Having successfully shaken off the initial assassination attempt by the Phantom killers, Lin Chen and Su Yao did not dare to let their guard down for a single moment. They knew full well that their enemies would not simply give up; they had to uncover the mastermind behind the plot as soon as possible to permanently resolve the crisis.
After careful investigation and a painstaking process of unravelling the clues, they discovered that the mastermind behind the assassination attempts was none of other than the Shadow Kingdom. Although weaker than Daxia, this nation possessed a precious coastline and had long been at odds with Daxia. The Shadow Kingdom maintained intricate ties with the assassin organization, and its people excelled in the arts of assassination, striking down their enemies from the shadows like ghosts. The sudden rise of Lin Chen and Su Yao posed a tremendous threat to the Shadow Kingdom, which feared that the emergence of these two geniuses would make Daxia increasingly powerful and ultimately threaten its own interests.
"It was the Shadow Kingdom pulling the strings all along!" Lin Chen clenched his fists, flames of anger burning in his eyes.
Chapter 131