Chapter 291: 292. Chapter 292: Kong Deming Attacks

292. Chapter 292: Kong Deming Attacks

Outside Mingdu, in a secluded valley.

Except for the Sixteenth Prince, the other princes participating in the struggle for the throne had all been brought here overnight.

And all of this was entirely Bai Zhou's plan.

The reason it was successful was that the action was fast enough.

Stationed in Mingdu were the two most powerful Soul Tool Master legions: the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Master Legion and the Imperial Dragon Soul Tool Legion.

The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Master Legion only took orders from the Emperor.

And now that the old Emperor had passed away, this Soul Tool Master legion had fallen into a "dormant" state, doing nothing but guarding Mingdu and not participating in any other struggles until the new Emperor ascended the throne.

The other legion was the Imperial Dragon Legion, whose overall strength was second only to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Master Legion.

But the Imperial Dragon Legion belonged to the Imperial "clan," and all its members were members of the Imperial family. One could say it was the Imperial family's final foundation; unless it was a moment of life-and-death crisis for the Imperial family, this unit would not be deployed.

Of course, this powerful Soul Tool Master legion was also neutral and would not participate in the princes' struggles.

On the surface, the ones responsible for the safety of the Imperial Palace on a daily basis were the Imperial Capital Imperial Guard, whose strength was not high, but who had a lot of trivial matters to deal with. All patrol duties were the responsibility of the Imperial Capital Imperial Guard.

And the boss of this unit, Linghu Yun, happened to have become Bai Zhou's subordinate.

With the Imperial Capital Imperial Guard as cover, working from the inside and outside, and cooperating with the power of the Holy Spirit Sect, kidnapping these princes and destroying the Sixteenth Prince was naturally as easy as pie.

However, the Imperial family was not stupid.

Although they didn't participate in the struggle, they also saw the problem.

The most important thing was that Bai Zhou's actions were truly too absurd and bold.

Killing one prince and kidnapping nine princes.

If it were done by the Eighth Prince alone, the Imperial family naturally wouldn't care.

But all of this...

The Eighth Prince was not involved in it at all.

This was no longer a normal struggle for the throne; if one were to put it bluntly, it was the Eighth Prince colluding with outsiders to slaughter his own siblings.

Anyone with a bit of a brain could see at this point that the Eighth Prince had completely become a puppet! He had absolutely no autonomy!

It was just that outsiders didn't know whether the one controlling the Eighth Prince was Mingde Hall, Xu Guozhong, or an unknown third-party force.

The matter also became confusing.

In the valley.

Bai Zhou, Jing Hongchen, Xu Guozhong, Long Xiaoyao, and Linghu Yun, four top experts of the Sun Moon Empire, were all gathered here.

Among them, Xu Guozhong and the other two were completely Bai Zhou's own people.

And Jing Hongchen could barely be called an in-law... half his own person.

"Who on earth are you... How did you control the three of them..." Inside the cave, taking advantage of the fact that Xu Guozhong and the others had left, Jing Hongchen could no longer hold back and asked the question in his heart.

Before, he might have been puzzled as to why Bai Zhou was so confident in helping the Eighth Prince ascend the throne.

But when he saw Bai Zhou's foundation, he was completely stunned.

With his knowledge, he could naturally see that Xu Guozhong and the other two had all been controlled by Bai Zhou using some unknown evil method, completely submitting to Bai Zhou.

Xu Guozhong, a proper Prince, a Titled Douluo. Linghu Yun, the Grand Commander of the Imperial Capital Imperial Guard, a Titled Douluo.

He could barely understand these two being controlled by Bai Zhou.

But when he saw Long Xiaoyao bowing to Bai Zhou, his worldview completely collapsed...

Long Xiaoyao was a Limit Douluo, and even one of the top three super experts on this continent! Such an expert was actually bowing to Bai Zhou, seemingly completely controlled by Bai Zhou...

If Bai Zhou is so awesome, why doesn't he go to heaven??

"Little Brother Hongchen, there are still many things you don't know. You should thank your granddaughter; otherwise, my loyal servant would have had a spot for you."

Bai Zhou gently patted Jing Hongchen's shoulder and said meaningfully.

To be honest, if it weren't for Meng Hongchen, Bai Zhou would have really forcibly enslaved Jing Hongchen.

Of course, part of the reason was that this old guy Jing Hongchen was still considered honest and obedient, so Bai Zhou also gave up the idea of enslaving him.

"Cough, cough... Thank you, Bai... Senior, for your mercy... When I go back, I will definitely thank my lovely granddaughter properly..." Hearing this, Jing Hongchen broke out in a cold sweat, and his address to Bai Zhou also changed to "Senior." At the same time, he felt incredibly fortunate that his granddaughter could have such far-sighted vision...

He truly dared not be arrogant anymore. If Bai Zhou turned him into the same state as Xu Guozhong and the others, he might as well be dead.

Moreover, Bai Zhou's background was mysterious, his strength was terrifying, and his methods were evil, strange, and powerful.

Such a person would be very terrifying if he were an enemy.

But if such a person were on his own side, it would definitely be of great benefit to the future of the Hongchen family. Even if Meng Hongchen married out, with this relationship, if the Hongchen family were in trouble in the future, Bai Zhou couldn't possibly not help.

Xiao Hongchen could even use some of Bai Zhou's connections to make the Hongchen family stronger than ever before.

This was also one of the reasons he chose to defect to Bai Zhou.

He was old and would soon be unable to work, so now he could only exert his final bit of heat to pave the way for the Hongchen family.

"They're here..."

Just then, Bai Zhou suddenly raised his head, looked into the distance, and a satisfied smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"What's here...?"

Jing Hongchen was stunned for a moment, but the next moment, his face changed drastically.

Because in the direction Bai Zhou was looking, a large number of black dots suddenly appeared, followed by terrifying auras that were released without any concealment, firmly locking onto their small valley.

"That is... Teacher!!!"

Feeling that aura, Jing Hongchen couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

Kong Deming was the father of the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Tool Masters. The Sun Moon Empire's soul tools were able to develop rapidly in just a few hundred years, and Kong Deming could be said to have played an important role in that.

All current Level 9 Soul Tool Masters could be said to have received Kong Deming's guidance, so they all regarded Kong Deming as a "teacher."

And now, the other party was attacking so aggressively, clearly having sensed the abnormality in this struggle for the throne...

After all, there had never been a struggle for the throne as dramatic as this one... This was no longer princes struggling for the throne, but princes colluding with outsiders to slaughter their own brothers.

He had long expected that the Imperial family would notice, but he hadn't expected that Kong Deming would personally lead a large army to attack.

Jing Hongchen clenched his fists, his face complex.

He truly respected Kong Deming, so he didn't want to be enemies with him, but he couldn't leave Bai Zhou's camp and betray Bai Zhou; otherwise, it would be pushing the Hongchen family into a pit of fire...

Moreover, with the power displayed by Bai Zhou here, even if he didn't make a move, Kong Deming might not be his opponent...

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 292 =====