The Emperor moved swiftly, managing to completely divide the Aristocratic Clans, laying a solid foundation for the later scenario of the clans fighting among themselves like dogs.
Speaking of which, at this time, Xue Ping was extremely anxious, having sent out his men and waiting nervously in his mansion, constantly praying in his heart that Xue Changgui would be slow with his hands and feet and that it was still possible to stop him.
However, things did not go as he wished. By the time the people he sent arrived, it was too late. Xue Changgui had cleanly killed Zhao Zhong's son and buried the body, and as for Xia Lei's relatives, it was unclear whether they sensed the impending crisis or something else, but they were nowhere to be found before Xue Changgui arrived.
At that time, Xue Ping still did not realize that from the very moment Xue Changgui left the mansion with his men, he was being followed by someone who had been watching him secretly for a long time.
