Ye Fan is only one step away from the truth.
But it was a difficult step to cross. He had to guess the identity of the assassin. But no matter how he speculated, he could not guess the assassin's true intention to kill him.
The assassin was too tight-lipped and refused to confess.
In the end, the assassin leader was incapacitated by Chang Sun Dehao and a group of imperial guards to prevent him from committing suicide, and was taken to the prison of the imperial guards to prepare for rigorous interrogation.
In addition to the assassination case, the Imperial Guard was also very interested in other information about Tianzhu Pavilion itself.
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Zixuan Palace is only ten miles away from the main street where Ye Fan encountered the assassin. For King Wu, it was just a matter of seconds.
The news of Ye Fan's assassination soon spread to the palace.
There was a tremor in the palace, and all the young martial kings who attended the Mei Tai Banquet were frightened and everyone was in danger. It's not that they're worried that the assassin will appear again, but that this major assassination case will involve them.
You must know that Ye Fan is now the most prominent legendary martial king in the Zixuan Dynasty. He has high prestige among the people. He is also highly regarded by Emperor Zixuan and is appointed as the leader of the Mammoth Corps to shoulder important responsibilities.
Ye Fan's value and significance are more important than the combined weight of their group of young martial kings.
After all, if no one reported the news, detailed information such as Ye Fan's drinking of a large amount of high-end wine in the palace and the time he left the palace would not have been so accurately grasped by the assassins, who could assassinate him at the right time.
Many of them had issues with Ye Fan and were suspected of tipping off.
You Chujie drank more wine than other Wu Kings and stayed drunk longer.
However, he was finally awakened by the commotion of the crowd outside.
After learning from the maid that You Chujie had woken up, Ran Dechang hurried into the guest room, looking a little panicked: "Senior Brother You, something big happened in the imperial city!"
"Oh, what's the big deal that deserves Junior Brother Ran to make such a fuss about?"
You Chujie drank a cup of sobering tea and frowned slightly, but his expression was surprisingly calm.
"After Ye Fan left the palace, his car was assassinated on the street! The assassin fled to the residence of the Purple Phoenix Sect, but was caught by the Imperial Guard..."
Ran Dechang told the whole news in detail, looking extremely worried, as if the sky was about to collapse.
"Did you tip off the assassin about this?"
You Chujie asked.
"Of course not, how dare I provoke him!"
Ran Dechang shook his head and denied it.
"Then why are you looking so panicked?"
You Chujie was not angry.
Ran Dechang didn't dare to look at You Chujie's face. He was very worried about You Chujie's private contact with the assassins. It was not that You Chujie didn't dare to do such a thing. But in order to avoid leaking the news, this kind of thing is only a one-way contact, and You Chujie will not tell him.
He didn't dare to ask random questions, and just said: "Although we didn't do it, I'm afraid some people will suspect that we are related to the assassins. Senior Brother You, do you think this matter will affect us?!"
You Chujie listened quietly and snorted coldly.
"The news that Ye Fan left the palace after drinking must have been leaked from the palace, otherwise the assassin would not have come by such a coincidence. But you must know that the one or two hundred young martial kings who attended the Meitai Banquet are all children of the royal family, disciples of the national religion, As a descendant of the Martial Saint family with a strong background, whoever dares to investigate will find out anything. It is empty talk, what does this matter have to do with you and me?"
"The assassins fled into the Purple Phoenix Sect's mansion, but the Purple Phoenix Sect insisted that the assassins framed them and wanted to get rid of the relationship. Whether the Purple Phoenix Sect was involved in this matter or not, the Imperial Guards may not be able to find out!"
"The captured assassin leader turned out to be an assassin organization 'Tianzhu Pavilion' supported by the Human Race and the Beast Alliance. They are the assassins of the Beast Alliance. Unless they go to the Beast Alliance to investigate, no one knows who sent them here. , has colluded with some human force. This makes it even more difficult to investigate."
"No need to make a fuss. How can we investigate such a major assassination case? In the end, we can only leave it alone! Prepare to return to the national religion."
You Chujie waved his hand, telling Ran Dechang not to worry.
Ran Dechang could only retreat. He was not sure whether this matter had anything to do with You Chujie.
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The assassin's interrogation could not yield results for a while, so Ye Fan and Gu Xinyue returned to the Beast King Pavilion Villa first, waiting for news from the Imperial Guards.
This case caused an uproar in Zixuan Imperial City and shocked all forces.
The imperial court was furious, and the entire city searched for other assassins who had fled, trying to dig out Tianzhu Pavilion. The arrest operation was vigorous, but had little effect. Once the King of Martial Arts assassin escaped, it was almost impossible to be captured again.
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A few days later.
The bachelor of Kong Jianqing's cabinet came to the Beast Emperor's Pavilion Villa, brought some gifts from the emperor and the court, and informed Ye Fan of the progress of the case.
"The Imperial Guard used various means to interrogate him, but the assassin did not confess anything. However, the identity of the assassin can be basically confirmed. He is an assassin from the 'Tianzhu Pavilion'. He is a killer trained by the Nanzhou Beast Alliance. He is hiding among the human race and waiting for opportunities to assassinate.
As for whether he is related to the Purple Phoenix Sect, he has not confessed and there is not enough evidence. The court cannot detain or torture the elders of the Purple Phoenix Sect and cannot find out.
Nothing could be found at the palace. The one or two hundred martial kings who attended the Mei Tai Banquet all denied any involvement in the case, and no useful clues could be found. They cannot be interrogated, otherwise it will cause huge backlash from all parties.
His Majesty inquired about the matter and held several generals of the Imperial Guard and City Guard accountable, but apart from catching the assassin, no other behind-the-scenes participants could be found. This fact is really shameful! "
Kong Jianqing shook his head, feeling helpless and ashamed, feeling a little sorry for Mark.
Ye Fan encountered an assassin at the foot of the imperial city. It was fine that the Nanzhou Beast League could not trace him, but they could not find the mastermind lurking in the Zixuan Dynasty who was colluding with the assassin. This simply embarrassed the Zixuan Dynasty.
Ye Fan said lightly, "Master Kong, don't take it too seriously. When the assassin took action, he had already calculated these things. It's not surprising that he couldn't find out the mastermind behind the scenes. I'm not in a hurry. I should know this time after a while." The assassin's true purpose."
"Thank you, Brother Ye, for your understanding. For a behemoth like the Zixuan Dynasty, the internal forces are complicated and it is very difficult to investigate such a case. I will go back and report to Your Majesty. No matter what, I must give you some compensation!"
Kong Jianqing sighed.
If Ye Fan offended fewer people in the dynasty, he might be able to target the suspects.
But Ye Fan has offended too many people, including the Imperial Guards, the Martial Saints Family, the Zixuan National Religion, the Purple Phoenix Sect, etc., and even the distant Nanzhou Beast League wants to eradicate him, no matter who is easy to mess with. Yes, the resistance to the investigation is too great and the investigation cannot be continued.
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Beast Emperor Pavilion Villa was as calm as ever.
This assassination did not cause any abnormality in the Beast King Pavilion.
However, the Zixuan court has obviously strengthened the protection of Beast Emperor Pavilion Villa. Two regiments were arranged to have their camps permanently stationed near the villa, and a King Wu was even invited to settle and practice near the villa to deter those with ulterior motives.
Ye Fan quickly put the assassination behind him, improved his martial arts level every day, and spent several hours practicing peerless sword skills.
He knew very well that those trivial things were not important, and making himself stronger was the most important thing. Only by becoming a Martial Emperor as soon as possible can he truly occupy a place in the Zixuan Dynasty. No one dares to provoke him easily.
Gu Xinyue is practicing various bow combat skills.
Her cultivation speed is not much slower than Ye Fan.
Most of the daily chores in the Beast King Pavilion are taken care of by Great Elder Hua Yuan.
The mammoth Big Hui took ten mammoth cubs to play on the hillside of the villa. They ate all kinds of animal meat when they were hungry and drank spring water when they were thirsty.
They even let the mammoth cubs fight in various battles with cubs of other beast species, so that the cubs can get used to fighting from an early age and develop a sturdy fighting style.
The kind of cub that has not experienced real combat will not have much fighting power even if it grows up.
The imperial court's first batch of 10 million Yuan Stone allocations for preparing the Mammoth Corps has been distributed to the Beast Emperor Pavilion.
The Beast Emperor Pavilion has ample funds to train these mammoth cubs.
As more than a dozen Martial Kings, thousands of Wu Hous, and nearly 30,000 Martial Lords from the Beast Emperor Pavilion, led by Great Elder Jian Hongyu, arrived at the villa one after another carrying huge supplies and vehicles, the entire villa became lively and noisy. Like a bustling town.
The villa has almost all the living facilities. In addition to a large number of private houses where cabinet members live, there is even a main street and numerous shops.
The main business of Beast King Pavilion is beast control. Transactions related to beast control, including adult beasts, beast eggs, various beast control techniques, feed, breeding, and many other aspects, are all within the scope of Beast King Pavilion's business.
The first generation of mammoths is still being cultivated and cannot be sold for the time being.
However, the Beast Emperor Pavilion also manages many other animal species, including flying and land animals, covering almost everything, and there are many varieties.
Because of Ye Fan and his exclusive monopoly on mammoths, the reputation of the Beast King Pavilion quickly rose to prominence in the Zixuan Dynasty, becoming the most famous first-class beast-taming dealer, with a status almost on par with the established beast-taming dealers in the dynasty.
Many merchants from the Imperial City came to do beast control business with the Beast Emperor Pavilion. As long as it was a business deal with the Beast Emperor Pavilion, they would be willing to take it as long as they didn't lose money, even if they didn't make any money.
Even the major beast-taming merchants from the wealthy Martial Saint families in the dynasty were no exception. They took the initiative to discuss business with the Beast Emperor Pavilion and helped the Beast Emperor Pavilion establish sales channels and establish friendship.
All businessmen understand that the Beast Emperor Pavilion, which has an exclusive monopoly on the management rights of Mammoth, will grow into a terrifying and huge force in the future.
This is the only high-level beast species at the Martial Emperor level that is exclusively monopolized in Dongzhou, the Shenwu Continent, and can earn huge profits. As for other high-level beast species, because the species are not exclusively controlled, they cannot do this, and the profits are naturally much lower.
If they don't quickly establish trading channels now, once the Beast Emperor Pavilion has cultivated a large number of second- and third-generation mammoths and are ready to sell them to the outside world, it will be difficult for them to become a business partner of the Beast Emperor Pavilion.