Chapter 303: The Deferred Matter
The news that the First Prince Gwejeonggi and the Third Prince Gwehanggi of the Four Kings had been eliminated from the competition spread like wildfire across the entire province of Jiangsu.
The news could not help but send shockwaves through the entire Four Kings Alliance.
The most likely candidate, who was believed to be certain to become the next Great King barring any unforeseen circumstances, was none other than the eldest son, Gwejeonggi.
For this reason, throughout Jiangsu Province, everyone—warriors and common folk alike—could be heard discussing Gweojeonggi incessantly.
“Have you heard the news? That Lord Gweojeonggi has lost his eligibility as successor?”
“What? What are you talking about? Why would Lord Gweojeonggi suddenly lose his eligibility as successor?”
“Tsk tsk, you really are slow to catch on. He’s been colluding with physicians from both families all this time, poisoning members of the Fourteen Royal Houses, you say? And only the heads and key figures of families that didn’t support him, no less.”
“What?! Master Guijing did such a thing?!”
For the warriors of the Four Kings Alliance, who permitted ambushes, surprise attacks, and one-against-many combat, the one thing strictly forbidden was poison.
Therefore, regardless of anything else, poisoning someone using toxins was an act the Four Kings Alliance warriors despised above all else.
So naturally, the people of the Four Kings Alliance felt no sympathy for Gu Zhengqi once they learned the truth.
