And at this moment, the scapegoat that Spirit Hall had arranged long ago was also ready to act, with a cultivation base that had even reached the Soul Douluo level.
At the same time, the scapegoat arranged by Spirit Hall was also ready to move out, and was discovered by the Soul Masters searching for the murderer at just the right time. Then, a city-wide manhunt began. Although the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family did not have Titled Douluo among their retainers, they had quite a few Soul Douluo, and each of them was quite strong.
These people fought fiercely with the scapegoat arranged by Spirit Hall, and in the end, the scapegoat was killed by these people due to a mistake.
After receiving the news that the murderer was dead, the atmosphere within the entire palace was terribly low. Everyone understood that the killed Soul Master was just a scapegoat. Now that the scapegoat was dead, the mastermind behind the scenes had definitely arranged everything. It was absolutely impossible to find the person behind the scenes now.
At the same time, Ning Fengzhi was also rushing towards Heaven Dou City with Gu Rong. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had always supported the Heaven Dou Royal Family. Now that Xue Ye had been assassinated and killed, he had to go and see what was happening. When necessary, he would support Xue Qinghe to ascend the throne. The current Heaven Dou Empire could not be in chaos.
When Ning Fengzhi arrived at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, the entire palace was eerily quiet.
"Teacher, you've come!" Seeing Ning Fengzhi, Qian Renxue pretended to be sad and said in a hoarse voice.
"How is it?! Has the murderer been caught?!"
"The murderer is dead!"
"Dead! How did he die?!" Ning Fengzhi asked in surprise.
"During the pursuit, that Soul Master accidentally made a mistake and was killed by the retainers raised by the royal family!" Qian Renxue said, pretending to grit her teeth, as if she hated that Soul Douluo who had killed the murderer.
"What do you mean accidentally? I think it was intentional, all for the sake of hiding the mastermind behind the scenes." Ning Fengzhi knew there was a problem as soon as he heard it. He looked at Qian Renxue and asked in a deep voice, "Can you guess who the murderer is?! Who is the most likely?!"
At the same time, he was constantly thinking in his mind, who would attack Xue Ye, an emperor in his prime!
Ning Fengzhi did not suspect Qian Renxue, even though the biggest beneficiary of Xue Ye's death was Xue Qinghe, played by Qian Renxue, he did not suspect her. Instead, he placed his suspicion on the Star Luo Royal Family, Spirit Hall, and even some of the ministers in the court.
"I don't know, but it's highly likely that it was someone from Spirit Hall. Father said that Spirit Hall has been interfering in the war between the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, just because they don't want the two great empires to unify. It seems that it's because they have been coveting the two great empires, wanting to establish their own empire. But these are all Father's deductions, and I don't know if they are true?!"
Qian Renxue shook her head. In order to clear her own suspicion, she even revealed part of Spirit Hall's plan.
"Spirit Hall?!" Ning Fengzhi frowned. He had always been aware of Spirit Hall's interference in the war between the two great empires. Originally, he simply thought that this was Spirit Hall's way of maintaining peace on the continent, but after hearing what Qian Renxue said, he suddenly felt that this possibility was very high.
But why kill Emperor Xue Ye?!
Although he felt that this possibility was very high, the doubts in Chen Xin's heart deepened. Although Emperor Xue Ye was not a foolish ruler, he was not a wise ruler either. He did not have much ambition and could only be considered a good emperor who maintained the status quo. He could not pose any threat to Spirit Hall at all. If they were to kill someone, they should kill the Star Luo Emperor, who had great talent and strategy.
In order to provoke a war between the two great empires? But in that case, the scapegoat who was killed should also have the symbol of the Star Luo Empire.
Seeing Ning Fengzhi in deep thought, Qian Renxue's heart skipped a beat, realizing that something was wrong, and continued, "Of course, it is also possible that it was not someone from Spirit Hall, but someone from the Star Luo Empire. It is well known that our two great empires have always been at odds."
"What does Gelong Marshal think?!"
"Gelong Marshal said that he did not dare to make wild guesses, but only repeatedly asked me to ascend the throne quickly and stabilize the Heaven Dou Empire."
Ning Fengzhi nodded, "Since that's the case, then Your Highness should ascend the throne quickly. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will give you the greatest support."
Qian Renxue was overjoyed and quickly thanked him, "Thank you, Teacher!"
In just one week, Emperor Xue Ye was buried in the Imperial Mausoleum, and Qian Renxue's enthronement ceremony went very smoothly. With the help of the unsuspecting Ning Fengzhi and Gelong, even if Xue Xing and Xue Beng had more opinions, they could only hold them back in their stomachs at this moment, silently watching Xue Qinghe, played by Qian Renxue, ascend the throne.
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After Xu Yang and Chen Xin returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, they immediately received the news that Xue Qinghe had ascended the throne.
"What?!... Teacher, you said Xue Ye is dead, and Xue Qinghe has ascended the throne!" Xu Yang looked at Ning Fengzhi with a look of astonishment, and muttered in his heart, "This timing is wrong, shouldn't there be at least five more years?!"
Ning Fengzhi said with a look of melancholy, "Xue Ye was assassinated and killed a week ago, and the murderer was killed on the same day. In order to stabilize the Heaven Dou Empire, it is best to let His Majesty ascend the throne as soon as possible."
"I just don't know if the mastermind is Spirit Hall, the Star Luo Empire, or other forces... Sigh!"
As he spoke, he sighed deeply, clearly Xue Ye's death was something he hadn't anticipated. Although Qian Renxue, whom the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had always supported, had ascended the throne, he always felt that something was strange, and he hadn't been able to figure it out after thinking about it for nearly a week.
Madam Ning placed some fruits in front of Xu Yang, glanced at Ning Fengzhi, and explained in annoyance, "Your Teacher has been in this mood for a week. Now that His Majesty has ascended the throne and the Heaven Dou Empire hasn't fallen into chaos, why think so much?!"
Xu Yang took a fruit that looked like an apple, took a light bite, and then looked up and said, "It's Spirit Hall. Spirit Hall killed Emperor Xue Ye, and the purpose was to let Xue Qinghe ascend the throne early."
"Why?!"
Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Madam Ning, and Gu Rong all turned their gazes to Xu Yang, waiting for his explanation, wanting to know why Xu Yang was so sure that the mastermind was Spirit Hall, and why Spirit Hall wanted the current Emperor to ascend the throne.
Since he had already decided to speak, Xu Yang simply revealed everything about Qian Renxue and Spirit Hall's plan.
"Because Xue Qinghe is not Xue Qinghe, but Qian Renxue, the daughter of the previous Pope of Spirit Hall, the inheritor of the Six-Winged Angel Spirit. The reason for killing Xue Ye early to let Qian Renxue ascend the throne, I think, is because the strength of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in the last battle of Spirit City made Spirit Hall afraid, so they acted ahead of time."
"..."
Everyone fell silent. The impact of this information was too strong. Even Chen Xin, who usually didn't care about the royal family, couldn't accept it at this moment. After all, he was also a person of the Heaven Dou Empire and hoped that this country would become very good.
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