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When Mu Wenhan finished speaking, everyone in the Cao family felt a chill run down their spines.

How did he know?

Cao Changkang was starting to suspect that there was a traitor within the clan. Otherwise, how could the Heavenly Punishment Division have discovered their actions so quickly when they were being so secretive?

He took a deep breath, and a calm expression immediately appeared on his face.

"What does Lord Mu mean by this?"

"Why would my Cao family run away when everything is perfectly fine!"

...

"Yes, why would your Cao family run away for no reason?"

"They even went so far as to sell off their hidden assets to bring back branch clansmen from various regions!"

"Can you give me an explanation as to why the Cao family would do this?"

Mu Wenhan's expression gradually turned cold, his voice filled with icy indifference.

...

Just as the Heavenly Punishment Division surrounded the Cao family, the outside world was in an uproar!

From high-ranking officials and nobles to ordinary citizens in the capital, everyone was shocked by this scene.

The sealing formation above the Demon-Sealing Duke's Mansion is visible throughout the entire imperial city.

"The Heavenly Punishment Division has surrounded the Demon Sealing Mansion?" Ordinary people were simply shocked.

However, the tremors that occurred in the upper levels were almost unprecedented!

The Great Xia Dynasty has been established for 100,000 years, and such a scene has never happened before.

Before Xia Zhaoyan was enfeoffed as a king, the Great Xia Dynasty actually did not punish high-ranking officials!

Let alone surrounding the Duke's mansion, even officials in the imperial court would not normally have their homes ransacked.

However, this situation was completely broken after Xia Zhaoyan took over the Heavenly Punishment Division!

Gradually, people seemed to get used to these new rules.

Emperor Xia gazed in the direction of the Demon-Sealing Duke's Mansion, and at the sealing formation that exuded the aura of the Dragon Transformation Realm.

This tells all the factions that the Crown Prince is serious this time!

"He's too hasty. You can't rush things when dealing with the Duke's mansion."

"If things go wrong, the other noble families might collectively rebel!"

At this moment, only Eunuch Lu and Wu Ji of the Eastern Depot were present. As the Xia Emperor's absolute confidants, they naturally knew about the situation of the Demon-Sealing Mansion.

Wu Ji stepped forward to explain on Xia Zhaoyan's behalf, "Your Majesty, it's not that His Highness the Crown Prince is impatient."

"The main problem is that the Demon-Sealing Lord is preparing to run away!"

run away?

Emperor Xia suddenly turned to look at Wu Ji, his face showing surprise.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The Cao family has been frantically selling off their hidden assets these past few days, exchanging them for a large amount of spirit crystals."

"And they also brought the branch clansmen from various places back to the main lineage."

They thought they had done something flawless, but they couldn't escape the eyes of the Heavenly Punishment Division and Bai Yujing.

"Of course, it didn't escape the watchful eyes of our Eastern Depot either."

From this perspective, the Eastern Depot is now far superior to the Embroidered Uniform Guard!

The Embroidered Uniform Guard has always been a target for princes to win over, which has led to its internal corruption.

It's corrupt at its very core!

Despite Han Tianye's various efforts to address the problem, it was ultimately only a temporary solution.

Without great perseverance and determination to reform the system, the Embroidered Uniform Guard would never be able to transform itself.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia suddenly realized, "It seems the two founding emperors of the Cao family have been missing for too long, causing them to finally realize what's happening!"

"If that's the case, then Zhao'er is even more decisive than I thought!"

At this moment, Lu Nanyue, standing to the side, said with a hint of worry.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's attack on the Demon Lord will likely cause the Xun Gui to unite and rebel completely."

"The matter of the demonic cultivators cannot be exposed right now. If Xun Gui joins forces to support the Demon-Sealing Duke's Mansion, how will the Crown Prince handle this?"

Xia Hongwu knew that Eunuch Lu's concerns were valid, but he was not prepared to interfere.

"Let him handle this himself; it's a small test before he becomes emperor!"

...

Things turned out exactly as Lu Nanyue had predicted...

There was no contact or communication between them.

But when Duke Yun Tianze appeared outside the formation, the atmosphere instantly became tense.

Outside the formation, the Heavenly Punishment Division was still sealing off the area. Yun Tianze's expression was gloomy, and his anger gradually rose.

Have we, the noble class, fallen to such a state?

"Get out of the way!" His gaze was icy, showing no regard for the power of the Heavenly Punishment Division.

Suddenly, the formation flickered, and a figure appeared from within it.

"Who are you?" Six Fingers' cold voice echoed throughout the place.

This caused all parties paying attention to the development of the situation to gasp in surprise!

How could the current Duke of Zhenguo not recognize this Deputy Director of the Heavenly Punishment Division?

Was he deliberately insulting and making things difficult for the other party?

In fact, Six Fingers didn't really know the other person. After all, there were so many nobles, it was impossible for him to get to know each and every one of them.

Yun Tianze's face suddenly turned red, feeling that he had been insulted.

However, realizing that now was not the time to get angry, he spoke coldly.

"I am the Duke of Zhenguo."

...

"The Duke of Zhenguo!" Six Fingers was somewhat surprised, not expecting the Duke of Zhenguo to come in person.

"Oh, so you're the Duke of Zhenguo. But what right do you have to order my Heavenly Punishment Division around?"

"If you're here to watch the fun, then stay here and don't move."

"If you're here to cause trouble, then let's see how tough you are!"

As they spoke, the powerful aura of a Celestial Realm expert instantly pressed down on the other party.

The dignified Duke of Zhenguo immediately bent over, almost collapsing to his knees.

At this critical moment, an aura of the same Celestial Realm descended, directly neutralizing Six Fingers' aura.

He looked up, his brows furrowing slightly, but a cold smile appeared on his lips the next moment.

"Interesting, so you're an elder from your clan." This was said to the Duke of Zhenguo in front of him.

Meanwhile, the outside world was already in an uproar once again.

"Hiss... This is too audacious! They actually want the dignified Duke of Zhenguo to kneel down?"

...

"The Heavenly Punishment Division is getting more and more arrogant. That's the number one duke in the Great Xia Dynasty!"

No one has ever dared to insult the Duke of Zhenguo like this, but today it has happened.

Some people narrowed their eyes, realizing that the Duke of Zhenguo was nothing special after all, actually being insulted by the Heavenly Punishment Division in front of all the forces.

This scene shattered the noble facade of the elite class.

"Now that you're here, stop hiding and let the world look down on your Yun family!"

Six Fingers' voice echoed throughout the inner city, and the next moment, a figure slowly appeared beside Yun Tianze.

"You bully the weak with your strength, aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the world!" The newcomer's eyes were filled with barely concealed anger.

This time, his family was really embarrassed; they were almost forced to kneel down on the spot by the pressure from the other party's aura.

"Haha!!" Unexpectedly, Six Fingers burst into laughter on the spot, then pointed at Yun Tianze opposite him and said to the newcomer.

"This world is a dog-eat-dog world!"

Besides, he is much older than me, and his cultivation is much weaker. Does he think I'm bullying the weak?

Why don't you reflect on yourselves? Have you wasted your life all these years?

Despite having such excellent resources from the Duke's mansion, his cultivation is so pathetic!

"Letting you useless trash lie on top of Great Xia is a complete waste of resources!"

Now, let alone the two people in front of them.

Even the beings outside were shocked, their pupils widening in disbelief at their own divine senses!

Someone gasped...

"Ouch...that was really filthy!"