Fang Cheng's words rang like a thunderclap in the hearts of every Monster.
Oni Yunjie froze for a moment, then fixed the Ghost Lord's guard with a razor-sharp stare.
The man couldn't withstand the pressure. He collapsed to the ground, drenched in sweat.
The guards erupted in an uproar at the discovery of a real mole.
"Quiet!"
Yuguang Kaori gave a cold snort, unleashing the aura of a Great Monster. The commotion died down at once.
Tsukikage Hoshi gently waved her little fan, smiling as she looked over the guards and maids. Her eyes, however, held a deep chill.
Under the pressure of the two Great Monsters, the group quickly settled down. Even the few who had been itching to run didn't dare make a move.
Fang Cheng continued the screening. It took him nearly the whole afternoon to go through more than a thousand guards and maids.
In all, he uncovered five moles planted by Shuten-doji.
Three Ghost Clan guards and two maids—all from respectable backgrounds, with over ten years of service in the Iron-Cast Palace and the full trust of Oni Yunjie.
From their memories, Fang Cheng learned that Shuten-doji had trained them all before they entered the Iron-Cast Palace, back when he was still Oni Takizawa. They were his most loyal followers.
After Shuten-doji's identity was exposed, he had secretly given them orders to lie low in the Iron-Cast Palace and await his signal.
Oni Yunjie's expression had turned icy, and her blood-red eyes glimmered with barely restrained fury.
She even felt a faint chill of fear.
These guards and maids weren't especially strong fighters, but they took care of Oni Yunjie's daily needs.
It would have been child's play for them to poison or curse her behind her back.
Curses were Shuten-doji's specialty. He could easily