Silence blanketed the room. No one spoke.
Those who had repeatedly conspired in secret, contacted the Great Sun Sword Sect, the Righteous and Demonic Alliance, and the Nascent Soul True Lords of the Great Sun Law Sect, seeking to defect and seize the inheritance, all lowered their heads now, resisting the instinctive fear swelling ever thicker in their hearts.
"Does no one like my head?"
"You are being far too polite."
"Since that is the case,"
Jiang Ding said blandly, his gaze falling upon the Head Maid of the Tushan Maid Squad, First Attendant of Spring, Chun Jian. "You have committed three crimes.
"First, you withheld a large quantity of Nascent Soul-level Natural Treasures and did not include them in the thirty percent.
"Second, you secretly contacted forces such as the Great Sun Sword Sect and discussed the terms of defection, though you did not take any concrete action to defect.
"Third, you allowed the Maid Squad's strong tendency toward independence to run unchecked, betraying your duty."
At the first sentence, Chun Jian's body trembled.
By the third, her body swayed incessantly, beyond her control.
Even though she was now at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, she could not resist the fear in her heart. Smelling a dense scent of death, she could not help but feel profound regret.
"Are these matters true?"
Jiang Ding asked quietly.
With Great Sun Sword Sect cultivators, he could easily search anyone's soul; their cultivation techniques would actively cooperate.
As for these maids he had personally raised, they had no secrets at all before him.
"...They are true."
Chun Jian answered hoarsely.
They were facts. Amid the vast quantity of Natural Treasures and her abruptly transformed status, she had lost herself.
"You deserve to die."
"Truly."
Jiang Ding sighed softly. "Not because of your