"Hey, did you hear? When Crown Prince Xu Tianran was assassinated this time, not only were his legs crippled, but he lost his third leg too."
"Seriously?"
"I heard it from my aunt's husband's grandfather's cousin's younger male cousin's maternal uncle's brother-in-law... Could it be fake?"
"Wow, that explosive? Tell me the details."
"Ahem, just listen to it for fun. Don't go telling anyone I told you."
"Don't worry. What's our relationship? I definitely won't tell anyone."
"I heard that after the assassins captured the Crown Prince, they subjected him to inhuman torture. First, they broke all four of his limbs, then they broke the fifth one..."
"..."
And so, the rumor spread from one to ten, ten to a hundred, a hundred to a thousand, and before long, it reached the ears of Mingdu's powerful and influential figures.
When Second Prince Xu Tianyu learned that his eldest brother, Xu Tianran, was impotent, he immediately burst with joy.
Though he did not know whether the news was true or false, either way, it was good news for him.
If it was true, everyone would be delighted. Xu Tianran would surely be stripped of his Crown Prince Position by their imperial father.
If it was false, the news had undoubtedly dealt a tremendous blow to Xu Tianran's prestige as Crown Prince, which was equally beneficial to him.
Thus, after hearing the rumor, Xu Tianyu directly sent several hundred people to spread it everywhere.
Regardless of whether the news was true or false, all that mattered was spreading it.
Third Prince Xu Tianshi was likewise grinning from ear to ear after hearing the news. Back then, he had worked with Xu Tianran to deal with Second Prince Xu Tianyu, but he had never expected Xu Tianran to have hidden his strength and