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"Don't worry. It won't get out."

As Su Fan spoke, he pressed down with his foot, and sword intent surged.

Pfft!

Before Hu Yan could even beg for mercy, she was directly annihilated.

The Wolf Demon also fell beneath the bombardment of the sword intent!

Su Zhi's eyes widened as he said in shock, "You killed them just like that?"

"What else? Was I supposed to leave them alive so you could keep groveling at their feet?"

Su Fan said disdainfully.

"I didn't have a choice either."

Su Zhi sighed.

If his strength had allowed it, he would not have wanted to lower himself so much either!

"Speak. What happened to my father?"

Su Fan motioned for him to stop wasting words.

"Your father... I don't know where he went either."

Su Zhi shook his head. Seeing signs of anger on Su Fan's face, he hurriedly added, "Don't get angry. I truly don't know. That day, he came to see me and told me..."

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "He told me that if the Tianwu Royal Estate broke off the engagement, I was to expel you from the Gan Royal Estate."

Su Fan frowned. He had thought that his uncle had taken advantage of his father's disappearance and Wu Aoxue's broken engagement to drive him out of the Gan Royal Estate.

It had actually been his father's request?

"You didn't lie to me?"

Su Zhi shook his head. "There's no need to lie to you."

He sighed and said, "The Gan Royal Estate was supported by your father to begin with. For some reason, he gave me instructions about several matters, then left. There has been no news of him since."

Su Zhi did not conceal anything and recounted everything from beginning to end.

The more Su Fan listened, the tighter his brows knit. He always felt there was something unusual about the broken engagement.

It was as though his father had foreseen it long ago.

Before leaving, he had told Su Zhi that once Wu Aoxue broke off the engagement, Su Fan was to be expelled from the Gan Royal Estate.

And coincidentally, only a few days after those instructions were given, Wu Aoxue broke off the engagement.

The hidden truth behind this could only be uncovered by finding Wu Aoxue.

He thought of the man in black.

He had been a death warrior.

He had committed suicide directly, all to conceal the person behind the scenes.

If the person behind the attempt on his life was connected to the hidden truth behind the broken engagement, then in order to cover it up, would they make a move against Wu Aoxue?

Su Fan rose to his feet, preparing to leave for the Thousand Martial Sect.

But Su Zhi said, "Su Fan, you're so powerful. You should take the position of Gan King."

"I'm no longer a member of the Gan Royal Estate, and I have no interest in the position of Gan King."

Su Fan shook his head.

"No, if you don't take it, what will happen to the Gan Royal Estate?"

Su Zhi grew anxious.

"You killed Empress Tianfei's envoy. How could she spare the Gan Royal Estate? Without a powerful expert like you standing guard, the Gan Royal Estate is on the verge of destruction!"

Su Zhi said, sweating profusely in panic.

"Aren't you in the Emperor Realm too? What are you afraid of? Does the Gan Royal Estate not have even a shred of foundation left?"

Su Fan was speechless at his cowardly appearance.

"My Emperor Realm strength is rather mediocre."

Su Zhi smiled bitterly.

"I killed the demon. If she wants revenge, let her come to me. I'll deal with it myself."

Su Fan strode out of the reception hall.

Then he paused and asked, "What exactly is going on with the Chu Kingdom?"

Su Zhi sighed. "The Chu Emperor is foolish and incompetent, indulging the Heavenly Consort. As a result, he was controlled by her. Now, in the Chu Kingdom's court, loyal men and people of unyielding integrity have almost all died."

"Moreover, something about this is not right... The Wenxing Royal Estate and the Tianwu Royal Estate are actually standing by and doing nothing. The other great sects and other great nations have no intention of intervening either."

"You must understand that if no one acts, the Chu Kingdom will fall into the hands of the Demon Race and be ruled by them..."

By the end, Su Zhi's expression had turned grave.

The Eastern Region was Human Race territory.

Yet now, the major powers and nations were actually watching as the Chu Kingdom was infiltrated and controlled by the Demon Race, without showing the slightest intention of acting.

No matter how one looked at it, something was wrong.

"Our Gan Royal Estate is weak, and your father isn't here. When Empress Tianfei pressed us, I could only yield!"

Facing Su Fan's disdainful gaze, Su Zhi flushed as he defended himself.

Su Fan fell into thought, recalling Tianwu King's warning that the waters of the Chu Kingdom ran too deep and that he should not get involved.

There were likely hidden secrets behind the Demon Race's infiltration and control of the Chu Kingdom.

"Did Empress Tianfei not pressure the Tianwu Royal Estate and the Wenxing Royal Estate?"

Su Fan asked curiously.

Tianwu King clearly had not been pressured.

As one of the three royal estates of different surnames, even if the Gan Royal Estate had declined and was easy to bully, it was impossible for her not to covet the Wenxing Royal Estate and the Tianwu Royal Estate.

"The Tianwu Royal Estate has the Thousand Martial Sect behind it. The Wenxing Royal Estate probably has a patron as well. Only our Gan Royal Estate..."

Su Zhi sighed.

Su Fan raised a brow. "You mean the Thousand Martial Sect is the patron behind the Tianwu Royal Estate?"

"Yes. You didn't know?"

Su Zhi asked in surprise.

"How would I know?"

Su Fan was speechless.

He had left the Gan Royal Estate at the age of ten to cultivate at Sword God Mountain.

At Sword God Mountain, he had never come into contact with such matters.

"That bastard Wu Qi found himself a good wife. His wife is the Thousand Martial Sect Master's younger sister..."

Su Zhi sighed regretfully. "Come to think of it, if the Tianwu Royal Estate had not broken off the engagement, our Gan Royal Estate would have had the Thousand Martial Sect as a patron."

Su Fan understood at once. No wonder Wu Qi could not make any decisions.

His wife decided everything!

The Thousand Martial Sect Master was Wu Aoxue's uncle. She should not be in danger within the Thousand Martial Sect.

Who would dare go to the Thousand Martial Sect to kill her?

That would mean forging an irreconcilable, life-and-death enmity with the Thousand Martial Sect.

How could the Thousand Martial Sect Master let such a matter rest?

"After Wu Aoxue broke off the engagement, someone came to kill me. What do you think about that?"

Su Fan spoke after a moment of contemplation.

"This..."

Su Zhi looked utterly shocked.

"Your reputation as a good-for-nothing has spread throughout the Chu Kingdom, even the entire Eastern Region. You were already cast aside in the broken engagement, and someone still wanted to kill you?"

"What benefit is there in killing a good-for-nothing like you?"

Su Fan's face darkened. "If you weren't my uncle, I'd wipe you out with a single sword strike!"

Su Zhi gave an embarrassed laugh. "I just mean, who would have a motive to kill you? There must be some reason, right?"

"Think about it. Even if one of Wu Aoxue's admirers wanted to kill you as a love rival, the engagement had already been broken off. There would be no need for that anymore!"

Su Fan nodded.

Ordinarily speaking, there truly was no need.

But the one who had come to kill him had been a death warrior!

That was unusual!

"Su Fan, you should still inherit the position of Gan King. Our Gan Royal Estate still has some strength, and you may be able to use it."

Su Zhi tried to persuade him.

"Besides, I think Empress Tianfei may very soon send people to kill their way to the Gan Royal Estate. Your uncle can't stop them!"

Seeing his cowardly, worried expression, Su Fan said disdainfully, "I already told you, I'll handle this. If she wants revenge, let her come find me. If she really sends people to the Gan Royal Estate, you can send me a message too!"

"Then when you receive the message, you must hurry over! Otherwise, I'm scared!"

Afraid Su Fan might go back on his word, Su Zhi hurriedly stuffed a communication Jade Talisman into his hand and repeatedly urged him.

Su Fan's face turned black.

Could he not show even a little backbone?

He was at least in the Emperor Realm.

A dignified current Gan King, yet cowardly to this extent—what a complete waste!