Chapter 902 - 424: The King’s Demise! Zhi Li’s Swan Song!
Zhi Li entered the royal city without anyone knowing. In the public’s opinion and impression, he should still be in the southern border fortress!
Riding the griffin back to the royal city, he did not even enter the residence of the young lord; instead, he secretly infiltrated the Dragon Temple.
The Zhi Du Sanctuary is a vast castle estate that, including the area of the Tribunal, even surpasses the royal palace.
As one of the sixteen Judges, Fu Lingxi owns a separate castle, and it was in the secret chamber underneath this castle that Fu Lingxi met with Zhi Li.
"Your Highness, the young lord, are you hiding anything from me?" Fu Lingxi asked.
"Hiding from you?" Zhi Li replied with a bitter smile, "What else could I be hiding now?"
Fu Lingxi said, "After the defeat, what does His Highness Zhi Li plan to do?"
Zhi Li replied, "Recruit literary and martial talents opposed to Suo Lun, then lead them to enter the Flame Empire to establish an exile government, continue the fight against Suo Lun to the end, and resolutely refuse to recognize the legitimacy of Zhi Yan’s succession."
Zhi Li is a very intelligent and cunning person; he certainly would not tell anyone about something as grave as assassinating the King.
Moreover, seven parts of what he said were true, three parts false. If he hadn’t been forced by circumstances, he would have indeed gathered his forces and fled to the Flame Empire. How could he possibly go on to assassinate the King, embarking on this near-certain path of death?
Fu Lingxi immediately thought that the scheme Zhi Li mentioned was indeed feasible and even the best option.