At this point, who could still fail to understand what had happened?
It had clearly been an arrangement agreed upon by numerous Lineages, yet in the end, theirs alone had been investigated. Obviously, the other Aristocratic Clans had banded together and unanimously decided to dump the blame on them.
And all of it had been done merely to appease the wrath of the Azure Tide Sect's Enforcement Hall.
The Zhu Household had suffered a devastating blow from this affair.
With the Zhu Household on the verge of collapse, who still cared whether Zhu Jie, who had once known only how to stir up trouble under heaven and earth, lived or died?
No matter how fiercely the Old Lady cursed in the inner rooms, no one paid her any attention now.
Two people stood in the Zhu Household's main hall. One wore an anxious expression and looked extremely agitated; the other remained perfectly composed, even in the mood to admire the antiques in the Zhu Household's collection.
As the latter examined the object he was toying with, he said, "What's the hurry? We've barely gotten started. As long as you keep the other spirit-draining stone vein well hidden, I guarantee that the Zhu Household will rise again."
"Easy for you to say. Your Soulguiding Sect has washed its hands of this whole affair. When it finally blows up, won't our Zhu Household be the only one to suffer? Just like this business with the formation being destroyed."
"Tsk, tsk." The man shook his head. "Zhu Household Master, you should have realized long ago that our cooperation offers profits precisely because it carries risks. You want the benefits without taking any risks? Where would you find such a bargain?
"You should understand that if the Zheng Household hadn't fallen, your turn wouldn't