Xiwang Mansion is located in Xiwang County, Xianzhou, adjacent to Luzhou. Influenced by the branches of Mount Buzhou, the territory has fertile land and abundant spiritual energy.
Because the Iron Sword Alliance headquarters is next door, Xianzhou was forced to roll up. Its overall strength is good and can barely be included in the ranks of high-level maps.
To make an inappropriate analogy, Luzhou is the city map, Xianzhou is the wild area outside the city, and the only way to enter the city.
As for the West Palace, it is impossible to make as much money as the East Palace under the environment of internal circulation. Compared with the East Palace, which only knows how to make money, the West Palace has excellent internal management. The taxes collected by the West Palace are not high, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, which is quite famous. Therefore, under the repeated reduction of the vassal states by the royal family, it barely retained its basic base, and its influence radiated to the surrounding areas, and it had a certain voice in the entire Xianzhou.
According to intelligence, he has frequent contacts with the Huangji Sect and the Iron Sword Alliance, and his network of relationships is quite good.
From this point alone, it can be said that the West King's Mansion is the Lingxiao Sword Sect of Xianzhou. The two big guys are willing to give him face because of his reputation and appeal.
The reason why the Western Palace sent people to assassinate Hu San and Hu Si had nothing to do with any personal grudges, it was purely a public matter.
The emperor was too harsh in reducing the power of the princes. In the court, there were numerous charges against them. Outside the court, he allowed officials to assassinate the King of the East and the eldest son, which led to the end of the King of the East's lineage, with no possibility of recovery.
As the saying goes, if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. As both are vassal kings, the West King's Palace certainly looks down on the East King's family who only care about making money, but they are all grasshoppers on the same rope. If the East King's lineage is destroyed, the West King's lineage must stand up and say a few words and express their opinions.
Otherwise, if they don't say a word, the emperor will treat them as a soft persimmon, and tomorrow they will have to move their entire family to the capital to live permanently.
Among them, are there any Huangji Sect and Iron Sword Alliance who speak up for justice
Considering the national conditions of Wu Zhou, I think there should be some.
To get back to the point, the Western Palace managed the relationship and sent someone to complain to the clan, but the clan took the money but did nothing, and grumbled a few words in the court. It wasn't to say that there was much thunder but little rain, but it was also a sunny day with no clouds in the sky.
I couldn't express my opinions in the court, so I could only talk about the physics.
The Western Palace sent out assassins, but since they couldn't attack the emperor directly, they tried to assassinate the two purple guards from the Eastern Palace and take their lives.
Fox Four left his post without permission and went to hang out at his senior sister's house first, then at his cousin's house. The assassins couldn't even see his shadow, let alone assassinate him.
After waiting for several days, he found that he couldn't kill them all at once, so he had to settle for the next best thing and attack Fox Three first.
Speaking of which, Fox San has to thank Lu Bei.
When he asked for skills before, he was beaten to the point of doubting his fox life, his grammar improved greatly, and he muttered about his mount and the woodshed. Stimulated by the great sorrow and humiliation, he patiently practiced hard.
The night before the assassination attempt, Fox Three achieved a breakthrough to the state of incarnation, and his perception was greatly enhanced. The assassination attempt turned into a violent attack, and he was seriously injured, and captured several assassins alive.
After that, it was the scene that Lu Bei saw, the interrogation had just ended.
After hearing what Hu San said, Lu Bei was disappointed and said regretfully, "What kind of elite warriors are they? They confessed like they were reciting a line in a script. They are so shameless. Could it be that someone was trying to sow discord?"
"We caught the criminal red-handed. Does it matter whether Huangji Sect was instigating discord?" Fox San sneered.
At that moment, Lu Bei's mind was opened up, indicating that he had learned something. He gave a thumbs up and said, "Great! Big brother is great! When it comes to being a dog official, you have to look up to me!!"
"Nonsense, it's not like you were stabbed multiple times, so of course you don't care."
Fox Three said unhappily that he worked hard to raid houses and make money during the day and practiced hard at night, and it had been a long time since he had taught the female undercover agents survival skills.
He was in a high position, far away from the arrogance and extravagance, and such an outstanding pillar of the country was assassinated by a group of rats. He felt sorry for himself just thinking about it.
Although the West Prince's Mansion is suspected of being used as a gun, his blood cannot be shed in vain, and an explanation must be given for this matter.
"Brother, what are you going to do?"
"Of course I told my mother."
Fox Three gnashed his teeth and said angrily, "I was chopped up outside because the old witch refused to reveal my identity. Otherwise, the West Palace would have been too busy trying to curry favor with me!"
"Why should mother take action on such a small matter? I can do it myself."
Lu Bei took the initiative to invite you. There is money to be made and monsters to be killed. This is a good thing that cannot be missed.
"you?"
Fox Three frowned slightly: "The West King's Mansion is far away in Xianzhou, that is someone else's territory. No one will take you or me seriously. It is better to let the old witch go there and tie up the old dog of the West King. If you don't pay, send her your arm."
"Brother, don't look down on others..."
Lu Bei looked around, approached Hu San, and whispered, "I broke through the Void Refining Realm and forged a small world. I was outside making a fire a few days ago to test my quality. My current record is that I killed two cultivators in the Fusion Stage."
Fox Three: (°_°)
He said nothing, his eyes were dull, and he didn't move at all, like a piece of wood.
Seeing this, Lu Bei was quite dissatisfied and added: "Big brother, you should know about this matter. It is a serious matter. It is the capital for me to plot against you. It is just you. I will not tell anyone else."
Snap!
With a crisp sound, Fox Three covered his chest and burst into tears. Knowing that his second brother was so outstanding, the pain in his heart was more painful than being chopped yesterday.
He felt that it was almost time for him to give up, and he would not need to practice anymore in the future. While the old witch was still breathing, he had to use her power to gain more money, otherwise a hundred years later, Lu Bei would kick him out of the Fox family's door and he would not even be able to make a living in the woodshed.
Seeing that Fox Three's face was filled with joy, Lu Bei was quite satisfied and comforted him, "Don't be like this, big brother. There are so many people watching us. It would be great if you could have some fun alone in the room when the door is closed at night."
"I stole you..."
Fox Three cursed and wanted to greet Lu Bei's mother, but thinking that they all shared the same old witch, he waved his sleeves in anger and gave up, becoming even angrier.
He must have been blind to choose such a brother.
"How about it? With my strength in the Fusion Stage, is it enough for me to go to Xianzhou?"
"It should be possible, but before that, I have to look through the intelligence."
Out of caution, Hu San decided to look through the files of the Western Palace first, in case Lu Bei didn't get the money, but received an arm in two days.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Bei heard a crisp system prompt sound. He opened it and immediately showed joy on his face.
[You received the mission [Revenge]]
[Task Description: You went on a long trip, and when you returned home you found your brother was beaten up. As the saying goes, the eldest brother is like a father. This is not killing your eldest brother, but clearly killing your father. The hatred of killing your father is irreconcilable. Can you tolerate this?]
[Main Quest: Revenge on the West Palace, reward 5 million experience points]
[Main quest: Vent your brother's anger, and be rewarded based on Fox Three's satisfaction]
[Side quest: Not triggered]
[Do you accept?]
[whether]
Lu Bei: “…”
What a crappy mission description, what an elder brother is like a father, it's all about revenge and venting anger, are you possessed by a demon
In principle, Lu Bei would not bother to do such a rubbish task, but he had to get the wild monster in Xianzhou. After thinking about it, there was no need to get angry with the virtual random code, so he took the task and did it when the time came.
After accepting the task, Lu Bei felt uncomfortable all over and snorted, "Brother, you were stabbed purely to protect the emperor. Is it possible that other princes were involved, such as the Southern Prince's Palace, the Northern Prince's Palace, and the Central Prince's Palace?"
"The Northern Palace has long been in decline. The Northern Palace has been reduced several times. The Northern Palace has been the most severely reduced. As for the Southern Palace..."
Hu San glanced at Lu Bei in silence: "Where did the Southern Palace come from? Who said that if there are east, west, and north, there must be south?"
"Wouldn't the late emperor feel bad if he didn't have all the elements together?"
"It's no use feeling bad. The founding emperor had many brothers, but there were only a few brothers who had military merits, and even fewer who were close to him."
Fox Three shrugged: "Why should I share the kingdom I fought so hard for with my disobedient brothers? Giving him a firewood room is considered a model of a benevolent monarch."
That makes sense. I won’t even give you a firewood shed in the future.
Lu Bei nodded. He had taken it for granted. He asked, "What about the Central Palace? Is this lineage the strongest?"
Hu San was even more speechless after hearing this: "Yes, he is very powerful. He is stationed in the capital and dominates the twelve states of Wu Zhou. He not only founded the Huangji Sect, but also established the Xuanyin Division. You and I both make a living under this lineage."
"Ah, this..."
…
On that day, the indignant Fox San used his connections to retrieve the files of the West King's Mansion through the Xuanyinsi's intelligence network.
Lu Bei did not set off immediately. He rode his horse away from the temporary government office of Xuanyin Division. Ignored by his younger brothers, he climbed over the wall into the back garden of the East Palace and sat quietly in a small pavilion.
He is waiting for someone.
To be more precise, waiting for the assassins from the Western Palace.
According to Hu San, the West King's lineage is diligent in the internal affairs of the West King's Palace and is quite popular among the local people. Its reputation is many times better than that of the East King's Palace.
Regardless of whether it was done from the heart or as a show to gain fame, the governance of the Western Palace can be described as excellent.
Lu Bei didn't want to make things too difficult for this kind of person. Even if he paid tens of millions in compensation, they could still be good friends. But if the West Prince's Mansion sent someone to assassinate him, everything would be different because he had already committed murder.
Midnight.
Lu Bei fell asleep while sitting.
Dark clouds covered the sky, and the huge full moon was not visible. When the wind drove away the clouds, silver light once again covered the back garden of the East Palace. Dozens of assassins with their heads covered and knives in hand surrounded the pavilion by the lake.
Lu Bei sat at the table with his eyes closed, his chin supported by one hand, breathing steadily, and was completely unaware of the situation around him.
The leading man raised his arm, signaling the assassins to stop. He looked intently at the imperial sword on the table, took a deep breath, dived into the shadows, and quickly slid behind Lu Bei.
Buzz buzz buzz!!
The man took a step forward and jumped up from the ground. The black knife in his hand swallowed the moonlight, whistling through the air and slashed at the back of Lu Bei's neck.
The knife was executed smoothly and seamlessly, at lightning speed, without giving the victim any chance to react. This shows that the man was experienced in assassination.
However, Lu Bei's skin was too thick, and when the blade fell, sparks flew out and bounced up with a ding.
The attack failed, and the man escaped into the shadows and returned to the front of the formation.
"Why are you here so late? I almost fell asleep."
Lu Bei slowly stood up and drew his sword, holding it by his side: "Thank goodness you guys are here, otherwise, I would not be able to justify it with my conscience."