24: The whole city is in uproar, looking for Xiao Yan!

“Oh? What’s wrong, feeling shy now?”

“Xiaoxia, I understand your intentions.”

“Since you’re so proactive in offering this Prince flowers, then tonight this Prince will give you a chance to warm his bed.”

As Chu Yun spoke, he directly pulled Xiaoxia into his embrace, feeling the warmth and softness of her delicate body.

Xiaoxia’s entire body went numb, as if she had been electrocuted.

In an instant, she broke free from Chu Yun’s embrace.

“You… ”

She had originally intended to flare up and give Chu Yun a hard time.

But for some reason, she decided against it and held back.

“Your Highness, it’s broad daylight, Xiaoxia is a bit embarrassed.”

“Since Your Highness has said so, then Xiaoxia will come over tonight. This servant will take her leave first.”

After Xiaoxia finished speaking, she immediately turned and left the courtyard.

Chu Yun watched her hurried departure, a smirk of success playing on his lips.

He slowly brought his hand to his nose and sniffed lightly: “She smells quite good.”

“Your Highness, this person is not simple.”

“Her power is very mysterious. If she hadn’t gotten so close, I wouldn’t have even particularly noticed it,” Venerable Wan Lei said in a low voice at this moment.

“Indeed.”

“I almost fell for her trick.”

“I just don’t know what her true purpose is.”

“Wan Lei, tonight… ”

Chu Yun began to brief Venerable Wan Lei on the preparations needed for the evening.

…

After Xiaoxia left, she returned to her own room.

Inside the room, the real Xiaoxia could be seen lying on the bed, unconscious.

“What exactly is going on?”

“Why did my power have no effect on him?”

The Heavenly Demoness was still brooding over the previous events.

She couldn’t understand how Chu Yun had ignored her soul-capturing power.

Even individuals at the Nascent Soul Realm couldn’t resist it, let alone someone in the Early Stage of the Golden Core Realm.

“Forget it.”

“I won’t think about it anymore. Tonight, I’ll investigate him thoroughly.”

“I want to see what kind of strangeness is hidden within this little guy’s body!”

The Heavenly Demoness’s eyes became sharp and ethereal. The entire room seemed to be enveloped by a spiritual force. Anyone who approached within five steps of her would sink into it.

…

Eastern Palace.

Crown Prince Chu Rong, Third Prince Chu Yuan, several of the Crown Prince’s retainers, and Tang Xiang, the Third Prince’s Formation Master from the Misty Rain Tower auction, were all seated in the hall.

“Luo Feng truly follows him around at all times.”

“This way, we can’t find any opportunity to act,” Chu Yuan said, his face clouding over slightly.

“No need to rush.”

“He just returned. Both the Emperor and Consort Shi, as well as Shura Venerable, value him greatly.”

“Killing him at this juncture would be too troublesome.”

“Wait a while, even with Luo Feng protecting him, I have a way to make him die!” Crown Prince Chu Rong’s expression revealed a hint of ferocity and cruelty.

In truth, even now he couldn’t understand how Chu Yun had survived.

Back then, their people had thrown the infant Chu Yun into a bottomless abyss.

A newborn baby, only a few days old, thrown into an abyss without any protection, had virtually zero chance of survival.

They couldn’t comprehend how Chu Yun had managed to survive.

As for the possibility of an imposter, they completely ruled that out.

If his own father couldn’t even recognize his biological son, then that would truly be absurd.

“Big Brother, then at the banquet three days from now, how do you plan to test him?” Chu Yuan asked.

“Just have others test his Cultivation talent.”

“As for the rest… Heh, for someone who just returned to the Imperial City a few days ago to try and shake my Foundation?”

“It’s nothing but a fool’s dream,” Chu Rong scoffed.

He had held the position of Crown Prince for so many years, cultivated so many people in the Imperial City, and expended so much effort to achieve what he had today.

If he were to worry about a fledgling trying to shake his position, wouldn’t he become a huge joke?

The only thing that made him pay a little attention was the Shi Family behind Chu Yun.

Otherwise, with Chu Yun alone, he, the dignified Crown Prince of the Imperial Dynasty, could crush him with a flick of his finger!

Chu Yuan also chuckled: “That kid was lucky to survive, he shouldn’t have come back.”

“Now that he’s back, he’ll have to die again. How foolish and pathetic.”

The Crown Prince then looked at one of his retainers, “Mr. Bai, how is it? Have you found any trace of that person named Xiao Yan?”

Next to the Crown Prince, an old man with white hair and beard responded earnestly: “Your Highness, I have already sent many people to inquire about Xiao Yan’s whereabouts.”

“But strangely, ever since the incident at Misty Rain Tower last night, Xiao Yan’s whereabouts have vanished. Currently, many parties are searching for him, but no one has found him yet.”

Chu Rong frowned: “Increase the intensity!”

“We must find him at all costs!”

“This person is a supremely talented Prodigy. If he can be used by me, he will undoubtedly be a great help in securing my throne in the future.”

“We absolutely cannot let people from other forces get there first!”

Ever since the Crown Prince heard about Xiao Yan, he had been very interested in him, even harboring the idea of bringing him under his command.

If he could gain Xiao Yan, and if he grew, he might even achieve the Heavenly Phase Realm.

“Yes, Your Highness, rest assured. I will send out all the remaining people to search later,” Mr. Bai said.

“Big Brother, isn’t it rumored outside that this Xiao Yan Cultivates a Cultivation Technique very similar to the Blood God Sect’s Blood Cultivation Technique, and it’s highly possible he’s from the Blood God Sect?”

“If he’s from the Blood God Sect, wouldn’t our efforts be in vain?” Chu Yuan couldn’t help but ask.

Chu Rong answered with determination and certainty: “No, the possibility of him being from the Blood God Sect can be completely ruled out.”

“Mother has already asked people from the Blood God Sect. Although Xiao Yan also Cultivates blood power, it is fundamentally different from the Blood God Sect’s core Blood Cultivation Technique.”

“Moreover, the Sect Master of the Blood God Sect has personally sent a message to Mother, stating that this Xiao Yan is not from the Blood God Sect.”

Chu Yuan’s eyes lit up: “If that’s the case, then it is indeed a good thing.”

“The less background Xiao Yan has, the easier it will be for us to win him over!”

The Crown Prince said: “Indeed, so this matter cannot be delayed. The sooner, the better!”

…

The Eastern Palace sent out almost all of its forces. Even the four city gates had their people watching. As long as someone resembling Xiao Yan appeared, they were to report it immediately!

Although Chu Yun wore a mask at Misty Rain Tower, no one knew his true appearance.

However, his silhouette, height, and hairstyle had been recorded with a Memory Stone.

As long as there was a match, in addition to the Eastern Palace, people from various other forces would also contact them one by one.

Throughout the Imperial City, the Eastern Palace, the General’s Mansion, several major princely estates, and the strong cultivators stationed by various major forces in the Imperial City, even the rarely seen Prime Minister’s Residence, dispatched people to search the entire city for Xiao Yan.

The reason the Prime Minister’s Residence also wanted to find Xiao Yan was because Meng Ruxue had personally given the order.

Because she strongly suspected that this so-called Xiao Yan was very likely a Clone of the Heavenly Demoness.

The Heavenly Demoness’s most skilled technique was to transform into myriad forms, and it was common for her to change from female to male.

…

Now, because of Xiao Yan, there were many Golden Core Realm and Nascent Soul Realm cultivators running around the streets of the Imperial City, causing a stir throughout the city.

As for the protagonist who caused all of this, Chu Yun.

Currently, he and Venerable Wan Lei were still in his room, planning their course of action against the Heavenly Demoness for the night…