"Yes, sir!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Tianhe felt somewhat relieved.
After all, the emperor is nearing the end of his life, and currently only the Third Prince, the Crown Prince, and another prince are vying for the throne.
If he were to rashly intervene, he would definitely be killed by the combined forces of the three parties.
"Alright, I'll leave this to you. You should know how to handle this. There are a few guards who are spies for the other princes, so keep an eye on them."
Bai Zhou marked several guards trapped in his illusion and said calmly, " Dao. "
"Thank you, my lord."
Xu Tianhe immediately knelt down to express his gratitude.
He knew that many people around Dao were spies for other princes, but he didn't care at the time.
Now, he has to work for Bai Zhou, and if these spies notice anything unusual, it might ruin Bai Zhou's big plans.
Now that Bai Zhou has marked all these guards, he will be more careful in the future and try not to give himself away...
"Okay, you can continue to enjoy yourself. That's all for you." Bai Zhou nodded and then quietly left.
Taking down Xu Tianhe is much easier than dealing with Xu Tianran.
Moreover, Xu Tianran was paralyzed on one side. Although he was strong, it was still a flaw and he was not suitable to be a slave. Therefore, Bai Zhou still planned to find a time to kill Xu Tianran.
However, Ju Zi and Xu Tianran have a good relationship now. Even though Ju Zi is wary of Xu Tianran, she still regards him as a friend and benefactor. Therefore, Bai Zhou is not in a hurry to kill Xu Tianran so as not to hurt Ju Zi.
At the very least, we should wait until Orange and Xu Tianran have a falling out before taking action...
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Having dealt with matters concerning Xu Tianhe, Bai immediately headed to Xu Tianran's residence.
The palace is heavily guarded and equipped with numerous detection spirit tools, making it easy to be discovered even with the best agility.
However, none of this mattered to Bai Zhou.
The guards were all under the influence of his hallucinogenic hypnotic abilities and could not find his trail.
As for detecting the spirit tool, just like radar in the previous life, its biggest fear is interference.
With Bai Zhou's mental force, he could easily disable these speculative spirit tools without being detected.
Bai Zhou moved through the palace as if it were empty, and soon arrived at the area where Xu Tianran's bedroom was located.
The palace was very large, and each prince had a very large and luxurious residence.
Moreover, the higher one's status, the larger and more luxurious their palace.
Xu Tianhe was just an ordinary prince, and was only assigned a palace of a little over a thousand square meters.
Xu Tianran, the Crown Prince, had a palace that spanned over 10,000 square meters and was attended by hundreds of maids and eunuchs, making it look quite advanced.
Bai Zhou hypnotized several palace maids, quietly slipped into a guest room, and then, with a slight thought, began to summon his servants...
A moment later.
A middle -aged man dressed in magnificent armor pushed open the door and walked in. He then knelt on one knee before Bai Zhou, looking very respectful: "Your subordinate Norman greets Your Majesty."
The middle-aged man was named Norman, a Spirit Douluo warrior and one of the heads of Xu Tianran's guards, responsible for the defense of the entire Crown Prince's palace.
Not long ago, the other party was caught red-handed by Bai Zhou while drinking and soliciting prostitutes at the "Flower Picking Pavilion." He was then forcibly enslaved by Bai Zhou and became one of Bai Zhou's servants.
Now, naturally, I'm working for Bai Zhou.
Besides Norman and Jin Yuan, Xu Tianran also had several other people around him who were Bai Zhou's men. This was the main reason why Bai Zhou was confident in controlling Xu Tianran.
As for the method...
Upon realizing this, Bai Zhou took out a small medicine bottle from his pocket, handed it to Norman, and casually instructed Dao: "Keep this with you at all times. Spend more time with Xu Tianran these days. Just stay within ten meters of him, and it would be best to have a meal with him or something."
"Yes, ma'am."
Norman took the medicine bottle and carefully put it away.
Although he didn't know what Dao was, he also didn't know Dao Bai Zhou could do whatever he wanted, but as a servant, he only needed to obey orders.
"Okay, it's alright now, go back."
Bai Zhou waved his hand gently, signaling Norman to step down.
Upon hearing this, Norman quickly opened the door and disappeared from the spot.
"Phew, everything's ready, just waiting for the right opportunity!"
Bai Zhou took a deep breath, feeling happy.
The vial he gave Norman was a vial of "spores," or you could say a virus, a "poison" customized from the Wish System, which was of the same origin as his "Phosphorus Toxin" and could be freely controlled by him.
With the System's modifications, these viruses will spread through the air, silently invading Xu Tianran's body and lurking there.
Once the virus accumulates to a certain level, he can control the outbreak at any time, instantly causing Xu Tianran to lose all his cultivation and even take his life.
Although with his current strength, he could kill Xu Tianran with a single, brutal punch, it would take a lot of time.
After all, Xu Tianran is a Titled Douluo with countless level-nine spirit tools. If faced head-on, he would be just as formidable as a Vicious Beast that is three or four hundred thousand years old, or even more so.
Rather than wasting so much time on a 1v1 with Xu Tianran, Bai Zhou preferred to use underhanded tactics, easily defeating him without lifting a finger.
Bai Zhou recalled that in the original story, Huo Yuhao also conspired with Ju Zi to poison Xu Tianran and kill him.
In other words, being poisoned was Xu Tianran's destiny...
Although the plan was good, Bai Zhou still planned to make some further preparations for the sake of stability.
Bai Zhou left the guest room and began to wander around the Crown Prince's palace, setting up spirit tools in various hidden locations to isolate all information and sound.
If something unexpected happens and Bai Zhou fails to kill Xu Tianran immediately, he will have no choice but to take action himself.
A great battle of epic proportions is inevitable at that time.
This is the Imperial Palace. Let alone a major battle, even a slight fight would attract the attention of the Imperial Palace Guard.
Although Bai Zhou was not afraid, this would render most of his plans in the Sun Moon Empire useless, resulting in a huge loss.
Since he secretly controls the entire Sun Moon Empire, everything must be done discreetly to fit his persona as the 'mastermind'.
After dealing with Xu Tianran's affairs, Bai Zhou once again sneaked into Third Prince's palace and repeated the same method.
After all, some of the people he controlled were Third Prince's men.
Currently, it's a battle between the Third Prince and Xu Tianran. There used to be a second prince, but he was killed long ago by Xu Tianran and the powerful members of Holy Spirit Church.
Although the other princes also had ambitions, they were all scoundrels, incompetent and worthless, and Bai Zhou didn't even bother to deal with them.
Of course, the Third Prince isn't actually that impressive; it's just that behind him is a current prince— Xu Guozhong!
Only by seizing power and controlling vast resources within the imperial clan, and by allying with the Third Prince, could Xu Guozhong contend with Xu Tianran.
However, in the original story, Xu Guozhong was killed by Huo Yuhao... With the fall of his greatest protector, the Third Prince was easily killed by Xu Tianran, leaving no trace of his body.
Of course, Bai Zhou doesn't need to deal with Xu Guozhong now; he just needs to kill the Third Prince.
If Xu Tianran and the Third Prince die suddenly, the other princes will naturally not become kings.
Finally, if necessary, Bai Zhou will personally intervene and use his absolute power to help Xu Tianhe contend for the throne.
Then when he takes action, he won't be a 'thug,' but will have a legitimate reason to kill all the rebels with a single blow, saving time and effort.
Of course, this is just Bai Zhou's temporary idea.
As long as nothing unexpected happens, it should be fine.