Master of Strange Dao

Now, it was Yu Ziqing's turn to have a headache.

He had to think about how to placate King Xiang.

This guy was already on the verge of going half-mad.

If not for his background in Jinlan Mountain and the previous two instances of deterring top martial artists, and the fact that King Xiang sought something from Jinlan Mountain, it was unlikely that a dignified Ninth Tier expert would sit calmly with him to drink tea and chat, while also being quite candid.

Yu Ziqing's mind spun quickly, listing King Xiang's name in his mind and laying out everything he knew about King Xiang, one by one.

Soon, Yu Ziqing dismissed his initial idea: to tell King Xiang there was still some hope, but to make a deal with him to kill the person causing trouble behind the scenes.

However, he was just a small fry, and even though people sought him out, he couldn't initiate that kind of deal.

Besides, a transaction like that was worthless.

If King Xiang truly valued relationships, then personal connections would be valuable.

To start by discussing a deal would likely not leave a good impression.

After his mind raced, Yu Ziqing poured a cup of tea for both of them, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then inhaled lightly.

"Your Highness, may I ask you a possibly sensitive question first?"

"There's nothing that can't be said to others," King Xiang replied calmly.

"Then, Your Highness, forgive my impertinence, but I want to ask, was the Crown Prince killed by your hand?"

King Xiang's gaze sharpened, suddenly locking onto Yu Ziqing's eyes.

Yu Ziqing remained calm, withstanding King Xiang's pressure and meeting his gaze.

After a few breaths of staring, King Xiang slowly shook his head.

"No, I am also investigating how my cousin died."

"And one last question, previously Lei Yu of the Lei Clan was instigated to capture one of my subordinates, to try and break through the protection of the Sorrow Cave Heaven. Your Highness King Xiang, were you aware of this?"

"I found out a month ago that someone wanted to break into Sorrow Cave Heaven, and they even knew there were Sealed Items inside. But a mistake occurred, leading to some of the Sealed Items being taken by you, and the situation got out of control, so someone wanted to use me for certain things."

Now Yu Ziqing understood.

Initially, those people didn't want King Xiang to know in advance; they just wanted the Sealed Items to explode.

By then, the devils, demons, and King Xiang's father's leg inside, along with Heavenly Monarch Luoge's mausoleum, would all explode at once, and the ensuing damage and impact would be immeasurable.

And once King Xiang discovered that leg, he would certainly intervene.

If at that time someone told him there was still a sliver of hope for his father, then whoever wanted to completely seal the leg would face King Xiang's desperate struggles.

Just like now, King Xiang could easily see that someone wanted to cause trouble, to use him for some things, and he couldn't remain indifferent.

Being used, King Xiang also wanted to grasp the initiative, so he came personally this time.

Given the current situation in Dazhen, his presence in South Zhen carried considerable risk.

No, no, King Xiang dared to ask people to block Lei Li, so he couldn't hide it anymore.

Why wasn't he afraid of Emperor Zhen?

Because now it was widely rumored that the Crown Prince died in an engagement, meaning he died by King Xiang's hand.

And King Xiang wanted to rescue his father's leg from Sorrow Cave Heaven, which was started by the Crown Prince back then.

Now with King Xiang's conspiracy and seizing the chance during the conflict between the two armies to kill the Crown Prince first, it appeared, to everyone, that King Xiang was the mastermind behind these events, logically and reasonably.

To be honest, if Yu Ziqing had known earlier that the leg belonged to King Xiang's father,

if King Xiang hadn't come personally today, he would've thought King Xiang was the dark hand behind it all.

But with King Xiang here in person, and his own denial, he wasn't on guard against Emperor Zhen, which meant Emperor Zhen actually knew too?

The uncle and nephew, who once fought so fiercely, were now putting on a double act?

Yu Ziqing was a bit confused, but listening to King Xiang's tone, it seemed to make sense.

Looking at the mighty and famed King Xiang before him,

Yu Ziqing understood a lot of things. King Xiang's personal appearance not only meant taking control but was also a counterattack against those behind the scenes.

If given the chance, King Xiang surely wanted to kill those people more than him.

Yu Ziqing showed a slight smile, looking at King Xiang.

"Your Highness, I dare not make any guarantees, but I can say there is indeed a sliver of hope, although it's very troublesome. The hardest part is actually awakening Your Highness's father's consciousness, rather than dispelling the Devil Thought."

According to the information already available outside, there's absolutely no hope for this matter.

He didn't believe that those who told King Xiang didn't know this, but they did it anyway.

They just wanted to use King Xiang's slight hope to cause trouble; whether it could be saved or not, who cared?

It would be better to drive King Xiang insane, which was evidently far more terrifying than those Sealed Items exploding.

Now they were pushing the difficult problem to me?

Ha, I dare to say, there is a sliver of hope.

As long as he was willing, as long as he was willing to do, whether it was a Devil Thought as powerless as a little chick or as dangerously powerful as a Great Demon, it could all become food for the hungry ghost, only with varying difficulty.

These fools highly underestimated Jinlan Mountain, underestimated the hungry ghost, and underestimated him, Yu Ziqing.

The absolute natural enemy wasn't just talk.

The spark of hope in King Xiang's eyes began to burn brightly.

Listening to outsiders speak a thousand words, he dared to believe yet couldn't, but in action, he could only believe, because he didn't want to give up.