I'll See Who Dares to Search My Home! (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

Xu Junhe remained silent, but sighed inwardly. After this great calamity, if his foolish son had managed to escape and hide in the Wu Kingdom, he would probably be even more obsessed with finding reclusive masters.

Only by finding a reclusive master and learning the legendary powerful Martial Dao could he get revenge.

He understood his son too well.

"Old Pan, you should leave tonight. Chen the Escort Head and the others might do their best against the Tianmu Cult, but when it involves the government, they won't go all the way with the Xu family."

Xu Junhe said thoughtfully.

"Understood!"

Apothecary Pan nodded and turned to leave.

"Husband, are the people from the Tianmu Cult coming tonight?"

Madam Xu asked after a moment of silence.

"Probably."

Xu Junhe nodded.

He looked out the window, his heart heavy.

Outside the Xu family mansion, across the street in a restaurant, sat over a dozen people, all dressed in coarse linen. The one at the head held a goose feather fan and stood by the window, gazing at the Xu residence.

"Military Advisor Kou, aren't we making a move?"

A burly man asked in a deep voice.

"Don't worry. The Xu family will perish tonight. The Prefect of Donghe Commandery thinks he can set a trap to raid the Xu family and eliminate us at the same time. What a joke.

"I, Kou, have already made arrangements. Once he makes a move, Donghe Commandery will have a new ruler. Control of Donghe Commandery begins tonight!"

Kou Ruozhi's expression was one of absolute confidence.

"The Qi Emperor is incompetent and corrupt. The court of the Qi Kingdom is filled with officials who merely occupy their posts without doing any work, utterly useless. Our Tianmu Cult upholds the will of heaven. Starting from this Donghe Commandery, we will show the old Qi Emperor where true talent in governance lies!"

Kou Ruozhi's gaze was sharp, and his tone was filled with anger towards the Qi Emperor and the court of the Qi Kingdom.

The burly man nodded repeatedly, expressing his indignation. "Military Advisor Kou was once a first-rate martial artist, and his literary talent and strategic mind are unparalleled. Yet, he failed the imperial examinations three times. The court of the Qi Kingdom is truly corrupt and blind.

The others also nodded. Military Advisor Kou was the strategist of the Tianmu Cult, brilliant and unparalleled in his schemes. To have failed three times, the Qi Emperor was foolish, and the entire court was filled with blind individuals.

This was for the best. Since Military Advisor Kou joined the Tianmu Cult, he had advanced steadily. Now, with just one final push, they could seize Donghe Commandery and raise the banner of rebellion!

With Military Advisor Kou devising strategies for our Tianmu Cult, this rebellion is bound to succeed!

The sound of horse hooves echoed on the silent street, followed by a series of footsteps, approaching the Xu family mansion from afar.

"They're here!"

Kou Ruozhi's expression brightened. "Act according to the plan. When they escort Xu Junhe and his wife to prison, we'll intercept them.

"As long as Xu Junhe joins our cult, we have businesses in both the Qi Kingdom and the Wu Kingdom. Wealth rivaling a nation is not a dream."

"But will Xu Junhe agree?"

The burly man asked doubtfully.

"He will."

Kou Ruozhi's expression was one of assured victory. "Even if he doesn't consider himself, he will consider his foolish son."

BOOM!

The main gate of the Xu family mansion was smashed open.

The Prefect of Donghe Commandery led the imperial guards in, and the Xu family was thrown into chaos. Chen the Escort Head, Wang the Martial Hall Master, and the others were stunned. It wasn't the evil cultists of the Tianmu Cult, but the imperial guards?

In an instant, their expressions changed, and they quietly retreated to the side, ready to flee if the situation turned unfavorable.

"Xu Junhe colluded with the Tianmu Cult, committing a heinous crime. By my order, search the Xu residence and arrest Xu Junhe and his wife!"

The Prefect of Donghe Commandery's gaze was sharp as he looked at the guards and experts like Chen the Escort Head, and said sternly, "All uninvolved individuals, hand over your weapons, and after a body search to confirm your identity, you may leave."

The guards immediately laid down their weapons.

Chen the Escort Head and the others did the same.

This was the government, not the evil cultists of the Tianmu Cult. Attacking them would be an act of rebellion, punishable by the extermination of one's entire clan.

Xu Junhe, supporting Madam Xu, walked out, calmly looking at the Prefect of Donghe Commandery. They had been drinking together not long ago, and now he was acting ruthlessly.

This was the cruelty of the Princes' Succession Struggle.

"Colluding with the Tianmu Cult? Why would I do such a thing?"

Xu Junhe looked at the Prefect and sighed.

Colluding with the Tianmu Cult was a grave offense. This was an attempt to exterminate the Xu family and his father-in-law's family completely.

The Prefect of Donghe Commandery's expression was cold and indifferent. "I am responsible for searching the Xu residence. The matter of colluding with the Tianmu Cult will be judged by the Ministry of Justice."

Xu Junhe remained silent.

They hadn't definitively convicted him of colluding with the Tianmu Cult, likely to make him carefully consider whether he truly had colluded. Once colluded, there would be no turning back.

This was a crime punishable by the extermination of one's entire family.

If convicted of other crimes, perhaps it would only be exile, not extermination.

None of this was something he, a mere merchant, could influence. Only his father-in-law in the capital might be able to create some room for maneuver.

"Take them away!"

The Prefect of Donghe Commandery waved his hand. Two soldiers, holding shackles, stepped forward to arrest Xu Junhe and his wife. The rest of the soldiers swarmed out, preparing to search the Xu family's estate.

The wealthiest man in Donghe Commandery, possessing vast wealth – who wouldn't be envious?

Now, this behemoth was about to fall, and countless hungry wolves would surely swarm in to tear it apart.

Suddenly, a furious roar, like a thunderclap, erupted.

"I'd like to see who dares to search my home!"

Madam Xu's face changed drastically, and she exclaimed, "Yan'er!"

Her face instantly turned deathly pale. Why had he returned at this moment?

Boom!

Just then, two crimson dragons, wreathed in terrifying, scorching power, dove from the sky. Like heavenly might, they swept through the soldiers swarming in to search the Xu estate.

In an instant, all the soldiers were sent flying backward, crashing to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.

The soldiers holding the shackles, ready to arrest Xu Junhe and his wife, were coiled and lifted by a giant dragon, exploding violently in mid-air with a searing heat like a terrifying inferno.

The two soldiers turned into charred corpse fragments, falling onto the heads of the other soldiers.

A young man, surrounded by scorching steel aura, descended from the sky with imposing majesty, landing in front of Xu Junhe and his wife.

Silence!

The Prefect of Donghe Commandery trembled all over, his eyes wide with shock.

All the soldiers lay on the ground, trembling in fear.

The Xu family guards stared with their mouths agape, their eyes wide as they watched the young man descend from the sky, utterly stunned.

Chen the Escort Head kept swallowing, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead, his eyes wide open, his mind a complete blank.

Xu Yan?

Xu Junhe's foolish son?

How was this possible!

The most shocked were Xu Junhe and his wife. Seeing Xu Yan descend from the sky, especially the two terrifying dragons sweeping through the soldiers, was a power beyond human capability.

Their son had been seeking out reclusive masters, wanting to cultivate the powerful martial arts found in storybooks and legends.

Now, had he truly succeeded in his cultivation?

Xu Yan's face was filled with rage. He had held back just now; otherwise, those soldiers would have been annihilated in a single blow, their body parts flying everywhere.

This was the Xu family home. With his mother present, he didn't want to dirty the place or frighten her, so he had shown restraint.

Only the two soldiers holding the shackles had been lifted into the air by his Dragon Subduing Palm force and obliterated, their intense Blood Essence directly burning their remains to charcoal.