The sect higher-ups preparing to capture Li Ming came up empty-handed at the compound. Only afterward did they realize—
Li Ming had run away!
Within the sect, Li Gong still wore a dejected expression. Still, there was some consolation: he no longer had to remain stationed at the compound in Star Luo City and could return to the Hall of Punishment to resume his former post.
But then news reached his ears, causing him to stagger. "Li Ming colluded with Li Yang to rescue his servant, Huo Xing. Fleeing out of fear of punishment, she was killed on the spot by the sect elders pursuing her?"
His son was dead! His daughter-in-law was dead!
And now—
Even his granddaughter was dead?
Except she had been killed by the other elders among the sect higher-ups!
Li Ming was naturally not dead. But once the Star Crown Sect Leader learned that she had left first with Li Yang's servant, he knew that whether she lived or died, she would never return to the sect. Therefore, in order to steady Li Gong, even if Li Ming did not die, she had to "die"!
After all, Li Gong was a stubborn man. He would not dare oppose the entire sect and would only blame everything on the Earth as a Star Theory.
At most, he would become utterly dispirited after learning of this.
Perfect!
None of the Direct Lineage Elders in the sect wanted to stay stationed at the Star Luo City compound either. After suffering such a blow, Li Gong would most likely apply for the post himself.
Sure enough, Li Gong no longer wished to carry out the duties of an elder of the Hall of Punishment and chose to guard the sect compound. Before leaving, however, he recommended Lu Qibin to