Chapter 285

286. Chapter 286: Princes Fighting for the Throne

At the same time.

Mingyuan No. 1.

Bai Zhou also received the news from Long Xiaoyao. The cooperation was proceeding smoothly, and everything was left to Long Xiaoyao to be responsible for.

This could be said to be the news that best met Bai Zhou's psychological expectations. After all, Long Xiaoyao was his own person now, and he was a Limit Douluo.

With Long Xiaoyao as an inside man, the subsequent plans would almost not have any major changes.

Everything was ready, only missing a huge change, and what change could be bigger than the old emperor passing away...

The corners of Bai Zhou's mouth curled up slightly, his mood inexplicably pleasant.

"Ugh, Little White, I'm hungry..."

At this time, Orange's voice suddenly came from behind, and immediately after, Bai Zhou felt a softness coming from behind.

"You just ate, how are you still hungry..."

Bai Zhou was a bit speechless.

"Ugh, I didn't eat enough, I want to eat snacks..."

Orange pouted and acted coquettishly.

"Alright, alright..." Bai Zhou said, casually producing a few bags of potato chips and happy water, handing them to Orange.

Junk food, never tired of eating, and it could make people feel happy, it was just easy to get fat.

Even a soul master's physique couldn't withstand the various calorie bombs of high salt, high sugar, and high fat...

"Ugh~ crunch crunch crunch~ so tasty~ you have a bite too~" Orange ate the potato chips happily, then used her lips to pick up a piece and sent it to Bai Zhou's mouth, "feeding" him.

Bai Zhou opened his mouth, directly snatched the potato chip in Orange's mouth, and even pecked her little mouth.

"Hmm, not bad, the taste is very good~"

Bai Zhou evaluated with great satisfaction.

"Hmph hmph~ good to know~"

Orange didn't mind this at all, instead feeling a bit proud.

The more Bai Zhou liked her, the happier she was. At least it meant Bai Zhou didn't feel bored, so the probability of Bai Zhou going out to steal fish would be lower.

Freshness was very important to boys, so she was constantly changing her dress and makeup, and usually found various reasons to stick to Bai Zhou.

"Alright, you stay at home today, I need to go out." Bai Zhou pinched Orange's face lightly and said faintly.

"Ugh, where are you going?!!" Hearing this, Orange subconsciously grabbed Bai Zhou's arm and asked nervously.

Before, Bai Zhou went out a few times, and she was very at ease.

But ever since she knew Bai Zhou seemed to be secretly dating Meng Hongchen, she became very sensitive to this kind of thing.

Of course, even if Bai Zhou really said he was going on a date with Meng Hongchen, she wouldn't stop him, nor could she stop him...

But at least, she felt she should have the right to know what Bai Zhou was doing.

"Rest assured, I'm not going on a date, just have some things to solve." Bai Zhou gently held Orange in his arms and comforted her softly.

He naturally knew what Orange was worried about, but he really couldn't tell Orange about this matter.

He couldn't say he was going to assassinate the old emperor this time...

Not telling Orange wasn't because he was afraid Orange would leak the secret, but because he was afraid she would be too worried.

After all, Orange shouldn't know too much about this kind of thing with her current cultivation. Just wait for the news at ease.

Once everything was settled, he would tell Orange everything, "Ugh, alright..."

Orange pouted slightly, but didn't ask much. After all, her current strength was too far from Bai Zhou's.

And she vaguely guessed that there should be a very massive force supporting Bai Zhou behind the scenes, seemingly plotting some big event...

But these had nothing to do with her. As long as Bai Zhou kept accompanying her, she would be satisfied.

After Bai Zhou left Orange, he sneaked into the imperial palace and began his plan...

Of course, there was no complicated plan, still poisoning.

Although it was a bit insidious, this move was truly foolproof.

Because the quota for Dark Enslavement wasn't much, and the big boss had already been killed by him, Bai Zhou was too lazy to spend more effort and took action personally.

On the old emperor's side, Bai Zhou directly let Xu Tianhe poison him, and it had already succeeded.

After all, Xu Tianhe, as a prince, used the opportunity of visiting the old emperor to secretly spread poison. Not only the old emperor, but everyone in the old emperor's ward, including the imperial guards, were all infected by his virus.

Among them was a Titled Douluo, it seemed to be some Starry Sky Douluo... anyway, it was an unlucky guy. Every time Xu Tianhe secretly poisoned, this guy was there.

After three or four times, he was basically terminally ill, and his life was in Bai Zhou's hands.

If the other party was sensible, Bai Zhou didn't intend to kill him. If the other party played some tricks, Bai Zhou wouldn't mind killing him.

On the old emperor's side, Bai Zhou had already finished solving it, so Bai Zhou went to the bedrooms of several other princes tonight and poisoned them one by one.

These princes were just making up the numbers, wanting to try their luck.

Their own strength wasn't strong. The weakest was the Twenty-sixth Prince, just turned eighteen, Soul King cultivation, purely making up the numbers, and no one supported him.

The strongest was the Sixteenth Prince, young as he was, he had Soul Saint cultivation and was even a Level 7 Soul Tool Master. His talent was very good, and his strategy and character were also excellent choices.

It was just a pity that the Sixteenth Prince was born too late, so he had no competitiveness at all.

Originally, the Sixteenth Prince had intended to give up, but no one thought that the Crown Prince and the Third Prince would die suddenly, which gave him a chance.

The Sixteenth Prince also took the opportunity to quickly win over forces, promising various generous conditions after ascending the throne.

Other forces that originally supported Xu Tianran and the Third Prince, seeing their investment objects die suddenly, also quickly converted their objects.

Although some forces placed their hope on other princes, undoubtedly the Sixteenth Prince had the most hope of inheriting the throne, so he was naturally the best investment object.

It was just a pity that these forces didn't actually give the Sixteenth Prince much help. Most of them were nominal support, slightly subsidizing some manpower and material resources.

Some forces even stepped on multiple beds, secretly investing in other princes, leaving themselves a retreat in the future.

This also led to the fact that although it seemed the most forces supported the Sixteenth Prince, the Sixteenth Prince's power hadn't increased much, and even the guards around him were just making up the numbers.

Bai Zhou only used half an hour to complete the virus infection for all the princes, then left the imperial palace leisurely.

Hiding his merit and fame.

Three days later.

A piece of news came out from the imperial palace—the Eighth Prince Xu Tianhe suddenly announced his participation in the competition for the throne.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused quite a sensation.

After all, everyone knew that the Eighth Prince was a loafer who lived to eat and wait for death. Everyone knew he had given up on competing for the throne long ago, but now he suddenly jumped out again, which was very strange.

However, by this time, most big factions had already chosen their sides, and no one paid any attention to the Eighth Prince.

However, quite a few small factions that had been abandoned by other princes hurriedly offered their services and rushed to rely on the Eighth Prince.

These small factions were originally dependents of the Third Prince and the Crown Prince. After losing their backing, many were sought out by enemies, and quite a few families were wiped out.

Now relying on the Eighth Prince was naturally to save their lives.

And the Eighth Prince, even if he knew the intention of these small factions, wouldn't care and would accept everyone.

Because he didn't need to pay anything at all, he only needed to officially announce it to provide protection for those families.

Both sides could be considered mutually beneficial.

After all, this was also the mission Bai Zhou gave.

(End of chapter)