Chapter 61 Assassination
When we left the Prince's Mansion, it was already dark. Tiandou City was also very beautiful at night. Under the light of stars and lights, the streets were bustling with people coming and going. Couples walked together, looking very happy.

Di Hong walked alone and was not in a hurry to return to the Earl's Mansion.

This place is not far from the Prince's Mansion, but the inside and outside are like two different worlds. The Prince's Mansion is quiet and solemn, while the streets outside are bustling with people. The vendors are shouting hard, and customers are commenting on the goods in front of the stalls. If they see a good one, they will pay for it.

In order to maintain order, the city defense forces were patrolling non-stop, and of course, people from the Spirit Hall were also patrolling.

The two parties go their separate ways, and if they happen to meet head-on, the city defense army will basically make way for the Spirit Hall, which also indirectly demonstrates the status of the Spirit Hall in the Tiandou Empire.

Stopping at a stall selling accessories, Di Hong looked at it with great interest.

"Sir, please buy a hairpin. It will suit you very well."

As he spoke, the boss picked up a fiery red men's hairpin and began to introduce it.

Di Hong originally had long hair, so he needed a hairpin to tie up his hair.

"how much is it?"

"Three gold soul coins." The boss stretched out three fingers.

Di Hong took out three gold soul coins and handed them to the boss. After taking the hairpin, he prepared to leave.

Not long after he walked, he noticed a black light in the sky quickly passing over his head.

"A soul master, or a soul emperor level strong man."

Di Hong raised his head and looked in the direction where the black light was flying.

"that place?"

"Prince's Mansion."

Di Hong was full of doubts. Was Xue Ye looking for someone else tonight? And that soul master was too presumptuous to fly directly to the Prince's Mansion.

Suddenly, a feather fell on his face.

"Bird feathers?"

"No, a crow's feather."

Looking at the feather in his hand, Di Hong realized something was wrong.

"broken."

He hurried towards the Prince's Mansion.

At this time in the Prince's Mansion.

Xue Ye was walking in the garden with the Crown Princess, with only a few maids accompanying them.

The black light stopped above the Prince's Mansion, and a masked man in black appeared in the air and hovered in the sky. He seemed to blend into the darkness, and if you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see him at all. A pair of wings behind him flapped slowly.

Looking at the snowy night below, his eyes fixed, and a hint of ferocity flashed in his pure black pupils.

Then he waved his hand and threw out dozens of black feathers.

The feathers attacked Xue Ye below, but Xue Ye was completely unaware at this moment, and the feathers as sharp as knives did not make any sound at all.

Just when they were about to hit Xue Ye, a wall of fire rose up and blocked the feathers. At this time, Xue Ye also reacted.

"There are assassins!"

Following the Crown Princess's scream, she immediately used her body to protect Xue Ye. The guards of the entire Crown Prince's Mansion immediately took action. Even the soul masters who were guarding the Crown Prince's Mansion rushed here. Di Hong appeared and protected Xue Ye and the Crown Princess behind him.

Several people stared upwards.

Seeing that he had failed, the black-clothed and masked soul master did not stop and left here as quickly as possible. The soul masters of the Prince's Mansion wanted to stop him, but they could not catch up with him at all. His speed was very fast, and after leaving the Prince's Mansion, he disappeared.

Xue Ye frowned, a cold sweat broke out on his back, and when he looked at Di Hong, he was full of gratitude and relief. If Di Hong had not arrived in time, he would probably have died here tonight, or even if he didn't die, he would have been seriously injured.

There was actually a soul master in the Prince’s Mansion who tried to assassinate him.

"Your Highness, the man ran away and we were unable to catch up with him."

A soul master came over to report, and Xue Ye waved his hand and asked him to leave.

"Thanks to you. If it weren't for you, I might have lost my life here." Xue Ye said to Di Hong.

"I hope Your Highness and the Crown Princess are fine." Di Hong shook his head.

Xue Ye is fine, but the problem is, this is the Prince's Mansion, how could the other party sneak in so easily, and even flew in from the sky. Even in the dark night, he can blend into the night, but there are many soul masters guarding the Prince's Mansion.

No one noticed it. If Di Hong hadn't looked up and discovered it accidentally, he might not have been able to find the other party. The other party's hiding ability was so strong that he could completely avoid the perception of the soul master.

And the assassination was carried out silently.

He gave the crow feather to Xue Ye, who immediately identified the target after taking a look at it.

"It's Yin Xuan, who works under my second brother."

"I never thought that my second brother would resort to assassination."

Holding the feather tightly, Xue Ye was very angry that his own brother had reached this point.

"It seems that the Second Prince has reached a desperate situation."

Di Hong chuckled. If Xue Yu had not reached the stage of awakening, why would he send people to assassinate Xue Ye?

"In that case, then I won't have to hold back." A cold light flashed in Xue Ye's eyes, and the aura of a superior emanated from him. The maids around him couldn't help but lower their heads.

This assassination attempt failed, and Xue Yu could not carry out a second assassination attempt. After staying for a while, Di Hong left the Prince's Mansion.

After Yin Xuan quietly returned, he reported the failed assassination to Xue Yu.

After listening to the report, Xue Yu slammed the table angrily, and the table broke into pieces with one slap.

"Emperor Hong!"

Xue Yu's chest heaved violently. If it weren't for Di Hong, Xue Yu would have been finished tonight.

"The assassination attempt failed. They will definitely find you. Go out and hide for a while. I will notify you when I need you."

"Yes." Yin Xuan bowed and left Xue Yu's mansion, then he left Tiandou City quietly.

The news of tonight's assassination, at Xue Ye's instruction, quickly spread throughout Tiandou City. By the next day, everyone knew that Xue Ye had been assassinated. Although no name was mentioned, Xue Ye intentionally or unintentionally pointed the finger at the second prince Xue Yu as the mastermind behind the assassination.

At the same time, the prince's faction launched a fierce attack on the second prince's faction in the court.

The old emperor was at a loss. Although a crow feather alone could not prove that Xue Yu was the one who sent people to assassinate Xue Ye, the problem was that Yin Xuan, Xue Yu's subordinate, had a dark crow as his martial spirit, which made it hard not to be suspicious.

Xue Yu tried his best to argue and insisted that he was not the one who sent people to assassinate him. The emperor also did not want the two brothers to get to the point of a life-and-death fight. In fact, he knew in his heart that it was Xue Yu who assassinated Xue Ye.

But he still wanted to protect his son, but he would no longer support Xue Yu in his fight for the throne.

The final result of the court meeting was that the Finance Minister Xu Han, who belonged to the second prince's faction, was imprisoned and executed on charges of corruption and treason, and someone from the crown prince's faction took over the position of Finance Minister.

The most important minister of the Second Prince's faction was captured, which meant that Xue Yu was completely defeated in the fight for the throne. Xue Ye won the final victory, but Xue Yu was not reconciled. After returning, he secretly summoned some generals of his faction that night.

At the same time, he sent his most trusted people to the Haagen-Dazs Kingdom to contact them.

He is preparing to rebel.

(End of this chapter)