Cao Zhengchun had completely lost his composure.
Had he known it would come to this, why had he done it in the first place?
If greed had not blinded him, if he had not tried to have someone else do his killing and settle the matter once and for all...
How could things have reached this irreversible point?
But what use was regret now?
That deadly menace had already stormed inside!
With the terrifying, godlike power he had just displayed, who in the entire Cao Family Prince's Mansion could stop him?
All that awaited them was death!
"No! I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"
At the thought of her impending fate, Cao Yuyao's once fairly pretty face twisted with utter terror, and she let out a piercing scream.
All her earlier smug satisfaction had vanished. She collapsed on the ground, tears and snot streaming down her face, utterly disgraceful.
Inside the Prince's Mansion, anguished screams rang out as well.
The countless Cao Family members and servants lost all courage to resist the moment they saw Yue Changlong storm in like a demon god.
They abandoned their weapons and armor and fled in panic, desperate to escape the mansion before it became a living hell.
But where could they possibly run?
Yue Changlong did not pursue the ordinary people scattering in all directions.
From beginning to end, he had only one target.
Cao Zhengchun.
At an unhurried pace, he passed through pavilions and terraces, walked past artificial hills and flowing streams, and headed step by step toward the mansion's main hall.
Every Cao Family member in his path scrambled aside, trembling.
Soon.
He reached the banquet hall, where music and dancing had given way to utter chaos.
"Yue... Yue Changlong..."
As Cao Zhengchun watched the man approaching