Dragon's Origin

Chapter 348: Settling Accounts (Part 2)

The mention of this name caused everyone a headache. Weren't they just discussing how to resolve the trouble brought by Wang Sheng? To gain Wang Sheng's understanding, Marquis Dai even wanted to compromise with an apology, but the First Elder strongly rejected it.

Now, the problem of the First Elder no longer exists. The First Elder couldn't even protect his own head, let alone reject any resolutions.

The problem is, if this was really done by Wang Sheng, wouldn't that mean Wang Sheng has already decided to actively reclaim his blood debt? Who will he target next? Marquis Dai?

"It is said that not long ago, Marquis Changsheng borrowed a batch of grandmasters from the Linglong Pavilion, saying he wanted to forge his own exclusive weapon," someone immediately recalled the news and spoke up.

The capital is like a big sieve. Unless it's the imperial palace and Wang Sheng's marquisate, you can easily find out a lot of information anywhere else. Wang Sheng used a lot of manpower this time. Except for keeping the purpose secret, everything else was not kept secret. It's normal for outsiders to get the news.

"Could this be Marquis Changsheng's exclusive weapon?" Marquis Dai asked, looking at the strangely shaped arrow with suspicion.

"Regardless of whether Marquis Changsheng made the move," a trusted aide wisely dismissed the irrelevant people around, leaving only Marquis Dai and a group of confidants, and stepped forward to advise, "At least the First Elder will no longer object to anything in the future, and the Marquis doesn't have to worry about the First Elder's power."

Hearing this, Marquis Dai's eyes lit up.

These days, it wasn't just the First Elder and the Marquis who were arguing about Wang Sheng's matter. In fact, Marquis Dai had a lot of resentment towards the First Elder from a long time ago. Including the First Elder's unauthorized use of manpower to hunt down Wang Sheng, which made Marquis Dai very unhappy. Similar things happened many times. The First Elder simply didn't take Marquis Dai seriously, acting arbitrarily and arrogantly.

Since Dai Wuji's death, the number of Dai family elders who secretly supported Marquis Dai has decreased by one. The First Elder took the opportunity to promote an elder who didn't get along with the family head, and basically from that time on, the Marquis and the First Elder were at odds, fighting for power.

The reason why Wang Sheng didn't immediately retaliate against the person in charge was firstly because he didn't have a handy weapon at the time, and secondly because he wanted to create internal strife within the Dai family to create opportunities for himself.

Anyway, Wang Sheng was sure that as long as he blocked the Thousand Absolute Ground and prevented the Dai family from getting involved, there would definitely be different voices within the Dai family. Maybe it was the First Elder, maybe it was Marquis Dai, or maybe it was other elders. In short, damaging the Dai family's huge interests would definitely cause someone to jump out.

During the time he spent making weapons and improving his cultivation, Wang Sheng waited for this dissatisfaction to slowly ferment. Seeing that other families were improving their disciples' cultivation and trying to explore the secrets of the core of the Thousand Absolute Ground from various directions, while the Dai family, the only one with a boundary marker, was turned away, this huge gap was unbearable for any member of the Dai family.

As long as this resentment accumulated to a certain level, then no matter who was in charge at the time, Wang Sheng could kill him without causing a fierce backlash from the Dai family.

If Wang Sheng had killed Marquis Dai indiscriminately at that time, it wasn't that he couldn't do it, but once he did, Wang Sheng would definitely be relentlessly pursued by the Dai family.

But now it's different. Wang Sheng killed the First Elder, the person in charge who made everyone dissatisfied, and the others would only be secretly happy. Especially Marquis Dai, removing a hindrance on his road to power, and indirectly giving Wang Sheng a great deal of face as long as he didn't pursue Wang Sheng. Talking about the Thousand Absolute Ground with Wang Sheng later, Wang Sheng could also be lenient. This was beneficial to both parties.

If Marquis Dai didn't know how to seize the opportunity at this time, then he wouldn't be Marquis Dai. He would definitely not have had the chance to live to this day, and would have been killed countless times.

"Find out where Marquis Changsheng is as soon as possible, and you go to visit him in person," Marquis Dai, as expected of Marquis Dai, immediately appointed the trusted aide who had just spoken, "Bring enough sincerity. As long as Marquis Changsheng no longer blocks the Thousand Absolute Ground, tell him that our Dai family is willing to pay enough price."

The trusted aide accepted the order and immediately went to make arrangements. As long as the blockade of the Thousand Absolute Ground is lifted, and the Dai family disciples can enter the Thousand Absolute Ground to cultivate again, this is a good thing, and many people will definitely support it.

"Put the First Elder's lineage under surveillance immediately, and be ready to take action at any time," Marquis Dai instructed another trusted aide. Wouldn't it be a waste of opportunity not to take over the First Elder's power while he was dead?

Speaking of which, Marquis Dai had an 80% chance of succeeding at this time. First of all, the First Elder was already dead. Secondly, most of the Dai family disciples who died in the Thousand Absolute Ground last time were from the First Elder's side, which also caused the First Elder's side to suffer a great loss. To be honest, Wang Sheng killing the First Elder was simply a benefactor to Marquis Dai, not an enemy.

All parties acted quickly, and the news of the assassination of the Dai Kingdom's Prime Minister quickly spread throughout the world. While countless people were shocked, many also felt it was justified.

At least that's what the Emperor thought. When he heard the news and intelligence brought back by the three old royal experts, he heard the news of the Dai family's First Elder being killed within a few days. Chief Li had already told the Emperor that Wang Sheng had told him he was going to settle accounts, and these accounts were indeed settled quickly.

"His weapon is so powerful?" The Emperor once again questioned Chief Li and Manager Zhou.

Both of them nodded. Wang Sheng killed two ninth-level demonic beasts and several eighth-level ones in the core of the Thousand Absolute Ground, all of which they saw with their own eyes. Now that the Dai family's First Elder was killed, using the same heavy sniper crossbow, there was absolutely no mistake.

While the Emperor was amazed, he was also very glad that he had not made an enemy of Wang Sheng. And at this moment, the Pavilion Master of Linglong Pavilion was also glad. After receiving the news, the Pavilion Master of Linglong Pavilion knew that Wang Sheng's heavy sniper crossbow really had such great power and such a long range. Whether to spend a lot of money to make another one became a difficult problem for the Pavilion Master of Linglong Pavilion to decide for a while.

As for other parties, they were all interested in Wang Sheng's weapon, and also interested in what happened in the core of the Thousand Absolute Ground. Wang Sheng jumped out and warned at that time. There was no need to ask, it must be related to Wang Sheng. The only question was how everyone could get specific information. This required a face-to-face meeting with Wang Sheng.

Wang Sheng lived up to expectations. After killing the Dai Kingdom's Prime Minister, he went straight to Worry-Free City. Someone would definitely want to know about the core of the Thousand Absolute Ground, which was another considerable wealth. Moreover, Wang Sheng believed that with such a big commotion inside, it would be strange if the Shi family and the Gan family could still sit still. Didn't they want to know what the hidden treasures in the Peerless Treasure Map were as soon as possible?

As soon as Wang Sheng returned to Worry-Free City, he found that he had to face a trouble. Aqi, the long-legged female assassin from the Xia family, had been living in Wang Sheng's house all this time.