Xue Beng was already on Lin Ye's Hit List.
If someone liked courting death, then he had to be dealt a fatal blow.
Xue Beng was not all that important in the later stages. If Lin Ye wanted to kill him, he could do it at any time.
Besides, quite a few plot developments had already been altered, yet none had posed a threat to Lin Ye.
Given that, eliminating Xue Beng probably would not cause much trouble down the line.
Once Xue Beng and Tang San made their move, the Heavenly Sword Chamber of Commerce could mobilize and take Xue Beng down at any time.
Spirit Hall's public execution announcement had drawn considerable attention, and people from all factions were heading toward Heaven Dou City.
Had Yu Xiaogang not been the former young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, perhaps not so many people would have cared.
But that very identity had set people's imaginations running wild.
They all wanted to see whether the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would change its mind in the end.
Inside the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Xue Beng requested an audience with Xue Ye.
Xue Ye was already gravely ill, beyond all hope of recovery.
He still wished to handle affairs of state, but lacked the strength.
Most matters had been entrusted to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
As a result, many people within the palace now belonged to the Crown Prince's camp.
As for his son Xue Beng, Xue Ye was quite fond of him.
He knew the boy was a wastrel who had achieved little in cultivation even now.
But blood was thicker than water, and he still took special care of him.
"Xue Beng, what is this?"
Lying in bed in his chambers, Xue Ye was genuinely puzzled when