In the end, Zheng Tiantu did not choose to make a move against Chu Xiu.
First, things had already reached this point. Even if he killed Chu Xiu, it would be meaningless. The second prince would definitely have someone else to deal with this matter.
Also, Zheng Tiantu did not have much confidence in fighting against Chu Xiu.
Although Zheng Tiantu's realm far surpassed Chu Xiu's, if they were to really fight, Zheng Tiantu couldn't say for sure how much combat power Chu Xiu, who was famous in Jianghu, could display.
He was a cautious person and would rather believe in the saying that those with great reputations were not just for show.
Putting down the iron sword in his hand, Zheng Tiantu said dejectedly, "Now that things have already reached this point, do I have any other choice? But I want to know, what does the second prince want to do? "
Chu Xiu said indifferently, "The second prince's thinking is very simple. It's not that he wants to do something, it's that he doesn't want the crown prince to do something. Have the five schools, eight families, eleven sects, and twenty-three strongholds in the southwest all decided to join the crown prince? "
Zheng Tiantu shook his head and said, "Not really. Most of them are just watching. But like my Iron Sword Sect, a well-known power in the southwest, they have already been contacted by the crown prince's people. Almost all of them have already decided to join the crown prince.
In a month, the crown prince's people will personally come to the southwest Goddess Peak's Sky Gazing Cave and gather the leaders of the five schools, eight families, eleven sects, and twenty-three strongholds to participate in the alliance meeting.
At that time, who will join the crown prince's side and who will remain neutral? Only at that time will it be clear.
At this point, Zheng Tiantu could not help but look at Chu Xiu and said, "The crown prince has been planning this for several months. You are only starting to stop him now, but it is already too late. Among the top sects in the southwest, many of them have already made up their minds to stand on the crown prince's side. Even if you plot against me now, it is useless. Even if my Iron Sword Sect openly opposes it, the influence of my Iron Sword Sect is limited among the dozens of powers in the southwest. The entire southwest will still belong to the crown prince. "
In fact, if Chu Xiu had not set up a trap for him, Zheng Tiantu would not have joined the second prince.
After all, the Crown Prince's people had already come many times and the conditions had already been discussed. They were just waiting for the Alliance Conference to officially submit to the Crown Prince's side.
Now that he had been tricked by Chu Xiu, it was impossible for him to side with the Crown Prince, so he had no choice but to side with the Second Prince.
Chu Xiu raised his eyebrows and said, "Too late? Not too late, just in time.
Your Iron Sword Sect is a great sect in the southwest region. It is only natural for you to know the details of the other forces.
Tell me everything you know. You don't need to worry about the rest. All you need to know is which side you will stand on during the alliance meeting. That's enough. "
Zheng Tiantu couldn't help but ask, "What do you want?"
When Chu Xiu told him his plan, Zheng Tiantu suddenly looked horrified. He couldn't help but say, "Madman! If you do this, do you know how many people will die in the southwest? Your methods are so cruel. When the time comes, will those sects be willing to serve the Second Prince? "
Chu Xiu indifferently said, "You said it yourself. The alliance meeting will begin in a month. Since that's the case, I can only choose to use this method. To achieve great things, one shouldn't bother with trifles. In any case, if the Second Prince can't get it, the Crown Prince can't either."
After receiving Zheng Tiantu's information, Chu Xiu immediately left.
He wasn't really one of the Second Prince's people. What did it have to do with him whether or not the sects in the southwest were truly loyal to the Second Prince?
Chu Xiu's goal was only to attack the Crown Prince and kill Li Yuan in passing. As for the other matters, they were just incidental.
Because Eunuch Li and Fang Zhenqi had brought their subordinates with them, they had to avoid the Crown Prince's eyes. Thus, their speed was rather slow. They only arrived three days later.
At this time, Chu Xiu was very leisurely. Although the southwest was mostly filled with wild forests, it produced many good things.
At this time, Chu Xiu was in a restaurant in the Cangyang Manor, drinking the southwest's specialty, the Hundred Fruit Wine, and tasting the strange delicacies here. Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, the delicacies here were somewhat ferocious.
For example, there were some ferocious beasts that were rarely seen in the outside world, as well as some strange insects and snakes. These were all the specialty products of the southwest.
Seeing Eunuch Li and Fang Zhenqi arrive, Chu Xiu called out to them and said, "Eunuch Li, Lord Fang, quickly come and try these delicacies of the southwest. Although they don't look good, they're still very good to eat."
Eunuch Li was in no mood to taste the delicacies. After seeing Chu Xiu, he didn't even sit down and immediately asked, "Official Chu, how is it? Did the Iron Sword Sect agree to stand on the second prince's side? "
Chu Xiu poured a cup of wine for the two of them and said, "I have good news and bad news here. Which one would you like to hear, Eunuch Li?"
Eunuch Li frowned and said, "Alright."
Chu Xiu said, "The good news is that the Iron Sword Sect has been settled. They will firmly stand on the second prince's side. Otherwise, the only ending for them is death."
"Then what's the bad news?"
Chu Xiu spread his hands and said, "The bad news is that the crown prince has been planning in the southwest for a longer time than we imagined. He has even made contact with some of the top ranking factions of the pugilistic world in the southwest. In less than a month, the crown prince will send people to the southwest to participate in the alliance meeting. At that time, the five clans, eight clans, eleven sects, and twenty-three strongholds will all come to confirm that the entire southwest is under the crown prince's command.
Since the crown prince is so confident, then all the factions similar to the Iron Sword Sect should be preparing to join the crown prince's side.
People tend to follow blindly. When the time comes, this group of people will speak up together, and the other factions will definitely follow suit. "
Hearing this, Eunuch Li immediately said anxiously, "Then you're still in the mood to drink and eat here? Why don't you hurry up and think of a countermeasure? "
Chu Xiu said indifferently, "Eunuch Li, don't be anxious. We already have a countermeasure, but it's a little intense. I'm afraid that it will affect His Highness the second prince's reputation."
Eunuch Li frowned and said, "What plan?"
Chu Xiu said gravely, "The plan is actually very simple. Pull in one group and kill another. When the time comes, the factions in the southwest will fight amongst themselves. Then, with the power we brought, we can guarantee that the crown prince's plan will be completely ruined.
However, there is less than a month left. If we want to get a sect like Iron Sword Sect to stand on our side, one is possible. However, getting two is quite taxing. There is not enough time for us to lay out our plans. Thus, my methods will have to be more intense. Those forces that I forcibly pull over may not be loyal to the Second Prince.
So, whether we do this or not is up to Eunuch Li and Lord Fang to decide. "
Fang Zhenqi didn't say anything. In reality, under the second prince's command, he only cared about killing people and didn't touch anything else.
Eunuch Li was the second prince's personal eunuch, so he naturally had to make the decision.
Eunuch Li thought for a moment, then clenched his teeth and said, "Since Official Chu is confident, then we'll go according to Official Chu's plan. Fang Zhenqi and I will support you from the side."
A smile appeared on Chu Xiu's face. This was exactly what he wanted to hear from Eunuch Li.
This way, if something happened in the future, he wouldn't be able to blame it on Chu Xiu.
Five factions, eight clans, eleven sects, and twenty-three strongholds. Chu Xiu couldn't deal with them one by one, so he only needed to find one clan for each of them. This time, Chu Xiu chose Maple Valley's Liu Clan.
Maple Valley was quite famous in the southwest. It was filled with maple trees, and every autumn, Maple Valley would be covered in maple red.
However, it was midsummer now, so Chu Xiu and the others wouldn't be able to see such beautiful scenery.
Chu Xiu led Eunuch Li and Fang Zhenqi directly into Maple Valley. He asked to see the Liu Clan's patriarch by name, but he didn't even say who he was.
Originally, the Liu Clan's disciples guarding the door didn't want to let Chu Xiu and the others in. However, as Eunuch Li and Fang Zhenqi released their Unity of Heaven and Man realm aura, the Liu Clan's patriarch personally came out to welcome them and politely invited the three of them into the meeting hall.
There were no Martial Dao grandmasters in the southwest, and Unity of Heaven and Man realm martial artists were considered experts. Even the Liu Clan had to treat two Unity of Heaven and Man realm martial artists with caution.
In the Liu Clan's meeting hall, the Liu Clan's patriarch, Liu Ji, was an old man in his eighties. He hadn't stepped down from the position of patriarch at such an old age because the next generation of the Liu Clan was somewhat disappointing. He could only continue to hold the position of patriarch for the time being and see if he could find a suitable successor while he was still alive and had the strength.
Liu Ji said with a smile, "May I ask your esteemed names, and why have you come to my Maple Valley's Liu Clan?"
Chu Xiu pointed at Eunuch Li and Fang Zhenqi and said with a smile, "This is the Second Prince's personal eunuch chief, Eunuch Li. This is the Dragon Riders' Imperial Army's Breaking Vanguard Battalion's general, Lord Fang Zhenqi."
When Liu Ji saw that Chu Xiu, who had the lowest realm among the three, spoke first, he felt a little strange. However, when Chu Xiu revealed Fang Zhenqi's and Eunuch Li's identities, Liu Ji secretly cursed.
He knew about the matter between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince. Now that the Second Prince's people had come to find him, Liu Ji didn't need to think to know that this was not a good thing.
Therefore, Liu Ji immediately forced a smile and said, "The three of you …"
However, before Liu Ji could finish, he was interrupted by Chu Xiu.
"Patriarch Liu, you don't need to say more. I know what you want to say."
As he spoke, Chu Xiu began to take out the things from the secret box. Of course, they were not his own things, but the things he had asked from Eunuch Li.
"This is the Sixth Revolution cultivation technique 'Heart Nourishing Formula of Dao'. It is a Daoist secret manual that can cleanse one's marrow and nourish one's foundation. I heard that Patriarch Liu's descendants are a little weak, so this cultivation technique is just right. There are also ten bottles of Sixth Revolution medicinal pills, five hundred taels of purple gold, and ten Fifth Revolution precious weapons produced by the Divine Weapon Pavilion. "
After taking out these things, Chu Xiu stared at Liu Ji and said lightly, "Patriarch Liu, this is a gift from the Second Prince. If you accept it, your Liu Clan will be the Second Prince's friend. If you refuse, I will slaughter your Liu Clan according to the value of these gifts. Patriarch Liu, do you think that all the lives of your Liu Clan added up are worth these gifts? Will there be any survivors? "
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