C17 The Young Duke Had Gone out

A dark room filled with thick black smoke.

Chang Wuming sat cross-legged on the high platform and pressed down with his palms. His Qi sunk into his dantian and instantly formed a whirlpool on his body. In an instant, the black smoke in the room swept towards him. In an instant, the room lit up. He let out a long breath and slowly stood up.

He had been injured by Lu Tianfu's palm energy the last time, and it took him five days to fully recover.

"Master, the Crown Prince has arrived."

Hearing the news from the disciples outside the door, Chang Wuming hurriedly said. "Quickly invite him in!"

The door opened, and the Crown Prince walked in.

The Crown Prince's name was Zhu Ru, and he was around 25 or 26 years old. He had a handsome appearance, and he wore a purple-gold embroidered robe. He wore a sapphire belt with a turtle pattern on it. At first glance, he looked like he came from a rich and powerful family, and he had the aura of a king.

"Greetings, Crown Prince." Chang Wuming knelt down and greeted him.

"No need for formalities." The Crown Prince wore a stern expression, seeming very unhappy. He went straight to the point, "Mr. Chang, why do you want to borrow this king's name to go to Lu Mansion and arrest people? Oh right, is that Lu Jun really not dead?"

Chang Wuming nodded and said, "He is not dead. This subordinate saw with my own eyes that he is still alive."

The Crown Prince frowned and said, "He's just a piece of trash. It doesn't matter if he's dead or not. Do you really need to provoke Lu Mansion?"

Chang Wuming said, "I'm doing this for the sake of the Crown Prince. Ever since the incident with South Marquis, the Lu Mansion would most likely hate the Crown Prince. This subordinate asked them to hand Lu Jun over to test their intentions. "

The Crown Prince glared at Chang Wuming. "Isn't this all your rotten idea? Why did you insist on capturing South Marquis's son? Initially, I was hoping that South Marquis would stand on our side, but in the end, the situation turned out to be like this."

Chang Wuming said in fear, "I deserve to die, but I didn't know that the rope would break all of a sudden..."

"However, since Lu Tianfang refused to support the Crown Prince and was poisoned to death, it can be considered as getting rid of a serious problem. Otherwise, if he stood on the First Prince's side, we would all lose."

"Alright, now that the matter is over, I won't blame you. Currently, the condition of his father had worsened day by day. Recently, Great Royal Elder Brother had secretly contacted many princes and ministers. Obviously, he wants to stop me from ascending the throne. Tell me, what should we do next? "

" Crown Prince, don't worry. According to what this subordinate knows, the Emperor will not die very quickly for the time being. We still have time to prepare. Right now, what we are most worried about is the Lu Mansion. After the last time I tested him out, the Lu Mansion indeed has disloyal intentions towards the Crown Prince. If it wasn't for the fact that I escaped quickly that day, I'm afraid I would have already died in there. "

"Without South Marquis, what's there to be afraid of in the Lu Mansion?"

"It's true that Lu Mansion won't be able to stir up a huge storm, but what Crown Prince doesn't know is that the son of South Marquis, Lu Jun, is a genius of the seven branches."

The Crown Prince said in surprise, "What?! This kid has opened seven main Profound Vein?"

Chang Wuming nodded and said, "That's right. This brat's hatred towards us is as deep as the ocean. Once he grows up, in the future, he will definitely become a great threat to us. Currently, the Third Master of Lu Mansion, Lu Tianshou, has been struck by my poisonous needle. I heard that the Great Master, Lu Tian'en, has gone crazy. Why don't we take this great opportunity to eliminate the root of the problem and eliminate all future troubles?"

The Crown Prince pondered for a moment and nodded his head lightly.

...

At dusk, in the south of South Marquis's residence.

After these few days of careful recuperation, South Marquis and Lu Tianfang's body had recovered a lot. Not only could he walk on the ground, he had also recovered thirty to forty percent of his strength.

At this moment, he was sitting in the study room.

There were three people sitting opposite him. They were Lu Tianci, Lu Tianshou, and Lu Tianfu.

Lu Tianshou had been poisoned for a short period of time. He had taken the antidote Lu Jun had concocted in time. His body was basically fine.

When they heard the news of South Marquis's recovery, the three leaders were extremely excited. If Lu Jun had not told them not to disturb South Marquis for the time being and affect his recuperation, they would have long wanted to pay him a visit.

"South Marquis, although you are safe and sound, the Crown Prince has gone too far. One day, he will have to pay the price."

Lu Tianci said hatefully.

Lu Tianshou thought for a moment and said curiously, "This Crown Prince has never had any conflicts with our Lu Mansion before. If it was just because of little marquis, it wouldn't be possible. But I don't know why."

South Marquis shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Although this Crown Prince is incompetent, his ambition is... Now that the Emperor is in critical condition, the princes are all thinking about the throne. The Crown Prince panicked and was afraid that he would be schemed against by the princes. Thus, he decided to strike first and gain the upper hand. He had repeatedly hinted for This King to support him, but he was pushed away by me. I don't want to get involved in this matter, so I plan to not help anyone. I never thought that the Crown Prince would arrest Jun for offending the princess. In fact, he just wanted me to be forced to support him."

Lu Tianshou said in puzzlement, "If that's the case, then why did little marquis fall into the Poison Cave?"

"Regarding the matter of Jun falling into the Poison Cave, I originally thought that the Crown Prince did it on purpose. But now that I think about it, he shouldn't have any reason to kill Jun. There must be some hidden secrets that we don't know about."

The emperor of Ming Empire, Zhu Youzhao, was seriously ill, in case of a mutiny. He recalled all the feudal vassals and officials back to the capital.

This was the reason why South Marquis had returned to Yanliang City.

All the princes coveted the throne and tried to rope in the various powers, such as South Marquis, who held a high position in the feudal vassals. Naturally will be roped in. In fact, many of the princes had tried to rope him in. After being rejected, they tactfully left. Only the Crown Prince refused to give up. He even used despicable means for this.

Lu Tianci said hatefully, "It seems like this evil intention was most likely thought out by Chang Wuming. He killed Lu Bo, causing Brother Tian'en to go crazy. If I catch him, I will definitely kill him."

When the name "Chang Wuming" was mentioned, both South Marquis and Lu Tianshou were moved.

They had almost lost their lives after being struck by Chang Wuming's poisonous needle.

Chang Wuming could be said to be the greatest enemy of Lu Mansion. Even if they could let the Crown Prince go for now, they couldn't let him go so easily. Therefore, everyone began to discuss a plan to get rid of Chang Wuming.

...

After sending Lu Tianshou and the others off, South Marquis sat in the study for a while. When he saw Uncle Fu come in, he asked, "Where did Jun go?"

Ever since he woke up, he had never met Lu Jun.

As a father, he knew that his son had such a promising future. Naturally, he wanted to meet him, but he even saw his shadow. He missed him very much.

Uncle Fu smiled and said, "Your Royal Highness, little marquis is very diligent in his cultivation now. He is elusive. Even this old servant rarely saw him. He came back two days ago and had a chat with this old servant. He'd left in a hurry, and it was unknown where he'd gone at this moment. However, he should be in the residence. If the Royal Highness wanted to see him... This old servant will go and find him now. "

"There's no need"

South Marquis said, saying, "It is a good thing that Jun is diligent in his cultivation, so there is no need to disturb him. If Jun needs any cultivation resources, do your best to satisfy him. If he can become successful, this king will be very happy. "

"Yes!" Uncle Fu replied.

At this time, a family guard in armor came in and reported, "Your Royal Highness, little marquis just left."

"What?" South Marquis was shocked and said, "It's so late, why did he go out?"

Normally, it wouldn't be a big problem, but now that Lu Jun was a genius of the seven branches... It was likely that the news had already spread out, and it was very likely that it would draw the attention of the enemy forces or enemies. It would be very safe for him to stay in Lu Mansion. However, if he went out, it was very likely that a disaster would befall him. Especially on the Crown Prince's side. He would never let go of Lu Jun if he didn't catch him last time. Perhaps they had already planted spies around the Lu Mansion.

That family general said, "little marquis left in a hurry. This subordinate doesn't know what he went out for. General Liu Yidan and General Wang Mang have already followed him to secretly protect him. This subordinate will return to report to His Royal Highness."

Only then did South Marquis heave a sigh of relief.

His four family generals were all experts at the seventh level of the Martial Path, especially Liu Yidan and Wang Mang, who were the strongest. With the two of them secretly protecting them, it should not be a big deal.

However, this was after all an extraordinary period of time, and he still couldn't put his heart at ease.

After thinking for a while, South Marquis glanced at Uncle Fu. Zhou Fu said, "This old servant will go out and take a look now."

...

Lu Jun left Lu Mansion and walked on a flat and wide street.

He knew very well that he might encounter danger this time. As a matter of fact, the moment he appeared, he immediately attracted the attention of those who were hiding in the darkness.

Just as these people were about to make a move to harm him, they discovered Liu Yidan and Wang Mang, who were secretly protecting him. They were so scared that they didn't dare to move.

Lu Jun had seen all of this clearly long ago, but pretended that nothing had happened and continued on his path.

Even without the protection of these two family guards, he didn't have the slightest fear. Although his cultivation base was low, as long as he didn't encounter a truly powerful expert, even if he wasn't a match for them, he wouldn't have a problem protecting himself.

After passing through a few streets, he finally saw a huge signboard in front of him - Black Tortoise Trading Company.

Black Tortoise Trading Company wasn't an ordinary shop. It was a martial market that specialized in cultivating items such as pill, weapons, cultivation techniques, and martial skills. In the Ming Empire, it was the largest and most varied martial market.

The sky was getting dark, and the Black Tortoise Trading Company was closing for business.

Lu Jun walked in.

One of the staff saw him come in and said, "My shop is closing for business. Customers, please come back tomorrow morning."

"You have no eyesight at all. Go away." The manager of the store was a sensible person. When he saw Lu Jun's attire and temperament, I knew it wasn't normal. He pushed the waiter to the side and greeted him with a smile. "Young master, what do you want to buy? This shop has a complete supply of goods, everything is available... "

Lu Jun nodded and said, "I know the reputation of Black Tortoise Trading Company. Do you have Soul Spirit Grass in your store?"

"Soul Spirit Grass?"

The smile on the steward's face froze. He looked very surprised.

"This Soul Spirit Grass is very rare in this world. If you go to another shop, you really won't have one. It's also a coincidence. My shop just got the goods not long ago, but there is only one."

Lu Jun said, "One ___ for one. I wonder how much it will cost?"

The steward didn't expect to meet such a big buyer when he was about to close the shop. He glared fiercely at the waiter, blaming him for almost missing out on a big deal. Then, he said with a smile, "I can tell that you are not an ordinary person. Since you want it so badly, Young Master... Okay."