At the news that the Jingwu Bureau had surrounded the entire Han Mansion, everyone in the great hall from the Han Family turned pale with horror—all except Li Xuanche, whose expression merely flickered. A bone-chilling cold shot up their spines and into their skulls.
They knew all too well what kind of organization the Jingwu Bureau was.
It was a sharp sword hanging over the head of the Jianghu.
Enforcing Heaven's Law, Pacifying the World!
Even the great Major Sects with their deep foundations did not fear the Jingwu Bureau, but they were still unwilling to challenge them without good reason. What chance, then, did a small, declining family like theirs have?
Moreover, a visit from the Jingwu Bureau was almost always a bad omen, often ending in the confiscation of property and the annihilation of entire families.
In recent years, their power and influence had only grown more prominent, their methods more brutal.
