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Chapter 1948 - 1952: Luring the Tiger Away from Its Mountain?

"What happened?"

When Qin Tian stirred up the secret hideout of the Fourth Prince, the Fourth Prince, who was outside the Imperial Palace celebrating the birthday of his confidant, General Tianwei, received the news and immediately became tense, rushing back with his guards.

Seeing the courtyard had quieted down, the Fourth Prince walked to the courtyard where his bedroom was located, and seeing the devastation and the basement broken into, with jewels still visible inside, he clenched his fists, his cheeks twitched fiercely.

"Where is Master Zhao? He was on duty tonight, where did they go?"

The Fourth Prince’s voice was low, clearly suppressing his anger.

"Master Zhao took his men to chase after the assassin. They haven’t returned yet." A guard said in a low voice.

The Fourth Prince said nothing, walked into the basement, and carefully checked, only to find that all the items in his secret compartment had been stolen, which made him even more furious!

"This assassin seems to have come prepared, with a very clear target; they didn’t take anything else."

Beside the Fourth Prince, an old man with yellow hair in his seventies or eighties said in a low voice.

"Heh, to steal my Burning Sky Technique and Nine Revolutions Soul Returning Pill, the target is indeed clear. It seems like someone who knows me quite well."

The Fourth Prince’s lips moved slightly. He knew very well that whoever could evade a master like Master Zhao and sneak into the courtyard, stealthily stealing things, was by no means an ordinary person.

"Hiss... Something doesn’t feel right."

Upon exiting the secret chamber, the Fourth Prince thought carefully and suddenly felt the matter was extremely strange!

He looked up and asked the old man with yellow hair, "How did we get the news that there was an assassin breaking into the courtyard?"

The yellow-haired old man said, "Initially, we received a secret letter, roughly around nine o’clock. To be cautious, I immediately sent two guards back to verify, and it was indeed the case, so I immediately reported to you."

The Fourth Prince frowned slightly and asked the guards in the courtyard, "Were you the ones who discovered the assassin?"

The guard shook his head and replied, "Your Highness, the assassin’s cultivation is profound, avoiding our True Qi detection and killed four of our guards. We didn’t notice at first. Later, three consecutive Flying Arrows were shot into the courtyard, with small notes attached, saying there was a thief inside your bedroom. Master Zhao, feeling uneasy, came with his men to check, and unexpectedly, there really was a formidable assassin."

"Someone secretly alerted us too?"

The yellow-haired old man was shocked upon hearing this, then looked at the Fourth Prince, "Your Highness, this matter... is it..."

"Luring the tiger away from the mountain!"

The Fourth Prince’s face suddenly sank, his cheeks twitched fiercely, and he shouted, "Everyone, follow me immediately to General Tianwei’s place to see! Do not fall for a villain’s trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain!"

The yellow-haired old man nodded, "Your Highness, I’ll go and take a look first!"

With that, the old man disappeared into thin air without a sound!

In the courtyard, the Fourth Prince anxiously led over a hundred guards to rush to General Tianwei’s mansion.

However, twenty minutes later, before they could reach General Tianwei’s mansion, they saw from afar that the mansion was engulfed in flames and something had already happened!

"Damn it! Fell into the trap!"

The Fourth Prince, in a fit of rage, flew into the sky, heading straight for General Tianwei’s mansion, with several streams of light following closely behind.

"Your Highness, we indeed fell into the trap! A large group of black-clothed assassins attacked here, General Tianwei was killed, along with over ten other officials who attended the banquet!"

The yellow-haired old man’s face was sullen, and upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince’s face turned even grimmer!

"Luring the tiger away from the mountain! Hmph... To know that the masters here are my elite, diverting me away, they attack my civil servants! Annihilated in one blow, hmph, what a ruthless tactic!"

The Fourth Prince was so furious that he clenched his fists tightly and punched the ground fiercely, causing a large pit to instantly appear on the ground!

"Find out who is behind this. Make sure to annihilate them all!"

The Fourth Prince said in a deep voice, "Clearly assess how many of our officials were injured or killed... Report to me in the morning."

After the Fourth Prince finished speaking, he left directly.

The yellow-haired old man followed closely behind, leaving a Guard Captain to command the top guards to clean up the scene.

The guards of General Tianwei’s mansion had gone out to pursue the black-clothed assassins, but in the end, to no avail.

The Fourth Prince returned to his residence, still unable to sleep deep into the night.

The yellow-haired old man knocked on the door deep into the night, entered the room, and said in a low voice to the Fourth Prince, "Your Highness, Master Zhao and the four of them..."

"What happened?"

"Master Zhao and the four of them were killed. Their bodies have been found and are on the way back."

Smack!

The Fourth Prince smashed the teacup in his hand, furious, "Who on earth did this? Master Zhao is at the peak of the Great Immortal Realm and can still be killed?!"

The yellow-haired old man nodded, "Not only Master Zhao, his three junior brothers, all at the middle stage of the Great Immortal Realm, were also killed."

"Hmph, are you trying to tell me that among our opponents, there is a Flying Immortal Realm expert?"

The Fourth Prince mockingly looked at the yellow-haired old man, who remained silent and said, "Given the current situation, it seems someone is stirring up trouble and wants to deal with us. Moreover, I dare say they have a top-tier expert overseeing things. So, Your Highness... should we consider quickly summoning back the War God... otherwise, we are besieged on all sides in the Imperial City..."

"I have already given the order." The Fourth Prince took a deep breath and said, "Then I’ll issue another urgent order!"

The two of them continued discussing until dawn, at which point the Guard Captain came to report the situation at General Tianwei’s mansion.

"Your Highness, the assassins were all black-clothed. Five minutes after you left General Tianwei’s mansion last night, they collectively attacked, numbering at least one hundred and fifty people, each with at least Small Immortal Realm cultivation."

"In the end, we lost three generals, twelve First Grade civil servants, and over twenty officials below First Grade. In total over eighty guards were killed or injured; the opposing black-clothed men seem to be Death Soldiers. No injuries were taken, over thirty were killed by us, then they retreated and disappeared."

The Fourth Prince’s expression hardened and became motionless: "Retreated, disappeared... Hmph, luring the tiger away from the mountain, while sending masters to steal from my residence, drawing me away, while they focused on these officials, instantly costing me over half my confidants in court! Truly ruthless!"

The Fourth Prince waved his hand, letting the Guard Captain to withdraw.

He turned, asking the yellow-haired old man, "Who do you think is behind all this?"

The yellow-haired old man said, "Since the opponent can employ Flying Immortal Realm experts, their identity and status must be high. Master Zhao and his men dying so tragically, the opponent must have at least dispatched one Flying Immortal Realm and one middle-stage Great Immortal Realm expert. In the Imperial City, those who can employ such experts... Your Highness... the mastermind is quite apparent..."

The yellow-haired old man’s voice trailed off as he spoke to the Fourth Prince.