Although Edmund and Wilbur could join forces to deal with the threat of Hadirt''s massacre, once the danger was eliminated, Edmund became even more aware of how formidable Wilbur was.


    Even though Wilbur was a righteous cultivator, if he were allowed to develop his ownwork of connections in Buck Town, it was likely that the ruler of the town would change hands.


    Edmund had nearly exhausted everything to secure his position as the City Lord of Buck Town. Now that Wilbur had appeared, the thought of losing his status as City Lord to him was something Edmund could not ept.


    Therefore, despite his fear of Wilbur, Edmund had to suppress Wilbur''s allies. Since he could not personally intervene in this matter, he had to rely on the Shadow Group to take action. Edmund was someone who would rather die in battle than lose an opportunity.


    Divan frowned at Edmund before nodding and saying, "Yes, Lord Babbit, I will handle it immediately."


    After leaving Babbit''s residence, Divan was deep in thought, puzzled by Babbit''s words. Buck Town had always been under the control of Lord Edmund. Even when Hadirt appeared, it was Lord Edmund who led the defense. At that time, Babbit, the head of the Reyne family, did not participate, nor did the Reyne family get involved. So why would Babbit say such things now?


    Could it be that Babbit had made up his mind to challenge Lord Edmund? However, after the Hadirt massacre, most of the cultivators in Buck Town had sided with Lord Edmund, and even the number of guards at the City Lord''s quarters had increased significantly.


    At the moment, Edmund held an authoritative position in Buck Town. Publicly challenging him now would only invite widespread condemnation, perhaps even outright anger. Divan shook his head, knowing that Babbit''s actions were always enigmatic. Perhaps the head of the family had other ns.


    When Divan thought of Wilbur, a surge of anger welled up within him. In his view, Wilbur was an extraordinarily lucky person. Otherwise, he could not have gained such power in just a few years after arriving in the middle dimensions. This person must have been under the protection of a powerful being from the higher dimensions.


    Previously, Divan considered Wilbur to be no match for him. But after the Hadirt massacre, he knew he could never reach Wilbur''s level of cultivation. Although he hated Wilbur, he was also deeply wary of him.


    However, there was another person Divan now deeply hated-Augheimer. This man was originally brought into the Reyne family by Divan himself. Divan had expected Augheimer to be a valuable aide, even nning to promote him beyond the usual ranks.


    But what Divan had not anticipated was that Augheimer was an old friend of Wilbur''s. Moreover, Augheimer had rapidly advanced in his cultivation, killing five thousand cultivators in ten days.


    As a result, Divan redirected his hatred for Wilbur toward Augheimer, vowing through gritted teeth, "Wilbur, even if I can''t kill you, I''ll make sure your friend Augheimer dies by my hand!"


    Soon after, Divan found Jesse, the leader of the Shadow Group. Since the Shadow Group was thergest underground group within the Reyne family, Jesse''s rank was second only to Babbit.


    Divan knelt on one knee and said, "I pay my respects to Mister Jesse."


    At that moment, Jesse was seated on his throne, holding a wine ss and swirling it around. With no tasks to attend to, Jesse had developed a fondness for drinking, especially savoring red wine, which he considered the most exquisite thing in the world.


    Looking down at Divan, Jesse curled his lips into a slight smile and said, "Mister Divan, I''ve long considered bringing you into the Shadow Group. Although you only have the strength to guard the gate, doing so would at least elevate your status within the Reyne family, and you would undoubtedly gain more respect."