At that moment—
A group of Imperial Guards stormed into the Dong Family compound and dragged out a crowd of Dong Family disciples.
"Let go of me! I'm innocent!"
"Dong Kun's the one who did wrong. Why should I be killed?"
"You son of a—Dong Kun, you son of a—!"
"..."
No matter how the Dong Family disciples struggled, the Imperial Guards dragged them away without mercy.
"The Dong Family's finished just like that!?"
The passersby stared blankly, as if they'd gotten out of bed too quickly. ??
After all, this was the foremost family in Tokyo City. The Minister of Justice, one of the Six Ministers, stood behind them, and they were close with many high-ranking officials at court. Yet in less than a day, the whole family had collapsed.
"Dong Yidian really did understand a thing or two. He thought that currying favor with the Minister of Justice meant he could rest easy!"
"He didn't realize that the moment he climbed into the Minister of Justice's good graces, he'd dragged the entire Dong Family into deep waters."
"Deep waters might be rich in resources, but not everyone can survive there!"
"To survive in deep waters, you either grow strong enough to devour others, or wait to be devoured. You can't afford a single mistake!"
"..."
After hearing the news, many clever people let out mocking laughs.
Anyone who had studied history knew that every newly established dynasty would fix the bugs that had caused the previous dynasty to fall, building on its foundations.
Now that the Qin Family had taken the realm as the Number One Clan of the Ancient Wasteland, how could they possibly allow the other families of the Ancient Wasteland to grow stronger and stronger?
And one could tell from Qin Emperor's actions since ascending