"Fourth Grandfather, I'll have to trouble you to lie in ambush along the route the Star Luo Crown Prince must take to Heaven Dou Empire. When the time comes, capture Dai Weisi, Ye Lingling, and the others in one fell swoop!"
After seeing Xue Beng off, Xue Qinghe felt a splitting headache. He frowned tightly as he stared in the direction Xue Beng and Dugu Bo had departed, though their backs were long out of sight.
He had never imagined that this useless younger brother he had overlooked would cause him such enormous trouble!
Back when he had infiltrated Heaven Dou City, Xue Qinghe had successively made moves against the second and third princes of Heaven Dou Empire. He had originally intended to eliminate Xue Beng as well, but the deaths of the second and third princes had already aroused suspicion toward him.
If he killed Xue Beng too, even Xue Ye would likely suspect him. The losses would outweigh the gains, so Xue Qinghe had not acted against Xue Beng.
Meanwhile, Xue Beng had presented himself as nothing more than a decadent young master and a worthless good-for-nothing, gradually causing Xue Qinghe to lower his guard.
He had planned to quietly dispose of Xue Beng after ascending the throne, but he never expected Xue Beng to wise up now and invite an Imperial Physician from Star Luo Empire to help him, leaving Xue Qinghe in a difficult position.
"I finally managed to knock that old fool Xue Ye unconscious and have gradually seized control of the military and political powers. If Xue Ye wakes up, all my arrangements will have been in vain.
"At such a critical moment, I can't let that rat turd Xue Beng interfere with this Crown Prince's plan. Fourth Grandfather, I'm counting on you!"
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