Zhang Lie was the most likely backer the third prince could think of.

The other princes had all cultivated long-lasting relationships with their respective backers over a prolonged period of time, and it would be foolish for him to attempt to tear a rift in those relationships over the short term.

On the other hand, the ninth prince's master was a rising star, a soaring meteorite, one who had immediately made his name known after the royal hunt.

According to the third prince's investigation, the ninth prince's master was so strong he could even topple a fifth-level beast with one blow and strike the second prince down in an instant.

The person who had saved the crown prince from the second prince's assassination attempt, and who had caught the second prince alive, was precisely Zhang ...