217: The Wu family's people covet the big secret of Lu Xuan!

Seeing Lu Xuan walk out on his own, Chen Luomeng gritted her teeth, her delicate brows furrowed, and the anger in her heart almost materialized.

This scoundrel of a man, is her beauty not as appealing as that stick in his eyes?

“This fellow… sigh, never mind!”

“It seems that at this point, I can only go and seek refuge with my good sister.”

Chen Luomeng finally had no choice, her fists involuntarily clenched, and she could only let out a low sigh.

She seemed to have no choice now!

Either she stubbornly refused to reveal the location of Prince An’s treasure vault and was then directly eliminated by this ruthless young man.

Or she would be a wise person who knows the times, betray Prince An without hesitation, and reveal all of Prince An’s secrets.

Then, she would be hunted down by Prince An across the land until her death.

It was either die now, or be hunted down by Prince An later.

Chen Luomeng made a decision from these two choices without even thinking.

Facing Prince An’s pursuit, at least there was still a glimmer of hope.

If she were to face Lu Xuan, Chen Luomeng glanced at the two disfigured corpses in front of her, her beautiful eyes filled with fear and unease.

Undoubtedly, the fate of these two Lao Jiahuo (Old fellows) was the terrifying consequence of resisting Lu Xuan.

Upon seeing this, Chen Luomeng took a deep breath, quickly jogged out, and then caught up with Lu Xuan.

Chen Luomeng tried her best to calm her inner fear, bowing slightly to Lu Xuan, completely devoid of her previous arrogance.

“Lord Lu, please come this way.”

“Your concubine truly knows where the Prince’s Mansion’s treasure vault is.”

“However, Lord Lu, you must be careful. General Huang Yong, the commander of the Prince’s personal guard, is guarding the treasure vault.”

After Chen Luomeng specifically pointed out General Huang Yong, Lu Xuan looked at her deeply, seemingly seeing through her little scheme.

“You don’t need to worry about this; you only need to lead the way!”

“Yes!”

Chen Luomeng’s beautiful eyes flickered with a peculiar gleam. She deliberately reminded Lu Xuan that there was still General Huang Yong, the commander of the personal guard, within the Prince’s Mansion.

This was Chen Luomeng’s Opportunity to kill with a borrowed knife!

If General Huang Yong wasn’t killed, Chen Luomeng wouldn’t have the chance to leave the Prince’s Mansion with some precious items.

Chen Luomeng had already thought of her only way to survive in an extremely short amount of time.

That was to seek refuge with her good sister’s organization, the Plum Blossom Guard.

She knew many of the Prince’s secrets, and perhaps with these secrets, she could join the Plum Blossom Guard and evade Prince An’s pursuit.

… … … …

Fuzhou Qingxi Prefecture!

High above, a purple light flashed and then swept towards the ground.

In a hidden alley within a Fu City, the Void Realm rippled.

In a corner of the alley, space gradually twisted and deformed. A foot suddenly stepped out from the Void Realm, and then the entire person walked out from the Void Realm.

And the person who appeared in the alley was precisely Lu Xuan, who had traveled from An Prefecture to Qingxi Prefecture, which was adjacent to An Prefecture!

After Lu Xuan became proficient in the power of the Divine Palace Realm, he discovered that a Martial Artist in the Divine Palace Realm could release Divine Thought to communicate with Heaven and Earth, achieving flight.

“It seems I’ve reached Qingxi Prefecture.”

Lu Xuan flew from An Prefecture to Fuzhou, taking less than three hours.

One must know that Qingling Prefecture was several thousand li away from Qingxi Prefecture.

If a Shenfeng Steed were used for travel, it would take two or three days.

Lu Xuan looked at the deserted small alley around him, then called up the System panel.

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: Divine Abode True Person

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

Points: 26600

Please confirm, whether to consume 16000 System points to deduce Undying and Unextinguished!

Please confirm, whether to consume 20000 System points to deduce Close Distance to the Horizon.

In An Prince’s Mansion, Lu Xuan’s gains were quite satisfactory.

In An Prince’s Mansion’s treasure vault, Lu Xuan found two High Grade Heavenly Spiritual Objects, ten Medium Grade Heavenly Spiritual Objects, and thirty Low Grade Heavenly Spiritual Objects.

Adding a Chen-grade two-pattern sacrificial weapon, the Earth Morning Stick, after Lu Xuan refined all these items, he obtained a total of 26400 System points.

Adding the remaining 200 System points from before, the total was 26600 System points.

However, Lu Xuan did not choose to deduce other Cultivation Techniques in Qingling Prefecture; he wanted to save the System points to deduce the next layer of Burning Heaven Blade Technique.

“According to Chen Luomeng, that person named Wu will pass through Qingxi Prefecture in Fuzhou within the next day or two and then enter An Prefecture.”

Lu Xuan didn’t have extra time to foolishly wait for that person named Wu at An Prince’s Mansion.

He wanted to deal with that person named Wu before he even entered An Prefecture.

This way, the so-called Eight Great Families’ Wu Family would not think his death was related to him.

Lu Xuan didn’t want to kill the young ones only to have the old ones come; he couldn’t kill them all, simply couldn’t!

If he could conceal it for a period, that would naturally be the best outcome.

After Lu Xuan went to Tiandu and understood the background of the Eight Great Families of Tiandu, he would then decide on a countermeasure on how to deal with the Wu Family.

As for Chen Luomeng, Lu Xuan was not worried at all that she would betray him.

Ever since she exposed An Prince Xia Mingqing’s treasure vault, she had no choice but to go all the way.

Lu Xuan pulled out a strange black bird from his Arms. The black bird’s feathers displayed mysterious black runes.

This was what Chen Luomeng gave him, a messenger bird used to contact that Wu Family.

Lu Xuan’s right hand, holding the black bird, suddenly glowed with a faint purple light.

A wisp of purple Qi slowly floated from Lu Xuan’s palm and then flowed into the bird’s body.

Immediately after, Lu Xuan’s right hand forcefully lifted the bird upwards, and the black bird rose with the force, soaring into the sky.

Just in case, Lu Xuan still released this black bird in advance to see if that person named Wu had already arrived at Qingxi Prefecture Fu City.

“Oh, he really came. He’s only a dozen li away from Qingxi Prefecture Fu City.”

Lu Xuan sensed that the bird had stopped, and the corners of his mouth slowly curved upwards, which saved him a day or two.

Outside Qingxi Fu City, on the official road a dozen li away, a carriage was slowly moving.

A black bird descended from the sky, darting towards the carriage.

Finally, the black bird flapped its wings and lightly landed on the roof of the carriage.

The next second, the small window curtain on the right side of the carriage was swept up by an invisible strong wind.

The black bird, perched on the carriage roof, was drawn into the carriage as if by a mysterious gravitational pull.

“Interesting, Xiao Shang, stop. It seems something has happened in An Prefecture.”

The middle-aged man driving the carriage in front looked about forty years old and was named Wu Shang.

And the person inside the carriage was An Prince Xia Mingqing’s uncle, Wu Jiu, a Martial Artist at the Major Achievement of Outer Strength Grandmaster!

Not long after the words fell, the black bird was thrown out of the window by a huge force.

Finally, the black bird exploded into a bloody mist in mid-air, its black feathers fluttering chaotically.

As the black bird turned to ashes, the curtain covering the carriage also hung down, revealing the scene inside.

It was an old man in a purple robe, embroidered with mysterious scepter patterns that made one feel dizzy.

The old man’s face was crisscrossed with wrinkles, his hair was white, and there was a purple circular mark on his forehead, occasionally emitting a faint purple glow.

At the same time, the old man also leaned on a seemingly dilapidated staff, which had several small holes in the middle.

However, at this moment, the old man’s gaze was like an eagle’s, looking at the boundless sky, surveying everything around him.

“Mingqing was indeed right; this Lu Xuan will definitely become a major hidden danger for our Wu Family in the future!”

“I didn’t expect that before this Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) came looking for him, Lu Xuan had already taken the initiative to deal with the people in An Prefecture.”

As for why Wu Jiu would say this?

Because this black bird, named Wu Ling Bird, was their Wu Family’s unique messenger Yao Beast.

Moreover, this Wu Ling Bird was personally given to Prince An by him.

Therefore, its aura should only contain the aura of Prince An and his personal maid, Chen Luomeng.

However, when Wu Jiu touched the Wu Ling Bird, he already sensed an unfamiliar aura on it.

This proved that the Wu Ling Bird had fallen into the hands of someone else.

Being able to take the Wu Ling Bird from An Prince’s Mansion proved that the people in An Prince’s Mansion had all met with trouble.

There was no doubt; it must have been done by that so-called Baidao Prefecture Mystic Envoy, Lu Xuan.

In the entire An Prefecture, only the An Prefecture State Duke and this Lu Xuan were Martial Artists at the Major Achievement of Outer Strength Grandmaster.

And the one who dared to raid the Prince’s Mansion was Lu Xuan, this audacious person.

“Ninth Master, is this Lu Xuan really so bold?”

“Even if he is a Martial Artist at the Major Achievement of Outer Strength Grandmaster, he wouldn’t do such a rebellious thing, would he?”

Wu Shang was greatly shocked upon hearing Wu Jiu’s words from inside.

It was his first time seeing such an unbridled madman like Lu Xuan.

He actually dared to raid the An Prince’s Mansion, which was bestowed by the former Emperor!

This insane act was equivalent to slapping the former Emperor several times in front of everyone in the world.

Unlike Wu Shang’s shock, Wu Jiu only felt a bit of pity for Lu Xuan.

A person with such a Prodigy Martial Dao Aptitude, it’s a pity he cannot be used by our Wu Family. Otherwise, the Family Head would not have given him a death order.

To bring this staff and come to An Prefecture to kill this Lu Xuan.

This staff is a Star-grade four-pattern sacrificial weapon.

In the hands of Wu Jiu, a Martial Artist at the Major Achievement of Outer Strength, it could briefly exert power comparable to the Perfection of Outer Strength Grandmaster.

This little brat Lu Xuan, so young, even if he Breakthrough to the Major Achievement of Outer Strength Grandmaster, he still couldn’t be his opponent.

Wu Jiu, holding the Star-grade Moon Chasing Staff, possessed the power of the Perfection of Outer Strength Grandmaster.

The carriage remained quietly stopped on the official road, seemingly waiting for something.

Not long after, until a slight breeze suddenly blew across the sky, a figure descended from the sky and landed directly in front of the carriage.

Lu Xuan stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes fixed on the carriage, feeling a slight surprise in his heart.

Was he discovered?

His wisp of Divine Thought that had infiltrated the black bird earlier had inexplicably disappeared.

The moment Lu Xuan appeared, Wu Jiu in the carriage opened his eyes, gripped the bronze staff tightly with his right hand, and stepped out of the carriage.

Wu Jiu looked at the young man who appeared before him, and even though he was prepared, he was still deeply moved by Lu Xuan’s appearance.

“You are Lu Xuan?”

“You certainly look very young!”

“You actually knew of this Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow)’s existence and even took the Wu Ling Bird from An Prince’s Mansion.”

“It seems that all of Prince An’s people left in An Prefecture have been dealt with by you.”

“If you are willing to return to the Wu Family with me now and swear eternal loyalty to our Wu Family, this Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) might intercede with Mingqing for you and spare your life.”

“Our Wu Family is one of the Eight Great Families of Tiandu; even the current Your Majesty dares not interfere with our Wu Family’s internal affairs!”

“Lu Xuan, what do you think?!”

After Wu Jiu finished speaking, he showed a calm and composed smile, seemingly having Lu Xuan completely figured out.

Who could hear the invitation from the Eight Great Families and resist such a huge temptation?

Of course, recruiting Lu Xuan was only one of the insignificant reasons; the most important thing was to figure out what great Opportunity Lu Xuan possessed.

Such a great Opportunity could allow a person who looked only in his twenties to Cultivate to the Major Achievement of Outer Strength Grandmaster.

One must know that even he, as a top talent among the younger generation of the Wu Family back then, took over a hundred years to barely Cultivate to the Major Achievement of Outer Strength Grandmaster.

Wu Jiu thought that the great Opportunity on Lu Xuan must contain an incredible, earth-shattering secret.

If he could obtain this great Opportunity from Lu Xuan, then he might be able to Breakthrough to that Realm he had dreamed of his entire life.

Divine Abode True Person!

Wu Jiu’s gaze towards Lu Xuan gradually became fervent, as if Lu Xuan was his Dao-achieving Opportunity in this life!

The Opportunity to achieve the Divine Palace Realm was right before his eyes; anyone would fall into madness, wouldn’t they?

However, he had never imagined in his life that the ultimate Realm he pursued was what Lu Xuan in front of him already possessed.

Lu Xuan felt a bit bewildered by the strange gaze of the old man in front of him.

However, Lu Xuan didn’t think much of it. Since the other party admitted to being from the Wu Family, that was correct.

No matter what the other party was thinking, it was just a matter of one palm strike anyway.

The next second, Lu Xuan’s Divine Thought moved, and above the sky, the wind and clouds changed unpredictably, surging and undulating, like a Heavenly River hanging upside down!

Under this astonishing scene, Lu Xuan slowly stood in the Void Realm, his clothes fluttering, his demeanor calm, and his eyes shooting out astonishing purple light.

Immediately after, a gigantic palm formed by mysterious purple Qi pressed down from the sky, stirring up immense waves!