Xu Wuji said seriously, "Don't worry. If you have what it takes to capture him, you won't need to shoulder what comes next. As long as he's in the Red Domain, nobody can take him away—not unless they step over my dead body."
Only then did Xu Heng and Xu Leng look a little less troubled.
Lu Yin understood Xu Wuji. Some things were hard to handle from a position like his. In theory, he could have let Cheng Feng go, but he had deliberately inflamed the conflict for the sake of his plan. Many people couldn't understand that, and Xu Wuji probably couldn't either.
"Prefect, what should we do with Cheng Feng?" Lu Yin asked.
"Interrogate him and force him to name the other Dark Sons. Find out the exact circumstances behind Great Stone Saint's death, especially anything involving Yao Lan."
Lu Yin nodded. "What if Yao Lan might be a Dark Son?"
Xu Heng and Xu Leng exchanged glances. That would make things serious. If Yao Lan wasn't a Dark Son, then how to punish her was a matter for the Reincarnation Space-Time. After all, she had indirectly caused Great Stone Saint's death, and only the Reincarnation Space-Time had the right to deal with her. But if she was a Dark Son, that would involve Tianjian Mansion and affect Lotus Venerable's reputation.
Even the Jing Yun Family hoped to keep Yun Wu's identity as a Dark Son secret to preserve the family's dignity. The same was even more true of Lotus Venerable.
Even if Lotus Venerable didn't care, her disciples wouldn't agree. Yao Lan herself also had considerable influence.
Xu Wuji's expression turned solemn. "Anyone suspected of being a Dark Son will be investigated to the end by Tianjian Mansion." He looked at Lu Yin. "Tianjian Mansion has