Xiao Su then spoke up: "The bench is dead."
The atmosphere in the hall instantly fell silent upon hearing this.
Although Bench was Xiao Su's subordinate,
But that's because Xiao Su gave so much.
With his skills, he could definitely be ranked among the top in the martial arts world.
But such a person suddenly died.
Let's not even talk about heroes cherishing heroes. Just consider the fact that Ban Deng followed Xiao Su to capture the Southern King alive, but ended up dying at the hands of the Southern King. That alone is enough to show how cunning the Southern King was.
"How did he die?" the Cloud Sword Pavilion Master couldn't help but ask. "I fought him before. He was a very strong person. Logically speaking, even if he encountered a master, he should have been able to escape and wouldn't have died so easily. Just before, at the entrance of Hidden City, the Hidden City Lord defeated her once."
Xiao Su did not answer directly, but continued, "Not only the bench, but all three people I brought with me are dead."
Xiao Su then mentioned the names of two other people.
These two men are household names; they are both renowned assassins in the martial arts world.
After all, Xiao Su went there with a 100% guarantee of success and didn't want anything to go wrong. She brought her top experts with her, thinking that everything would be foolproof, but they all died.
"Moreover, they all died at the hands of His Majesty of the Southern Kingdom." Xiao Su's words were like a bombshell dropped on the three people in front of her.
If they were still shocked before.
Right now, I might feel a bit panicked.
It was hard to accept this fact for a while.
A gust of wind blew in, causing the door to shake and breaking the eerie silence in the room.
At this moment, the money shop owner asked, "Was it... His Majesty of the Southern Kingdom who killed him personally?"
Xiao Su was referring to these three people who were killed by Gu Mu himself.
But this fact is too unbelievable.
The money shop owner couldn't help but wonder if Xiao Su had misspoken.
“Of course, I did it myself.” Xiao Su recalled that scene and the fear of facing death, and her eyes dimmed. Of course, in their eyes, all of this might also be a sign of regret for the three men who died.
Even if the heartless and ruthless Xiao Su was heartless and ungrateful, the dead were her capable subordinates, and their deaths were also a loss for Xiao Su.
Therefore, it's understandable that Xiao Su had this expression on her face, and they didn't suspect anything.
The money exchange owner stood up again, his face filled with disbelief: "How is this possible?! He... he's a monarch!"
"You must understand, even though His Majesty of the Southern Kingdom was once an unfavored prince, the royal family is very strict in raising their offspring! Almost every prince has to be well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics from a young age, and learn various skills such as painting and calligraphy... Although they also learn archery and martial arts... their energy is limited after all..."
"If we divide the time evenly, even if each prince receives the best education from a young age, despite their outstanding overall abilities, they would only be above average in a particular area, not at the top level!"
"You must understand, among us martial artists, those who reach the top ranks, besides talent, each and every one of us has practiced diligently since childhood! We get up early and work late, after all, martial arts are our lifeblood! But how can we, the top masters of the martial world, die at the hands of an emperor!"
If this is true, it would be a blatant slap in their face!
"Could it be that they've laid an ambush, with many guards protecting His Majesty of the Southern Kingdom to deal with you, giving His Majesty the opportunity to kill them personally?" The leader of the Jianghu Alliance remained relatively calm.
Although he knew that Xiao Su wouldn't deliberately create a mystery, if that were the case, Xiao Su wouldn't have said it that way.
But... it was really hard for three top martial arts masters to accept that they had died at the hands of an emperor.
"Don't you understand?" Xiao Su sneered, "The reason I sought your cooperation is because His Majesty of the Southern Kingdom far surpasses our expectations! I told you from the beginning that he is not someone any one of us can handle!"
"I can tell you definitively that my three men sneaked into the emperor's study, and there was only the emperor there!"
"Then the three of them were instantly killed by the emperor."
"If I hadn't been far away and escaped quickly, I would have died at his hands!"
A lie that is nine parts truth and one part falsehood is the easiest to believe.
After all, the leader of the martial arts alliance is an old fox.
He might have bribed a maid or eunuch in the palace to obtain information about the day.
If the information obtained by the leader of the martial arts alliance is consistent with what Xiao Su said, it can greatly dispel their doubts.
In this way, Xiao Su might be able to successfully complete Gu Mu's mission and obtain the antidote.
Whether she receives a reward or not is no longer important; all she needs is to survive.
At this moment, a servant walked to the door of the room and gave the leader of the martial arts alliance a meaningful look.
The leader of the martial arts alliance nodded.
At the signal of the martial arts alliance leader, the servant entered, covered his mouth with his hand, and whispered in the leader's ear, "Leader, I've heard that guards dragged three corpses out of His Majesty's study in the palace. It's said that the three assassins who tried to kill His Majesty were highly skilled. They infiltrated His Majesty's study without alerting the guards waiting at the door, but His Majesty didn't blame them for their dereliction of duty... His Majesty swiftly killed the three assassins, also without alerting the guards outside... Perhaps because His Majesty is too strong and was frightened by the three assassins, his mood wasn't affected, and the guards at the door remained unharmed. This incident hasn't caused any ripples in the palace."
After saying this, the servant quickly left.
The leader of the Jianghu Alliance nodded. As early as when the Cloud Sword Pavilion Master said that Xiao Su had gone to the palace, the strategist standing at the door of the room had quietly instructed the servant to inquire about the situation in the palace.
So now, as soon as he found out what was going on, the servant quickly returned to report to the leader of the martial arts alliance.
Seeing the puzzled looks on the other three, the martial arts alliance leader said with a grim face, "Since everyone has said they want to cooperate, I will speak frankly without beating around the bush."
"Just now, my men sent word that His Majesty did indeed kill three master assassins single-handedly in the palace."
Of course, the fact that the leader of the martial arts alliance was willing to share information did not mean that he had truly let down his guard.
It was the news he had just received that made him realize this.
As Xiao Su said, if the information he just received was not an exaggeration or a false claim praising the Southern King, then this Southern King is truly not someone any of them can handle.
Xiao Su breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the message shared by the leader of the martial arts alliance.
Regardless of their ulterior motives, at least a formal cooperation was achieved.
So next, all she has to do is arrange a time and place for everyone to gather together, and then inform His Majesty.
Then her life should be saved.
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