Discovery

He knew that both the Devil Sect and the Devil Gate were dissatisfied, always pulling little tricks.

But he had never imagined they would actually have the nerve to try to assassinate him.

Such treasonous madness had already gone beyond the bounds of ordinary martial arts experts.

He was a dignified prince.

And a venerable one at the Nascent Soul Stage.

Either identity alone was enough to weigh people down until they could scarcely breathe, leaving them afraid to act rashly.

Yet these people had dared to spy on him outright. Would their next step be to strike at him?

"Fifteenth Uncle," Chu Zhiyuan said, "their information network is certainly swift."

"It is indeed swift," Chu Honglin snorted.

In only a few days, they had learned that the order had come from him.

Their eyes and ears reached not only among the common folk, but into the Imperial Court as well.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head. "That's terrifying enough."

Chu Honglin's expression darkened further.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "For them to fly into such a rage and dare lay hands directly upon you, Fifteenth Uncle, a dignified prince—it seems we struck them right in the lungs!"

"How could they have such swift intelligence?" Chu Honglin asked.

He was somewhat puzzled.

"They must have some secret art, or some hidden channel we don't know about," Chu Zhiyuan said. "We only need to question them clearly."

Chu Honglin said slowly, "The Devil Sect and Devil Gate are not merely a few sects. There are at least thirty-odd of them."

"Then all the more reason to investigate thoroughly and straighten everything out," Chu Zhiyuan said. "Otherwise, we would be raising a tiger only to invite calamity."

He suddenly lowered his voice. "Fifteenth Uncle, shall we follow them and see who it is?"

"Can we