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But who exactly did it? Yuan Qingshan fell into deep thought. If this matter wasn't handled properly, would Xu Xiao, the King of Northern Cold, suspect him? Would he become a scapegoat...?
Thinking of this, Yuan Qingshan felt a surge of frustration. No matter what, he had to keep the Northern Cold King calm...
"Reporting! It is the Sect Master who has received the Grand Elder!"
Just as Yuan Qingshan was pondering, a disciple rushed in and knelt down to pay his respects.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qingshan was slightly taken aback, but continued, "Please invite him in."
Soon, the Grand Elder entered the hall, bowed respectfully to Yuan Qingshan, and said, "This subordinate greets the Sect Master!"
"Elder, no need for formalities!" Yuan Qingshan waved his hand gently and said, "What brings you here so suddenly, Elder?"
"Reporting to the Sect Master, the assassination of the Northern Cold King has nothing to do with us, but, but perhaps the Northern Cold King will suspect us!" the Grand Elder said with a worried look.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qingshan was taken aback, but he didn't say anything more. Instead, he asked, "In that case, what should we do?"
"Given our current situation, the best option is to send a gift to the Northern Cold King, hoping he won't misunderstand us!" the Grand Elder said slowly.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qingshan fell silent...
After a long while, Yuan Qingshan finally looked up at the Grand Elder and said, "What the Grand Elder said makes sense. Then the Grand Elder should personally prepare gifts and go to visit the King of Beihan. I hope the King of Beihan will not suspect us."
"Your subordinate obeys!" Upon hearing the sect leader's words, the Grand Elder was overjoyed. He had originally thought that the sect leader would not agree, but he did not expect that the sect leader would actually agree.
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At the Wu Family Sword Tomb, Wu Liuding, seeing Xu Xiao assassinated, looked helplessly at Deng Tai'a and said, "Who do you think would want to kill my brother-in-law?"
Deng Tai'a shook his head and said, "Your brother-in-law has enemies all over the martial arts world. Who knows if someone will be unable to tolerate him?"
"The Emperor of Liyang? No! The Liyang royal family isn't that stupid; it seems there must be someone else!"
"Regardless of who did it, the Northern Cold King has been assassinated. Shouldn't I, as his brother-in-law, offer him some comfort..."
Upon hearing this, Deng Tai'a nodded and said, "Send someone to deliver a gift, otherwise they might suspect that you sent someone to assassinate him because of your sister's death..."
Wu Liuding angrily retorted, "Bullshit! If I wanted to kill, I would have done it long ago. Why would I have waited until now?"
Deng Tai'a said calmly, "Alright, then I admit I misunderstood you, and I apologize..."
"You're smart to know your place!" Wu Liuding said. "Let's go for a drink!"
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Wang Chonglou and Hong Xixiang of Wudang Mountain were utterly shocked by the scene before them!
"Senior brother, the Northern Cold King was assassinated?" Hong Xixiang asked in surprise, "Who could it be? How dare they assassinate the Northern Cold King? They must have eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard."
Wang Chonglou said in a deep voice, "Besides the World Society and the Li Yang royal family having a motive, I doubt any other force would dare to be so bold!"
“Senior brother, I don’t think so. Although the World Alliance has the strength, they have no motive whatsoever!” Hong Xixiang pondered for a moment and said, “However, it is indeed possible for the Li Yang royal family. After all, the Li Yang royal family lost face by having the Northern Cold King sided with the Human Martial Saint!”
“That certainly seems to be the case!” Wang Chonglou said slowly. “Whether it’s the World Society or the Li Yang royal family, they are not having an easy time either. Let’s just wait and see. Whoever did it, as long as we didn’t get involved, that’s enough.”
“What Senior Brother said makes sense!” Hong Xixiang nodded in agreement.
While Wang Chonglou and Hong Xixiang were discussing the assassin who killed the Northern Cold King...
The Grand Elder of the Moral Sect was standing in front of the Northern Cold King's Mansion.
Upon seeing the Grand Elder of the Moral Sect arrive with a pile of gifts to visit Xu Xiao, the guards immediately announced his arrival.
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Inside the Peerless City…
Wushuang, looking at everyone she had raised, asked, "Master, who do you think assassinated the Northern Cold King?"
Song Yan shook her head and said, "I don't know, maybe it's one of the ones I guessed."
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"Oh, then Master, who do you think did it?" Wushuang asked.
Song Yan pondered for a moment and said, "It should be one of the Northern Cold King's rivals or enemies; only that makes sense."
"However, whether the Northern Cold King lives or dies is none of our business."
"Who could it be? Li Yang?" Wu Shuang persisted, asking, "Could it be an assassination attempt on a gang?"
Song Yan shook her head and said, "Li Yang wouldn't be so foolish as to expose himself so easily, but we can't rule out the possibility that they did it. After all, the Martial Saint of the Mortal Realm is too powerful..."
"But whoever it is, that's not something we should be thinking about now. What we should be doing now is cultivating and striving to improve our strength!"
“Master, I think that Xu Xiao, the King of Northern Cold, has already pledged allegiance to the Martial Saint of the Mortal Realm, and now he has been killed? All the forces in the world must be envious and jealous of him. Do you think Xu Xiao, the King of Northern Cold, might suspect that it was Wushuang City?” Wushuang asked with a smile.
Song Yan rolled her eyes at her grinning disciple and said speechlessly, "You're just speculating. Do you think it's possible? If they really believed it was Wushuang City, would your master still be alive? I probably wouldn't even have a body left."
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As they were talking, he suddenly realized something was wrong and said, "You should remind your master, if the Northern Cold King really suspects something, wouldn't Wushuang City be in great danger!"
Thinking of this, Song Yan Hui panicked. The thought of the Northern Cold King siding with the Martial Saint of the Mortal Realm sent chills down her spine...
Seeing her master's expression, Wushuang smiled wryly and said, "Master, I was just joking, is it really necessary? We have absolutely no connection with Beihan, so they certainly wouldn't suspect Wushuang on the city wall!"
Song Yan shook her head and said, "You're still young and don't understand the dangers of the martial world. No, we have to show our respect. You quickly tell Lu Yuzhai to prepare some gifts to send to the King of Beihan. We can't let the King of Beihan think that Wushuang City doesn't take him seriously. This way, we can prove that Wushuang City has nothing to do with the assassination!"
"Uh..." Wushuang was speechless. His master was really going too far!
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Meanwhile, throughout the martial arts world, countless forces were discussing this matter!
Noisy commotion was constantly emanating from the Tang Clan's council hall!
"Oh dear, didn't the Northern Cold King just pledge allegiance to the Martial Saint of the Mortal Realm? How did an assassination attempt happen!"
"Oh no! This is terrible! What if the Northern Cold King suspects us?"
"That's not right! We have no connection with the Northern Cold King, so why are they suspecting us?"
"That's right! This has nothing to do with us. We didn't do anything!"
Although Old Master Tang appeared calm as he sat in the main seat, a hint of panic flickered in his eyes. The Chu Clan system wasn't providing a clear view, but he had a feeling someone was using Tang Clan martial arts…
Did the Northern King really hold them accountable?
Old Master Tang sighed inwardly. If it were any other time, and the Northern Cold King dared to frame the Tang Clan like this, the Tang Clan would probably have wiped him out completely!
But at this moment…
The Tang Clan really can't afford to offend the Northern Cold King.
Because behind the Northern Cold King stands the Martial Saint of the Mortal Realm, and that's a Martial Saint of the Mortal Realm...
"Before the King of Northern Cold makes his move, we must quickly prepare a grand gift, and we absolutely cannot arouse his suspicion!" Old Master Tang hurriedly instructed.
"Yes!" Everyone nodded and then quickly turned and left.
Upon learning of this news, various powerful factions in the martial arts world prepared gifts and sent them to the Northern Cold Prince's Mansion, not seeking to establish an alliance, but only hoping not to get involved.
Even envoys from various countries were among them, as they too feared becoming scapegoats, given the inexplicable assassination of the Northern King!
Chapter 112 I, Xu Weixiong, can finally claim my place legitimately!
The Northern Cold Prince's mansion was bustling with visitors, all with the same purpose: to bring gifts and hope they wouldn't become the target of suspicion.
At this moment, as Xu Xiao, the King of Northern Cold, listened to the leisurely tea drinking in the Chaoting Pavilion, his heart was filled with joy!
Although he was assassinated, it was not his wish!
Moreover, he has now soared to new heights!
Looking at the endless stream of people from all walks of life, he knew that these people were there to curry favor with him!
However, Xu Xiao, the King of Northern Cold, was not arrogant because of this!
Instead, they became even more vigilant!
Ever since he pledged allegiance to the Martial Saint, he felt that the entire martial world was filled with hostility towards him, especially the Li Yang Dynasty…
"Your Highness, aren't you going out to meet these people?" Li Jinshan asked Xu Xiao, who hadn't yet placed a single piece on the chessboard, which was already filled with black and white pieces.
Xu Xiao took a sip of tea and said calmly, "I do need to see them, otherwise they'll really think I'm bedridden and unable to move..."
"Jinshan, do you think it's possible that any of the forces involved in this assassination attempt..."
"That's unlikely! After all, Your Highness, don't you know what kind of person that guy is? He's come here with gifts to tell Your Highness that they won't carry out an assassination attempt..."
Xu "453" Xiao stood at the window at the highest point of Tingchao Pavilion, a cold smile creeping onto his lips as he watched the various martial arts factions...
He sat back down in his original seat and said calmly, "These Jianghu forces are truly beyond words. They put down the gifts and left quickly, not daring to linger for long!"
"Hehe, who told our prince to be of such high status now? They're afraid of offending us and not even knowing how they died!" Li Jinshan said with a slight smile.
"These forces claim they aren't assassins? What forces do you think they are? They know I've already pledged allegiance to the Martial Saint of the Mortal Realm, yet they dare to openly assassinate me. This is clearly a provocation against the Martial Saint of the Mortal Realm! Perhaps... perhaps they are wary of the Northern Cold King's Mansion!"
Xu Xiao suddenly thought of something and said, "Do you think it might be Emperor Zhao Li of Liyang? After all, he has always wanted to take back Beihan. After the Zhao Dynasty died and the Liyang Fortune Lotus was destroyed, he couldn't wait to get Beihan's fortune. As long as I die, Beihan will definitely be in chaos, so he can rightfully take back Beihan!"
Xu Xiao thought it was feasible more and more. If it really was the Li Yang royal family, they could afford to pay enough to hire such a master!
Once he dies, the Northern Cold will be leaderless and in chaos. At that time, Li Yang will take the opportunity to send troops and take back the Northern Cold with ease!
“Your Highness, I think the Emperor of Liyang is unlikely to be so foolish as to take such a risk. After all, Your Highness’s primary suspects are them. Even if they wanted to make a move, they would have to wait a while and certainly wouldn’t do it at this critical juncture. Your Highness now has a close relationship with the Martial Saint of the Mortal Realm, so he should be even more cautious!” Li Jinshan said slowly after a moment of contemplation.
Xu Xiao nodded, agreeing with Li Jinshan's words.