Chapter Twenty-Three: Assassination

The Shu Dynasty, located in the southwest of the Eternal Continent, covers an area of how large, and the Wu Dynasty and the Wei Dynasty are the three major super forces of the Eternal Continent.

The clan dynasty has stood on the Eternal Continent for thousands of years, and its foundation is so strong that it can be imagined. The dynasty is composed of twelve super cities, and the area where it is located has sufficient rain, giving birth to countless dragon veins, outstanding people, and many talents.

Yancheng is one of the twelve great cities of the Shu Dynasty, close to the Wu Dynasty, and belongs to the frontier city, adjacent to the "Demon Beast Forest", a forbidden area for humans in the center of the Eternal Continent.

The reason why the "Demon Beast Forest" is the forbidden land of the Eternal Continent is because none of the humans who have entered the Demon Beast Forest have come out alive.

There are incomparably powerful demon beasts inside, and there are even many strange beasts, which are extremely huge. Many times, you can hear a loud roar that resounded through the world inside the Demon Beast Forest, which was very terrifying.

Although he knew that there were giant beasts inside, he had never seen giant beasts come out of the demon beast forest.

People say that the Demon Beast Forest is separated by an invisible barrier, and humans can enter, but monsters cannot come out.

The Eternal Continent has been standing on three legs for a long time, and it seems to be peaceful, and a prosperous Eternal Continent has actually been secretly surging in recent years, not only the three major dynasties are fighting endlessly, but the three major dynasties are already ready to move, and they are all thinking about unifying the continent.

It is rumored that His Majesty the Emperor of the Shu Dynasty has many children, among which the three princes are particularly outstanding, not only looking like a talent, he has read poetry and books since he was a child, learned court etiquette, the foundation of governing the country, his own talent, won the emperor's pen, and was also highly loved in the hearts of the people of the Shu Dynasty.

And these seemingly beautiful things produced a strong jealousy in the heart of the eldest prince of the Shu Dynasty, that is, the crown prince who was personally established by the emperor.

Although the crown prince was the eldest son, he established the position of the East Palace for several years, but he did not make a difference. And as his younger brother, he has won the hearts of the people, and his reputation has long been better than that of him as a prince.

As an imperial family, who doesn't want to cover their status. The reputation of the third prince has seriously affected his position, and as early as two years ago, the crown prince had already taken action to get rid of this younger brother who threatened his position in secret.

The other princes and princesses, although they are not bad, but, relatively speaking, the threat of the third prince is the greatest, but he has never found a suitable opportunity.

Two years have passed, and today the three princes have been sent out to share things for His Majesty, and today they are going to return to the palace, which is a great opportunity.

The imperial city of the Shu Dynasty is located in the most core area of the entire Shu Dynasty, with twelve main cities guarding one city, and nine dragons guarding one pearl to defend the majesty of the imperial city.

The Royal Palace is in the central area of the Imperial City. Tonight, in the Prince's East Palace, which is located in a corner of the palace, two black shadows flashed by, and the speed was so fast that they disappeared in the blink of an eye, without a sound, and even the guards guarding around the East Palace did not notice anything abnormal. In the blink of an eye, two black eyes came to the East Palace.

At this time, there were two people sitting on the main hall of the East Palace, both of them staring intently at the chessboard in the middle, thinking about how to settle next.

One of them looked at his early twenties, wearing a yellow brocade robe, revealing the imperial majesty all over his body, and looking magnificent, he sat upright in his position and asked without raising his head: "Wenji, Wenxiang, you two are back, what is the result?" ”

Hearing this, the two black shadows located in the palace hurriedly knelt down on one knee and arched their hands: "I humbly pay a visit to His Royal Highness the Prince, and ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to surrender his guilt, but his subordinates are incompetent and have failed to complete the tasks assigned by His Highness." ”

Hearing this, the chess pieces that were about to fall in the prince's hand were instantly put away, he stood up and said angrily: "Fool, even this little thing has not been completed, what is the use of this prince raising you waste, you are still two congenital and acquired masters." ”

The old man sitting opposite the prince smiled and said, "The prince is not in a hurry, and it is not too late to listen to them explain the specific situation in detail before dealing with them." ”

The prince snorted coldly and said: "Hmph, since the national teachers have spoken, this palace will spare your lives for the time being, you will quickly go through the details one by one, I really want to know who made the shot, and even the two of you were defeated together." When he returned to his seat, his frown furrowed slightly.

Among them, the man in black named Wen Xiang said: "Thank Your Highness for not killing your grace, thank you." ”

After standing up, he continued: "Your Highness Qiqi, tonight, the two princes ordered us to ambush and assassinate on the way back to the third prince. We got the news that the third prince returned to the city, and the people he brought with him were all familiar people, and in order to ensure the successful completion of the mission, the two of us also brought several more killers from Shadow Kill to ambush together. Originally, both of us thought that this task was not difficult, but at the most critical moment, a man came out of the prince's chariot, causing our operation to fail. ”

The prince was shocked: "Oh, I want to know who that person is, and he can actually make the two late-stage innate masters retreat." ”

The old man, who was called the national teacher by the crown prince, also frowned.

"That man was very fast, and the moment we fought, he didn't even draw his sword, and soon we were both repulsed, but he didn't kill us, so it's hard to guess. ”

When the sitting prince heard this, he asked: "Oh, when has there been such a master by the third brother's side, even the two of you have no rivalry, do you know who he is?"

"Situ Jiannan, the number one master in the mainland. His Highness's name Wen Xiang said.

The prince was surprised: "What, it's the number one swordsman in the world, Situ Jiannan, how could he be by my third brother's side, my third brother is really good, even such a character can be used by him, it seems that it will be even more difficult to kill him in the future." The prince was taken aback, and even the national teacher next to him was stunned.

In the end, the national teacher said with a smile: "Oh, it's actually Situ Jiannan, no wonder you failed to complete the task, even I may not be able to kill the three princes in front of him, you can come back alive is already his subordinates, it seems that he doesn't take you seriously, it should just protect the lives of the three princes from harm." ”

Situ Jiannan, the strongest genius in the Eternal Continent in the past hundred years, is the one who has the best chance to impact the legendary realm. He had already reached the Innate Great Perfection realm at the age of his early twenties, and ten years had passed, and now no one could say what his strength was. ”

The prince said with a worried face: "National teacher, so we don't have a chance at all?" Now, although I am the crown prince, my prestige and connections in the palace are far inferior to my third brother, and if this continues, maybe I won't even be able to keep my position as the crown prince." Although I have many brothers, the greatest threat to my ascension to the throne is my third brother. ”

The crown prince turned to the national teacher and said: "National teacher, you are the founding father, not only powerful, but also the right-hand man of your father's most important person, you must help me." ”

The national teacher has always been unhurried and unhurried, "The prince can rest assured, since the old minister has chosen to support you, he will definitely help find a way to remove all obstacles to your ascension to the throne." ”

"Okay, as long as the national teacher can help me ascend to the throne, I will definitely let the national teacher be above 10,000 people and maintain my status forever. The prince said excitedly.

"Judging from Situ Jiannan's performance tonight, he should just be protecting the crown prince, and he shouldn't care about other things, people like him are difficult for ordinary people to tame. Although Situ Jiannan is indeed ridiculously strong, as long as he is not by the side of the third prince, we have a chance, so this opportunity has to be created by you, the prince. ”

The prince hurriedly asked, "National Teacher, what should I do?"

"Now we have to wait for the right time, or the same as before, the crown prince can advise the third prince to leave the palace in front of His Majesty, and recommend the third prince to go out to help His Majesty deal with affairs, but the specific matter depends on the prince. As long as the Three Emperors are outside, there will be a chance at that time. ”

However, Situ Jiannan is not a person from the court after all, and he is not subject to any constraints, he will definitely follow the third brother out. ”

Don't worry, when the time comes, I will find someone to lure Situ Jiannan away in advance, so that the people around the third prince will not have to worry.

The prince laughed and said: "Haha, it's really wonderful, thank you for the guidance of the national teacher, this palace knows what to do."

A big net against the three princes has begun to be planned, and the crown prince is determined to get rid of him this time. In fact, the third prince has long suspected the identity of the assassin, not because he doesn't want to expose the facts, but because he thinks of brotherhood, doesn't want to see the situation of brothers killing each other, and hopes that the prince can retreat.