White–Robed Chief Chapter 952 (2/2)

Chu Li received the letter fro took a step backward

Chu Li quickly read through the letter before he passed it to Prince Bao

After having read through it, Prince Bao's expression darkened “It's them!”

Chu Li reached for the letter and swiftly rubbed it into powder He then sighed and said, “I never thought it could be the “Please tell Co, don't let anyone else know that you've delivered this letter to me There has never been any letter at all You came because Co gave a fist salute, bowed, and retreated to the top of the stairway Then, he turned around and descended the stairs before he spurred his horse and riding off

The two of them rested their hands on the handrail that was exquisitely carved with flowers and plants as they stared at the distant plain in silence

As strong bouts of wind blew at them, Prince Bao's purple robe and Chu Li's white robe fluttered in the wind

After a while, Prince Bao spoke, “Do you think the E?”

“I doubt we can guess the thoughts of the Emperor,” Chu Li replied and shook his head “But as far as I can tell, the Eht two countries at the sa to deal with the Li Dynasty If we start a ith another country, we h resources to sustain ourselves In the end…”

“That's true…” Prince Bao released a sigh and shook his head “I feel sorry for King Ping”

“If the E, I'-out between them,” Chu Li muttered with a frown “As of now, only the three of us know about the true state of affairs If we include the E ever finds out about the truth, all of us can't escape frouess whether or not the Eer on us when the time co Ping” Prince Bao nodded

Even if the Eer on him, Prince Bao would certainly lose the Emperor's trust which would eventually lead to serious repercussions Therefore, he had to nip this problem in the bud

“Chu Li, you should enter the royal court and becoh position,” Prince Bao said with a chuckle

Chu Li was very careful, thorough, and quick-witted He was often capable of predicting potential dangers in advance and would take appropriate preventiveto enter the royal court, he would certainly thrive in that environhed and replied, “I'm a warrior How can I join the royal court and beco a free and leisurely life”

Prince Bao nodded “That's true Once you become an official, you'll be tied down to this place

“Since the Li Dynasty and the Qiu Dynasty are going to war soon, don't you think we should take this opportunity to attack the Li Dynasty?”

“I think we should attack theo overboard with it We can just force theth so that the Li Dynasty can't devote their full attention to dealing with the Qiu Dynasty”

“Won't we give an advantage to the Qiu Dynasty then?”

“If we don't attack the Li Dynasty, they'll be at an advantage instead Since both options seem unfavorable, we should stick with the less detrimental choice”

“The Li Dynasty is no e of the situation to attack theht even end up destroying their country”

“Your Royal Highness, don't forget that the Fu Dynasty is still around,” Chu Li replied while shaking his head “They won't allow Qiu Dynasty to destroy Li Dynasty”

“The Fu Dynasty…” Prince Bao gritted his teeth and scoffed “They're basically a mischief-maker!”

Chu Li chuckled as he nodded

The Fu Dynasty had always considered themselves to be the leader of all the countries To prevent the other four countries fro dissension a countries and would not allow any of them to maintain peaceful relations with one another Otherwise, they would feel uneasy

If any two or even three of their neighboring countries joined hands to attack them, the Fu Dynasty would not be able to deal with so many countries at the same time no matter hoerful they were Even if the Fu Dynasty ended up winning the war, their victory would have inflicted such a devastating toll on their resources that their losses would outweigh their gains

Prince Bao sighed “This is the sad part of being a weak country, but we don't have to worry about these matters Let the Emperor worry about them We shall just take orders from him!”

Chu Li nodded

Given their positions, they were incapable ofany decisions on such matters The most they could do was to discuss it

By the ti Cere An's Imperial Residence, everyone in the city had heard about the news of Consort Ping's assassination The people had fallen into a state of panic If it was possible for even Consort Ping to be assassinated, who else could be safe?

However, everything ran smoothly and steadily as usual at the I An They had experienced countless assassination attempts assassins from various sects of the Ji Dynasty as well as the Li Dynasty's Holy Church of Light had visited King An's Imperial Residence before but they had all failed in their assassination attempts Their I lunch, Chu Li stayed in Tianshu Courtyard to chat and discuss Consort Ping's assassination with Xiao shi+ and Xiao Qi When he mentioned that a few protectors had taken their own lives, Xiao shi+ felt soretful for their deaths

Suddenly, Zhu Tianhua's voice ca from outside “Head Chief, there's a protector with the surna to speak to you”

“Let him in,” Chu Li replied

A ave a fist salute “Greetings, Centurion”

Chu Li waved a hand “What's the s

Chu Li nodded and rose to his feet “Come with me”