50: The destruction of the three great families caused great uproar!!

Li Feng, now sprawled on the ground, begged Chu Yun.

As the Family Head of the Li Family, he had to bear this responsibility.

He couldn't just watch the Li Family be destroyed in his hands.

Chu Yun, hearing this, remained expressionless: "Family Head Li, you're a grown man, why are you still as naive as a child?"

"Feng'er, stop talking."

"In victory or defeat, tonight the Li Family has fallen, but that doesn't mean you've won!"

"Chu Yun, the Empress will surely avenge us! Even if we die, we will wait for you in Hell!"

In contrast, the Li Family's disheveled Nirvana Realm Old Ancestor was much clearer-headed.

He knew that things had reached this point, and begging for mercy was useless; since Chu Yun wanted to compete for the Crown Prince position, he would never let them go.

"Old fellow, you're the one who sees clearly…"

"Since that's the case, you'll be the first to go."

"Night Devour," Chu Yun said.

"Yes, Master."

Night Devour chuckled, licked the corner of his mouth with his tongue, and then an Evil Infant shadow was released from his body, like a monstrous demon covering the sky, opening its abyss-like maw and directly swallowing that Old Ancestor in one gulp!

[Night Devour killed the Li Family Old Ancestor, gained 7000 editing points.]

A Nirvana Realm Peak expert, although his hatred value hadn't been maxed out, seven thousand editing points were more than enough.

"Old Ancestor!!!!"

Upon seeing this, the members of the Li Family all cried out in sorrow.

Their Old Ancestor was dead; the Li Family's pillar of stability had completely collapsed!

Chu Yun then glanced at Luo Feng, who understood immediately and dragged three young men directly from the crowd.

"Dad! Dad!! Save me!"

"Save me!! Dad!!"

These children were the young masters of the Li Family, all direct sons of Family Head Li Feng.

"No!"

"No!!! My children!!"

Li Feng watched helplessly as the three of them were thrown up by Luo Feng, and Night Devour's Evil Infant shadow opened its abyss-like maw and swallowed them again.

[Night Devour killed the three sons of the Li Family, gained 400 editing points.]

[Li Feng's hatred value has reached one hundred percent.]

Li Feng, this pig, was now fully fattened.

"Alright, this farce should end now."

"Night Devour…" Chu Yun slowly turned his back, then said, "Leave no one alive."

"Yes!!" Night Devour replied joyfully.

Luo Feng and the Heavenly Demoness followed Chu Yun, slowly walking out of the barrier.

"Chu Yun!! You will surely die a horrible death!!"

"I will curse you even in death!! You will surely go to Hell!!"

"You will surely…"

"Ah…"

…

Li Feng's voice stopped abruptly, replaced by the desperate roars and wails of thousands of people from the Li Family facing despair.

But it was only for an instant; the Evil Infant's giant maw swallowed them, and the entire Li Residence completely became a dead residence!

[Night Devour killed Li Feng, gained 6000 editing points.]

[Night Devour killed the Li Family Grand Elder, gained 4000 editing points.]

[Night Devour killed the Li Family…………]

With the destruction of the Li Family, Chu Yun gained over twenty thousand editing points in total.

However, after dealing with the Li Family, they did not immediately return to the Princes Residence but instead headed towards other aristocratic Family residences…

The next day.

A shocking piece of news emerged, directly causing the entire Imperial City to explode!

Overnight, within the Great Xia Imperial City, three of the top ten aristocratic families—the Li Family, the Xu Family, and the Yu Family—all their members vanished overnight!

Aside from a few left guarding the merchant houses and some Family members who were out, everyone else, including all high-ranking officials, disappeared overnight, their whereabouts unknown!

Furthermore, these three great families were all loyal to the Empress Faction!

As soon as this matter came out, the entire Imperial City was completely abuzz.

Discussions arose from all sides, some saying that the people of the three great families might have been killed.

Some said they might have hidden in secret, intending to rebel.

Some said they might have left the city overnight to defect to an enemy nation.

In short, there were all kinds of theories.

Because this matter was of great importance, the Emperor, upon learning the news, immediately dispatched Shadow Guard to investigate thoroughly.

…

In the Imperial Palace, at a pavilion in a back garden.

"Was this truly Old Ninth's doing?"

"How did that boy manage it? Did Shura Venerable make a move?"

The Great Xia Emperor's expression was somewhat surprised, deeply startled after hearing Meng Changzhong's report.

Meng Changzhong shook his head: "No, the Ninth Prince said he wanted the disappearance of these three families to become an unsolved case, so it couldn't have been Shura Venerable's doing."

"After all, once Shura Venerable leaves the palace, the Empress will surely receive the news," Meng Changzhong replied.

After listening, the Emperor's expression was somewhat intrigued: "Old Ninth actually has such capability, then it seems I truly don't need to worry anymore."

Suddenly, the Emperor received a message from a Shadow Guard.

He opened the spiritual message and his expression slightly changed: "This is interesting…"

"What is it, Your Majesty?" Meng Changzhong immediately asked.

"See for yourself," the Emperor handed him the spiritual message.

The latter took it and his expression changed slightly: "Qianye Pavilion, Hundred Snake Island, these are all forces standing with the Empress."

"They were all annihilated within a day."

The Emperor nodded: "The most crucial thing is that there are no traces of the person who made the move, which means that those who annihilated them were likely only a few people, or even… just one person."

Meng Changzhong's expression shook: "A Venerable!"

The Emperor's eyes were deep: "Which Venerable do you think was responsible?"

"Such an act is clearly aimed at removing the Empress's wings, and there must be a deep hatred involved."

Meng Changzhong thought for a long time but still couldn't think of anyone who would dare to annihilate those forces of the Empress Faction at this critical juncture.

The most crucial thing was that it also coincided with the Ninth Prince's actions—one destroying those within the Imperial City, the other destroying those in other prefectures; it was quite a coincidence.

"Enough."

"You may go back first."

"I will send people to investigate and see how the Empress intends to deal with these matters."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

…

Ninth Princes Mansion.

Chu Yun slept until noon before waking up; at this moment, Chun Xia Qiu Dong helped him get dressed, and as he opened the door, he immediately yawned several times.

"What did Your Highness do last night?"

"Why do you look so listless?" Xiao Chun, seeing this, boldly made a joke.

Chu Yun pinched her nose: "Are I listless? Do you want to try and see?"

Xiao Chun's face immediately turned as red as an apple: "Your Highness~"

The other three girls also laughed upon hearing this.

At this moment, Luo Feng slowly walked over from not far away, "Your Highness, you're awake."

Chu Yun nodded and said to the four girls: "Alright, you all may go down."

"Yes, Your Highness."

After the four girls left, Chu Yun asked seriously: "Commander Luo, how are things?"