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The Heavenly Thunder City was right next to the Heavenly Dragon City. It wasn't too far away, and it would only take half a day to get there.

At this moment, a man and a woman were walking on the public road, neither too fast nor too slow.

It was none other than Lin Tian and Li Wan'er.

Along the way, Lin Tian asked about the details, but didn't ask any more questions.

It was clear that Li Wan'er's mother was in the hands of a group of bandits near the Thunder City.

Their residence was called Black Wind Ridge, and it was a hundred miles away from the Heavenly Thunder City.

Just in case, Lin Tian decided to go to Black Wind Ridge first. After all, in the shadow of the dragon gate, Lin Tian had directly killed the seven leaders of Black Wind Ridge.

Right now, the Black Wind Ridge was the same as being without a leader. It might already be chaotic. After all, it had been ten days since the illusory image of the dragon gate opened.

So Lin Tian repeatedly thought about it and decided to first save Li Wan'er's mother.

At the same time, in Tian Luo Empire's capital city, Tian Luo City.

The hall master who was in charge of the Tian Luo Sect previously had finally seen the current Tian Luo Kingdom's monarch.

At this time, it had already been three days since he discovered that Luo Lie's Destiny spirit tablet had shattered. In other words, it had already been three days since Luo Lie's death.

But only now did he meet the king. However, he also understood that in such a small place like this, even though he was a relative of the royal family, he was actually just an ant in the eyes of the king.

That hall master even suspected that if it wasn't for Luo Lie's surname being Luo, the king wouldn't have bothered with it at all.

After all, all the officials of the imperial court were saying that the king was about to go into seclusion and was going to try his best to break through to the Profound Life stage. After all, the king was no longer as young as he was in his prime.

If there were no major breakthroughs in his cultivation, the king's time would be up.

Thinking of this, the pavilion master's heart tightened, afraid that the king would forget.

The truth proved that the king had indeed forgotten, because during the assembly today, the king had not even shown his face.

The palace eunuch spoke directly to the civil and military officials, "The king has already gone into seclusion. The matters concerning the imperial court are handed over to the First Prince, the Second Prince, the Ninth Prince, and many other ministers."

With that, the Inner Palace Eunuch left, leaving the civil and military officials staring at each other in dismay, not knowing what to say.

In the end, the First Prince stood up first. As the time came for the king, the few princes eyed the throne covetously, and among them, the First Prince, Second Prince, and Ninth Prince were the representatives. This time, the king handed the important matters to the three princes, and a few officials also supported each other.

The First Prince had the trust of a hundred officials, and he was the eldest son of the Royal Family. He was the one who was considered to be the most likely to inherit the throne.

The First Prince stood at the front of the hall and said to the crowd, "The officials have something to report. If there's nothing else, they can disperse."

"Reporting to the First Prince, I have something to report." That hall master's name was Luo Da, and he was also a member of the Imperial Family. He knew that if he didn't speak of this matter now, he would never have another chance.

The First Prince glanced at Rhoda and frowned, "Rhoda, aren't you in charge of the Luo Clan? Why, are you applying for another position?"

The reason why the First Prince remembered Rhoda was because in his impression, Rhoda had always been extremely dissatisfied with his current position and had always wanted to apply for another position.

When Rhoda had mentioned that he had something to report to the First Prince, the First Prince had immediately thought of this matter.

Rhoda shook his head and said, "The First Prince has misunderstood me. This is a serious matter. A Destiny Soul Plate broke in the ancestral hall."

"Hmm?" The First Prince's sword-like eyebrows twitched, and his expression changed.

When the other officials heard Luo Da's words, they were all shocked and began to discuss amongst themselves.

"Speak clearly." Of course, this sudden death was none other than an assassination attempt. This was because no one reported the death of the prince below, which meant that the king had been killed.

"Three days ago, the attendant who was in charge of the Destiny Soul Board mentioned that a spirit tablet had suddenly shattered. This subject went over to check and found out that it was the Heavenly Dragon City King, Luo Lie, who was killed by someone." Rhoda replied.

"Sky Dragon City?" Hearing this name, the First Prince immediately frowned. It was not for any other reason but because this name was too unfamiliar. He did not even know that there was such a city in Tian Luo Kingdom.

"First Prince, Luo Lie is the eighth generation grandson of King Yongan, Luo An. He is stationed in Sky Dragon City. Oh, right, Sky Dragon City is a small city in Qingzhou. It is normal for the First Prince to not remember it." When one of the officials beside saw the First Prince's expression, they immediately went up and explained.

"Oh, after King Yongan, I have some impression of him." The First Prince nodded, "I'll leave this matter to …"

Before he could finish his words, the Second Prince had already stepped forward, "Big brother, little brother is willing to share the burden for father and run errands for brother. Leave this matter to me."

The First Prince was slightly startled, and then he looked towards the Second Prince in surprise, but then he understood.

He had won the support of more than half of the court officials at the same time as his second brother. However, this second brother of his had taken a completely different approach to pull most of the princes to his side.

Since he was in such a rush to come forward, it must be because he knew Luo Lie from before.

Tian Luo Kingdom was lacking in everything, just that they did not lack in princes. There were at least thousands of princes in the entire Tian Luo Kingdom, so if this second brother of his wanted to rope him in, it would just be a dream.

The First Prince smiled slightly and said, "That's fine too. It can't be better for Second Brother to have such thoughts."

He turned his head and looked at the ministers who could discuss the matter, and the Ninth Prince, who had been silent all this time, and said with a faint smile: "Ninth Brother, Pavilion Elders, you have no objections, right?"

The few Pavilion Elders were all his people, so of course they would follow his lead. Naturally, they would have no objections, mainly because of that Ninth Brother.

The ninth prince raised his head, looked at his big brother and second brother, and suddenly laughed: "I have no objections."

"That's good." The First Prince nodded, then said, "Second Brother, I'll leave this matter to you. You should know what to do, right?"

"Naturally." The Second Prince nodded and said, "Eldest Brother, don't worry. I will definitely take care of this matter properly."

The First Prince nodded and continued to handle the other matters. However, the Second Prince did not stay a second longer and left with Rhoda in a hurry.

Tian Luo Kingdom, Second Prince's Mansion.

"You're saying that Luo Lie was killed three days ago?" The Second Prince looked maliciously at Rhoda.

"That's right!" Rhoda replied.

"It has already been three days, why did you only say that today? It seems that you have completely forgotten what you should do!" The second prince's gaze turned cold and harsh.

"It's not that I don't want to say it, but the king hasn't come to court for the past few days!" Rhoda also felt a bit wronged. He had reported this matter to the inner palace on the first day, but it was only today that the news of the king coming to court had spread. He had rushed over, but he still hadn't met the king in the end.

"Mm, I understand. You can leave now." The Second Prince waved his hand.

Rhoda originally had more to say, but upon seeing that the Second Prince's expression wasn't too good, he could only leave.

However, just as he was about to leave, the Second Prince suddenly called out to Rhoda, "If I recommend you to my father when the throne of Sky Dragon City becomes vacant, would you be willing?"

Rhoda's face was filled with ecstasy, but he immediately understood what the Second Prince meant. He did not hesitate and directly knelt before the Second Prince, "Rhoda, from now on, you are willing to be at the Second Prince's command!"

He had always wanted to get out of that hellhole in the ancestral hall. Being a local despot was much more comfortable than staying in that dead person's memorial archway all day.

"You're very understanding, if nothing unexpected happens." I will fully support you in taking the throne. " The Second Prince nodded in satisfaction.

Rhoda happily left. In his heart, he really wanted to thank the person who had killed Luo Lie. If he did not kill Luo Lie, such a good thing would never reach him.

However, the Second Prince began to ponder. "Who exactly dares to kill Luo Lie? Moreover, three days ago, Luo Lie had just come to see him. Could it be that it was his good big brother or the good Ninth Brother who did it in the dark?"

Luo Lie had been the first to support him. Under his leadership, countless small cities' princes had expressed their loyalty to him. Now that Luo Lie had died, he had to show off. Otherwise, wouldn't it ruin the hearts of those princes who had followed him?

"Someone, find Xiao Lin for me." The Second Prince shouted to the servants.

"Yes."

The Black Wind Ridge was located a hundred miles away from the western outskirts of the Heavenly Thunder City. It was considered to be located right next to the city on the west side of the Heavenly Thunder City.

The Li family, which was also Li Wan'er's family, was the largest Alchemy family in the Heavenly Thunder City, so it was no exception for the people in the Black Wind Ridge. Lin Tian also remembered that the head of the seven leaders he killed back then was a Qi Hai warrior.

Such a power couldn't be underestimated in this area. Furthermore, it was far away from the Skythunder City. Even if the Skythunder City King wanted to stand up for the Li Clan, it was still impossible.

By the time they sent troops to wipe them out, they would have already run away.

In the ten or so miles in front of the Black Wind Ridge, there were sentries squatting there. Moreover, there would be people who would come contact with each other every so often. However, Lin Tian had already killed them all along the way.

The existence of the Black Wind Ridge was bound to become a disaster sooner or later.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh. Lin Tian and Li Wan'er had just appeared under the Black Wind Ridge. No one knew where, but countless cold arrows shot down in an instant.

Lin Tian released his Essence and formed a faint red barrier, protecting both him and Li Wan'er inside.

"Truly courting death!" Lin Tian coldly snorted and threw the Dragon Scale Spear straight towards the arrow just now.

The Essence wrapped around the Dragon Scale Spear. In that instant, the Dragon Scale Spear's power directly spread out, killing those who were hidden in the shadows and releasing cold arrows.

Miserable screams rang out one after another. After that, there was no more sound.

The Dragon Scale Spear automatically returned into Lin Tian's hands. In the next moment, one corpse after another suddenly fell from behind a huge rock not far away.

But at the same time, a voice resounded throughout the entire mountain range.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

Lin Tian suddenly looked over. There was still one person that hadn't died. He was just about to desperately run up the mountain.

However, before they had even run far, a sound of breaking air came from behind them.

A long spear caught up to him and nailed him to the ground.

However, his voice had also completely shocked everyone on the Black Wind Ridge.

"Let's go. Right now, we can only kill our way up." Lin Tian pulled Li Wan'er and quickly ran towards Black Wind Ridge.