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Su Fan had Bai Shaokong investigate the mastermind behind it all. Now that the lead of the black-robed man had been cut off.

The remaining clue lay with the Tianwu Royal Estate.

Su Fan had already made a guess about who wanted to kill him.

It was just that when the black-robed man had taken his own life, he had revealed nothing about the person behind him.

He began to doubt whether his guess was correct.

If it really was some melodramatic love rival who wanted him dead because of Wu Aoxue, his former fiancée.

There was no need to send a dead soldier.

Bai Shaokong said seriously, "It can be confirmed that this has nothing to do with the Gan Royal Estate or the Tianwu Royal Estate. As for who is behind it, that is hard to guess."

"This time, when I went to the Tianwu Royal Estate, I discovered some things."

"I don't know whether they are related."

Su Fan raised a brow. "What things?"

Bai Shaokong frowned. "Something may have happened in Chu Kingdom. It seems turmoil is about to break out. At the Tianwu Royal Estate, I happened to encounter the Grand Princess of Chu Kingdom."

"She seemed to be seeking help from the Tianwu Royal Estate, but to no avail."

"There is another piece of news."

Bai Shaokong said solemnly, "Rumor has it that the Little Gan King of the Gan Royal Estate has gone missing!"

"My father has gone missing?"

Su Fan frowned.

The Gan Royal Estate had already declined. In the current generation, the Gan Royal Estate was known as Two Kings Governing the Estate.

That meant Su Fan's eldest uncle and his father jointly governed the Gan Royal Estate.

Only then had they managed to stabilize the declining Gan Royal Estate.

"When did this happen?"

As for his father, Su Fan's impression of him was that he was a man of few words.

He always gave people the feeling that his spirits were low.

He had not shown Su Fan much concern either.

"The news that he had gone missing had already spread when the Tianwu Royal Estate called off the engagement. The Gan Royal Estate may be in some turmoil now."

Bai Shaokong recounted everything he had learned in full detail.

He had obtained several pieces of information at the Tianwu Royal Estate.

First, something might have happened to Chu Kingdom's Imperial Family. Second, the three great kings of different surnames were already merely harmonious in appearance while divided at heart, and had also grown distant from Chu Kingdom's Imperial Family.

It seemed that the skies over Chu Kingdom were about to change!

"That is all I know for now. As for whether it is connected to the black-robed man, that cannot be determined."

After Bai Shaokong had uncovered this information.

He had been preparing to make a trip to the Gan Royal Estate when he received a message from Sword God Mountain and had no choice but to hurry back.

Su Fan frowned and sank into thought. Of everything Bai Shaokong had learned, the only matter possibly connected to the mastermind was his father, the Little Gan King's disappearance.

As for the upheaval in Chu Kingdom's Imperial Family and the changing skies over Chu Kingdom, those matters were probably unrelated to this.

The three great kings of different surnames had once assisted the founding ancestor of Chu Kingdom in establishing Chu Kingdom. They had been granted the title of kings of different surnames, each with their own fief.

The Gan Royal Estate, Tianwu Royal Estate, and Wenxing Royal Estate had always been close.

Among the three royal estates, the Gan Royal Estate had originally been the strongest, while the Tianwu Royal Estate had been the weakest.

Yet now, the Gan Royal Estate had instead become the weakest.

"What exactly happened with the broken engagement? Does Wu Aoxue have any suitors?"

Su Fan lifted his head and asked.

He recalled his initial suspicion: that one of Wu Aoxue's brainless admirers had regarded him as a thorn in his eye and wanted to kill him.

That was why the black-robed man had been hired to murder him.

Bai Shaokong shook his head. "The broken engagement happened too suddenly. I have not yet found out what hidden circumstances lie behind it."

"As for whether Wu Aoxue has any suitors, she definitely does, but they do not seem related, do they?"

Bai Shaokong wore an astonished expression.

Could Wu Aoxue's suitors really have sent someone to kill Su Fan?

The engagement had already been called off.

Was there still any need to do that?

That made no sense!

"Besides, those suitors do not seem to possess that kind of capability..."

Bai Shaokong was doubtful of Su Fan's guess.

Su Fan sneered. "I would like to see whether they will stop here."

No matter who the mastermind was.

There would always come a day when they exposed their tracks.

"I'll go find my former fiancée and investigate the situation."

Su Fan turned and left.

It was time to go down the mountain.

The only places to seek clues about the mastermind were Wu Aoxue and the Gan Royal Estate.

"Brother Su, I'll go with you!"

Bai Shaokong spoke up.

Su Fan shook his head. "Your strength is too weak. Go make a breakthrough first."

"Oh, right. You can go gain some insight at the Sword Abyss."

"Fine!"

Bai Shaokong deflated. His strength was too weak.

Following along would only make him a burden.

Then he pulled himself together. He was only a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the Void Sword Realm.

Once he broke through to the Void Sword Realm, he could be considered a strong expert.

When Su Fan mentioned the Sword Abyss, Chen Cang finally came back to his senses and asked, "Did you cause the disturbance at the Sword Abyss?"

"I just went down there for a stroll."

Su Fan waved a hand. "I'm going to the Tianwu Royal Estate. Handle Sword God Mountain's matters yourselves, and hurry up with the investigation into the black-robed man's clues."

"Rest assured. Sword God Mountain will investigate this matter with all its strength."

Chen Cang said solemnly.

He took out a Jade Talisman and tossed it to Su Fan. "This is a Sword God Mountain Communication Talisman. It will make it easier to contact each other."

Su Fan caught the Jade Talisman and waved his hand. His figure became a streak of sword light and vanished from the spot in an instant.

Bai Shaokong also left to enter seclusion and break through his realm.

Only Chen Cang and Ling Rushuang remained in the great hall.

"Shuang'er, Su Fan is her son?"

Chen Cang asked with a grave expression.

"Yes!"

Ling Rushuang nodded.

"Who wants to kill Su Fan? Is it related to his mother?"

"The possibility is low. If they wanted to kill someone, they would not act so sneakily. Besides, Su Fan was a good-for-nothing who had been thrown into the Cliff of Reflection. There was no reason for them to kill him."

Ling Rushuang shook her head.

"You are not going to tell Su Fan about those matters?"

Chen Cang asked in confusion.

"Aunt Qing only wants him to be safe. There is no need to drag him into it."

Ling Rushuang sighed.

"With his current strength, it cannot be hidden for much longer. Sooner or later, he will be dragged into it."

"Then we will hide it for as long as we can. Master, you do not truly think Su Fan is invincible, do you? If he really were invincible, would Sword God Mountain not be able to enter the Central Continent?"

Ling Rushuang gave a bitter smile.

Su Fan was very strong, strong to an absurd degree.

But was he truly invincible, as he claimed?

The Central Continent!

Its waters ran far too deep there!

Chen Cang fell silent for a while. As long as they were sword cultivators of Sword God Mountain, once they stepped into the Central Continent, they would certainly die!

To break this restraint, they needed absolute strength!

Did Su Fan truly possess such strength?

Perhaps he had a chance, but not now!

He was still too young.

"Su Fan is too uncanny. Perhaps he truly can charge into the Central Continent and break that rotten rule!"

By the end, Chen Cang was gritting his teeth.

Ling Rushuang fell silent.

Did Su Fan have that strength?

At least, he did not possess it yet!

"Master, I am going into seclusion to stabilize my realm. If I truly get dragged into it, I will not let Su Fan face it alone."

Ling Rushuang said firmly.

"Go."

Chen Cang nodded.

Ling Rushuang left.

Chen Cang coughed twice and sighed. "I am old. I have become useless!"

What last peak sword cultivator of Sword God Mountain? Compared with Su Fan, he was like an old useless fool!

Su Fan alone had turned the tide and slain Leng Tu, the Palace Master of the Devil Palace, who had wielded the Demon Blade of Death.

"The number one Sword Saint in all swordsmanship since ancient times? Whether Sword God Mountain can return to its peak in the future will depend on you!"

Chen Cang muttered to himself.

At that moment, he truly felt that he had grown old.