Lin Tao narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Now, there are only five people left in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, including me and the Ninth Prince. Do you know what happened to the other princes?"

"Each of them is either crazy or trapped in a strange place, unable to appear in front of the public anymore. Sometimes death is a relief for them."

Having said that, the Fifth Prince seemed to have thought of something. He couldn't help but shudder and let out a long sigh with his eyes closed.

"Do you know why they ended up in such a situation?" The fifth prince asked after opening his eyes.

Lin Tao shook his head. How could an outsider like him know about the imperial court? He was too lazy to guess.

Nong He seemed to know something about the inside story. His face darkened and his eyes flickered.

"Their initial target was the Ninth Prince, but in the end they ended up like this. Even the Emperor's words of persuasion could not stop the Ninth Prince's crazy behavior. If it weren't for the special secrets of our Black Dragon Mountain Empire's royal family, I'm afraid he would have killed him." said the Fifth Prince.

A special secret? Could it be the royal blood curse?

Lin Tao's eyes flashed with a strange light. Could it be that the royal blood curse also played a certain role in suppressing the killing of the same clan? Unfortunately, he couldn't say this out loud. He could only stand there quietly and listen to the words of the fifth prince.

"The Ninth Prince is surrounded by countless capable people. I'm afraid that those around him alone are capable of turning the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire upside down." The Fifth Prince had a sad look in his eyes.

"Even the Emperor is no match for them?" Lin Tao asked suddenly.

"In his prime, the Emperor was only at level seven, and was definitely no match for the Ninth Prince's men." The Fifth Prince shook his head: "Now the Emperor is just planning to take advantage of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's tradition and take action again to control the Imperial Court, so as to curb the Ninth Prince's development and wait for an opportunity to train the next new Emperor."

Hearing this, Lin Tao sneered in his heart. In this case, could the emperor really take over the imperial court smoothly, curb the development of the ninth prince, and successfully train the next new emperor as he wished? Although he did not like power struggles, Lin Tao still understood some things. As a person with imperial power, how could he let such a thing happen? Not to mention whether he could find a pharmacist who could prolong his life, even the new emperor he trained might be attacked secretly. By then, he would be both accompanying his wife and losing his troops.

Huh? That's not right.

With a flash of his eyes, Lin Tao understood what was going on. The Royal Blood Curse must have a special restraining effect on the infighting among the same clan, so the Ninth Prince could not attack people of the same clan.

It is even less likely that the people around him would take action in private, because once the matter is investigated, not only would the person who took action be hunted down by the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, but once he is implicated, the Ninth Prince would probably never have the possibility of becoming emperor again. So although his behavior was crazy, he also accepted the traditions of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

It was precisely for these reasons that the Ninth Prince could only cause the defeated princes to go crazy or be deliberately trapped, but did not dare to kill them.

Suddenly, no one knew what the Fifth Prince was thinking of, and he fell into a long silence without saying anything.

Lin Tao fell into deep thought. The Fifth Prince was also silent. As for the two Luos, they did not dare to utter a word. Even Nong He kept his mouth tightly shut and stood quietly aside. No one knew what he was thinking in his heart.

After a while.

The fifth prince finally came back to his senses. His eyes lit up and he said, "Lin Tao, since you have also come into contact with underground mind masters, you should have heard of the royal blood curse, right?"

Nong He's eyes narrowed and he stared at Lin Tao.

Lin Tao nodded. He had no way of hiding this, nor did he intend to hide it, because when he heard that he could use any means to escape from the Ninth Prince, he already had a crazy idea in his mind.

Affected by the Seventh Prince's royal blood curse, Lin Tao could only stand in front of the Fifth Prince for a short five minutes, so he wanted to take this opportunity to kill the Ninth Prince as well. In this way, even if he was affected by the royal blood curse again, he would have a legitimate reason. The next time he faced the Fifth Prince, he would not need to activate the special radio waves.

However, after hearing about the strength of the Ninth Prince's subordinates, he couldn't help but waver.

When the emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire was at his peak, he possessed the strength of a seventh-level telepathist. However, such strength was no match for the Ninth Prince. It can be imagined that the Ninth Prince must have seventh-level telepathists or even eighth-level telepathists under his command.

In this case, with Lin Tao's current strength, he might really be defeated.

Is it really as the Fifth Prince said, that they have to do everything they can to escape? "You two should leave for now. There are some things that you are not suitable to be present for." The Fifth Prince suddenly said to the two Luos.

When Grandpa Luo and Chairman Luo heard about the affairs in the imperial court, they had already wanted to leave. However, as they did not know how to start the conversation, they could only lower their heads and pretend not to hear anything. Now, after hearing the Fifth Prince's order, they hurried out of the reception room like chickens being chased by an eagle.

If these affairs of the imperial court are not handled properly, they will not be able to leave as easily as they are now.

Lin Tao watched the two Luo family members leave from the corner of his eyes, but said nothing.

"The royal blood curse can be used not only against external forces, but also against internal forces." After the two figures disappeared, the fifth prince spoke up, "Externally, it can prevent others from killing members of the royal family, and internally, it can prevent members of the same family from killing each other."

These words seemed to confirm Lin Tao's previous thoughts, which surprised him again and again. However, what surprised him most was not the matter of the royal blood curse, but the fact that the fifth prince actually told him about this matter.

Sometimes, it is better for both parties to have a basic understanding of some things in their hearts. Once they are made public, it means that a qualitative change has taken place in the matter.

This guy...

The Fifth Prince said this, and there seemed to be other reasons behind his words.

Sure enough, just when Lin Tao had the idea, the Fifth Prince's lips moved again: "Lin Tao, I want to know, do you really want to kill the Ninth Prince?"

Nong He seemed to have expected this. His pupils couldn't help but shrink at this moment. His eyes flashed with strange light from time to time when he looked at Lin Tao, as if he had the same idea as the fifth prince.

Lin Tao looked at the two of them out of the corner of his eyes. He didn't take over the conversation, nor did he speak immediately. Instead, he narrowed his eyes into slits and kept looking at the two of them.

The two men looked a little excited, while the other seemed calm, but could not hide the strangeness in their expressions.

"The Fifth Prince must have changed his mind temporarily, but Nong He seemed to have had this plan from the beginning, so he has been testing me and plotting against me." In an instant, Lin Tao had seen what was going on in the minds of the two men from their expressions.

Lin Tao didn't know why Nong He had such an idea, but the Fifth Prince's sudden change of mind made him realize that beneath the Fifth Prince's polite face, there seemed to be a crazy heart.

Could it be that he was the next new emperor being trained? Lin Tao's heart moved.

However, Lin Tao quickly dismissed this idea from his mind, because although the fifth prince seemed suitable for the new emperor, he was by no means a good choice.

Since the Ninth Prince is frantically eliminating the threatening princes, there are two types of targets that he would prefer to attack. One is the prince whose relationship with both sides has become so bad that it cannot be made public, and the other is the one who has endured to the extreme.

Obviously, no matter which one, the Ninth Prince did not consider the Fifth Prince and left him until the end. This shows that the Fifth Prince chose the middle way.

Moderation is good, but this is the imperial court! The imperial court is fighting for power, and it is difficult for the moderate way to be favored by any force. Therefore, although the fifth prince has the support of forces, he is definitely not in the majority, and is therefore repeatedly selected by the ninth prince.

From various signs, Lin Tao can judge that the fifth prince in front of him is definitely not the next new emperor chosen by the emperor of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

If that was the case, why would the Fifth Prince choose such a crazy decision? And why did he change his mind at the last minute?

Lin Tao wanted to kill the Ninth Prince and kill two birds with one stone, but he was not willing to become a knife in the hands of others.

"Why?" Lin Tao asked coldly.

"I know that your partner is called Lu Mengchen. For her, you not only established the Mengchen Chamber of Commerce, but also developed the Mengchen Potion. I'm afraid that your reunion with Salon some time ago was also because of the underground telekinetic master sent by the Hu Super Chamber of Commerce, right?"

The fifth prince said in a deep voice.

Lin Tao's face suddenly darkened. He could accept the threat from the Fifth Prince, but he would never accept the threat from the Fifth Prince using Lu Mengchen.

If the fifth prince really did this in the next sentence, Lin Tao would definitely ignore the imperial blood curse and would not mind offending the wise man behind Nong He and would take action on the spot.

"I also have such a person. I also want to use her name to establish a chamber of commerce, and also want to use her name to name some things." At this point, the Fifth Prince's face suddenly became ugly: "However, due to the Ninth Prince's crazy behavior, not only can I not do anything to her, but even after meeting her, I have to show indifference."

"I don't want this to happen, and I don't want to have any regrets, but the Ninth Prince is like a stumbling block, standing between us."

The more he spoke, the more rapid the Fifth Prince's breathing became. Nong He, who was standing by, saw this and couldn't help but frowned, but he didn't say anything.

This guy...

Lin Tao's heart was shocked. Looking at the Fifth Prince who was almost in a state of collapse, he hesitated. He had to say that if there really was such an insurmountable wall between him and the person he loved, he would probably find it equally difficult to accept it.

"Lin Tao, if you want to kill the Ninth Prince, I will use my connections to transfer some strong men to you. I can also guarantee that even if you kill the Ninth Prince, the royal family of the entire Black Dragon Mountain Empire will not hunt you down because of the royal blood curse on you."

The Fifth Prince's eyes narrowed, and his gaze fell on Lin Tao. His right hand was even retracted into his sleeve, as if if Lin Tao did not agree, he would also activate the emergency plan.

Influenced by him, Nong He next to him also looked alert.