Geng Jing said in a low voice, "So you're saying the Underworld Thieves' Sect was never completely wiped out back then?"

Ning Chen gave a short laugh. "Their line of work is digging up graves, so naturally the more secret the better. The Underworld Thieves' Sect would have gone all out to hide who they were... It's only normal that a few fish slipped through the net.

It's been close to a hundred years since the Underworld Thieves' Sect was hunted down. From the look of it now, all through that hundred years they've been quietly growing in the dark.

With this many geomancers working for the Underworld Thieves' Sect, they've got to be a sizable force."

Geng Jing thought for a moment. "Anything involving the Underworld Thieves' Sect has to be reported to His Majesty!"

Chen Chong said, "Could it be some other outfit using the Underworld Thieves' Sect's name? Would anyone be that stupid, though? Knowing the court wiped out the Underworld Thieves' Sect and still going around under its name?"

Ning Chen nodded slightly. "It's possible. Someone could be using the Underworld Thieves' Sect's name to break the law and letting the Underworld Thieves' Sect take the blame... But the court is the one that wiped it out. That's too big a risk.

There's another possibility: they really are the Underworld Thieves' Sect, and the reason they never changed the name is that they believe in it.

Old Geng, in all these years, the Inspectorate never heard a word about the Underworld Thieves' Sect?"

Geng Jing nodded. "Since I took over the Inspectorate, I've never heard one word about the Underworld Thieves' Sect."

Ning Chen frowned slightly. "That's strange. The Inspectorate hasn't had a scrap of news about the Underworld Thieves' Sect, and some geomancer knows about it?

Old Feng, Old Chen, keep working on this geomancer. He's definitely hiding something else."

Feng Qizheng and Chen Chong nodded, turned and left.

Ning Chen looked at Geng Jing. "Old Geng, if you were with the Underworld Thieves' Sect, would you set up shop in the capital?"

Geng Jing…