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After leaving Bashu Circuit, Su Xin hurried back to Jiannan Circuit without stopping.
For Su Xin, the most time-consuming part of this plan was probably all the traveling.
Still, his trip to Bashu Circuit had turned up a few new discoveries. It seemed a new round of succession struggles was about to begin.
After Ji Yancheng and the others had been stripped of their power, Ji Haodian had allowed all the princes to return to the capital, giving each of them the chance to compete for the position of heir.
As the saying went, a fallen phoenix was worth less than a chicken. Su Xin hadn't made a point of investigating, but the princes' circumstances, Ji Yancheng's among them, were utterly wretched. Aside from their personal eunuchs, they couldn't even find a single Spirit Transformation Realm martial artist among their followers.
It was only natural when you thought about it. Ji Haodian already despised them, and even those willing to bet on a long shot wouldn't approach them. Doing so would be pure suicide.
Meanwhile, the other princes who had established princely residences outside the capital had built up considerable strength.
With Su Xin's help, Ji Yanxiu had laid a solid foundation. Among all the princes of Great Zhou, he could even rank in the top five.
Another contest for the throne would probably begin before long. Of course, it all depended on how much longer Ji Haodian could live.
The new succession struggle would likely begin only when Ji Haodian was truly on