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Chapter 1977 - 1981: Citywide Manhunt

Iron-Faced Dragon King was a name Qin Tian casually made up, yet at this moment, within the Imperial City, it had already become a kind of taboo.

The Forbidden Army and the Soul Suppressing Hall scoured the entire city, trying to flush Qin Tian out.

However, Qin Tian was utterly unafraid. After taking off his mask, he continued to move about within the Imperial City.

He sent a letter to Xiao Zhuang, then personally went to find Gongsun Sanniang, asking them to investigate matters related to the Great Yin Holy Sect together.

Since he had already said he would avenge Leng Yu, Qin Tian did not want to keep putting this matter off.

Moreover, by his current estimation, this Great Yin Holy Sect should be a Demon Clan organization secretly serving the Fourth Prince. He had to find out clearly how many terrifying forces the Fourth Prince was still secretly cultivating.

For now, at least he could feel at ease: in front of the Ice Emperor, his identity should not have been completely exposed yet.

He finally understood now why the Ice Emperor had issued three edicts in a row.

Because all they had gotten from Xu Junwei’s mouth was information about a high-ranking general surnamed Qin, and according to Qin Tian’s understanding, within the Tianyuan Dynasty there were at least over thirty high-ranking generals with the surname Qin.

"Better to kill a thousand by mistake than let one slip through." This was the Ice Emperor’s attitude toward Long Yin. So Qin Tian saw that the Ice Emperor not only issued a recall edict for Qin Tian, but also took measures against the other generals surnamed Qin.

Either sending the Soul Suppressing Hall to secretly investigate them, or summoning them back to the Imperial City to observe their reactions.

In short, the Ice Emperor’s mind was in complete chaos, and he had absolutely no idea who this Long Yin, codenamed "Lonely Wolf," really was.

"Lord Qin, regarding the matter of the Fourth Prince colluding with the Demon Clan’s Great Yin Holy Sect, I haven’t found any concrete leads yet. But in the process of investigating the Great Yin Holy Sect, I did make an unexpected discovery."

In Gongsun Sanniang’s residence, Gongsun Sanniang reported to Qin Tian.

"What unexpected discovery?" Qin Tian was taken aback.

Gongsun Sanniang said, "The Ice Emperor and the Fourth Prince are both in contact with the Demon Clan. Besides that, they are also both in contact with the Barbarian Clan. Over this past month, their interactions have grown increasingly frequent. Moreover, the Demon Clan and the Barbarian Clan have both sent high-ranking generals secretly to the Imperial City to meet separately with the Ice Emperor and the Fourth Prince. However, as for the exact content of those meetings, we still don’t know yet."

Gongsun Sanniang stared at Qin Tian and said, "I suspect they might be preparing to act against you, Lord Qin?"

Indeed, besides bordering the Demon Clan to the north across the Demon God River, West State also bordered South State to the south, while to the east it neighbored the Demon Clan.

After the Demon Clan could no longer help the Imperial City deal with West State, the Ice Emperor and the Fourth Prince in the Imperial City naturally began seeking ways to form an alliance with the Demon Clan and the Barbarian Clan to jointly deal with Qin Tian.

This sort of strategy had previously been brought up to Qin Tian by both Zhou Yang and Zuo Yuanhao, and Qin Tian had been quietly watching how it would develop.

But now it seemed the Ice Emperor was ready to put this plan into action.

Could it be that the Ice Emperor had become somewhat certain of his identity, and was now willing to set aside the blood feud with the Demon Clan and the Barbarian Clan just to form an alliance to take him down?

Long Yin was the Ice Emperor’s number one enemy in his heart—Qin Tian now fully appreciated that.

"I understand," Qin Tian nodded. "I won’t let them succeed."

Qin Tian spoke lightly, then asked Gongsun Sanniang, "Do you know where the high-ranking generals of the Barbarian Clan and the Demon Clan are staying within the Imperial City?"

"I do. I’m quite familiar with several high-ranking officials in the Court responsible for receiving them. From them, I learned that the Demon Clan’s high-ranking generals are staying at Clear Breeze Courtyard outside the Imperial Palace, while the Barbarian Clan’s high-ranking generals are staying at Lingxiao Tower. Lord Qin, you’re asking this because... could it be that you want to..."

Before Gongsun Sanniang could finish, Qin Tian nodded and said, "In the next couple of days, keep a close eye on how people in the Imperial City react. Heh..."

Since he was still in the Imperial City, he might as well turn the whole city upside down and make sure the Ice Emperor and the Fourth Prince had no peace!

Sure enough, over the next two days, Gongsun Sanniang heard news that major incidents had occurred one after another at Clear Breeze Courtyard and Lingxiao Tower!

The Demon Clan general and his subordinates at Clear Breeze Courtyard—thirty-five people in total—were all killed overnight!

The Barbarian Clan general and his subordinates at Lingxiao Tower—seventy-eight people in total—were likewise completely wiped out overnight!

With virtually no prior signs, the high-ranking generals sent by the Demon Clan and the Barbarian Clan had actually died inside the Imperial City!

This time, the Ice Emperor and the Fourth Prince in the Imperial Palace were utterly enraged!

Furthermore, the Forbidden Army patrolling the Imperial City all reported that when they rushed to Clear Breeze Courtyard and Lingxiao Tower to provide support, they saw a person wearing a dragon-headed mask taking flight and leaving. The Forbidden Army simply couldn’t catch up!

Iron-Faced Dragon King!

The Iron-Faced Dragon King had struck again!

Beyond the Imperial Palace, within the Imperial City, the commoners were also passing around one legendary story after another of the Iron-Faced Dragon King!

Basically, they had already praised Qin Tian to the level of a god!

This completely drove the Ice Emperor into a rage.

The Demon Clan and the Barbarian Clan sent people directly to question the Ice Emperor: in the dignified Imperial City of the Tianyuan Dynasty, two foreign envoys’ generals had actually died in a foreign land—what was the meaning of this? Did the Tianyuan Dynasty want cooperation, or did it want war?

The people of the Demon Clan and the Barbarian Clan had relatively explosive tempers, and this round of questioning made the Ice Emperor’s face burn red with embarrassment.

The Ice Emperor, who had always liked to act tough toward foreign races, was now forced to tuck his tail between his legs. To smooth things over, he repeatedly sent people to apologize to the Demon Clan and the Barbarian Clan and took on all costs for burial and compensation for the dead, while also paying the Demon Clan and the Barbarian Clan indemnities of one hundred thousand High Grade Spirit Stones.

This matter finally managed to calm the anger of the Demon Clan and the Barbarian Clan.

But the Ice Emperor still had plenty of anger left—and it was burning hot.

He summoned both the Fourth Prince, who was in charge of the Ministry of War, and the overall head of the Soul Suppressing Hall, and berated them loudly, ordering them to jointly solve the case. No matter if this Iron-Faced Dragon King was alive or dead, he had to be caught and executed by slow slicing!

"Royal Father, your son suspects this Iron-Faced Dragon King is from West State. This attempt to sabotage our dynasty’s relations with the Demon Clan and the Barbarian Clan is clearly Qin Tian of West State having received word and trying to wreck the alliance we were about to form." The Fourth Prince said.

The overall head of the Soul Suppressing Hall, "Puppet King" Ming Lou, said coolly, "I’m not so sure. In West State, can Qin Tian command a Great Immortal Realm Peak expert? Hmph, I’m afraid he doesn’t have that kind of capability yet. You should know, Great Immortal Realm Peak experts within the Imperial City, apart from the dynasty’s Elder Council, are few and far between."

"Moreover, besides possibly wanting to sabotage the alliance between us and the Demon Clan and the Barbarian Clan, there’s another possibility for the Iron-Faced Dragon King’s attacks: this person might simply be taking revenge for our citywide manhunt against him!"

The Fourth Prince snorted coldly at these words and said, "Could a Dragon Clan spy really have a Great Immortal Realm Peak expert at his command? Royal Father, don’t forget, Qin Tian is a high-ranking general with the surname Qin... Eliminating Qin Tian at this time brings us nothing but benefits!"

"Enough, both of you stop arguing!"

The Ice Emperor’s voice was filled with fury and impatience. "No matter whose side the Iron-Faced Dragon King is on, he must die! As for Qin Tian, continue to coordinate with the Demon Clan and the Barbarian Clan. Once everything is ready, we move our troops at any time. Qin Tian must die as well!"