The eldest prince simply couldn't hide the anger in his eyes.
He was so angry that his chest was heaving violently.
"Jun Lintian! This bastard!"
He never expected that Jun Lintian would be so courageous and dare to kill Zhou Lie.
The eldest prince didn’t just want Zhou Lie to snatch the Xuanhun Jade Hairpin.
He has another plan.
If Zhou Lie failed to accomplish this, he could also use Zhou Lie to test Jun Lintian.
Just to see what Jun Lintian has to rely on, or what trump card he has.
But Zhou Lie died quietly, and no useful news was sent back at all.
The eldest prince panicked.
His mind quickly calmed down and he tried his best to think about the information he had so far.
“Jun Lintian has reached the Shenqiao Realm, and it is no problem to kill Zhou Lie with his methods.”
“But if the bodies of all three people are to be sent to the city It's almost impossible for him to be near the door without being discovered."
"Even if he has guards to help cover him..."
After thinking about this, The eldest prince's eyes suddenly condensed.
Now there are two possibilities.
First, Jun Lintian's realm has once again broken through in a very short period of time.
Second...
This time he came to Xuanwu City not only with the guards, but also with the masters hidden in the secret!
But no matter what, Jun Lintian is still in Xuanwu City, and he also killed Zhou Lie.
Although there was no evidence, Xuan Fei was confident that he could convince his father and took advantage of this opportunity to directly kidnap Jun Lintian to blackmail Jun Haotian into retreating.
"Jun Lintian! This prince will never spare you!"
When the guard who just sent the message heard this, he crawled back again.
"Does His Highness mean to arrest Jun Lintian? Do you want your subordinates to inform the Zhou family of Zhou Lie's death now?"
Xuan Fei heard this He was stunned for a moment.
Then, he slapped the guard on the back of the head again.
"Idiot! What if I tell the Zhou family?"
"Since Jun Lintian dares to kill Zhou Lie, he is not afraid of the Zhou family!"
"Prepare the sedan chair ! This prince wants to go to the palace immediately!”
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Xuanwu Empire Palace.
The eldest prince stepped into the royal study room of the palace with an angry face, his steps were particularly heavy.
Although he had calmed down for a while, when he thought of Zhou Lie's death, he thought it was Jun Lintian's provocation against him.
Thinking of Jun Lintian's disdainful smile, he completely lost his cool.
At this moment, Emperor Wu was reviewing the memorial in the imperial study.
Hearing the heavy footsteps coming from outside, his face could not help but darken.
After a while, the eldest prince Xuan Fei walked in with an ugly expression.
"Father, I have something important to report!" Xuan Fei gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Because Emperor Wu was contradicted by Xuan Fei in the political hall yesterday, he didn't have a good look towards him at the moment.
He frowned and said displeasedly: "If you have anything to say, tell me quickly, I still have to deal with the memorial!"
Xuan Fei then said with hidden anger: "Father, Zhou Lie is dead!"
"Zhou Lie?"
When Emperor Wu heard this name, he was instantly stunned. For a moment. "You mean the Zhou Lie who is always by your side?"
Xuan Fei noticed that his father didn't pay too much attention to this matter, so he couldn't help but add another fire.
"That's right! Father, Zhou Lie's father was the Marquis of Zhongyong!"
"My son suspects that Zhou Lie died at the hands of Jun Lintian!"
He told the story this morning After the guard at the city gate found the corpses of Zhou Lie and the others briefly, he gritted his teeth and continued.
"Zhongyonghou made great achievements for the Xuanwu Empire throughout his life, and Zhou Lie was his eldest son! Today he died in the hands of Jun Lintian."
"Father, my son I believe that this is Jun Lintian challenging the authority of our distinguished nobles from the Xuanwu Empire!”
Emperor Wu was not a fool, although Xuan Fei directly blamed Jun Lintian for this matter.
But he naturally knew that he could only believe half of what his son said.
Wu Huang squinted his eyes and looked Xuan Fei up and down.
"Then tell me, why do you doubt Jun Lintian? Do you have any evidence?"
Due to the current situation, he absolutely cannot act rashly against Jun Lintian.
Otherwise, once Jun Lintian's 100,000 troops attack, even Xuanwu City's defense force, no matter how strong it is, will never be able to stop it!
Even though Emperor Wu had begun to mobilize troops from major cities and borders to defend Xuanwu City, he knew that no matter how many troops he mobilized, they would most likely become cannon fodder.
The Xuanwu Empire would dispatch troops and generals, wouldn’t the Great Zhou Dynasty do the same?
So until Emperor Wu comes up with a real strategy to retreat from the enemy, he will never easily touch Jun Lintian.
Xuan Fei also said quickly at this moment: "Yesterday, Zhou Lie and Jun Lintian had a conflict at Xuanyuan Auction House."
"Many people saw this incident at the time, and my father's spy must also know about it."
"Jun Lintian is a narrow-minded person, and he must be taking revenge on Zhou Lie after the incident!"
Wu After the emperor heard this, he did not answer immediately.
He frowned and gently tapped the armrest of the dragon chair with his right hand.
A moment later, Emperor Wu called his spies in Xuanwu City: "Did this happen yesterday?"
The secret agent nodded and told Emperor Wu the specific information he learned.
But he paused again. He glanced at the eldest prince first, then looked back, hesitating to speak.
Wu Huang immediately noticed the secret agent’s expression.
"Is there any hidden secret in this matter?"
The secret agent hesitated for a moment, then said: "According to our secret agent report, Zhou Lie met with Qi Yushan and Huang Yi late last night .”
"Then he left the Zhou Mansion and disappeared without a trace."
Both Emperor Wu and the eldest prince were smart people. Upon hearing this, the eldest prince's expression changed instantly.
At this moment, Emperor Wu looked at the eldest prince with cold eyes.
Xuan Fei quickly stood up, took a few steps forward, and said anxiously: "Father..."
"Shut up!" Emperor Wu only saw a sidestep and came to Xuan Fei's side. in front of him, and then gave him a big mouthful.
"Since Zhou Lie took his people and left the Zhou Mansion, it proves that Jun Lintian did not come to seek revenge."
"Xuan Fei, tell me honestly, did Zhou Lie suffer from you? Instructing him to target Jun Lintian? "
The aura of Emperor Wu was not angry, but his eyes were filled with evil spirits.
The eldest prince instantly shriveled up, his legs went weak and he knelt down.
"Father... my sons and ministers just want to teach Jun Lintian a lesson."
"Idiot!" Emperor Wu slapped Xuan Fei hard on the face again.
"I have already issued an order. No one is allowed to target Jun Lintian and must serve him well. How dare you resist and disobey the order!"
"Do you still have any thoughts in your eyes? I am the emperor!"
"Do you know that your actions have ruined my plan?" (End of this chapter)