Steward Ning stared at Governor Dou. "Could something have happened? It's been so long, there shouldn't be any news at all... At least there will be news, right?"
Steward Xun and Steward Yu also looked at Governor Dou with puzzled eyes.
Governor Dou waved his hand and said, "I know the Su Clan's strength better than you do. Even if Su Tangyu improves rapidly, he's only at the sixth level of the Star Realm right now."
Governor Dou had recently had a fortuitous encounter and had barely been promoted to the sixth star in the Star Realm, so he had deliberately found an excuse to meet Su Tangyu and feel his aura.
"The Su clan doesn't have many trump cards. Even if Old Man Su left behind his spiritual consciousness, his strength wouldn't be stronger than that of an Eighth Star in the Star Realm. This time, we have so many people, and our strength far exceeds that of the Su clan, so don't worry, victory will belong to us."
"The reason there's still no news is probably because the journey is so long."
The other four stewards then slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
Steward Ning said, "That's indeed the case. We have long since investigated the Su clan's strengths and weaknesses. They used to be a powerful clan, but since Your Majesty ascended the throne, they have been steadily weakened. Now, they are as frail as babies."
Butler Xun: "Yes, yes, we have invested more combat power than budgeted this time. If we still don't win, we should all die as an apology."
Housekeeper Yu: "Yes, that's what I meant. By the way, I heard that Princess Luo... has connections with the Su tribe?"
Butler Ning smiled mysteriously.
Butler Yu: "What's going on? Is there a story behind this?"
Steward Ning laughed and said, "Do you really believe the story of Princess Luo's heroic return?"
Everyone around looked at Butler Ning with puzzlement, even the butler of the palace was looking at Butler Ning.
Butler Ning said smugly, "All of this is just an excuse. But guess who leaked this information?"
"Who? Could it be..."
Butler Ning nodded and pointed his finger upwards: "Yes, that's exactly what he meant."
"What? So this is all fake news? There's no such thing as a fallen princess? And what's on it..."
Butler Ning laughed: "If it weren't for this news, how could we justify killing the Su clan and silence the world's gossip?"
"That's true... But are you serious?"
Housekeeper Ning said, "If you were to ask me anything else, I wouldn't be so sure, but this one... because His Majesty ordered the Ning family to handle this, and the master asked me to personally handle it, I can tell you with certainty that this matter... is true. However, you must not spread it."
"No, no, how could we spread such big news?"
"That's right, if it gets out, wouldn't that be a disaster for you? I definitely won't let it get out."
"But speaking of which, the Sioux tribe is really a bit pitiful..."
"Who made them belong to the previous dynasty? Who made them offend Empress Su? Isn't this clearly seeking death?"
"However, although such a hidden family has been weakened repeatedly, its foundation still remains. So this time when we go in, we must make a deal: no grabbing of the spoils; we must divide them equally."
"That's natural, that's natural." Everyone agreed.
Just when everyone was beaming with joy, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside——
"Report—"
He was the person sent by Governor Dou to gather information.
Governor Dou smiled faintly: "Look, isn't he back already?"
"Pass it in." Governor Dou spoke to the outside.
As soon as Governor Dou finished speaking, a figure walked in quickly.
This man is one of Governor Dou's guards.
The moment he saw Governor Dou, he dropped to his knees and said urgently, "Governor, the mission... has failed."
"What?!"
Before Governor Dou could say anything, the faces of the stewards of the surrounding families changed slightly. They all stared at the guard, "What do you mean by that?! What do you mean by failure?!"
In their expectations, there was no contingency plan for failure; they were only worried that the spoils would be divided unevenly.
The guard's face was also dejected, but his tone was firm: "This mission... failed."
Governor Dou frowned: "Where are the others?"
Housekeeper Ning: "Yes, where are the others? Where is Master Yin Xie of our Ning family? He is an eighth-star in the Star Realm. Why didn't he come back, but you came back instead? Is he injured?"
It turns out that the strongest Eight Stars in the Star Realm is from the Ning family.
A layer of cold sweat broke out on the guard's face, and he couldn't utter a word.
Butler Ning was so angry that he slapped him in the face: "I'm asking you a question, why don't you speak up!"
Not only Butler Ning was staring at him, but everyone present was staring at him!
The guard gritted his teeth secretly and finally said, "I don't know."
"I don't know? What do you mean by I don't know? What is going on? Tell me everything clearly!" Butler Ning, who had been calm and composed, became a little anxious. He had a very bad premonition in his heart.
The guards were almost crying in panic: "The ten people guarding the foot of Peiyang Mountain were all assassinated."
"What?!" Butler Ning was so shocked that he almost jumped up.
The guard continued, "Those twenty chain cultivators who went up the mountain, including the leader, Lord Yin Xie... all of them... all of them... have no news left."
Butler Ning took a deep breath and said, "No news is not necessarily a bad thing."
Guard: "But...but the people of the Su tribe have come out. They went down the mountain to buy things as usual and guarded the mountain gate as usual. Everything seems normal, as if the twenty strong men who rushed in last night never happened at all."
Butler Ning and Governor Dou looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes!
What’s going on?!
"Could it be that the spiritual consciousness left behind by Mr. Su is so powerful?!" Butler Ning frowned.
Governor Dou: "Perhaps that is true."
Butler Ning: "Those who are going are the elite of our Ning family. If the whole army is wiped out, how can I explain it to the head of the family?!"
The other housekeepers also became anxious.
Governor Dou waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, go check again."
The guards left quickly.
After the guards left, Steward Ning stared at Governor Dou and said, "I'll investigate this matter myself. If Lord Yinxie and the others really did... then my Ning family will definitely not let the Su clan go!"
"That's right, let's go check it out ourselves!"
Governor Dou glanced at Butler Ning and asked, "What is Butler Ning's strength?"
"Even the Eighth Star Realm ...
Butler Ning: "!!!"
Governor Dou said coldly, "If we get caught, we can trace you back to your family, and then link it to the emperor... What do you think?"
Suddenly, these housekeepers no longer dared to say that they would come forward.
However, Steward Ning gritted his teeth and said, "This matter must be made clear! My Ning family cannot be bullied in vain!"
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