The Sweet Life of Superstar and His Goddess Wife-Chapter 558: Probe

"Their bodies were cleaned very thoroughly, without any distinguishing marks, so it’s impossible to tell which family they belong to." Jiang Nuo slightly frowned, appearing somewhat troubled.

Dongfang Qing secretly sighed with relief, "It might not necessarily be a family. These days, black-clad figures are rampant. They can randomly form an organization, don black clothes together, with their faces covered, and who can recognize who’s who?"

"But there must be some identifiers; otherwise, how would these families determine that these black-clad figures belong to them? So, in the end, I found it out."

"What did you find?" Dongfang Qing asked.

"Of course, I found the emblem of your Dongfang Family." As he spoke, Jiang Nuo threw out a pile of items, each one a tooth marked with the character ’Dong’.

Dongfang Qing was stunned. How did they find that?

"Clan Leader Dongfang, do you have anything to say?" Jiang Nuo asked.

"I..." Dongfang Qing was about to speak when a voice came from the door.

"It’s unrelated to the Clan Leader; I did it all."

"Ninth Elder." Dongfang Qing hurried over upon seeing the Ninth Elder.

The Ninth Elder burst into tears, "Clan Leader, I’ve wronged you."

"Ninth Elder, what do you mean by that?" Dongfang Qing exclaimed.

"Clan Leader, I’ve wronged you..." The Ninth Elder kneeled before Dongfang Qing on the spot, "I couldn’t forget Dongfang’s mother, not only did I give her the family’s ’Luck Robbery Array Formation’ but also trained hidden guards for her... Clan Leader, I’ve truly wronged you and the Dongfang Family..."

Dongfang Qing was dumbfounded, unable to believe, "Ninth Elder... how could you... how could you do such a thing? That array is a family secret, not to be passed on, nor used lightly. It was left by our ancestors to protect the family in critical times, not for nostalgic purposes. I know you once liked Dongfang’s mother, but that woman was my father’s mistress. How could you..."

"Clan Leader, sorry!" The Ninth Elder did not defend himself but kept apologizing, clearly intending to take the blame alone.

Jiang Nuo sneered inwardly. Do they think others are fools?

Dongfang Family thinks they can solve everything by pushing out a Ninth Elder?

"Clan Leader Dongfang, your family’s elders have significant power. A small elder can decide so many things, so the family secret technique can be passed on, and help train hidden guards," Jiang Nuo mocked.

Dongfang Qing looked a bit embarrassed, "The Ninth Elder has a special identity. He was already an elder when my father was the Clan Leader, and..."

He glanced at the Ninth Elder, not saying the rest.

The Ninth Elder said, "I am a bastard of the Dongfang Family. In terms of seniority, the Clan Leader should call me grandfather."

The relationships in the Dongfang Family are quite messy! Jiang Nuo had vaguely heard from the Hidden Immortal Sect before coming that the Dongfang family had tangled relationships. It’s said that the Dongfang family tradition always believed that having more children would propagate the family, hence every Family Head had many women.

And those in certain special positions might likely be illegitimate children or daughters of the previous Clan Leader. Lady Dongfang was not actually a full blood sister of the Dongfang Clan Leader, but born of a concubine of the last Clan Leader. This concubine had relations with several other elders of the Dongfang family to some extent.

The exact individuals were unclear to the disciples of the Hidden Immortal Sect, merely hearing rumor.

"This is your Dongfang family’s private affairs; we have no interest. We just want to know, how do you plan to explain this matter to us?" Mu Qiuniang said coldly, showing no interest in such matters.

She was most intolerant of families that operated in such chaotic manners.

Seeing Mu Qiuniang speak, Dongfang Qing became nervous. This was an elder from the Hidden Immortal Sect. With her speaking out, he had to give a proper explanation.

"Elder... This matter..."

"Don’t call me Elder. I’m from the Hidden Immortal Sect, not your Dongfang Family."

"Yes, yes, senior, this matter is truly not the fault of our Dongfang Family. It’s purely due to my poor oversight, allowing those beneath to act rashly. Rest assured, I will hand these people to you for all decisions, without objection."

"Then hand them over."

Dongfang Qing was stunned. This elder from the Hidden Immortal Sect was straightforward!

Besides the Ninth Elder, several others from the Dongfang Family were brought out to take the blame.

Mu Qiuniang acted decisively, abolishing their cultivation, and had them handed over to the Cultivation Alliance by Hidden Immortal Sect disciples for further actions. After all, the victims of the ’Luck Robbery Array Formation’ were not limited to just Jiang Nuo; the alliance would likely be keen to investigate further.

Moreover, there was also the Demon Evil Array to contend with.

Jiang Nuo and Mu Qiuniang acted swiftly both in their arrival and departure. However, nobody noticed that as they left, the couple subtly took some action against the Dongfang Family.

Returning to the vehicle, Jiang Nuo grinned mischievously at Mu Qiuniang, "Dear, I saw it!"

Mu Qiuniang remained calm, "I saw it too."

"Hahaha... Dear, we truly have a tacit understanding!"

Mu Qiuniang slightly curled her lips.

Since someone dared to bully her husband, they would naturally pay the price. The Dongfang Clan Leader thought turning over just a Ninth Elder resolved the issue?

A few days later, something major occurred in the Cultivation World.

"Did you hear? The Dongfang Clan Leader was cuckolded, haha... and by his good brother, no less."

"Not just that, his wife seemed to have something with people from the Lei Family."

"You mean Lei Shao? Tsk, everyone knows Lei Shao is a charmer. That’s no surprise. The surprise is that the Dongfang Clan Leader’s good brother was involved too..."

"Wait, you didn’t know?"

"Know what?"

"I heard Lady Zhuge Yun was snatched by Dongfang Qing."

"What?! Snatched?! Damn, the Dongfang Family is so bold, stealing people? And no one intervened?"

"Intervene for what? Zhuge Yun was from a small sect with a senior brother she loved very much. Somehow, the Dongfang Family noticed her. Dongfang Qing snatched her to be his wife, and her senior brother... tsk... was sacrificed to the Dongfang family’s Luck Robbery Array Formation. The Dongfang family’s main residence is a huge Luck Robbery Array Formation that needs a person with significant fortune sacrificed every so often. Otherwise, do you think that over hundreds of years, a small medicinal merchant family could suddenly leap into being one of the major families in the Cultivation World?"

"Shh... Keep it down, talking about such things, aren’t you afraid for your life?"

"Afraid of what? The Dongfang Family has already fallen. Watch, the number of families they harmed over the years won’t let them off easily."

"Sigh... What a pity for such a large family..."

"With such sinister motives, it’s their own fault!"

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