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Su Fan stared at Tianwu King and said in a deep voice, "I want to know whether there was some other hidden truth behind the broken engagement, and whether a third party was involved!"

Wu Qi had expected as much. Hearing this, he gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "If that is what you are asking about, I cannot answer you."

"Hmm?"

Su Fan frowned, and his gaze turned cold. Could Tianwu Royal Estate be connected to the person behind the attempt on his life?

If that was truly the case, then he could not be blamed for being rude to this "former prospective father-in-law"!

Seeing that something was wrong with his expression, Wu Qi explained, "The marriage between you and my daughter was arranged by my wife and your mother. I had no authority to interfere in the matter, nor do I know the specific details."

"The decision to break off the engagement was also my daughter's. I had no right to interfere either..."

By the end, Wu Qi's expression had become awkward.

It made him, the Tianwu King, seem rather useless, unable to make the call on anything.

Su Fan wore a strange expression. "You are the head of the household..."

"Ahem, I have been busy cultivating. The affairs of the household are all handled by my wife..."

Wu Qi gave a dry cough, trying to hide his embarrassment.

Su Fan understood. Wu Qi was henpecked, with no say in matters great or small.

"Worthy nephew, the engagement has already been broken off, and you and my daughter were never mutually in love..."

Wu Qi opened his mouth, intending to comfort Su Fan and urge him to let go of the broken engagement rather than brood over it.

But Su Fan cut him off directly. "After the engagement was broken off, someone came to kill me. Who do you think is the most suspicious?"

Wu Qi froze, and his expression turned solemn.

"Worthy nephew, I can guarantee that this has nothing to do with my Tianwu Royal Estate!"

Only then did he understand why Su Fan had come.

"Where is my former fiancée?"

Since Wu Qi knew nothing, there was no point in asking him further.

It was more reliable to go directly to Wu Aoxue.

After a pause, he added, "I forgot to tell you—the person who sent someone to kill me was a dead warrior. He is already dead. If my former fiancée knows something, she might be silenced too."

Wu Qi's face changed drastically, but after thinking of something, he let out a breath of relief.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Aoxue has gone to the Thousand Martial Sect!"

The Thousand Martial Sect!

It was a top power in the Eastern Region, known as the number one sect in the Eastern Region.

Su Fan fell into thought. Could the person behind this be from the Thousand Martial Sect?

Could the hidden truth behind the broken engagement be related to the Thousand Martial Sect?

Thinking this, Su Fan cupped his hands and said, "In that case, farewell!"

Wu Qi knew nothing about anything. It was better to go straight to the Thousand Martial Sect, find Wu Aoxue, and get a clear answer.

If it really was connected to the Thousand Martial Sect, then who cared if it was the number one sect in the Eastern Region? He would slaughter his way straight through it!

"If you are capable, worthy nephew, you might as well return to the Gan Royal Estate."

Wu Qi spoke after pondering for a while.

Su Fan raised a brow. What exactly had happened to the Gan Royal Estate?

Why had his father disappeared?

He nodded. "I will go back and take a look."

Wu Qi glanced at Zhou Yun. After some thought, he spoke again. "Worthy nephew, heed my advice: do not involve yourself in the affairs of Chu Kingdom."

Su Fan gave Wu Qi a surprised look. For the Tianwu King to say such words meant that he had completely severed ties with Chu Kingdom.

The three royal estates of different surnames had close ties with Chu Kingdom's Imperial Family. What had happened for them to cut ties just like that?

"If Chu Kingdom has been usurped by the Demon Race, will you simply stand by? If I remember correctly, the Demon Race's territory lies in the West Cold Demon Domain. The Eastern Region is not Demon Race territory!"

The Eastern Region was the domain of the Human Race.

Even if demons existed here, they were exceedingly rare and hid themselves away. They would never dare openly seize a human nation.

Yet now that Chu Kingdom had been taken over by the Demon Race, the major powers had not intervened.

Something was not right.

Wu Qi said solemnly, "The waters here run too deep. This is not something Tianwu Royal Estate—and even less so, worthy nephew—can involve itself in. If anyone is to blame, it can only be the Chu Emperor for his incompetence!"

The waters ran too deep?

Su Fan gave a light laugh. So-called deep waters were nothing more than insufficient strength.

"I only want to find out who wants to kill me, then let him know that provoking me was the thing he would regret most for the rest of his life."

Su Fan sneered. "As for Chu Kingdom's affairs, it is fine so long as those demons do not trouble me. But if they provoke me, heh!"

That was the confidence of invincibility!

Su Fan strode away, with Zhou Yun following closely behind him.

Wu Qi watched Su Fan leave, his brows knitting slightly before he gave a soft laugh. "Trash? How could the son of Qiankun Hand Su Ming possibly be trash?"

"No matter how much of a prodigy you are, you had best not involve yourself in Chu Kingdom's affairs. Otherwise!"

Wu Qi shook his head. He had already warned Su Fan. If Su Fan insisted on meddling, then all consequences would be of his own making.

Even Sword God Mountain might not be able to protect him!

Unless that mysterious Sword Saint was truly powerful beyond imagination!

"I should still send word to Aoxue about this."

Wu Qi took out a communication Jade Talisman.

After leaving Tianwu Royal Estate, Su Fan did not linger and headed straight for the Thousand Martial Sect.

The route to the Thousand Martial Sect happened to pass by the Gan Royal Estate.

"What exactly happened to the Gan Royal Estate? How did my father disappear?"

Su Fan always felt there was something unusual about this.

"I say, Your Highness the Princess, there is no use following me. Didn't Tianwu King say it? The waters surrounding Chu Kingdom's affairs run too deep."

Su Fan turned back to look at Zhou Yun, who was following him step by step.

Zhou Yun gritted her teeth and said, "Su Fan, if you want to investigate who tried to kill you, it will be difficult by yourself. But with intelligence support, perhaps you can uncover the truth very quickly."

Su Fan raised a brow. Zhou Yun's words reminded him of something.

Sword God Mountain had declined, and on top of that, it was full of sword cultivators who were not skilled at building an intelligence network.

Therefore, Sword God Mountain's intelligence had always been rather poor.

However, Devil Palace's intelligence-gathering abilities should be quite good.

He could have the Sword Demon investigate it.

"What are you trying to say?"

"Do you have an intelligence organization?"

If Zhou Yun had such a powerful intelligence organization, she would not have fallen into such dire straits.

"I do not, but Chu Kingdom has always had an intelligence organization... If you can help me take it back, then..."

Zhou Yun bit her lip and spoke timidly.

Su Fan waved a hand. "Do I look like I have nothing better to do than help you reclaim Chu Kingdom just to investigate one mastermind?"

"The other party wanted to kill me. Since I did not die, he probably will not let the matter rest. As long as he makes another move..."

A cold light flashed in Su Fan's eyes.

"Su Fan, listen to me. Ever since Chu Kingdom fell under the Demon Empress's control, its intelligence network has been strengthened. If you control it, then throughout the entire Eastern Region, even the slightest rustle in the wind and movement in the grass will be known to you."

Zhou Yun said anxiously.

"Not interested!"

Su Fan waved his hand.

As long as he killed whoever wanted him dead, that would be enough.

So long as no one provoked him in the future, why would he bother going through all that hardship to search for people?

"Your Highness the Princess, watch yourself. I will not accompany you any longer!"

Su Fan could not be bothered to say more.

His entire body seemed to transform into a streak of sword light. With a flash, he vanished from where he stood.

Zhou Yun's face was filled with shock.

Su Fan had vanished in an instant. Even Emperor Realm experts could not achieve such speed, could they?

"The Gan Royal Estate—I'll go to the Gan Royal Estate to find him!"

Zhou Yun's gaze turned resolute as she hurried toward the Gan Royal Estate.

Su Fan was her only hope.