Chapter 162: 162 Speculation

The incident that occurred at the Wushancheng Doushouchang swept through the entire Wushan City like a gale. Upon hearing of this matter, the nobles were all shocked!

Princess Blanche had only arrived at Wushan Castle this morning, yet she was assassinated at the Colosseum in the afternoon.

Moreover, judging by the entire assassination process, the other party had clearly made arrangements in advance.

To say nothing else, the assassin who had become the gladiator Mondo in advance was not someone who could be found in a short period of time.

Besides this matter, there was another thing that exceeded the expectations of all the nobles—that was Luoning's strength.

This eldest grandson of Wushan Castle, who had been stripped of his inheritance rights by Lulansi, had actually transformed into a hero during this incident of the princess's assassination; not only did he repel the assassin, but he also revealed his strength to the outside world.

"This is impossible!"

Inside a certain suite in Wushan Castle, Baron Leisen's expression changed immediately after hearing this news.

If the outside world said Luoning was an Intermediate Knight, he could barely accept it, but now they were telling him the other party was an Advanced Knight?

It was foreseeable that Luoning, possessing such strength, would definitely be valued by Wushan Castle, and the possibility of him becoming a major figure in the future was extremely high!

And such a person was currently the neighbor of Sain Territory; more crucially, both sides were currently in a state of dispute and hostility.

"How could a Primary Knight who only just activated a Battle Qi Seed become an Advanced Knight in such a short time?"

No matter how Leisen thought about it, he felt it was impossible. "Could this be Wushan Castle creating momentum for the marriage alliance with Princess Blanche?"

He frowned, unable to figure out the reason behind it.

However, there was one point Leisen was very clear about: this Luoning could not be left for long; if left for long, it would bring endless future trouble.

He was clear about this, and Earl Aosen should be clear about it too.

"So, could this assassination be the handiwork of Earl Aosen?"

Although Leisen was on good terms with Balindun and stood on the same front as the Haide Family, he was not aware of every step of Earl Aosen's actions.

Knight Qiaofoli, guarding outside the door, watched the Baron pacing back and forth inside the room; his heart was in a state of agitation and could not calm down.

He felt more and more now that following Leisen was not a good choice, only when he had a choice back then, Luoning had not yet become the master of Shanlin Town.

Where there is sorrow, there is naturally joy, especially among those nobles of Wushan Territory who could not stand the Haide Family; they were even more happy to see Luoning rise.

Because Luoning did not have a complex power background like Buleidun behind him, his future relationships would be very easy to handle.

At this time, people also began to speculate one after another why Lulansi would strip Luoning of his inheritance rights?

Was it purely because the relationship between grandfather and grandson was not good?

This did not seem to be the case.

After all, if the relationship between the two was truly bad, Lulansi would not have gifted such a high-value Spell Scroll, nor would he have let Luoning receive the Princess.

Everyone thought back and forth, and in the end, they could only infer that the Marquis must have had other deep meanings in doing so.

"I have a fart for deep meaning!"

Listening to Moste reporting the situation discussed by the nobles, Lulansi rubbed his brow hard; he felt both angry and happy in his heart right now.

What he was angry about was that the group of murderers actually dared to assassinate the princess in Wushan City, and even nearly succeeded;

What he was happy about was the performance of his grandson, Luoning.

Although repelling a Golden Grade assassin relied on the Spell Scroll he had gifted to Luoning, the fact that he had not passed out after using this scroll was something only an Advanced Knight could achieve.

Therefore, he had already confirmed that this fellow Luoning had already become an Advanced Knight.

A seventeen-year-old Advanced Knight; a genius figure had finally emerged among the descendants of Wushan Castle again.

Lulansi was happy because of this.

However, once he thought about how he, as the grandfather, only found out now just like everyone else, he felt a bit unhappy again.

"How is Luoning now?" Lulansi asked.

"After Jialier sent them back to the castle, the young master left to rest under the excuse of feeling dizzy,"

Moste replied: "He should be asleep by now."

"A large consumption of Mental Power indeed requires a good rest; don't let him attend the banquet tonight, and save him some energy so he doesn't have to socialize."

Lulansi turned to ask: "What about the Princess?"

"The Princess is doing fine, but I have already had people prepare Calming Soup and send it over; I estimate she should be resting now as well."

Although this incident was dangerous, the two key people were unharmed, which was a stroke of luck amidst the misfortune.

"How did Count Hesusu and that Deputy Commander Buluoer of the Griffin Knights react?" Lulansi asked.

"They are very angry and are currently discussing this matter intensely at Wushan Fortress with Lord Weijinsi, as well as Earl Aosen, Viscount Mawen, and other nobles."

Moste answered with some seriousness and distress.

"Especially the Princess's uncle, Count Hesusu; he believes this assassination is a provocation against the Auduin Royal Family and demands that Wushan Castle must provide a satisfactory explanation as soon as possible."

"An explanation must be given."

Lulansi stroked the top of his cane, then supported himself as he stood up, "When all is said and done, this matter was our lack of consideration, causing the Princess to be frightened; we should rightfully apologize and take responsibility."

Saying this, he walked toward Wushan Fortress.

Whether it was Weijinsi, Aosen, or other nobles, none of them could represent Wushan Castle in this matter; only he could come forward.

But the question Lulansi thought about most in his mind was not where the assassin came from or who directed them.

What he kept thinking about in his heart was Luoning.

"Moste, how do you think Luoning cultivated? Why did we never discover he had awakened a Battle Qi Seed before?"

If one said Luoning only activated his Battle Qi Seed in August and already possessed Advanced strength in December, he would absolutely not believe it.

Lulansi had traversed the continent for decades and had never heard of anyone who could go from an ordinary person to an Advanced Knight in a short period of five months.

Therefore, the only possible explanation was that this kid Luoning had awakened Along time ago, only they had never discovered it.

According to the general cultivation time, this awakening point was likely three or four years ago, which was when Luoning was thirteen or fourteen years old.

At such an awakening age, Luoning's talent was in no way inferior to Buleidun's.

If he had known earlier that Luoning had such talent, why would Lulansi have worried about those things?

Moste had no idea what the answer to this question was, so he could only find a random excuse: "Perhaps Young Master Luoning was more playful back then and didn't want others to know his strength?"

Lulansi shook his head; this explanation was far too absurd.

Yet he could not think of any other more reasonable explanation.

At the same time, Luoning was lying on the bed resting.

What kept appearing in his mind was that Golden Knight Mondo who had leaped in front of him; who exactly was behind such a person?

If the assassin's primary target was him, Luoning could guess the person behind the scenes was Leisen, or people like Earl Aosen.

But the other party's primary target was not him, but Princess Blanche.

To assassinate a princess, the number of potential masterminds was vast; after all, the identity of a royal princess was inherently very complicated.

There were too many people who wanted to use the killing of Princess Blanche to trigger a conflict between the royal family and Wushan Territory, or even incite more bloodshed.

Among them, it could be forces from the Tricia Kingdom, or it could be certain great families or great nobles within the Auduin Kingdom, or even members of the royal family.

Was it not possible that it was Count Hesusu, who had come uninvited and was currently venting his anger at Wushan Castle?

Clearly, it was possible.

How could Moonlight Valley satisfy the appetite of a royal count?

He should have more vast lands and populations, to become a grand duke like Feilunsi.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

The door was knocked on by Tangmu, "My lord, Princess Blanche wishes to see you."

(End of this chapter)