30: Replay! Is there someone behind the scenes?!

Li Shengyuan nodded with a calm expression.

With Minister Sun publicly exposed for harboring demons right there, any excuse would be false.

Only the judgment of the Great Gan laws awaited him.

Confiscation of his property might even be the lightest punishment.

If more people were implicated and the charges were heavier, it would truly be the extermination of the nine generations of his family.

The crime had been confirmed, so now it was time for the Asura to appear… Li Shengyuan pondered.

Yet, he said, "This Minister Sun has colluded with the Demonic Cult, and his official position is very high, so it's possible the Demonic Cult will send powerful individuals to rescue him or silence him!"

"Defensive measures must not be taken lightly!"

Zhang Mang immediately looked enlightened, slapping his forehead as he said,

"Brother Li is right! If you hadn't reminded me, I really wouldn't have thought of it!"

"I'll have someone strengthen the guard now. Brother Li truly lives up to his name as the Chief Assistant's eldest grandson; his mind is so sharp!"

Zhang Mang subtly flattered him at the end, while Li Shengyuan sighed, rubbing his forehead.

He had only said that to clear himself of suspicion, and he believed many others would also think of it.

But looking at Zhang Mang's admiring gaze, Li Shengyuan really wanted to say, 'If women with big chests are brainless, do men with large physiques also have their intelligence squeezed out?'

Finally, he chuckled, "Brother Zhang, you go ahead and be busy. I'll go to the scene to investigate."

After bidding each other farewell, Li Shengyuan went straight to the back garden of the Shangshu's residence.

His younger brother, Li Xinghe, was still there, and Li Shengyuan needed to pick him up.

With the Cangsheng Brush, he should not have been discovered.

Seeing his elder brother appear, Li Xinghe was almost moved to tears.

He directly threw himself into Li Shengyuan's arms and burst into tears.

"Wuwuwu… Big Brother, you're finally back! You scared me to death! I thought you didn't want me anymore!"

In just this short while, the previously calm Shangshu's residence was filled with demonic cultists fleeing and Demon Suppression Envoys apprehending them. Occasionally, people would die nearby, scaring Li Xinghe so much that he clutched the Cangsheng Brush tightly, not daring to move!

Seeing his elder brother, Li Shengyuan, appear, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Shengyuan also felt a little guilty for not having properly arranged things for his younger brother, Li Xinghe.

However, it was a decision made out of necessity due to the extreme urgency of the situation earlier.

He patted his younger brother's back and softly said, "Don't think nonsense. How could Big Brother not want you? Didn't I come back to find you after finishing up?!"

After taking a few deep breaths, Li Xinghe gradually calmed down, wiped the tears from his eyes, and asked curiously,

"Big Brother, what happened to Minister Sun's family? Why are there so many experts from your Demon Suppression Division arresting people everywhere?"

Li Shengyuan walked out with his younger brother, calmly stating, "Minister Sun's collusion with the Demonic Cult and his harboring of demons have been exposed. His entire family has been arrested, and it's likely they'll have their property confiscated and their nine generations exterminated!"

"Ah?"

Li Xinghe immediately froze, then nervously looked at Li Shengyuan and asked,

"Then… what about my younger brother, Sun Xing? If his nine generations are truly exterminated, won't he also die?!"

Li Shengyuan looked at his nervous younger brother, secretly thinking that this kid was quite loyal and hadn't forgotten his younger brother.

He calmly said, "Don't worry, this matter is largely thanks to that kid's contribution. His merit is indispensable. If they truly mean to exterminate the nine generations, I will ask His Majesty to spare Sun Xing."

As for whether anything unexpected would happen after this, he didn't know…

Li Xinghe breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. "It's good that he's fine…"

He thought to himself that if the Sun family truly fell, considering that the kid had been quite righteous and had invited him to broaden his horizons, he would look after him in the future!

After coming to this realization, Li Xinghe looked around the surrounded and raided Sun residence with curiosity. This was his first time witnessing such a scene.

"There's nothing for you here. I'll send you back to rest first. You still have to go to the academy tomorrow!"

After going through so much, Li Xinghe was already sleepy and obediently followed his elder brother towards the Grand Secretarys Courtyard.

Li Shengyuan, on the other hand, began to review the entire process.

There was no other way; his identity was different now. He was a villain, and he had to be cautious, or he might end up dead…

Sun Xing, Li Xinghe's younger brother, discovered the secret passage, and then Li Xinghe told him about the demons' conspiracy beneath the Sun residence.

And in order to eliminate Minister Sun and others who colluded with the Demonic Cult and the Prince of Yan, he exposed Minister Sun's harboring of demons and his use of Great Gan's common people for alchemy!

Now, Minister Sun's family had been imprisoned, and everything was proceeding according to his plan.

Next, he only needed to eliminate Minister Sun, soul-search him for other treacherous officials, and then frame the Demonic Cult, making the world believe that the Demonic Cult was destroying evidence and silencing witnesses!

This way, it wouldn't affect his senior sister, the Empress, or his grandfather, the Chief Assistant; it would only strengthen the Great Gan's resolve to encircle and suppress the Demonic Cult!

If the Prince of Yan dared to cooperate with the Demonic Cult, he would surely not gain the people's support, and even if he rebelled, he would not succeed!

And Li Shengyuan only needed to be the one to fan the flames…

Everything was so beautiful.

No!

Li Shengyuan frowned deeply.

After reviewing, he noticed a not-so-small flaw.

Why was Sun Xing able to discover the secret passage in the well?

And the concealment array at the entrance of that secret passage had actually failed. Logically, that place should not have been damaged!

Was this a bit too coincidental…

It was as if someone had deliberately let Sun Xing know about that place.

No!

It wasn't to let Sun Xing know, but to let me know… Li Shengyuan's eyes narrowed.

There was another mastermind!

And a hidden faction!

Who could it be?

Li Shengyuan suddenly felt a headache. Court matters were indeed too complicated…

Then he sighed repeatedly, only regretting that his cultivation was not yet high enough to defeat all enemies by himself.

Otherwise, why would he need such brain-taxing schemes…

Li Shengyuan couldn't help but wail in his heart, 'Let a few more Children of Destiny appear for me to kill, so I can quickly become a Transcendent Martial God and crush all enemies with my own power…'

But how could a Transcendent rank be so easily attained? Throughout the entire world, First Rank experts were few and far between.

As for Transcendent…

Li Shengyuan felt that he and his senior sister, the Empress's mysterious master, should be.

As for others, he hadn't heard of them yet…

"Big Brother, we're home. What are you thinking about?"

His younger brother Li Xinghe's voice brought Li Shengyuan back to reality.

Li Shengyuan looked at his younger brother's slightly nervous face and said, "Oh, then you go to sleep quickly. You still have to go to the academy tomorrow."

After speaking, he was about to turn and leave, and Li Xinghe's nervous little face also relaxed slightly.

Just as he was about to return to his room to rest, he saw his elder brother turn back.

Li Shengyuan raised his hand and flicked his forehead, coldly snorting,

"Little fellow, you're really not honest at all. Do you really think Big Brother forgot? Give me the Cangsheng Brush!"

Li Xinghe covered his forehead, wincing in pain, and with tears in his eyes and a pouting mouth, reluctantly returned the Cangsheng Brush to his elder brother from his embrace.

He had thought he could play with it for a few more days and cheat on tomorrow's exam by writing essays with the Cangsheng Brush.

Alas~ He was going to fail the exam and get scolded again…

Li Shengyuan hummed with satisfaction, then turned and left Li Xinghe's courtyard.

He planned to go back and thoroughly investigate for clues to see if he could rescue the person.