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North Prince Mansion.

Study.

Lu Chen sat in front of his desk and meticulously organized the intelligence regarding the disappearance of Great Sum's martial artists over the past month. Explore more adventures at empire

According to the Brocade Guard's statistics, the number of missing persons had already exceeded twenty thousand.

These were all martial artists above the fifth rank.

The incident had shaken various dynasties, and now some forces within the Great Sum's territory had been frightened into relocating to the North Country or other dynasties.

As regent, the Crown Prince Lu Yi had long since dispatched quite a number of people to investigate the matter without turning up any leads; the missing people seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Of course, the personnel Lu Yi sent out for the investigation were not from his own faction. With the situation in the Capital city becoming ever more perilous, he needed to keep his own men in or near the Capital city. If he were to send his own people out on other tasks, what would happen if something went wrong?

The royal court was indifferent to the matter, allowing the force behind these incidents to act without restraint. They had become increasingly bold, even to the point where martial artists were beginning to disappear within the Capital city itself.

Lu Chen pondered over the reports laid out on his desk, speculating whether his father, the Sum Emperor, had learned a skill similar to the Absorption Technique, which was why he was capturing so many martial artists to absorb their skill.

However, even if the Sum Emperor had indeed learned the Absorption Technique, he couldn't become a Celestial by using it.

To become a Celestial, one must pass the trials of this world; that is an absolute condition, one that even Lu Chen, with his system "cheat," cannot bypass. Lu Chen didn't believe the Sum Emperor could circumvent the world's trial.

Of course, temporarily elevating someone's strength to the Heavenly Human Realm through some means was still possible.

Lu Chen thought, perhaps his father was worried that the North Country might march south to vie for the throne one day, hence finding a way to counter a Celestial from the North Country in advance?

At this moment, Lu Chen's gaze fell upon a piece of intelligence, mainly concerning the Heavy Cavalry of the South.

Following the investigations by the Brocade Guard, it had been substantially confirmed that the Heavy Cavalry's move to the South was indeed to transport something, but because the investigators were all ranked below the fifth tier, it was difficult to ascertain what exactly the Heavy Cavalry was transporting.

Not to mention the Brocade Guard, even the members of the royal court were unaware of why the Heavy Cavalry was sent south. People only knew it was an order from the Sum Emperor, as for why such an order was issued, that was likely known only to the Sum Emperor himself.

Yet, there had been numerous rumors circulating within the Great Sum recently. Some said the Sum Emperor had discovered an island at sea inhabited by an Immortal, and that the Heavy Cavalry was actually transporting Immortal Pills.

If the Sum Emperor consumed the Immortal Pill, there was a possibility his health could recover.

This rumor caused the Princes to grow more restless. If the Sum Emperor were to regain his health, their chances of seizing the throne would become even slimmer.

They had been eagerly awaiting the Sum Emperor's demise, and now to hear there might be hope for him, how could they not be anxious?

Putting down the intelligence in his hands, Lu Chen lifted his hands and massaged his temples.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The martial artists above the fifth rank within Great Sum's territory were in grave danger, severely limiting the actions of the Brocade Guard. Investigating whether their disappearances were related to the Sum Emperor was not an easy task.

However, Lu Chen vaguely felt that the large-scale disappearance of martial artists might be connected to whatever the Heavy Cavalry was transporting back to the Capital city from the South.

These two incidents coinciding made it hard not to be suspicious, but without concrete evidence, everything remained conjecture.

He murmured to himself, "Forget it, no matter what he's up to, as soon as Yaoyao and Nanyan's child is born, I'll immediately lead an army south."

Lu Chen figured that once Yelv Nanyan and Xiao Wenyao's child was born, the system would most likely reward him with some troops and strong warriors. With more soldiers and powerful allies, his confidence in marching south would be greater.

"Prince, Commander Liang requests an audience!"

Hearing the voice of the maid, Lu Chen snapped back to reality. "Enter."

Liang Zong immediately entered the study, and before he could offer his respects, Lu Chen asked, "Any news from the Capital city?"

Liang Zong replied, "Reporting to the Prince, our people still haven't found out what exactly the Heavy Cavalry is escorting. I've brought other news today."

Lu Chen asked, "What news?"

Liang Zong placed the piece of paper on Lu Chen's desk. Seeing it was a piece of paper, Lu Chen knew it was a Pigeon Letter, likely conveying extremely urgent intelligence. He immediately picked up the paper and glanced over it.

Upon reading the content, Lu Chen's brow furrowed.

Two nights ago, the Sum Emperor was the target of a poison assassination attempt, but the assassin failed. After the investigation, more than a hundred people were found to be directly involved, with all of the evidence pointing toward the deed being perpetrated by the Lin Family.

Now, the entire Lin Family, from top to bottom, had been placed under house arrest, forbidden to leave. Lin Gaoyuan and Lin Xiuming had been captured and taken to Heaven Prison, awaiting interrogation.

It had happened only two nights before, yet in less than a day, all those involved in the affair had been identified. This seemed too quick.

And to suggest the mastermind behind it all was Lin Gaoyuan?

It was clearly a frame-up.

Lin Gaoyuan had long pledged allegiance to the North Country. Since the Crown Prince took over government, he had been quite low-key in the imperial court. How could he possibly get involved in such a matter?

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