Chapter 262: The Wu Clan's Cunning Plot, Kill Qin Xuan

Chapter 262: The Wu Clan's Cunning Plot, Kill Qin Xuan

After leaving the cave arranged by Luo Xinyi, Qin Xuan had just returned to the Underworld Kings Mansion when he was dragged out by Qing Ning to go shopping.

It was ostensibly an imperial decree from Her Majesty the Empress, ordering the hardworking Underworld Prince to take a day off and ensure a proper balance of work and rest.

To put it bluntly, Empress Mingyue was just doting on her only younger brother.

"Young Master, what is this?"

Upon arriving on the street, the exceptionally cheerful Qing Ning pointed at this and glanced at that, chattering away and asking about everything.

She held Qin Xuan's arm, pointing at a vendor selling sugar paintings, her beautiful eyes filled with curiosity.

"Mistress, that is a sugar figurine. It looks pretty, but it tastes bitterly sweet," Zhou Chen explained, while pointing at a candied hawthorn vendor not far away. "It cannot compare to that candied hawthorn, which is truly sweet."

Qin Xuan led the three of them forward, buying a stick of candied hawthorns for each of the three who were personally protecting Zhou Chen, including Ning Waner. He also bought an extra sugar painting for Qing Ning, one in each hand.

Seeing these items brought back memories.

Upon seeing the candied hawthorns, Qin Xuan was reminded of the scenes with Senior Sister Ziyuan at the market back then.

Ever since entering the Land of Fallen Emperors, Senior Sister Ziyuan had vanished as if she had evaporated from the world.

Even now, there was still no news of her.

He naturally knew that as a Daughter of Luck, Senior Sister Ziyuan would not be in mortal danger; on the contrary, she had her own Opportunity.

It was just that for Senior Sister Ziyuan, who was already in the Quasi-Saint Realm, retreating in a place of Opportunity could easily take eight or ten years.

He didn't know when they would be able to meet again.

Leng Li often called him a heartless playboy.

Only Qin Xuan knew the truth—where was there any heartlessness?

It was just that back at the Qin Princes Mansion, his true heart had been shattered into pieces by Qin Zhenbei and Shangguan Ya, and in every single fragment, there lived a 'her'.

Behind Qin Xuan, Ning Waner clutched a stick of candied hawthorns, her brows furrowed as she transmitted her voice to the Ming Emperor Blood Guards who were following in the shadows, "Be on alert. Prevent any petty scoundrels from these Aristocratic Families from acting out of desperation. If any Clan Chief or Patriarch at the Saint King Realm appears, report it immediately!"

Qin Xuan turned back, looking at Ning Waner, who had changed into a white hairband, and asked curiously, "What is it?"

"It is nothing." Ning Waner gradually withdrew her gaze from the second-floor window of a tavern in the distance. She looked at Qin Xuan, her attitude much improved as she said, "I discovered a group of Aristocratic Families' disciples gathering in secret, looking in our direction. I am afraid they might cause trouble, so I have had the guards keep a close watch."

Ordinarily, she would not have paid any attention to these juniors from the Aristocratic Families.

Their strength was simply not worth considering.

However, ever since Qin Xuan's rampage at the Xuanzheng Hall, the desire of the Aristocratic Families and the Imperial Clan to kill Qin Xuan had boiled to a Peak.

No one could guarantee whether these juniors were eyes and ears for some people with ulterior motives!

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Tavern, second floor.

The Young Master of the Yuan Family withdrew his head and looked at the distinguished second-generation disciples at the table, still shaken, "That internal attendant Ning Waner has such sharp eyes! I have a Treasure Artifact on me to conceal my aura, and I hadn't even formed any killing intent, yet she saw through my disguise at a glance!"

The son of King Weiwu gave a cold snort, "She is just a loyal dog by the Empress's side! When the Empress is in power, she has overwhelming authority, but once the Empress falls, she will be a bitch that can be called upon and humiliated by us at will!"

The son of a minister, whose father had been beaten by Qin Xuan until he couldn't show his face at court for days, said coldly, "That guy Qin Xuan is followed by that Quasi-Emperor Ning Waner; it is no longer something we can scheme against, not to mention he has a small tower in his hand that Masters the power of rules!"

"This guy acts ruthlessly and unscrupulously. Even the Butian Holy Land was destroyed! Even Wu Shan's older brother died tragically at his hands."

"Are we really helpless against him?"

"Do we have to swallow this anger?"

"Nowadays, the offspring of those sycophantic ministers are no longer as afraid of us. It seems that as long as Qin Xuan's name is mentioned, it can boost their spirits and deflate our prestige!"

All the sons of powerful officials and imperial relatives looked at each other.

It seemed that Qin Xuan had no flaws, leaving them all sighing helplessly.

"If we kill him, wouldn't everything be solved?"

One sentence, shocking everyone.

Everyone turned to look at Wu Shan, who had spoken.

The son of King Weiwu snorted coldly, "You make it sound so easy. That small tower in his hand—even if he killed you, you couldn't fight back, and if you cursed him, you couldn't talk back. Otherwise, if you were sucked into the small tower, you would just be a puddle of blood and mud!"

"That is just a tactic to bluff you." Wu Shan crossed his legs, his eyes filled with disdain. "If that small tower really had such an effect, why had it never been displayed in the past? Just coincidentally, it has this power of rules now that it is within the Mingyue Dynasty?"

"It is clearly because the Empress's actions are restricted, and she is deliberately using Qin Xuan's tower to subdue those who are dissatisfied with her!"

The Young Master of the Yuan Family looked at Wu Shan and asked skeptically, "Even if what you say is true, who can kill Qin Xuan?"

"In this Mingyue Imperial City, under the Empress's nose, with Ning Waner and the Ming Emperor Blood Guards surrounding him, any slight abnormality will lead to a siege."

The corners of Wu Shan's mouth were stretched almost to his ears. "If I let you people get together and discuss for another five hundred years, you wouldn't be able to come up with a result. Besides playing with women, what other skills do you have?"

"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't!"

At this moment, a shifty-eyed confidant whispered a few words into Wu Shan's ear.

The smile on Wu Shan's face became increasingly ferocious. "My person has arrived!"

He told his attendant, "Hurry, let her come up!"

Soon, led by Wu Shan's confidant, a person wearing a black robe, disheveled, with a face the size of a palm, appeared. Only the pair of eyes hidden behind long hair emitted a chilling cold light that made people's hearts tremble.

Gulp!

All the Aristocratic Families' disciples, upon seeing the person, all swallowed their saliva in unison.

Chills ran down their backs.

Everyone was secretly transmitting voices, angrily scolding Wu Shan, "Are you crazy!?" Why did you bring this killing star here."

"Do you want to die!"

"Back then, this killing star destroyed a large city with one hand!"

"At that time, she was only in the Heavenly Human Realm, yet she could kill a Saint King. Now, she has already advanced to the Peak of the Saint Realm. I am afraid that even a Quasi-Emperor wouldn't be able to get any advantage in front of her!"

Wu Shan turned a deaf ear, only raising his hand to have his confidant serve a cup of tea. He smiled at Wu Bingqing, the third of the Seven Pearls of Mingyue, and said, "Drink some tea."

Wu Bingqing lifted her eyes and glanced at the shifty-eyed man, scaring him so much that he trembled all over, and more than half of the tea in his hand spilled out.

Wu Bingqing, who was unwilling to speak much, looked at Wu Shan again, her voice enunciated word by word, "Where is the person?"

"No rush."

Wu Shan laughed and brushed it off. "The one who killed my brother, your fellow Senior Brother, and also the mastermind who killed your Master and destroyed the entire Butian Holy Land—I have already sent people to lure him here."

"Our strength is insufficient, so we still need to rely on Miss Wu to exert some effort."

Inside Wu Bingqing's wide sleeves, as if in a fit of rage, there was a vicious, evil thought that turned into filthy mud like a swamp, dripping down. Her voice grew increasingly cold and chilling, "When?"

Wu Shan patted his chest and guaranteed, "Soon, it is almost time!"

He didn't know where Wu Bingqing had gone after leaving the Land of Fallen Emperors.

It was as if she had gotten lost, or he had encountered her by chance while he was out.

And upon inquiring, he discovered that she knew nothing about what had happened to the Butian Holy Land!

Isn't this a coincidence?

He had been worrying that he was no match for Qin Xuan, and was annoyed that he couldn't avoid the tight security of the Ming Emperor Blood Guards.

Wu Bingqing, the third of the Seven Pearls of Mingyue, had delivered herself to his doorstep.

All his worries were solved!

Qin Xuan was a monster, but this Wu Bingqing, who had slaughtered a city while in the Heavenly Human Realm, was a monster among monsters!

The Ming Emperor Blood Guards would guard against them, but they would not guard against Wu Bingqing, one of the Seven Pearls of Mingyue.

Once Wu Bingqing knew that Qin Xuan was the mortal enemy who had killed her Master and destroyed her sect, and her killing intent was ignited, even if all the Ming Emperor Blood Guards came out, they wouldn't be able to stop her!

He would witness Qin Xuan die miserably at the hands of the vengeful Wu Bingqing.

Just thinking about it made Wu Shan tremble involuntarily, feeling so exhilarating that he felt like he was flying to the clouds, shivering all over on the body of his stepmother!