"Who else? That unfilial son and all his henchmen were wiped out by those three."
Zhao Wuji spoke with grief and indignation. He had nearly died at that unfilial son's hands himself, so naturally he did not feel well about it.
Moreover, after Little Black's group of three left, he had ordered the Spirit Guard to investigate the Heavenly Wolf Sect.
According to the information the Spirit Guard brought back, the Heavenly Wolf Sect, a Second-grade sect of the Xiling Empire, had not possessed even the slightest ability to resist when facing those three.
In less than half an hour, it had been destroyed. Not a single person escaped. Of course, if the Heavenly Wolf Sect had disciples outside, they should have escaped disaster.
"What!"
The two sisters were shocked. They had originally thought Mu Feiyang only intended to kill Princess Zhao, but they had not expected so many people to be implicated. Princess Zhao and all her henchmen had actually been killed.
"Imperial Father, then the Empress..."
Zhao Shanshan suddenly thought of Princess Zhao's mother. She was the Empress of the Xiling Empire—could she have been killed by those three as well?
And there was also the Chancellor of the Chancellor's Estate, who was likewise Princess Zhao's maternal grandfather. If all those people had been killed, would the Xiling Empire not fall into chaos?
"Dead. They are all dead. Everyone who stood with that unfilial son's faction was killed. However, our imperial family pleaded with those three and secured a dignified death for those people."
"Furthermore, our imperial family has sealed off the news. The outside world does not yet know any of this."
"Those who died were not only them. Even the Heavenly Wolf Sect, the Second-grade sect of our empire, vanished into ashes and smoke beneath those three."
Just as Zhao Shanshan and Zhao Yingying were reeling in shock, Zhao Wuji delivered another earth-shattering piece of news: the Heavenly Wolf Sect had been exterminated as well.
Zhao Shanshan: "..."
Zhao Yingying: "..."
The two sisters were so stunned by this news that they did not know what to say. The Heavenly Wolf Sect was a Second-grade sect, an existence even their imperial family did not dare provoke.
Yet now, merely because it had been implicated by Princess Zhao, it had been casually wiped away. Zhao Shanshan simply could not understand what this had to do with the Heavenly Wolf Sect.
Could it be that when Princess Zhao had framed her Imperial Father before, the Heavenly Wolf Sect had been supporting Princess Zhao from behind the scenes? Otherwise, with Princess Zhao's abilities, she should not have been able to frame her Imperial Father!
"Imperial Father, was the Heavenly Wolf Sect the force behind Princess Zhao?"
"Perhaps."
"Shanshan, Yingying, you should be tired as well. Go back and rest first!"
"Our Xiling Empire may not be very peaceful lately. If you have nothing to do, stay properly within the imperial palace!"
Everyone was dead, and Zhao Wuji did not know the relationship between the Heavenly Wolf Sect and Princess Zhao either. However, judging by how those three had acted to destroy the Heavenly Wolf Sect, it was almost certain that the sect had been Princess Zhao's greatest backing.
Zhao Wuji no longer wished to discuss these matters. What concerned him now was whether the empire would be affected. After all, so many officials had died all at once.
"Yes, Imperial Father!"
Seeing that Zhao Wuji did not wish to speak of the matter, the sisters took their leave and returned to their respective palaces.
In the Xiling Empire, unmarried princesses all lived in the imperial palace. Princes were the same before being granted a royal title; only princes who had been granted titles moved out of the palace.
"Spirit Guard, did you see the cultivation of those two?"
After Zhao Shanshan and Zhao Yingying left, Zhao Wuji spoke toward the empty air. He had noticed the sisters' cultivation earlier, and both had made tremendous breakthroughs.
Zhao Shanshan in particular had already broken through to the first level of the True Spirit Realm. Zhao Yingying was the same. Zhao Wuji had already been shocked when she broke through to the sixth level of the Adamantine Realm.
Yet after going out and returning, she had broken through again to the ninth level of the Adamantine Realm. Only a few days had passed.
With their current cultivation, the two of them would be monstrous prodigies even within those Second-grade sects. One had to know that they were only in their teens.
Even Zhao Wuji had not reached such cultivation at their age when he was young. He knew that all of this was thanks to Mu Feiyang.
But no matter how hard Zhao Wuji thought about it, he could not understand how the two had advanced so quickly. Furthermore, their foundations were extremely stable, nothing like people who had just broken through.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this subordinate saw it."
As Zhao Wuji's voice fell, a figure appeared before him. It was the Spirit Guard who had been hidden in the darkness, protecting Zhao Wuji all along.
"It seems I must pay this great master a visit."
Zhao Wuji seemed to think of something and muttered to himself. He was now especially curious about the Young Master Mu Zhao Shanshan and Zhao Yingying had mentioned.
"Your Majesty, I fear that would be inappropriate."
"Why?"
Zhao Wuji found it strange that the Spirit Guard would say such a thing. Even though he was the Empire Lord, in the eyes of those reclusive Old Monsters, he was no more than a mortal.
Moreover, that Young Master Mu was his savior. Zhao Wuji simply had not known earlier that Zhao Shanshan and Zhao Yingying had gone to Mu Feiyang again. Had he known, he would certainly have gone with them.
"Your Majesty, the matter with the Eldest Prince has just occurred. If you visit that Senior now, then if..."
The Spirit Guard did not finish, but Zhao Wuji understood his meaning. He was merely afraid Zhao Wuji would be in danger if he went, worried that the Senior would blame him.
"Spirit Guard, you are wrong to think this way. It is precisely because such a thing happened that I must go. Besides thanking Senior for saving my life, I must also plead guilty before Senior."
"Especially for those innocent commoners who died miserably at that unfilial son's hands—if I do not make this trip, my conscience will not be able to bear it."
"Besides, Spirit Guard, you underestimate the breadth of heart of those great seniors too much. If he truly intended to blame me, do you think we would still be sitting here?"
"He did not kill me before, only that unfilial son and his henchmen. That proves this Senior is someone who distinguishes clearly between gratitude and resentment."
"Go and make preparations. We will depart in three days."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After the Spirit Guard withdrew, Zhao Wuji had someone prepare a generous gift. At the same time, he made a trip to the ancestral grounds.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Today, Zhao Wuji removed his dragon robe and changed into plain clothes, leaving the Imperial City with only a few people.
Besides Zhao Shanshan and Zhao Yingying, the other three accompanying him were three royal ancestors. Other than the Spirit Guard hidden in the shadows, Zhao Wuji did not even bring a single attendant.
Zhao Wuji was going to plead guilty. Bringing too many people would not be appropriate, and he could not possibly let servants see him in that shameful state.
There was another reason as well. Generally speaking, those reclusive Old Monsters did not wish for their lives to be disturbed. If this incident had not occurred, Zhao Wuji would not even have considered meeting Mu Feiyang.
With the royal ancestors leading the way, their journey was much faster. After only two days of flight, they neared the Thunder Mountain Range.
If they had not been bringing Zhao Shanshan and Zhao Yingying along, they would have arrived long ago. However, without the two sisters to guide them, Zhao Wuji feared he would not be able to meet Mu Feiyang.
"Imperial Father, Ancestors, Young Master Mu's village is not far ahead. We should descend and walk there!"
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