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As the crowd in the hall saw that the Little One had left, they gradually made their way out, returning to their rooms to catch up on sleep after the latest chapter.
However, Lo An Lord felt no drowsiness at all, for there was still a killer to deal with, and this killer was connected to the lady in his Fragrant Pavilion.
Noticing that everyone had already exited the hall, Lo An Lord called out loudly towards the door, "Come here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two guards entered through the hall's entrance. They quickly approached Lo An Lord and bowed respectfully before him.
After completing their bow, one of the guards addressed Lo An Lord, saying, "My lord, what are your orders?"
Lo An Lord pointed directly at the killer on the ground and instructed them, "Drag this person to the dungeon and keep a close watch on him. No one is allowed to approach."
Upon hearing their lord's command, the two guards promptly responded, "Yes, we obey." With that, they dragged The Killer of the Thousand Gold Gate out of the hall and headed towards the dungeon.
Once they left, Lo An Lord also exited the hall and made his way to the Fragrant Pavilion where Madam Xiang was.
Madam Xiang and Consort Luo had been waiting in the Fragrant Pavilion for The Killer of the Thousand Gold Gate to come for payment since last night. However, instead of their awaited visitor, they received word from a servant that an assassin had been discovered in Piaoyun Pavilion and that he had been captured by their own lord.
The two women were immediately shocked by this news and instinctively stood up from their Carved Wooden Chairs. After a moment of surprise, they exchanged glances, silently questioning each other about what they should do next. They were uncertain whether The Killer of the Thousand Gold Gate would expose them.
Despite their fear and anxiety, they quickly forced themselves to calm down.
Consort Luo thought about how she had never directly interacted with The Killer of the Thousand Gold Gate; he should not know she was involved in this assassination attempt and thus should not be able to trace it back to her.
After suppressing her fear, Madam Xiang turned to Consort Luo and said, "Sister-in-law, we have never met The Killer of the Thousand Gold Gate. There’s no way he could know we hired him."
She glanced at Consort Luo before continuing, "If we act as if we know nothing about this matter, I believe we can get through it."
Upon hearing her words, Consort Luo nodded immediately and smiled knowingly at her. After giving a gentle nod in response, she rose and left the Fragrant Pavilion.
Madam Xiang saw that Consort Luo had already left, and she quickly gathered the gold and silver notes, hiding them away.
However, just after she had concealed the gold, a serious problem suddenly struck her mind: she had previously given a grandmother green ring to Thousand Gold Gate, which was a token of identification between herself and Thousand Gold Gate.
Thinking of this made her heart race with fear.
In a hurry, she called for her trusted maid and instructed her to go to her family home immediately to fetch her father to the royal residence.
Her father was none other than Your Majesty Dongfang Hao's Grand Tutor, the foremost Grand Tutor of the current dynasty.
Now, all she could do was send someone to the Grand Tutor's residence to ask her father to come to Prince Luo's Residence, hoping that Lo An Lord would show leniency towards her because of her father's status.
Her trusted maid A Xiu heard the command and promptly left for the Grand Tutor's residence.
When Lo An Lord had just arrived at the entrance of Fragrant Pavilion, someone came to report to him. Upon hearing that his lordship had arrived, Madam Xiang felt an overwhelming sense of dread and anxiety…
Yet, she forced herself to calm down, putting on a gentle demeanor as a good wife and approached Lo An Lord. As soon as she reached him, she hurriedly bowed and greeted him, but Lo An Lord didn’t even glance at her. With a snort, he walked past her directly into the hall of Fragrant Pavilion.
Seeing the disdain on her lord's face made Madam Xiang realize that he must have learned about her hiring an assassin. Her heart sank further in fear.
Despite her terror, once she saw that her lord had walked away, she quickly got up and followed him.
Upon entering the hall, she found Lo An Lord seated in the main seat with a dark expression that was frightening.
As soon as Lo An Lord saw her enter, he shouted loudly, “Wretched woman! How dare you hire an assassin to kill Bing Bing? Truly my ‘good wife’!”
After pausing briefly, he continued, “Kneel down! Someone, bring out the family law!”
Hearing his words, Madam Xiang quickly fell to her knees in tears and cried out, “I’m wronged! My lord, I am innocent!” As she spoke, she crawled towards Lo An Lord.
But before she could crawl to Lo An Lord's side, a servant brought in a tray, and on the tray lay a shiny black Nine Section Whip.
Indeed, their family punishment was to be whipped.
Seeing that the Nine Section Whip had been brought forth, Luo An Sheng stood up and walked over, picking up the whip to strike Madam Xiang.
Just as he swung the whip, a voice, old yet powerful, rang out from outside the door.
"Wait."
Everyone in the hall turned to see a gray-robed elder with graying temples entering. It was none other than the Grand Tutor, the teacher of Emperor Dongfang Hao.
Upon entering the hall, he directly asked Lo An Lord, "What is going on?"
In truth, he already knew what was happening; he was merely feigning ignorance to persuade Lo An Lord to spare his daughter.
Lo An Lord understood his intent but cooperatively explained the situation in detail. After hearing it, seeing how well-informed Lo An Lord was, the Grand Tutor had nothing more to say.
He subtly suggested that Lo An Lord be lenient before leaving Prince Luo's Residence.
Madam Xiang realized that her husband was fully aware of the situation and that her father could not save her. Thus, she had no choice but to confess and plead for mercy.
Lo An Lord initially intended to whip her and then divorce her. However, upon realizing that the Grand Tutor had been alerted, he decided against directly dismissing her.
Instead, he sent Madam Xiang to the cold palace, assigning her to the worst small courtyard in the residence. There, she would eat vegetarian meals and chant Buddha's name, left to fend for herself without ever stepping out of that courtyard for life.
Madam Xiang understood that this was already the greatest leniency she could receive and dared not say anything further. However, in her heart, she vowed that she would find an opportunity to turn things around.
From a distance, Snow Spirit Elder followed five Black-clad Assassins. Upon seeing them enter the General's Mansion, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly.
After raising an eyebrow, he quietly infiltrated the General's residence, tracking the five Black-clad Assassins until he reached outside General Lan's room. He stood on a nearby large tree, listening intently to the sounds coming from inside the room.
The five Black-clad Assassins, after being hypnotized by Luo Bingbing, returned to follow her orders to deal with their Master. Therefore, upon swiftly returning to the General's residence, they headed directly to General Lan Zhiguang's room to find him.
General Lan had not been sleeping; he was waiting in his room for their report.
As they entered the room, Lan Zhiguang did not pay much attention and had no defenses up. Every time he sent out his Death Warriors, they would come back to report to him, and he considered them mere tools that he had brainwashed, believing they posed no threat to him.
Little did he know that his carelessness provided an opportunity for the five Black-clad Assassins.
As soon as the five Black-clad Assassins approached him, they launched a fierce attack simultaneously, their speed perfectly synchronized.
Caught off guard, he was struck by five blades in an instant. However, being a general and their Master, his martial skills were formidable.
Sensing danger, he quickly dodged. Because of his swift reaction, the five strikes did not hit any vital points, and the wounds were not deep.
Seeing that his own trained Death Warriors were attempting to kill him left him both astonished and confused.
But it was only for a moment; he quickly realized that their assassination attempt tonight must have failed and that they had been manipulated by someone else; otherwise, they would not have come to kill him.
This incident made him aware of a powerful presence in Prince Luo's Residence—an extremely formidable expert.
Thus, he thought about being more cautious in his future dealings.
As for the five Death Warriors before him who dared to harm him, he showed no mercy and swiftly eliminated them.
When he trained these Death Warriors, he had implanted a common slow-acting poison within them. However, when this poison encountered another substance called Colorless Powder, it would instantly transform into a deadly poison that could kill in an instant.
So, when he sprinkled the Colorless Powder onto the Five Death Warriors, they instantly collapsed to the ground, heading to Yama King's Hall.
After dealing with the Five Death Warriors, he called out "Ben" into the air, and a figure in black appeared in the room.
The black-clad figure knelt on one knee before Lan Zhiguang and said, "Greetings, Master."
Lan Zhiguang nodded slightly and pointed at the fallen Five Death Warriors, instructing him, "Throw these five into the Snake Pit to feed my pets."
Of course, his "pets" referred to the countless venomous snakes.
Upon hearing his command, Ben immediately replied, "Yes, Master." With that, he picked up two of the Death Warriors' bodies and swiftly left the room, heading toward the Snake Pit in the back courtyard of the general's residence.
His familiar movements indicated that this was not his first time performing such a task; it seemed as though he had done it countless times before.
The Snow Spirit Elder watched as he carried away two Death Warriors and quietly followed. When he saw Ben toss the two bodies into a large pit over ten meters wide, he felt puzzled and wondered why Ben had specifically chosen to dispose of them there.
From a distance, the Snow Spirit Elder could not see what lay at the bottom of the deep pit.
Once Ben left, the Snow Spirit Elder quickly approached the edge of the pit. What met his eyes was a writhing mass of countless snakes.
As he arrived, those venomous snakes bared their fangs at him, flicking their tongues. The bodies of the two Death Warriors that had just been thrown in were already covered in snakes of all sizes.
In just a few blinks, those bodies were completely devoured by the snakes, leaving not even a bone behind.
Seeing this made the Snow Spirit Elder's scalp tingle. Feeling that Ben was returning with another two Death Warriors, he decided he had gathered enough information and swiftly left the general's residence, making his way back to Prince Luo's Residence.
Upon returning to Prince Luo's Residence and learning that Luo Bingbing was still asleep, he went directly to find Lo An Lord and relayed everything he had discovered.
Lo An Lord frowned deeply upon hearing this; he truly could not understand why Lan Zhiguang would send someone to kill his beloved daughter.
The Snow Spirit Elder noticed him frowning and understood that he needed time to think and slowly absorb the information he had brought back.
So, he quietly exited the room and returned to his own room to rest.
The Dark Guard that Dongfang Hao had stationed at Prince Luo's Residence returned to the palace and reported everything that had happened at Prince Luo's Residence that night.
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Hao furrowed his brows tightly, unable to comprehend how that Little One could have performed the Soul Capture of his own accord.
Ancient people! They did not even know what hypnosis was; they only knew their so-called Soul Capture.
Dongfang Hao waved his hand, signaling the Dark Guard to return to Prince Luo's Residence to keep watch. He then looked at the sky, noticing it was still early, and knew that the Little One had likely not yet gotten up. He returned to the Dragon Throne to ponder.
He had long been aware of Lan Zhiguang secretly cultivating Death Warriors, but he felt that the time to deal with this matter had not yet come, so he pretended not to know.
However, thinking about how Lan Zhiguang dared to harm his prey made Dongfang Hao quite displeased. He contemplated arranging an opportunity to teach him a lesson.
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