Fantasy: The Clan Chief Lies Down, His House Is Full of Emperors

At the Xu family's routine meeting.

Xu Qingzhou listened as the elders reported on the various matters that had accumulated over the past two years.

"Currently in the Eastern Region, only the Holy City and the Nine Li Dynasty no longer have branches of Zuixianlou."

Xu Qingzhou asked, "Has the Jiuli Dynasty tried it?"

The Holy City is the territory of the three holy lands. The Xu family has always been at odds with them. Even if they don't dare to openly suppress the Xu family like before, they can still cause some trouble in secret.

Moreover, last time in the Forging Sect's secret realm, the Holy Son of the True One Holy Land died at the hands of Xu Luo and his group.

On the Jiuli Dynasty side, there wasn't such a big conflict.

The Sixth Elder replied, "We've tried, and it's still extremely difficult."

"Then forget it. Let's put the opening of the store on hold for now and focus on developing the intelligence system," Xu Qingzhou said.

Now that the Xu family has acquired the business of alchemy and weapon crafting, the plan to open a branch of Zuixianlou is no longer as urgent as before.

However, the intelligence system needs to be in place a step ahead of time.

The Sixth Elder nodded.

Xu Qingzhou then asked, "How is Kong'er doing?"

Xu Kong went to the Wu Kingdom to begin his plan to unify the eight ancient kingdoms, and it has been several years since then.

Actually, unifying the eight ancient kingdoms is quite simple; Princess Jiang Hongye's return is all it takes to do it with a single word.

However, such a unified Eight Ancient Kingdoms would have far too many problems, and Xu Qingzhou also wanted to take this opportunity to train Xu Kong.

The Fourth Elder replied, "The Third Young Master has already helped the Eighth Prince of Wu Kingdom obtain the position of Crown Prince, and the King of Wu Kingdom is about to abdicate."

“Really? That’s right,” Xu Qingzhou raised an eyebrow and nodded affirmatively.

Intelligence indicates that the eldest, third, and seventh princes of the Wu Kingdom are strong contenders for the crown prince position, while the eighth prince has already given up.

However, after Xu Kong went to the Wu Kingdom, in the past few years, he not only gained the trust of the Eighth Prince, but also helped him win against three top contenders for the throne, which shows his methods and abilities.

Xu Qingzhou asked, "Do you know what level of strength the Martial Kingdom's Ancestor possesses?"

He felt that the final position of the ruler of the Eight Ancient Kingdoms was still decided by the ancestor of the Great Saint Realm, so as long as the crown prince had not yet ascended the throne, there was a possibility of unexpected events.

"Back when the Great Zhou Dynasty still existed, the predecessor of the current Eight Ancient Kingdoms royal family may have had multiple Great Saint Realm experts. Now, the Eight Ancient Kingdoms royal family only has one Great Saint Realm ancestor."

"Moreover, they are mostly at the first or second level of the Great Saint realm. With the inheritance and resources they possess, it is very difficult for an ancestor above the second level of the Great Saint realm to appear," Xu Luo, who had been silent until now, said.

If it's the first or second level of the Great Sage realm, then we can easily control Xu Qingzhou once he also breaks through to the Great Sage realm.

That way, even if something unexpected happens, Xu Qingzhou can still control everything.

Xu Luo had barely finished speaking when the butler knocked on the door and came in.

"Reporting to the clan leader, an urgent message has arrived from the Wu Kingdom: the Third Young Master has been assassinated and injured. The assassin is from the Hidden Assassins."

Everyone present was immediately taken aback.

"What! The Third Young Master has been assassinated!"

Xu Qingzhou frowned and asked, "How are your injuries?"

"He's not seriously injured, but he's unconscious," the butler replied.

Xu Kong had already changed his appearance and acquired a new identity before going to the Wu Kingdom. It is clear that the person who hired the assassin was not after the Xu family, but most likely because of the succession struggle in the Wu Kingdom.

Xu Luo said in a deep voice, "According to the habits of the Hidden Assassins, once an assassination operation begins, if it fails, they will continue to send assassins, and each time the assassins are stronger than the last. Only after three consecutive failures will they voluntarily abandon the mission."

Xu Qingzhou was well aware of this, after all, he himself had been assassinated by Hidden Assassins three times.

Once you're targeted by a stealthy assassin, you have to be constantly vigilant. You'll feel unsafe wherever you go, like you have a fishbone stuck in your throat or a thorn in your back, making you feel uncomfortable all over.

At that time, Xu Qingzhou was used to lying down and staying at home was fine.

If it were someone else, being forced to hide at home by an assassin and afraid to go anywhere, they would probably feel miserable and frustrated.

The First Elder asked, "Should we arrange for someone to protect the Third Young Master?"

Xu Qingzhou shook his head.

"Instead of passively defending, it's better to take the initiative."

what?

The elders didn't quite understand what Xu Qingzhou meant. Did he intend to take action against Yin Sha?

That's the Hidden Assassins, an assassination organization that existed since ancient times. Although it has risen and fallen and is no longer at its peak, its strength is still considerable.

Rumors suggest that there are several Great Saints among the Hidden Assassins, whose strength far surpasses that of the royal family of the Eight Ancient Kingdoms.

The Xu family, without the help of the three lords of the Divine Palace, would be no match for Hidden Assassins.

Moreover, although the Hidden Assassins are no longer powerful, they are extremely well hidden and adept at evading danger. Previously, when members of the Great Xia Dynasty's royal family were assassinated, and the attempt was made to eliminate the Hidden Assassins, they managed to survive. This demonstrates just how deep their ability to conceal themselves is.

Xu Qingzhou smiled, guessing what they were thinking.

“Of course we don’t need to do anything. Over the years, Hidden Assassins have offended quite a few forces. All we need to do is send the location of Hidden Assassins’ stronghold to the forces that have a grudge against them.”

Assassin organizations all have strongholds and communication methods, but they are difficult for ordinary forces to find.

But under the intelligence network of Zuixianlou, there was nowhere for them to hide.

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and they all echoed his sentiments.

"That's right! Our Drunken Immortal Pavilion has a very large intelligence network now. Although it's a bit difficult to find the Hidden Assassins' stronghold, it's still something we can do."

"The Great Xia Dynasty alone is enough to give Yinsha a headache."

Xu Qingzhou stood up and said, "Let the Hidden Dragon Guards participate in this operation as well. Just hand over the small strongholds to them. If they discover any True Saints of Hidden Assassins, notify me immediately."

Killing some assassins below the Saint Realm only cripples the Hidden Assassin; only by killing more Saint Realm assassins can they experience the pain of broken bones.

"understand!"

The elders were overjoyed. They never expected that their Xu family would actually take action against a force that existed since ancient times. How could they not be excited about such a thing?

Back then, the Xu family was weak, so Xu Qingzhou could only endure the assassination attempt.

Later, Xu Chen was also assassinated once by Bing Gu, an assassin who had made it onto the list of geniuses, and the Xu family chose to tolerate it.

Now, the third young master of the Xu family has been assassinated by Hidden Assassins.

This time, the Xu family has gained sufficient strength and no longer needs to tolerate it!

Although we can't completely eradicate the Hidden Killers, we should at least make them suffer heavy losses.

When the Xu family gains sufficient strength in the future, that will be the time when the Hidden Assassins will be completely wiped out.