216: Debt collection from Prince An's Mansion! What a cruel man!

Qingling Prefecture!

At this moment, outside the Fu City gate of Qingling Prefecture, in a place unseen by anyone.

Suddenly!

After a flash of purple light, a man in a profound black brocade robe abruptly appeared there.

“Hmph, in this world, no one can owe Lu Xuan a debt and not pay it back.”

“The monk can run, but the temple cannot. This Lord doesn't believe that Prince An can move the entire An Princes Mansion to the Great Xia Capital.”

After Lu Xuan left Qingyun County, he did not directly leave An Prefecture but intended to collect a debt first.

Then, he would see if any of the people from An Princes Mansion could threaten his relatives.

If there were, Lu Xuan would mercilessly resolve these troubles along the way.

An Princes Mansion!

Ever since that Prince An was recalled to the Great Xia Capital by imperial decree, he had kept his doors closed, no longer as flamboyant and unrestrained as before.

Deep within An Princes Mansion, in a hidden and heavily guarded complex of buildings, this was a place only accessible to core high-level figures of An Princes Mansion.

The entire An Princes Mansion only had five people qualified to enter.

Those five people were Chen Luomeng, the leader of the Green Cloak Guard; Yue Ze, the chief steward of An Princes Mansion; Cheng Yingliang, the deputy chief steward; and General Huang Yong, the chief of Prince An's personal guard.

And one more person was Lin Yu, the deputy leader of the Green Cloak Guard, who had already been killed by Lu Xuan.

Inside the assembly hall of this courtyard, several figures were already seated.

An old man in a black satin robe sat in the first position on the left.

Opposite the old man, on the right side, two people, a man and a woman, were also seated.

And these three people were Chen Luomeng, the leader of the Green Cloak Guard; Yue Ze, the chief steward of An Princes Mansion; and Cheng Yingliang, the deputy chief steward.

That is to say, except for General Huang Yong, the chief of An Princes Mansion's personal guard, all other core members were gathered here.

“Chen Luomeng, have your Green Cloak Guard found out the background of that Lu Xuan?

Don't tell this Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) that your Green Cloak Guard have investigated for over a month and found nothing.”

Yue Ze, the chief steward on the left chair, showed only a slit of his eyes, seemingly looking but not, as his aged hands rested on the armrests of the chair.

After Yue Ze, the chief steward of An Princes Mansion, spoke, Chen Luomeng dared not delay, opening her cherry lips, her voice soft but firm.

“Replying to Chief Steward, that Lu Xuan's origin is too mysterious.”

“Even his appointment as a Mystic Envoy of Baidao Prefecture was a sudden event.”

“Even those within the Blackbird Guard know nothing about this Lu Xuan's background.”

“We bribed several Blackbird Guard from Baidao Prefecture, but still couldn't ascertain Lu Xuan's origin.”

“Perhaps…”

Just as Chen Luomeng was about to continue speaking, Yue Ze, the chief steward of An Princes Mansion, opened his eyes, his face filled with strong dissatisfaction.

“Useless!”

“How could Prince An let a useless person like you take charge of the Green Cloak Guard.”

“If you can't even ascertain Lu Xuan's origin, then what's the point of having your Green Cloak Guard?!”

After being humiliated by Yue Ze, Chen Luomeng's face turned extremely ugly, and her fair hands clenched tightly, as if she was suppressing her anger.

She was, after all, Prince An's personal maid and the leader of the Green Cloak Guard, yet this damned Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) didn't give her any face.

However, thinking of this Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow)'s status in the Mansion, Chen Luomeng ultimately chose not to flare up.

Yue Ze, this Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow), was Prince An's true Martial Dao teacher, personally appointed to Prince An by the late emperor.

Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) Inspector Luo Jin was just someone who sought fame; in front of Yue Ze, he was a joke.

Yue Ze's strength was the highest among all martial artists in An Princes Mansion, second only to Prince An.

He was an Outer Strength Grandmaster at Minor Achievement, or one could say he had one foot already stepped into the Major Achievement of Outer Strength Grandmaster.

In short, if anyone in An Princes Mansion was most qualified to break through to Outer Strength Grandmaster at Major Achievement, it was this Yue Ze.

Yue Ze, this Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow), was not like Lin Yu, a martial artist who had just stepped into Outer Strength Grandmaster at Minor Achievement.

Yue Ze ignored Chen Luomeng's embarrassment and turned his gaze to the old man sitting next to Chen Luomeng, speaking sternly.

“Hmph, fine, if we rely on your Green Cloak Guard, we'll never find out that Lu Xuan's origin.”

“You Green Cloak Guard don't need to bother with this matter, Lao Cheng, you handle this.”

“If it really doesn't work, then secretly infiltrate the Baidao Prefecture Blackbird Guard.”

“Capture a few Blackbird Guard and torture them to find out who is closest to Lu Xuan, and then start with them.”

Upon hearing this, Cheng Yingliang, the deputy chief steward of An Princes Mansion, frowned slightly, seemingly pondering something.

“Lao Yue, wouldn't it be a bit rash to rashly move against the Blackbird Guard?”

“Hmph, what's the big deal if a few Fu City Blackbird Guard die?”

“Besides, with your Outer Strength Grandmaster at Minor Achievement strength, as long as you are careful, it's absolutely impossible for that Lu Xuan to discover you.”

Yue Ze didn't take Cheng Yingliang's concerns to heart at all.

That damned Lu Xuan, how dare he humiliate Prince An.

He doesn't know what's good for him. Don't think that just because he has the strength of an Outer Strength Grandmaster at Major Achievement, he can do whatever he wants in An Prefecture.

Prince An doesn't just have us; when Prince An left, he sent a message to a certain family in the Great Xia Capital.

Wu Family!

A letter arrived a few days ago, stating that an important figure from the Wu Family would arrive in An Prefecture to deal with this Lu Xuan fellow for the Prince.

The Wu Family is Prince An's birth mother's family. Although Prince An's birth mother died early, the Wu Family has always been very supportive of Prince An.

The Great Xia Capital has Eight Great Families: Wu, Li, Mo, Officials Surname, Luo, Tang, Jiang, and Guyue!

Among them, the Wu Family is one of these Eight Great Families.

According to the information Yue Ze had, these Eight Great Families were actually divided into the Upper Three Families and the Lower Five Families!

The Upper Three Families were the Tang Family, the Jiang family, and the Guyue Clan.

It's just a bit strange that these three great families have been in secluded cultivation since the founding of the dynasty by the Sacred Ancestor, never interfering in worldly affairs.

The other five great families, however, have always been active in the mundane world, and many even hold important positions in the Great Xia Dynasty.

“Lao Cheng, that person from the Wu Family will arrive soon; you must quickly find out Lu Xuan's origin.”

Cheng Yingliang's previous concerns gradually disappeared upon hearing that the person from the Wu Family was arriving soon.

He was right; that person was an Outer Strength Grandmaster at Major Achievement.

At that time, with the assistance of the few of them, even if that Lu Xuan had three heads and six arms, he would not be able to escape.

Also, the C-grade Two-Patterned Sacrificial Tool, Wind Fire Blade, must be recovered from Lu Xuan's hands.

In the entire Mansion, there was only one Star-grade Sacrificial Tool and two C-grade Sacrificial Tools.

The Star-grade Six-Patterned Sacrificial Tool was naturally carried by Prince An himself when he went to the Great Xia Capital.

And the remaining two C-grade Two-Patterned Sacrificial Tools were the Wind Fire Blade and the Earth Morning Staff.

The C-grade Two-Patterned Sacrificial Tool, Earth Morning Staff, was naturally in the hands of Yue Ze, the chief steward of An Princes Mansion.

“That's good then, this Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) will go to Baidao Prefecture now and see if that Lu Xuan truly has three heads and six arms.”

“This Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) doesn't believe that if we can't find out his origin, could this Lu Xuan have popped out of a rock?”

Seeing that the two of them completely ignored her, Chen Luomeng's face darkened, and she flicked her sleeves, turning to leave through the door.

Hmph, these two undying Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow)s, relying on their Martial Dao Grandmaster realm, have always looked down on her.

However, just as Chen Luomeng stepped out of the main door, she saw a shocking sight.

The guards who had just been standing by the door were now lying motionless on the ground like corpses, unconscious.

Who did this?!

Did a Martial Dao Grandmaster infiltrate?

When did this happen?

Chen Luomeng was about to shout to warn the two Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow)s inside, but to her horror, she found that she couldn't open her mouth at all.

Moreover, with Chen Luomeng's strength, which had just entered the Inner Energy Realm, she even had a terrifying illusion.

As she stood there, she could feel a terrifying pressure from the vast heavens and earth.

It was that feeling of being as small and helpless as a mayfly seeing the vast sky!

The next second, Chen Luomeng's eyes went black, her consciousness vanished, and her body fell heavily to the ground.

“Who's there?!”

Although the muffled thud of the fall was extremely faint, it was still heard by Yue Ze and Cheng Yingliang inside.

Yue Ze, sitting in the main hall, suddenly stood up from his chair, his Gale Force began to circulate, sensing the movement outside the hall.

It was fine before he sensed it, but once he did, Yue Ze's face suddenly changed dramatically, becoming extremely cautious.

Because the aura of the martial artists guarding outside had all disappeared.

Who could quietly eliminate the guards outside without being detected by them, two Martial Dao Grandmasters, right under their noses?

And at this moment, a sound was heard, which was clearly meant for them to hear.

As Yue Ze and Cheng Yingliang both unleashed their Outer Strength Grandmaster aura, a young man slowly walked in from outside the hall door.

The young man held his hands behind his back, looking at Yue Ze and the other with an expressionless face.

When Yue Ze and Cheng Yingliang clearly saw who the incoming person was, their faces instantly turned pale, revealing expressions of fear and unease.

Wasn't this man Lu Xuan, whom the two of them had just been secretly plotting against?

How did he come?

How dare he come?

He actually dared to trespass into Prince An's Mansion!

“Lu Xuan!”

“How dare you, do you know where this is?”

“You dare to trespass into the Mansion!”

Yue Ze's face turned as red as a pig's liver, clearly angered by Lu Xuan's actions.

This Lu Xuan was simply disrespectful, with no sense of hierarchy. He even dared to trespass into the Mansion bestowed upon Prince An by the late emperor.

However, although Yue Ze appeared very angry, the hand hidden in his sleeve was slowly gathering all the power of his Gale Force.

Yue Ze's peripheral vision occasionally glanced at the bronze iron staff on the table, seemingly wanting to get his hands on it.

However, it was clear that Yue Ze's intentions were doomed to fail.

Lu Xuan wouldn't waste words with them. His eyes glowed with a bright purple light, and the surrounding space instantly rippled with terrifying waves.

Under the disbelieving gaze of Yue Ze and the other, the space around Lu Xuan actually began to twist visibly.

“This… what is this?!”

“The heavens and earth are affected?”

“How is this possible?!”

“You are?!”

Yue Ze had once had the good fortune to be part of the late emperor's personal guard, so he was naturally well-informed.

In this world, if a martial artist, relying solely on their human body, could cause a resonance with the heavens and earth, there was only one possibility.

That was the Divine Sense power of a Divine Abode True Person!

Using that terrifying Divine Sense power to control the power of the heavens and earth!

Is Lu Xuan a Divine Abode True Person?

This terrifying discovery immediately froze Yue Ze in place, so much so that he didn't even realize the immense changes occurring in the space around him.

“Lao Yue!”

Cheng Yingliang, who was beside him, saw Yue Ze frozen in place and anxiously called out.

However, by the time Yue Ze regained his senses, his body had already cracked inch by inch, blood instantly soaked his entire body, and he finally fell silently to the ground.

It was as if he had been easily crushed by an invisible giant hand.

Seeing Yue Ze, who was several times stronger than himself, decapitated, Cheng Yingliang's dignity as a Martial Dao Grandmaster was completely abandoned at this moment.

Cheng Yingliang knelt down without hesitation, kowtowing vigorously to Lu Xuan, begging for mercy with a hoarse voice.

“Don't kill me, please spare my life!”

“True Person Lu, let me go, I know where the Prince's treasury is, I'll take you there!”

“Please spare my dog life…”

However, when Cheng Yingliang looked up again, what met his eyes was a dazzling purple light that engulfed his entire body.

“Come in, if you don't want to die, take me to your Prince's treasury.”

After Lu Xuan finished speaking, the next moment, Chen Luomeng stumbled in from outside the door, looking at Lu Xuan with complex eyes.

Lu Xuan had only knocked Chen Luomeng unconscious at first, choosing not to kill her.

Because keeping her still had great use.

No one knew better than her where Prince An's treasury was hidden.

“Also, tell me the location of that person surnamed Wu!”

After hearing Lu Xuan's words, Chen Luomeng was incredibly conflicted.

This hateful man, he seemed to be giving her a way to live, but in reality, it was just another path to death.

Could she still live after revealing the Prince's secret?

What a cruel man!

Chen Luomeng bit her lip, truly unable to fathom the thoughts of this young man, Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan ignored Chen Luomeng's thoughts, reached out and grabbed in the void, and the Earth Morning Staff on the table immediately fell into his hand.

The strangeness of this staff naturally couldn't escape Lu Xuan's notice. Judging from the old man's attitude, it was very likely a Sacrificial Tool.

Indeed, the moment Lu Xuan got his hands on this staff, the system in his mind immediately appeared before his eyes.

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: Divine Abode True Person

Cultivation Methods: Burning Heaven Blade Technique 3/9, Close Distance to the Horizon 0/9, Undying and Unextinguished 2/9

Points: 200

Detected power of the origin of heaven and earth, extract?

This bronze staff, is it actually a C-grade Two-Patterned Sacrificial Tool, the Earth Morning Staff?