"Your Highness, Thirteenth Prince!"
After a brief silence, one of the clan heads rose and said, trembling, "It was because of Dongfang Teng!"
"According to the information we gathered, someone in the Imperial City dispatched that man from the Shadow Pavilion. His purpose wasn't to seize some treasure, either. It was to kill the members of the Dongfang Family, and even interfere with Dongfang Teng's affairs within the Holy Land."
"The assassin most likely discovered that treasure by accident, which led the Dongfang Family to stake everything on one desperate gamble, regardless of the cost."
At those words, the cultivators around them all nodded.
They had all seen this as well. The assassin's initial target had indeed been the Dongfang Family, but it certainly hadn't been because of the insignificant Dongfang Family itself, or some treasure about which no information had ever leaked.
The most likely reason was Dongfang Teng. After all, the assassin had mentioned this before, and everyone knew something of the circumstances.
Under these circumstances, once the matter was confirmed, a great many things would become difficult to control.
But at this point, they couldn't lie, either. Otherwise, if the Thirteenth Prince set his sights on them, their losses would truly be immense.
"Dongfang Teng!"
A sharp gleam flashed in the Thirteenth Prince's eyes as he immediately understood a few things.
As someone from the Imperial City, he belonged to the Royal Family and was even a disciple of the Holy Land.
Precisely because of this, he knew far more than anyone present. In fact, he had almost immediately identified the person behind this affair.
For a moment, the Thirteenth Prince clenched both fists and said through gritted teeth, "So that's how it is!"
"He caused the death of a member of my royal bloodline. What an