Having no solid concept of what was considered exceptional in this World of Cultivation, Knox had no idea at the time that the person he killed was a rather big deal in the Water Kingdom. In fact, in just the Water Kingdom alone, the man was ranked within the Top 50 on the Ordinance List, putting him among the Top Sons of Providence.
And he would remain unaware of this information and his new shiny Ordinance Value Number even after he entered Seclusion to consolidate his cultivation. Naturally, this secluded cultivation was just an excuse he used to run away from the toppled city with all of Tear-Drop Child's treasures. An action that made him not only a thief and murderer but also a genocidal maniac.
As for the matter with his Elder Sister, he figured he'd go see her sometime after finishing his cultivation seclusion. She was a fossil, so it wasn't like she'd care about the passing of time anyway.
