Long Yin sneered. "What a high-minded excuse. On the surface, you joined forces with a group of families to slander Mr. Lu. In reality, you used that as a pretext to rally the families and win people over, while secretly poisoning the heads of other families, hoping to bring them under your thumb one by one."
"You've got some nerve."
The old man stared blankly at Long Yin. Impossible. How could she know? He had been extremely discreet. There was no way the information could have leaked.
Unless someone had their eye on him and had investigated him specifically.
But why would anyone suddenly investigate him?
Long Yin narrowed her eyes. "You underestimate Mr. Lu. You used opposing him as a pretext, but your hostility toward him was genuine. You really did take action, trying to sow discord between the Nine Heavens cultivators and Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu told Death Hill to look into you."
"After all, Mr. Lu comprehended the Dao of Karma."
The old man was aghast. Was karma really so omnipotent? He himself had never acted against that Lu Yin, yet Lu Yin had still managed to track him down.
This was karma. This was karma.
Karma was heaven itself.
"Normally, whatever you did was none of Death Hill's concern, as long as you didn't break the rules. But you slandered Mr. Lu during the war with the Bug Nest Civilization, affecting the outcome of the battle. That's worse than breaking the rules. The Water Family will disappear now." As she finished speaking, her blade flashed, and a Spirit Seed fell.
The Water Family wasn't the only one. They were simply the leading force in the Eastern Region. In all four regions of the Nine Heavens, family factions had taken the lead, hoping to use this method