Chapter 691 (2/2)
The carpet was thick and soft, cushi+oning each step and e no sound at all The tent was filled with a delicate fragrance, wafting from the incense burner as its smoke spiraled upward It was redients
The armchairs were made of an extremely rare type of dark sandalwood The trays of fruits on the table were all rare fruits that could hardly be found during this season
Chu Li quietly sighed at the extravagance
A tall and leanhis presence
Chu Li lifted his eyes to size up His Highness King Ping
His long, narrow face looked cold He was not a good-lookingand sharp facial features that lance that he was a strong and powerful person
King Ping raised his head and glanced at Chu Li with a cold, stern gaze, one that could seeh the heart of others
“Chu Li of the Secret Guardians Hall greets Your Royal Highness” Chu Li held up a fist salute, his eyes flickering to a corner of the tent
It was an e presence of two top-notchin that corner
While there were four Grandmasters hidden in Sun Zhanhe's tent, they were far weaker than these two top-notch masters
“The Secret Guardians Hall!” King Ping's expression darkened
The Secret Guardians Hall were always up to so secretive and sinister He hated such people the most That hy no one from the Secret Guardians Hall was in the otten rid of
With a simple ood would come out of this
“Your Royal Highness, please forgive me In order to maintain secrecy, I had to pretend to be a Scribe of the Imperial Residence and lie that the Princess has beco a fist salute
King Ping replied coldly, “What's this actually about? You people fro around!”
Chu Li glanced around
“Just tellsaid
Chu Li took out the Amethyst Gold Plate fro
Upon seeing the Ahtly as he waved a hand
Chu Li took back the Amethyst Gold Plate
The chilling presence in the tent vanished as the Protectors in hiding left the tent soundlessly Nonetheless, they were unable to conceal fro the Phantom Yin Skill of the Amethyst Mountain
Chu Li's mind turned rapidly Since the disciples of the Amethyst Mountain were present, the other three out of the four major sects would probably not allow the Alory
Chu Li said, “Two assassinations have occurred in the Fairy's Capital In the first case, Prince Jiang of Prince Kang has been assassinated As for the other case, Prince Shan of Prince Kang has also been attacked by assassins Fortunately, he has escaped froate these two cases… The person who assassinated Prince Jiang is a master of the martial arts world called Zhu Wu, and the person who ordered the assassination is General Sun Zhanhe As for Prince Shan's case, the person giving the orders is the Minister Counsellor from the Ministry of War, Gu Qi”
King Ping's expression did not change He ht frown “Sun Zhanhe?”
Chu Li nodded and went on speaking, “Prince Shan's assassins consisted of three disciples froht”
The frown on King Ping's face deepened
“The Secret Guardians Hall suspects that General Sun Zhanhe is in contact with the Holy Church of Light, and that their target is you, Your Royal Highness,” Chu Li reported “Therefore, after uncovering this news, they've ihness”
“Sun Zhanhe…” King Ping see calm and collected
Chu Li concluded, “Your Royal Highness is most astute and resourceful, so we need not say too much I shall take hness to help me hide my identity”
“You don't wish to receiveasked
Chu Li replied, “I may still need to use this identity to hness in the future”
King Ping exhaled sharply “It's best if we never ain… Understood”
Chu Li lowered his voice “I have a huhness would hear me out”
“Go ahead,” said King Ping indifferently
Chu Li said, “The best-case scenario would be to have thee from both internally and externally”
King Ping gave a slight nod
Chu Li went on, “The worst-case scenario would be for hiht into the Li Dynasty's a a coiven aan attack In that case, Your Royal Highness ht even lose your position as the Commander-in-Chief”