22: Crown Prince Chu Rong, Third Prince Chu Yuan!

Regarding this, Chu Yun had already prepared: "Father Emperor, your son truly doesn't know what happened. At a certain moment, your son entered a marvelous state of Epiphany."

"When I woke up, my cultivation had already broken through to the Early Stage Golden Core Realm."

Chu Yun's answer was not a very good explanation.

But since he attributed everything to Epiphany, no one could investigate it.

"Oh?"

"Breakthrough through Epiphany? That's the first time I've heard of it."

The Great Xia Emperor said slowly with a profound smile.

"Your son is also a bit unable to comprehend it. Perhaps your son's luck is just better," Chu Yun said without batting an eyelid.

"Yun'er, then what's with your talent?"

"You can defeat a Peak Golden Core Realm cultivator while only in the Early Stage Golden Core Realm. You don't know how shocked I was when I heard this news!"

Consort Shi asked at this moment, her face full of pride and joy. Because of Chu Yun's outstanding talent, she, as his mother, was in a great mood after learning about it.

"Mother Consort, my talent, like my cultivation, came from Epiphany. Your son doesn't really know how to explain it. That feeling... it's very mysterious."

Since he was pushing everything to Epiphany, he would stick to it completely.

"So that's how it is," Consort Shi nodded as if enlightened.

"Yun'er, your talent and cultivation have made such astonishing progress. I am happy for you."

"But I also want to advise you, before you have completely established yourself, it's best not to expose everything, do you understand?" the Emperor warned.

Within this Imperial City, many people were watching Chu Yun.

If Chu Yun showed too much of his brilliance, it would only make those people feel threatened or even afraid.

In that case, they would definitely go to any lengths to kill Chu Yun.

The true culprit behind his disappearance back then still hadn't been found.

This showed how deep the waters were within this Imperial City!

"Father Emperor, rest assured, the reason I used the alias Xiao Yan is precisely because of this," Chu Yun replied earnestly.

"Alright, alright."

"Yun'er has grown up and has his own ideas about everything. Let's not interfere."

"Yun'er, quickly tell your Father Emperor and Mother Consort what you've experienced alone outside all these years?"

As a mother, Consort Shi was even more curious about what her son had experienced in the many years since his disappearance.

Chu Yun then gradually recounted his experiences from the time he could remember...

The few of them chatted for nearly two hours. Finally, Chu Yun spoke to the Emperor, requesting five hundred Princes Residence guards, and the Emperor agreed without a second thought.

Immediately after, Chu Yun and Luo Feng left the Imperial Palace after having lunch with them.

"Breakthrough through Epiphany, what do you think?"

In the Imperial Palace garden, the Emperor looked at Consort Shi and her brother with a profound smile.

"Everyone has secrets. Since he doesn't want to tell, as elders, there's no need for us to pry."

"You only need to know that no matter what, he is your son, a Prince of the Great Xia Imperial Dynasty," Shura Venerable replied calmly.

What kind of people were the three of them? Chu Yun's outrageous reason naturally couldn't deceive them.

Fortunately, they were all quite open-minded and knew that Chu Yun didn't want to talk, so they didn't dig deeper.

"This child, even though he's smiling, he has quite a few worries."

"I heard from Ah Tai that he already has plans to investigate the events of that year," Consort Shi said with a worried expression.

Shura Venerable's face became serious as he looked at the Emperor: "Your Majesty, if Yun'er investigates himself, he will eventually find out about that mother and son."

"Since that's the case, instead of letting Yun'er fall into danger, why don't we take action ourselves?"

A hint of gloom lingered in the depths of the Emperor's eyes: "Moving against her alone is simple, but the connections behind her... one wrong move could affect the whole situation. I'm afraid the entire Imperial City would fall into chaos."

"Then if I call the old man over, won't that be enough?" Shura Venerable's tone intensified.

The Great Xia Emperor shook his head: "Shura, I understand your feelings, but you must know that I want to eradicate them more than you do, but her connections within the court and the Imperial Family are far from simple..."

Upon hearing this, Shura Venerable stopped speaking.

Consort Shi also had a solemn expression. To make His Majesty so troubled, the network of connections involved must be unimaginably complex.

...

Below the palace wall.

Chu Yun and Luo Feng were currently walking towards the palace gate.

"Commander Luo!"

At this moment, a voice called out to them.

The two stopped.

They saw a young man in a five-clawed python robe and a handsome young man in luxurious brocade clothes slowly walking over from not far away.

"Crown Prince Your Highness."

"Third Prince."

Luo Feng bowed slightly after seeing the two approaching figures.

Chu Yun immediately understood the identities of these two people.

The one in the python robe was Crown Prince Chu Rong.

The other one in brocade clothes was Third Prince Chu Yuan.

The two had five parts similarity in their appearance, truly deserving to be biological brothers from the same mother.

Crown Prince Chu Rong was the eldest, with a mature and steady demeanor.

Third Prince Chu Yuan, on the other hand, still had a spirited, arrogant air about him.

"Commander Luo, no need for formalities."

"Presumably, this must be Ninth Brother, right?"

Crown Prince Chu Rong looked at Chu Yun and smiled amiably.

"Chu Yun greets Elder Brother and Third Brother."

Chu Yun smiled and cupped his hands towards the two of them.

"Ninth Brother, between us brothers, these courtesies can be omitted."

"Hearing that Ninth Brother has returned, both I and Third Prince are very happy."

"As your elder brother, I should have made some preparations. Three days from now, I will host a banquet at the Eastern Palace. It will also serve as a celebration of our brothers' reunion. At that time, I'll call over Seventh Prince, Fifth Prince, and the others, and introduce them to you as well!"

The Crown Prince extended an exceptionally warm invitation.

"Elder Brother is thoughtful."

"Since that's the case, I will definitely be there in three days," Chu Yun nodded.

"Good, then it's settled!" The Crown Prince smiled happily.

Afterward, Chu Yun and Luo Feng left the palace gate and walked towards the Princes Residence.

"Your Highness, are you sure you want to go to the Eastern Palace banquet?" Luo Feng asked softly on the street.

"Do you think it will be a Hongmen banquet?" Chu Yun smiled nonchalantly.

Luo Feng spoke bluntly: "It's the Crown Prince who invited you. If blood is shed, he won't be able to control the situation."

"So there you have it."

"He doesn't have the guts for that yet."

"I guess he's inviting me not to deal with me, but most likely to test me."

"Coincidentally, he wants to probe me, and I also want to probe him, and also get to know my other brothers."

...

After Chu Yun returned to his residence, the five hundred Princes Residence guards sent by the Emperor also arrived.

After Chu Yun reviewed them, the results were acceptable.

Among the five hundred soldiers, there was one in the Nascent Soul Realm, ten in the Golden Core Realm, and most of the others were in the Qi Gathering Realm and the Profound Transformation Realm.