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Chapter 220 Xuanwu Street
Chapter 220 Xuanwu Street
Lin Fei learned from Ji Lianxing that the Eight Evil Paths were planning to target the Xuanyuan Sword, the national treasure of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and he did not linger in the Northern Han Dynasty for even a moment longer.
He found Xiang Boyue, who, while Xiang Boyue was at Zhanlongdu, prepared the fastest warship for him, and they rushed back to the Southern Tang Dynasty without stopping.
Although Lin Fei had traveled back to Southern Tang from Northern Han at top speed, the journey still took considerable time. Lin Fei feared that the Eight Evil Paths had already launched their plan, and that the entire Southern Tang had been transformed.
Fortunately, when Lin Fei returned to the capital, the Southern Tang capital was still peaceful and prosperous, and there was nothing unusual about it.
Lin Fei finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, it seems strange, but they haven't launched their plan yet. There should still be time!"
Lin Fei rushed to the Divine Might Marquis's residence without stopping, wanting to inform his maternal grandfather, Su Lie, of the evil Eight Paths' plan.
I learned from Ji Lianxing that in the plan of the Eight Evil Paths, besides sealing and stealing the Xuanyuan Sword, the most important part was for the Demon Master Leng Feng to personally deal with the Divine Might Marquis Su Lie, who was at the Celestial Realm.
The Demon Master Leng Feng was once ranked second on the Dragon Ranking, second only to the invincible Hidden Sword Elder. Before his defeat by the Hidden Sword Elder, Demon Master Leng Feng was virtually invincible, having defeated many experts at the Celestial Realm.
His strength is probably even greater than that of Marquis Shenwei, Su Lie.
Furthermore, since the opponent was acting with a calculated strategy this time, if they were to launch a surprise attack, Su Lie, even with his superior skills, would likely be defeated by the Demon Master.
Just as Ji Lianxing said, if the Demon Master were to suddenly strike from the shadows, it wouldn't be impossible for him to defeat or even kill Su Lie.
Therefore, Lin Fei had to make Su Lie prepare in advance, and it would be best to invite a few more leaders of the righteous path at the Celestial Realm to the capital. At that time, they would be prepared for any eventuality.
When Lin Fei arrived at the Marquis of Shenwei's residence, he learned that Su Lie was not there at all. Instead, he had gone to the yamen of Tianmen South Prefecture.
For several years, Su Lie had been detached from worldly affairs, and much of the power that had once been in his hands had fallen into other hands. Now that he was going to fight for the crown prince position for Lin Fei, Su Lie naturally wanted to reclaim all the power he had lost.
The first thing to reclaim is control of Tianmen North Prefecture. Therefore, recently, Su Lie has frequently traveled to Tianmen South Prefecture to discuss matters with the Southern Prefecture Commander, Su Wuming.
Upon learning this news, Lin Fei hurriedly left the Shenwei Marquis's residence and rushed to the government office in Tianmen South Prefecture.
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The government office of Tianmen South Prefecture was located outside Xuanwu Street, one of the four main streets of the imperial city. To reach Tianmen South Prefecture, Xuanwu Street was the only way to pass through.
Lin Fei was on his way to the government office in Tianmen South Prefecture when he was stopped halfway there.
The one who stopped him was none other than Li Longqian, who was determined to compete with him for the position of crown prince.
Li Longqian led a group of men to intercept Lin Fei on his only route to Tianmen South Prefecture. They prevented him from reaching Tianmen South Prefecture, and simultaneously ordered the entire street to be blocked off, especially from the Tianmen South Prefecture side, where they dispatched men to intercept him from a distance to ensure that no message could get through.
"Oh, isn't this my imperial brother?" Li Longqian looked at Lin Fei in front of him and laughed unrestrainedly: "Why didn't you stay in Northern Han and be a good son-in-law? Why did you come back again?"
At this moment, Lin Fei was too lazy to waste any more words with this guy and coldly shouted, "Get out of the way!"
"Get out of my way?" Li Longqian sneered. "Brother, now that I'm here, let's catch up!"
As he spoke, Li Longqian gave a look to his men.
He brought a large group of men today to block Lin Fei on Xuanwu Street, already determined that he would not let Lin Fei leave no matter what.
"Once I kill you, I will be the sole heir to the throne! At that time, even if Father Emperor is unwilling, he will have no choice but to pass the throne to me!" Li Longqian thought viciously, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.
Li Longqian was caught off guard by Lin Fei's unexpected return to the capital so quickly. Many of his previously prepared plans were rendered useless.
He had planned to further consolidate his position and strive to persuade Emperor Li Yu of Tang to pass the crown prince position to him before Lin Fei returned from Northern Han. He never expected Lin Fei to return so quickly.
Li Longqian knew that the gap between himself and Lin Fei was not small. Now that Lin Fei had returned, he probably had no chance of getting the crown prince position.
So Li Longqian decided to go all in. After finding out Lin Fei's whereabouts, he led his men to intercept Lin Fei on Xuanwu Street.
Upon receiving his instructions, three men in black jumped out of the crowd and attacked Lin Fei—they didn't care about Lin Fei's identity, they only knew how to obey orders.
"Li Longqian, you're courting death!" Lin Fei was also furious at this moment. A golden light flashed around his body, and he charged forward against the three people.
Although he wished he could kill Li Longqian right there and now, Lin Fei also knew that now was not the time for him to settle scores with Li Longqian. He needed to inform Su Lie first; that was the important thing. He couldn't waste time here with that good-for-nothing Li Longqian.
Thinking that Li Longqian had no powerful subordinates, Lin Fei activated his Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, intending to force his way through the three men.
Unexpectedly, one of the three grabbed Lin Fei's head with his fingers, another aimed his sword at Lin Fei's waist, and the last one slashed at Lin Fei's legs.
The three of them worked together with unparalleled skill, and the strength of their true energy was comparable to that of three experts with five or more apertures!
"Asura Heaven-Slaying Finger, Killing Sword Technique, Blood-Slaughtering Saber Technique?" Lin Fei immediately recognized the styles of martial arts used by these three people, and was both shocked and furious: "You are people from the Eight Evil Paths!"
No wonder Ji Lianxing said before that the evil sects' plan to seal the Xuanyuan Sword was related to Li Longqian. Lin Fei didn't quite believe it at first. Even if this guy was incompetent, he couldn't possibly help outsiders steal his ancestor's things, could he?
Seeing that Li Longqian had three unorthodox martial arts masters among his subordinates, Lin Fei finally believed Ji Lianxing's words—this guy truly cared about nothing for the throne. He had actually gotten involved with unorthodox martial arts practitioners.
Lin Fei had initially disliked Li Longqian and intended to deal with him according to the laws of Southern Tang. Now, however, it seemed he could no longer be allowed to live!
A sharp killing intent flashed in Lin Fei's eyes.