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Chapter 140 Shocking the Imperial Capital
After hearing Li Tianyi's words, the queen thought for a moment in silence, then frowned and asked:
"You said before that Li Zhu's death seemed to be related to the Tianjin Guards. What's going on here? Even if Fu Qiwen had a thousand guts, would he still dare to kill a prince?"

Hearing this, Li Tianyi shook his head slightly and said:

"I have only heard about this. It is said that before the accident, the Third Prince went to Tianjin Guard to look for the Eighth Prince. Not long after he left Tianjin Guard, he disappeared. After that, he became a corpse today."

"That Eighth Prince again?"

The queen narrowed her eyes, as if she had thought of something, and suddenly looked at Li Tianyi in front of her and said:

"I've had someone investigate the Eighth Prince's background and discovered something very interesting. The person who brought him back from the remote town was a female detective, and that female detective turned out to be the daughter of Marquis Cangyuan. Isn't that a coincidence?"

Li Tianyi did not seem surprised by this, and nodded calmly:
"I am actually aware of this matter, and this is one of the reasons why I just mentioned that I wanted to find out the truth about the murder of the Third Prince."

The queen stared at him for a long time before looking away, waving her hand and saying:

"You make the decision on this matter yourself. I have only one request, and that is that everything should be resolved before His Majesty comes out of confinement."

"After all, a noble concubine has died in the palace, and now a prince has died. I'm sure you know how furious His Majesty would be if he knew about this."

Li Tianyi sighed softly, and a rather solemn expression appeared on his face. He bowed to the queen and said:
"I understand. I will spare no effort to find the murderer."

"Alright, if you have nothing else to do, you can leave now. When you find the murderer, come see me again."

The queen ignored him, picked up the porcelain cup in her hand and wanted to take a sip of tea, but it was obvious that she had no intention of drinking tea at all, so she had to put the porcelain cup heavily on the table next to her.

Li Tianyi bowed and took his leave. When he walked out of Fengyi Palace, he looked back. There were no less than a hundred masters hiding inside and outside Fengyi Palace, openly or secretly. Among them, several old eunuchs had unfathomable martial arts skills.

"The Queen is really scared."

Li Tianyi shook his head. Ever since the incident with Imperial Concubine Ji, all the concubines in the palace have been in danger. People in the palace, which was originally the safest place, could lose their lives at any time. It is conceivable how fearful they are at this moment.

Now, when the news of Li Zhu's death spreads again, the entire Shangyang City is still in an uproar.

Thinking of this, he looked out of the palace with his hands behind his back, muttering:
"The Eighth Prince is truly interesting. He's clearly just an apprentice at a small town martial arts school, but the more you look at him, the more he becomes more extraordinary. I wonder how much these two incidents have to do with him."

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In less than half a day, the Third Prince's residence was drenched in mourning, and the news of Li Zhu's death spread throughout the imperial capital, shocking the court and the people.

Since the founding of Dali, what has happened in the past few days can be said to be unprecedented in the entire imperial capital.

The imperial concubine died in the palace, and the prince died in the imperial capital.

As soon as these two pieces of news came out, the people in the imperial capital were a little bit unbelievable for a while, and even had an inexplicable feeling that the Dali royal family was on the decline and the country was about to be destroyed.

At the same time, some people also discovered that since the news of Li Zhu's death was announced, the guards in the residences of the remaining princes had become countless times stricter. Even outside the residences, there were rows of armored soldiers patrolling at all times.

What's worse, even the several streets around the prince's residence were under martial law to prevent anyone from approaching.

Inside the Dali Prison, in the dark dungeon illuminated only by dim oil lamps, Li Zhi and a middle-aged man stood facing each other inside and outside the iron gate.

At this time, after listening to the other party's report on a series of events that had occurred in the imperial capital in recent days, Li Zhi frowned and his expression looked extremely strange.

Obviously, no one expected that in just a few days, such a major change would happen in Shangyang City, which seemed to be a stagnant pool.

"When did such a daring person appear in the imperial capital? He even killed the imperial concubine and the prince. If this continues, is there anyone in this world who he dare not kill?"

Li Zhi actually didn't feel anything about the death of the third prince Li Zhu. He was a defeated general, and so what happened was dead. There was nothing much to say.

The only thing that surprised him was that in this imperial capital under the feet of the emperor, someone dared to kill the other person so recklessly.

This is what makes him terrified when he thinks about it, because any normal person would never do such a reckless act.

After all, no matter how strong the other party's martial arts skills are, he still has to face the wrath of Emperor Yuanwu and the entire Dali court. To be honest, even the leaders of the four major sects would not dare to do this.

At this time, the middle-aged man Shen Qiming, who was standing outside the prison door, bowed and waited, thought for a moment and said:

"Your Highness, just before I came here, I heard that the Right Prime Minister, the maternal grandfather of the Third Prince Li Zhu, had joined forces with the Second Prince to surround the Tianjin Guards' headquarters. Although the reason for this incident remains unclear, it's rumored to be related to the Third Prince's death."

Hearing this, Li Zhi's expression changed slightly, but he did not say anything. Before Shen Qiming came to the Heavenly Prison, the shadow guard of the Secret Service had already come to see him.

From the other party, he learned another thing, that is, Tianjin Guards suddenly decided to take action against Luoshen Peak, one of the four major sects in the martial arts world.

And if his prediction was correct, Tianjin Guard Commander Fu Qiwen was probably already on his way to Luoshen Peak.

However, in Li Zhi's view, Fu Qiwen's action was undoubtedly no different from committing suicide.

The power of Luoshen Peak is far more than what it appears on the surface.

Fu Qiwen is able to take charge of Tianjin Guard, so his martial arts skills are definitely not weak, but there are three masters on Luoshen Peak who can kill him with their own hands.

There is no need for the three top masters to take action. Just the leaders of the nine main peaks of Luoshen Peak can join forces to almost wipe out the entire Tianjin Guard.

Previously, His Majesty asked him to choose one of the four major sects to eliminate. It's not that he didn't plan to take action, but Luoshen Peak was definitely not among his options.

"I wonder if Fu Qiwen is truly unaware of the power of Falling God Peak, or if he's determined to die, so he'd act so recklessly. Furthermore, it seems he's even brought the Eighth Prince along with him..."

Li Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly. He had no intention of attacking Li Musheng from the beginning to the end, but the other party had just returned to the imperial capital and was not behaving himself as a prince.

However, he took the initiative to get involved in the Tianjin Guard's annihilation of Luoshen Peak. It can only be said that the other party was too ignorant and sought death, but he could not blame others.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi shook his head, then looked at Shen Qiming outside the prison door and asked:
"Have you replied to the last thing I asked you to do?"

(End of this chapter)