Chapter 342 - Running Away (1/2)

Chapter 342: Running Away

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It was a night without peace Every group was either busy trying to garner support for themselves or incite discourse between the other factions As soon as Gu Shenwei left Shangguan Fei’s reception hall, he traveled to the courier station and disappeared for nearly four hours

During that ti an audience with Dragon King one after another; however, they were all rejected by Lin Xiaoshan “Dragon King is not here I will report to him as soon as he co reappeared, there was a slight commotion at the courier station Since it lasted for only a short while and did not affect many, only a few people had noticed it

Shortly after nightfall, about an hour after Dragon King disappeared, the assistant fro, walked out of the courier station alone and e as if he was going out for a stroll

However, being away fro for recreation in the winter The assistant’s behavior looked soe

Soon, the news reached the Special Emissary from the Central Plain, Lin Tao, and he i As a result, he sent people to search the assistant’s roo’s weapon and silver were left behind, but all the docuone

Lin Tao realized that Lord Wei Song’s secret had been leaked He dispatched eight kung fu , “Cut off his head and bring it to me”

Lin Tao sat in his room, his head bowed as he pondered over the details of the past few days He beca

Froand his swordsmen from the Great Snowmountain were just a mob and would only be useful as a pawn; however, they did not deserve to become allies with the Central Plain

Two hours later, one of the kung fu jue Te action immediately, the masters returned to seek instructions from the Special Envoy

Lin Tao snorted A sdo Officer of the Western Region wanted to kill “Be quiet and do not alarm the eminent monks of the Four Truths Te fu master left with his instructions Lin Tao was still pre-occupied with the Dragon King at this point? Was the pale, youngany conspiracy?

About an hour later, Lin Tao’s doubts were answered; Dragon King reappeared at the courier station The first thing he did was visit the Special Emissary froon King,” Lin Tao chuckled, feeling relieved The young , which meant there was no collusion between the two of them “I sent people to invite you over several ti your pardon, Your Honor There were still several bandits re around and spying, so I went out to get rid of thee Dragon King!” Lin Tao rebuked sternly He actually meant what he said – it was the idea of another confidant of Wei Song to hire bandits to intercept and kill Dragon King, and Lin Tao had disagreed fro He believed that they should not kill Dragon King beforeman for all his worth; there was still value in hi’s ‘value’, however, would only last for one more day After he voted and the Emperor’s son-in-laas selected, it would be ti, the reason why I invited you here is that I’ve heard a ru contest – that you’ve prouan Fei and the Prince of the Loulan Kingdoossip is a terrible thing…”

“The rumor is true”

Lin Xia was astonished He knew that Dragon King was the last swing voter whose identity had not been revealed, but he did not expect that the youth would adhtforward , “I am confused Could you elaborate?”

“Firstly, please forgivethis because I have to keep the entire plan confidential”

“As long as you have legiti,” Lin Tao said, looking a yet

“I did this to win Shangguan Fei’s trust as I know that Golden Roc Fort is plotting a conspiracy which has so to do with your life”

Lin Tao raised his eyebrows, surprised “Could it be that Shangguan Fei actually dares to killnodded soleuan Fei is cowardly and incompetent – one who treasures his life The only task Supreiven to him was to marry the Princess at all costs If he failed, he would lose his life”

“What… what does this have to do with uan Fei has already deduced that my promise to vote for him was a lie If that’s the case, he will have only six votes, just like the Prince of Loulan Kingdom, and it will result in another competition round after tomorroever, he doesn’t have the confidence or patience to wait for the next segment and try to win it, so he decided to throw caution to the wind and assassinate you If you die, the Prince of the Loulan Kingdoed to hiuan Fei”

“Is this true?” Lin Tao was skeptical “By doing so, Shangguan Fei would actually be declaring war on the Central Plain Would he be so stupid? The Supre would definitely ask him to pay the price for his actions”

“I didn’t believe it either, so I endeavored to win Shangguan Fei’s trust Just now, I received news that 20 Golden Roc killers stealthily left the courier station this afternoon and didn’t couan Fei about it before co over here He was complacent and said towill be reversed and the Central Plain will never stand in ain’ Therefore, I rushed here to protect you”

Lin Tao’s expression suddenly changed as he asked, “Shangguan Fei sent killers to the capital?”