Chapter 27: Of Meek Ants And Ferocious Tigers
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Su Mu was lost in thought as he recovered his energy.
Although he was still a little weak, he had just absorbed the Qi and blood of another two innate realm martial artists and was making a rapid recovery.
At that moment, there was another person in the secret chamber.
It was the Eldest Princess, who had been kidnapped by the Dark Hall.
She looked at Su Mu with interest and asked curiously, “This sheltered princess has read many books and traveled all over the country, so I can be considered to be knowledgeable.
“But this is the first time I’ve seen your ability.
“Those forms, I cannot tell if you are dead or living, or if you’re a human or a demon. Interesting!”
Su Mu cast two cold eyes at her.
He was considering if he should kill this person.
The reason why he did not kill her was because he could tell that she was not with the Dark Hall.
She might even be their enemy, or she wouldn’t have been tied up there.
Besides that, Su Mu had other considerations.
When he blew himself up just now, countless bone spikes shot out and attacked the entire secret room from all directions.
This woman was naturally also within the scope of the attack.
However, the moment she was hit, a golden light burst out from her body and blocked this fatal move!
It was obvious that she had some kind of life-saving technique on her.
It was also a very powerful one. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to block those terrifying bone spikes.
In addition, this mysterious woman was dressed in gorgeous clothes and exuded a noble aura. Her graceful bearing was not something ordinary people could possess.
Su Mu guessed that she must be a person of noble status.
She possessed a noble status and was an enemy of the Third Prince.
To Su Mu, such a person had a certain value.
Although he had killed some of the Third Prince’s minions, Su Mu was not arrogant enough to think that he could kill the Third Prince by himself.
Was someone who could compete with the Crown Prince for the throne so easily defeated?
Su Mu would die 800 times before he ever found out!
…
Su Mu’s mind was spinning, thinking about what to do next.
On the other side, although Su Mu was staring at her with a murderous look, the Eldest Princess Li Lingfei did not panic.
With a flick of her finger, a piece of talisman paper flew out of her sleeve and ignited.
After it was completely burned, the ashes of the talisman paper floated in the air and formed words.
“Su Mu, 16 years old, from the North of Yanjing. Has no family… Lives with…”
This talisman contained Su Mu’s personal information.
Of course, this was only limited to some basic information.
After understanding Su MU’s situation, Li Lingfei laughed.
“So you’re the unlucky guy who got involved in the weapons shipment case.
“My dear third brother definitely wouldn’t have expected this scapegoat to turn into a fierce tiger!
“Oh, is he in trouble, this time!”
Su Mu’s heart skipped a beat.
“Weapons shipment? You know about this? Tell me.”
After he and Xu Congwu met with the great disaster, they did not even know what happened or who was the one who harmed them.
Su Mu had only just found out about the existence of the mastermind, the Third Prince.
However, he still didn’t know what exactly had happened.
For some reason, the Eldest Princess Li Lingfei’s attitude towards Su Mu was rather favorable. It wasn’t as bad as when she was being interrogated by the four innate masters.
She leaned back in her chair and listlessly said, “All just some trivial dirt kicked up by the fight for the heir apparent, boring stuff. If you want to know, I’ll tell you…”
…
From Li Lingfei’s mouth, Su Mu finally understood the whole story.
Xu Congwu’s superior had sought refuge with the Crown Prince, and with the help of the Crown Prince, Xu Congwu, who had already made contributions, was promoted, step by step, and was about to sit in the position of commander.
However, the Embroidered Uniformed Guard stood in his way. It was a force under the Third Prince’s command, and more than half of the higher-ups were his people.
The Crown Prince’s actions had severely affected the Third Prince’s interests, making him feel threatened!
And so, the weapons shipment case happened.
A batch of military equipment had mysteriously disappeared, and all the clues pointed to Xu Congwu’s superior.
The Embroidered Uniformed Guard launched a “cleaning up” operation as quickly as possible.
In one of the skirmishes, Xu Congwu’s superior was killed on the spot.
It was said that he had tried to resist, so he had to fight back…
This matter infuriated the Imperial Saints.
As a result, the Crown Prince was implicated and locked up.
As for Xu Congwu’s faction, they were all sent to the death row.
…
The Third Prince had done a good job.
If things had developed normally, after Xu Congwu, Su Mu, and the other related people were all executed, the case would be completely closed.
However, when Su Mu transmigrated, an accident happened.
Su Mu transformed into a Bloodfiend skeleton and swept through the city North prison, releasing all the prisoners.
Among them were prisoners like him and Xu Congwu, who were related to the weapons shipment case.
The terrible state of the prison in the north of the city made the Third Prince feel a little uneasy.
After a round of investigation, he did not find the murderer, and the uneasiness in his heart only further increased.
The Third Prince even suspected that a mysterious force had entered the scene.
Therefore, he ordered the removal of all related personnel in the case, including their families.
This way, they could ensure that there was no mistake, and the dead could not testify.
Of course, the Third Prince was aware that those nobodies most likely didn’t know anything.
But so what?
He was just stomping out ant nests, so it was fine.
Yet, among this group of ants, a ferocious tiger had climbed out of a pile of corpses!
The more the Third Prince wanted to clean up the mess, the more he would become Su Mu’s enemy.
Now, even an underground palace of the Dark Hall had been completely destroyed by Su Mu!
When the Third Prince learns of this news, he would probably feel even more uneasy and afraid of this mysterious enemy.
All of this was a mess because of Su Mu’s intrusion.
He was like a reckless man who had barged in while knowing nothing.
He killed all the enemies in front of him!
…
After figuring out the whole story, Su Mu’s eyes flashed with a fierce light.
“In other words, our family was just dragged into this, just because a big shot accidentally stepped on a few ants?”
Li Lingyan nodded in agreement. “That’s one way of putting it. Third Brother doesn’t even know of your existence. He’s not interested in remembering the names of nobodies.
“However, after tonight, he will definitely recognize you and put you on his must-kill list.”
Hearing this, Su Mu’s eyes glowed with an ominous light. He asked, “Is he well-protected?”
Although he knew that the possibility was low, he still wanted to ask.
Wouldn’t it be great if he succeeded?
…
Su Mu’s words stunned li Lingyan for a moment, then she carefully sized him up and sighed.
“You’re so brutal! Why? Do you want to kill him? He is the Third Prince of Da Qian!”
Su Mu’s face was filled with killing intent as he said, “People die when they are killed. Even the Emperor is flesh and blood, let alone a prince.”
Su Mu’s “rebellious” words made Li Lingfei’s eyes narrow.
However, she didn’t seem angry or dissatisfied. Instead, she seemed to be thinking about something.
After a moment, she shook her head and said, “Third Brother has a top-notch Grandmaster guarding him, day and night. With your current strength, you can’t kill him.
“I do have an idea, if you’re interested in hearing it.”