"No, Your Highness, what you suggest is not impossible. Since Tan Changming had decided to forge a marriage alliance with the Meng Family, he would never abandon it halfway. Using external pressure or methods to force him to break the engagement himself was unlikely—perhaps impossible.
"However, if the Tan Family no longer had anyone to marry into the alliance, there would naturally be no foundation for an alliance between the two sides. And do not forget: Meng Zhao had only just fought the Heavenly Demon Palace Lord to a mutual defeat, and the whole world knew it. Under such circumstances, even if Tan Changming's granddaughter were killed, the Jianghu Martial Arts World would generally believe it was retaliation by the Demonic Path, with little to do with us. I think it is worth trying."
"Only, Your Highness, you must understand: this matter must be foolproof. Even if the attempt fails and Tan Changming's granddaughter is not killed, not a trace of information can leak out and expose Prince Fu's Mansion. Otherwise, it would certainly cause unprecedented upheaval, and your safety would be affected as well."
Unable to suppress the excitement in his heart, Mister Tao ultimately chose to support Beitang Shu's idea. It was violent and simple, but it was effective.
And if they broadened their thinking—if they truly killed Tan Cai'er and pinned it on the Heavenly Demon Palace Lord or another figure of the Demonic Path—perhaps Meng Zhao, young and hot-blooded, would disregard his grievous injuries after his fiancée was murdered and emerge from seclusion to seek revenge. Best case, he would perish together with some Demonic Path fiend. Even if not, perhaps he could be left with wounds that could never be healed.
By then, they would have thoroughly eliminated this grave threat. Wouldn't the Northern Lands