The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 398 - 210 Black Spirit Rain

Chapter 398: Chapter 210 Black Spirit Rain

The Si Family’s residence is not located inside the Divine Capital of the Northern Zhou Capital City, but in Fan Shu Mansion, not far from the Divine Capital.

After all, the Si Family was once one of the nine great families of the world, and even now in its decline, the Northern Zhou Imperial Family would not dare let the Si Family stray too far.

On the twenty-third of April, the road from Divine Capital to Fan Shu Mansion was filled with the noise of drums and gongs, clearly indicating the travel of an important figure.

Sixth Prince Feng Chaonan had precisely summoned five hundred soldiers from the Divine Capital City Guard to accompany him, filling the entire official road and forcing all passersby to yield to him.

"Your Highness, isn’t this way of proceeding a bit too ostentatious?" Eunuch Wei, situated in the spacious carriage at the center of Feng Chaonan’s luxurious procession, voiced his concern with some trepidation.

Such fanfare did not seem like a mere visit to an uncle’s house; rather, it clearly resembled a show of force.

Eunuch Wei had once been a servant of the Si Family, only becoming part of the Imperial Palace after following Concubine Si within, and although he now served Concubine Si and her son Feng Chaonan, he still held a profound sentiment towards his old masters.

Eunuch Wei instinctively felt that Feng Chaonan’s display of force was improper, but he struggled to explicitly say so.

"With such pomp, only then can the true magnitude of my power be displayed, thus ensuring the Si Family witnesses that I am the ultimate heir to the throne."

Feng Jiu pushed open the window of the carriage and looked at the formations of the City Guard Army marching in perfect order outside—the vivid display of his vast power.

The Divine Capital City Guard Army served as the protective force for the Northern Zhou Capital City and was not to be mobilized lightly. The fact that Feng Chaonan could command five hundred of its fierce soldiers with a single order spoke volumes of his considerable influence among all the princes.

He intended to use this show of strength to prompt the Si Family to bolster their support for him.

As for the possibility of the Si Family being annoyed into withdrawing their support due to this, Feng Chaonan was not concerned at all.

Only the naive quarrel over trivial matters; the seasoned patriarch of the Si Family, Si Yunxin, would not. While he might feel some annoyance, it would not lead Si Yunxin to withdraw his support for Feng Chaonan; on the contrary, it might prompt even greater support.

After all, Feng Chaonan was the son of Si Yunxin’s sister, and his ascension to the throne would be greatly beneficial to the Si Family.

"Moreover, summoning the City Guard Army isn’t solely for show..."

As he spoke, Feng Chaonan’s previously spirited face suddenly turned grim, his eyes darkening as if he had recalled some troubling matter.

"If I could have Young Master Yu assassinate Eldest Prince Feng Guanyu, others might well do the same."

Known only within his own family, while outsiders might see the Azure Dragon Association’s assistance in eliminating clans loyal to the Eldest Prince, and Young Master Yu’s assassination of Eldest Prince Feng Guanyu, as indicative of a close relationship with Feng Chaonan,

Feng Chaonan knew himself that he had not requested Young Master Yu’s service; rather, Young Master Yu had approached him on his own initiative. Close relationship? By comparison to others, it was true he had cooperated with Young Master Yu twice.

But if really pressed on closeness, it was not that deep—it was, after all, merely a transaction.

In Feng Chaonan’s eyes, if Young Master Yu could strike a deal with him to assassinate the Eldest Prince, he could just as well conspire with others to assassinate him. Therefore, Feng Chaonan had not left the Imperial Palace since the assassination attempt, fearing he might be targeted.

The Imperial Palace was under stricter security after the assassination of the Eldest Prince, constantly patrolled by members of the Imperial Family in the True Pill Realm, and Feng Chaonan felt safe there; but venturing out from there, particularly out of Divine Capital, left him feeling uneasy.

Moreover, even if Young Master Yu abstained, should a True Pill Realm assassin come after him, his life would be in great jeopardy.

’After all, this was all due to that previous bad precedent,’ Feng Chaonan thought bitterly to himself.

Yet he did not regret the assassination of the Eldest Prince.

The Eldest Prince had to die; how else could Feng Chaonan ascend to power?

Moreover, the Eldest Prince had connections with the Cangsheng Sect. Thinking about Han Wenxin, who he once considered a confidant and who turned out to be from the Cangsheng Sect, the Eldest Prince’s death was necessary.

Who knew how many secrets of unreliable people Han Wenxin had uncovered and reported to the Eldest Prince? If the Eldest Prince wasn’t dealt with quickly, not to mention anything else, just the Longevity Powder alone would be enough to trouble Feng Chaonan greatly.

Feng Chaonan wouldn’t believe that Han Wenxin, having been under his command for so long, had not collected solid evidence of his involvement with the Longevity Powder.

Feng Chaonan regretted that he had been too overt in his ambition, leading everyone to believe he was the mastermind behind the assassination of the Eldest Prince.

"If it weren’t for this, I should have assumed the position of the Imperial Prince by now," Feng Chaonan thought helplessly.

As he contemplated his past mistakes, Feng Chaonan suddenly heard loud shouts from the soldiers outside.

"Enemy attack!"

"Protect His Highness!"

The clamorous noise reached Feng Chaonan’s ears, turning his face pale.

An attack was actually happening?

Feng Chaonan didn’t know whether to admire his foresight or lament his bad luck.

Suddenly, a drizzling rain began to fall outside, enveloping Feng Chaonan and his entourage completely.

"Why is this rain black?" Feng Chaonan asked in surprise as he pushed open the carriage window.

"Your Highness, be careful!"

Eunuch Wei suddenly slapped away Feng Chaonan’s hand from the window, his face grave as he said, "Your Highness, this black rain, if this old servant is not mistaken, must be the ’Black Spirit Rain’ from the Shu Province Ten Thousand Poison Sect. This poison falls from the sky in the form of poisoned water, and upon reaching the ground, it disperses into a toxic gas, wreaking havoc all around.

Once a living being breathes even a hint of it, the toxin permeates the entire body, causing death—a top-grade murder weapon."

As Eunuch Wei spoke, the outside was already filled with wails, and corpses littered the ground.

As the ’Black Spirit Rain’ fell to the ground or onto the bodies of the City Guard Army, it instantly vaporized into toxic smoke, enveloping all the City Guard soldiers.

Those outside, who didn’t receive Eunuch Wei’s warning and wouldn’t have had time to react anyway, were poisoned.

After inhaling the toxic smoke created by ’Black Spirit Rain’, within just a few moments, they bled black poison from all seven orifices and died from the poison.

Inside the carriage, Eunuch Wei used his True Qi to create ice, sealing all gaps of the carriage to prevent the poison smoke from entering.

"Your Highness, although the ’Black Spirit Rain’ is highly toxic, it will disappear into nothing after less than a quarter of an hour in the air, just like a normal drizzle. We only need to endure this quarter hour to avoid the poison, but the fear is..."

The fear was of an enemy attack.

Feng Chaonan understood Eunuch Wei’s implication. The enemy, having resorted to such a ruthless method as ’Black Spirit Rain’ to slaughter five hundred soldiers, certainly wouldn’t just stop there.

The target of those lurking in the dark was undoubtedly the head of Feng Chaonan, the Sixth Prince of Northern Zhou; they wouldn’t retreat without it.

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