For Xuanye City, the annihilation of the Yekan Gang was news of neither great nor small significance. Aside from a faction or two in the upper echelons with business ties to them who muttered a curse under their breath, the general attitude was one of complete indifference.
As for the middle and lower strata, however, the eradication of a faction possessing multiple Foundation Establishment cultivators, along with fairly decent infrastructure and armed gear, certainly served as a wake-up call for quite a few people.
The official story circulating was that the Yekan Gang had been wiped out by Wilderness mercenaries hired by Rustfeather Platform in a decapitation strike. In reality, though, everyone knew who the Yekan Gang had offended to meet their doom.
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