Han Yu learned of Zhao Liumen's situation with quiet satisfaction.
Zhao Liumen had always been problematic. Arrogant. Quick to anger if his ambitions were threatened. And in the current climate, that was a dangerous combination.
It did not take long.
A provocation.
A confrontation.
And Zhao Liumen responded as he always did.
With violence.
He killed a fellow disciple.
In any other time, such an act might have been overlooked or quietly resolved with some minor punishment. His connections would have intervened. The matter would have been buried.
But not now.
Not in this environment.
Not when the sect was already searching for faults.
His actions brought immediate consequences.
Punishment.
Severe.
And worse…
Investigation.
His past actions, once hidden or ignored, were brought to light. Every incident. Every abuse of power. Every act that had been quietly dismissed.
Now…
Nothing was protected.
His backers distanced themselves.
One by one.
