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

Because he had other matters to attend to, the Ninth Prince did not return to the Great Qi Academy with Song Bufan and Lü Qingqiu.

He was still in Lingyue City at this moment, with his strategist Gu Yuanbai standing beside him.

The Ninth Prince suddenly spoke.

“Xu Muge, the prodigy of Lingyue Sect, has a very good relationship with his family. His family is just an insignificant family and is quite far from Lingyue Sect. I think this is a good opportunity to get rid of him.”

The Great Qi royal family did not want to see the three first-class forces, Lingyue Sect, Taixu Sect, and Wanbao Pavilion, grow stronger and catch up with them, so they had been secretly trying to suppress them.

If any signs of a rise to power emerge, the royal family will definitely try to suppress them.

The royal family had planted many spies within the Lingyue Sect, and they had known for a long time that a prodigy like Xu Muge had emerged in the sect.

After confirming that his talent was too extraordinary, the royal family put him on their kill list.

The Ninth Prince felt that if he could achieve this, it would be a significant advantage in the battle for the throne.

Gu Yuanbai was naturally intelligent, and with his deep understanding of the Ninth Prince, he guessed what the prince was thinking.

"You want to target the Xu family, lure Xu Muge home, and then ambush him on the way?"

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, we cannot target certain family forces. This would be too targeted and easily arouse the suspicion of the Lingyue Sect, alerting them. The best choice is ruthless bandits and outlaws."

The fact that other families and forces were targeting the Xu family without any apparent reason seemed rather abrupt.

But it would seem more reasonable if bandits had looted the Xu family's home.

"Secondly, we should try to delay as much as possible, allowing Xu Muge to become more famous and his talent to be revealed more fully. This way, Your Highness will gain even more credit in eliminating him."

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

This means the same thing as offering help in times of need being better than adding to someone's success; eliminating someone when they are most needed will achieve the best results.

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

"Okay, let's do it."

.....

On the flying boat back to Rain River City, Zheng Guan and Xu Qingzhou chatted idly.

As we passed a towering mountain peak.

The sudden change.

"bass!"

Suddenly, a blinding sword light flew out from the mountain. The sword light was hundreds of feet long, and its killing intent was overwhelming, sweeping over like a vast ocean.

"careful!"

Zheng Guan, the strongest among them, was the first to react and immediately pulled Xu Qingzhou and Xu Luo to dodge.

"boom!!"

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

Because Zheng Guan reacted quickly enough, the three of them were unharmed, but the flying boat was shattered by the sword light.

Zheng Guan drew his weapon, his magic power surging, his clothes fluttering, and he shouted.

"Zheng Guan, a disciple of Su Xin of the Lingyue Sect, who is this scoundrel who launched this sneak attack?!"

After he shouted, the surroundings were extremely quiet, and a streak of light could be faintly seen disappearing into the distance.

Zheng Guan angrily cursed, "This thief, he ran away as soon as his sneak attack failed, he's utterly despicable."

“I think his target was probably us, but when he found you were there, he fled,” Xu Luo analyzed.

If they had known Zheng Guan was also there, they would have been better prepared.

“Possibly,” Zheng Guan nodded. “That aura just now felt somewhat familiar to me; I think I’ve fought this person before.”

Xu Qingzhou and Xu Luo remained silent, letting him think carefully about who it was.

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

"They're too far away to be sure who it is, but I'm 30% certain it's someone from the Seven Star Sect."

Xu Qingzhou and Xu Luo immediately thought of Wu Wendong of the Seven Star Sect, after all, they had snatched the fragment of "Burning Heaven Annihilation Hand" from Wu Wendong at the auction.

Wu Wendong wanted to ambush the two, but he didn't expect Zheng Guan to be there as well. The two were evenly matched, both at the Purple Mansion Realm. He wasn't confident he could defeat Zheng Guan, so he chose to give up and leave.

That makes sense.

Sensing the lingering chilling sword intent around them, Xu Qingzhou and Xu Luo became serious.

Without Zheng Guan's company, the two of them would definitely be in grave danger this time.

A strong killing intent surged within Xu Luo.

[That Seven Star Sect truly deserves to die!!]

Xu Qingzhou then took out another flying boat, and they flew at full speed, successfully returning to Rain River City.

It was almost dark by then. Xu Qingzhou stayed at Zheng Guan's residence for the night and didn't leave until the next day to return to Lingyue Sect.

Upon returning to the Lingyue Sect, Xu Muge casually asked, "How was it, Senior Brother? Did everything go smoothly?"

“We were ambushed on the way,” Zheng Guan replied in a deep voice.

Xu Muge was shocked. "What! How are my brother and uncle?"

"The airship was destroyed, but we're all fine. The attackers realized something was wrong and ran away," Zheng Guan said.

Xu Muge's face was grim, and he asked in a cold voice, "Do you know who it is?"

“I suspect it’s Wu Wendong from the Seven Star Sect, because he was the one who kept bidding up the price for the martial arts manual you bought at the auction,” Zheng Guan said, revealing Xu Qingzhou’s suspicion.

"Wu Wendong!"

Xu Muge secretly memorized the name, vowing to kill him when he had the strength, and also to destroy the Seven Star Sect!

"Thank you for your trouble, senior brother. I'm going to see Master."

Xu Muge hurriedly found Su Xin, and his senior sister Su Xinyan was also there. He got straight to the point.

"Master, your disciple has a request for you."

Su Xin asked curiously, "What is it?"

“My uncle and brother were at the Wanbaoge auction yesterday. We were in the same private room, and I bid on an item.”

"When we came back, I asked my senior brother to take them with me, but they were ambushed on the way. If it weren't for my senior brother, they would have been in grave danger."

"I'm worried about the safety of the Xu family, so I'd like to ask you to arrange for someone to protect them. Is that alright?"

Xu Muge looked at Su Xin with a pleading expression.

He knew that arranging for people to protect him was no problem, but protecting his family was a bit unreasonable.

“Okay,” 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.

Xu Muge's cultivation is now the most important thing for the Lingyue Sect.

Xu Muge was overjoyed.

"Thank you, Master! I knew you loved me the most!"

Su Xin smiled. "How long do you think is appropriate to protect him?"

“It won’t be long. I’ll stay at the Xu family’s place for three to five months to make sure the attackers give up, then I can come back,” Xu Muge said.

He was afraid that the attackers wouldn't give up and would go to the Xu family again, so he came to plead with his master to arrange for someone to go to the Xu family, just in case.

Three to five months is just a blink of an eye for cultivators above the Purple Mansion Realm.

At this moment, Su Xinyan, who had been silent all along, spoke up: "Why don't you let me go? I was just thinking of going out for a walk to clear my head."

Her cultivation technique has recently encountered a bottleneck, which cannot be resolved by simple practice. She needs more insights and to elevate her state of mind.

Hearing her say that, before Su Xin could even speak, Xu Muge nodded her head vigorously, like someone pounding garlic.

"Okay, okay! I'm most at ease with you going, Senior Sister! You don't need to rush back, you can stay for three to five years."

Ok?

Su Xin turned to look at Xu Muge. Just now they said three to five months, how come Xin Yan said it would be three to five years when she went?!

what's the situation!