Xiao Chuanqi said in a cold voice, "Your Majesty, shall we imdiately head to Jiangdong and exterminate the Murong Fake Prince Mansion?"
"No rush, let's wait for the news from Mu Tian before we proceed," replied Ye Feng.
Ye Feng waved his hand dismissively. His intuition told him that the Fake King of Murong, East River, was by no ans as simple as he seed on the surface.
After all, he was a descendant of an ancient imperial lineage and from a martial arts family, far from comparable to the wealthy households of Southern River Region Jiangnan. Moreover, the territories under his jurisdiction in East of the River were vast and bordered the eastern seas.
At the mont, the King of the Southern Territory was showing weakness. In recent years, the managent of the Southern Territory had been chaotic, not only did the Gu&Poison Sect of the Hundred Thousand Mountains in the Southern Territory frequently stir up trouble, but even the Southeast Coast had not been peaceful.
There had been reports of Wa People Wanderers roaming the area along the Southeast Coast.
Therefore, Ye Feng couldn't help but suspect that the Murong Fake Prince Mansion of Gusu, East River might be connected to these Wa People Wanderers.
Thinking this, Ye Feng suddenly sighed softly and said, "I am not worried about the Fake Prince Mansion of East River. What truly concerns is the shocking great assassination that we will have to face next."
Sima Zhantian imdiately snorted coldly, "A shocking great assassination? Who would dare to be so bold as to attempt to assassinate Your Majesty!"
Xiao Chuanqi interrupted, "I say, big guy, your muscles might be well-developed, but can you use your brain for once? Didn't our master already have an incident last ti?"
Sima Zhantian fell silent, suddenly rembering that just half a year ago, his master had encountered a major assassination attempt on the outskirts of the Capital Region.
Ye Feng said, "It has been so ti since I've shown myself. Mountain Eagle is no fool and it's impossible for him not to find anything out, especially given those aristocratic clan gates in the capital with their reach to the sky. Therefore, before I return, as long as they are relentless, they will surely launch a second assassination attempt!"
"And this ti, the assassination will be far more ferocious than the last!"
Sima Zhantian suddenly said again, "If that is the case, Your Majesty, I will imdiately send a ssage to the Northern Border and call upon the millions of soldiers of the Eight Legions to gather in Jiangnan. The mont Mountain Eagle and those damned National Scholars dare to make a move, we will make sure their heads roll!"
"There's no need for such an overwhelming show of force!"
Ye Feng waved his hand and said with a cold smile, "Last ti I was caught off guard. If they succeed again this ti, then I, the Northern Border King, truly would not be worthy of my title."
"But Your Majesty, currently you..."
Sima Zhantian wanted to say more, but Xiao Chuanqi gave him a look that made him hold his tongue.
For so reason, Xiao Chuanqi felt differently seeing their master this ti. The master was still the sa, his temperant and appearance unchanged, yet there was sothing different about him on a deeper level.
As for what exactly was different, Xiao Chuanqi could not pinpoint it. Overall, the master currently seed even more composed. Despite his unchanged assertiveness, he was more restrained and exuded a sense of having everything under control.
"You may leave," Ye Feng waved off.
"As you command, Your Majesty!" Xiao Chuanqi and Sima Zhantian did not say more. They bowed and exited the room.
Ye Feng pushed himself upstairs in his wheelchair. At his level of cultivation, he didn't need to manually wheel himself. Just channeling his Qi Force would move the chair.
Through recent experints, Ye Feng had completely mastered controlling the wheelchair using his Inner Strength. To his pleasant surprise, although consistently using Inner Strength to move the wheelchair consud so of his energy, over ti it actually refined the purity of his Inner Strength.
Entering his bedroom, Ye Feng waved his hand through the air, and the door closed automatically. He then faced the window, looking at the setting sun, ford an ancient Dharma Seal with his hands, and slowly entered a state of cultivation.
The current situation felt like the calm before the storm, and Ye Feng knew he had to be fully prepared for what was coming.
The most direct way to prepare was to improve his realm and strength as much as possible and to open up as many acupoints as he could!
"Now that my Ear and Eye Acupoints are open, these two acupoints have more than doubled my Inner Strength. Next is the third acupoint!"
Ye Feng quickly entered a state of cultivation, while at this mont, several elders from the Murong clan's branch in Jiangnan had already driven away from the Provincial City.
Two black cars, holding about five or six people, had no one in the back seat of the center car, just a box. Inside the box lay the severed head of Murong Zhantian.
No one spoke, and the atmosphere seed sowhat oppressive. About three hours later, the cars left the highway, crossed a long bridge over the East River, and then changed direction, heading towards the outskirts of the East River region.
In the deceptive darkness of night, a vast manor faintly ca into view. The estate was old, a garden from the last century, but its towering eaves and pavilions hinted at its extraordinary nature.
The three black cars soon arrived in front of the manor's faded vermillion gate, but of course, they did not enter directly.
Above the vermillion gate hung a large plaque, with four gold-inlaid characters written in a majestic, flowing script.
"Murong Prince Mansion!"
Seven or eight people got out of the cars and, as if it had been prearranged, started wailing loudly at the gate.
"Who disturbs the peace here, are you aware of where you are? Leave at once!" a gate-guarding martial artist called out sternly.
"We are from the Gusu Murong branch in Jiangnan. Our family head has been tragically murdered; the brazen villain even declared we must deliver our family head's head to the main house, the Murong Prince Mansion. His heinous and vicious actions are truly abhorrent!"
"We had no choice but to comply and co to the main family, hoping the main family would stand up for us!" cried the man in the middle, holding a black brocade box.
The gate-guarding martial artist frowned and then said, "Wait here, I will go and report this!"
Before long, the martial artist returned with haste, accompanied by a middle-aged man in a purple silk long coat wearing a jade thumb ring on his right thumb.
"Are you truly from the Gusu Murong branch in Jiangnan?" the middle-aged man in the luxurious purple coat asked. Find exclusive stories on empire
"Absolutely, we have a token as proof!" one person said, handing over a jade pendant.
The man in the purple coat glanced at it and then said, "Indeed it is. I am Murong Hai, the acting family head of Murong in Gusu. Dear cousins, please co inside."
"So, it is Family Head Murong Hai, we greet you with respect!" The visitors from Jiangnan bowed with clasped hands and then followed into the manor.
Murong Hai asked with a frown, "The guard reported that my clan brother Murong Zhantian was killed. Although our families in the East and South Rivers do not often communicate closely, we do occasionally have dealings. Zhantian was the head of your branch and also the Leader of the Martial Alliance of Jiangnan; how could he be killed without reason?"
As they spoke, they entered the hall where the man holding the brocade box, the son of Murong Zhantian, spoke through clenched teeth in grief, "It's a long story, uncle, please look at this brocade box."
Upon opening the brocade box, Murong Hai gasped, his entire being montarily in shock.
"Is... is this brother Zhantian's head?"
"Indeed, that despicable villain not only killed my father but also ordered us to personally deliver my father's head to the main house."
"Outrageous, this is absolutely outrageous!"
Murong Hai burst into rage, gritting his teeth, "This is an excessive provocation, not only a challenge but also an utter disregard for the Murong Prince Mansion. This is an insolence that is infuriating beyond limits!"
"Everyone, wait here. The main family will not ignore this matter. I will go now to summon the old family head and several elders!" Having said that, Murong Hai imdiately turned and strode into the inner hall.
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