurry to execute the plan, and he wanted the Bloodclaw Tribe to digest the loss of eight Blood Servants before making the next move.
'They should rack their heads in frustration thinking who killed their Blood Servants.'
With that thought in mind, Ethan quietly returned to the courtyard.
Except for his parents and the Night Demons, no one knew that he had returned to the Small Courtyard and he planned to keep it like that.
Ethan wanted the Bloodclaw Tribe to remove Ethan from their suspect list and wanted them to think that someone else was making a move against them.
'If my guess is correct, they would most likely suspect the Greenfire Sect because they are the only ones who know about the existence of the Hermit Tribes.'
Ethan smiled and hoped his guess would come true.
'It's been a while since I nurtured the plants in the Small Courtyard. It's time to farm.'
Once he returned to the Small Courtyard, Ethan started nurturing the Mutated Spirit Grass in the courtyard.
"Aren't they the Qi-refining Servants of the Lin Family?"
"Yeah. I remember they are also nice to mortals like us."
"How can someone kill such nice people?"
In the morning, at the entrance of the village, a huge crowd gathered around the corpses as they whispered among themselves regarding the eight corpses.
"The Lin Family is here. Everyone move aside."
Soon, Merrick arrived with a group of Lin Family Cultivators to the spot, and the crowd respectfully moved aside.
"They have worked for the Lin Family for more than 30 years, and they… were killed just ?"
Seeing the familiar faces, lifelessly lying on the ground, Merrick's face darkened.
The wounds on their bodies were clean and fatal, and every single one of them was executed with precision.
'This wasn't the work of some brute or random killer; instead, it looks more like the work of a professional killer.'
Controlling his emotions, Merrick thought of who might have killed them.
Seeing the perfection in killing them, Merrick thought that the [Eternal Shadow Guild] might have done this.
'No…it's not possible. These servants are always gentle and generous to others and never offended anyone.'
Merrick had known these servants for a long time and knew they were not the type to offend anyone.
"Wait… What's that on their backs?"
As Merrick was lost in thought, a young cultivator beside him cautiously stepped forward and turned over one of the bodies.
His eyes widened the moment he saw the words carved into the flesh, his face instantly turning pale.
"E-elder Merrick… I-it's a message. There's something written on them!"
Hearing that, Merrick quickly walked over and took a closer look.
"Bloodclaw Tribe, I killed all your Blood Servants in the Lin Family and in the future, I will kill the remaining Blood Servants in the Other Cultivation Families."
Reading those words, Merrick frowned.
It was his first time hearing about the 'Bloodclaw Tribe' and the words 'Blood Servants'; however, he knew one thing for sure.
These so-called gentle servants who were working for the Lin Family are the spies belonging to the Bloodclaw Tribe.
'I should tell Edwin about it or….should I wake up Father?'
Although these servants only have Qi-refining cultivation, the fact that they lived in the Lin family as servants for 30 years and gained their trust, just thinking about them being the spies of an unknown tribe, made Merrick scared.
"Bring these corpses to the Lin Family Manor."
As soon as he said those words, Merrick hurriedly returned to the manor and went straight to his brother, who also had no clue about the Bloodclaw Tribe.
"This matter is not simple. Let's go and inform Father about it."
Soon, the two Lin Brothers went to their father, the current ancestor of the Lin Family.