Su Xin's trip to the Four Sword Sects alone couldn't be kept secret from the many intelligence brokers in the martial world.
Though they had no idea what Su Xin had discussed with the Four Sword Sects, they knew that after he left, when Great Zhou attacked the Qingcheng Sword Sect, all four sects had independently chosen to sit back and watch.
The alliance between Great Zhou and the Two Palaces of Heaven and Earth also seemed highly suspicious.
Great Zhou had no real ties to the Two Palaces of Heaven and Earth. The only person who had dealt with them was probably Su Xin, who had worked with them in the Nine-Layer Sword Pavilion.
For that very reason, only Su Xin could have brought the Two Palaces of Heaven and Earth together and persuaded them to join Great Zhou in attacking the Qingcheng Sword Sect.
The thought sent a chill down everyone's spine. If Su Xin wasn't the Great Zhou Emperor's illegitimate son, then his methods were terrifying beyond measure.
Back when Great Zhou was founded, it hadn't dared to move against top sects like the Qingcheng Sword Sect. Yet now, Great Zhou had wiped it out. The whole thing was hard to believe, and nobody could imagine how Su Xin had convinced the Great Zhou Emperor to act.
Even if Su Xin was Ji Haodian's illegitimate son, the way Ji Haodian treated his own sons made it clear that he wouldn't hesitate to kill them—illegitimate or not.
So aside from the people of the Four Sword Sects, no one could think of a reason Su Xin might have used to persuade the Great Zhou Emperor.
Of course, the people of the martial world only needed to know the outcome. At least anyone who wanted to go after Su