Chapter 593

"Han Diaosi!"

"Do you think... how should I treat Huang Rong?! How should I treat that... Li Zhangsheng, Li Zhenren?!"

Liyang Emperor Zhao Dun raised his eyes slightly, took a glance at the Human Cat Han Shengxuan, and asked gloomily.

"This servant does not know!"

"This servant only follows Your Majesty's orders!"

The Human Cat Han Shengxuan still did not raise his head, remaining on his knees, speaking with absolute loyalty.

"First it was the Prince of Jing'an and his son, and now it is the Prince of Guangling and his son!"

"Of the six great vassal kings of Liyang, two have actually died because of him!"

"Let us set aside the matter of the Prince of Jing'an and his son for now! The Prince of Guangling and his son have acted with such fanfare, showing such disregard for me... If I remain indifferent, if Liyang remains indifferent..."

"Then! Liyang might as well wait to be destroyed! And I might as well wait... to become a monarch of a fallen state!"

Liyang Emperor Zhao Dun seemed to be speaking to Han Shengxuan, yet also seemed to be talking to himself.

The death of the Prince of Jing'an and his son had already left the Liyang imperial family and the civil and military officials dissatisfied, even terrified; now that the Prince of Guangling and his son were also dead, if he still took no action, he feared Liyang... would truly fall into chaos.

"Order the Imperial Observatory! Mount Long Hu! The imperial retainers! Yang Taisai! Liu Songshi and the others, come see me immediately!"

"Order the Imperial Ancestral Temple to prepare the incense table; I am going to offer sacrifices to the ancestors!"

"Order envoys to be dispatched to Wudicheng, the Demon Yuan, the Far North, and other places!"

"Order envoys to be dispatched to the Great Qin! The Great Ming! The Great Song, and other kingdoms!"

"..."

Liyang Emperor Zhao Dun sat cross-legged, his gaze flickering, his face expressionless, his fingers tapping continuously on the table. With every tap, he issued a command!

"Yes!"

The Human Cat Han Shengxuan was terrified in his heart. He took a quick, secret glance at Zhao Dun, then lowered his head again, responding without the slightest hesitation.

He knew that Liyang Emperor Zhao Dun held Li Zhangsheng in high regard, but he never imagined it would be to such an extent.

After all, Liyang Emperor Zhao Dun clearly knew that the death of the Prince of Jing'an and his son was inseparable from Li Zhangsheng, yet Zhao Dun still did not let him expose this matter, instead turning the spearhead toward Beiliang.

Until now, with the death of the Prince of Guangling and his son, Liyang Emperor Zhao Dun finally moved to kill, intending to use every means at his disposal to slay Li Zhangsheng.

Of course, if it were not for the phrase "Slayer of Kings! East Sea Taohuadao: Huang Rong" echoing throughout the martial arts world, drawing the eyes of the world and making it impossible to cover up... The Human Cat Han Shengxuan even suspected that without those words, Liyang Emperor Zhao Dun might still be shielding Li Zhangsheng, continuing to point the spearhead at Beiliang.

It was not just because Beiliang was becoming too powerful to control, but also because Liyang Emperor Zhao Dun knew deep down that Li Zhangsheng was not so easy to deal with!

As one of the heads of Zhao Gou, the Liyang secret intelligence agency, the Human Cat Han Shengxuan naturally knew of Li Zhangsheng's terrifying nature.

Western Xia, the Great Song, the Great Jin, the Great Liao, the Demon Yuan, the Demon Qing, and so on—these were all cautionary tales!

Mount Zhongnan, Quanzhen Sect.

"What?! Rong'er killed the Prince of Guangling?!"

"This Prince of Guangling is one of the six great vassal kings of Liyang, holding heavy troops, in a high and powerful position... and is the most valued by the Liyang Emperor?!"

"This... this... is it true?!"

Hearing such news, Huang Yaoshi and Feng Heng looked at each other, unable to help but be astonished, unable to believe such a fact.

"How could Rong'er... she is only at the Innate Realm! And she... she killed a prince?!"

"Yes! I still remember, Rong'er was so small, only fifteen or sixteen years old..."

"..."

It was not just Huang Yaoshi and Feng Heng who did not believe it; even the Seven True Disciples of Quanzhen were all shaking their heads and discussing it.

"Could it be that the Prince of Guangling had no guards by his side?!"

This was Wang Chongyang's speculation.

"Perhaps it was Li Zhangsheng who struck?! But he gave the credit to Rong'er?!"

This was Huang Shang speaking, stroking his beard as he spoke softly.

"You are all wrong!"

"All of this is true!"

"When Rong'er left Quanzhen, she was indeed only at the Innate Realm, but now news has arrived that Rong'er has become a Great Grandmaster!"

"The first sword strike killed two peak Great Grandmasters! The second sword strike wiped out hundreds of cavalry! The third sword strike, one strike broke three thousand armor! The fourth sword strike, killed the Prince of Guangling's heir, Zhao Biao! The fifth sword strike, executed the Prince of Guangling, Zhao Yi... All of this is true!"

"The entire martial arts world is going crazy!"

One of the Seven True Disciples of Quanzhen, the only female, Sun Bu'er, also spoke with a face full of shock.

When she first saw this intelligence, her first reaction was also disbelief; subsequently, as one piece of news after another arrived, she finally confirmed: all this intelligence was true!

Sun Bu'er finally knew that the little girl in her memory had truly broken three thousand armor with one sword and killed a vassal king!

Liyang was shaken, the world turned upside down!

"It is actually all... true?!"

"My daughter killed a king?! This..."

"This... is Rong'er already this powerful?!"

The Eastern Heretic Huang Yaoshi was dumbfounded, unable to believe it. Was this really his Rong'er?!

Feng Heng also opened her mouth wide. Who could have imagined that Huang Rong, who was previously only at the Innate Realm, had actually become a Great Grandmaster and had broken three thousand armor with one sword, killing the Liyang Prince of Guangling?!

"Incredible! It is truly... incredible!"

Wang Chongyang sighed softly. He took the intelligence reports from Sun Bu'er's hand and finally believed this fact.

Liyang! Beiliang! Listening Tide Pavilion!

"Yishan!"

"The Prince of Guangling, Zhao Yi... is also dead!"

On this day, the Beiliang King Xu Xiao came to the Listening Tide Pavilion once again and found Li Yishan. With a complex expression, he spoke slowly.

"Now it can almost be confirmed that the Prince of Jing'an and his son were indeed dealt with by Li Zhangsheng and his party!"

"However, the death of the Prince of Jing'an and his son was still done in secret! But now, the Prince of Guangling and his son were killed in broad daylight by the side of the Guangling River..."

Li Yishan's face was calm, but within his heart, waves of shock were surging.

Before he could finish speaking, Li Yishan and the Beiliang King both fell silent. The entire room was deathly quiet, one could hear a pin drop.

"Yishan! This is the Liyang Emperor's order!"

"Telling me... to enter the capital!"

After a long while, the Beiliang King raised his head, took out a golden imperial decree, and said softly.

"Enter the capital?!"

"Weren't you already preparing to enter the capital?!"

Li Yishan smiled.

The Beiliang King had originally intended to enter the capital to secure a hereditary title for the young master Xu; now it was good, the Liyang Emperor had directly sent an assist.

"That was before..."

"Now that the Prince of Jing'an and his son, and the Prince of Guangling and his son are all dead! I fear Zhao Dun... has ill intentions!"

The Beiliang King said slowly, his mind gradually changing.

One of the more important reasons was that Wu Su had regained consciousness, and his original desire for death had therefore gradually dissipated, and he once again had a longing to live.

"Then don't go!"

Li Yishan said calmly.

"Don't go..."

The Beiliang King looked toward the direction of Taian City, his brows furrowed, falling into deep thought.

Liyang, Mount Wudang!

"Good work! Deserves a reward!"

Hearing everything that had happened in the martial arts world, the young master Xu felt gratified in his heart, wishing he could let out a long shout.

He felt it was a great pity that he had not seen the scene where the Prince of Jing'an and his son, and the Prince of Guangling and his son all died; otherwise, he would have had to roar a few times.

Now, he could only discuss it with Jiang Ni and the others on Mount Wudang.

Just as the world was boiling and everyone in the Quanzhen Sect was shocked, Li Zhangsheng, carrying Huang Rong and Wei Zhenzhen, rode the Blood-Sweating Dragon Horse, unhurried and leisurely, all the way until he arrived at the Shangyin Academy.

In the Shangyin Academy, scholars came from all over the world. Here, status and wealth were not looked at; as long as one could pass the triennial examination, one could become a student of Shangyin.