Both the Empress and Elder Wu, who had received the order, remained silent for a moment before agreeing to Fang Ruotang's decision.

Because both of them knew very well that if they offered themselves up like this, even if they lost their lives, it wouldn't have any effect.

Soldiers assisted the people in leaving the city, and disciples of the Tianyi Sect assisted the soldiers. In the end, it did not take too long for the capital of Dayong to become a ghost town.

After all, this time was different from the past. When the seven attacked the Prime Minister's residence, they had already harmed innocent civilians, and many people had already fled.

However, some people, unwilling to part with their family's wealth, placed all their hopes on their imperial advisor, believing that the imperial advisor would eventually return to save them.

Now that the imperial court has intervened and ordered the evacuation, even those who were willing to give up their family fortunes dare not delay any longer, for no one's neck can be as hard as a soldier with a sword.

Even though the Dayong and Yun Shen continents are now connected, ordinary people still fear government officials more and still believe in the supremacy of imperial power.

The cultivators were too far away from them, which actually made them less afraid.

"Boring!"

Standing high in the air, watching the ordinary people fleeing like rats, one of the seven people curled his lip and raised his hand to attack.

Another person saw this and stopped them, saying, "That's enough! Don't cause any more trouble."

"I'm doing this for your own good. I'll kill them, and you can extract their souls and refine them. It's killing two birds with one stone."

"Keep them! I'll extract their souls when they're most terrified; that will be more effective."

"Tsk, you're definitely more ruthless."

Another person said, "Don't talk about your eldest brother, you're no better than your second brother. We'll have him save a few fresh and delicious babies for you later."

"Why should I need him to stay? Can't I arrest him myself?"

The monk arrogantly raised his chin, looking down on all living beings as if he were the number one person in the world.

No one else objected, but the person who had been talking to the Fang family looked over and reminded him, "Yuan Fang, be more discreet in a bit. At least don't let Sect Master Fang find out, otherwise, it will cause more trouble."

"What's there to be afraid of? Their families are in our hands anyway." Yuan Fang laughed arrogantly, then suddenly teleported to Fang Zhili's side, who had been captured.

He grinned, his face full of malice, and said, "Little kid, don't you think so?"

Fang Zhili lowered his eyes, not feeling much fear. He knew his sixth sister was formidable and had already spoken with his grandparents.

If one day they grow old, she will collect her grandparents' souls and let them live on in another way, to keep her company.

So he wasn't afraid of death, and even hoped to die.

With so many brothers and sisters in his family, he was the only one without spiritual roots. Even if he took the pills that his sixth sister brought back, they would be of no use to him.

He didn't want this body anymore. If he could live in a different form, he would like to cultivate with his brothers and sisters.

He just didn't dare show these thoughts, for fear of upsetting his family.

So now, on the surface, he cooperates with these seven evil cultivators, pretending to be scared, which they like to see, but in his heart, he is actually secretly excited.

"Hahahaha, what a piece of trash!" Yuan Fang slapped Fang Zhili's cheeks, his actions full of humiliation, and his grip was very strong.

Fang Zhili's head was buzzing from the blow, and his cheeks swelled up quickly. He vomited blood as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Yuan Fang, what are you doing?"

The cultivator carrying Fang Zhili took a step back and looked at Yuan Fang with displeasure.

Yuan Fang was slightly taken aback, then laughed indifferently.

"Tsk, who knew this little chick was so weak? I just patted him lightly, and he looked like I had flattened his head."

The cultivator carrying Fang Zhili glanced at Yuan Fang but didn't say much. After all, he wasn't really protecting Fang Zhili; he was just afraid that the hostage would die in his hands.

At that time, they will lose one of their bargaining chips to threaten Fang Ruotang.

The other members of the Fang family, who were temporarily safe inside the protective shield, saw Fang Zhili being beaten and their eyes turned red with rage. They gritted their teeth and shouted into the air.

But they dared not truly provoke the other party, and even their hatred was expressed cautiously.

"Stop! You just want Xiao Liu back. She's already on her way. She dotes on her younger brother the most. Don't hurt him. If anything happens to him, you won't get what you want."

The Fang family still doesn't know what these seven cultivators are up to. They just think that they might have a grudge against Fang Ruotang because of their aggressive approach.

"Tsk, are you threatening me?"

Yuan Fang was very arrogant and couldn't stand such words.

He raised his hand, and the Fang family members immediately became frightened and hurriedly spoke up.

"No, no, no, that's not what we meant."

"Let him go! He's just a child. You arrest me. I'm Fang Ruotang's mother. I'm definitely more useful than him."

Prime Minister Fang frowned and reached out to stop the impulsive Lady Shu.

“Exchange me for him. I am Fang Ruotang’s grandfather. In this family, I am closest to Xiao Liu. She respects me the most as her grandfather.”

"father……"

"Father-in-law!"

If this were any other day, and Prime Minister Fang said something like this, the rest of the Fang family would definitely disagree and would argue about it.

But then everyone shouted out in alarm.

On the other side, Fang Ruotang maintained her call with her father while also having the small mirror project images onto her screen, keeping a close eye on the seven cultivators in the air.

He could even hear their conversation clearly and knew what kind of people they were. Not only that, he also took the time to read about the lives of all seven of them.

die!

She was determined to kill those seven people.

After all, daring to arrest her family members to threaten her had already crossed her line.

Besides, what kind of good person would do something so dishonest?

There are only a handful of them in the entire cultivation world, yet they've all gathered together.

After all, most cultivators are ordinary people selected by sects from the mortal world. If everyone were like these seven cultivators, seeking help from their original families whenever they had problems, the cultivation world would have been in chaos long ago.

Investigating their lives is to find out just how wicked they were, so that we can decide how they should die.

"Ancestor Qin, I have a favor to ask of you."

After reading it, Fang Ruotang abandoned her original decision.

She didn't initially intend to ask for help.

Her plan was to have heavenly lightning strike and kill these seven people while they were breaking through to higher realms.

But now that she has seen the evil they have done, she has decided to kill them, as a blessing for them.

She couldn't let them die so easily.

"Elder Fang, you flatter me. Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Here's what happened: seven evil cultivators came to my house, kidnapped my family members, and threatened me to help them break through their cultivation levels. But I've deduced their life stories, and they're all extremely wicked. I don't want to help them, and I don't want to let heavenly lightning strike them to death. It would be too easy for them to die. Can you come and help me subdue them?"