Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1545 - 1546: Capital City Personage

Chapter 1545: Chapter 1546: Capital City Personage

Shadow Thorn Gate.

One of the eight gates.

Within Xia Country’s various sects and schools, there are few that can compete with the great noble families.

The existence of these sects and schools is, in some aspects, Xia Country’s deliberate arrangement to keep some power in reserve.

Zhuang Yihan was very clear that this was also a kind of imperial strategy.

Powerful families must not be the only dominant force, even Bei Tang, who has been devoted to Xia Country generation after generation, could not get the country’s full support.

Not to mention there are special entities like the Ancient Clans that follow their own rules and not imperial decrees, forcing Xia Country to turn a blind eye to the Eight Gates.

The Ancient Clans must not be the only dominant force, Xia Country must not be without a ruler.

The Ancient Clans today indeed do not wish to become the rulers of Xia Country, but what about the future?

This is the reason why the Eight Gates have been able to survive to this day.

And the Eight Gates, knowing this well, also try their best to avoid any direct conflicts with the official authorities of Xia Country.

Especially matters that touch the bottom line; for hundreds of years, no one within the Eight Gates has dared to overstep.

The life and death of a Demon Slayer Saint Envoy is clearly above this bottom line.

"Reason."

Zhuang Yihan looked at Yin Mo with narrowed eyes and asked, desperate to know what could have made this elder from Shadow Thorn Gate set his sights on Su Chengyu.

"He can’t come back, some things cannot be mentioned again."

Yin Mo’s gaze drifted into the distance, causing Zhuang Yihan’s brow to furrow as he subconsciously pressed, "What are you talking about?"

"Young Master Zhuang, it seems you truly know nothing, so why bother getting into this muddy water?"

Zhuang Yihan’s glance grew cold as he firmly said, "Su Chengyu is my friend, and that reason is enough."

"Friend?"

Yin Mo mockingly said, "What does a friend count for? In this Capital City, even masters and disciples whom one has taught can stab each other in the back. Friends? Hmph."

"What exactly are you trying to say!"

Yin Mo pointed his twin stingers at Zhuang Yihan: "More words are pointless. If you want to stop me from breaking the formation, let’s see your strength."

After confirming that Zhuang Yihan indeed knew nothing about Su Chengyu, Yin Mo lost all intention to probe further. Since the other party was ignorant, there was no need to silence him; breaking the formation was his urgent priority.

Meanwhile, Zhuang Yihan, whose mind was in turmoil and not knowing what to do, heard the voice of the Wasteland Battle Halberd’s Artifact Spirit once again: "You confront him head-on, I’ll find the opportunity to act. This person holds no killing intent towards you; go all out, I will protect you completely."

"Thank you, senior."

With the words of the Wasteland Battle Halberd, Zhuang Yihan no longer hesitated, charging straight at Yin Mo with the momentum of an enraged bull.

On the other side, after confirming that the formation would not be broken in short order, Su Chengyu concealed his presence and moved to the weakest spot in the Taiqing Myriad Great Formation.

He had considered using this spot as a trap, eliminating the opponents first to ensure the formation’s integrity.

But the appearance of Xiao Yuanfeng had completely shattered his plan; leaving an Eighth Grade Martial God to rampage unchecked would doubtless lead to his formation being thoroughly breached by these people.

Now with Xiao Yuanfeng dead and in possession of new intelligence, Su Chengyu’s first task was naturally to head to the weakest part of the formation.

This spot was guarded by an Exquisite Jade Lock, a Superior Grade Divine Artifact without an owner, provided by the Su Clan as a betrothal gift to Su Chengyu.

The lack of an Artifact Spirit is a minor issue; what’s most important is that this dust-covered Divine Artifact has, after enduring the long passage of time, reached the point where its condition is deteriorating.

If Su Chengyu hadn’t lacked a more suitable Magic Artifact at hand, he wouldn’t have chosen to use this Exquisite Jade Lock as the predefined location of the Array Eye.

The attack on this place involved three Cultivators: a man in black with his face covered, a sword-bearing man wearing a bamboo hat, and a Martial Artist born to a Capital City Aristocratic family.

The Martial Artist was from the Capital City’s prestigious Du Family’s chief steward, Du Nie.

Although his strength as an Eighth Grade Martial God was not the Du Family’s most formidable, he was nevertheless the greatest gamble the Du Family was willing to take on this occasion.

For the Du Family, what they did not wish to see was Princess Lin An ultimately forming a connection with a Loose Cultivator from the countryside, as this could very likely undermine the Du Family’s position in the Capital City.

After all, prior to Su Chengyu’s appearance, the eldest son of the Du Family was also engaged to Princess Lin An from childhood, and was universally considered the most likely candidate to become the Prince Consort.

Of course, the so-called childhood engagement is something no one dares to bring up in front of Lin An once she grew up.

But even if it’s not mentioned, the agreement still exists, and the Du Family firmly believes that even if their eldest son cannot become an enviable couple of Immortals with Princess Lin An in the future, the likelihood of being assigned by His Majesty to become an honorary husband is still very high.

After all, a woman must eventually marry, especially a woman of the Royal Family who wishes to be prominent.

Otherwise, with the status of being related to the royal house, it would be inconvenient for Lin An to do anything in the Capital City.

After all, not everyone can be like Ji Yuguang, breaking the norms of secular society and becoming the State Preceptor despite being from an Ancient Clan.

And once married, even if just an honorary couple, it would be a tremendous help to the Du Family.

It’s a pity that all these plans were disrupted by the appearance of Su Chengyu.

Among all the Great noble families in the Capital City, the Du Family is certainly the one most reluctant to see Lin An and Su Chengyu together.

"Gentlemen, may I ask why you are targeting this Su Chengyu?"

The three of them, though not breaking the Great Formation easily, did not find it too stressful as they coordinated with one another.

And having traveled together, Du Nie could sense that the other two concealed their strength, so he was quite at ease at this moment.

"Doesn’t he deserve to die?" the man in black who brought the group together retorted, causing Du Nie to be taken aback.

The sword-bearing man on the other side said in agreement, "Indeed, he should die."

Du Nie laughed awkwardly at the responses, "I feel the same, I’m just very curious about your motives."

The man in black gauged Du Nie with contempt in his eyes.

As for the origins of the two companions, the sword-bearing man had an inkling but did not delve deeper.

To the man in black, however, Du Nie’s background was all too clear.

When initiating this joint assassination attempt on Su Chengyu, the man in black had first approached this Aristocratic family from the Capital City with the childhood engagement to Princess Lin An, almost certain that the Du Family would not miss this opportunity.

What he didn’t expect, however, was for the Du Family to only send Du Nie, who was only half-capable.

"There are things better left unknown than known. I understand you want to gather information for the Du Family, but I advise you not to ask too many questions. Otherwise, don’t blame me for not warning the Du Family when the time comes."

With a single sentence, the man in black clearly pointed out Du Nie’s status, and Du Nie looked at him with a mixture of surprise and suspicion, asking, "You both are from the Capital City?"

The man in black chuckled lightly without denying and then turned to the sword-bearing man, saying, "What about you, huh? Are you?"

The sword-bearing man didn’t speak; instead, he suddenly looked up at the sky and said, "Su Chengyu has arrived."