Chapter 35 Return and Attack

The Ninth Prince had other matters to attend to and did not return to the Great Qi Academy with Song Bufan and Lu Qingqiu.

At this moment, he was still in Lingyue City, with his advisor Gu Yuanbai standing beside him.

The Ninth Prince suddenly spoke.

"Lingyue Sect Heavenly Prodigies Xu Muge has a very good relationship with his Family. His Family is just a low-tier Family, and there is a certain distance from Lingyue Sect. I think this is a good opportunity to eliminate him."

The Great Qi Imperial Family did not want to see the three first-rate powers, Lingyue Sect, Tai Xu Sect, and Wanbao Pavilion, develop and grow stronger, catching up to them, so they had been secretly trying to suppress them.

As long as there were signs of rising, the Royal Family would definitely find a way to extinguish them.

The Royal Family had planted many spies in Lingyue Sect. When a Heavenly Prodigies Xu Muge appeared in Lingyue Sect, the Royal Family already knew about it.

After confirming that his talent was too monstrous, the Royal Family placed him on the kill list.

The Ninth Prince felt that if he succeeded, this would be a strong bonus point in the war for the throne.

Gu Yuanbai was already exceptionally clever, and coupled with his extreme understanding of the Ninth Prince, he guessed his thoughts.

"You want to attack the Xu Family to lure Xu Muge home, and then ambush him halfway?"

The Ninth Prince nodded.

Gu Yuanbai pondered for a moment, "This method is feasible, but there are two points to note."

"Which two points?" the Ninth Prince asked.

Gu Yuanbai slowly said, "First, you cannot find some Family forces to act. This is too targeted and easily arouses the suspicion of Lingyue Sect, alerting the enemy. The best choice is bandits and marauders who commit all sorts of evil."

Other Family forces targeting the Xu Family for no reason would be somewhat abrupt.

But if bandits plundered the Xu Family, it would appear more reasonable.

"Second, try to delay a bit, let Xu Muge's reputation grow larger, and his talent reveal a bit more. This way, eliminating him will give His Highness greater merit."

"After a while, the Azure Dragon Secret Realm will open. He will definitely go then. If nothing unexpected happens, he should become famous, and that will be the best time."

This meaning is the same as providing help in times of need is better than adding flowers to a brocade; eliminating him when it is most needed can achieve the best effect.

After hearing this, the Ninth Prince revealed a satisfied smile.

"Okay, let's do it this way."

…..

On the flying boat returning to Yuhe City, Zheng Guan and Xu Qingzhou were chatting casually.

While passing a towering mountain peak.

A sudden change occurred.

"Swish!"

A dazzling sword light suddenly flew out from the mountain. The sword light was a hundred zhang long, filled with Killing Intent, sweeping over like a vast ocean.

"Be careful!"

Zheng Guan, who was the strongest, was the first to react, immediately pulling Xu Qingzhou and Xu Luo to dodge.

"Bang!!"

In the blink of an eye, the sword light directly hit the flying boat.

Because Zheng Guan reacted quickly enough, the three of them were fine, but the flying boat was smashed to pieces by this sword light.

Zheng Guan directly took out his weapon, his magic power surging, his clothes fluttering, and he let out a loud shout.

"I am Zheng Guan, a disciple of Su Xin from Lingyue Sect! Which rat dared to launch a sneak attack!!"

After he finished shouting, the surroundings were extremely quiet. Faintly, they saw a streak of light fleeing into the distance.

Zheng Guan cursed angrily, "This villain, he ran away directly after failing the sneak attack, utterly despicable."

"I think his target might have been us, but seeing you were also here, he fled far away," Xu Luo analyzed.

If he had known Zheng Guan was also here, he would have definitely prepared more thoroughly.

"Possibly," Zheng Guan nodded, "That aura just now felt a bit familiar. I should have crossed paths with this person before."

Xu Qingzhou and Xu Luo did not speak, letting him think carefully about who it was.

Zheng Guan thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"It was too far away, I'm not sure who it was, but I have a thirty percent certainty it was someone from Seven Stars Sect."

Xu Qingzhou and Xu Luo immediately thought of Wu Wendong from Seven Stars Sect. After all, at the auction just now, they had snatched the incomplete scroll of Burning Sky Extinction Hand from Wu Wendong.

Wu Wendong wanted to ambush the two, but didn't expect Zheng Guan to be there. The two of them were evenly matched in strength, both in the Purple Mansion Realm. He wasn't confident he could defeat Zheng Guan, which was why he chose to give up and leave.

Thinking this way was also reasonable.

Feeling the chilling Sword Intent that had not yet dispersed around them, Xu Qingzhou and Xu Luo's hearts were heavy.

If Zheng Guan had not accompanied them, the two of them would have certainly faced grave danger this time.

A strong Killing Intent surged in Xu Luo's heart.

[This Seven Stars Sect is truly deserving of death!!]

Xu Qingzhou took out another flying boat. They flew at full speed and successfully returned to Yuhe City.

By this time, it was almost dark. Xu Qingzhou had Zheng Guan stay for the night, and he left to return to Lingyue Sect the next day.

After returning to Lingyue Sect, Xu Muge casually asked, "How was it, Senior Brother? Was everything smooth?"

"We encountered a sneak attack on the way," Zheng Guan replied in a deep voice.

Xu Muge was greatly alarmed, "What! How are my brother and my uncle?"

"The flying boat was destroyed, but we are all fine. The attacker realized something was wrong and ran away immediately," Zheng Guan said.

Xu Muge's face darkened, and he asked coldly, "Do you know who it was?"

"We suspect it was Wu Wendong from Seven Stars Sect, because he was the one who kept bidding on the incomplete Martial Skill scroll you bought at the auction," Zheng Guan stated Xu Qingzhou's guess.

"Wu Wendong!"

Xu Muge secretly noted down this name. Once he had the strength, he would definitely kill him, and Seven Stars Sect must also be destroyed!!

"Thank you, Senior Brother. I'm going to see Master."

Xu Muge urgently went to find Su Xin. Junior Sister Su Xinyan was also there. He spoke straightforwardly.

"Master, your disciple wants to ask you for something."

Su Xin was quite curious, "What is it?"

"Yesterday at the Wanbao Pavilion auction, my uncle and my brother also went. We were in the same private room, and I bid on an item."

"When returning, I asked Senior Brother to escort the two of them, but they encountered a sneak attack halfway. If Senior Brother hadn't been there, the two of them would have certainly faced grave danger."

"I am worried about the safety of the Xu Family, so I would like to ask you to arrange someone to protect the Xu Family. I wonder if that's possible?"

Xu Muge looked at Su Xin with a pleading expression.

He knew that arranging someone to protect himself was no problem at all, but protecting his Family was a bit unreasonable.

"You can," Su Xin agreed without much thought.

He understood that if the safety of the Xu Family could not be guaranteed, Xu Muge would definitely not be able to calm down and Cultivate.

Now, Xu Muge's cultivation was the most important matter for Lingyue Sect.

Xu Muge was overjoyed.

"Thank you, Master! I knew you doted on me the most!"

Su Xin smiled, "How long do you think is appropriate for the protection?"

"Not for too long. Stay at the Xu Family for three to five months, and you can come back after making sure the attackers have given up," Xu Muge said.

He was just afraid that the attackers wouldn't give up and would go to the Xu Family again, which was why he came to plead with Master to arrange someone to go to the Xu Family, just in case.

Three to five months was just a flick of a finger for Cultivators above the Purple Mansion Realm.

At this moment, Su Xinyan, who had been silent on the side, spoke up, "Why don't I go? I happen to want to go out and relax."

Her Cultivation Technique had recently encountered a Bottleneck. Simply cultivating could not solve it; she needed more insights to improve her state of mind.

Hearing her say this, Su Xin hadn't even spoken yet, but Xu Muge was nodding his head like pounding garlic.

"Good, good, good! I'm most at ease if Junior Sister goes! There's no need to rush back then either, staying for three to five years is fine."

Hmm?

Su Xin turned his head to look at Xu Muge. Just now he said three to five months, but why did it become three to five years when Xin Yan said she would go?!

What's going on!