The Fourth Prince's residence.
"Ninth Brother, I never thought you would also..."
When the Fourth Prince and Eighth Prince saw that the Ninth Prince had actually come as promised, their feelings were complicated.
Sure enough, even if I don't collude with outsiders, someone else will...
That thought offered them some comfort, but they were also shocked by the sheer reach of the All Things Unity Society.
Without anyone noticing, it had even established secret contact with the Ninth Prince.
Counting the two of them, all the Second Prince's main rivals within the Empire were now assembled...
Was it trying to form an "anti-Second Prince alliance"?
Could they really believe the All Things Unity Society hadn't been carefully planning these contacts for a long time?
Me too? Me too what?
The Ninth Prince was somewhat puzzled. He looked at the unfamiliar old man beside the other two.
"You must be Divine Physician Hua, the man rumored lately to be able to bring back the dead and regrow flesh on bare bones? I thought this was another futile attempt by my fourth and eighth brothers. I didn't expect you to have another affiliation as well. Where is Alfonso now? Is he safe?"
"Rest assured, Ninth Prince. He is somewhere very safe right now.
"As for the details of what happened, I believe he has already explained them to you, Your Highness. Since you came, that must mean you're willing to help?" Nie Yun said with a smile.
The Ninth Prince looked at the so-called Divine Physician Hua before him, then at the two princes.
"I was startled when I received the message. I never imagined there was such a story behind Alfonso's defection.
"If I didn't know what sort of man Alfonso was, I would suspect this was all nonsense you'd