Speechless, Heroic Martial Marquis Pays a Visit

The Imperial Clan Court's people surged out from behind Qin Yun and surrounded Qin Luo.

Su Qianchen frowned and let out a cold snort.

Qin Yun immediately said, "Saint Su, this is a matter of our Qin Imperial Clan. Back then, Qin Luo agreed before His Majesty that he would not kill Lin Xuan."

"Yet today, he killed Lin Xuan. That is grave disrespect toward His Majesty!"

"Whether as a subject or as a prince, defying His Majesty and defying one's father are both serious crimes!"

"Our Imperial Clan Court has the authority to take Qin Luo back for proper discipline. This is an affair of our imperial clan. Saint Su is not a member of our imperial clan, so please do not interfere!"

After giving Su Qianchen a slight bow, Qin Yun turned toward Qin Luo with gritted teeth.

She had never imagined that Qin Luo would be so utterly deranged as to beat Lin Xuan to death in full view of everyone.

Lin Xuan was not merely her friend; in truth, she had also held a fair degree of affection for him.

When she heard that Lin Xuan had been killed by Qin Luo, she had even shed tears.

That was why she had rushed over with the Imperial Clan Court's people. No matter what the outcome of Qin Luo's interrogation was today, she intended to take him back to the Imperial Clan Court and punish him severely!

Partly to avenge the humiliation of being slapped in the face, and partly to avenge Lin Xuan.

Qin Luo slowly stepped forward and looked at Qin Yun. "Dear sister, for the sake of a mere Lin Xuan, you actually want to kill your own younger brother."

"What is that called? That is turning your elbow outward."

"And besides..."

Qin Luo sneered. "How exactly did I promise you that day? Can you tell me?"

"You promised me that you would not kill Lin Xuan!" Qin Yun said in a deep voice.

"No, no, no. What you said is incomplete."

"I can tell you precisely what I said: I promised you that I would not kill Lin Xuan today!"

"How long ago was that day? It does not even count as tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or the day after that!"

"Even if this matter is brought before His Majesty, I have the right on my side!"

"Besides, Lin Xuan dared to plot against me today. If I did not kill him, was I supposed to wait for him to kill me?"

Qin Yun's expression changed at once. She had not expected Qin Luo to quibble over the wording!

And when Qin Luo had agreed to her before, he had already planned to kill Lin Xuan later!

Lin Xuan had already become a cripple. Why did Qin Luo insist on killing him?

A chill rose in Qin Yun's heart. Repaying every grievance, uprooting the grass and tearing out the roots—those were the labels she placed on Qin Luo.

"If you do not believe me, then we can confront each other before His Majesty! We can ask His Majesty whether what he heard was truly as I said!"

Qin Luo had reason on his side. Since Qin Yun insisted on harping on what happened that day, then he would go to the palace and meet that elusive Qin Emperor!

As for killing Lin Xuan, that matter had become unimportant instead.

Because Lin Xuan was merely a small fry!

Even if he was some successor of the Myriad Phenomena Sacred Land, or possessed some other mysterious identity unfit for public view, the Great Qin Dynasty did not acknowledge it!

They only recognized identities within the Great Qin Dynasty.

Lin Xuan was merely a minor Hundred-Household Officer of the Demon Suppression Bureau. So what if he had been killed?

Qin Yun glared at Qin Luo through clenched teeth, murder flashing in her eyes. "Qin Luo, I am telling you, this is not over!"

"Do not let me catch you slipping!"

"Let's go!" Qin Yun left with the Imperial Clan Court's people, and news of the incident rapidly spread.

"The Ninth Prince is quite tough, refusing to admit guilt and even killing a Hundred-Household Officer of the Demon Suppression Bureau? He is truly arrogant to the extreme!"

"Heh, he may look tough, but the price will be exceedingly brutal. Who would be willing to pledge loyalty to someone like that? He is destined to have no future."

"The Heroic Martial Marquis has already made his position clear. If the Demon Suppression Bureau cannot obtain justice for his grandson, he will seek justice himself."

"In the Imperial Capital, the Ninth Prince has no future to speak of. Once he leaves the Imperial Capital, heh..."

At the Heroic Martial Marquis Household, in the dead of night, Chen Zhanshan held Chen Mo's shattered life token, his expression shifting uncertainly.

He wanted revenge, but he did not even know who his true enemy was.

"Marquis, a guest has come to visit," the steward said from outside.

"Who?" Chen Zhanshan asked in a deep voice.

"He says he can help you, Marquis."

"Let him in!"

The visitor was a man in black. Upon seeing him, Chen Zhanshan asked, "How can you help me?"

"Help you take revenge."

Boom! Chen Zhanshan's aura crashed down upon the other man.

"How will you help me take revenge? Do you know who my enemy is?"

The man in black spoke one word at a time. "Qin Luo."

"Heh..." Chen Zhanshan sneered. "You think I would believe that?"

"Of course, the one who killed him may not have been Qin Luo." That single sentence darkened Chen Zhanshan's expression.

"You know who killed my grandson?"

"The Great Qin Imperial Clan!" the man in black said solemnly.

"Your grandson died because of the imperial family's internal struggle! If Qin Luo had not appeared, your grandson would not have died!"

"Your enemy is the Great Qin Imperial Clan!"

"Kill Qin Luo, and I can tell you who killed your grandson!"

"I can swear a Great Dao Oath!"

Chen Zhanshan looked coldly at him. "Was it you?"

"No. I can also swear a Heaven's Will Oath."

"Do you know that if I kill Qin Luo, there will be no place for me in the Great Qin Dynasty? The Demon Suppression Bureau may even hunt me down to the death!"

"You can join us," the man in black said.

"Who are you?"

The other party softly uttered a single word. "North."

Chen Zhanshan understood immediately.

"Heroic Martial Marquis, consider this carefully. In the Great Qin Dynasty's imperial struggle, they did not merely use your grandson and you as chess pieces—they even killed your grandson. Is such a Great Qin Dynasty still worthy of your loyalty?"

After the other man left, Chen Zhanshan fell into deep thought.

In truth, he had already seen through what the man in black had said.

His grandson's death had been a conspiracy—a conspiracy aimed at Qin Luo, and one aimed at him as well!

But was Qin Luo at fault? Of course he was! His grandson had died because of Qin Luo too.

"Damn it!" Chen Zhanshan growled.

Not long after the man in black left, Chen Zhanshan used the cover of night to head for Qin Luo's prince's residence.

Qin Luo had hinted at it several times. There was no way he could have failed to understand.

The corpse, the corpse!

The corpse might be in Qin Luo's hands!

He wanted to see just what Qin Luo intended to do.

He infiltrated the prince's residence. He knew Su Qianchen had already noticed him, and he had not intended to conceal his tracks too thoroughly.

Following the guiding aura, he arrived at a courtyard.

"Heroic Martial Marquis, I am very glad you came!" Qin Luo said with a beaming smile as he looked at Chen Zhanshan.

"My grandson's corpse is in your hands?"

"No, no, no." Qin Luo's words caused Chen Zhanshan's expression to darken.

Had he misunderstood?

"It is not your grandson's corpse. Your grandson himself is in my hands!"