“The Cao Household is a subsidiary branch of the Shaolin Temple, and we guarantee their innocence.”

“The Wudang Sect guarantees the Wuchang Sword Family’s innocence.”

After listening to Namgung list a couple of sects and families, Great Monk Gong Seon and Elder Hyeon Myung immediately defended the Cao Household and the Wuchang Sword Family, their respective subsidiary families.

“I trust the two esteemed clans’ words. However, for the fairness of the investigation, we have to inspect the Cao Household and Wuchang Sword Family. If your subsidiary branches take the initiative and set an example, the other families and sects will also respond more favorably to the inspection.”

Namgung Jo asserted the importance of verification on the premise of fairness. Great Monk Gong Seon and Elder Hyeon Myung had no choice but to agree since he made sense. Above all, there was no particular reason for them to refuse the investigation because they were convinced that the Cao Household and the Wuchang Sword Family had nothing to do with the Nine Celestial Demons Sect.

“With all due respect, the investigation of the Taiyun Household and the Lee Household should be prioritized before other martial sects or families,” Huangfu Jian said.

“Is there any special reason for that?”

“They were quite suspicious during the Great Sima Family incident, so it would be too farfetched to say they simply supported the Great Sima Family because they were all part of the Three Great Families of Jiangsu. It’s more likely that they’re related to the Nine Celestial Demons Sect.”

“Those two households probably just...