Because the spirit of grand revenge prevailed, Feng Jun was entitled to seek revenge after being plotted against despite having done nothing wrong.
And because the Gu Family's methods had harmed innocent commoners and were exceedingly brutal, Feng Jun could kill a few more people in the course of his retaliation.
Of course, even so, after killing people, he would still have to explain things clearly to the authorities. He might even be fined or something.
However, he was an Innate Expert. As long as his reasons were sufficient, the authorities would not deliberately make things difficult for him.
That was precisely why, when Feng Jun sought revenge against the Gu Family, all the major forces followed suit—even the prefect had dispatched commandery troops.
Of course, what everyone truly valued was his suspected identity as an immortal. Still, the fact that they were willing to help him so openly attack and kill people proved that there would be no dispute from the authorities.
But Feng Jun's revenge could only be limited to killing people: the masterminds, accomplices, beneficiaries...
As for robbery... taking a little along the way was no big deal, and confiscating spoils of war was perfectly justified, but that was the limit.
Confiscating an entire household was not Feng Jun's place. Only the authorities could handle such matters.
That was why Mr. Shi reminded Feng Jun: since they had discovered that the Gu Family was colluding with mountain bandits—and bandits who were on the imperial wanted list, at that—such a charge was indeed enough to warrant confiscation of their household.
Feng Jun understood at once and asked with a smile, "We confiscate it first, without waiting for the authorities?"
What they could confiscate was rare treasures, gold, silver, and valuables. Things like houses and land, however, were beyond