"The royal family keeps suppressing my Luo family. Do they really think my Luo family is a pushover? Even a rabbit will bite when cornered!"
"Yao'er, go and contact the forces that are on good terms with my Luo family, and tell them that it's time to do something big."
Upon hearing this, Luo Yaoxin's eyes lit up with joy. "Father, I'll go right away."
When her father ascends to the throne, she will be the most honored princess.
When the time comes, I will definitely trample Ruan Xiyan under my feet and make her crawl at my feet to polish my shoes.
The Imperial Palace, the Hall of Cherishing Beauty.
A bodyguard came in from outside, "Greetings Your Majesty, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness."
Ling Yunchen looked at him, "I ordered you to secretly monitor the Luo family. Now that you're back, is there something going on?"
"Your Majesty, I have discovered that the Luo family is secretly contacting some powerful families."
"It seems they can't wait any longer." Ling Haoyang sneered. "Perfect for catching them like turtles in a jar. Father, I request permission to go."
“We’ll go too,” Ling Zhiheng and the others said.
Go ahead, and be careful.
On the streets of the imperial city, the city gates were temporarily closed, and armored guards and squads of personal guards appeared in front of the Luo residence, surrounding it from front to back.
"What happened?" The surrounding residents, not knowing what was going on, peeked out from their homes.
Soon, Luo Xiong led his men out and stood facing off against Ling Haoyang and the others.
"How dare you! This is my Luo residence! How can you bring so many people to surround my Luo residence?! What do you mean by this?!"
"As the head of the three great families, the Luo family has shown contempt for the imperial authority by sending assassins to kill the princess. Their crimes are unforgivable. By order of the Emperor, we are hereby ordered to capture the traitors of the Luo family. Those who resist will be killed without mercy!" Ling Haoyang said, word by word.
"Ridiculous! This is utter slander! Nonsense! What evidence do you have?"
"I won't shed a tear until I see the coffin." Ruan Xiyan clapped her hands.
Two guards dragged a man in black with a broken arm over.
"This assassin has taken the Truth Pill I concocted, and he will answer any question. Why don't we let him tell us whether this is a frame-up?"
A flicker of panic crossed Luo Xiong's eyes the moment he saw the assassin in black.
Damn it, such a huge problem has been left behind.
Luo Xiong moved his hand hanging down, and a powerful palm wind carrying spiritual energy struck out.
However, Ruan Xiyan blocked her way before she could reach the black-clad assassin.
"Patriarch Luo, what are you doing? Are you trying to kill someone to cover your tracks because you feel guilty?" Ruan Xiyan asked with a half-smile.
She looked at the black-clad assassin with his head drooping, her voice seductive, "Tell me, who sent you to kill me?"
The assassin in black slowly raised his head and pointed at the Luo family. "The Luo family, Luo Yaoxin has found us and offered 500,000 low-grade spirit stones to assassinate the princess."
"There will be a generous reward after the deed is done. This is a deposit of 500,000 from Luo Yaoxin." The assassin in black stared blankly as he took out the spirit stones contained in a storage bag.
Ruan Xiyan weighed the spirit stone in her hand and clicked her tongue lightly.
Is her head only worth 500,000 low-grade spirit stones? That's too little! What a blind assassin, she deserved to be killed!
After the assassin in black finished speaking, he could no longer withstand the overwhelming power of the Truth Pill and collapsed to the ground.
The onlookers, peering through the crack in the door, looked surprised upon hearing this.
It turned out that the assassins sent by the Luo family were indeed there to kill the princess.
They are already at the top of the three great families, yet they are still not satisfied.
Although the Luo family is usually arrogant, assassinating the princess is tantamount to treason. They've really gone too far.
Ling Haoyang looked at Luo Xiong, "Now that things have come to this, what excuses do you have left!"
"Since you've already made up your minds, I have nothing more to say. Even if I did it, do you dare touch me?"
“My family head has interests tied to many powerful families in the Imperial City. If we touch my family head, they will not agree, and the Imperial City will fall into turmoil again.”
Ling Haoyang sneered, "Didn't you send a message to those aristocratic families? Why haven't they arrived yet?"
Luo Xiong frowned. Yes.
He sent Yao'er to inform the other noble families that they should have returned by now, but they haven't seen them yet.
"Father!" Luo Yaoxin ran over from a distance. "Father, something terrible has happened!"
Seeing that there were no other family members behind Luo Yaoxin, Luo Xiong's eyes sharpened. "Where are they? Why did you come back alone?"
“Father, I saw from afar that Ling Zhiheng and Ling Jingyan personally led people to surround those aristocratic mansions, and I also saw people from the Lin family.”
"The Lin family also led experts to suppress those powerful families. Under coercion and enticement, all those powerful families retreated."
"The Lin family? How could they interfere!" Luo Xiong said angrily.
Among the three great families, the Xu family was obsessed with researching formations and did not concern themselves with court affairs, while the Lin family was focused on business and their industries were spread throughout the empire.
Why would they help the royal family this time? Luo Xiong was filled with confusion.
"Luo Xiong, you have nowhere to retreat. Surrender now." Ling Haoyang's eyes turned slightly cold.
"You think you can make me surrender? Wishful thinking! You've destroyed everything I've built, so you won't get away with this either." Luo Xiong looked at the guards behind him, "All of you, attack!"
"Success or failure hinges on this! If we succeed, power and influence will be within our grasp!"
"A desperate struggle." Ling Haoyang waved his hand, and the imperial guards and the other guards charged into battle.
Although the Luo family is a century-old family with considerable strength and many experts, compared with the royal family, they still seem insignificant.
Ling Haoyang looked at Ruan Xiyan beside him and said gently, "Sister, wait here for a moment. I'll go and deal with this old man first."
The three Grandmaster-level elders behind him confronted Luo Xiong.
“Big brother, I’ll go with you,” Ruan Xiyan said.
As the head of the Luo family, Luo Xiong's strength has reached the ninth level of the Great Perfection Realm.
Even with the help of those three elders at the Great Completion Realm, completely defeating Luo Xiong would result in considerable casualties.
"good."
"Just because there are many of you doesn't mean I'll be afraid of you!" Luo Xiong knocked one of the elders away, and another elder attacked from behind.
Although it was the first time Ruan Xiyan and Ling Haoyang had fought together, their teamwork was quite good.
"Jin Yan".
As Ling Haoyang summoned, a golden holy tiger appeared, immediately opening its mouth to bite Luo Xiong and restrain him.
"Little sister," Ling Haoyang called out.
Ruan Xiyan understood and used the spiritual power she had gathered in her hand to attack, forming a sharp blade.
Luo Xiong abruptly shook off Jin Yan and used his strength to block the incoming blade.
However, he was still a step too slow, and some of the blades that he couldn't block pierced Luo Xiong's body.
Luo Xiong spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Damn it! You juniors actually dared to injure your patriarch! You deserve to die!"
A powerful surge of energy erupted from Luo Xiong, sending the three elders flying back dozens of meters.
Ruan Xiyan braced her hand on Ling Haoyang's back, blocking the force. "Big brother, are you alright?"
"It's nothing, how did this old guy suddenly unleash such strong power?"
"I didn't expect his strength to be close to the half-step Creation Realm. He's just one step away from entering the Creation Realm and becoming a true Creation Realm expert," Ruan Xiyan said slowly.
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