Fantasy: My Wife is the Empress, and Our Cute Kids Wreak Havoc in the Nine Provinces – Chapter 36

Chapter 36: The Conspiracy of the Three Great Powers

“Elder Huo Mo, do you have a good plan?”

All the elders of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect and the Hegemon Sword Sect looked at the judge from the Demon Saber Sect.

Elder Huo Mo revealed a sinister smile and said with a chuckle, “To get rid of the brats, it must be done in the arena, and we can’t use our own disciples.”

“Elder Huo Mo is right. Those brats are only three years old, yet they have the strength to kill an Initial Stage Martial Venerable. Their background must be extraordinary. If our disciples kill them, it will surely anger the forces behind them.” An elder from the Hegemon Sword Sect nodded in agreement.

“Besides our disciples, who would be willing to violate the rules and kill their opponent? And who has the ability to kill those brats?” Elder Bao asked doubtfully.

The elder from the Demon Saber Sect smiled and said, “I remember a saber cultivator from a poor background, I think his name is Liu Tian. His talent isn’t great, but he has always wanted to join my Demon Saber Sect. We can use him. I can prepare some pills and treasures for him that will greatly increase his strength in a short time, and promise him that as long as he kills the brats, our three great powers will protect him, and he can directly enter my Demon Saber Sect as a core disciple. With this temptation, he will definitely agree.”

Everyone’s eyes lit up with understanding.

The Demon Saber Sect had plenty of such things.

The “Demon” in the Demon Saber Sect’s name was not for nothing.

“How can you guarantee that he will definitely face the brats?” Elder Bao asked again.

The others also nodded.

The New Provincial Governor possessed the Provincial Governor’s Seal. Even though her strength was much lower than theirs, they didn’t dare to do anything under her nose.

The smile on Elder Huo Mo’s face grew even more sinister, and he said faintly, “If the murderer who killed the previous Provincial Governor suddenly appears and assassinates the New Provincial Governor while the tokens are being distributed, what do you think will happen?”

Elder Bao’s eyes lit up, and he said, “Then everyone’s attention will be on the murderer, and the New Provincial Governor will be fully focused on resisting the assassination. Naturally, she won’t notice the tokens. No one will discover if we tamper with them at that time.”

The judge from the Hegemon Sword Sect added, “Moreover, if the New Provincial Governor is assassinated, Vice Pavilion Master Long of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion will definitely come to her rescue. This will give him a chance to escape.”

“What a brilliant plan to kill two birds with one stone, worthy of Elder Huo Mo.”

Everyone suddenly understood and gave Elder Huo Mo a thumbs up, but at the same time, they were secretly on guard. They had to be careful around this guy in the future, or they might be betrayed without even knowing it.

“You flatter me, you flatter me!”

Elder Huo Mo smiled slightly and stroked his beard with satisfaction.

Then everyone began to carefully discuss the specific plan.

The next day, the second round of the Lánzhōu City competition began.

The female guard presiding over the competition repeated the rules on the stage, but the audience below, and even the contestants, were not listening. Their attention was all on Chu Xin in the spectator area and Chu Chen in the contestant area.

They had eaten the Little Babies’ grilled meat yesterday and were still craving it. They wondered if there would be grilled meat to eat today.

At this moment, they even hoped that the Little Babies would encounter disciples from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect again, so that there would definitely be grilled meat to eat.

In the contestant area, the disciples of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect couldn’t help but shiver. They looked up at the bright sun in confusion, wondering why they suddenly felt cold.

“Next, we will distribute the tokens.”

The female guard waved her hand, and hundreds of tokens floated in the air, automatically shuffling and rotating in a chaotic manner.

Long Yufei made a hand seal, and the Provincial Governor’s Seal emerged from her body, flew through the air, and hovered above the tokens.

Strands of invisible power of fortune descended, forming a barrier between all the tokens.

Elder Bao, Elder Huo Mo, and the others turned their heads to look at Long Yufei. This New Provincial Governor was really cautious, mobilizing Lánzhōu’s power of fortune to enhance the barrier. Even the divine sense of a Martial Emperor couldn’t penetrate it.

At this moment, the female guard waved her hand, and all the tokens stopped.

She quickly formed hand seals, and strands of pure True Qi carried all the tokens towards the contestants.

Just then, a masked man suddenly appeared in the air above the stage and attacked Long Yufei.

“I didn’t expect another Provincial Governor to come so soon.”

His voice was cold and hoarse, but it spread throughout the entire Lánzhōu City.

“The murderer who killed the previous Provincial Governor?”

A hint of surprise flashed in Long Yufei’s eyes. Her spiritual sense swept out, but she found that the black clothes and black scarf on the person were not ordinary items. They could block spiritual sense, making it impossible to see his face.

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“Lánzhōu doesn’t need a Provincial Governor, die!”

The black-clothed man’s cold and hoarse voice sounded again. He reached out with his hand forming a claw and grabbed fiercely. As violent energy surged, a black eagle claw condensed behind him, following his movements and grabbing towards Long Yufei.

“Protect the Provincial Governor!”

All the female guards rushed forward, standing in front of Long Yufei. Their long swords were unsheathed, and sword intent crisscrossed.

“Scram!”

The black-clothed man shouted angrily, and the eagle claw struck down. The sharp and cold force directly sent all the female guards flying.

Long Yufei’s eyes sank. She snorted coldly, made a hand seal, retrieved the Provincial Governor’s Seal, and suppressed it towards the black-clothed man.

The black-clothed man struck the Provincial Governor’s Seal with his claw. Although he successfully sent the seal flying, he suddenly let out a miserable scream, his body flew backward, and he spat out blood.

“What a powerful force of fortune.”

The black-clothed man’s tone was cold, and his eyes were as sinister as a poisonous snake’s.

Chu Xin and Chu Chen had originally stood up, ready to support Long Yufei, but seeing this scene, they sat back down.

“How dare you!”

Suddenly, a loud shout came, and a figure appeared out of thin air. Lightning flashed in the sky, and a heavenly sword descended from the sky.

“A mere Middle Stage Martial Saint, you think I’m afraid of you?”

The black-clothed man snorted coldly, energy surging around him, as if he was about to unleash a powerful technique.

“Protect the Provincial Governor.”

At this moment, the three judges rushed forward and unleashed a barrage of attacks, sending the black-clothed man flying.

“I’ll be back.”

Although the black-clothed man was spitting blood and injured, he used this force to escape, disappearing in an instant.

Long Yufei’s face was gloomy as she looked at the three, then turned to the old woman who suddenly appeared and said in a deep voice, “Master, why are you here?”

The old woman dispersed the heavenly sword and said, “I thought the murderer who killed the previous Provincial Governor had come. I was worried about you.”

“Thank you for your concern, Master. I’m fine. You can go back first.”

Long Yufei shook her head, a trace of worry flashing in her eyes.

The old woman also reacted, and immediately tore through space and left.

The three judges stepped forward and bowed to Long Yufei, “We didn’t expect that murderer to be so arrogant, daring to attack the Provincial Governor at this time. We didn’t react in time, please punish us, Provincial Governor.”

Long Yufei stared at the three for a long time, and finally said in a flat tone, “The three of you drove away the murderer and have done a service to this official. What crime is there?”

She deliberately emphasized the words “drove away,” obviously having seen through the relationship between the three and the black-clothed man.

The previous Provincial Governor was a Peak Martial Saint. The black-clothed man’s strength was simply not enough to kill the previous Provincial Governor.

The black-clothed man must have a connection with the three great powers, but she didn’t know what they were planning.

A diversion to give that steward a chance to escape?

Or…

Long Yufei suddenly thought of something. She looked at the contestant area and her gaze fell on Chu Chen, who was holding a token in one hand and a baby bottle in the other.

Chu Chen was bored, waiting for the competition to start. Sensing someone looking at him, he looked up at Long Yufei and grinned. His pure and bright smile made Long Yufei feel much better.