"Idiots! F*cking idiots!" Xiao Chen threw the vase standing on the table to the wall across from him. "They all died just like that!"
"Master, calm down!" The man shrouded in black clothes said grimly.
"You tell me to calm down? I should calm down?" Xiao Chen asked in a fit of anger. "They ruined my plans. Everyone is ruining my plans."
"Sit down, brat." A voice traveled as a man with a pinkish beard walked in.
"Uncle, Yontu, he—" Xiao Chen started but the man stopped him.
"I know what happened." The man raised his hand. "The Sect Leader of the Poseidon's Kiss invited him to the sect to kill him. But that man Yontu razed the sect and killed every single disciple. We don't know how he did it, but there were no signs of battle. Even I can't kill them that easily in their formation, the reason why we let them live was precisely this, but he can do it, so I upgrade my orders. DO NOT F*CK WITH THAT OLD MONSTER! Got it?"
"I understand uncle, but how about the key?" Xiao Chen asked in hope.
"I will go and talk to him personally. I will have him bring the key to the opening. I hope he accepts because if he doesn't I am not sure if I can force him." The man said and rose to his feet to leave.
"Uncle, there is something else." Xiao Chen started but didn't know how to explain.
"Say it. Stop beating around the bush." The man said impatiently.
"5th Prince was under their protection, so I sent them 100 slaves for them to stop protecting him." Xiao Chen said.
"Is it recorded?" The man asked with a squint.
"I am not sure."
"Stupid piece of shit." The man muttered as he turned to leave. "Pray to your mother otherwise I would f*cking kill you."
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"The whole sect is dead. Every single one of them!" The elder shivered in his pants, as he said.
"The Sect Leader is wise. You could foresee this, that is why you warned us not to antagonize that old monster." Another said while sweating.
"Hmm." The old man nodded sagely, but inside, he was freaking out. He was the leader of Zeus's Fury Sect, Li Long. He was indeed planning to scheme against the old man, but he ordered his elders so they wouldn't alert the enemy before he made his move. But because of this, his sect was spared. He couldn't imagine what would happen to them if it were their sect instead of Poseidon's Kiss. Luckily I didn't listen to him. If I were to follow his orders, I would be dead.'
"Tell all the disciples, they cannot even utter the name of that person in a disrespectful way. Anyone who goes to Setting Sun Alchemy Shop can't breathe loudly. They show respect to workers and they don't create a ruckus, or I swear I will beat them to mush." Li Long said after a long pause.
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Similar scenes were happening all around the Capital. The other two sects, all the association, the palace, and other big organizations cautioned their members to stay away from that man and under no circumstance anger him.
But at the moment, one particular dwarf was laughing his bottom out. "Ah long hated those bastards! They finally got what they deserved!"
"Master, are they really evil?" Ezio asked innocently.
"They are the worst. They use this dual cultivation technique to suck the life out of women. They killed countless young women to suck their Yin Essences. If Ah had power, Ah would raze their sect to the ground too. Pui." Aodhfionn said with great indignation.
"Whoever this old monster is, Ah hope he can kill that Prince and his guards as well. Wahahaha!"
"I hope so, Master. I hope so." Ezio sighed as he looked at the starry sky. After he returned, he went through some of the things he stole from the treasury and Spatial Rings. In one of those, which he assumed was Sect Leader's, he found some letters. The letter was about a deal. The Prince Consort was promising a hundred virgin slaves in exchange for the Fifth Prince. Ezio wasn't sure what happened to the prince but he was sure, it wasn't anything good.
"Master, how many princes are there?" He asked.
"Hmm? There were five." Aodhfionn said as he scratched his hairy chin. "First was executed because of treason."
"Who killed him?" Ezio asked.
"It was the Second Prince with the help of Prometheus's Suffering Sect. They were supporting the First Prince, but later there was some proof of the King's poisoning. All the evidence pointed to him, so the Sect Leader helped the Second Prince and the latter killed him with his own hands.
The Third Prince has the backing of the Demeter's Blessing Sect, as he was the most just one. Demeter's Blessing cares about fairness and justice. The Third Prince was also fair even when he was oppressed by his elder brothers.
The Second Prince was supported by Prometheus's Suffering Sect. At some point, he tried to sell Princess Moon to the sect in exchange for their support. Princess ran away and found Xiao Chen. They returned together and ended the battle between both princes. He let them and their men go, maybe because of their backings. But Ah feel like there is more to it.
The Fourth Prince was assassinated at a young age. He was a genius with no equal. His first Signum was from the peak of the Fourth Curtain and was quite strong. If he lived, he could be the Crown Prince, sadly, he died at a young age.
The Fifth Prince was also quite talented, so when the battle had begun, Poseidon's Kiss took him in. Later, he vanished into the thin air. Xiao Chen sent his army to check every cranny of the sect but found nothing. So people were convinced that the Prince had run off out of the Kingdom." Aodhfionn shook his head sadly. "Ah am considered their uncle, but Ah can't help them."
"It is not your fault, Master." Ezio appeased him.
"Yeah." The big-hearted dwarf said as he went into the hut. Ezio looked at the sky with a squint. "Can I prove what Xiao Chen did? Will the letters be enough?"