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The moment I said this, all the guardians' faces turned green. Several of them immediately began wailing and pleading for Lord Zhou to uphold justice. Zhou Qiping sighed and said, "Heavenly Official Xia, why are you doing this? Since you're asking them to leave, you should at least give them time to pack up and relocate, shouldn't you? You can't just make them leave at once."
What Zhou Qiping said did make some sense—but only for ordinary people. Cultivators mostly wandered the world or secluded themselves to pursue the Dao. How many belongings could they possibly carry with them? Besides, if I let these vicious people in to pack up, they might vent their anger by smashing the exquisite furnishings and precious fifth-grade items inside. What value would this realm have as a residence then?
"Heh, if anything is left behind, it's useless to me anyway. Anything that wasn't originally part of this realm will be sent by my people to the Administrative Affairs Office. You can claim it yourselves then! Of course, if some things don't belong to them personally, don't blame me for not returning them. After all, they've stayed here for so long—I have to collect some lodging fees." I sneered. I wasn't shameless enough to keep personal mementos, but as for things like immortal-qi discs and Dao Artifacts, I would take whatever I could. I wouldn't show them the slightest courtesy.
After hearing this, Zhou Qiping was somewhat vexed that I hadn't given him any face. But he knew he definitely couldn't win a battle of words with me, and he hadn't suffered any loss either, so he said with a bitter smile, "Everyone, go to the Administrative Affairs Office for now. Don't stay here any longer. We told you to relocate long ago, but