After dealing with the steward and first madam, Zhang Xuan went on to execute the lackeys among the Elders who had once brutally beaten the original owner of this body, then vanished from the Zhang Family in a flash.
With his enemies dealt with, the lingering remnant aura of the original owner in his mind completely dissipated. Zhang Xuan's consciousness fully fused with the body, no longer bound or hindered as before.
Although his cultivation method was different, he could still feel the degree of control he had over the body.
Previously, the original owner's resentment had not faded, affecting many of his actions and sometimes even his judgment.
Now that he had complete control of the body, situations like before would never happen again.
With Zhang Xuan's departure, all grudges between the original owner and the Zhang Family vanished like smoke. From then on, whether the Zhang Family lived or died, met calamity or fortune, had nothing to do with Zhang Xuan.
Because Zhang Xuan had annihilated them all with spells, it was not until more than half a month later that anyone noticed people were missing from the estate.
Zhang Zhenshan immediately ordered a citywide search for clues.
This naturally drew the attention of other families. The Xu Family, which had long wanted to replace the Zhang Family and had planted a spy within it, moved one of its pieces.
In the darkness of night, a black-robed figure slipped into the Zhang Family and entered the steward's rear courtyard bedchamber.
However, that planted spy could not find any trace of the steward. He concealed himself and sensed his surroundings, but the result remained the same.
Unable to contact the steward, he could only leave the Zhang Family and return to the Xu Family to report.
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