Chapter 1495 Stop A Coup
"The Xiao Family is in trouble? What do you mean?"
Austin repeated the words in utter surprise. It was hard to believe.
He had spent several days at the Belle''s house. In fact, Belle and he had developed quite a rapport
and became good friends over the course of his stay in that ce.
So obviously, Austin didn''t want to just stand by when he heard that the Xiao Family was in peril. He
didn''t even like hearing about it.
"It''s all a bit political and purely about power. The grand prince of the Smnia Kingdom has colluded
with the leaders of the top six sects of the kingdom who are backing him."
"Backing him for what?" Austin asked. "What do you think?" Came the reply, "Power! He has made a
n that he will put in ce tonight and seize his father''s power. He wants to be the king.
Once he does that and ascends to the throne, then you can bet that he will eliminate those ministers
who don''t follow him. Even those who pose a potential threat to his rise to power will be eliminated from
his path.
The problem is, the prime minister Waldron supports the third prince, and he also has a lot of influence.
Means that most of the officials will side with him.
He is definitely a big threat to the grand prince who will surely try to destroy the entire Xiao Family,"
the old man exined.
"Wait, what? The grand prince has nned to stage a coup?" Austin eximed, his pupils dting in
astonishment.
''If that really is true, then this guy is right; Belle''s family is going to be in a hell of a lot of trouble.
Rodolfo works for the grand prince. And not only will the grand prince be against the Xiao Family, so
will Rodolfo, since he and Waldron have a rather sour history together.
Once the grand prince bes the king, Rodolfo will never let the Xiao Family go under any
circumstances. He will have strength and power, and the two are rather problematic together.''
"Hey, hang on! The Martial Arts Tournament has just ended, and the grand prince is nning to steal
the throne from his father. But isn''t this an inopportune moment? I mean, what if the guests who are
here from the three holynds and other top sects of the East Maind try to stop him? Hasn''t he
thought of that?"
Austin had an idea.
"That''s just the thing. He has! The problem is, the Smnia Kingdom is a very small one, especially in
the eyes of the people of the three holynds and most major sects. So most of them will not bother
getting themselves involved in this political drama.
Besides, they will return to their sects with their newly recruited disciples pretty soon.
No one would want to waste time in a dump like this!"
the old man replied, curling his lips in a thoughtful way.
In retrospect, when Austin pondered over what the old man had just said, he realized that it actually
made a lot of sense.
He still had some doubts though. "The grand prince attempting to usurp the king like this is supposed
to be confidential knowledge. Howe you heard of it?"
Austin asked, a little curious.
"This guy takes the credit for that,"
the old man replied with a smile, pointing at the ground near him.
Austin and Caroline were confused; there was nothing there! No wait! A transparent shadow was
emerging from the ground where the man had pointed, and a few secondster, the shadow turned into
a short, young man.
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He looked about twenty years old, though his limbs were rather long; and he had a bulged belly. Apart
from that, although he looked much like a mouse, there was a very demonic aura around him.
''He is a demonic beast, ''
Austin eximed to himself inwardly.
"Tyler, this is Austin Lin. He is a member of our sect now.
And this is his friend Caroline.
I hope you too get along well."
The old man introduced them after thoroughly enjoying their shock with some wine.
"Hello Tyler. It''s very nice to see you,"
Austin greeted him with a little bow.
"Good to see you too, Austin,"
Tyler greeted him back, with a nce at Austin.
"Tyler is actually from an ancient beast race called the golden rat race," the old man exined.
"He was born with an ability to be invisible should need be.
And once he does that, it''s really difficult to track him down.
And he prefers to hang out from ces to ces.
He knows pretty much everything about what is going on in the imperial capital city these days."
The old man seemed amused.
''I see. And no need to tell me the rest. Evidently, Tyler overheard a conversation between the grand
prince and other sect leaders by chance and shared it with the old man.'' Austin and Caroline were
quick to understand what had happened.
In any case, Belle needed to be warned! "I''m going to fill Belle in on this so that her family can at least
get ready for the shitload that''sing their way,"
Austin remarked with a frown as he rose from his seat.
''Belle and her family have always treated me well. I should tell them about the grand prince''s plot, '' he
was thinking.
"You need to hurry up in that case, Austin. That nun from the Jade Sect is going back to her sect with
Belle in two hours,"
Tyler reminded him.
"Thank you for the advice, Tyler. It helps."
Austin smiled.
He then took Caroline to the prime minister''s mansion. The journey didn''t take long and they were soon
at the gate.
Since the guards of the mansion knew Austin well, they let the two of them inside quickly with a polite
greeting gesture.
When he reached inside, he saw that Belle was bidding farewell to her families in the lobby. He had just
caught her in time.
Steward Katie was sitting in the hall. As soon as Belle was done with the goodbyes, she was going to
take Belle to the Jade Sect.
For now, Belle''s father Samuel, and her grandfather Waldron were keeping Steward Katiepany in
a respectful manner.
The Jade Sect was one of the top sects in the East Maind, and it was only very slightly weaker than
the three holynds.
So, Steward Katie was a very important guest for the Xiao Family, especially since she had recruited
Belle now.
When Belle was just about to leave, she noticed Austin and Caroline.
"What are you doing here, Austin?" she eximed in delight.
This was an unexpected surprise for her.
"Hello, madam," Austin greeted, bowing to Steward Katie first.
''She is going to be Belle''s mentor. I should be polite to her, if only for Belle''s sake, '' he thought.
Steward Katie merely responded with a nod.
She was satisfied with Austin''s attitude.
Austin didn''t want to waste time on formalities. "Belle, your family is going to be in trouble," he told her
urgently.
He told them all about the grand prince, and how he was going to usurp the king that night.
The sudden news left the entire Xiao Family in shock. They had just been celebrating Belle''s
recruitment and suddenly this! It took a while before Waldron recovered from his shock.
"Are you sure about this, Austin?" he asked after taking a deep breath.
"Yes, I''m a hundred percent sure,"
Austin confirmed.
"I think you are right too.
Thank you for telling me about this, Austin.
If it weren''t for you, our king, the third prince, and my entire family would have been doomed.
You''re our savior and we are in gratitude.
Humph! I must report this to the king as soon as possible," Waldron remarked.
He was in a big hurry to get to the royal pce; so much so that he didn''t even have the time to exin
things to Steward Katie fully and had to make-do with a quick apology.
Two hourster, the entire imperial capital city went into a giant uproar.
Under the king''s leadership, Waldron, arge number of ministers who were still loyal to the king, the
king''s trusted guards, and the imperial guards broke into the grand prince''s mansion. Not only did they
do that, but the king executed the grand prince on the spot.
Even before news of this execution spread, a multitude of guards went after the grand prince''s
followers and chased them out on the streets.
Within just a few hours, almost every single person who was involved with the grand prince''s ns,
including Rodolfo''s family, had been killed.
In fact, Waldron beheaded Rodolfo in public.
News spread like wildfire and the leaders of the top six sects of the Smnia Kingdom, who had
nned on assisting the grand prince in his coup, left the imperial capital city as soon as they heard
about the grand prince''s death. That was the only way they could think of saving their lives.
Austin himself did not rest easy until he had heard about the execution of the grand prince.
''Finally, the people of the Xiao Family are safe, at least for now, '' he thought to himself with relief.
To his pleasant surprise, the king came to meet him in person. It seemed like the handiwork of
Waldron, since he was with the king too. Thetter rewarded him with lots of divine vital energy
crystals, pills, elixirs, magic treasures and several other kinds of cultivation resources.
Austin politely thanked the king and epted those rewards dly; to be honest, he was penniless
now.
Half a dayter, the old man left the Smnia Kingdom with Austin, Caroline and Tyler.
ording to him, he was taking Austin to the base of the me Holy Land; once there, Austin was
going to have to begin a strict training regimen. It was time for him to fulfill the reason he hade to
the Divine Continent for, and
he was really looking forward to the uing journey.
''The me Holy Land was destroyed 1500 years ago, but now that it has been rebuilt, I wonder what
its base would look like?''
he wondered.