58: The prince’s anger and Wang Hancuo’s fear!

“Xiao Yan?!”

“How could it be him?!”

Chu Rong hadn't closed his eyes all night, and his eyes were now bloodshot, his face filled with disbelief.

Wang Hancuo and Black Iron King must have met with an accident.

This could be determined from their shattered Spiritual Artifacts.

And Xiao Yan was also missing; no matter how one looked at it, he was the biggest suspect.

It was very likely that Xiao Yan had set up an ambush in the Cangfeng Mountain Range in advance, which led to Black Iron King and the other's misfortune.

But... how could Xiao Yan be capable of dealing with them?

Two Nirvana Realm Cultivators, and one of them was even at the Peak of the Nirvana Realm!

Besides a Venerable, who could be confident in dealing with the two of them?!

The more Chu Rong thought about it, the more chaotic his mind became, and he paced back and forth anxiously, deep in thought...

“Sir, we might have been fooled from the start!”

“Let’s go to the palace and immediately report this matter to Mother.” After a while, Chu Rong still decided to go to the palace immediately and report this matter to his mother.

“Alright.”

Unseen, a voice responded to him.

…………

Inside the Imperial Palace.

Chu Rong stood in the Empress's sleeping quarters, his head bowed, his face filled with solemnity and hatred.

Empress Lan Ji, after hearing everything, although her delicate brows were slightly furrowed, her expression remained calm.

She had contacted the Divine Sect through a secret Divine Sect technique.

From this, she learned that Wang Hancuo's life lamp was still burning, which meant that the two of them should not be dead yet.

“Are you sure it was done by that Xiao Yan?” Lan Ji asked gravely.

“Mother, your son does not know.”

“I am not sure if it was truly Xiao Yan's doing, but if it was him, it's very likely he planned everything from the beginning.”

“He took away the things we prepared for him and even captured Elder Wang and the others.”

The Crown Prince said with a heavy expression.

“Hmph!”

“Useless!”

“To be played around by an unknown boy without any background! You really bring shame to this Empress!” Lan Ji scolded unceremoniously.

The Crown Prince bowed his head, and even though he was furious to the extreme, he could not defend himself at this moment.

After Lan Ji calmed her anger slightly, she said coldly, “Since things have come to this, don't think about anything else.”

“If you can't find Xiao Yan and Black Iron King's whereabouts, then go to Misty Rain Tower and ask them to find them!”

“Besides that, issue a kill order for Xiao Yan!”

“Whoever can find his whereabouts and capture him alive will be rewarded with a Venerable-grade Spirit Pill!”

A single Venerable-grade Spirit Pill held no small temptation, even for powerhouses at the Venerable Realm.

Lan Ji's conditions clearly showed her determination to hunt down Xiao Yan!

“Yes, Mother!”

“I will personally go to Misty Rain Tower to implement this matter!”

Chu Rong responded in a deep voice.

As the saying goes, 'the deeper the love, the stronger the hate.'

He had admired Xiao Yan to the extreme, but in the end, things had turned out this way.

This instantly transformed Chu Rong's admiration for him into intense hatred.

…………

After Chu Rong left the Imperial Palace, he personally went to Misty Rain Tower, and Xu Nian personally received him.

After Chu Rong stated his purpose, Xu Nian still kept his word and did not reveal anything about Chu Yun to him.

As for the business of Xiao Yan and Wang Hancuo's whereabouts, Misty Rain Tower did not accept it, giving Chu Rong the reply that they were also investigating, and thus could not give him a definite answer.

However, Xu Nian accepted another business deal.

Subsequently, Misty Rain Tower issued a bounty for Xiao Yan.

Someone anonymously offered a bounty for Xiao Yan; whoever captured him alive would receive a Venerable-grade Medicinal Pill.

As soon as this news broke, the entire Imperial City was in an uproar.

Countless powerful forces were curious as to who hated Xiao Yan so much?

To offer such a grand reward, a Venerable-grade Medicinal Pill!

Enough to make Cultivators below the Venerable Realm scramble for it!

Consequently, driven by profit, not only the Imperial City but even various forces throughout Xia Province sent out many people to search and inquire, looking for any suspicious traces of Xiao Yan.

After all, a Venerable-grade Medicinal Pill was too tempting.

………………

Ninth Princes Mansion.

After Chu Yun had a good night's sleep, Luo Feng told him these pieces of news, and he was unfazed after hearing them.

The Empress Faction offering a bounty for him was also within his expectations.

“Oh, Your Highness.”

“Earlier, His Majesty sent a message for Your Highness to enter the palace after waking up.” Luo Feng added.

Chu Yun nodded: “Father asking me to enter the palace is most likely for this bounty matter.”

“No hurry.”

“You may withdraw first.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” Luo Feng then turned and left.

Chu Yun then walked into a secret room in the backyard; the interior was designed as a prison, arranged by Night Devour.

At this moment, Wang Hancuo and Black Iron King were nailed to a cross, their entire bodies' bones shattered into dust, their Meridians broken and restored hundreds of times, and the pain throughout their bodies was constantly stimulated and amplified by Night Devour's evil Qi.

This was solely to torment their Souls until they collapsed, maximizing their suffering.

The two were now on their last breath, their faces covered in blood, barely having the strength to speak.

“Divine Sect... Empress, they will never let you go.”

“If you have the guts... then kill us.”

Wang Hancuo spoke intermittently, his voice extremely weak.

Night Devour stood before them, sneering, “You want to die, huh? It's not that easy.”

“Until Master gives the word, I cannot let you die.”

Night Devour began to pour power into their bodies, preparing to restore their shattered bones and Meridians.

Chu Yun's footsteps were steady as he arrived, his figure quickly appearing before the three of them.

“Master!” Night Devour immediately stopped the power in his hands and bowed to him.

“Xiao Yan... You... Who exactly are you?!” Black Iron King opened his swollen, dim pupils and stared intently at Chu Yun.

Chu Yun looked at the two of them and coldly smiled, “This desolate appearance, truly miserable.”

“Forget it, it's about time I introduced myself to you.”

“Xiao Yan... that is to say, I, this Prince, am precisely the person you have been trying to deal with by all means.”

“The Ninth Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, Chu Yun.”

After Chu Yun revealed his identity, Wang Hancuo and Black Iron King, who had already lost most of their strength, no longer cared about the pain. Their pupils were wide with fury, and their faces were filled with extreme horror; they simply could not believe what they had just heard!

Xiao Yan is Chu Yun?!!

How is this possible?!

How could it be like this?!

How could he be Chu Yun?!!

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