Tang Ke still had no confidence. After all, he was going to fight against Wang Xiaohai, the strongest true god in the arena!

"Don't be afraid, this is Zhou Kingdom, and everyone here is a mortal. Wang Xiaohai's strange martial arts cannot be used, and he can only fight like a mortal, so the gap between us won't be too big!" Lan Ze comforted Tang Ke.

"I know him better than you. I've had a drink with him." Tank explained, the blade of the axe in his hand trembling slightly.

The Third Prince, Zhou Jian, was also a clever man. Seeing the two masters who had promised to help him become emperor hesitate and dare not take action, he instantly knew that the two masters had no chance of defeating the guard. He couldn't help but wonder, "Where did Zhou Shuyi find such a formidable master?"

"It's all a misunderstanding. There's no need for the two tigers to fight each other." The third prince Zhou Jian said, "It will not be good if the harmony is damaged. As for the matter of the throne, let's sit down and discuss it together after the sacrifice and funeral." What he was thinking in his heart was that when the time comes, he would let thousands of guards with bows and shields block in front of him. No matter how rebellious Wang Xiaohai was, he could not get close to him, and the throne would still be his!

Lan Ze and Tang Ke did not say anything either. They wanted to back out, but they could not say it out loud. If they spoke first, it would be a sign of weakness.

Wang Xiaohai certainly wouldn't back down—when he was still a mortal, his strength was several times that of an average person, and his standard strength was very high, close to that of an entry-level warrior. Lan Ze probably hadn't anticipated this. Perhaps Lan Ze surpassed the average person at a lower level, but definitely not Wang Xiaohai. Wang Xiaohai could easily defeat skill with force and defeat the two Zhou Kingdom colleagues without a problem.

However, the third prince's words did not affect the three people who were confronting each other, and they remained motionless.

"Sister Shu, please help me say this. You don't want us to fight at our father's funeral, right?" The third prince Zhou Jian changed his target and tried to persuade Princess Shu with family affection. When he ordered Wang Xiaohai to be dragged away and beheaded, he didn't care that this was his father's funeral!

"Teacher Wang Xiaohai." Princess Shu advised softly, "I don't want to quarrel with my brother today." She heard Lan Ze call him Wang Xiaohai, but she couldn't call him by his name directly, as it would seem impolite.

"Really? But there is no benefit in doing this. If we don't kill him now, it will be more difficult in the future!" Wang Xiaohai reminded.

"Sister Shu, I know who killed your mother." The third prince Zhou Jian offered Princess Shu an offer that she could not refuse.

"teacher……"

"Understood. Let's talk about it after the funeral." Wang Xiaohai put down the knife in his hand. "Actually, I don't like to attack people I once fought with, so this caused a stalemate."

After seeing Wang Xiaohai put down his hands, Lan Ze and Tang Ke also put down their weapons.

"What was the cause of my mother's death?" Princess Shu asked the third prince.

"It was Concubine An who killed him." The third prince Zhou Jian said it without hesitation. Now that the imperial guards were under his control, he didn't have to worry about offending the fourth prince and Concubine An.

"Zhou Jian, you are such a cheapskate!" The Fourth Prince asked loudly when he heard his mother being insulted.

"Fourth Prince, everyone in the palace knows what kind of person Noble Concubine An is, except you." Third Prince Zhou Jian snorted coldly, "She tried to persuade my mother to join and even offered her a thousand taels of gold. Unfortunately, my mother didn't agree."

"You're talking nonsense!" Concubine An cursed loudly, "Princess Shu's mother was clearly killed by your mother, and you, the wicked one, are the first to accuse me."

"You weren't the one who killed him, so why are you blocking the steps?" The Third Prince Zhou Jian snorted coldly, "If you dare mention my mother again, I'll make you be buried with the late emperor!"

Concubine An shrank her head and dared not say another word, but just kept repeating that she was not the murderer.

"Why did you kill my mother!" Princess Shu pounced on Concubine An.

The Fourth Prince hurriedly stood in front of his mother.

"Don't hurt my mother!" The Fourth Prince shouted at Princess Shu, "If you still recognize me as your brother!"

"Your mother killed my mother!" Zhou Shuyi said, "If you still recognize me as your sister, you must hand over your mother!"

"My mother is not the murderer!" said the Fourth Prince. "What evidence do you have? You are just listening to one side of the story!"

Princess Shu was speechless for a moment. She really had no evidence to prove that Concubine An was related to her mother's death, but her intuition was certain that Concubine An was involved in this matter. However, with so many people in front of the palace, she couldn't say that she made her decision based on her intuition.

"I will find evidence!" Princess Shu said to the Third Prince Zhou Jian, "I want to take revenge myself. Please don't attack her until I find evidence."

"No problem." The third prince Zhou Jian said. He would now grant Princess Shu's every request. There was no other way. He had nearly two hundred guards who were fighting fires, but they could not prevent Wang Xiaohai's assassination.

"Were you by your father's side when he passed away?" Princess Shu continued to ask the third prince.

"So what if it is, so what if it isn't?" The third prince Zhou Jian answered ambiguously. He wanted to see what Zhou Shuyi would say next.

"Then have you seen a bronze plate shaped like a tiger's head?" Princess Shu continued to ask.

All the people in white clothes in front of the ancestral temple looked over and pricked up their ears. They also wanted to know.

"You are talking about the Tiger Tally, right?" The third prince Zhou Jian looked at the last fire that had been put out and the dark eaves, "I haven't seen it. You should look somewhere else." He thought to himself, why should you, a woman, compete with us for the military power of the Tiger Tally?

"You're lying." Wang Xiaohai said to the Third Prince Zhou Jian, "Your eyes are wandering."

"What does my eyes have to do with lying?" The third prince Zhou Jian was confused and could only look at the two masters beside him.

Lan Ze and Tang Ke thought that there must be a connection, but since he didn't understand psychology when talking to this ancient person, he had to remain silent.

"Let me check you to see if you have the tiger talisman?" Wang Xiaohai stepped forward.

The third prince Zhou Jian immediately took a step back and shouted, "Master, save me!"

Wang Xiaohai was certain that the Third Prince, Zhou Jian, must have something on his person. Since he now controlled the Imperial Guards and the palace, any treasures within would naturally fall into his hands, let alone the Tiger Tally! Furthermore, something as important as the Tiger Tally wouldn't be safe hidden anywhere, so it was very likely that he had it on his person! He was certain that with the Imperial Guards and the two Grand Masters, no one could take it from him! But now something unexpected had happened, and Wang Xiaohai was the unexpected factor!

"I promised Princess Shu that I would not kill you today, but I didn't promise not to take your tiger talisman!" Wang Xiaohai jumped up and pounced on the third prince Zhou Jian like a dragon.

Lan Ze and Tang Ke hurriedly stood in front of the third prince Zhou Jian. They did not dare to use weapons for fear that Wang Xiaohai's blows would rebound and kill Zhou Jian by mistake. So they had to raise their palms at the same time and fight Wang Xiaohai hard.

"Bang—"

Lan Ze and Tang Ke were hit so hard that they rolled backwards twice before they could stabilize their bodies. When they came to their senses, Wang Xiaohai had already placed his left hand on the third prince's shoulder, exactly at the Jianjing acupoint.

The third prince felt numb and weak on half of his body, so he had to let Wang Xiaohai search his body with his right hand.