Through Ling Lian and Xiao Yue, Xu Qi learned that the artifact had been secured, and the Wandering Palace had sent a group to escort it back, including the Wandering Inspector's leader.
The city was in an uproar, with the eight major sects holding an emergency conference to discuss the Veiled Abyss's deceit and the impending threat from the Underworld Realm.
On top of that, Madam Feng had been put on trial by the elders of the Feng Clan, her fate had yet to be decided but she was already being detained in the City Lord Mansion's dungeon. They were still deliberating how much she had put Feng into a precarious position. Not even the City Lord could interfere because, at the end of the day, he also enabled her to decide for their clan.