Hearts Scattered

After seeing off the Zhao Family members, Wang Daoyuan handed the various matters of changing the Wang Clan's allegiance over to Twelfth Uncle.

There was not much to it, really. They only needed to rename the former Military Governor's Mansion as the Prince's Mansion.

They merely had to notify the various lineages within their jurisdiction that Yannan Commandery would henceforth revert to Qingli Commandery, that Wang Daoyuan had been granted the title of Commandery Prince by the Zhao Family, and that he possessed the authority to bestow marquisates within Qingli Commandery.

This was also a message to the various lineages: those who obeyed might have a chance to be granted a marquisate in the future, while those who disobeyed would die now.

Ever since the previous slaughter of the chicken to frighten the monkeys, none of the lineages had dared to oppose the Military Governor's Mansion.

These lineages were not the Netherworld Sect's filial sons and worthy grandsons. The old lineages had long been dissatisfied with the Netherworld Sect.

The Outsider Faction lineages regarded whoever fed them as their mother; they were even less likely to hold any loyalty toward the Netherworld Sect.

The moment the Prince's Mansion issued its orders, the various lineages immediately declared that they would obey the Prince's Mansion and draw a clear line between themselves and the Netherworld Sect.

They also needed to send people to take over the territory in southern Qingli Commandery. Sixth Prince had swept through it before, and many spirit mountains now stood vacant.

Leaving them empty was a waste, so it was better to send people to occupy them.

The spirit mountains of greater value would be kept for themselves, while the inferior ones would be retained as rewards for cultivators under their command.

After settling these matters, Wang Daoyuan