The process of dividing up power had not been calm and peaceful. Whenever a few ripples appeared, before Zhang Bao'er could say a word, the new power structure ruthlessly suppressed them.
Overnight, the Zhang family had been turned upside down. Without the slightest warning, its rising star, Zhang Bao'er, had taken the position of family head, leaving the entire Penglai Immortal Island stunned.
The Zhang family's upheaval was not on Xu Yi's mind at all. The only one he cared about was Zhang Bao'er.
As for Zhang Kuangxing and his ilk, being sent to the Catching Thieves Division was as good as being thrown into the Heavenly Prison.
First, the Zhang family had changed hands, and its power would no longer be at his disposal. No one would pay him any attention.
Second, Deputy Commander Lei had just received an edict from the Central Palace. His flames were burning high, and everyone else was steering clear of him. Who would dare provoke him?
Besides, the charge he'd pinned on Zhang Kuangxing was colluding with the rebel Old Demon Kongxu.
Who was Old Demon Kongxu? He had long been a notorious rebel of the Yin Court. After the night in Fengdu City, that scoundrel and Duan Haiping's lot had even tried to destroy the ancient temple, making him the Yin Court's greatest rebel.
Any case connected to him was a major one. Who in their right mind would want to get mixed up in that karma?
In less than three months, the charges had been confirmed. Zhang Kuangxing and the others were thrown into the Netherworld Prison, where they endured a thousand lashes of the Withered Soul Whip before their souls scattered.
Under Lei Chiyan's command, the Catching Thieves Division's fearsome reputation was blazing brighter than ever.
Its key members