Chapter 489 [Unity of Purpose]

"Your Majesty, a group of martial arts masters have arrived at the Xiaoran Inn. There are nine of them in total. They are all old partners who have been friends in the martial arts world for decades and each has their own strengths."

Zhou Jushan handed the handwritten letter from the martial arts leader, Zuo Hufa, to Emperor Qingning and said, "Your Majesty, would you like to secretly leave the palace tonight, summon the commander of the Imperial Guards and the captain of the Secret Guard, and have them spar with these martial arts masters to see how strong they are?"

"No, just let them take action. Don't add any more complications at this juncture."

Emperor Qingning shook his head. "Martial arts masters have many different techniques. It's not just physical skill that determines who is stronger. This time, I'm only interested in the outcome."

"Yes, I will go and have them start planning and act as quickly as possible."

Emperor Qingning added another instruction: "Have Xia Su lead a team of personal guards to stake out the area near Prince Zhao's mansion. Supervise the actions of these jianghu people. When they escape, pretend to chase them. Let one of them escape and be captured by Xia Su. Then, pin the blame of the assassination on Yao Chengping."

"Your Majesty is truly thoughtful! I will go and inform Commander Xia right away."

Someone stays behind to identify Yao Chengping?

I don’t know who dares to stay. Anyone who stays will probably be killed by Emperor Qingning.

Zhou Jushan left and sent a message to Mu Chengfeng: [The dog emperor told you to act immediately. Why don't you go to Prince Zhao's mansion as a guest tonight?]

@Mu Chengfeng: Okay! Li Li, I'm here to ask for money! I brought eight people with me this time. Your mansion should be big enough for us, right? @Jiang Li Li]

@Jiang Lili: Welcome! I'll treat you to delicious food and wine!

*

At night, it was the quarter past midnight.

Xia Su led his men to guard Linlang Street and sent two spies near Prince Zhao's Mansion.

Soon, nine black shadows appeared on Linlang Street. They were like ghosts and quietly climbed into Prince Zhao's Mansion.

The spies who were waiting in ambush could only faintly hear the sounds of fighting and shouting inside the walls of Prince Zhao's Palace, but the voices were quickly stopped, and then Prince Zhao's Palace returned to silence.

The spy immediately ran to Xia Su and reported, "Sir Xia, that martial arts master, as expected of a martial arts master, sneaked into Prince Zhao's mansion quietly and killed the guards."

Xia Su smiled and said, "I heard that this time, the Wulin Alliance Leader's left protector brought the Alliance Leader's only son to personally take action."

Prince Zhao’s Mansion, wait for death!

*

Inside Prince Zhao's palace.

Mu Chengfeng brought eight martial arts masters into the banquet hall of Prince Zhao's Mansion.

Jiang Lili has prepared good wine and food, waiting for the old classmates to get together.

"Li Li!"

When meeting his online friend, Mu Chengfeng had a happy look on his face. He waved to Jiang Lili and introduced to her the martial arts masters he brought with him.

"This is our left protector, he is very skilled in martial arts!"

"This is my cousin, he is an expert in using acupuncture needles."

"This is my cousin. She's good at making all kinds of weird medicines, like itching powder, fake death medicine..."

......

Jiang Lili listened to Mu Chengfeng's introduction along the way, and it was truly a gathering of heroes.

After a while, Xin Chong and Xin Che came.

"Your Majesty, Prince!"

Mu Chengfeng brought martial arts masters to greet the two of them.

"Don't be so polite, just call me uncle!"

Xin Chong had a cheerful look on his face, with the generosity and cheerfulness of a military commander. He nudged Xin Che with his shoulder and said to Mu Chengfeng, "And if you call this guy brother-in-law, I guarantee he'll be secretly happy."

Xin Che raised his eyebrows helplessly and looked at his father, who was exposing his shortcomings in front of so many people.

"Brother-in-law!"

Mu Chengfeng immediately shouted at Xin Che in a loud voice.

"Brother Mu."

Xin Che clasped his fists politely towards Mu Chengfeng, his ears slightly red.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly.

Realizing that he really couldn't suppress his smile, he quickly walked over to Jiang Lili and sat down, picking up some food for Jiang Lili to cover himself up.

When Jiang Lili saw Xin Che's innocent look, her eyes turned into crescents.

"To think someone would be so embarrassed just because they were called brother-in-law. It seems like daddy understands you the best."

Xin Cherui fixed his phoenix eyes on Jiang Lili and coughed lightly, "No way."

He was happy because he was accepted and recognized by Li Li's friends who were like family to him.

When the other eight martial arts masters saw Xin Che like this, they opened their eyes wide in surprise.

In the past, they only knew that Prince Xin Che was a lone warrior on the battlefield, but they didn't know that the ruthless God of War of Dasheng had such a gentle side.

The martial arts masters had a better impression of Xin Che's family. They had been in the martial arts world and had eaten more salt than rice. They knew that a person's character could be seen from his attitude towards his wife, daughter and the women around him.

Seeing that Mu Chengfeng and the others were still standing, Xin Chong quickly asked them to sit down and poured wine for everyone without any airs: "I know that you people there don't pay attention to the etiquette of princes and princes, and you all call each other fellow Taoists and comrades when you meet."

Mu Chengfeng opened his eyes wide: "Uncle, now I finally understand why you are so awesome."

“This idea is so advanced!”

No wonder Li Li can get along so well with the Xin family. From the old to the young, the Xin family can quickly accept and digest the thoughts and habits of these modern people.

Or perhaps, in the hearts of people like Xin Chong and Xin Che who were willing to sacrifice their lives to protect the people, they believed that all beings were equal and that the order of feudal society was wrong.

The martial arts masters were initially nervous when they visited the palace. After all, although they possessed unique skills, they were still common people. The officials in the court, especially the generals, looked down on them because of their unofficial backgrounds.

But now, everyone has no worries at all.

Everyone was cheerful and had a great time chatting. After having a satisfying midnight snack, they got down to business.

In terms of their goals, they are united, which is to destroy Emperor Qingning.

The Xin Family Army came from the common people, and many of them had the same master as these Jianghu people, but later embarked on different paths due to different ideals and ambitions. Among the Xin Family Army that Emperor Qingning sent people to persecute included their senior brothers and sisters, as well as relatives and friends.

They all want revenge.

Moreover, the Xin family has been doing good deeds for generations, repelling foreign enemies and saving the people from danger, or generously donating money to provide porridge and medicine...

Many people in the martial arts world have benefited from the Xin family.

The Left Guardian put down his wine glass and asked, "How are we going to stage this assassination tonight? How are we going to arrange the outcome?"

"Yes, we have to show the result tonight for Emperor Qingning to see."

Mu Chengfeng nodded in agreement.

Jiang Lili then spoke up and asked Mu Chengfeng, "How many people do you know in the martial arts world? How many of them can you summon to the capital?"

Mu Chengfeng thought carefully for a while, exchanged a few words with the left protector beside him, and then answered seriously: "It's hard to say. I only know about 10 to 20 expert friends."