Chapter 173: The true purpose of the Imperial Family

In front of Lin Feng, the Imperial Princess Li Anyao remained silent.

She hadn't spoken for the past few days, and Lin Feng hadn't asked anything either.

But since he had brought this trouble to the Lin Family, there were some things Lin Feng had to ask clearly.

The Imperial Family using the Blood Demon Stone on Dragon Island was no small matter.

"Should I call you Princess?" Lin Feng frowned and said.

Li Anyao waved her hand repeatedly: "I am just a peripheral person of the Imperial Family; my lineage in the Imperial Family has already become very thin. Although I have the name of an Imperial Princess, my status is very inconspicuous."

Hearing this, Lin Feng was even more confused.

If her status wasn't much, how did she get arranged to participate in the Heaven's Pride Grand Meeting?

"You have many secrets you haven't told me; I need to understand everything before deciding whether to keep you," Lin Feng said in a deep voice; the System hadn't arranged for this woman to appear, which made Lin Feng feel very insecure!

If the Lin Family were to face the Imperial Family now, I fear it would be like an egg hitting a stone.

"Lin Clan Leader, the more secrets you know, the faster you die," Li Anyao said intently.

She had already told the Crown Prince's secret; if she continued to confess, I fear the Lin Family would be targeted by the entire Imperial Family.

But Lin Feng shook his head.

He stood up and walked to the door of the secret chamber.

That thin-looking back looked exceptionally majestic.

"I don't like the feeling of being kept in the dark. If the information you can provide is only this much, then it's better to avoid extra trouble; I will send you back to the Imperial Family, perhaps my Lin Family will even have the merit of protecting the Imperial Family," Lin Feng said indifferently; a mere Li Anyao was not worth him taking the risk.

"What do you want to know?" Li Anyao bit her red lips, hesitating.

"Why did you participate in the Heaven's Pride Grand Meeting, why did you discover the secret, is the Blood Demon Stone used by all Imperial Family members? Also, why did you choose my Lin Family?" Lin Feng asked these questions.

Li Anyao's face became slightly heavy.

Her beautiful eyes flashed, and she immediately smiled.

"Why is the Lin Clan Leader so sure that I chose your Lin Family?"

"Perhaps I just happened to meet your Lin Family?"

After hearing this, Lin Feng didn't say anything more; he walked to the door of the secret chamber, waved his hand to push open the stone door with Spirit Qi, and then sneered: "Since that's the case, then I will tell the Province Governor that my Lin Family picked up an Imperial Princess on Dragon Island."

After saying this, Lin Feng prepared to walk out.

Li Anyao panicked, hurriedly blocking Lin Feng.

"You cannot hand me to the Imperial Family; the Imperial Family knows I am in your hands, and your Lin Family will also be wiped out!"

"I chose the Lin Family because your Lin Family is very safe, at least safe for a hundred years without being treated as prey!"

After saying this, a pale look appeared on Li Anyao's face, which made Lin Feng increasingly curious.

"Tell me, if you don't say it, I won't keep this time bomb by my side."

Li Anyao took a deep breath and then told the story.

Her status as a peripheral person of the Imperial Family, being selected to participate in the Heaven's Pride Grand Meeting this time, was just because the Crown Prince glanced at her; the Imperial Family's direct lineage selecting people didn't need a reason at all.

Even all the members selected by the Imperial Family this time were randomly chosen.

In other words, if these people all died on Dragon Island, the Imperial Family wouldn't feel heartache.

Developing for thousands of years, there were too many Imperial Family members; what would it matter if one or two died?

Instead, those who participated in the Heaven's Pride Grand Meeting feared Imperial power, which was why they didn't dare to act against the Imperial Family.

Li Anyao had been warned not to win against Lin Xuan before; all of this was the Crown Prince's arrangement.

Li Anyao was dissatisfied with this decision, almost making the Crown Prince lose face, so she was severely punished, and the injuries on her body were all caused by this.

"Lin Clan Leader, do you remember that we suspended the Heaven's Pride Grand Meeting for three days midway?"

Li Anyao's eyes were full of depth.

Speaking of this, Lin Feng had an impression.

"Those three days were the time the Crown Prince ordered us to collect the Blood Demon Stones," Li Anyao said.

"On Dragon Island, 108 Blood Demon Stones were placed, and a thousand Heaven's Pride disciples died, their blood irrigating the Blood Demon Stones, filling them with power."

"And we, after collecting the Blood Demon Stones, cleaned up all the evidence."

After Li Anyao finished speaking, Lin Feng suddenly realized.

No wonder he felt Dragon Island had changed back then; the reason was here!

"In that case, does the Imperial Family use the Blood Demon Stone?"

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes; he remembered Li Zhangxiao saying that the Imperial Family strictly prohibited the use of the Blood Demon Stone.

"Not entirely; the current Emperor hates the Blood Demon Stone to the bone," Li Anyao said.

"But the Emperor has lived too long

Lin Feng's mouth twitched. Does this also involve a struggle for imperial power?

This is troublesome; the Lin Family seems to have been dragged into an extraordinary feud.

"Now you must tell me why you chose the Lin Family," Lin Feng said coldly, his hands clasped behind his back.

Li Anyao chose to hide and wait to accompany the Lin Family to Leiling Province; she must be plotting something.

"Because your Lin Family was chosen by the Crown Prince," Li Anyao continued. "There are two ways to nurture a Blood Demon Stone."

"One is to slaughter a city and use the blood of thousands of living beings to cultivate the Blood Demon Stone's power."

"The other is to cultivate it with the blood of Heaven's Prides."

"Your Lin Family has been the talk of this Heaven's Pride Grand Meeting, and the names of the Lin Family's Three Heroes have spread far and wide. If the blood of Lin Xuan, Lin Yan, and Lin Ya were used to cultivate the Blood Demon Stone..."

Having reached this point, Li Anyao stopped speaking, and Lin Feng understood.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, a fierce surge of spiritual pressure crushed the stone stools and tables in the secret chamber into powder!

Lin Feng's face turned livid. "So, once the Lin Family's Three Heroes grow up, it will be the Crown Prince's day to harvest us, right?"

Li Anyao did not speak, but she had essentially tacitly agreed.

"Heh, this Heaven's Pride Grand Meeting really has brought great honor to my Lin Family, making us targets of the Imperial Family."

"I should actually thank the Crown Prince for giving my Lin Family a hundred years of breathing room."

Lin Feng smiled coldly, a flicker of killing intent appearing in his eyes.

At the same time, the System's voice rang out in Lin Feng's mind.

【Ding! Detected that the Lin Family is facing a huge crisis. Please, Host, continue to develop the family and accumulate strength.】

【Ding! Imperial power pressure has descended, with a sharp sword hanging over your head. Please, Host, set the goal of slaying the Crown Prince. Slaying the Crown Prince of the Daqian Dynasty will grant a Qi Luck Value reward.】

The System mission was issued; fortunately, there was no time limit.

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes. This means directly confronting imperial power!

That Crown Prince is a Nirvana Realm expert. With such terrifying strength, Lin Feng could only manage it by using a Yellow Grade puppet and replenishing it with several million Spirit Stones.

However, the difficulty of this mission is not low.

The Crown Prince is not without experts by his side. Moreover, once the Crown Prince is killed, it will shake the foundation of the state, and the entire Daqian Dynasty will hunt down the Lin Family.

This is going to be difficult.

Lin Feng hesitated. At this moment, the voice of Elder Lin Hai came from outside the secret chamber.

"Patriarch, Lin You has arrived."