"Do you think the 'omen of doom' comes from Qing Sun?"
In the study, candlelight flickered. Chen Jingxuan stood up, hands clasped behind his back, as the wreckage of Fate's golden ocean—the ship known as "The Breaker"—slowly sank, descending before the face of the Little National Master.
Xie Xuanyi earnestly said, "I don't know how many in the Imperial City want me dead, but he is certainly one of them."
"…You're not wrong, Qing Sun will indeed seize an opportunity to kill you, but not just yet."
Chen Jingxuan said, "After the assassination attempt by Sword Palace failed, he was taken away. This whole affair managed to circumvent the study… It's quite clear that the person in the palace did not want me to know his whereabouts."
In the days before, Prince Jiangning's manor lost a hefty sum of wealth.
The impact of this assassination attempt was particularly severe.