The Fifth Princess's voice carried a trace of disappointment.
Whatever hopes she had once held for sibling affection had completely vanished after this incident.
Wu Heng asked, "Did you use Ask the Corpse?"
The Fifth Princess took a deep breath and calmed herself before saying, "Dean Janvito used a scroll. These people were from the Shadow Brotherhood. They accepted a contract to assassinate me, and they came from the direction of the Yeke Kingdom."
She continued, "The Dean said this organization is well-known among humans. They specialize in accepting assassination contracts."
The Shadow Brotherhood?
His Skeleton Attendant, Bouncy, had been a member of the Shadow Brotherhood.
When Bouncy had tried to assassinate Wen Mansha in Luntam City, Wu Heng had captured him and imprisoned him, then turned him into a Zombie.
Based on the intelligence gathered earlier, the First Prince's supporters were the religious factions, while the Second Prince was backed by the Mystic Association. The Mystic Association had also hired the Shadow Brotherhood to carry out certain tasks.
And now, the people who had come to kill the Fifth Princess were also from the Shadow Brotherhood.
Either the First Prince had hired the Brotherhood as well, or the Mystic Association was stirring up trouble again.
"What did the Association say?" Wu Heng continued asking.
The Fifth Princess replied, "They only told me to remain at the Association. They also said they wrote to you and headquarters, telling me to wait for reinforcements."
Until a new Flag Bearer took office, Wu Heng was still the Flag Bearer of the Emerald Sea.
Dispatching reinforcements was still his responsibility.
Wu Heng asked, "Those assassins haven't left?"
"The Association received intelligence that they are staying outside the city and haven't gone far. They suspect the assassins are waiting for someone else, or perhaps