"Damn it! His target wasn't me, but the Second Crown Prince!"
Xiao Xingchen was shocked and furious. He forcefully withstood Su Yun's Black Iron Great Bell, his blood and qi churning as he staggered back. Taking the chance to turn around, he saw Bu Wangzhi's corpse sway, all life extinguished, before it fell into the River of Divine Abilities and was swallowed in an instant.
Xiao Xingchen hurriedly sent the Sinking Star Whip coiling toward Bu Wangzhi, but it was already too late. Bu Wangzhi's body rolled several times in the river, gradually ground away by countless divine abilities until it vanished completely!
Xiao Xingchen's limbs went cold. "Rumor has it that His Majesty's First Crown Prince was connected to Su Whoever, and that Su Whoever stripped away the First Crown Prince's canopy, leading to his murder. Now the Second Crown Prince too..."
He immediately shuddered. Di Feng had sent Bu Wangzhi into battle clearly because he intended for Bu Wangzhi to seize this chance to render meritorious service, then establish him as Crown Prince.
And by specifically naming Xiao Xingchen to fight, he had meant for Xiao Xingchen to protect Bu Wangzhi.
Such things did not need to be spoken aloud. A shrewd old hand like Xiao Xingchen understood at a single point; it went without saying.
Yet Su Yun had cut down Bu Wangzhi the moment he arrived—and had done so right before Xiao Xingchen's eyes!
Beads of sweat burst from Xiao Xingchen's forehead like mushrooms after rain, instantly covering it. "How will His Majesty Di Feng deal with me? If I want to survive, I can only atone for my crimes through meritorious deeds!"
Seizing the moment, Su Yun recalled the Purple Green Immortal Sword. With a flash of sword light, it pierced into Xiao Xingchen's Eighth