But they weren't that smart either.
They had assumed that as long as they followed the canal and ran a little further along its tributaries, they could completely avoid the investigations of the Bureau of the Lamp, but what they didn't realize was that there was someone like me, so perceptive and ahead of the curve.
Just one glance was all it took to spot the peculiarity.
Cheng Guang planned to follow the tributary where the Devil Clan had been seen to see if he could find any clues and then track them down to the canal.
He knew that the Spacetime Rift used by the Devil Clan to smuggle themselves was near Crane-Crying Island, but how far it was from the island, he had no idea.
With a seal in place to isolate their presence, even if he passed right over that Spacetime Rift, he might not be able to pinpoint its exact location.
He still had to determine a rough area first, and then look for the specific spot.