64: Chapter 64 Brother Wang, Sister-in-law will be mine sooner or later.

"Simulation Day 37: After enjoying a few days of being well-fed and clothed, Prince Yin officially bestowed upon you the status of a page, sending you to the Music Appreciation Pavilion to accompany the Crown Prince in his studies, where you enjoy the treatment of a third-class servant."

"Simulation Day 38: Accompanying the Crown Prince to class."

"Simulation Day 39: Accompanying the Crown Prince to class."

"Simulation Day 40: Accompanying the Crown Prince to class."

"Up until the third month of the simulation, you continued to accompany the Crown Prince to class, watching the Crown Prince Cultivate, and fulfilling Prince Yin's requirements to be a good little follower for the Crown Prince..."

"During this time, Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai had always despised you, feeling that for someone as lowly as you to be qualified to listen to the master's lectures alongside him was an insult to his status as the Crown Prince."

Until this day arrived.

It was the second day of the third month of the simulation.

"My Lord! My Lord! This is bad!"

Jian Xi, the steward of the Earls Manor who was a eunuch, rushed into the main hall to report to Prince Yin: "The King has arrived at the Earls Manor, and will be here in the blink of an eye!"

When Duke Huan was still alive, Prince Yin had been enfeoffed as a Marquis.

After Duke Huan passed away, he was demoted to an Earl by Qi Yuan.

All specifications for servants, carriages, and the like were halved.

The "King" in Jian Xi's mouth was none other than the Seventh Prince, Qi Yuan, who had just ascended the throne this year.

Just as Jian Xi finished speaking, they heard a royal eunuch shouting outside the gates of the Earls Manor: "The King has arrived! The Earl of Dongzi, come out to welcome the King immediately!"

Prince Yin led a group of servants out to bow and welcome the King.

At the main gate of the Earls Manor, hundreds of armored soldiers were escorting a royal Dragon carriage, arriving in a grand procession.

On the Dragon carriage sat King Qi Yuan. His face was as handsome as jade, yet it was filled with an imposing aura of evil. A cold, sinister smile always lingered on his face, and his entire body radiated the powerful aura of a Martial King Realm expert.

His eyes were as sharp as a hawk's, as if they could perceive everything. As the Dragon carriage approached, a powerful pressure spread out, and a gust of wind seemed to stir in the surroundings.

"Greetings, Your Majesty."

Prince Yin, wearing an expression of forbearance, bowed and paid his respects.

Qi Yuan flew down from the Dragon carriage with his hands behind his back, smiling as he scrutinized Prince Yin: "Royal Brother, oh Royal Brother, your life has been quite comfortable lately. First, you went on a trip to the East Sea, and now you are teaching my good nephew how to Cultivate and study..."

Prince Yin's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, 'This is bad. Everything I have done has actually been monitored by the Seventh.'

'This is bad, there is a traitor in the manor...'

However, now was not the time to think about how to root out the traitor, but rather how to respond to Qi Yuan's questioning. Clearly, Qi Yuan was looking for some excuse to beat him down and torture him, just to satisfy the filthy pleasure in his heart.

As for why the Seventh forced him to take a poison pill instead of killing him outright, while there was the reason of fearing that court officials would criticize him as a cruel monarch, it was more because he feared that after killing the last threat, he would have no more rivals to threaten him, and that would not be fun.

He knew this bastard Seventh all too well...

Thinking of this, Prince Yin hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, I merely went to Donglin County to purchase a servant..."

"Oh?"

Qi Yuan seemed very interested and gave a cold laugh: "What kind of servant did you buy? Call him out and let your younger brother have a look!"

Prince Yin had no choice but to order his servants to go to the Music Appreciation Pavilion and call Su Fan out. This was also the first time Su Fan had seen the new ruler of the Shanhai Principality, Qi Yuan.

"Ugly Slave, why don't you hurry and pay your respects to the King?"

Su Fan knelt down, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Hahahaha! Ugly Slave? He isn't ugly at all; he's a handsome young lad!" Qi Yuan pointed at Su Fan and laughed.

Prince Yin replied cautiously: "The name was given by my son; I hope Your Majesty will forgive the impropriety!"

Qi Yuan nodded with a cold sneer, then pretended to remember something and chuckled: "That's right, I almost forgot about my good nephew. There is something I would like to discuss with you, Royal Brother..."

"Your Majesty, please speak freely."

Prince Yin responded cautiously.

"The court officials all say that my worthy nephew is a peerless prodigy with a Wood Spiritual Root and high potential. In the future, it is not impossible for him to enter the Great Grandmaster Realm or even the Martial King Realm..."

Speaking to this point, Qi Yuan smiled while knitting his brows, looking sinister. He released his entire Martial King Realm aura, and this pressure forced everyone around him to kneel involuntarily.

Su Fan also seemed to have found some familiar memories.

"Pressure, kneeling..."

"Why do I have such a familiar feeling?"

However, at this moment, no one cared about his internal monologue.

By now, cold sweat was streaming down Prince Yin's forehead. In his heart, he cursed Qi Yuan, 'Seventh, you dog bastard, you little beast, what do you want to do to my son?'

Sure enough, after a bout of cold laughter, Qi Yuan said slowly: "As for my worthy nephew, you should just let him stay by my side. I happen to have no heirs, and I will treat him as my own flesh and blood."

Having said that, he burst into laughter.

Everyone present could hear that he was definitely not acting out of kindness.

Although he said "treat him as my own," in reality, no one knew how he would end up killing him eventually.

Feeding him a poison pill, or perhaps he might "accidentally" fall into the water or something...

In short, Qi Yuan's intention was already very obvious. Fearing that Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai would become a threat to him, it seemed he really wanted to get rid of Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai.

Prince Yin's face was drenched in cold sweat. He hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, Xiaobai is still young and ignorant; I shouldn't trouble Your Majesty with him."

"No matter, no matter. I will teach him to be sensible."

"Your Majesty, it is truly embarrassing to say, but he still needs his mother to coax him to sleep..."

"No matter, no matter. Then just let your wife come into the palace with him..."

Upon hearing this, Prince Yin could no longer hold back. He raised his head, his eyes seemingly spitting fire, and released his entire Grandmaster Realm aura, staring fixedly at Qi Yuan: "Your Majesty, you had better not go too far..."

Qi Yuan also stared coldly at Prince Yin, his face almost touching his, and whispered with a sinister grin: "Royal Brother, anyway, after you die, your wife will be mine sooner or later..."

"You..."

Prince Yin almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

The Seventh was too ruthless!

This is what they call killing the heart after the body; this is exactly what that means!

He didn't even dare to imagine how his own younger brother, that dog bastard Qi Yuan, would treat his wife after he died...

"Hahahaha!"

Seeing the expression of rage on Prince Yin's face, Qi Yuan seemed to derive immense satisfaction. After laughing a few times, he ordered: "Why haven't you gone to invite the Crown Prince over yet!"

A group of armored soldiers rushed into the Earls Manor, then entered the Music Appreciation Pavilion and dragged Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai out.

Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai was so scared that he wailed loudly.

"Give my son back to me! You beasts!!"

Jiang Ji chased after them, crying, but stumbled and fell...

...

Prince Yin wanted to take action, but he knew deeply that once he did, everyone in the Earls Manor would die. He could only glare at Qi Yuan with eyes full of rage.

Qi Yuan grabbed Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai and chuckled: "My good nephew, I remember that it was your mother who breastfed you, right? Your mother's milk is truly good; it fed you to be so plump and white. A peerless prodigy, hmm?"

As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on Prince Yin, while his hands pinched Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai's face.

Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai's cheeks were somewhat deformed under his kneading, turning red and white.

"Wah... bad person... you are a bad person!"

Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai wailed, trying to struggle, but he couldn't break free no matter what.

Watching this, Prince Yin was filled with rage, his eyes bloodshot, and he was about to rush up to fight Qi Yuan to the death...

At this moment, Qi Yuan sneered, released Crown Prince Qi Xiaobai, and waved his large sleeves: "Prepare the carriage, return to the palace!"

Just as he was about to step onto the Dragon carriage, he suddenly turned around, stared at the servants behind Prince Yin, and said: "You have too many servants here. From today on, the quota is halved!"

Having said this, he flew onto the Dragon carriage and left in a grand procession, escorted by the armored soldiers.

Prince Yin watched Qi Yuan's departing figure with hatred in his eyes. The Earls Manor originally only had 400 servants and 40 warriors. Halving them again meant 200 servants and 20 warriors. If this continued, before he died, let alone resisting, he wouldn't even have the capital to struggle...

Moreover, that bastard Qi Yuan had already set his sights on his wife and son. It was clear that during these three years while he waited for death, he intended to torture him bit by bit and make him taste all kinds of suffering... What was to be done from here on?

Su Fan saw Prince Yin's troubled state of mind, so he gathered his courage, walked up to Prince Yin, and whispered: "Master, Ugly Slave has a plan to offer..."