Chapter 665
“The old servant hasn’t asked. He only said the ancestors left in a hurry and left no message behind.”
The steward answered cautiously.
“To sneak into Zhou Tian City and assassinate a Nascent Soul cultivator, there are only a few forces in the world capable of such a feat. The Monster Domain, the Demon Domain, and the Netherworld Palace. And the most likely one is the Netherworld Palace.”
The middle-aged noblewoman calmed herself and began her analysis. She had first-hand experience with the might of the Netherworld Palace.
Back then, she had issued a bounty to assassinate Nangong Yuanwu of the Nangong Clan. Later, that old man was nearly killed within his own clan’s territory, and it was said that even now he remained gravely wounded.
From that moment, the noblewoman came to understand just how terrifying the Netherworld Palace truly was.
Now that Gongshu Lian had been assassinated, the most likely explanation was that someone had placed a bounty on his life there. Only the assassins of that place could infiltrate Zhou Tian City without a trace and strike with such precision.
Unfortunately, she was now confined to Xiaoyou Peak , forbidden from leaving. Even her many previous businesses had been taken from her hands. She no longer had the ability to commission another bounty. Otherwise, she would have certainly placed one again, to see Nangong Yuanwu finished off entirely and her beloved Yu’er avenged.
Just as the middle-aged woman was seething in silent hatred, a sudden voice echoed in her ears: “You do have some insight, recognizing that the Netherworld Palace was behind the assassination.”