In Linzi City, one shocking piece of news after another spread through the streets at a terrifying speed.
They rang in every ear, from street corners and alleyways to taverns and teahouses.
"Have you heard? Back when Court Consultant Zhao Xuan was ambushed at Little Lian Bridge, the assassins from Hell's Gate were smuggled into the city under Green Sheep Viscount's protection! And afterward, he helped them escape!"
"What? No way!"
"No way? Su She, the head of the Treasure Gathering Chamber of Commerce, happened to catch them plotting outside the city, and they killed him on the spot! The ones who did it were King Qinguang and King Wuguan of Hell's Gate. The coachman from the Bao Clan Carriage Firm was killed along with him!"
"That can't be right. Wasn't it Su She who, in desperation, bought information about the Bao Clan Carriage Firm, then ambushed Green Sheep Viscount on the Official Path, only to be killed by Jiang Wang, Chongxuan Sheng, and Chongxuan Sheng's personal guard working together?"
"And you believed that? Jiang Wang hadn't even formed his Inner Palace back then, and Chongxuan Sheng was even less capable! What could they possibly have used to kill Su She?"
"Didn't they say Slaughterer had stepped in from the shadows to suppress him?"
"By the time Chongxuan Sheng left the city with Slaughterer, Su She was already stone-cold dead!"
"Then the Chongxuan Family..."
"Heh. Can't say, can't say..."
"Do you know that our nation's Prodigy is actually a hidden agent for Equality State? He won the Son of Heaven's trust by playing both sides with Cui Zhu at the Grand Master Ceremony. He's only been in Qi for a few years. What right does he have to represent Qi in the competition?"
"Don't talk nonsense. He's the Yellow