And this fuse had already appeared and was about to be ignited.
The third King of Chu wanted to cede the entire Cang Prefecture to the Nan Liang Empire and also had to pay countless reparations. This would definitely make the already unbearable Chu Country even worse.
Under such circumstances, in order to protect their own interests, the major forces behind the establishment of the Pingxi Chu family had to make a move. The best way was to change the king of Chu and let the new king take over to deal with the mess.
As for Nan Liang's request?
That would depend on whether the various large factions would give him face.
Jianghu and the court had always had a contradictory relationship. They opposed each other and supported each other. The imperial edict of the Nan Liang Emperor could not mobilize those top sects.
Not to mention the Southern Liang Emperor, even the Great Qin Emperor was the same. If the various factions joined forces, even the Qin Emperor would have to kneel.
However, it was very difficult to unite unless there was a common interest or common threat. The various factions belonged to different camps, and the Confucian Sect, Daoist Sect, Righteous Dao, and Devilish Dao usually maintained a delicate balance.
Among the princes, the one who wanted the third generation to abdicate the most was none other than the Crown Prince.
The crown prince was the eldest prince. He was born when the third generation was still King Gong and his wife. He was the heir of King Gong. Later, King Gong became the third generation of King Chu, and he became the crown prince of Chu. This lasted for 50 years.
With the addition of fifteen years of being a prince, the Crown Prince was now sixty-five years old. Due to his low cultivation, he was only at the sixth realm of the Martial Dao. His lifespan was less than a hundred and twenty years old. Now, he looked a little old, and there were strands of white hair on his head.
The Second Prince was born to the Empress of the current dynasty. He was twenty years younger than the Crown Prince and was in his prime. He had already cultivated to the seven states of martial arts and could even see the land immortals in the future. Naturally, he had great ambitions.
The Third Prince was born to a favored Imperial Concubine. He was skilled in literature and was a Confucian scholar. However, his cultivation was not high. He had just broken through the four realms of Confucianism and Cultivation not long ago. He usually raised his reputation and raised his scholars for many years. He also coveted the position of King Chu.
The Fourth Prince was the youngest and was only fifteen years old. Although he was talented, he had no resources or foundation to recruit forces.
Other than the four princes, the third King Chu had three other princesses. The eldest princess, Chu Yulan, was extremely talented. She had even joined the Wu Shi Sect to practice martial arts and had some achievements. The other two princesses were average apart from their good looks.
Zhou Yuanjun was already very familiar with the intelligence of the Chu royal family. Right now, all the factions were betting on the princes. Even the Confucian Sect, Buddhist Sect, and even the Demon Race had joined in. A great war was inevitable.
The demands of all parties were different, and the interests involved were also contradictory. At this time, it depended on whose fist was stronger.
.......
Spring was waning, in the third private room on the fifth floor.
Zhang Daoling, the prodigy of Mount Longhu, knocked on the door of the private room with a wooden sword on his back and entered.
"Yun Wei, long time no see. I didn't expect you to come to the Chujing as well. If I had known earlier, I would have come to see you immediately.”
Facing Su Yunwei, the Heavenly Devil Saintess, the 11th ranked prodigy on the Dragon and Phoenix Rankings no longer had the arrogance he had when facing ordinary people. Instead, his face was filled with gentleness.
"Taoist Priest Zhang, the righteous and the devil cannot coexist. You'd better get lost. Otherwise, if you anger me, Longhu Mountain will have a new successor.”
Su Yunwei didn't give him any face. She was even rather annoyed with him. Zhang Daoling was a piece of sticky candy that couldn't be killed. Otherwise, it would definitely cause a war between Mount Longhu and the Heavenly Devil Cult.
Mount Longhu's Celestial Master's Residence was the leader of the righteous path in the West Jin Dynasty. It had a level-13 Celestial Master overseeing it and had a deep foundation. Who would dare to touch Zhang Daoling?
When disciples of large factions encountered life-threatening dangers while traveling in Jianghu, the faction they belonged to was a protective talisman. If they were not strong enough, they would not dare to kill them easily.
However, Su Yunwei wasn't afraid. She was the Holy Maiden of Heavenly Devil Cult. Heavenly Devil Cult was located in the Great Qin Empire, and it was the number one figure of the Great Qin Devil Dao. It naturally had a Level 13 super expert guarding it. Otherwise, it would have long been destroyed by the top sects of the Righteous Dao. It would hide its head and tail every day, and it wouldn't dare to wander around freely.
Zhang Daoling was only pestering her, not to the point of killing her. Furthermore, Zhang Daoling was from the Celestial Master Residence of Mount Longhu, and he was the next Celestial Master personally appointed by the old Celestial Master. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Su Yunwei did not want to kill him.
Zhang Daoling smiled when he heard that. He turned to the black-veiled female ghost and said,"Miss Yun Qing, we meet again. I have a few newly refined paper figurines here.”
The female ghost Yun Qing was a little moved. She glanced at Su Yunwei, but seeing that she didn't say anything, she took it and examined it with delight.
"Yun Wei…"
"Priest Zhang, please behave yourself." Su Yunwei coldly interrupted Zhang Daoling.
Zhang Daoling smiled awkwardly and continued,""What do you think of the sect master of the No Beginning Sect, Zhou Yuanjun?”
"Why don't we... That Zhou Yuanjun is very handsome and much better looking than you. He has a high cultivation level and a great reputation.”
Su Yunwei had wanted to say," Nothing much," but she suddenly thought of a way to get rid of this sticky candy. She wanted to test Zhou Yuanjun's strength, so she changed her words.
The female ghost Yun Qing opened her small mouth but did not say anything. She only glanced at her master helplessly.'You didn't say that before.'
As expected, when he heard his goddess praise someone who had a higher cultivation level and was more beautiful than him, even though Zhang Daoling had an extraordinary temperament, his expression was a little ugly.
"I will prove it to you."
Zhang Daoling turned around and left.
After Zhang Daoling left, the female ghost Yun Qing asked carefully,""Holy Maiden, is what you said true?"
"What do you think?" Su Yunwei stared at her with a half-smile that made her hair stand on end.
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