The coup had officially begun. The situation could no longer be concealed and was fermenting with unstoppable momentum. Yě Jiāxīn became the target of public criticism as more and more clan elders joined in, applying pressure to strip her of all power and throw her into the dungeon. Of course, all of this was part of Lěng Yè's careful plan. They needed an opportunity to vanish quietly from everyone's sight; otherwise, under the surveillance of a thousand pairs of eyes, they would never be able to carry out any investigation.
"Splendid! I am once again witnessing the 'unity' of our clan elders! You want to strip me of my power and throw me into the dungeon? Fine! I'd like to see how you elders plan to handle this! If the truth behind my grandfather's death cannot be brought to light in the end, I will make everyone in the Yě family pay the price!" At that moment, Yě Jiāxīn fully displayed her fury over her grandfather's death and her disappointment in the family. She tore off the jade belt that symbolized her status as the acting family head, tossed it aside like a piece of garbage, and walked straight out, meeting the elders' gazes without a trace of fear.
Lěng Yè naturally didn't stay idle. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, he slipped quietly out of the room. The Yě family's detention facility for wrongdoers was located on a mountain peak within the ancestral grounds. The Yě family had hollowed out the interior of the mountain to build a clan m…
Chapter 1279