Inside the Kang Wang Residence in Linfeng City.
Zhou Fan calmly looked at the uninvited guests from the capital.
The head eunuch, who was leading the group, scanned the people of Kang Wang Residence, then nonchalantly opened the imperial edict and spoke first.
"By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees:
Kang Wang Jiang Linfeng, having governed for forty-five years, yet lacking in virtue and unfit for great responsibility. Now, I have decided to strip him of his princely title to rectify the court's order. During his reign, his behavior was dissolute, indulging in wine and women, and neglecting state affairs, causing the people of Linfeng City and its surrounding areas to suffer greatly. These are all due to his incompetent governance. Furthermore, half a year ago, Jiang Linfeng married a courtesan, disgracing the dignity of the imperial family. It is also heard that Kang Wang Consort Murong Qing did not abide by feminine virtues and befriended her son-in-Law, Zhou Fan. Such scandals are truly a disgrace to the imperial family. In addition...
In summary, Kang Wang and his household have committed numerous crimes, too many to enumerate. Effective immediately, his princely title is revoked and his estate is confiscated by the imperial family. The male members of Kang Wang Residence shall be exiled to the frontier; the female members of Kang Wang Residence shall be sent to the Imperial Music Bureau.
By Imperial Order!"
As the head eunuch Wu Beile's voice fell, the entire Kang Wang Residence became so quiet that a pin could be heard dropping.
It wasn't until Zhou Fan yawned that the people of Kang Wang Residence finally came back to their senses, looking flustered.
Jiang Shiliu, Jiang Qingzhi, Murong Qing, and others all turned their gaze towards Zhou Fan. After so many days of both coercion and persuasion, coupled with Mengli's assistance, the people of Kang Wang Residence had long since come to regard Zhou Fan as their backbone.
Zhou Fan looked at the smug head eunuch Wu Beile and casually said.
"Are you done with your farting? If so, get lost."
After speaking, Zhou Fan stretched lazily, intending to return to his small courtyard to spend some quality time with Yaya, whom he had just brought over.
"Presumptuous!" The head eunuch Wu Beile looked at the extremely arrogant Zhou Fan with a very displeased expression.
"Heh, you must be Zhou Fan, the son-in-Law of Kang Wang Residence, right? Do you really think that breaking through to Innate allows you to act as you please!?"
"A mere Martial Artist, how laughable, how laughable." After uttering the harsh words, the head eunuch Wu Beile said with a fawning expression to the two white-haired old men behind him.
"Great Enshrinement, Second Enshrinement, please, I ask you two elders to make a move and apprehend this newly advanced Innate who disregards the dignity of the imperial family."
Upon hearing this, the Great Enshrinement walked towards Zhou Fan unhurriedly, and with the demeanor of a true master, said:
"Heh, young man, judging by your appearance, you must have broken through to Innate in your thirties or forties, right?"
"To be able to break through to Innate at such a young age, you indeed have the capital to be proud."
"But, there are also differences between Innate and Innate! This old man, Jiang Qianyoun, was unrivaled in the Martial Forest at thirty, and reached the Innate Realm at fifty."
"Now, I have been immersed in the Innate Realm for over eighty years, young man, the gap between you and me is comparable to a firefly and a bright moon."
"This old man advises you to commit suicide; that way, you can still retain some dignity."
While speaking incessantly, Jiang Qianyoun had already walked within three zhang of Zhou Fan.
Seeing that Zhou Fan was still completely unguarded, Jiang Qianyoun's face immediately lit up with joy, then he directly thrust an extremely cunning Two Yang Finger towards Zhou Fan's neck.
At the same time, the Second Enshrinement, who had been motionless, also shot out three poisoned darts with lightning speed.
Judging by their trajectory, they had completely sealed off all of Zhou Fan's dodging space.
Seeing this, the people of Kang Wang Residence were all greatly alarmed.
Jiang Qingzhi, Murong Qing, and Xiao Huan, the three women, all shouted Zhou Fan's name while rushing towards him.
However, the three women's cultivation was too low; Murong Qing and Xiao Fan were both Mortals with no cultivation, and Jiang Qingzhi, as a third-rate expert, was not much stronger than a Mortal.
Just as the three women made their move, the three poisoned darts had already flown in front of Zhou Fan.
The Great Enshrinement Jiang Qianyoun also followed closely behind, his right hand's two fingers enveloped in bright yellow True Qi, seemingly about to pierce Zhou Fan's fair neck.
But just at this moment of impending success, the old schemer Jiang Qianyoun strangely discovered that Zhou Fan smiled.
Looking at Zhou Fan's suddenly bright and cheerful smile, Jiang Qianyoun's sixth sense warned him frantically.
Jiang Qianyoun wanted to pull back, but it was too late.
In his eyes, Zhou Fan's figure suddenly became incredibly tall, as if he was not about to stab an Innate Martial Artist, but the vast and boundless heavens and earth.
And just as Zhou Fan grinned, the three poisoned darts returned at a speed that no one could even see, and the Great Enshrinement Jiang Qianyoun also flew back like a cannonball at a terrifying speed.
By the time the people of Kang Wang Residence regained their senses, the imperial party had already been strung together into three human skewers by the three poisoned darts.
Except for the head eunuch Wu Beile and the Great Enshrinement Jiang Qianyoun, whom Zhou Fan intentionally left alive, no one else survived.
The dying Jiang Qianyoun looked at Zhou Fan, who seemed to be integrated with heaven and earth, with a shocked expression, his old face twisted as he said: "Above Innate... you have actually reached the legendary Realm... cough cough cough..."
The head eunuch Wu Beile was even more terrified, only to see him scream like a slaughtered chicken: "How is this possible!? Didn't Ye Fan, that little brat, say Zhou Fan was Innate? He lied to us? How dare he!"
"Mengli, bring these two people to my courtyard. Have them tell us everything they know. No problem, right?"
"No problem, Master."
"Alright, Qingzhi, let's go. Old Six, you should also dismiss everyone."
The people of Kang Wang Residence only saw that as Zhou Fan's voice fell, the head eunuch Wu Beile and the Great Enshrinement Jiang Qianyoun, who had just been struggling in pain, suddenly stopped screaming like Puppets, and then mechanically followed behind Zhou Fan and Jiang Qingzhi.
For a time, the reverence and fear of the people of Kang Wang Residence towards Zhou Fan both reached their peak.
Murong Qing and Xiao Huan, on the other hand, looked at the backs of Jiang Qingzhi and Zhou Fan with envy, recalling Zhou Fan's calm and composed demeanor just now, as well as his audacity in playing the imperial envoys in the palm of his hand.
Murong Qing shed tears, and Xiao Huan was entranced.
Murong Qing recalled Zhou Fan's superb medical skills seven days ago, her complexion becoming increasingly rosy, forming a stark contrast with her plain white mourning clothes.
This scoundrel, why hasn't he come to see me again since that day?
Didn't he say my illness was a difficult one, requiring multiple treatments to be completely cured?
I can't possibly go begging him, can I?
Xiao Huan's thoughts were much simpler; she felt that it was her blessing that her Young Master could guide her for even one day.
She only dared to look at her Young Master from afar and did not dare to hope for more.
Alas, another day of envying Qingzhi/Young Miss.
The two women thought in their hearts.
...
Inside Zhou Fan's small courtyard.
"Husband, Qingzhi needs to continue mourning for my father."
After clinging to Zhou Fan for a while longer, Jiang Qingzhi said with a guilty expression: "I'm sorry, Husband, Qingzhi cannot accompany you for these three months."
"If Husband is truly bored, it's fine to find a few good friends."
Zhou Fan rubbed Jiang Qingzhi's head and said gently: "You've really worked hard these three months, Qingzhi."
"You don't need to worry about me. It just so happens that I haven't spent much time with Yaya recently, so I'll spend these three months with her."
"Besides, I'm already above Innate."
