Nine Princes Struggle for the Throne: The Mad Prince

Chapter 239 Qin Wu Returns to the Capital, Bloodshed Begins

Day two.

The God of War, who had not appeared for several years, showed up at Shenfeng Manor with a force of ten thousand men.

"Everyone, listen to my command and protect Shenfeng Manor."

Qin Wu gave the order, and then the imperial horse rushed directly into the mansion, heading straight for the main courtyard.

The main courtyard is now protected like an iron barrel.

Even an ant would be trampled to death if it entered.

When the guards in the main courtyard saw someone riding a horse, they were about to step forward to stop him, but when they saw the person on horseback, they all made way.

Qin Wu went straight to his bedroom and jumped off his horse.

"Meet the prince."

The guards outside the bedroom immediately bowed.

Qin Jian, Liu Feng, and others also appeared and paid their respects.

"No need for formalities. How is the Princess Consort?"

Qin Wu inquired.

"The princess is out of danger, but due to the severity of her injuries, she has been in a coma for a long time and is rarely awake each day."

"Your subordinates failed in their duty of protection; please punish us, Your Highness."

Liu Feng stepped forward to report.

Jiang Pingle's serious injury caused Liu Feng and the others to feel extremely guilty.

They've been frantically searching for the forces behind the assassins.

But the fact that the murderer has not been found after so long makes them feel even more guilty.

"Get up, all of you. Since those people dared to make a move, they must have planned everything. We don't blame you."

"However, the forces behind the assassins in this attack must be found for me. I'll go see the Queen Consort first."

After Qin Wu finished speaking, he went straight into the bedroom.

Upon arriving at Jiang Pingle's bedside, Qin Wu immediately checked Jiang Pingle's physical condition.

They were relieved to find that Jiang Pingle was slowly recovering.

After spending some time with Jiang Pingle, he left the bedroom and went to the study.

"Speak, what happened? I remember that as long as you were secretly protecting the princess, why was she still seriously injured?"

Qin Wu looked at Qin Jian kneeling on the ground.

After the Twelve Elders arrived in Qin Capital, he ordered Qin Jian to secretly protect Jiang Pingle and the other women.

With Liu Feng and the others around, there shouldn't be any problems.

However, Jiang Pingle was still seriously injured and almost died.

"Your Highness, it was my fault. On that day, two third-realm and four first-realm terrestrial immortals appeared and blocked us. There were also hundreds of Grandmaster-level experts, which led to the Princess being almost assassinated."

Qin Jian reported the situation to Qin Wu in detail.

Their trip that day was a last-minute decision, and they brought quite a few people with them, but they still ended up being ambushed.

In particular, the other party had made arrangements in advance, making it impossible for them to intervene and rescue Jiang Pingle.

This led to Jiang Pingle's serious injury.

"Very good, it seems someone deliberately plotted against us! Do you know which faction those people belong to? Can you tell which faction they belong to from their fighting style?"

Qin Wu asked coldly.

"It's impossible to tell from the moves that we fell for a diversionary tactic because we were afraid of being pursued. We could only send the princess to the manor first. After we sent her back, we investigated, but all the clues had been cut off. It's obvious that someone helped clean up the mess."

Qin Jian shook his head.

"Have you researched the four ancient clans?"

Qin Wu continued to ask questions.

"We checked, and it wasn't them who did it; the aura doesn't match at all."

Qin Jian shook his head.

They went to confirm this specifically in order to find the murderer.

After all, the two sides had exchanged blows. Although their techniques were not discernible, each person's aura was different and could not be altered.

Unless there is a treasure that can change one's aura, but such treasures are invaluable to any faction and are extremely rare.

Therefore, it is impossible to give it to acquaintances.

Moreover, their cultivation levels don't match.

"If it's not one of the four ancient clans, then it can only be a member of the Immortal Sect or a rogue cultivator. But rogue cultivators probably wouldn't dare to attack my Qin Clan, so it can only be someone from the Immortal Sect."

“Zhongzhou is not small; it’s impossible for them to hide or be found in a short time.”

"Then let's just kill them! They dare to disregard the rules, so don't blame me for flipping the table."

"Send the order to Qi Ye and the others to start the war immediately, conquer all the immortal sect forces in the city, and slaughter their entire clans. I want everyone to understand that my queen is not someone anyone can touch."

"You go too, and lead the Imperial Sword Sect to kill them all for me. There's still three o'clock left. This time, I've mobilized 100,000 elite warriors to attack together."

"I will not rest until the entire Central Plains is stained with blood."

Qin Wu already had a guess.

Those people probably want to create chaos in the Divine Martial Prince's Mansion by assassinating Jiang Pingle, so that the Divine Martial Army will have no time to deal with border affairs.

That would give them plenty of time to do many things.

But did they really think Qin Wu was dead?

He only left for a few years, and the world has forgotten Qin Wu's madness.

"Oh, and those other forces that we've investigated, I'll exterminate all of them and all the clans that have been in contact with them."

Qin Wu continued to explain.

Upon hearing Qin Wu's order, Qin Jian knew that the prince was truly enraged this time.

This time, it seems there really will be rivers of blood.

However, since it was the prince's order, he would absolutely carry it out without hesitation.

"Yes, I understand."

Qin Jian accepted the order and left immediately.

Outside of Dongqin, a group of people were still chatting and laughing, talking excitedly about their heroic deeds in Dongqin.

Although they failed to kill the Princess Consort of Shenwu this time, seriously injuring her is still a good outcome, and it will cause chaos in the Shenwu Royal Palace.

After some time, they will come again. At that time, the Divine Martial Royal Palace will definitely transfer the Divine Martial Army to ensure the safety of those women.

Then they can take action against Eastern Qin.

While they were scheming, they never expected that the Divine Martial King would return.

Upon returning, he had no intention of investigating who was responsible; instead, he prepared to massacre all those suspected of involvement.

If they knew, they would definitely curse Qin Wu as a madman.

While they were still making arrangements, the Divine Martial Army of Eastern Qin made its move.

They used artillery to clear the way and carried out a massacre on the five million-strong Allied army at the border, leaving no one alive.

After a night of slaughter.

The five million-strong allied army was completely wiped out, and the Divine Martial Army simply set fire to the bodies on the spot.

The army then split into several groups and marched in several directions.

Each time a city is breached, an immediate investigation is conducted to identify any forces connected to the Immortal Sect. Upon discovery, the entire clan is slaughtered without question.

In just three days, the Divine Martial Army captured thirty cities, almost ten cities a day.

Every city was ravaged by bloodshed, leaving everyone terrified. Even without a large army left to guard it, no one dared to act recklessly, for fear that if they did, the Divine Martial Army would launch a surprise attack and wipe them all out.

The Divine Martial Army's move immediately shocked all the forces in the Central Plains.

The Divine Martial Army had never attacked a city like this before, but this time they were like madmen.

Those forces that still wanted to scheme against the Divine Martial King's Mansion and Eastern Qin were also stunned by the Divine Martial Army's sudden attack and bloody massacre.

None of them expected the Divine Martial Army to act this way.

It wasn't just the Divine Martial Army that mobilized.

The situation in Eastern Qin was equally turbulent.

The assassins captured earlier were ostensibly itinerant merchants traveling throughout Eastern Qin.

All the forces that had traded with them were investigated and subjected to a bloody massacre by the Black Dragon Guard.

In an instant, the entire Eastern Qin was also filled with bloodshed.

For several days, starting from the Qin capital, the killings did not stop for a single day.

Everyone witnessed the madness of the Divine Martial King once again, reminding all forces of what Qin Wu had done back then.