Tianwu royal palace.
Looking at his dejected daughter, Mo Tianxue was perplexed. "Why? Is Guild Leader Liu not coming? "
"He's here..." Mo Yu shook her head. "He wants to study by himself, so he doesn't need me to accompany him!"
"Forget it!" Mo Tianxue sighed. "Let's leave it to fate. Without it, there's no point in thinking about it!"
All along, he had been thinking of pairing his daughter with Guild Leader Liu. If that were to happen, he would have tied the latter to his ship. Even if the Lin Clan and Mo Hongyi were to make any moves, they would have to be wary of them.
But from the looks of it now, his thoughts were a little too wild.
Even though his daughter was a phoenix among men, she was still lacking compared to people like Guild Leader Liu and Zhang Shi.
Mo Yu nodded.
It wasn't that she was interested in Zhang Xuan. All along, she had been surrounded by others. Now that she met someone who didn't care about her, her competitive spirit rose. However, from the looks of it, it didn't take long for her to calm down.
"Father, is the Lin Clan the culprit behind the disappearance of the guardian beast? Did they make any moves? "
Tossing aside her chaotic thoughts, Mo Yu regained her usual wits.
"There are a total of seven eunuchs involved in this matter. However, as soon as we found out, all of them committed suicide!"
Mo Tianxue's expression turned grim. "I knew that we wouldn't be able to find anything if we were to investigate this matter. Furthermore, we are in the open while the other party is in the dark. Even if we were to find the culprit, we would still have time to prepare. Thus... even though we are investigating this matter openly, we are actually sending people to investigate in secret! "
"Investigate in secret?" Mo Yu was perplexed.
"Un, to investigate... the source of the poison!"
A glint flashed across Mo Tianxue's eyes. "To be able to cause the Half-Zhizun Gold-tailed Lion to fall so ill without us noticing, the poison must be at least at grade-2 pinnacle, or even grade-3 pinnacle!"
Since it was effective on the Gold-tailed Lion, the poison must be extremely fearsome.
A grade-1 poison was capable of killing Zongshi realm experts; a grade-2 pill could even harm Zongshi realm experts and Half-Zhizun realm experts.
Even though the poison couldn't kill the Gold-tailed Lion in a short period of time, it could hasten its aging. Judging from the level of the poison, it was definitely at grade-2 pinnacle.
"Only the Poison Temple would be able to produce such a poison. Based on my investigations, the Lin Clan happens to be in contact with the Red Lotus City, and even the most formidable Great Herb King has arrived in the capital recently!"
Mo Tianxue harrumphed as he flung his sleeves, "Everything is too coincidental. Therefore, I specially sent people to investigate and soon found out that the Lin Family was indeed responsible for this! "
"Then what should we do?"
Hearing that the culprit was the Lin Clan, Mo Yu's expression turned ugly.
If the other party could make a move on the Golden-tailed Lion today, they might make a move on the members of the royal family tomorrow.
Once they were tempted by power, their ambitions would spread like bamboo shoots after the rain, and no one could stop them.
"Even though the Gold-tailed Lion has reached Zhizun realm, the Lin Clan still has the backing of Xuanyuan Kingdom. We can't afford to offend them!" Knowing his daughter's worries, Mo Tianxue shook his head.
So what if he knew they were the culprits?
Not only was the other party a 3-star formation master, he even had the daughter of the crown prince consort of Xuanyuan Conferred Kingdom.
With the backing of the Mingshi Tang Clan, the Lin Clan wouldn't dare to overstep their boundaries.
If they were to fall out with the Lin Clan, Xuanyuan Kingdom only had to send a slightly more powerful Zhizun realm expert to wipe out the royal family.
"Indeed! Just like the Qu Clan back then... We couldn't do anything about it either! "Mo Yu also understood this point and sighed.
"Even though the Qu Clan isn't a prestigious clan, it is still a wealthy clan. To think that for some reason, the 137 members of the Qu Clan would be wiped out by the Lin Clan in a single night... I've always remembered this matter..." Mo Tianxue clenched his fists tightly.
Two years ago, the Qu Clan of Tianwu Royal City somehow offended the Lin Clan, and their entire clan was wiped out in a single night. Mo Tianxue sent someone to investigate the matter, but before the person could arrive, the head of the Lin Clan came personally and forced them to seal off the news.
As the king, he couldn't even protect the people of his own kingdom. This matter had always been like a thorn in his heart.
"Actually, you can't blame father for this. Back then, the other party had the token of Xuanyuan Kingdom, and it was said that they were acting on the orders of the crown prince. As a Tier 1 Kingdom, we couldn't possibly reject them!" Seeing her father's expression, Mo Yu consoled.
Back then, it wasn't that the royal family didn't do anything out of fear of the Lin Clan, but that the other party had the token of the crown prince of Xuanyuan Kingdom.
Faced with such an order, a Tier 1 Kingdom like theirs could only abide by it.
"I know..."
Mo Tianxue shook his head. "Given the circumstances, there was nothing I could do! Thus, I hope that you can rope in either Guild Leader Liu or Zhang Shi. As long as one of these two geniuses becomes the prince consort, the other party won't dare to make a move! "
In the past few days, he had been trying to get his daughter closer to these two geniuses, but... the other party wasn't interested in his daughter at all.
Hearing her father's words, Mo Yu shook her head in disappointment. Just as she was about to speak, a eunuch suddenly rushed in.
"What's wrong?" Mo Tianxue frowned.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Third Elder of the Lin Clan has brought many people over, and he demands an explanation from our royal family..." The eunuch trembled.
"An explanation from our royal family? What do you mean by that? "
Mo Tianxue narrowed his eyes.
After finding out that the Lin Clan was trying to poison the guardian beast, we haven't settled the score with you yet. Why are you here instead?
An explanation?
Could it be that they no longer had any reservations and wanted to shed all pretense of cordiality?
"I don't know. They are currently outside the palace, and they are about to rush in..." The eunuch hurriedly replied.
"Let's go and take a look!"
Harrumphing, Mo Tianxue and Mo Yu walked out.
Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the palace, and as expected, they saw many members of the Lin Clan standing outside.
"Your Majesty Tianxue, I advise you to hand the person over quickly. There's no need to shed all pretense of cordiality. Otherwise, I don't think that this matter will end peacefully!"
Upon seeing Mo Tianxue and the others, an elder stepped forward with a grim expression.
"Hand the person over? What do you mean by that? "
Mo Tianxue was perplexed.
"There's no need to feign ignorance. You sent someone to assassinate our Young Master Lin Lang, causing him to be severely injured and unconscious. Do you intend to deny it?" The Third Elder of the Lin Clan narrowed his eyes.
"Assassinate Young Master Lin Lang?" Mo Tianxue was even more confused. "Is there a misunderstanding here?"
Even though he wanted to destroy the Lin Clan, he knew the consequences, so he tried his best to restrain himself. Could it be that something had happened to Young Master Lin Lang?
"Misunderstanding? The culprit has already escaped into the palace, and he's within the walls of the palace. Yet, you say that it's a misunderstanding? "The Third Elder of the Lin Clan sneered coldly.
Mo Tianxue had no idea what was going on. Just as he was about to probe further, a gray-robed man walked up behind him and whispered a few words.
He was a member of the Shadow Squad.
Given the huge commotion at the Emerald Pavilion, it didn't take long for the Shadow Squad to receive news that the entire Lin Clan was mobilized.
After hearing the other party's words, Mo Tianxue finally understood what was going on, and a stifled look appeared on his face.
He didn't send anyone over, and even if he did, he would have to kill the culprit in a single strike... Wasn't that equivalent to waiting for the other party to exact vengeance on him?
"Elder Lin Hui, I can tell you clearly that Lin Lang gongzi's injuries are definitely not the doing of our royal family..."
Mo Tianxue said.
"You aren't?" Third Elder Lin Hui sneered coldly. "If you want to deny it, I'll have to trouble you to get your guards out of the way so that we can search the area. As long as we catch the culprit, the truth will be revealed!"
With an awful expression, Mo Tianxue's body tensed up.
The palace wasn't just the foundation of the royal family, it represented the dignity of the kingdom. If they were to search the area, how could the Tianwu royal family rule in the future?
"Just because you say that the culprit has escaped into the palace, do you have any proof?" Mo Yu couldn't help but berate.
"Paying respect to Mo shi!"
Glancing at Mo Yu, Lin Hui chuckled lightly. "Since you dare to say such words, you must have proof!"
He waved his hand.
Immediately, a man walked up with a cage in his hand.
Within the cage was a snow-white rat. Raising its nose, it sniffed around furiously.
"This is... the [Seeking Rat]?"
Mo Tianxue trembled.
The Seeking Rat was a unique savage beast. It possessed an extraordinarily powerful nose, and as long as it caught a whiff of something, it would be able to track it down even if it was millions of li away.
This thing was even rarer than spirit stones. Even in Xuanyuan Conferred Kingdom, it was rare to see one. To think that the Lin Clan would actually have one, and even bring one over.
If it was really this thing, as long as the culprit left behind his scent, no matter how far he ran or how many clothes he changed into, he wouldn't be able to escape.
"Indeed, it seems like Emperor Tianxue is a knowledgeable person. I wasn't the one who said that the culprit is hiding in the palace, but the Seeking Rat... Why, does Your Majesty doubt its judgment?"
Lin Hui harrumphed.
"This..." Mo Tianxue fell silent.
If the culprit was really the culprit, it meant that the culprit was indeed hiding in the palace. Just that... he was unaware of it. What was going on?
"Since Your Majesty says that you aren't the one who sent the culprit, we will only focus on catching the culprit who harmed the young master. If Your Majesty insists on stopping us, it would mean that you have a guilty conscience..."
Lin Hui continued.
If the Gold-tailed Lion were to die, the Lin Clan would definitely make use of this opportunity to force the Tianwu royal family to step down from the stage of history.
However, not only was the savage beast still alive, it had even achieved a breakthrough to Zhizun realm. Even if Mo Tianxue harbored such thoughts, he had to hesitate for a moment.
Before he was fully prepared, it was best not to fall out with the other party.
Otherwise, if a Zhizun realm savage beast were to make a move, even the Lin Clan's grade-3 formation wouldn't be able to withstand it.
"Alright, our royal family definitely didn't send anyone to cause trouble for Lin Lang gongzi. As long as the Seeking Rat finds the culprit, the truth will be revealed!"
After hesitating for a moment, Mo Tianxue nodded.
Since the other party had the Seeking Rat, it would be easy for them to find the culprit. More importantly, he wanted to see who was the culprit who assaulted Lin Lang and came to the palace to frame them.
"Since Your Majesty has agreed, we won't stand on ceremony!"
Seeing that the other party had agreed, Lin Hui gestured for his subordinate to open the cage. The Seeking Rat immediately leaped out, extended its long nose, sniffed the air, and darted forward.
"Everyone, follow it!"
Seeing that it was leading the way, Lin Hui and the others followed closely behind. Mo Tianxue and the others also followed closely behind.
(I'm about to reach the climax, so I won't be able to write quickly. Don't worry, Laoya will work harder to write tomorrow. Do you still have any monthly votes left?)
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