I transmigrated to ancient times and became a king with a title equal to mine.

Long Bin's three conditions were to find out whether the Qin family massacre was related to certain people in the imperial court.

"If you do not agree or try to fool me, the entire Hu family of Lishui will be wiped out tonight."

"Your Majesty, as long as you spare my family, I will do whatever you ask, not just three things, but three hundred."

Hu Deren is a family man. He became loyal to the Qin family because the head of the Qin family saved his mother. Hu Deren served the Qin family for more than ten years.

Hearing that his whole family could survive, Hu Deren felt a surge of joy.

"Your Majesty, the shadow of twelve years ago still haunts my heart. To die in your hands tonight would be a kind of relief. Please give me your orders!"

Long Bin said, "First, name all the participants and organizations involved in the Qin family massacre; second, return all the industries, lands, and property belonging to the Qin family; third, the Hu family must stay away from the Great Xia Kingdom."

Hearing these three requests, Hu De was quite surprised, as these three conditions posed no difficulty whatsoever for him.

Seeing the surprise on his face, Long Bin said calmly, "I know you're cunning. Answer three questions, and you can send your family to Nanjia Village in the north of the Great Wall."

"what……?"

Hu Deren was prepared for life and death.

But the four words "Saibei Nanjiazhai" touched a nerve between him and his life.

The name, spoken by the Southern King Qian Sui, sent the old monkey's soul flying. The Southern Village in the northern frontier was his secret lair built thirty years ago, where he had three sons and three daughters. This secret was known to almost no one, not even his current wife and children.

Hu Deren was taken aback, wondering to himself: How did His Highness the Prince of the South know?

"Don't be so surprised. As the saying goes, if you don't want others to know, don't do it in the first place." Longtou Bin threw out two contract texts and said coldly, "I'm giving you half a month. If you break your promise, I will kill all your family members, including the Hu family in your third den of monkeys in Lingnan Miao territory."

"..."

Hu Deren was so frightened that he urinated and defecated, blood gushed from his seven orifices, and his whole body trembled violently.

He was not afraid of the Prince of Nan's power or terrifying martial arts skills; at worst, he would just die.

The fact that the Southern King revealed the addresses of his two hidden family homes was what terrified him the most.

The northern frontier and the Miao region were his proudest places in life. The large number of his descendants in those two places was his pride, but also his Achilles' heel, his true weakness!

With a series of thuds, Hu Deren kowtowed more than ten times, crying, "Your Majesty, you are my ancestor. This servant promises to do as you command."

"However, the participants did not know each other back then. I only know that there were five leaders, among whom I only know the elder masters of the Zhu, Wang, and Li families in this city, as well as Hua Lingchun, one of the leaders."

He then wrote down the names of the four people, the physical characteristics of the other three ringleaders, and his own suspicions.

Using his mind-reading ability, he knew the old thief had nothing to hide, so he said, "I will restore 20% of your self-defense internal strength. Half a month later, I hope you will voluntarily go to the Qin family ancestral graves and commit suicide."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, although I am a wicked person, I keep my word."

"I am deeply grateful that you spared my entire family, and I am even more ashamed. I want to clarify that when I served the Qin family, I never swore an oath of allegiance because I was an undercover agent sent by the Heavenly Dao Society to infiltrate the Qin family. Therefore, although I killed my master, it cannot be considered a betrayal."

"You're an undercover agent?" Long Cheng felt a chill run down his spine. The person his grandfather valued so highly turned out to be a spy.

Hu Deren blushed and said, "Back then, there were five people who were instigators, all of whom belonged to the Heavenly Way Society. Those four were important members of the Heavenly Way Society, and Hua Lingchun was the third-in-command. I was forced to join the society."

"Forced? What did they use to coerce you?"

"My family in Miao territory," Hu Deren said, on the verge of tears, "they poisoned my wife and children with Miao poison, and I had no choice but to comply."

Long Bin gritted his teeth and asked, "Are you willing to exchange the lives of my maternal grandfather's 36 family members for your family's sake?"

“That makes sense, but when it comes to one’s own affairs, who can be so righteous?” Hu Deren sighed bitterly.

With a loud slap, Long Bin angrily slapped him away.

After falling back to the ground, Hu Deren wiped the blood from his mouth and said, "This old servant knows that his reasoning is too far-fetched. But this old servant is not a person who has completely lost his conscience."

“Back then, if it weren’t for my desire to preserve the Qin family line, I wouldn’t have hidden you in the cellar, and you wouldn’t have been able to escape that fire. Of course, I’m not saying this to beg for your forgiveness.”

Long Bin was shocked. The dead Long Bin had lost his mother at a young age and was often taken out of the palace by his grandmother to live in the Qin Mansion.

The dead man had a clear memory of the murder that year; he was indeed hidden in the cellar by a masked man.

"What did you say when you put me in the cellar back then?"

Hu Deren sighed and said, "Before leaving, I said: 'Young Prince, once everyone is quiet, run for your life as far as possible, and whatever you do, do not seek help from the government.'"

Hu Deren was right. Long Bin was immediately conflicted. If it weren't for the old scoundrel's lingering conscience, he wouldn't be where he is today.

"Your Majesty, please don't be troubled. Although this old servant saved you, it cannot atone for the crime of wiping out your entire family," Hu Deren said, kowtowing.

"Tell me about the situation of the Heavenly Dao Society," Long Bin said through gritted teeth.

Hu Deren shook his head and said, "This old servant doesn't know much. I only know that the Heavenly Dao Society is related to the royal family and that you are the crown prince. As for who they are, this old servant has no idea. After the Qin family was wiped out, they cut off my contact and haven't had any contact for twelve years."

Although Hu Deren was unaware of the inside story, what he said proved the judgment of the Immortal Old Man, the master of the dead ghost.

"Your Majesty, according to my guess, the Heavenly Dao Society is not only involved in the struggle for royal power, but also has some collusion with the Dongjiang Kingdom."

Long Bin nodded and said, "Now it seems that the Qin family was killed back then to weaken my protectors in order to strip me of my position as crown prince, and even to kill me."

Hu Deren nodded in agreement.

Long Bin's eyes widened suddenly, and he asked angrily, "How did you later become a spy for the Dongjiang Kingdom?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Deren felt as if he had been struck by lightning. A man of the martial world could become a demon, but he could not betray his country. He had been a spy for the Dongjiang Kingdom for ten years, and almost no one knew about it.

The fact that even the Prince of the South knew this made Hu Deren question his own existence.

He lowered his head, his whole body trembling like a leaf.

Long Bin glared at him, the light emanating from his tiger-like eyes like a thousand sharp arrows, making Hu Deren's soul fly out of his body.

The secret room fell into a stillness, a stillness so profound it was suffocating.

After an unknown amount of time, the old, dripping wet monkey suddenly cried out, "I understand! I understand!"

Long Bin revealed a long-lost smile and asked, "Have you suddenly realized that the Heavenly Dao Society hasn't left you, but has instead used you in a different way? Turning you into a traitor?"

The question posed by the Prince of Nan left Hu Deren utterly astonished. He asked, dumbfounded, "You already knew?"