In a private room on the top floor of the Lichun Pavilion in Salt Sea City, the Prince of Donglin, disguised as a wealthy merchant, stepped onto the balcony and gazed at the Inspectorate as it received a ranged magical attack from the cultivator group. The ripples from the explosions and the jarring noise filled the air as he frowned and muttered, "The Dark Assassins should be back by now?"
"Your Highness, the assassins have sent word that the leader of the Azure Dragon Society has appeared..." The steward hurriedly ran to his side and whispered the intelligence sent by the assassins.
Dark Assassins are dedicated to handling the shady dealings of the Prince of Donglin.
Espionage, murder, arson, and other clandestine activities were all carried out by the Dark Assassins.
Recently, various factions of the dynasty have flocked to Jiangnan to carve up the pie that the Prince of Donglin was trying to annex. The Prince of Donglin has issued multiple assassination orders to the Dark Assassins in response to the Qinglong Society's framing. Come on, let's hurt each other.
Unfortunately, Prince Donglin was overconfident and underestimated the strength of the Azure Dragon Society and other gangs. He only managed to seize three or four tenths of the Rong Prince's Chamber of Commerce's assets, while the rest were divided up by others.
The lesson came too suddenly, but it also allowed the assassins under the command of the Prince of Donglin to discover that the Azure Dragon Society had profited the most and uncover the whereabouts of that man.
For a long time, his rivals had been operating under his name as the Prince of Donglin, making him a thorn in the side of two emperors.
If it weren't for the Prince of Donglin ruling over the south of the Yangtze River, and if the two emperors hadn't chosen a fight to the death to control him, he would probably have been executed eight hundred times over by the two emperors.
This made the Prince of Donglin hate that man to the core.
In particular, the turmoil that occurred during this period only pushed the Prince of Donglin into the vortex of rebellion. He was unable to explain himself and was prepared to rise up in rebellion and overthrow the Dali Dynasty. He also became that man's shield and a tool!
The Prince of Donglin was furious and ordered an assassin to find out who that man was, and then to take devastating revenge until he was dead.
Upon hearing the report from the steward outside Yanhai City, the Prince of Donglin trembled with excitement: "What is the other party's identity? What does he look like?"
"Ahem, he was a middle-aged man, nothing special. He wasn't like the outsiders say, with three heads and six arms, secretly delivering messages. He was probably in disguise..." The lean manager replied awkwardly, cursing the assassins for their incompetence.
That man framed the Prince of Donglin for two or three years, but the Dark Assassins Group couldn't find any information about him.
If the Dark Assassins were incompetent, that would be one thing.
The key point is that the members of the Dark Assassins have already infiltrated various powerful families in the Great Li Dynasty, and even some families in neighboring countries, proving that they are capable and no less than the secret guards in the Imperial Guard. They monitor the world and know everything.
Yet even this massive organization couldn't uncover any information about that man; they only knew he was up to something in the shadows, and nothing else.
Unpredictable and ever-changing, impossible to guard against.
For a long time, that man has been causing havoc on powerful families and clans under the guise of the Prince of Donglin, and using these powerful families as a cover for his identity, making it difficult to investigate and pinpoint his specific information.
The Prince of Donglin was stunned and then angrily said, "You bastards, are all the assassins just good for nothing?"
"They've pushed me to the brink of treason, leaving me no choice but to act. The assassins haven't even uncovered their true identity or information yet. Do they want to die?"
"Your Highness, according to the information sent back by the assassins, it's not that we've come away empty-handed. At least we've discovered that they possess the ability to control cultivators' souls..." The steward, sweating profusely, revealed a startling piece of information.
Controlling the soul?
The Prince of Donglin was stunned and his expression changed: "What? Someone from the Dark Assassins has been controlled by the other side? What exactly happened?"
"Your Highness, please calm down. An assassin sent someone to take advantage of the chaos of war to infiltrate within 30 meters of that man and eavesdrop. Just as they discovered his identity and confirmed that he was a middle-aged man in disguise, his soul was taken over by that man, and he lost the ability to resist."
Fortunately, the demonic dragon swooped down and rescued the Second Prince, along with a large group of masked men in black who appeared and killed the leaders of various factions who had orchestrated the killings, creating a chaotic escape that disrupted the spell that allowed the man to control Dark Thorn's soul and escape unscathed.
It is said that the spell that controls the soul only affects the Dark Assassin's thoughts and actions. When he resists, a stalemate is formed, which means that the master's strength is not strong. His strength is estimated to be at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage..." The steward explained in detail.
This caused the Prince of Donglin's expression to change rapidly, from anger, resentment, confusion, and shock to relief and disdain: "Very good, no wonder the Dark Assassins haven't been able to find out about the other party for so long."
It turns out that the other party possesses the ability to control souls, confirming the past pattern of assassins who, when pursuing their targets, met untimely and untimely deaths.
"Immediately order the assassins to keep an eye on the target. Each team should consist of at least ten people for reconnaissance and assassination. I, the king, cannot fail to capture a villain who relies on soul-controlling magic!"
"Yes, Your Highness, but the most urgent task is to take down the Dai family's secret realm. Should we postpone dealing with that man?" The steward was worried that his eagerness for revenge might ruin everything.
Although the Zheng imperial family did not send a large army to Jiangnan to quell the chaos and seize the assets that originally belonged to the Rong Prince's Chamber of Commerce, they merely sent the Rong Prince and the Second Prince to Jiangnan to stabilize the situation, which seemed to pose no threat to the Prince of Donglin.
Or perhaps the matter of the Prince of Donglin's plot to rebel should not be investigated?
In reality, that man instigated various forces to seize assets belonging to the Rong Prince's Chamber of Commerce under the banner of the Prince of Donglin, pushing the Prince of Donglin down the path of rebellion both openly and covertly.
The Prince of Donglin is now unable to explain himself and has no choice but to rebel.
Without the Dai Clan's Secret Realm to attract cultivators to pledge their loyalty and form a cultivator battle group, attempting a rebellion would be like an egg hitting a rock—a recipe for disaster.
The number of royal retainers has increased by sixteen, and the problem of retainers harboring ulterior motives has been eliminated. Although the retainer group is not entirely united, they are still in the same boat, sharing both prosperity and adversity.
This put immense pressure on the Prince of Donglin.
To break the deadlock and succeed in the rebellion, one must possess a secret realm, a sacred place for cultivation, to provide a training ground for high-level cultivators, and offer them high salaries in crystals to attract cultivators and increase the chances of success.
Prince Donglin knew perfectly well what was going on. Gazing at the delayed ripples of fireworks erupting from the defensive shield above the Inspectorate, Lin Sen laughed and said, "The other party may have been using the manipulation of other people's souls and their weaknesses all along to bewitch and coerce various forces into framing me and playing dirty tricks."
"I'll make it public and give it a boost, hmph!"
"Your Highness is wise! This is a brilliant strategy of feigning one move while secretly making another!" The steward's eyes lit up, and a wrinkled smile spread across his lean face.
A rumor spread rapidly through telepathic communication among cultivators.
In less than three minutes, the entire group of monks besieging the Inspectorate knew about it.
This news then reached the ears of the various factions' dispatched managers, causing complete chaos.
Upon learning this, Mr. Yu rushed to the middle-aged man's side and whispered, "Sir, we've been exposed..."
"Hmm, what are you panicking about? It's only a matter of time. Everything is within my expectations. Who will be the one to suffer the consequences is still uncertain."
"Don't forget, these cultivator groups besieging the Inspectorate are merely cannon fodder above the martial arts level. The real cultivators and the offering groups are all hiding, waiting for an opportunity to profit..." the middle-aged man replied calmly.
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