Brave Plan

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Heaven Dou Continent, Heaven Dou City, main hall of the Tang Sect's Hall of Soul Fighting.

"Have you heard about what happened yesterday?" Chen Long asked, looking at Ling Lixuan before him.

"You mean what happened at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace?" Ling Lixuan asked after a slight hesitation.

Chen Long nodded. "That's right. The Tang Sect's hidden agents have sent word. A coup took place in the palace last night. Other than the little princess, who often snuck out of the palace, everyone in the royal family was poisoned to death. If I recall correctly, the youngest prince wasn't even three years old this year."

Chen Long sighed. "Right now, Xuan Xiang, the Royalist Faction's chancellor and current head of the Xuanming Family, is fleeing with the princess. The Heaven Dou Royal Knights have split up and are searching everywhere. Xuan Xiang possesses Black Tortoise Swap, so escaping with her should not have been difficult. But he was seriously injured during the coup and likely cannot hold out much longer. If the Heaven Dou Royal Knights catch sight of them, things will become troublesome."

"Teacher, why don't you send Tang Sect fighters to search for and rescue them?" Ling Lixuan asked.

"It's a long story." Chen Long shook his head. "The Spirit Hall Empire has made its position clear: if they are to refrain from harming the hostages, the Tang Sect must remain neutral. If the Tang Sect declares its support for the Spirit Hall Empire, they would even release half the hostages first. But standing with the Spirit Hall Empire would mean aiding evil, and given the Black Spider Organization's nature, they would never care about the lives of ordinary civilians."

"The Tang Sect is now facing a difficult