325: Tang San's Territory-Wide Wanted Order for Killing the King"I did not attempt to assassinate Your Majesty. The crossbow in my hand was placed next to Your Majesty's pillow by someone. It has nothing to do with me!" Tang San tried to defend himself.However, no one present seemed to believe his lies.
The old man in the royal family laughed instead of getting angry, "Haha, what a joke! His Majesty has been seriously ill for a long time, and it was us who bathed and dressed him. Are you trying to say that someone deliberately placed a weapon on his bed so that you could assassinate him?"
"Your Majesty Dugu, I beg you to catch the murderer. The Tiandou Empire will treat you as a guest of honor."
Tang Xiao instinctively chose to believe Tang San. As for the specific situation, there was no way to delve into it at the moment. He swung up the Clear Sky Hammer and sneered, "Dugu Bo alone can't stop us."
The Clear Sky Hammer, weighing ten thousand pounds, smashed heavily against the load-bearing pillar beside it, and the entire bedroom was on the verge of collapse.
Dugu Bo angrily took action and tried to stop Tang Xiao's behavior.
Tang Xiao didn't care and brought down another hammer, knocking down the remaining load-bearing column.
The beams of the bedroom began to collapse and tiles fell like rain.
For Dugu Bo, he naturally didn't want to fight Tang Xiao head-on.
Seeing the palace collapse, he immediately activated his martial spirit and turned to protect the royal family.
Seeing this, Tang Xiao didn't hesitate at all. He took Tang San with him and rushed out of the palace together.
Soon, the royal family evacuated safely under the protection of Dugu Bo, and carried out Xue Ye's body.
Tang Xiao and Tang San have already escaped far away, so it is obviously unrealistic to ask Dugu Bo to chase them.
Xue Qinghe said solemnly: "Thank you, Your Majesty Dugu, for your righteousness. The Empire will never forget your kindness. When Ning Tianchen comes back, I will discuss the reward with him. Of course, if Your Majesty Dugu is willing, I can also talk to Your Majesty directly."
Today, Dugu Bo witnessed Xue Qinghe's methods. He didn't want to have any contact with such a person, so as not to bring trouble to the sect.
"Let the little guy talk to you." With that, Dugu Bo turned and walked out of the palace.
Almost at the same time, Ning Fengzhi and Jian Douluo, who had noticed a fight taking place in the palace, rushed to the palace.
Looking at the ruins not far away, Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but look at Xue Qinghe, "What happened? Who committed the crime here?"
As he spoke, Chen Xin reminded him that Xue Ye beside him had lost his life. Ning Fengzhi's brows relaxed slightly, revealing a hint of joy.
The snowy night has passed, and Xue Qinghe can choose a day to ascend the throne.
In the future, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect will enjoy greater convenience.
Xue Qinghe was in a bad mood and waved his hand, saying, "Teacher, I want to see my father off for the last time. Can we talk about it later?"
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After escaping from the palace.
Tang Xiao immediately took Tang San out of the city. Looking back at the Tiandou City under martial law, Tang Xiao said, "Xiao San, let's leave the city first. The Tiandou Imperial Family will definitely issue a wanted notice for us. We must leave the Tiandou Empire as soon as possible."
Tang San refused without hesitation: "No, we can't leave, the teacher and aunt are still in the city."
The most crucial thing is that the Li clan is his base. If he escapes, it would be equivalent to abandoning the Li clan again.
Even the most loyal servant of Titans would not tolerate being abandoned twice.
Moreover, he is too close to the Li Clan. After investigation, the Tiandou Empire will definitely liquidate the Li Clan. In the future, not only will he not be able to establish the Tang Sect, he will not even be able to organize allies to take revenge on the Spirit Hall.
After all, who would cooperate with someone who abandoned his slaves!
Tang San must transfer all the people of the Power Clan before the Heaven Dou Empire reacts. Even if it means risking being caught, he must do this well.
Tang Xiao frowned.
Tang San's actions were too dangerous.
Xue Qinghe has the support of Sword Bone Douluo behind him, as well as Poison Douluo who is ready to lend a hand at any time.
If it were before, Tang Xiao would naturally not be afraid of the three Titled Douluo.
But after the Haotian Sect was destroyed, he was the only Titled Douluo they could mobilize.
Tang Xiao knew very well that if given the chance, Jian Dao Chen Xin would definitely attack him and take back the former glory of the Seven Killing Sword.
The trouble they caused in the palace just now gave Chen Xin this opportunity.
The most urgent task is to escape from the Tiandou Empire.
According to Sword Bone Douluo's strength, he would be able to find their hiding place within a few hours. By then, a fight would be inevitable.
Tang Xiao felt helpless. If Tang Hao had not cut off his own hands and feet, with the two Haotian stars around, they would not have to fear the encirclement and suppression from the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect and the Tiandou Empire.
"Uncle, please believe me. The Haotian Sect has already abandoned the Power Clan, and it will never abandon them a second time. When we seek revenge on the Spirit Hall in the future, the Power Clan is our base, and we cannot lose them."
"Don't forget, there are still three single-attribute families. This time, we risked being caught to transfer the Power Clan away, which invisibly left a positive impression in the minds of the other three families. In the future, we can easily recruit them."
Tang Xiao understood this truth.
The Haotian Sect owes the four major families with single attributes. If they abandon the power clan and escape this time, the four major families with single attributes will never have anything to do with them again.
With a sigh, he said, "Okay. But Xiaosan, we must act quickly. You and I are already wanted criminals in the Tiandou Empire. If we stay in the city for one more second, we will be in more danger."
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About half an hour later, Tang Xiao and Tang San successfully evaded the pursuit of the Tiandou Empire and met Yu Xiaogang and others in the wooden house.
Seeing the two of them coming back in a rather embarrassed state, Yu Xiaogang suddenly felt something was wrong and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Master Tang, Xiao San, you guys?"
Without waiting for him to ask, Tang San sighed and invited everyone to go into the house first.
Tang Xiao stood guard outside the house, observing whether any soldiers from the Tiandou Empire came to investigate.
Inside the house, Tang San briefly informed everyone of the situation.
On the way, Tang Xiao also asked him whether he had really assassinated Xue Ye.
Tang San's answer was no.
He had no idea why Zhuge's magic crossbow appeared on the bed on a snowy night, let alone why it went off.
After hearing his words, Yu Xiaogang and others immediately felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Tang Yuehua said with a look of annoyance: "Damn it, I should have thought of it earlier. Xue Qinghe would do anything to get to the top. We were tricked by Count Sotolo."
The appearance of Zhuge's magic crossbow in the palace was clearly a trap set for Tang San.
This hidden weapon belonged to Tang San, and it could not withstand inspection. The crime of regicide was confirmed.
Tang San was stunned and asked, "Aunt, do you mean that this is a trap set by Xue Qinghe?"
"Xiao San, you are now in a situation where you are confused and you cannot see this. This is normal." The speaker was Yu Xiaogang. He analyzed: "Emperor Xue Ye has been seriously ill for a long time, and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe has been acting as regent for a long time. It is hard to guarantee that he will not have the idea of ascending to the throne."
"Ah~ I should have thought of it earlier. If Xue Qinghe wants to take the throne, Xue Ye must die. You are going into the palace to treat Xue Ye right now, which is considered to be a fundamental offense to Xue Qinghe."
Tang San was puzzled: "But Xue Qinghe has never had any contact with me. Even if he wanted to frame me, he couldn't get the Zhuge Divine Crossbow."
This is also the biggest doubt in his mind.
Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but ask, "Xiao San, think carefully, have you ever given the Zhuge Divine Crossbow away or lost it before?"
Tang San fell into deep thought.
Over the years, he has only given hidden weapons to the Shrek Five Monsters, namely Xiao Wu, Yu Tianxin, Yu Tianheng, Dai Mubai and Tai Long.
Yu Tianxin and Yu Tianheng took out Zhuge's divine crossbow arrows from their soul guides respectively. "Ours are all here. I saw the hidden weapon in Mu Bai's hand this morning. He didn't lose it."
After Xiao Wu's sacrifice, Tang San got her soul guide and recovered the hidden weapon, so it was impossible for it to leak out.
As for
Tailong, Tang San felt that it was unlikely that he had lost it.
Whether it is true or not can be verified later, there is no need to worry about it.
Tang San suddenly frowned, "Teacher, do you still remember the Soul Master Competition? I was attacked by Shi Nian, and my soul guide was touched by someone at that time."
Yu Xiaogang was puzzled. "Xiao San, didn't you collect all the things? Could it be that you are missing a Zhuge Divine Crossbow?"
Tang San shook his head.
He did recover all the hidden weapons, and not a single one was missing. However, his soul guide contained not only hidden weapons, but also the most crucial hidden weapon blueprints.
He was not sure whether anyone else had seen the hidden weapon drawings when the soldiers of the Tiandou Empire rushed to the scene after Shi Nian was executed on the spot by Dugu Bo.
Likewise, he couldn't be sure whether the Tiandou Empire had sent someone to copy his hidden weapon blueprints on the spot.
Yu Xiaogang touched his chin thoughtfully. After a moment, he asked, "Xiao San, did you recover the hidden weapon that appeared in the palace? Since you are the owner, you should be able to tell whether the hidden weapon was made by you!"
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Tang San slapped his forehead, "Yeah, how could I have forgotten about this."
However, time is urgent and he still has to contact the Li clan, so he has no time to dismantle the hidden weapon.
"Well, let Tianheng and Tianxin go to the Li clan to ask the head of the Titan family. Xiaosan, you just focus on dismantling the hidden weapons." Yu Xiaogang arranged.
He had seen the power of these hidden weapons with his own eyes. If the hidden weapon technology was really lost, they must take countermeasures in advance.
Everyone immediately started to act.
Tang Yuehua and Liu Erlong packed their luggage, and Tang San went to find Dai Mubai first. After a brief negotiation, Dai Mubai was still willing to believe Tang San and agreed to go to the Xing Luo Empire with them.
After doing all this, Tang San sat at the desk and completely disassembled the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.
There is nothing special about this Zhuge Divine Crossbow from the outside, and every part of it matches the blueprint.
For a time, the investigation was once again at a stalemate.
"Xiao San, didn't you find anything?" Yu Xiaogang asked hurriedly.
Tang San shook his head, "Teacher, there is nothing wrong with the way this Zhuge Divine Crossbow was made. It looks like I made it."
Yu Xiaogang asked again: "Could it be that you remembered it wrongly, and actually lost a Zhuge Divine Crossbow, but you just didn't remember it."
Tang San shook his head again.
He had a good memory and made sure that no hidden weapons were lost.
"Teacher, now I have no other options except to investigate the forging process of the hidden weapon."
However, the exploration of the forging process can only be done by experienced blacksmiths, and clues can only be discovered after detailed comparison.
With Tang San's current ability, it is far from possible.
At some point, Titan appeared behind them, "This old slave knows someone who may be able to help the young master."
When the Blue Lightning Twins found him, he knew something was wrong and rushed over with Tyrone.
We can put the investigation of the source of the hidden weapons on hold for now. The most urgent task is to take the Li clan away.
After some conversation, Titan agreed to his request without any surprise.
Titan's face was filled with emotion. This time, the Power Clan was finally not abandoned.
"I will arrange for the tribe to evacuate now. Young Master, where shall we gather?"
"Sunset Forest!" Yu Xiaogang took over the conversation, "The royal family will definitely search for Xiao San's traces in the city. In a short period of time, the search will not spread to the surrounding area, let alone go to Sunset Forest."
Titan nodded, "Okay, I'll do it right away."
"Wait, Tailong, did you lose the hidden weapon in your hand?" Tang San asked.
Tai Long dared not waste time and took out the hidden weapon Tang San gave him from his soul guide.
"Nothing is missing!"
Tang San frowned.
This can prove that this Zhuge Divine Crossbow was most likely imitated by someone who stole his technology.
Now, he had no way to investigate.
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Inside the palace.
The investigation into Tang San soon produced results.
An imperial censor from the Imperial Censorate bowed and said, "Your Highness, we have already found out that Tang Yin and his partner were introduced by Count Sotolo, and they carried out the assassination under the pretext of entering the palace to diagnose the late emperor."
Xue Qinghe said angrily: "Catch Count Sotolo!"
The imperial censor continued, "Your Highness, Count Sotoro left the city last night, and the imperial cavalry has gone after him. However, we have lost track of him, and it is still unknown whether we can catch him."
"In addition, our Censorate also found out that Count Sotolo had already joined Prince Xuexing's army ten years ago. When Tang Yin entered the palace today, a palace maid saw that Tang Yin and Prince Xuexing had had contact."
One stone can cause a thousand ripples.
Countless ministers in the court said angrily: "Your Highness, Prince Xuexing has evil intentions. He may be resentful of the punishment Your Majesty gave him and use Count Sotolo to assassinate Your Majesty."
Listening to the ministers' words, Xue Qinghe was delighted.
He had to admit that according to Ning Tianchen's method, this palace coup was too easy to complete. In fact, it was dozens of times easier than his previous plan.
As for Count Sotolo, he had already secretly joined the Spirit Hall.
And under the arrangement of the Spirit Hall, he joined the army of Prince Xuexing, which was like a time bomb buried next to the latter.
This sudden thunder has made it impossible for Prince Xuexing to recover.
The last obstacle was cleared, and Xue Qinghe knew that it was time to return to the Spirit Hall.
Thinking of this, he stood up, waved his sleeves, and said, "Capture Prince Xuexing and my brother, and execute them at noon tomorrow!"
Ning Fengzhi, who was standing by, added: "A country cannot be without a ruler for a day. I hope that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can carry the banner of the empire."
The officials in the court were originally Xue Qinghe's followers.
With Ning Fengzhi taking the lead, the others followed suit.
The director of the Imperial Observatory even directly gave an auspicious day.
In contrast, no one mentioned the funeral on the snowy night.
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On that day, the Tiandou Empire issued a nationwide wanted order.
Arrest Tang Yin and the remaining forces of Haotian Sect. (