The Law Division existed to ensure that the Heavenly Stream Guardian Sect's regulations were enforced fairly. The various Peaks and Divisions possessed their own privileges, but those privileges were still subject to the sect's overarching laws.
If the Vault Division could conceal an elder wanted for questioning simply by issuing confidential instructions, it would undermine the Law Division's ability to investigate misconduct.
Furthermore, Daoist Bone Ruler had personally examined the recording Zhenyu had shown him. He knew that Taegong had communicated with an unidentified woman concerning the Wild Peak.
The exchange suggested that the elder had been acting under instructions rather than pursuing a personal grudge. And that made the matter considerably more serious.
'Someone is deliberately targeting the Wild Peak,' Daoist Bone Ruler thought.
He wanted to know who and he wanted to know why.
