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The atmosphere in the King of Qiong's study was incredibly peaceful.

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, and cold sweat poured down their foreheads.

They were so frightened by what the King of the Sky had just said that they didn't know how to respond.

What is the King of the Sky trying to do?

"Your Highness...Your Highness, you must be rational!"

Someone finally came out to dissuade them, but their voice sounded a bit off.

"Yes, Your Highness, this is just a normal struggle between you and Prince Ni."

In past struggles for the throne, no one has ever attacked the maternal clan behind the other.

Because everyone has a maternal clan behind them, if you dare to use underhanded tactics, I also dare to use them. If things were like this, the Great Xia would have been in internal chaos long ago, how could it have lasted for so long?

"Your Highness, calm down! If this gets out, you might lose your chance to compete!"

Finally, a middle-aged man among the crowd stood up.

"King Qiong, do you really intend to harm King Ren's maternal clan?"

Upon seeing who was speaking, everyone immediately stopped trying to persuade him, since this person was the cousin of the Duke of Pingluan, and even the King of Qiong had to call him his maternal uncle!

Xia Tianqiong's eyes lit up instantly, and she asked impatiently.

"Third Uncle, do you also agree to my taking action against the Li family of Qingzhou?"

The fact that everyone objected earlier left him feeling angry but unable to vent his frustration.

Looking back now, it seems that only family members truly understand each other.

"Nonsense!!"

"I think you've gone completely mad! You know what you just said—forget about giving the order to act, just the mere thought of this plan getting out would be enough to get His Majesty depose you!"

King Qiong looked indignant: "Why, Uncle?"

"Other princes are backed by dukes or marquises, but Xia Zhaoyan is backed by a small merchant family."

"Hmph, I just don't know why, but Niou gives me a very dangerous feeling."

"It's as if he's my most formidable opponent on my path to the throne, and I must eliminate him beforehand!"

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"You're such an idiot. I can tell you've always had it easy."

"What is there for you to fear about Renwang? He's just the Heavenly Punishment Division. As long as he's within the rules, the Heavenly Punishment Division can only abide by the rules of the Great Xia."

"If they don't comply, that would be the easiest thing to do."

"But look at you now, you're the first to break the rules! Are you preparing to become the target of all the princes?!"

"Say no more. I will not agree to this. I will go back and report to the Duke right now. I will report everything you did today to him!"

After saying that, the man turned and left.

This made the King of the Sky behind them look extremely ugly, and the others were so frightened that they didn't dare to raise their heads.

At this moment, King Qiong was thinking of King Ren in a very neurotic way, and he was now somewhat envious of King Ren.

He seems to lack a powerful maternal family behind him and has a much lower starting point than others, so he has to rely on himself for everything.

But from another perspective, Niou is such a free person!

Although he had the renowned Duke of Pingluan behind him, he still had to rely on him for everything until he had fully grown up.

The title "Pacifying the Rebellion" alone is enough to demonstrate the opponent's power.

The Great Xia Dynasty had only been established for a few decades, and at that time it only had nine states. One of the border states, with the support of the demon race, raised the flag of rebellion.

At that time, Wei Jiuxiao was not yet a duke, but he was ordered to suppress the rebellion in a time of crisis.

In just three years, he not only suppressed a rebellion in one province, but also annihilated more than ten million demon troops.

The blood of the border states was stained red with blood, and from then on, no one in the Great Xia dared to rebel again!

Wei Jiuxiao was granted the title of Duke of Pacifying the Rebellion, and the Wei family officially became one of the top powers in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Therefore, although King Qiong may seem to be living a glorious life now, the powerful Wei family is sometimes a hindrance to him!

The turmoil in the imperial court could not spread to the martial arts world and the common people for the time being.

Since the Underworld wiped out two veteran assassin factions overnight, no one in the martial arts world dared to underestimate the Underworld anymore.

The mere existence of a Celestial Realm expert is enough to frighten 99% of the forces in the neighboring northern state.

During this period, Zhou Yuanshan focused his energy on only one thing: investigating the headquarters of the underworld.

But even with the addition of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Six Doors, and the Demon Suppression Division, he still couldn't find the headquarters of the Underworld after so many days.

This made Zhou Yuanshan extremely anxious; His Highness the Crown Prince's mission could not be delayed any longer.

Just when he was about to give up completely, an unexpected event suddenly occurred.

"What did you say?!"

"Someone wants to kill the Eighth Elder of the White Lotus Sect's northern neighboring state branch?" Zhou Yuanshan stood up instantly, ignoring the wine glass that had been knocked over.

As everyone knows, although the Tianhuang Continent is a single continent, it is divided into four major continents—east, west, south, and north—by living beings due to geographical and other reasons.

The Great Xia was located in the Eastern Continent and was one of the overlords of the Eastern Continent.

The White Lotus Sect is a top-tier power spanning the entire Eastern Continent, and its true overall strength is in no way inferior to that of the Great Xia Dynasty.

They each have their own branch offices within the major powers of the Eastern Continent.

It is said that the White Lotus Sect was established five lifetimes ago, so even the Great Xia Dynasty today does not dare to offend this ancient power too much.

Who knows how many old fogies are still alive in the White Lotus Sect? This is why, even though the Great Xia Dynasty knows that there are White Lotus Sect branches in various states, it has never thought of eradicating them!

Speaking of the White Lotus Sect, they are seen by the world as a bunch of lunatics, as dignified cultivators actually believe in so-called gods.

As long as they sincerely worship the gods they believe in, they believe that sooner or later the gods will descend upon the desolate land, slay the terrifying Heavenly Dao, and save all living beings on the continent.

For this reason, the White Lotus Sect specifically hunts down those monstrous martial artists, using their blood and souls to offer as sacrifices to the gods they worship.

Zhou Yuanshan's head instantly spun. The Underworld was already enough to torment him, and now some damned person had dared to kill a White Lotus Sect expert. Did they think his northern neighboring state wasn't chaotic enough already?

At this moment, the governor's subordinate nodded and said, "Yes, sir."

"Furthermore, a rumor has spread throughout the underworld that the underworld has already accepted the order!"

Click!

Zhou Yuanshan clenched his fists instantly, and the table and chairs behind him shattered.

"Damn it, the underworld is practically courting death!"

"Does he really think he's invincible just because he wiped out two low-level assassin groups?"

No, I must stop the Underworld from taking action. They are a force favored by His Highness, and they cannot be destroyed by the White Lotus Sect.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He had been worried about not being able to contact the underworld, and this was an opportunity.

"Immediately send men to investigate the whereabouts of the Eighth Elder of the White Lotus Sect. I want to personally confront the assassins from the Underworld!"

Meanwhile, in the cultivation world of the neighboring northern state, all cultivators were shocked by this assassination attempt.

That's the White Lotus Sect! How dare the underworld be so bold!

Although the leader of the White Lotus Sect branch was only at the Dharma Aspect Realm, there were many more Dharma Aspect Realm elders in the branch than just one.

Below the elders are the deacons, who are at the Grandmaster level. The White Lotus Sect branch in the northern neighboring state has a total of eight elders!