Become a king right from the start, beginning with receiving rewards from all the heavens.

At this moment, all of King Qiong's subordinates could understand their master's grievances and anger, and they felt deeply for him.

In the past, the King of the Sky was incredibly powerful and glorious.

He was gaining momentum both in and out of the government, climbing a step almost every year, and was catching up with the five crown princes.

Back then, whenever they went out and mentioned that they were advisors to the King of Qiong, any power would treat them with caution.

But now, in less than two years, this strong momentum has died down.

The root of everything is the appearance of Niou.

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For King Qiong, wiping out a mere royal family would be an incredibly easy task.

However, the turmoil it caused is not so easy to resolve.

"Gentlemen, the Wang family must be destroyed."

"This is beyond question, and we must let those who are neutral know that this is a decision made jointly by all of us princes."

The proverb "kill the chicken to scare the monkey" means that the monkeys must know it's aimed at them.

"But once this matter is over, I'm afraid I'll completely offend the neutral faction."

"They understand that this is a warning to others, but they would rather choose other princes than choose me."

"Do you have any good ideas?"

Ultimately, King Qiong was simply envious of the neutral faction; the more forces he won over, the greater his chances of succeeding to the throne.

But this draw suddenly put him in the opposite position from all the neutral parties.

Moreover, King Qiong himself understood that once the royal family was destroyed, some princes would definitely leak the news to the outside world, saying that they were the mastermind behind the destruction of the royal family.

Is betraying one's brothers for the throne even a big deal? Absolutely not.

Everyone frowned and pondered, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't come up with a good solution.

King Qiong was so angry that he stood up and paced back and forth, pointing at these people and cursing them.

"Aren't you guys usually so arrogant, always acting like you're in complete control?"

"What, it's suddenly gone silent?"

"Useless, a bunch of useless trash!"

Everyone bowed their heads, accepting the King's angry scolding in a sorry state.

The anger that had been building up over the past few days suddenly found an outlet.

One of his advisors was killed by the Heavenly Punishment Division in Xuzhou, and he has yet to get justice.

Even though he hated King Ren and the Heavenly Punishment Bureau to the core, he could only endure it.

Seeing these people like this today, all my anger erupted.

If I can't deal with King Ren, I'll certainly be able to handle you all!

Perhaps he was tired of cursing, or perhaps he had vented all his anger, before King Qiong angrily sat back down in his seat.

At this moment, one of the subordinates cautiously spoke up.

"Your Highness, how about we hire assassins to deal with the Wang family?"

Swish! Swish!!!

Everyone's eyes lit up. "Hey, this is a great idea!"

Even the King of the Sky immediately stood up and paced back and forth excitedly, deep in thought.

The more I thought about it, the better it seemed, and I clapped my hands excitedly.

"Very well! It seems I really did misjudge you earlier!"

"Hiring an assassin, that's definitely a good idea!"

"Now, even if it's all done, I can tell the world that it was an assassin hired by another prince."

If you don't use your own power to take action, you won't leave any leverage over others.

"The Wang family is in Xuzhou City, isn't that perfect?"

"I remember a few days ago, the Jianghu forces of the Demon Suppressor Duke in Xuzhou were wiped out by the Underworld."

"The underworld, isn't that the perfect assassin force?"

Based on his understanding of the underworld, there was no one they wouldn't dare to kill, except for those from the imperial court.

What is the Wang family compared to them!

"Someone, immediately go to Xuzhou and contact the underworld there. Place an order to exterminate the Wang family!"

Although it would be very embarrassing if the other princes knew about this.

...

The Xuzhou Underworld's stronghold in the city is now known to everyone in the cultivation world.

This is the base for the Underworld to accept orders, and it is ostensibly overseen by a Xiantian Realm cultivator under Blood Blade's command.

A cultivator with his face covered and dressed in a black robe walked in.

"What are this guest's requests?"

Anyone dressed like that who comes here must be looking to place a murder order.

The black-robed man's hoarse voice rang out.

"How much does it cost to wipe out a Grandmaster's family?"

The cultivator at the Innate Realm suddenly felt his heart race: Hmm, a big order!

He immediately stood up to pour tea for them, his attitude incredibly respectful.

"The customer needs to describe the target's capabilities themselves so I can calculate the specific price!"

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"The target is the Wang family in the state capital; one member of the clan..."

"Wait!" Before the other party could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the Innate Realm expert from the Underworld.

"Excuse me, esteemed guest, is there a person named Wang Mo in the Wang family you mentioned who works in the Heavenly Punishment Division?"

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"That's right!"

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"I'm sorry, but we in the underworld don't accept this kind of order."

"The underworld has a rule: they don't accept orders to assassinate imperial officials!"

The reason why the underworld committed so many atrocities without arousing the court's resentment was that it had set a rule from the beginning not to accept orders to assassinate court officials.

The visitor was immediately surprised. Even the infamous underworld had moments of fear of the imperial court?

The news quickly reached the palaces of King Qiong and King Ren.

King Qiong was furious. He had finally come up with a perfect plan, but the Underworld refused to accept it.

"Your Highness, the world has underestimated the Underworld!"

"They are too good at surviving; they show no mercy when killing gangsters and civilian forces."

"But they wisely chose not to accept orders from the imperial court. Now that I think about it, the underworld is so rampant, why aren't the officials of the imperial court disgusted?"

"Hmph, do you really think the Great Xia only has one assassin force?" King Qiong was still very unhappy.

However, there was nothing he could do. He couldn't force the Underworld to accept the order. Not to mention whether they dared to reveal their identities, the Underworld's strength was beyond his control.

"Then summon other assassin organizations for me!"

"I refuse to believe that no one is willing to go against spirit crystals!"

...

In the Prince Ren's mansion, after reading the message sent back from the underworld, Xia Zhaoyan couldn't help but admire the princes' caution.

"These people are really clever; they actually knew to hire assassins to deal with the Wang family."

"In this way, no one can accuse them of doing it on the surface."

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"Your Highness, why are you so certain that it was the kings' men who came to the underworld this time?"

The three women standing to the side were somewhat puzzled. The Great Xia Dynasty was so vast, and there were many people who had grudges against the Wang family. Why were they so sure?

"Hehe, as long as Wang Mo is in the Heavenly Punishment Division, the Wang family's enemies will not dare to target the Wang family."

"It's just my foolish brothers. They're used to being high and mighty and wouldn't take a deputy director seriously at all."

"See? Next, some powerful forces will definitely take the order."

Having said that, he gave instructions directly to the three of them.

"You shall notify the Underworld, the Jade Palace, and the Heavenly Punishment Bureau respectively."

"Have them keep a close eye on the Wang family. I need to find out who the killer is as soon as possible after the Wang family is wiped out!"

The three women accepted the order and left, disappearing from the mansion in an instant.

Xia Zhaoyan looked into the distance, his heart filled with anticipation.

Don't let me follow the clues and find out anything about you!