Imperial Capital.
Within a certain luxurious courtyard.
With a sharp snap, the arrow left the bowstring and struck, dead-on, a huge boulder atop a mountain a hundred thousand li outside the city.
As soon as the boulder shattered, a martial artist immediately leaped out to clear away the debris, then placed another huge boulder there.
At that moment.
A servant passed through the corridors and courtyards and arrived in this courtyard. He respectfully said, "Your Highness."
In the courtyard, a young nobleman dressed in splendid robes was contentedly playing with the bow and arrows in his hands. Hearing the servant's voice, he calmly said, "Speak."
The servant reported, "We just received word that His Highness Prince Chen has gone to the Zhao Xing Office."
This young nobleman was none other than the Third Prince, who was currently at the height of his power in the Imperial Capital.
The Third Prince drew his bow and nocked an arrow, taking aim at the mountain a hundred thousand li outside the city. He asked, "He accomplished such a great feat in Ke Province. Instead of staying in his estate and waiting for Father Emperor to reward him according to his merits, why did he run to the Zhao Xing Office?"
Snap!
The arrow left the bowstring and once again struck the huge boulder atop the mountain a hundred thousand li away.
The servant replied, "Today, Lin Bai, a disciple of the Tianshui Sect, clashed with a disciple of the Heaven and Earth Gate in front of the Divine Armory Pavilion and killed that disciple of the Heaven and Earth Gate on the spot. The martial artists of the Zhao Xing Office arrived at the scene and arrested Lin Bai."
The Third Prince sneered. "The Heaven and Earth Gate and the Tianshui Sect have