A long convoy passed through the city gate.

The houses on both sides are mostly made of stone, and the central street is slightly sunken.

It is said that in the former "city in the lake", it was not streets but waterways that connected the various blocks... It sounds very dragon-like, but Qilin certainly would not like this kind of environment, so large-scale urban reconstruction was later carried out, many waterways were converted into streets, the ponds were drained and planted with flowers and plants that the Horned Tribe liked.

Long Long quietly looked out through the gap in the door curtain and saw that most of the residents on the roadside were from the Horn Tribe, but there were also many from other races.

Among them were monks of the Horn Clan wearing exaggeratedly large golden horn ornaments, walking around the streets with spears in their hands in a domineering manner.

These are the imperial capital's garrison troops, all of whom are made up of pure-blooded Horned Clan members, and no other races are allowed to be present in their paternal or maternal lines for three generations - precisely because they value bloodline over ability, these guards are very corrupt internally, and the imperial capital's residents call them "big heads" to mock them for liking to decorate and show off their horns.

Seeing that the crown prince Qi Qiaoan was leading the team, the big-headed captain quickly came over. He was a fat deer tribe member named "Lu Zhong". He was sweating profusely and said:

"I didn't know that His Highness was out. I am guilty..."

"Go and drive those untouchables away." Qi Qiaoan said, pointing forward.

Lu Zhong quickly reprimanded his men and violently dispersed all the bystanders around.

There were a few who walked slowly and were stabbed a few times by the big-headed monster with a spear. They died instantly on the spot and their bodies were quickly dragged away... The untransformed demons, regardless of their IQ, do not have the most basic human rights protection.

After a dozen breaths, the road ahead was completely cleared and no one dared to stay here.

The convoy was still moving slowly. Long Long and Long Hu were in the carriage, looking at the outside world, and they both felt a little uncomfortable with each other.

The two of them had only recently transformed, and had not yet developed the discriminatory mentality of the transformed monks that "those who have not transformed are like grass to me". When they saw these untransformed little demons being wantonly killed by the big-headed monster, they felt a subconscious empathy and pity.

Suddenly, a low whistling sound was heard.

"Be careful!" Kunlun Jing said in shock, and saw that the great elder Qin Chaocang suddenly grabbed Long Long and pushed him and Longhu to the ground, and pushed his other hand forward.

The wall of the carriage in front suddenly exploded, and a blue light rushed towards the palm of the great elder's hand... However, a long sword appeared in the hand of the great elder at some point, and he slashed heavily towards the center of the blue light.

The huge shock wave of the explosion spread in all directions. The limbs of the four dragon guards closest to the place were shattered on the spot. The guards farther away finally had time to use their magical powers and barely blocked the aftermath of the explosion despite being seriously injured.

More aftermath blasted out from the gaps between the guards, instantly razing two blocks of houses and the residents inside to the ground.

Qi Qiaoan, who was walking in the front, was also stopped by several Horn Clan guards at the risk of their lives, but fortunately he was unharmed.

When he got up from the ground with a look of panic, he looked at the desolate scene around him that was like hell, and couldn't help but scream in fear.

…

That night, Long Long and Long Hu were placed in the palace on the bottom floor of the Shenlong Tower.

This place is located underground and is heavily guarded by the Qilin clan, so there is absolutely no possibility of being assassinated again.

In the Divine Emperor Palace, Qi Weihuan was furious and issued a death order to the captain of the city garrison, Lu Zhong, to find out the origins of the assassin.

About half an hour later, a preliminary report on the incident was presented to the emperor.

The assassin's body has been found, and the location of the crime has been determined to be behind the chimney on the roof of the "Canoe Tavern" in the outer city area, which overlooks the dragon envoy's convoy on the street.

The murder weapon was confirmed to be the "Sea-Splitting and Tide-Breaking Crossbow", a dangerous magical weapon known for its power. The more true essence injected into it, the greater its power. If a Jindan cultivator used it with all his strength, he could even use it to kill the real demon king.

What is even more confusing is that the Sea-Splitting Tide-Breaking Crossbow was a magic weapon of the human race in ancient times, specially forged to target the powerful bodies of the demon race. After the demon race withdrew from the Eastern Emperor Realm, the whereabouts of the Sea-Splitting Tide-Breaking Crossbow became unknown among the human race.

The assassin was a Feather Clan monk. The guards speculated that when he committed the crime, he must have had his back to the street below. After turning his head to confirm the location of the carriage, he placed the Sea-Splitting Tide-Breaking Crossbow against his chest, so that the crossbow, himself and the carriage formed a straight line, and then quickly injected all his true energy.

The exploding crossbow arrows tore apart the assassin's body and the carriage at the same time. If the Great Elder Qin Chaocang had not been inside the carriage and used his magic sword to split the crossbow arrows head-on, with the physical strength of Long Long and Long Hu who had just transformed, they would definitely have been turned into dust.

Just look at the two nearby neighborhoods that were razed to the ground by the aftermath of the explosion.

The only evidence obtained so far is the residual true essence of a Feather Clan monk that was detected in the magic weapon, the Sea-Breaking Tide Crossbow. In addition, the flesh and blood of a Feather Clan monk was also found near the crossbow. From this, the guard team determined the assassin's race.

As for his specific identity, since there is no trace of his body left, it is naturally impossible to know.

As well as why he possessed the Sea-Splitting Tide-Breaking Crossbow, and why he wanted to assassinate the dragon envoy's convoy... all of these were lost with the assassin's death, and all clues were cut off.

After reading the incident report, Qi Weihuan was furious. He dragged Lu Zhong down and gave him 150 lashes. Then he said to Qin Beiwang, the leader of the Canglong clan who was watching the whole process:

"I think this was done by the remnants of the Feather Clan of Nanzhou. If Long Long and Long Hu died in the imperial capital, the Dragon Clan would misunderstand that it was my Qilin Clan who did it. When the war breaks out in Zhongzhou and Dongzhou, they in Nanzhou can linger on and have a chance to survive... Such despicable behavior is really despicable!"

Qin Beiwang listened expressionlessly, nodded and said:

"Yes, if they want to alienate the relationship between the two tribes, the Feather Tribe has made a wrong calculation!"

The two men cursed the Nanzhou Feather Clan with a common hatred, as if the identity of the real murderer had been completely confirmed. Qi Weihuan repeatedly emphasized that he would definitely give an explanation for the casualties of the Dragon Clan this time. Only then did Qin Beiwang thank them and leave.

After Qin Beiwang left, Qi Weihuan's face turned cold and he looked through the palace gate into the distance.

Who was responsible for this assassination?

First of all, it couldn't be the Feather Clan. Because if the murderer couldn't be found, and the two clans didn't want to become enemies, they would definitely put the blame on the Feather Clan... It didn't matter if there was evidence or not, the Feather Clan would definitely take the blame, so there was no need for the Feather Clan assassin to die together with the target.

Secondly, why did he want to assassinate Long Long and Long Hu?

Although these two people have immortal blood, they have only recently transformed and pose no threat to any force.

Want to create a conflict between Zhongzhou and Dongzhou? Not likely. Now that the Qilin clan has the support of the Xuanwu clan and has married the White Tiger clan, the Vermillion Bird clan is unlikely to start a war in the short term. Therefore, unless the Canglong clan collectively loses their minds, there is no way they will conflict with the Qilin clan.

They cannot afford such a price and will eventually accept the explanation given by the Qilin clan and choose to keep quiet.

In other words, it is unlikely that there was any political purpose behind this assassination because the outcome was already determined.

However, to be able to obtain a magic weapon of this level as the Sea-Splitting Tide-Breaking Crossbow and keep it secret until now, the magic weapon must have been left behind at the scene after the assassination, which means that the person behind the scenes was prepared to abandon the magic weapon.

It couldn't be an ordinary monk! There must be a hidden force behind this, leading this assassination.

In order to kill Long Long and Long Hu, he was even willing to sacrifice the Sea-Breaking Tide Crossbow... Who is it? !