The Gu Family and Qian Family collapsed overnight, and all the aristocratic families knew it. Not just them, even ordinary people were aware that the Gu and Qian families had fallen. However, those ordinary people didn't know the real reason behind the overnight collapse of the Gu and Qian families, whereas the aristocratic families had heard some whispers. Only those who truly held power knew the actual reason behind the downfall of the Gu and Qian families.
After the fall of the Gu and Qian families, the collateral branches of the Xiao Family, especially those old fellows who considered themselves the elders of the Xiao Family that had shown up that day, all shrank back, barely daring to breathe, for fear that Xiao Muli, after dealing with the Gu and Qian families, would come for them next.
