The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS -
Chapter 403 - 215 Ji Tang Visits
Chapter 403: Chapter 215 Ji Tang Visits
In Divine Capital, due to the assassination attempt on Sixth Prince Feng Chaonan, security had been extremely tight in recent days, with the City Guard Army visibly patrolling everywhere.
After a brush with death, Feng Chaonan had become extremely protective of his own life, fearing that another assassin might suddenly emerge to take his life.
Thus, he had indeed mobilized all his resources in the past few days, striving to ensure his safety.
Especially within Feng Chaonan’s residence, which now had security almost comparable to that of the Imperial Palace.
As a grown Prince, Feng Chaonan naturally had his own residence outside, though he had moved into the Eastern Palace earlier due to his plans to usurp Feng Jiu’s position.
But now, Feng Chaonan dared not stay in the Imperial Palace any longer.
Ever since he concluded that the one-armed assassin was a scheme by the Empress, Feng Chaonan had never returned to the Eastern Palace again. The Imperial Palace was the main territory of the Empress, and Feng Chaonan worried that if he continued to live in the Eastern Palace, he might end up dead suddenly like the Eldest Prince.
Therefore, unless he was absolutely certain of his safety, Feng Chaonan dared not even visit the Eastern Palace.
At Feng Chaonan’s residence, in the garden.
"Uncle, why has the Si Family still not taken a stand? I nearly perished on the official road, all due to that venomous woman’s scheming. If I hadn’t felt uneasy beforehand and arranged for uncle to come to my aid, I would have ended up like Eunuch Wei, dismembered.
Is the Si Family really determined to side with Eighth Prince Feng Qiwu?"
At this moment, Feng Chaonan, his face flushed with anger, was questioning his uncle Si Haofeng.
The Si Family was still hedging bets up until now, which truly infuriated Feng Chaonan to the utmost.
After the assassination attempt on the official road, Feng Chaonan had decided to completely sever ties with the Empress and Eighth Prince Feng Qiwu. Now, officials from Northern Zhou and various powers had to declare their stance and take their positions.
However, even in such a moment, the Si Family still played the middle, hedging bets, which inevitably frustrated Feng Chaonan tremendously.
"My elder brother probably has his own plans," Si Haofeng said with a wry smile.
Si Haofeng could only offer a wry smile.
What could he say? He certainly couldn’t admit that your granduncle doesn’t favor you, lacks confidence in you, and thus has made plans for both possibilities.
Cultivating "Vast Righteous Qi," Si Haofeng couldn’t utter such shameless words that equated an outsider and his own nephew, which in itself was a betrayal to Feng Chaonan as his nephew.
"Does my nephew really need his uncle to state what he already knows?" Feng Chaonan sneered, "My granduncle still harbors hope for Feng Qiwu, still harboring the thought of making cousin Qingwei the Empress.
But perhaps granduncle has forgotten: my mother also bears the Si surname.
Over the years, my mother and that venomous woman have been in constant conflict, bitterly opposed to each other. That venomous woman has long held deep hatred for my mother. Hence, even if Feng Qiwu ascends to the throne, that woman would never allow cousin Qingwei to become the Empress. Granduncle was misguided from the very beginning."
"Even if you say that, there’s nothing I can do," Si Haofeng replied helplessly, "You know, your uncle doesn’t handle these matters."
As a Confucian who cultivated "Vast Righteous Qi," Si Haofeng’s disposition meant he could not intervene in the dirty business of family politics.
The Head of the Si Family, Si Yunxin, had also realized this, which is why Si Haofeng was only expected to advance in Martial Arts, and otherwise, he could just quietly be a handsome man.
"This is like sending me to my death," Feng Chaonan paced back and forth restlessly.
True Pill Realm experts, though not as rare as those of the Divinity Realm, are still among the best of the best. They are held in high regard within the Imperial Family as Royal Tributors. Sixth Prince Feng Chaonan had not succeeded in recruiting a True Pill Realm expert to date.
Martial Artists of the Divine Origin Realm had proven to be far inferior to those of the True Pill Realm, even those who attempted the Left Dao Strange Method to reach the Fake True Pill Realm couldn’t match it.
Especially after the death of Eunuch Wei, a late-stage Divine Origin Realm master, Feng Chaonan genuinely felt devoid of any sense of security.
To Feng Chaonan, the Si Family’s actions seemed to disregard his death entirely.
Once again, he paced irritably back and forth, his face contorted with rage as he harshly said, "If the Si Family can’t fully support me, they should at least ensure my safety. Uncle, don’t blame your nephew for being ruthless. You’d better arrange for a True Pill Realm expert to protect me. Otherwise, even in death, I’ll drag the Si Family down with me.
Do they want Si Qingwei to become the Empress? I’d like to see how a broken flower or a dead person could possibly become the Empress!"
Before he could finish, a loud crash sounded, Si Haofeng shattered a stone table nearby with a palm strike, his Qi Force whirling around him, generating a whistling sound in the air, "Chaonan! Qingwei is your cousin!"
"I am just as much your own nephew!" Feng Chaonan retorted, looking defiantly at Si Haofeng, "If I die, I am willing to drag the entire world down with me. If Uncle wants to have it both ways, I will make him lose on both fronts. Never underestimate the madness of a dying man."
Only when truly faced with death does one comprehend their fear of dying.
Clearly, Feng Chaonan was extremely afraid of dying.
Therefore, to avoid death, he would stop at nothing, even if it meant breaking ties with the Si Family.
While the two were locked in a mutual gaze, Feng Chaonan’s personal little eunuch, Little Li Zi, hurriedly came to report.
"Your Highness..." Little Li Zi hesitated.
"Speak!" Feng Chaonan said impatiently.
"Members of the Azure Dragon Association have come to visit. They said they can help eliminate that one-armed assassin."
"Why aren’t you inviting them in?" Feng Chaonan suddenly shouted.
Eliminating the Empress wasn’t the root of his troubles, but killing the one-armed assassin would temporarily alleviate the grudge in Feng Chaonan’s heart.
After all, it was the one-armed assassin equipped with a Mo Family mechanical arm that had made Feng Chaonan personally experience the threat of death, and his loyal Eunuch Wei had also been strangled to death by that one-armed assassin.
"Yes."
Little Li Zi quickly rushed back outside.
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"See that person in red?"
Not far from Feng Chaonan’s mansion, two figures were constantly monitoring every grass and tree around them.
"I see him, my lord," replied Shang Yi, the owner of Divine Capital Yunlai Inn, to his companion Meng Wuchang.
"He must be Ji Tang, once known as ’Blood Refining Blade,’ ranked tenth on the Dragon and Phoenix List. This man is also a rough and tumble hero. After joining the Azure Dragon Association and receiving the Cultivation Technique bestowed by Gong Ziyu, he has shown himself to be exceptionally fierce, becoming the Vanguard for the Azure Dragon Association, committing countless killings. His Blood Dao Martial Arts are extraordinary, and he has now risen to the fifth place on the Dragon and Phoenix List, overtaking several Great Sect disciples."
"If I’m not mistaken, Gong Ziyu really can’t sit still anymore. However, I didn’t expect him to directly send Ji Tang to visit so openly," Meng Wuchang uttered softly as he watched Ji Tang enter the door, guided by a little eunuch.
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