Shen Tu Family Head snorted and said, "We Three God-Favored Families share prosperity and ruin alike!"
"Though they are not direct descendants of our three great families, they still bear the same surname."
"Even if they were animals from our three great families, outsiders would not be allowed to trample them!"
"Pass down my order. Immediately invite the Si Ma Family Head and He Lian Family Head to the estate for a discussion!"
Shen Tu Family Head flicked his sleeve and left.
He returned to the main residence of his own estate within the city wall.
He had originally been sleeping in Thirteenth Concubine's courtyard last night, but in the middle of the night, he suddenly discovered that the True God had summoned him in the secret chamber, so he immediately rushed back.
But after he returned, the True God's summons had stopped.
He prayed for a long time without receiving any response, and he had already begun secretly pondering what it meant.
Thinking of the strange occurrence in the secret chamber last night, followed by what had happened today, Shen Tu Family Head felt a faint unease.
After he left, the Shen Tu Family's investigation into this Young Master Shen Tu and the other seven young masters' deaths began in full swing.
Before long, several women decked out in gold and silver, some old and some young, came weeping to the city wall gate and mourned bitterly before the corpses hanging from the wall.
These were their sons or husbands. They had been perfectly fine yesterday, yet today they were dead on the cold city wall.
The Chief Steward in charge of investigating the matter patiently waited for the women to finish crying before beginning his questions.
"Shen Tu Ding was your son, wasn't he? Do you know what