"The Crown Prince is dead! Those who surrender will be spared; those who obey will prosper, those who resist will perish!"
Within the Crown Prince's residence, Ke Changji stepped forward with a sinister expression as Monk Ruyi continued clashing with True Man Xiyue, shouting loudly.
After chaos broke out in the city, he had followed Xu Yue's prior instructions and killed the Seventh Prince, who had been preparing to flee south from the city. He then joined Luo Shengyi in pledging allegiance to the Third Prince.
In truth, aside from the well-established Crown Prince, either the Third Prince or Fourth Prince would have worked.
Originally, Meng Qi had chosen the Fourth Prince because the Sword Emperor had once guided him. But this time, Meng Qi had turned into an African over at Yuanjue Temple and had no time to influence matters here.
Naturally, it was up to Ke Changji, Luo Shengyi, and the others to handle things.
But without question, whether it was the Third Prince or the Fourth Prince, they had to deal with the Crown Prince before they could ascend the throne!
It had to be said that the Crown Prince had the most fully developed power base, the strongest overall forces, and the support of the greatest number of ministers.
Unfortunately, the Imperial Preceptor, the Crown Prince's greatest source of support, was currently tied up at Yuanjue Temple. Only the Grandmaster Monk Ruyi and numerous martial artists who had come to serve him remained to guard the residence.
Yet in terms of martial arts manpower, the Third Prince held the greatest advantage, far exceeding even the Fourth Prince, who had the support of many swordsmen.
True Man Xiyue, this Grandmaster, served the Third Prince. Furthermore, aside from the Demon Queen, many direct-line demonic-path experts under her command