Douluo: The First Empire

midnight.

Teams of heavily armored guards walked through Silves Palace.

This is a strange sight that has never appeared in the Silvis Kingdom. With several Contras serving in the Silvis Palace, why does it ever need to be garrisoned by ordinary Soul Master troops?

But now, not only the Silvis Palace, but also the royal city, there are teams of heavily armored guards patrolling back and forth, which can be called the highest level of martial law.

Just yesterday, King Silvis, who had the Soul Saint cultivation level, was attacked by an unknown assassin, but it is unknown whether the assassin lacked professional skills or whether King Silvis was lucky enough.

The dagger came out of the body and struck cleanly and neatly. Even the Contra enshrinement in the palace was not aware of it. At that time, everyone thought that the king had been killed by an unknown assassin. Several princes tried their best to pretend to be sad. But their hunched shoulders betrayed their inner joy.

Even the eldest prince was a little inexplicably happy. Although he knew that the stability of the Silvis Kingdom was indispensable for his father, but since King Silvis said that he was in good health and could live for a long time, the sky The eldest prince who was born in a frail body inevitably developed a sense of resentment. Why should he always live in the shadow of his father?

But the words of the chief physician dispelled the little thoughts of the princes. Although the blade came out of the body, it did not penetrate the heart. It was only a finger width away from the heart. As long as it was slightly tilted, King Silvis There is no doubt that he will die.

With the ambition in their hearts extinguished, the princes couldn't help but begin to resent the assassin. Why didn't he stab more accurately?With a little more accuracy, they can...

The assassination of the king is a top priority, so it is not surprising that the Silves Palace is under martial law. But once something is ignited, it can never be extinguished. The more you try to suppress it, the more intense it will burn next time.

That thing is called desire!

The more suppressed the desire for power, the desire for money, the desire for lust, and the desire for victory, the more intense they become, just like you who knelt down for more than ten consecutive times.

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The area east of Silvis Palace, Lu Yu's temporary residence.

The seventh prince Lucius stood respectfully behind Lu Yu.

"Have you spent all the money?"

Lucius immediately handed over a list from behind.

"In accordance with the prince's instructions, the information was revealed through the mouths of the palace maids and guards, and the money was also distributed to them. I believe that they will not reveal the source of the information in a short period of time in order to reward the money."

Lu Yu took the list and glanced at it hastily. They were basically some low-level maids and guards who had no official positions in the Silvis Palace, but their role should not be underestimated.

"Very good, just stay by your mother's grave. Remember to ask the old eunuch in the palace about your mother's deeds during her lifetime, and then reveal that it was the second prince's concubine who poisoned your mother, but don't Bring it up in a formal setting.”

Lu Yu closed his eyes and meditated, tapping the edge of the table. He had been wasted in Silvis Palace for long enough, it was time to make a quick decision!

The next day, a series of rumors spread like wildfire about the second prince hiring assassins to assassinate the king, the eldest prince summoning an army and gathering outside the royal city, the third prince sending his men to assassinate the sixth prince... and so on.

Naturally, no one believes these rumors, but they also have no reason not to believe them. Such rumors that are combined with current facts are the most difficult to decipher. Even the communicator of the rumors cannot be found. These rumors are from the palace. It began to spread in every corner, and it spread more and more in a systematic way. No one knew where the rumor originated.

But this does not mean that the Silvis royal family will allow rumors to spread. After executing some of the maids and guards, the rumors in the Silvis palace gradually subsided.

However, the effect of the rumors has not weakened at all. On the contrary, the concealed killings of the Silves royal family have gradually made the rumors believed. The few surviving princes do not dare to step out of the mansion at will, let alone the palace. Now, without King Silvis to suppress the royal family, chaos reigns.

The residence of the eldest prince Lu Yaoming.

The chief physician of the palace, the commander of the palace guards, a royal soul warrior, and the eldest prince Lu Yaoming sat around the table.

"Doctor Sima, how are you? Are you willing to believe in my strength?"

Lu Yaoming looked at the chief physician Sima Jin with a smile on his face, but the two Contras holding Sima Jin on the left and right did not smile at all.

"I believe in your strength, but I can't believe your body..."

Sima Jin glanced at the eldest prince Lu Yaoming, who had a sickly flushed face. As the chief physician and the six-ring healing soul emperor, Sima Jin naturally had a deep understanding of the eldest prince's physical condition. If there were no precious herbs to improve his body, I'm afraid the eldest prince would be able to It is a blessing to live past the age of 33.

Although he disagreed with the eldest prince's participation in the heirloom, looking at the two Contras on the left and right, Chief Physician Sima Jin still chose to follow his heart.

"I understand, I will suspend treatment of His Majesty tomorrow."

Sima Jin sighed lightly, now he couldn't even get on the pirate ship.

"Not enough, not enough, not enough at all."

Unexpectedly, the eldest prince shook his head slightly and was quite dissatisfied with Sima Jin's answer.

"Could it be that...the eldest prince, you..."

Sima Jin's eyes widened and his mouth opened in surprise, as if he didn't want to believe what he was thinking.

"Tomorrow, feed this to His Majesty the King."

Lu Yaoming pushed a delicate small box towards Sima Jin. It was self-evident what was inside.

"Doctor Sima is His Majesty the King's only physician. Only you have the right to feed healing herbs. I believe this 'elixir' will be of great benefit to His Majesty the King's recovery."

Sima Jin tremblingly put away the poison pill. The eldest prince Lu Yaoming, who was in charge of the politics, economy and half of the army in the Silvis Kingdom, actually wanted to kill his father! ! !

"Okay, see off."

Lu Yaoming turned around and walked into the room. Ever since Lu Yaoming decided to kill his father, he had called his father the King, as if this could slightly alleviate the guilt in his heart.

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The area east of Silvis Palace, Lu Yu's temporary residence.

A secret guard is reporting intelligence. Such secret guards are scattered throughout the Silvis Palace. Unless they approach within 100 meters of the Contra enshrinement, these ordinary Contras will not notice the secret guard at all. possibility.

"Sure enough, the eldest prince has the greatest advantage. He actually managed to win over a Contra to worship him. Even the commander of the palace guards is his. The other princes are still too young compared to him."

"The third prince is not bad either. He has also attracted two Contras to worship him."

"But we can't let you really have a chance to help King Silvis detoxify. Tomorrow will be the time for the show to take place."

How could the elite assassins of the secret guard make a mistake in assassinating a soul saint with no combat experience? If King Silvis was not unconscious, when would the ambitious princes dare to show their fangs.