Chapter 73: A Minor Assassination, Returning to Gu Lei Kingdom Royal City

The next day, under the arrangements of Xue Qinghe.

Nan Feihuang and Xun Yu set out on the road home; with Nan Feihuang's identity being so special, naturally, he would not be without guards by his side.

Several days earlier, Nan Tianchen had already dispatched a Spirit Saint of the Gu Lei Kingdom royal family, accompanied by a Soul King, to come personally and protect Nan Feihuang on his journey home.

This was the main reason why Xun Yu said there was no need to worry about assassination.

After all, in ordinary assassin organizations, experts at the Spirit Saint level are extremely rare, and Spirit Douluo are non-existent.

Unless one is like Zhao Wuji, who offends people all day long, or like Flender, who has his own ideas for development, otherwise, once one reaches the level of Spirit Saint or Spirit Douluo, wouldn't it be better to go to some major power to serve as a high-level executive and enjoy life? Why spend all day living a life of licking blood off a blade?

On the return journey, just after the group left the borders of the Heaven Dou Empire, they encountered a group of people.

But with a Spirit Saint present, there was naturally no threat at all.

Looking at the corpses of the several Soul King and Soul Ancestor assassins lying at his feet, the Spirit Saint's gaze was indifferent; even when besieged by several Soul Kings, killing them did not cost him the slightest effort, and he did not even need to open his true body.

"Hmph, daring to assassinate the Crown Prince of my Gu Lei Kingdom, I have noted your organization. I will spare your life today; go back and tell your organization leader that our country will surely have a heavy reward for this in the future!" the royal Spirit Saint said coldly to the only surviving assassin.

He watched the assassin flee into the distance before walking to the carriage to report, "Crown Prince, the attackers have all been dealt with. As per your instructions, one was deliberately left alive to escape."

"Very well, thank you!" Nan Feihuang's voice came from inside the carriage, "Then let us continue on our way; I imagine Mother and the others must be waiting anxiously."

"Yes!"

The carriage continued forward. Since it was not a large force—just one vehicle and three or four people—the speed of travel was quite fast.

The Spirit Saint and Soul King drove the carriage outside, while Nan Feihuang and Xun Yu communicated inside the carriage using the Sound Transmission Secret Technique.

"Wenruo, the assassination organization you found is a bit weak, isn't it?" Nan Feihuang smiled.

"To be able to possess Soul King-level experts is already quite good. If it weren't for us deliberately keeping the team low-profile, with so few people and such a minimal display, they would have thought the target was truly just a minor noble; otherwise, they likely wouldn't have dared to come and assassinate," Xun Yu replied.

When an assassination organization goes to perform an assassination, they naturally need to master intelligence. This intelligence comes from two sources: first, provided by the person placing the order, and second, their own investigation.

When Xun Yu placed the order, he deliberately concealed Nan Feihuang's true identity, saying only that he was a minor noble of the Gu Lei Kingdom.

Secondly, regarding the organization's own investigation, because Nan Feihuang followed Xun Yu's requirements to travel with deliberate low-profile, the news of his return home was not widely spread at all.

And traveling with only two people was completely different from the grand display of a great noble.

Therefore, no matter how one looked at it, this truly appeared to be the case of a minor noble, so the assassin organization struck without hesitation.

It was just that they did not expect the two people guarding Nan Feihuang to actually be a Soul King and a Spirit Saint, which led to a situation of near-total annihilation.

"Wenruo, deliberately letting one person go back and letting them know my true identity—that assassin organization will likely retaliate against you."

Falsely reporting the identity of an assassination target, causing the people sent to be almost entirely wiped out, is a major taboo in hiring killers.

Anyone who dares to do this must bear the retaliation from that assassin organization.

Xun Yu smiled indifferently, "If they want to kill, let them kill. In any case, I had my soldiers place the order; if they kill me, I will just summon them again."

"Moreover, my goal has been achieved. I think that assassin organization has already filed this case. Let them live for a while longer; when the time comes that they are needed, their account books will be very useful."

"Your ability to exploit labor is truly masterful," Nan Feihuang remarked.

Xun Yu was simply using his martial soul to the limit.

Aside from combat, working, gathering intelligence, serving as an official, and even placing orders with assassin organizations—he was truly capable of everything.

Even if someone were to investigate those soldiers, it would have nothing to do with Xun Yu.

After all, these people all had different appearances, and on the surface, one could not see any connection to Xun Yu.

If they want to kill, let them kill; Xun Yu just needs to spend a little soul power to summon them again.

This assassination ended with little thunder and even less rain, but this incident might, in the future, bring a shocking piece of gossip to the Heaven Dou Empire.

A few days later, Nan Feihuang returned to the Gu Lei Kingdom Royal City "without danger."

Because Nan Tianchen practiced frugality, he did not organize a grand display to welcome the Crown Prince home. He only brought Lan Xue, Nan Feiling, Lv Lingqi, and Dian Wei, waiting for him at the city gate in plain clothes, as if on an incognito visit.

Lan Xue held Lv Lingqi's hand, Nan Tianchen held Nan Feiling's hand, and there was also the honest-looking Dian Wei; they stood side by side, looking just like an ordinary family.

"Huang'er!" Seeing Nan Feihuang's carriage, Lan Xue called out excitedly.

Having not seen her son for over half a year, the longing in her heart was already difficult to suppress.

Lv Lingqi, who was being held by her, was even more excited; she directly let go of Lan Xue's hand and ran toward the carriage while making "ah-ah-ah" sounds.

Hearing Lv Lingqi's voice, Nan Feihuang jumped off the carriage. Seeing Lv Lingqi, he was also very happy.

He immediately opened his arms and embraced her body as she pounced toward him.

"Lingqi, I missed you so much!" The people Nan Feihuang missed most in his heart were his mother and Lv Lingqi.

Although he also tried hard to make himself like Xue Ke, he hadn't truly fallen for her yet. As for Xue Qinghe, who appeared to be a close friend, it was still fundamentally a relationship of mutual deception.

In this world, the only women who could make him completely drop his guard were Lan Xue and Lv Lingqi.

"Father, Mother!" After embracing his loved one, Nan Feihuang naturally would not forget to see his parents.

At this moment, they were all dressed in plain clothes, so he did not address them as Royal Father or Queen Mother, but used the terms an ordinary son would use for his parents.

Nan Tianchen nodded, "It is good that you are back. You have grown taller; it seems your life at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy has been quite good."

"It's more than just good; our Huang'er has broken through to level thirty! How wonderful!" Lan Xue ruffled Nan Feihuang's hair, her face full of pride.

Her cultivation was much higher than Nan Tianchen's; Nan Tianchen did not immediately detect Nan Feihuang's exact cultivation, but Lan Xue saw it at a glance.

"Really? Little brother is already a Soul Elder? This is too strong!" Nan Feiling was both surprised and happy.

Over these past few months, she had also been working hard at her cultivation, but she could never keep up with the others.

Dian Wei and Lv Lingqi were both approaching level thirty, and it was said that Dian Wei had already reached level thirty. If not for his hope for his lord's return and his reluctance to leave, he could have already gone to hunt a Spirit Beast and advance to Soul Elder. Yet she had only just passed level twenty; the gap was getting wider and wider.

But it was fine now; no matter how outstanding they were, they still couldn't compare to her own little brother. Although they were not born of the same mother, they were at least half-siblings, and she was Nan Feihuang's own older sister, so Nan Feihuang's strength was her strength.

"Lord... is always strong!" Dian Wei was much more concise in his speech, also expressing his trust in Nan Feihuang.

Nan Feihuang smiled at Nan Feiling and Dian Wei, "Third Sister, E Lai, let's talk more when we get back; I have prepared gifts for you all."

(End of chapter)