The eldest prince could hardly hide the anger in his eyes.

He was so angry that his chest was heaving violently.

"Jun Lintian! This bastard!"

He never thought that Jun Lintian was so bold that he actually dared to kill Zhou Lie.

The eldest prince didn't just want Zhou Lie to take the Xuanhun Jade Hairpin.

He has another plan.

If Zhou Lie failed to accomplish this task, he could also use Zhou Lie to test Jun Lintian.

It’s just to see what Jun Lintian relies on, or what trump cards he has.

But Zhou Lie died quietly and no useful information was sent back.

The eldest prince was a little panicked.

His mind quickly calmed down, and he tried his best to think about the information he had so far.

"Jun Lintian has already reached the Divine Bridge Realm. With his means, it will be no problem for him to kill Zhou Lie."

"But if we want to get all three bodies to the city gate without being discovered, it is almost impossible."

"Even if he had guards to help cover him...it would be impossible for him to do it."

After thinking of this, the eldest prince's eyes suddenly froze.

Now there are two possibilities.

First, Jun Lintian's realm was broken through again in a very short period of time.

second……

This time when he came to Xuanwu City, he not only brought those guards, but also brought masters hidden in the dark!
But no matter what, Jun Lintian is still in Xuanwu City and has killed Zhou Lie.

Although there was no evidence, Xuan Fei was confident that he could convince his father. He took this opportunity to kidnap Jun Lintian and force Jun Haotian to withdraw his troops.

"Jun Lintian! This prince will never forgive you!"

When the guard who had delivered the message heard this, he quickly crawled back.

"Your Highness, do you mean to arrest Jun Lintian? Do you want me to inform the Zhou family of Zhou Lie's death now?"

When Xuan Fei heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

Then, another slap was given to the guard on the back of the head.

"Idiot! What will happen even if I tell the Zhou family?"

"Since Jun Lintian dared to kill Zhou Lie, he is not afraid of the Zhou family!"

"Prepare the sedan chair! This prince must go to the palace immediately!"

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The Imperial Palace of Xuanwu Empire.

The eldest prince walked into the imperial study of the palace with an angry face, his steps were particularly heavy.

Although he calmed down for a while just now, when he thought of Zhou Lie's death, he thought it was a provocation from Jun Lintian to him.

Thinking of Jun Lintian's disdainful smile, he completely lost his composure.

At this moment, Emperor Wu was reviewing memorials in the imperial study.

Hearing the heavy footsteps coming from outside, his face couldn't help but darken.

A moment later, the eldest prince Xuan Fei walked in with a grim expression.

"Father, your son has something important to report!" Xuan Fei gritted his teeth, his eyes full of murderous intent.

Emperor Wu was not in a good mood towards Xuan Fei because he was contradicted by Xuan Fei in the council hall yesterday.

He frowned and said unhappily, "If you have anything to say, please say it quickly. I still have to deal with memorials!"

Xuan Fei then said with hidden anger: "Father, Zhou Lie is dead!"

"Zhou Lie?"

When Emperor Wu heard the name, he was stunned for a moment. "Are you talking about Zhou Lie who is always by your side?"

Xuan Fei realized that his father didn't care too much about this matter, and he couldn't help but add fuel to the fire.

"That's right! Father, Zhou Lie's father is the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery!"

"I suspect that Zhou Lie died at the hands of Jun Lintian!"

After he briefly recounted how the guards at the city gate discovered the bodies of Zhou Lie and the other two this morning, he continued speaking with gritted teeth.

"Loyal and Brave Marquis made great contributions to the Xuanwu Empire throughout his life. Zhou Lie was his eldest son! But today he died at the hands of Jun Lintian."

"Father, I think this is Jun Lintian challenging the authority of the nobles of our Xuanwu Empire!"

Emperor Wu is not a fool, although Xuan Fei directly put the blame on Jun Lintian.

But he naturally knew that he could only believe half of what his son said.

Emperor Wu narrowed his eyes and looked Xuan Fei up and down.

"Then tell me, why do you suspect Jun Lintian? Do you have any evidence?"

Due to the current situation, he absolutely cannot act rashly against Jun Lintian.

Otherwise, once Jun Lintian’s 100,000 troops attack, even the defense of Xuanwu City, no matter how strong, will definitely not be able to stop them!
Even though Emperor Wu had already begun to mobilize troops from major cities and borders to defend Xuanwu City, he knew that even if more troops were mobilized, they would most likely just become cannon fodder.

Their Xuanwu Empire would mobilize troops and generals, so wouldn’t the Great Zhou Dynasty do the same?
Therefore, before Emperor Wu came up with a real plan to repel the enemy, he would never easily touch Jun Lintian.

Xuan Fei also hurriedly said at this moment: "Yesterday, Zhou Lie and Jun Lintian had a conflict at Xuanyuan Auction House."

"Many people saw this incident at the time, and my father's spies must have known about it."

"Jun Lintian is a narrow-minded person. He must be taking revenge on Zhou Lie afterwards!"

After hearing this, Emperor Wu did not respond immediately.

He frowned and tapped lightly on the armrest of the dragon throne with his right hand.

After a while, Emperor Wu called his spy in Xuanwu City again: "Did this happen yesterday?"

The spy nodded and told Emperor Wu the specific information he had learned.

But he paused again, first glanced at the eldest prince, then retracted his gaze, as if he wanted to say something but stopped.

Emperor Wu immediately noticed the spy's expression.

"Is there any hidden story behind this?"

The spy hesitated for a moment, then said, "According to our spy's report, Zhou Lie first met with Qi Yushan and Huang Yi late last night."

"Afterwards, he left the Zhou residence and disappeared."

Emperor Wu and the eldest prince were both smart men. Upon hearing this, the eldest prince's expression changed instantly.

At this moment, Emperor Wu looked at the eldest prince with cold eyes.

Xuan Fei quickly stood up, took a few steps forward, and said anxiously, "Father..."

"Shut up!" Emperor Wu flashed in front of Xuan Fei and slapped him hard in the face.

"Since Zhou Lie left the Zhou Mansion with his men, it proves that it was not Jun Lintian who came to seek revenge."

"Xuan Fei, tell me honestly, did Zhou Lie follow your instructions to target Jun Lintian?!"

The Emperor Wu's aura was intimidating without him even getting angry, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

The eldest prince instantly wilted, his legs went limp and he knelt down.

"Father... Your son, your son, just wants to teach Jun Lintian a lesson."

"Idiot!" Emperor Wu slapped Xuan Fei hard on the face again.

"I have already issued an order that no one is allowed to target Jun Lintian and must serve him well. How dare you disobey my order!"

"Do you still have me as the emperor in your eyes?"

"Do you know that your actions have ruined my plan?!" (End of this chapter)