89: Chapter 89 Interesting Stories from the Li Family Mansion!

Li Youming and his team. The weakest among them possessed cultivation at the Middle Stage of the Celestial Realm.

Such strength, if placed within the Divine Martial Guard, might not be considered particularly formidable.

However, outside the Divine Martial Guard, it was absolutely a force that could sweep through everything, an invincible existence!

Furthermore, since they were originally members of the "Nine Nether Sect"—not to call them a demonic sect, but at the very least, they could hardly be considered righteous—their methods were highly flexible.

Because they placed great importance on this mission, their behavior during the investigation was naturally somewhat rough...

Intimidation. Threats. Kidnapping. It could be said they stopped at nothing.

In the span of a single night, the Family of Grand Secretary Li suffered greatly...

Every direct descendant of the Li Family had been given a thorough "greeting" by Li Youming and his men!

It could be said that all the secrets of the Li household had been extracted through interrogation.

Even the fact that none of Grand Secretary Li's sons were his own biological children had been brought to light!

Of course, the most miserable one was Grand Secretary Li himself.

After all, he was the person in charge of the Li Family, and the Li Family's biggest secrets were certainly in his hands.

If they truly had a backer behind them, he would undoubtedly be the one who knew it best.

Because Ye Tian had said to investigate in secret!

Therefore, Li Youming and his men were all dressed in black and masked; at a glance, they were clearly a group of masked bandits.

For Li Youming and his team, this skill was something they were quite proficient in...

When they were young, they had done this sort of thing plenty of times!

The investigation lasted for the better part of the night.

As dawn approached, Li Youming and his men left the Li Family, feeling quite satisfied.

The residence of Grand Secretary Li, once illustrious and bustling with visitors, was now filled with the atmosphere of having barely survived a disaster.

When the last man in black left, the nerves of everyone in the Li Mansion, which had been stretched to their breaking point, finally relaxed.

Long-suppressed sobbing and groaning began to drift out intermittently from various corners.

In the main hall, the lights were lit once again, revealing a group of disheveled figures.

The head of the Family, Grand Secretary Li, no longer possessed the majestic demeanor he had once displayed while dominating the imperial court.

He sat slumped in his grand chair, looking completely defeated, his robes in disarray, his face covered in bruises, with dried blood still at the corner of his mouth.

If one looked closely, it could be seen that he seemed to be missing two teeth.

His originally meticulously groomed hair bun had become messy, with a few strands of white hair falling across his face.

The man himself had completely lost his former vitality!

His sons, as well as all the core members of the Family, were the same—all bruised and battered, with their clothes in disarray.

This night was, for them, an experience akin to Hell.

In the first half of the night, they were still having pleasant dreams in their beds, but in the second half, they were dragged out of bed by a group of fierce, terrifyingly powerful men in black, who, without a word, proceeded to beat them up.

For a time, they were beaten until they were crying out for their parents, with no dignity left to speak of.

Although the Li Family had declined, in the past, they had been one of the most prominent families in the Imperial Dynasty!

They were accustomed to being high and mighty, living in luxury; when had they ever been treated like this?

Most importantly, the physical pain was secondary; the fear of having their lives completely out of their own control, like fish on a chopping block, had completely shattered their psychological defenses.

Subsequently, the "questioning" by Li Youming and his men was rough and direct, with no finesse at all—only naked threats and violence.

Whenever they hesitated even slightly, or did not answer fast enough, they were immediately met with a barrage of punches and kicks, and even some methods that caused excruciating pain without being fatal were used.

In front of this group of "professionals," the Li Family's little bit of cunning and reserve were as fragile as thin paper.

To suffer less physical pain and to save their own lives, the members of the Li Family scrambled to spill everything they knew, even baseless rumors and guesses, pouring it all out at once.

Who was having an affair with whom? Which young master had been cuckolded by whom? Which young master was actually the son of the mistress and the butler? All sorts of secrets were spilled out.

Especially regarding the few young masters of the Li Family who had just been born; after everyone spoke, it was finally discovered that not a single one was actually Grand Secretary Li's.

Having such a scandal exposed to his face made Grand Secretary Li so angry that he spat out two mouthfuls of blood on the spot.

If it hadn't been for the presence of Li Youming and his men, he would likely have skinned those who had cuckolded him alive right then and there...

At this moment, Li Youming and his men had already left, but for a while, not a single person on the scene spoke.

Everyone, including those usually arrogant and domineering playboys, was now avoiding eye contact and remaining silent.

As descendants of a great Family, you could question their character, but you absolutely could not question their intelligence!

They were not stupid. The strength and unscrupulous style of conduct displayed by the other party had already exceeded their understanding.

Grand Secretary Li's face was gloomy.

As someone with cultivation at the Peak of the Grandmaster Realm, he saw things more clearly than anyone else.

That group of men in black, although each of them had hidden their Qi, the feeling that made one's heart palpitate could not be hidden.

He was certain that those people were all stronger than him, and by a very wide margin.

Looking at the world today, who could produce so many experts at once?

Moreover, these people dared to be so unscrupulous within the Imperial City; clearly, they possessed an extraordinary status!

Thinking of this, he already had the answer in his heart.

Apart from the Imperial Dynasty, no other force could have such strength and audacity!

Since it was the doing of the Imperial Dynasty, the fact that they hadn't killed them directly was already a mercy, and he dared not say anything more...

He could only accept it!

However, he could not afford to offend the Imperial Dynasty, but regarding his own Family affairs, he could still make the decisions!

"Come here!"

Following Grand Secretary Li's roar, a team of guards from the mansion immediately rushed into the room!

When Li Youming and his men were there, it wasn't that these guards didn't want to protect their master, but they simply couldn't!

A terrifying power of Heaven and Earth had directly suppressed them all; they didn't even have the ability to move a single finger, let alone protect their master.

It was only after Li Youming and his men had all left that the power suppressing them vanished, and only then were they able to regain their ability to move!

"Greetings, Grand Secretary!"

"Take these bastards, and those shameless sluts, lock them all up and wait for my judgment!"

"Ah... No, Father, you cannot do this!"

"Master, please spare me, spare me... This concubine knows she was wrong, this concubine will never dare to do it again..."

"Shut up!"

Seeing the few people kneeling and begging for mercy, Grand Secretary Li not only did not calm down, but on the contrary, he felt a surge of anger rushing straight to his head!

He had never expected that after dominating the imperial court for so many years, considering himself incredibly awesome, that half of his sons would not be his own biological children.

If this damn thing were to spread, would he even have the face to live?

"Who the Hell is your father? Don't try to claim any relation to me! Take them away quickly, lock them all in the mansion's dungeon!"

While Grand Secretary Li was busy cleaning up the "green pastures" on his head, Li Youming and his men had already returned to the Divine Martial Guard.

After dismissing the others, Li Youming went to Ye Tian's residence alone.

However, he did not rashly knock on the door to disturb Ye Tian.

Instead, he stood respectfully to one side of the door!

Just like that, he waited quietly...