"What? All one hundred and thirty-three direct descendants living in the mansion have vanished?"
Inside Dongyang Mansion, Dongyang Xiao suddenly sneered upon hearing the news, as if he had just heard some utterly unbelievable joke.
With a reach of his hand, he seized the reporting steward by the throat and lifted him into the air.
The chief steward was drenched in cold sweat. Though breathing had become immensely difficult, he continued to protest, "Old Ancestor, Master, I truly am not speaking nonsense. This is the result of a count conducted throughout the entire mansion just now. There were no signs of any fighting, yet these Young Masters have all mysteriously disappeared."
Dongyang Lige, seated in the center of the main hall, also wore an expression of astonishment and shock.
The Dongyang Family members who could reside within the mansion were all the most direct of the direct line, the geniuses among the direct line.
If they had all vanished...
Cold sweat instantly seeped across his forehead!
"Old Ancestor, Family Head, let me investigate personally." Dongyang Jin volunteered.
As Dongyang Lige nodded, Dongyang Xiao, frantic with worry, hurriedly said, "I'm going too!"
The matter was of immense importance and so bizarre that Dongyang Xiao had to confirm it in person.
Barely half a quarter-hour later, Dongyang Xiao and Dongyang Jin both returned. Their faces were ashen. Without a word, Dongyang Lige already knew the answer, and his expression instantly turned incomparably ugly.
This was Luoyi's inner city!
Who could have silently abducted one hundred and thirty-three direct descendants of the Dongyang Family?
Amid his shock, Dongyang Lige immediately thought of Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long.
Could it be that he had uncovered Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long's sordid affair, and this was the thunderous measure Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long had taken?
Was he