Sword Martial Palace.
Within a courtyard filled with birdsong and fragrant blossoms.
Hum.
Space trembled faintly, and Barto appeared out of thin air.
"Master!"
Barto bowed respectfully to Qin Hao.
In the courtyard, Qin Hao and Mu Ziqing both looked toward Barto. Mu Ziqing noticed the Jade Slip in his hand and asked, "Have you finished the investigation?"
"Madam, the investigation is complete." Barto hesitated, then handed over the Jade Slip. "After Half a Month of thorough investigation, we have looked into every Qin disciple."
Mu Ziqing did not take it. Looking tense, she asked, "Ming and Yue..."
Qin Hao said nothing. He merely watched calmly.
He had personally given the order.
Having given it, he had to see it carried out to the letter.
Besides...
Even he had already heard plenty of troubling reports about the Qin. There were likely far more he knew nothing about.
No one could be exempt—not even his son and daughter.
Mu Ziqing knew Qin Hao well. If Qin Ming and Qin Yue had committed unforgivable crimes, he would show them no mercy.
That was precisely why she could not help feeling nervous.
"Madam, Qin Ming and Qin Yue have broken no laws or rules. If I had to point to anything..." Barto shook his head, then hesitated again.
Mu Ziqing breathed a sigh of relief, but the rest of his words made her brows knit once more.
"Go on," Qin Hao said.
"Master!" Barto's expression turned solemn. "Qin Ming and Qin Yue manage the Qin together, but Qin Ming bears most of that responsibility. Qin Yue spends most of her time at the Azure Flame Sect. As clan chief, Qin Ming cannot escape responsibility for what the Qin disciples have become."
Qin Hao's brow twitched.
Mu Ziqing frowned deeply as well.
Two things