Human beings are in a state of deception, and immortality begins with the secret book of origami.

Chapter 369 The real murderer behind the scenes
Mu Lin, who was practicing wholeheartedly, was rejoicing that he was about to advance to the mortal realm.

As for the wealthy and powerful families in the southeastern states, they are worthy of their powerful reputation.

Perhaps in frontal combat, they were no match for the northern nobles, but in terms of intelligence gathering, the two were almost the same.

More importantly, this is the southeastern state, the territory of the southeastern gentry. They have been operating in this area for many years and have a large number of people and strong power.

Therefore, it was no surprise that after a full-scale search, they were the first to find the real culprit behind the assassination of Mu Lin.

However, after locking on to the target, all the Southeast nobles felt a bit troubled and were filled with doubts.

"Ji Yu, the third son of the King of Donghai? Why did he assassinate Mu Lin? I remember that Mu Lin had no conflicts or contradictions with him, right?"

To be honest, after locking on to the target, the Southeastern nobles were a little confused.

According to their expectations, Mu Lin might be assassinated by the northern gentry - which ultimately destroyed the northern gentry's plans.

There is a possibility of being targeted by foreign monsters - those who are not of our race must have different hearts.

Even some aristocratic families in the southeastern states might not want Mu Lin to fully grow up, so they might take action.

But no matter what, they never expected that the person who assassinated Mu Lin was actually the third son of the King of Donghai.

In the eyes of many people, the two people have nothing in common.

Just when some people were confused, someone suddenly thought of something and looked at King Liang in the room with a strange expression.

"No, Mu Lin and Ji Yu have a conflict, a big conflict."

"It is said that the third son of the King of Donghai has been seeking to marry the daughter of the King of Liang, Ji Lingsha. Recently, there have been rumors in Yuzhou City that Ji Lingsha may become Mu Lin's wife..."

The elder of the noble clan did not finish the rest of his words, but everyone understood.

"Love killing?"

Thinking this way, many people think it is reasonable.

Since ancient times, love has easily led to killing.

Considering that both parties are young geniuses, and as we all know, young people are full of vigor and vitality, but are also the most likely to act on impulse, it is understandable that the third son of the King of East China Sea took action.

Of course, some people think of love, while others think of interests.

"Ji Yu's actions should not be just because his lover was taken away. The Prince of Donghai has many heirs, but there is only one throne. His heirs are fighting fiercely for this throne."

'Ji Yu wanted to marry Ji Lingsha, not only for love, but also to gain the support of King Liang so that he could compete for the throne of King of Donghai. But Mu Lin intervened and made his plan fail.'

Thinking about this, everyone felt that the conflict between Ji Yu and Mu Lin was reasonable and logical.

After all, if love only easily leads to killing, then the fight for the throne is likely to involve killing.

In order to obtain the throne, those princes would not let go of even their brothers and sisters, parents, uncles and nephews, let alone deal with Mu Lin, an outsider.

……

Combining all the information with their own speculations and the news that Ji Yu fled the Southeast Province overnight, the aristocratic families in the room have already determined that Ji Yu is the murderer of Mu Lin.

But this also caused them a headache.

The assassination did break the rules. It was not only a blow to Mu Lin, but also a slap in their face.

But, he is the King of East China Sea, an ambitious prince who truly possesses power and army.

For the sake of Mu Lin, they killed the son of the King of Donghai and became his mortal enemy... None of the Southeast nobles in the room were willing to do so.

Even the Yan and Chu families would not go to this extent for Mu Lin.

This is just like Mu Lin, who would not risk his life for them.

"The most we can do is warn the King of the East Sea, ask him to pay some compensation, and ask him to discipline his son. If we take direct action..."

The nobleman didn't say the rest, but everyone understood what he meant.

And soon, there were voices of agreement.

"That person has always wanted to attack our Southeastern Region. We cannot give him the chance."

"After all, Mu Lin didn't suffer any loss in this assassination. It's better to resolve a feud than to create one... We can ask the King of the East Sea to pay more."

"Fortunately, we won't take action, and the northern nobles probably won't take action either."

No one was willing to fight to the death with the King of Donghai, who was like a country within a country, for the sake of Mu Lin. They thought that the northern nobles would not be willing to do so either.

Therefore, these people finally decided to let Mu Lin be more tolerant for the time being.

"Brother Chu, Brother Yan, please persuade Mu Lin and don't let him act on impulse. The enemy is powerful, so it's not a big deal to be tolerant for the time being."

"That's right. Everyone suffers losses sometimes."

……

Although they did not want to fight to the death with the King of East China Sea, the nobles in the Southeast Province had no intention of covering up for Ji Yu on this matter.

Therefore, at noon, Mu Lin learned the identity of the mastermind.

At this time, there was only half a day left for Mu Lin to advance to the mortal stage.

If nothing unexpected happens, Mu Lin will be able to advance to the mortal realm that night.

Of course, Mu Lin was not interested in Tufan's affairs at the moment. Like the southern nobles who had just heard the news, he did not understand why the third son of the King of the East Sea would come to assassinate him. "Who is that? I had a conflict with him before?"

"Yes, he wanted to marry Ji Lingsha, but now, Ji Lingsha will become your wife..."

"Ji Lingsha? Who is this?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Mu Lin's second question left everyone silent.

After a long while, Yan Yunlong, the head of the Yan family, finally spoke in silence: "Ji Lingsha is the daughter of King Liang, and there have been rumors outside that you will marry her as your legal wife... You don't know."

"You really don't know?"

Having said this, Mu Lin turned his gaze towards Yan Yunyu, Chu Lingluo, and Si Ye, asking what was going on.

Fortunately, nothing happened that made Mu Lin embarrassed.

"There are indeed such rumors outside. King Liang has contacted us before, but he is very hesitant. A few days ago, he said he wanted to meet with us to discuss some things, but before the time came, he postponed the meeting. This is the third time. Without discussing with him and finding out his intentions, we dare not disturb your practice."

Focus on cultivation and don't disturb yourself unless necessary. This is indeed Mu Lin's order.

At the same time, King Liang's style of doing things also made Mu Lin raise his eyebrows.

However, how he acted had nothing to do with Mu Lin, so he quickly passed over the matter and focused on the present.

"Because of this, the third son of the King of East Sea attacked me?"

"This is enough. The union of Ji Yu and Ji Lingsha is not only about a woman, but also about the resource support of the King of the East Sea and his fight for the throne..."

Following the explanation given by the head of the Yan family, Mu Lin learned about Ji Yu's motives for assassinating him, some of his actions, and also learned that the old man in black robe who attacked him a few days ago was the protector sent to him by Ji Yu's mother's clan.

At the same time, Mu Lin also learned that Ji Yu had hurriedly fled Yuzhou City yesterday and returned to the East China Sea Kingdom.

No matter where you look, you can be sure that he is the murderer.

After confirming this, Mu Lin no longer paid attention to anything else. He only wanted to ask one question.

"Regarding Ji Yu's attempt to assassinate me, what are you going to do about the aristocratic families in the Southeast Province?"

Hearing Mu Lin's calm tone, without any trace of fear or compromise, the head of the Yan family frowned tightly.

But in the end, he sighed and said, "Sorry, Mulin, we can't start a fight with the King of Donghai because of this matter."

"Killing Ji Yu won't necessarily require the King of the East Sea to do it."

"..."

In response to Mu Lin’s words, the head of the Yan family responded with silence.

Seeing this, Mu Lin also learned about the choices of the Yan and Chu families, as well as the Southeast Province.

There was no further argument or persuasion.

Mu Lin, who understood everything, just nodded and said, "I understand, Yunyu, please see him off. Also, thank you to Chief Yan and the Southeast Aristocrats for collecting information for me. I will always remember this friendship."

"Ahem, don't worry. We really can't kill Ji Yu to avenge you, but we can warn the King of the East Sea to stop attacking you and make him pay a price..."

"no need."

Before he could finish his words, Mu Lin shook his head and said, "Weak words will not have any effect."

Feeling Mu Lin's determination, the head of the Yan family thought that Mu Lin was counting on the northern nobles. Seeing this, he shook his head and said, "Don't expect it anymore. We don't want to conflict with the King of East China Sea. The northern nobles will not do as you wish. They can condemn the King of East China Sea for you, guarantee that you will have no worries in the future, and make the King of East China Sea pay some compensation, but this is all they can do. After all, Ji Yu is the biological son of the King of East China Sea. You are no match for the King of East China Sea now!"

"I know."

Cutting off another retreat route, Mu Lin's tone remained extremely calm.

However, his calmness made Yan Yunlong completely anxious.

"You don't want us to warn the King of East Sea, and you don't expect the northern nobles to take action. Do you want to do it yourself? Don't be impulsive. You are just talented, and you are not yet a strong man. If you go to the Kingdom of East Sea now, you will definitely die without a burial place."

"I know."

Mu Lin's tone was still extremely calm, but it was this calmness that made Yan Yunlong even more anxious.

Of course, he was not that close to Mu Lin, so he wanted to protect Mu Lin.

It's because the Yan family has invested a lot in Mu Lin. If he dies in the East China Sea Kingdom, the Yan family will lose everything. That's why he will try his best to persuade Mu Lin.

"Mulin, don't act on impulse. Everyone suffers a little in the process of growing up. Before I became the head of the Yan family, I also endured it countless times. Even after becoming the head of the Yan family, I can't have everything go my way. I still have to be patient."

"Besides, let alone me, even the prince, or even the emperor of the Great Spirit Dynasty, can't always get what he wants."

"It's okay to be patient for a while..."

For the sake of his own investment, he persuaded Mu Lin a lot.

After finding it difficult to convince Mu Lin, he asked Yan Yunyu, Chu Lingluo, Si Ye and others to persuade Mu Lin together.

(End of this chapter)