“This is preposterous!” The elder Caden shouted.

His booming voice was deafening. It rocked everyone present as if it were a clap of thunder.

Even Maxine was taken aback by his outburst.

James glanced at the elder and said calmly, “What do you want?”

The elder narrowed his eyes. “In accordance with our family rules, the lightest punishment for those who enter the library without permission is the removal of their cultivation base and the subsequent expulsion from our family. The more severe