"I object!"

As soon as Mo Beiyan spoke, one of the Hall Masters said coldly, "Sixth Young Master, we respect your status, but don’t get too reckless. This is the Beidou Bang—it’s not just you, even if those elders from headquarters came, they’d still have to abide by our Beidou Bang’s rules!"

"That’s right," another Hall Master added, "Sixth Young Master, by rights, someone of your status should set an example by following the rules. The rules of Beidou Bang were set by the Dragon King himself. Are you planning to openly lead us in defying the Dragon King’s orders? You should remember your identity. The tens of thousands of brothers in Beidou Bang all uphold these rules set by the Dragon King!"

Mo Beiyan slowly rose and walked down, staring straight at the two Hall Masters, approaching step by step, his face severe. He said coldly, "Rules? Then why don’t you tell me, what rules are you talking about?"

One of the Hall Masters said, "Naturally, the rules of Beidou Bang. Our Kaiyang Sub-Branch answers directly to the Dragon King. How could you just take over on your word alone? Even if the Elder Council issues an order, it still requires the Dragon King’s approval.

Even after the order comes, the Squad Leader must issue commands. If just anyone can come here and take control of Kaiyang Sub-Branch under the guise of defending the Righteous Dao, wouldn’t our Beidou Bang become a joke!"

Mo Beiyan said coldly, "Do I need to repeat myself? There are traitors in Beidou Bang collaborating with the Mang Mountain Thieves and with the Demon Dao. This requires immediate handling! Don’t you understand?"

"Ridiculous," the Hall Master said, "Sixth Young Master, this is Beidou Bang, not a child’s playhouse. You think you can judge our Kaiyang Sub-Branch guilty with a single word? If you were in a bad mood one day, would even the Dragon King have to listen to you if you say so at headquarters?"

"So you’re determined not to listen to my command?" Mo Beiyan asked coldly.

Just then, a Steward stepped forward, cupping his fists, "Sixth Young Master, your status is eminent, and we certainly respect that. But respect is one thing; the rules must still be followed. If there is truly a problem with Kaiyang Sub-Branch, it would require the Dragon King’s order or an emergency appointment from the Elder Council. At the very least, it needs the current Squad Leader’s order. You giving us just a single word makes it very difficult for us to comply!"

Mo Beiyan looked at the people before him, then suddenly turned his head toward Gu Zhan, helplessly saying, "Brother Gu, I really can’t pull off your style—I can’t handle this!"

Gu Zhan, who was sitting sipping tea, smiled faintly and said slowly, "Then let me handle it."

With that, Gu Zhan set down his teacup, lifted his head, and looked at them, then swept his eyes over all the Kaiyang Sub-Branch executives, saying calmly, "Of you people here, who are Liu Ziyuan’s trusted confidants?"

As Gu Zhan spoke, the high-level members of Kaiyang Sub-Branch all frowned slightly,

Mo Beiyan could be impudent here because of his identity, but that didn’t mean just anyone could point fingers in Kaiyang Sub-Branch.

Immediately, a Hall Master snorted coldly, saying, "And who are you? Who gave you the right to speak here—"

Gu Zhan cut him off directly, lifting his eyelids and pointing at that Hall Master, saying, "Oh, seems you are one," then pointing at others, asking, "Who else?"

The Hall Master was furious at being ignored, shouting, "This is Beidou Bang! Who the hell do you think you are, daring to—"

"Noisy!"

Gu Zhan’s brow furrowed, then casually raised his right hand, extending his index finger and pointing across the air at the other.

As his finger pointed, in an instant, cold winds howled through the hall, a trace of frost and snow flashed out, and the Hall Master’s chest and abdomen suddenly caved in, as if struck by an invisible sledgehammer, slamming him violently into the wall behind. Dust and rubble burst upwards,

That Hall Master lay on the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"How dare you! Injuring someone in Beidou Bang!"

At once, the entire Beidou Bang leadership in the hall changed expressions, all instantly ready to act. The atmosphere turned heavy, as if frozen in place.

Gu Zhan rose unhurriedly, holding a round bundle in his hand. He said, "I am Gu Zhan, Embroidered Uniform Guard Thousand Households of Pingyang Prefecture under Canglan City!"

In a split second, the whole hall fell silent,

Gu Zhan, the God of Slaughter—these days, his name was rising rapidly in Canglan Dao, and among the Martial World figures near Pingyang Prefecture, it was thunderous.

"Gu Qianhu," a Steward shouted angrily, "No matter how strong your cultivation, this is Beidou Bang! You are not at liberty to act wild here. You injured one of us—if you don’t give a proper explanation, Beidou Bang is not to be bullied!"

Gu Zhan glanced at that Steward and said, "You just said you needed Liu Ziyuan’s order, didn’t you."

He tossed the bundle he was holding right at them.

The Steward was puzzled, quickly squatting to open the package,

At that moment, the Steward broke out in a cold sweat, and sprang upright, stammering, "Liu... Liu Squad Leader..."

Inside the bundle was none other than Liu Ziyuan’s severed head.

In an instant, the hall’s atmosphere dropped to freezing point,

"You actually killed the Squad Leader Liu!"

"How dare you, killing Squad Leader Liu!"

"Don’t let him escape—"

The hall instantly devolved into chaos as murderous intent burst out everywhere.

Gu Zhan, unfazed, said coldly, "Sixth Young Master has already confirmed: Branch Leader Liu Ziyuan of Kaiyang was colluding with the Mang Mountain Thieves. Upon exposure, Liu Ziyuan tried to silence witnesses and has now paid for his crimes. Moreover, according to Embroidered Uniform Guard evidence, there are still traitors lurking within Kaiyang Sub-Branch. To uphold the Righteous Dao of the martial world and protect the honor of Beidou Bang, Sixth Young Master is now taking emergency control of Kaiyang Sub-Branch to root out traitors. Who approves? Who objects?"

"How dare you!"

One Hall Master shouted furiously, "Gu Zhan, you’ve got nerve! You killed our Squad Leader, and now you dare to hold the Sixth Young Master hostage, plotting to seize our Kaiyang Sub-Branch? Everyone, the Sixth Young Master is already under the control of a traitor—kill this fiend and rescue the Sixth Young Master!"

"Clang!"

In an instant, a flash of sabre sliced through the air; a head flew up, and blood sprayed.

Gu Zhan, holding the Horizontal Saber, kicked away the now headless corpse, then stomped down on the head of the Hall Master lying on the ground, instantly crushing his brains and blood in an explosion of gore.

"Sixth Young Master is taking emergency control of Kaiyang Sub-Branch, purging traitors. Who still refuses to submit?"

As Gu Zhan shouted,

immediately, several executives turned and fled, pulling signal flares from their sleeves as they ran.

"Hmph!"

Gu Zhan snorted coldly. Instantly, Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi swirled and gathered, locking down all the Primordial Qi in the hall. He hurled the Horizontal Saber, instantly slicing off a head, while simultaneously throwing several flying sabers from his hand.

In a flash, the flying sabers turned into streaks of light,

accompanied by abrupt, silenced cries,

the fleeing executives, as soon as they reached the door, all collapsed dead to the floor.

The Horizontal Saber spun back through the air into Gu Zhan’s hand. He glanced at the rest of the high-level members, and said coldly, "Sixth Young Master is now taking emergency control of Kaiyang Sub-Branch. Who approves? Who objects?"