CHAPTER 297: CHAPTER 297: WAR BREAKS OUT!

"I say, is it really necessary?"

Noticing the obvious distrust from Wei Wushang, the Fourteenth Prince felt deeply hurt and reiterated solemnly, "I genuinely want to uncover the truth!"

"I believe you!"

Wei Wushang was too lazy to argue with the Fourteenth Prince.

He had so many things to take care of right now!

Since the court had chosen to go to war with the Star-picking Tower, and he had led the Wei Family Guards to burn down the Star-picking Tower in Yunyang City, it meant that the Wei Family had already completely opposed the Star-picking Tower.

In other words, the Wei Family is now at a critical juncture.

The reprisal from the Star-picking Tower wouldn’t be long in coming, and the Wei Family must be prepared; they certainly couldn’t be caught off guard!

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The Yuan Family.

Yuan Yindi also rushed back from Qianyang City, accompanied by a squad of guards and a small group of female guards.

The guards were dispatched by the court, while the female guards were kindly provided by the Eldest Princess.

With the court waging war against the Star-picking Tower, the civilian and military ministers of the court could all become targets of the Star-picking Tower. Emperor Xia certainly couldn’t sit idly by; instead, he allocated and deployed the imperial guard of the capital to station at the homes of the civilian and military generals to serve as guards.

This approach, although it might not completely stop the assassinations from the Star-picking Tower’s killers, was at least doing their best and leaving the rest to fate.

An edict from Emperor Xia stirred a bloody storm within Daxia.

The Star-picking Towers across the regions were caught unprepared and were successively cleared, with many of their assassins falling under the army’s extermination.

Speaking of it, the Star-picking Tower had become arrogant!

Since they forced a compromise from the three major countries with a self-destructive stance back then, the Star-picking Tower had grown increasingly rampant. Over the decades, whether it was the succeeding controllers of the Star-picking Tower or its assassins, none of them held any fear toward the dynasty.

The strike from Daxia came very abruptly.

So much so that the Star-picking Tower in Daxia had no time to react before they were hit with a thunderous blow.

Most importantly, this time Emperor Xia went mad.

Any Daxia citizen who slays a Star-picking Tower assassin could earn military merit and be rewarded with thousands of gold.

Originally, Daxia was a country that practiced military meritocracy. However, not everyone could join the army, and not everyone had the courage to fight on the battlefield.

But this edict targeting the Star-picking Tower assassins directly sparked a vast people’s war.

After this edict was issued, any stranger entering Daxia would be closely monitored by those around, and if anything seemed amiss, it would undoubtedly be reported to the authorities at once.

As a result, the assassins coming from Beili and Great Yin to support the Star-picking Tower were found one by one, even many spies infiltrating Daxia from Beili and Great Yin were uncovered.

Although a few assassins still managed to enter Daxia, they seemed to be frightened out of their wits.

They didn’t even dare to carry out assassination missions.

Because, even if they succeeded in their assassination, they would find it extremely difficult to leave alive.

Currently, Daxia had become a forbidden zone for the Star-picking Tower’s assassins.

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Daxia’s achievements were impressive, and the courts of Beili and Great Yin were green with envy. The emperors of both countries also wanted to take action against the Star-picking Tower, as it was like a sharp sword hanging over their heads, making it difficult for them to eat or sleep in peace.

However, before the courts of the two countries could make any moves, the Star-picking Tower within their territories closed down shop within a few short days, with all their assassins going into a state of silence.