Plans for Desolation

"Don't look at me like that, I was just a little late" a man leisurely entered in Yyan's line of sight.

Yyan glared at the person who just came. He had reserved this day for Yue and him to spend time together but this idiot just have to get in the way.

"How can this one dare of saying that the fourth prince is late. This one is just early" but there's no amount of respect that can be hinted from Yyan.

"Come on, it's my bad. I found an interesting person on my way that's why I got stuck for a few minutes" the fourth prince looked like he was throwing a casual excuse.

"We could've chosen a more appropriate place to meet. We shouldn't be seen together" Yyan decided to proceed to business and to overlook the fourth prince's nonsense.

"It's not detrimental to meet once in a while, besides, it's a coincidence that we met today isn't it" the fourth prince may look like an easy going person but his mind was also deep.

"Of course" their meeting today may spark some doubts to other people but it's more obvious that there's something going on between them if they tried to deliberately steer clear of each other's paths.

"The tiger has gotten old and has long been afraid of the dark" this was a warning from the fourth prince.

"And the cub?" Yyan threw another concern.

"It inherited the tiger's fear and planned to eliminate the dark. For now, it had successfully placed some lights inside the dark" the fourth prince didn't hesitate to deliver the information he gathered.

Yyan's expression was grave. The King could feel insecure even with his most loyal subject. He already had some inclination that even his mother and father's incident have something to do with the royal family. Unfortunately, their family didn't fall with that incident so now they're trying to move from his side.

It didn't matter to him if he got involved in the mayhem, he had been long prepared for it. But he was concerned with the big possibility that they might use Yue for their vices.

"You still plan to go against your family?" Yyan knew that the fourth prince has a deep grudge with his family and he didn't even try to hide that information from him. The reason why the prince offered his assistance is because he knew he would not turn down to this cooperation if he wanted to survive.

"Aren't we the same?" the fourth prince smiled slyly at Yyan.

Yyan has long detached himself from the influence of his family. In fact, the incumbent head is his uncle. He could have had the position back in his coming of age but he refused. But even if that was the case, the family's true authority still lies to him as stipulated in the decree by the first king.

They are the executioner of the royal family for those people who can't be dealt by the law. The royal family needed to keep its pristine image in front of the people and their Crest family is there to do the dirty job.

For the Royal family, their Crest family is like the sword of Damocles. Any time, they may have a fallout and cut out the ruler.

In fact, the information they held against the royal family can go on for miles if listed and can ruin them in just a blink of an eye. That's the reason why they have been like big thorn stuck in their throat.

If only the royal family didn't need their service and if their family had not been loyal like a dog, they would have long been destroyed.

Even if it seems easy to eliminate and replace them with another family, they have to ensure first that their secrets will remain buried forever. But will their Crest family allow such weakness? Of course, they have made a system that will reveal the dirt of the royal family once they fall in desolation and that's what keeps the paws of the Royal family away from them.

But there had been an incident that revealed a weakness of the Crest family and also made the Royal family alarmed. This became an impetus for the Royal family to expedite their plan to remove them.

Yyan is always aware for uncle's appetite for power. He would do anything to take hold of the family's full authority and it could be even to the extent of colluding with the royal family to harm his parents.

His grandpa was aware of his uncle's ambition but was too old to suppress him, and so he sent him to the Old Master of the Lancer family to avoid his uncle's clutches.

It was not an easy road getting there but he managed to survive. But Yue was left in their care so he was not actually freed from them. That's also the reason why they drifted away from each other. He was not there when she needed him the most. It was only when he grew a bit older that he managed to take her away.

The details of the past were unimportant, but the people he needed to take revenge to is still waiting for him.

"Hmp! The situation is actually more complicated than this. I can feel that the neighboring countries are trying to put their hands on our country's affair. The third state is also brewing a rebellion. If the crown prince is not dumb, then he should watch out for the possible betrayal of the Heather family" Yyan started to discuss other matters.

"A family that was almost snuffed out of the map still dares to be ambitious" a cold sharp air suffused around the fourth prince. No matter how he hated his family, that doesn't mean he didn't care for his country and its people.

"That could have only been their cover. They have probably amassed a huge power in private all throughout these years. Their dealings with the international syndicates and illegal organizations would have contributed a lot in it" what Yyan said is almost a fact. He had uncovered a lot from the previous incident but that made him more vigilant.

The Heather family managed to avert the eyes of the royal and noble families for years but all of a sudden they bared their fangs and a lot of information had surfaced as if someone was serving it to them in a silver platter. It was obviously a bait that was hard to resist.

"I know. The most patient predators are the cruelest and most dangerous, but- it is yet to be seen whether they really are the predator or the prey" a dangerous glint appeared in the fourth prince' eyes.

"The hunt is just starting" the fourth prince was now completely different and was filled with bloodlust. If someone else saw him at this moment, it was guaranteed that they would buckle up in fear. Such an easy going person can actually emit such ferociousness. But Yyan just stared indifferently at the man.