At night, in the Crown Prince's bedroom.
"What did you say?"
Hong Ye stared at Xun Huo. His pupils constricted in shock, and his breathing stopped.
This was the first time he had experienced such a strong emotional fluctuation. The news that Xun Huo had sent him was too shocking. He couldn't believe it was real and suspected that he was dreaming.
Not long ago, the third prince, Hongzhen, was assassinated in Prince Zhen's manor. All 28 of his 28 experts, 11 martial grandmasters, and five peak martial grandmasters, including Zhong Xiong, had died!
Hong Ye could hardly imagine that such a thing would happen. The Third Prince was his greatest opponent in his life, and he was actually killed without any warning!
What was even more unimaginable was that so many experts in the Third Prince's residence were all killed when all of them were present. How powerful was this?
Hong Ye asked himself. Even if it was him, he would have to mobilize most of the experts under him to do this. However, he would definitely suffer heavy losses. It was impossible for him to retreat unscathed.
He really couldn't figure out who else had such terrifying power to assassinate the Third Prince in his home ground.
"Xun Huo, what happened?”
Hong Ye asked solemnly. Although he was the biggest beneficiary of the Third Prince's death, he was not happy at all. Since the other party had the ability to kill the Third Prince, it meant that he was stronger than the Third Prince. He might even have a top-notch martial strength that he could not compete with. If the other party also became his enemy, the threat to him would be even greater than the Third Prince!
Xun Huo immediately told Hong Ye the details and said solemnly,"" From the time Zhong Xiong sent out the warning to the time everyone died, the process was very short. To be able to kill Zhong Xiong and the others so easily in such a short time, this person's strength... is probably already half a step into the Saint Realm, and he's not just an ordinary half step Saint. He's an even stronger Sword Half-Saint!”
Hong Ye's expression became even more serious after hearing this. He even became a little flustered. If it was really a Half-Saint of the Sword Dao, not to mention the Third Prince, even he wouldn't be able to survive the assassination!
At the level of a Half-Saint, one had already surpassed the realm of mortals and stepped into another world. Even if one had only half a foot in it, their strength was definitely not something that mortals could reach. This was a qualitative difference!
If he didn't have the same level of combat strength to fight back, the Grandmasters under him wouldn't be able to save his life from the assassination of a Half-Saint!
"Half-Saint…How could a Half-Saint appear?”
Hong Ye's face was full of worry. He knew nothing about this Half-Saint, and he didn't know how to deal with him. He didn't have anyone of this level under him.
"Your Highness, I don't think this Half-Saint will attack you.”
Xun Huo said.
Hong Ye's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Xun Huo and said,""Why?"
Xun Huo didn't dare to keep him in suspense and said bluntly,""Because the Third Prince was probably assassinated because he offended this Half-Saint.”
"Why do you say that?"
Hong Ye's eyes lit up as he looked at Xun Huo.
"Your Highness, don't you think that too many sword experts have suddenly appeared in the past two days? There was Lin Ji in the front and this Half-Saint of Sword Principle in the back. Perhaps…they were the same person.”
" This afternoon, Chu Shan, the commander of the Divine Arrow Army, suddenly brought six grandmasters and a group of innate god archers and left the encampment. They have not returned since then. According to my investigation, they went to ambush Su Chun's family who were heading to the Imperial City.”
Xun Huo paused and looked at Hong Ye's changing expression. Then, he continued,""Your Highness did not give any orders to ambush Su Chun's family, but Chu Shan acted on his own. Clearly, he was instructed by someone else. From his motive, he probably wanted to use this to anger Shen Wansan and achieve the goal of making Shen Wansan oppose Your Highness.”
" However, the ambush failed. Chu Shan and the others were all killed, and Su Chun's family arrived at the Imperial City safely. It was also after this that the Half-Saint of the Sword Dao attacked the Third Prince's residence and caused this shocking tragedy…"
" Everything has a reason. A Half-Saint of Sword Principle wouldn't kill someone for no reason, especially the Third Prince, who is involved in this matter. So, I guess that the Third Prince probably sent people to ambush Su Chun's family and angered the Half-Saint of Sword Principle, which led to the disaster of killing…The only known Sword Principle expert around Su Chun's family is Lin Ji.”
Hearing Xun Huo's analysis, Hong Ye's expression changed. Judging from the timeline, the possibility of this sword Half-Saint being Lin Ji was very high. He never expected that Lin Ji was actually a sword Half-Saint! There was actually a Half-Saint expert under Shen Wansan!
At this moment, he couldn't help but rejoice. Fortunately, he had endured it decisively. If he had dealt with Shen Wansan without considering the consequences, he would be the one who would have died now!
While he rejoiced, Hong Ye also felt a wave of lingering fear. He felt a chill down his spine. Even though he did not suffer any losses this time and had instead become the biggest winner, he had almost reported to the King of Hell. If it were not for the fact that time could not be reversed, he would rather none of this had happened. It was too terrifying!
"Xun Huo, get rid of everyone related to Su Chun's death immediately!”
Hong Ye's eyes were filled with killing intent. Although he had escaped this time, his heart was still filled with a sense of crisis. After all, he had plotted against Su Chun and killed him. Although Shen Wansan might not avenge Su Chun, he could not take this risk. This was life-threatening. If the worst happened, wouldn't he be finished?
"Yes, Your Highness."
Xun Huo understood the seriousness of the matter. He immediately accepted the order and was about to leave to carry out Hong Ye's orders.
"Wait."
Hong Ye suddenly called out to Xun Huo. He thought for a moment and then stood up."Let's wait until I see Imperial Father first.”
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