Great Xia: At the start, summon the Net of Heaven to suppress the martial arts world.

"You brat! How dare you humiliate me like this!"

The elder of the Cai clan stared wide-eyed, his face flushed red, and roared furiously at Xia Taige in front of him.

The other person was also filled with righteous indignation, and roared through gritted teeth:

"Kill or torture us as you please, it's all up to you. Your humiliation of us is truly outrageous!"

The two men's shouts and curses echoed all around, as if they were venting all the anger in their hearts.

However, the two had barely started shouting at each other before their voices reached a distance when Jing Ni, who was already impatient, snorted coldly and then suddenly swung out a palm.

The palm strike whistled past, carrying a fierce momentum, and instantly struck the two men.

Two muffled groans were heard, and the two men were sent flying like kites with broken strings, crashing heavily to the ground and immediately losing consciousness.

Xia Taige stood there quietly, watching everything unfold before her with an expressionless face.

Upon seeing this, Xia Taige's lips curled up slightly, revealing a disdainful sneer.

Xia Taige has never shown the slightest leniency towards these lawless and reckless individuals.

In his view, the only way to deal with such villains is to punish them severely with swift and decisive measures; otherwise, it will only cause more innocent people to be harmed.

What's more, these two dared to openly assassinate Xia Taige's subordinates, which was a direct challenge to Xia Taige's authority and absolutely intolerable!

At this moment, Xia Taige slowly turned around and looked at the two figures not far away who were being hoisted high on the flagpole by the people of Zhenwu Division.

They were swaying precariously like candles in the wind, their clothes torn and tattered, looking utterly wretched.

Xia Taige knew that once this matter spread, it would cause a huge uproar.

Within half an hour, a storm will sweep across the entire Great Xia Dynasty, and may even reach beyond Great Xia's borders.

The prestige of the Zhenwu Division needs to be established and consolidated through such events.

From this day forward, those with ill intentions must first consider whether they can withstand the wrath of the Zhenwu Division before attempting to commit evil!

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Royal study room!

Emperor Xia, who had been reviewing memorials, stopped his work and quietly watched Wei Yong's report!

"Your Majesty, fifty miles east of the capital, the Zhenwu Division was targeted for assassination by the elders of the Cai family. The Zhenwu Division received advance intelligence and used a counter-strategy, ambushing and capturing the two Cai family elders alive. The rest of the assassins were killed!"

"The two elders of the Cai clan have been stripped of their cultivation by order of His Highness Prince Xuan, and their names have been hung on the flagpole at the entrance of the government office!"

Wei Yong carefully reported the matter to Emperor Xia in detail.

Upon hearing this, the Xia Emperor remained silent for a long time.

The five sons of yesteryear have grown up so much that even the Xia Emperor can no longer see them clearly.

During the banquet, although Wei Yong sensed the presence of these grandmasters, he still harbored some doubts.

Now it seems that, from the secret report to the expert who can capture Cai and Wang alive, Xia Taige has quietly developed to such an extent without anyone noticing!

Emperor Xia sighed inwardly, for the time being, Xia Taige was undoubtedly the best candidate for Crown Prince.

He is mature, ruthless in handling affairs, exceptionally talented, and qualified in all aspects.

The only drawback was perhaps the lack of sufficient support from officials and military generals in the imperial court.

However, Xia Taige was born to the Yan family and possessed an incomparably noble status from the moment of her birth.

It should be noted that many of the ministers in the court were former students and officials of the Yan family.

Therefore, Emperor Xia was not actually too worried about this.

Thinking of this, an idea began to form in the mind of the Xia Emperor.

After all, the position of crown prince had been vacant for many years, which gradually made the court more and more unstable.

However, as soon as the thought crossed his mind, Emperor Xia immediately shook his head, believing that now was not the time.

As the ruler of a country, Emperor Xia knew better than anyone just how vast the power he held was.

If a prince were casually placed on the throne as crown prince, the difference would be like heaven and earth.

Once he becomes the crown prince, his authority will be further expanded.

At that time, all forces in the entire dynasty, except for those who are above the level of Grandmasters who have transcended the ordinary, can be at his disposal.

Faced with such a huge temptation of power, those who are not mentally strong may easily lose themselves.

This would be a disaster for both the country and the court!

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As the news spread like wildfire, the world was in an uproar!

Countless forces trembled in fear!

In all these years, apart from the Grandmasters who died besieging the Divine Cult, only two other Grandmasters have died in the last ten years.

Now, the Zhenwu Division has single-handedly crippled two Grandmasters, making them practically dead!

Suddenly, the Cai and Wang families attracted attention, and some major powers were eyeing them with ill intentions!

At that moment, inside the solemn and majestic main hall of the Cai family ancestral land, the atmosphere was so oppressive that it was almost impossible to breathe.

Numerous figures sat upright in their respective positions, each with a solemn expression on their face, as if shrouded in a thick layer of gloom.

The entire hall was eerily quiet; even the slightest sound of a pin dropping to the ground could be clearly heard.

Since receiving that urgent secret report, everyone has remained silent like statues, as if time has frozen at this moment.

You must know, this time we lost a Grandmaster and several other experts at the Grandmaster level!

This was undoubtedly a devastating blow to the Cai family.

Although in a large family system like the Cai family, Grandmasters are not necessarily the absolute pillars, each of them is carefully cultivated by the family with a lot of resources.

Back then, in the outside world, any Grandmaster-level expert was enough to roam freely in a prefecture, easily becoming a king or overlord.

Even within the Cai family, these Grandmaster-level experts undoubtedly belong to the family's high-level power.

After a very long time, the Cai clan chief finally slowly raised his head.

Those deep eyes swept over everyone present, then he took a deep breath, breaking the suffocating silence:

"Everyone, things have come to this point, and whether or not to help is no longer of any practical significance. The most crucial question now is what measures we should take to minimize the losses this incident will bring to the family."

At this point, the clan chief paused slightly, then continued:

"The fall of a grandmaster is a devastating blow to our Cai family."

"In that case, other forces lurking in the shadows will certainly not let go of this good opportunity to take advantage of our misfortune. They are probably already eyeing us covetously, ready to seize the moment and kick us when we're down!"