A month later, Xiao Xie received word from Meng Po and learned that the Nether Emperor had finally lost patience and was preparing to murder his father.
Over the past few months, the Nether Emperor's repeated failures to capture Li Xingyun had left Zhu Wen deeply dissatisfied, and he had beaten and cursed the Nether Emperor more than once.
Zhu Wen had even sensed the killing intent in the Nether Emperor's eyes and secretly dispatched the Water Fire Judges and Meng Po to eliminate him.
After Meng Po leaked Zhu Wen's intention to eliminate the Nether Emperor to Zhu Yougui, Zhu Yougui could no longer suppress the killing intent in his heart.
However, in order to avoid bearing the infamy of murdering his sovereign and father, the Nether Emperor planned to first lure Li Xingyun to the Great Liang Imperial Palace, then pin the patricide on him.
As the surviving descendant of the Li Tang imperial family, no one could fault Li Xingyun for killing Zhu Wen to avenge his family. As long as the Nether Emperor then killed Li Xingyun to silence him, he would become a loyal minister and filial son who had arrived too late to save his ruler.
"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it. Zhu Yougui, you've lost this round!" Xiao Xie sneered as he looked toward the Great Liang Imperial Palace.
Previously, the Xuanming Sect and Tongwen Pavilion had been unable to capture Li Xingyun and the others because Meng Po had been secretly interfering. This time, in order to ensure the plan went smoothly, Meng Po had personally helped capture Lu Linxuan.
With Lu Linxuan captured, the Nether Emperor had bait to lure Li Xingyun and Yang Shuzi to Luoyang.
Successfully capturing Lu Linxuan this time made the