After watching Lu Xuan walk out on his own, Chen Luomeng gritted her teeth and furrowed her delicate brows. The anger inside her was almost becoming real.
Was this bastard man saying that, in his eyes, her own looks weren’t as good as that stick?
“This guy… ah, forget it!”
“It seems I have no choice now but to go and seek refuge with my dear little sister.”
Chen Luomeng was left with no other option. She couldn’t help but clench her fists and let out a quiet sigh.
It seemed she no longer had any choice in the matter.
Either she stubbornly refused to reveal the location of Prince An’s treasury and let that cold, heartless young man kill her on the spot.
Or, knowing when to submit, she would unhesitatingly betray Prince An and tell all of his secrets.
Then, she would be hunted down by Prince An across the entire land until she was completely destroyed.
It was either die now, or be hunted by Prince An later.
Chen Luomeng didn’t even need to think before making her decision between these two choices.
Facing Prince An’s pursuit, at least there was a sliver of hope to survive.
But if she had to face Lu Xuan… Chen Luomeng glanced at the two disfigured corpses ahead, her beautiful eyes filled with terror and unease.
Without a doubt, the fate of those two old men was the terrifying consequence of resisting Lu Xuan.
Seeing this, Chen Luomeng took a deep breath, quickly trotted out, and then caught up with Lu Xuan.
She did her best to calm the fear inside her, gave a slight bow to Lu Xuan, and completely lost the arrogant air she had before.
“Lord Lu, this way, please.”
“I do indeed know where the prince’s treasury is located.”
“But, Lord Lu, you must be careful. Over at the treasury, Prince An’s personal guard captain, Huang Yong, is standing watch.”
After Chen Luomeng deliberately pointed out this man, Huang Yong, Lu Xuan gave her a deep look with his eyes, as if he saw right through her little scheme.
“You don’t need to worry about that. Just lead the way.”
“Yes!”
A strange, sharp gleam flickered in Chen Luomeng’s beautiful eyes. She had intentionally reminded Lu Xuan that the personal guard captain, Huang Yong, was inside the prince’s residence.
This was Chen Luomeng’s chance to use one to kill the other!
If she didn’t kill this Huang Yong, Chen Luomeng would have no chance to leave the prince’s residence with some valuable things.
In an extremely short time, Chen Luomeng had already thought of the only way she could survive.
That was to join her dear little sister’s organization, the Plum Blossom Guard.
She knew many of the prince’s secrets, and perhaps by using these secrets, she could join the Plum Blossom Guard and escape Prince An’s pursuit.
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Qingxi Prefecture, Fuzhou!
High up in the sky, a flash of purple light streaked past, finally swooping down towards the ground.
In a secluded alleyway within the prefectural city, the empty space began to ripple.
At a certain corner of the alley, space slowly twisted and deformed. A foot suddenly stepped out from the void, and finally, a whole figure emerged from the emptiness.
This person who appeared in the alleyway was Lu Xuan. He had set out from Anzhou and arrived at Qingxi Prefecture in Fuzhou, which neighbors Anzhou!
After mastering the power of the Divine Mansion realm, Lu Xuan discovered that a martial artist at this level could release their divine sense to communicate with the heavens and the earth, achieving flight.
“It seems I’ve arrived at Qingxi Prefecture.”
Lu Xuan had flown all the way from Anzhou to Fuzhou in less than three hours.
Considering that Qingling Prefecture was several thousand miles away from Qingxi Prefecture, this was a significant distance.
If he had traveled by Divine Wind Horse, it would have taken two or three days.
After making sure the small alley was deserted, Lu Xuan brought up the system panel.
Host: Lu Xuan
Realm: Divine Mansion True Person
Techniques: Burning Heaven Blade Technique 3/9, So Near Yet Worlds Away 0/9, Undying and Indestructible 2/9
Points: 26600
Host, please confirm. Consume 16000 system points to deduce Undying and Indestructible?
Host, please confirm. Consume 20000 system points to deduce So Near Yet Worlds Away?
Lu Xuan was quite satisfied with what he had gained from Prince An’s residence.
Inside Prince An’s treasury, Lu Xuan had found two high-grade Heaven and Earth treasures, ten medium-grade ones, and thirty low-grade ones.
Add to that a Chen-level, two-mark ritual weapon, the Earth Dawn Staff, and after refining all these items, Lu Xuan had gained a total of 26400 system points.
Plus the 200 system points left over from before, that made a total of 26600 system points.
However, Lu Xuan chose not to deduce other techniques in Qingling Prefecture. He wanted to save his system points to deduce the next level of the Burning Heaven Blade Technique.
“According to Chen Luomeng, that person with the surname Wu will pass through Qingxi Prefecture in Fuzhou within a day or two, and then enter Anzhou.”
Lu Xuan didn’t have time to just wait around at Prince An’s residence for that person with the surname Wu.
He planned to take care of that person before they even entered Anzhou.
This way, the so-called Wu family, one of the eight great families, wouldn’t think his death had anything to do with him.
Lu Xuan didn’t want to kill the young one, only for the old ones to come after him. It would be endless, truly endless!
If he could keep it hidden for a while, that would naturally be the best outcome.
As for Chen Luomeng, Lu Xuan wasn’t worried about her betraying him at all.
Ever since she revealed the location of Prince An Xia Mingqing’s treasury, she had no choice left. She could only follow this path to the very end.
Lu Xuan took out a strange little black bird from his chest. The bird’s feathers were marked with mysterious black runes.
This was the thing Chen Luomeng had given him – a messenger bird used to contact the person from the Wu family.
Lu Xuan held the little black bird in his right hand, which suddenly glowed with a faint purple light.
A wisp of purple qi slowly rose from his palm and finally seeped into the bird’s body.
Then, Lu Xuan forcefully pushed his right hand upward. The little black bird responded, soaring into the sky.
Just to be on the safe side, Lu Xuan had released the black bird early to see if the person surnamed Wu had already arrived at Qingxi Prefecture’s main city.
“Oh? They really have come. They’re only about ten miles from Qingxi Prefecture’s main city.”
Lu Xuan sensed the bird stop, and a small smile spread across his face. This saved him a day or two.
On the official road, about ten miles outside Qingxi Prefecture’s city, a carriage was moving slowly.
A little black bird descended from the sky, diving straight towards the carriage.
Finally, the black bird fluttered its wings and landed lightly on the carriage’s roof.
The next second, the small curtain on the right side of the carriage was lifted by a sudden, formless gust of wind.
The black bird perched on the roof seemed to be pulled by a mysterious attraction and was sucked inside the carriage.
“Interesting. Xiao Shang, stop. It seems something has happened in Anzhou.”
The middle-aged man driving the carriage looked to be in his forties, named Wu Shang.
Inside the carriage was Prince An Xia Mingqing’s maternal uncle, Wu Jiu, a martial artist at the peak of Outer Gang Grandmaster achievement!
No sooner had he finished speaking than the little black bird was flung out the window with tremendous force.
Finally, the bird exploded into a cloud of blood mist in mid-air, its black feathers fluttering chaotically in the wind.
Just as the black bird turned to ashes, the carriage curtain was also pulled up, revealing the scene inside.
It was an old man dressed in a purple robe. The robe was embroidered with a mysterious scepter pattern that made one feel dizzy just looking at it.
The old man’s face was a crisscross of deep wrinkles. His hair was completely white. On his forehead was a purple circular mark that occasionally emitted a faint, glowing light.
In his hand, the old man leaned on a cane that looked shabby and broken, even missing a few small holes in the middle.
However, the old man’s gaze was now as sharp as a falcon’s, scanning the endless sky and everything around him.
“Mingqing was right. This Lu Xuan will definitely become a major threat to our Wu family.”
“I didn’t even get a chance to go find him, and Lu Xuan has already struck first, taking care of our people in Anzhou.”
Why did Wu Jiu say this?
Because this little black bird was called a Wu Spirit Bird, a messenger demon beast unique to the Wu family.
Moreover, he had personally given this Wu Spirit Bird to Prince An.
So, the auras on it should only belong to Prince An and Prince An’s personal attendant, Chen Luomeng.
However, the moment Wu Jiu touched the Wu Spirit Bird, he sensed an extra, unfamiliar aura on it.
This proved the Wu Spirit Bird had fallen into someone else’s hands.
For someone to take the Wu Spirit Bird from Prince An’s residence meant that something had happened to the people there.
Without a doubt, it had to be that so-called Baidao Prefectural Envoy, Lu Xuan.
The only people in the entire Anzhou who were martial artists at the Outer Gang Grandmaster achievement level were the Anzhou governor and this Lu Xuan.
And the only one with the audacity to attack the prince’s residence was this reckless Lu Xuan.
“Ninth Master, would Lu Xuan really have such audacity?”
“Even if he is an Outer Gang Grandmaster, would he actually do something so treasonous?”
Wu Shang was deeply shaken by Wu Jiu’s words from inside the carriage.
This was the first time he had seen such a blatantly unrestrained madman as Lu Xuan.
He actually dared to attack the prince’s residence, bestowed by the late emperor!
Wasn’t this insane act equivalent to slapping the late emperor across the face, in front of everyone?
Unlike Wu Shang’s shock, Wu Jiu simply felt a little regret regarding Lu Xuan.
A martial artist with such monstrous talent. It’s a pity he can’t serve our Wu family. Otherwise, the family head wouldn’t have given him the direct order.
The order was to bring this cane and go to Anzhou to kill this Lu Xuan.
This cane was a Star-level, four-mark ritual weapon.
In the hands of a martial artist at Wu Jiu’s level, Outer Gang Grandmaster, it could briefly unleash power comparable to Outer Gang Grandmaster Perfection.
That young brat, Lu Xuan, even if he had reached Outer Gang Grandmaster achievement, couldn’t possibly be his match.
Wu Jiu, wielding the Star-grade artifact, the Moon-Chasing Staff, possessed the power of the Outer Gang Grandmaster Perfection realm.
The carriage stood silently on the official road, as if waiting for something.
Not long after, until a gentle breeze suddenly blew across the sky, a figure descended from above and landed directly in front of the carriage.
Lu Xuan clasped his hands behind his back, his eyes fixed on the carriage. He felt a slight surprise.
Had he been discovered?
The wisp of his divine sense power that had seeped into the little black bird had mysteriously vanished.
The moment Lu Xuan appeared, Wu Jiu inside the carriage opened his eyes, gripped the bronze cane tightly with his right hand, and stepped down from the carriage.
Looking at the young man who had appeared, even though he had expected it, Wu Jiu was still deeply struck by Lu Xuan’s appearance.
“Are you Lu Xuan?”
“You certainly look very young.”
“You actually knew I existed and took the Wu Spirit Bird from Prince An’s residence.”
“This means you’ve already taken care of everyone Prince An left in Anzhou, haven’t you?”
“If you’re willing to come back to the Wu family with me now and swear eternal loyalty to us, I might be willing to plead with Mingqing on your behalf to spare your life.”
“Our Wu family is one of the eight great families in the capital. Even the current emperor wouldn’t dare interfere too much in our family’s affairs!”
“What do you say, Lu Xuan?”
After speaking, Wu Jiu revealed a calm, composed smile, looking as if he had already secured Lu Xuan’s fate.
Who could resist such a huge temptation – a recruitment offer from one of the eight great families?
Of course, recruiting Lu Xuan was just one of the minor reasons. The most important thing was to figure out what great opportunity Lu Xuan carried within him.
This great opportunity had allowed someone who looked only in their twenties to cultivate to the Outer Gang Grandmaster achievement level.
Consider this: even he, back in his day as an outstanding younger member of the Wu family, had taken over a hundred years just to barely reach the Outer Gang Grandmaster achievement.
Thinking of the great opportunity on Lu Xuan, Wu Jiu was sure it contained an unimaginably shocking secret.
If he could obtain this great opportunity from Lu Xuan, perhaps he could, within his remaining years, break through to that realm he had dreamed of his entire life.
Divine Mansion True Person!
Wu Jiu’s gaze towards Lu Xuan grew increasingly fervent, as if Lu Xuan was the very key to his lifelong path of cultivation!
The opportunity to achieve the Divine Mansion realm was right before his eyes. Who wouldn’t go crazy at the prospect?
However, he never imagined in his entire life that the ultimate realm he sought was currently standing before him, in the form of this Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan noticed the strange look in the old man’s eyes and found it somewhat inexplicable.
But he didn’t dwell on it. Since the other party admitted to being from the Wu family, that was all that mattered.
He didn’t care what the other was thinking. This would be settled with just one palm strike anyway.
The next second, Lu Xuan activated his divine sense. High above, the winds and clouds changed unpredictably, churning and surging, like the Milky Way cascading down!
Amidst this earth-shattering spectacle, Lu Xuan slowly stood suspended in the void. His clothes fluttered in the wind. His expression was calm and unhurried. His eyes emitted a startling purple light.
Then, a giant palm, composed of profound purple qi, pressed down from the vault of heaven, stirring up waves of boundless energy!
