This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!

Chen Yujing vaguely guessed the reason, a name flashing through his mind—Li Fei.

He had already learned of Li Fei's deeds in Datong Prefecture City.

Now that the Li Family had produced a peerless prodigy, as long as Li Fei didn't die, he would undoubtedly become a powerhouse at the Tao Foundation Stage in the future—and not just an ordinary one at that.

Such a powerhouse at the Tao Foundation Stage could definitely secure a family's future.

Thus, the Inspection Bureau was very likely choosing to fully support Li Lei because of Li Fei's potential!

"Even if the Inspection Bureau makes a move, it doesn't mean we will necessarily lose. Chief Lan won't let the Chen Family fall!"

"Right, with Chief Lan on our side, we won't lose!"

Everyone spiritedly bolstered each other.

The Chen Family had been immensely successful over the past six months, their power growing significantly, which led many to erroneously believe that in Xing City, the Chen Family was unstoppable.

But now, facing the relentless efforts of both the Inspection Bureau and the Inspection Bureau, they finally felt an overwhelming pressure!

In the hall, even the air seemed ghastly pale...

March 23.

Three officials from the Chen Family lineage were taken away by the Inspection Bureau, all three were Second Rank Subordinate Officials.

Suddenly, officials sided with the Chen Family felt personally threatened.

The "Queen" Feng Sanniang had indeed used an insider to gather some criminal evidence against a portion of the Chen Family officials, but only a few were implicated.

That meant, the Inspection Bureau and the Inspection Bureau would find it not so easy to implement a "precision strike" against the Chen Family.

So, the next tactic Li Lei employed was—heart attack!

He let the news of the Chen Family officials' arrest by the Inspection Bureau be leaked to the Chen Family members who were captured, and then through threats or bribes, coerced these Chen family members to divulge more of the Chen Family's criminal activities.

From Chen Family Village to the officials of the Chen Family lineage, in just a few days, Li Lei and the Inspection Bureau had created an atmosphere where it seemed like the Chen Family edifice was about to collapse.

The captured Chen family members were naturally in extreme panic and soon, some couldn't hold up any longer and chose to betray their own kin.

Thus, the Inspection Bureau made another move and continued to arrest people!

With the first one caught, there came the second, and the third...

And those who were betrayed by their own kin and captured naturally harbored deep resentment and decisively chose to drag others down with them!

Members of the main branch pulled members of the second branch into the water, those from the second branch dragged those from the third branch, and those from the third branch targeted the main branch...

The struggle among the three branches of the Chen Family had always existed, with long-standing grievances—what was lacking was just a chance to explode.

Now, the powder keg had been ignited—

It blew up!

...

March 25.

The second large team of the Inspection Bureau, which had been stationed in Chen Family Village, received the order and began arresting people on a large scale.

Along with Chen Family members, guards, and servants, a total of more than a hundred people were captured!

The Inspection Bureau side had completed the preliminary closure of the cases concerning Chen Family Village.

In fact, there were two ways to handle it: a lighter treatment, which meant only capturing the main culprits.

The other was a comprehensive crackdown, not sparing any person involved in the case!

Now that the second large team was suddenly arresting people on a large scale, it was clear that the Inspection Bureau had opted for the second method.

This was because resistance from Deputy Chief Lan Changqun had suddenly disappeared—it seemed that this Chief had already decided to give up on the Chen Family, allowing Li Lei to handle the cases without restraint and increase the intensity of the crackdown on the Chen Family!

Inside the Chen Family compound, Li Fei watched expressionlessly as the inspectors led away one Chen Family member after another.

He had been staying here all these days, actually waiting for that Chen Family ancestor who was always in seclusion.

This ancestor and Zhu Qingyan were of the same generation and he was already over seventy years old.

According to the law that "if one does not reach the Tao Foundation by fifty, one would never hope to for the rest of their life," this Chen Family ancestor should have already lost hope of reaching the Tao Foundation Stage.

But he had found another way to breakthrough—he had removed the aging "Implant" from his body and replaced it with a new one, starting his cultivation anew!

The higher the realm of a martial artist, the more closely the Implant integrates with the person, so the more damage removing the Implant would do to the person at later stages.

Normally, a Refining Strength Martial Master at the peak of the Qi Change Stage who forcibly removed their own Implant would lose their life!

Hence, no one believed that the Chen Family ancestor would succeed, but he did!

After removing the Implant inside him and choosing to re-cultivate, this ancestor had been in seclusion for years, never again making a move in front of others.

The Chen Family claimed publicly that the ancestor's re-cultivation was going smoothly and that he was trying to make a Breakthrough to the Tao Foundation Stage again. But in truth, many believed this ancestor had most likely died already.

The information Feng Sanniang provided to Li Fei was that this Chen Family ancestor was still alive, though it was unclear what Realm he was at now.

Li Fei had prepared for the possibility that the adversary had successfully broken through and had been waiting for him to show up.

Should this ancestor dare to appear, the Green-faced Ghost would soon make an appearance as well!

However, ultimately, the ancestor did not show up.

Li Fei stepped towards a courtyard within the Chen Family compound.

This place was where Zhu Qingyan resided.

Since the day Li Fei had rendered this old lady unconscious with anger, she had been bedridden.

Li Fei walked into the courtyard; naturally, no servants dared to stop him.

"Stop!"

Zhu Qingyan's personal maid stopped Li Fei outside the room, "The old master is still recuperating inside, you are not allowed to enter!"

Slap—

Li Fei, not bothering with words, delivered a slap that sent the maid flying out of the room.

Then he pushed open the door and walked inside.

There was a faint medicinal herb scent in the room.

Zhu Qingyan was lying on the bed, her breath as thin as a thread.

Upon hearing the noise, she struggled to open her eyes and saw Li Fei.

"You..."

"I'm here to tell you that the Chen Family has fallen."

"Impossible!"

Zhu Qingyan gritted her teeth.

Li Fei, expressionless, detailed the events of the past few days to her.

"...Over a hundred members of the Chen Family will be convicted, with more than half sentenced to death. This place will no longer bear the Chen name."

With these words, Li Fei turned and left.

"Heh... Heh..."

Watching Li Fei's retreating figure, Zhu Qingyan struggled to get up.

She gasped violently and suddenly coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood.

"Master—"

As Li Fei exited the estate, a sorrowful cry echoed from behind.

He looked up at the sky, recalling the human pigs he had seen in the watchtower and the heinous crimes committed by the Chen Family, and his mood slightly improved.

...

Xing City, Government Affairs Building.

Chief's office.

A man with white hair at the temples and an elegant demeanor was reviewing documents in his hands.

He was Lan Changqun, the new Chief of Xing City.

Older than Gu Zhenhui, born from a scholarly family, he previously served as a Deputy Chief in another city.

Being transferred to Xing City was a promotion, a significant step forward.

Unfortunately, the political climate of Xing City was very stressful; his power as the Chief was even less than when he was a Deputy Chief.

This time, the Inspection Bureau and the Court of Judicial Review had directly confronted him for the first time.

The outcome was there for all to see—his authority as Chief was utterly defeated!

Now with the complete fall of the Chen family, Xing City truly belonged to one group.

The Inspection Bureau, Court of Judicial Review, and Zhi Ge Court tightly grouped together. In the World, Qingyuan City Management Company had a leading position.

Publicly there was Shangguan Xiao at the Tao Foundation Stage; the Martial Arts Hall had Hao Yi at the Tao Foundation Stage, and in the shadows was the Green-faced Ghost who had topped Feng Province's Leaderboard.

Such forces, as long as they do not rebel, who could balance?

Knock, knock, knock.

A knock on the door sounded.

"Come in."

The door was pushed open, and Cui Ding entered.

"Sir, these are the verdict results from the Court of Judicial Review."

Cui Ding handed a document to Lan Changqun.

Lan Changqun briefly glanced through the document then tossed it aside.

"Bring me a smoke."

He said to Cui Ding.

"Okay."

Cui Ding quickly took out a cigarette and lit it for him.

"Cough, cough, cough, cough."

Lan Changqun took a puff and started to cough violently.

He had quit smoking a long time ago.

"Sir."

Cui Ding looked at him worriedly.

Lan Changqun waved his hand.

After a long while, he sighed:

"From now on, the first noble family of Xing City is no longer the Chen family."

"Uh-huh."

"It's the Li Family."

...

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