Chapter 246 My Beloved Consort is Gentle and Charming

Inside Prince Qing's Residence, the Fourth Prince, Li Che, was pacing back and forth in the great hall, his face etched with clear anxiety.

A moment later, the Sect Master of the Thunder Sect, "Thunderous Fall" Duan Yunkou, hurried in from outside. A look of obvious joy appeared on Li Che's face, and he hurriedly went to greet him.

"Mr. Duan, how is it? Has the news been confirmed?"

"Confirmed!"

Duan Yunkou's expression was also filled with shock and disbelief.

"Yan Chu has indeed opened up his Divine Treasury and advanced to the Heavenly Human Realm!"

"And it is the most mysterious of the three Divine Treasuries, the Spiritual Divine Treasury!"

"The Old Ancestor of the Han Family didn't even dare to make a move against Yan Chu and fled in a panic. The Han Family is now facing a formidable enemy; the entire clan is considering how to ease relations with Yan Chu, and Han Tianzong went to the palace early this morning to seek an audience with the Empress Dowager!"

Slap!

Li Che slammed his palm down, his expression a mix of shock and determination.

"This man, Yan Chu, must be won over for my use, no matter what!"

"To be a Heavenly Human at his age—in the future, he might even reach the Realm of our dynasty's founding ancestor, capable of suppressing the Imperial Dynasty for five hundred years!"

Duan Yunkou's expression was filled with envy and hesitation.

"But for such a Prodigy, his heart must be higher than the heavens; I fear he will not be willing to serve under anyone!"

"No matter!"

Li Che waved his sleeve and said, full of confidence:

"As long as he is human, he has weaknesses!"

"As long as Yan Chu is willing to help me, Medicinal Pills, Cultivation Techniques, beauties, titles—whatever I can give, I will give to him."

"Right... beauties?"

Li Che suddenly shuddered, recalling the rumors about Yan Chu's preferences, and couldn't help but be overjoyed.

For someone of his status, compared to Medicinal Pills and Cultivation Techniques, beauties were the least valuable.

"But Your Highness, ordinary beauties likely won't catch Yan Chu's eye!"

Duan Yunkou had clearly investigated Yan Chu thoroughly and advised:

"It is rumored that there is a stunner from the beauties ranking list by Yan Chu's side, and what he likes most are married beautiful women; his tastes are quite unique compared to others."

"Those top-tier stunners who are also married are not easy to find!"

Li Che was also troubled upon hearing this.

Duan Yunkou was right.

Yan Chu was now a Heavenly Human; how could ordinary women catch his eye?

If any woman could hook up with him, I fear the entire Longhua Prefecture wouldn't be able to hold his women.

Just at this moment, a gentle woman dressed in a light pink ru-skirt walked in from outside the hall. Her figure was slender, her eyes were warm and moist, and her every gesture carried a quiet, feminine charm.

It was precisely the Princess Consort of Qing, Zhu Qinxue.

"My Prince, this is the Lingxi Meridian-Clearing Soup I just brewed. You injured your Meridians during your last Cultivation session; hurry and nourish your body!"

The Princess Consort of Qing walked over with lotus steps. Not only was her figure supple and graceful, but her voice was also soft and delicate, making one involuntarily feel a desire to protect her.

Her father was the current Minister of Revenue and had studied at the White Deer Academy. He was one of the few great Confucian scholars in the Great Jin Dynasty. As the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, she naturally possessed a scholarly air.

Zhu Qinxue stepped into the great hall and, seeing Li Che staring at her intently, couldn't help but blush, saying shyly:

"Why is the Prince staring at me?"

"It's nothing!"

Li Che smiled and took the medicinal soup, saying meaningfully:

"It's just that seeing my beloved concubine so gentle and charming, I couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration."

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...

Meanwhile, at the Prince Ning's Residence.

The Guest Elder of the residence, Dong Yan, was also in a secret discussion with Prince Ning.

Prince Ning's tone was filled with regret,

"Mr. Dong, I regret not listening to your words!"

"Who would have thought that Yan Chu would be a Heavenly Human at such an age? We wasted a good opportunity to win this person over!"

"It is not too late!"

Dong Yan advised:

"Yan Chu's relationship with the Empress Dowager is clear. You have a natural advantage, my Prince. As long as you are willing to spend a large sum to win Yan Chu over now, you still have a chance to gain his support."

"The First Prince's side has already formed a blood feud with Yan Chu, so there is absolutely no possibility of cooperation. You need to worry about the Fourth Prince. He is deep in schemes, and although he has been dormant, his ambition is immense. He will certainly spare no cost to win Yan Chu over."

"We must act before him!"

"Then Mr. Dong, what do you suggest we do?"

Realizing Yan Chu's value, Prince Ning, Li Zheng, was extremely humble at this moment.

Dong Yan already had a plan and said:

"Yan Chu is a newly advanced Heavenly Human and will certainly need a large amount of resources to continue excavating the power of his Divine Treasury. I heard that he opened the Spiritual Divine Treasury. I remember that you, my Prince, were once gifted two Spirit-Nourishing Pills by the Old Senior Yuwen. Why not gift them to Yan Chu? He will certainly appreciate your favor!"

"Spirit-Nourishing Pills?"

A look of hesitation appeared on Li Zheng's handsome face.

Those Spirit-Nourishing Pills were gifted to him by the Old Ancestor of the Yuwen Family. They could be used to Cultivate the power of the Divine Treasury for a Heavenly Human who had opened the Spiritual Divine Treasury. They were incredibly precious, and in terms of value, they were not much worse than the Purple Cloud True Essence Pill of Qingyang Palace.

These were originally kept for himself.

After all, this kind of Medicinal Pill was incredibly precious; even a thousand-year-old aristocratic family like the Yuwen Family could not have many, and it was very likely he wouldn't have a chance to get them again for decades.

Now, asking him to give them to Yan Chu, he was naturally somewhat reluctant.

After a long while, Li Zheng had an idea and said:

"I heard that Yan Chu is obsessed with beauty. We don't necessarily need to use Medicinal Pills to move him. How about we gift him a few beauties?"

"This..."

Dong Yan's expression was somewhat hesitant and said:

"I fear he won't look at ordinary women!"

"It doesn't matter!"

Li Zheng smiled:

"I have a few Western Region women in my residence who were sent by officials from Liangzhou Prefecture previously. Their style is very different from our Great Jin women; Yan Chu has surely never tasted this flavor."

"If he is not satisfied, I have women from Southern Wei and Northern Mang in my residence, all for him to choose from!"

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While the Prince Qing's Residence and Prince Ning's Residence were each trying to find ways to win Yan Chu over, at the capital's Vermilion Bird Street, Chongren Ward, the Heshenzhai Clothing Store.

It was still that underground palace beneath the shop.

It was still that faceless masked person, and in front of him was still that person shrouded in a black robe.

The faceless masked person's voice was ethereal, echoing in the underground palace,

"Your Excellency, there is no need to hide your identity anymore. The matter of the Prince You's Residence hiring my Red Sleeve Beckon to intercept and kill Yan Chu is almost known to everyone; there is no point in hiding anymore."

"Hmph!"

The black-robed person took off his hood, revealing an old, beardless, and withered face. It was precisely Yuan Chong, the old eunuch from the Prince You's Residence.

Yuan Chong's voice was somewhat shrill and dissatisfied,

"Your Red Sleeve Beckon took the money but not only failed to kill Yan Chu, you were killed instead. Even two of my Prince You's Residence's Guest Elders died at Yan Chu's hands."

"Now we are not doing this business anymore; return the deposit to us!"

The masked person was silent for a moment and said slowly:

"Customer, please forgive me!"

"The orders my Red Sleeve Beckon accepts are never abandoned halfway!"

"Yan Chu has repeatedly killed people from my Red Sleeve Beckon. Now, even White Impermanence has died at his hands. The Red Ancestor has decided to take action personally to take Yan Chu's head, to prove to the entire world that my Red Sleeve Beckon's signboard is still solid."

"Therefore, we cannot return this payment!"

"Not only can we not return it, but your Prince You's Residence must add more money!"

"Because Yan Chu is not the Earth Ranking strength you mentioned, but a genuine Heavenly Human!"

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...

"What did you say?"

Yuan Chong seemed unable to believe his ears. He had never seen such a shameless person.

They couldn't kill the target, and yet they dared to mention raising the price!

Was this a buyer's market or a seller's market?

Could it be that the demand in the assassination market was very strong recently?

"Don't even think about it!"

Yuan Chong's voice was shrill, his face looking terrible to the extreme,

"Wait until your Red Sleeve Beckon kills Yan Chu first!"

"When that time comes, let alone raising the price, even if it's paying several times the reward, my Prince You's Residence can afford it!"

The faceless masked person chuckled and said:

"That is naturally no problem!"

"With the Red Ancestor personally taking action, let alone one Yan Chu, even if another one came, they would have to die!"

"Then where is the Red Ancestor now?"

"The Red Ancestor is like a dragon that shows its head but never its tail... Hmm?"

The faceless masked person suddenly looked at Yuan Chong in front of him. He didn't seem to have spoken?

Then who asked that question just now?

He cast his gaze past Yuan Chong to look ahead, and Yuan Chong also turned his head curiously to look. They saw a young man standing at the entrance of the underground palace, and they didn't know how long he had been standing there.

"Yan Chu!!!!!"

Both Yuan Chong and the other were shocked and felt a deep chill.

"Yan Chu, when did you..."

Swoosh!

Before the faceless masked person could finish speaking, he felt the world spin. His Primordial Spirit was grabbed directly out of the top of his head by one of Yan Chu's large hands and pulled into the Divine Sense Domain to begin a savage soul search.

This scene was too horrific.

To directly pull the Primordial Spirit of a Supreme Grandmaster out of the Niwan Palace like pulling taffy.

Is this what a Heavenly Human who has opened the Spiritual Divine Treasury is like?

Who can contend with this kind of strength?

In Yuan Chong's eyes, it was as if he were watching some horror movie, and he was so scared that he could only cower in the corner of the underground palace, trembling.

A moment later, Yan Chu finished the soul search.

Boom!

A dull explosion faintly echoed within the underground palace, and the masked person's Primordial Spirit was directly crushed by Yan Chu.

[Killed Red Sleeve Beckon Supreme Grandmaster, extremely satisfying, EXP + 50000]

"Red Ancestor... Black Impermanence..."

Yan Chu narrowed his eyes slightly.

This faceless masked person was also one of the twelve Wuchang Emissary of the Red Sleeve Beckon.

However, in the other's memory, he had only seen White Impermanence and Black Impermanence.

As for the Red Ancestor who founded the Red Sleeve Beckon, he had never come into contact with him.

In the entire Red Sleeve Beckon, only Black Impermanence and White Impermanence knew who the Red Ancestor really was.

"It doesn't matter, knowing Black Impermanence's identity now is fine too!"

This Black Impermanence was not a half-step Heavenly Human like Huangfu Song.

He was a genuine Celestial Being Expert.

Yan Chu had just obtained the Hun Tian Four Absolutes; it was perfect to use Black Impermanence to test the power of the Hun Tian Four Absolutes!

In the corner, Yuan Chong was trembling. Only by facing Yan Chu directly could he feel his terror; he couldn't even summon the slightest thought of resistance.

"Yan... Great Hero Yan, spare my life, you've killed him, you can't kill me too..."

Boom!

Yuan Chong's head exploded like a watermelon, splashing a large area of blood on the wall.

[Killed Prince You's Residence Supreme Grandmaster, extremely satisfying, EXP + 50000]

"Damn it!"

Yan Chu cursed speechless:

"How come you locals can all pop out foreign slang? Who is the one who underwent Transmigration anyway?"

It makes it seem like I'm the one who is native-born...

The death of two Supreme Grandmasters was by no means a small matter.

But for Yan Chu now, it was a small matter.

The entire underground palace was shrouded by his Divine Sense, and not a single sound could leak out...

...

Late at night, four thousand li away from the capital, Yunxi Town.

Underground in Yunxi Town, there was an underground palace much larger than the town itself. This was the headquarters of the Red Sleeve Beckon, and the entrance was the only brothel in Yunxi Town, the Red Cloud Building.

Today was the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The usually bustling Red Cloud Building was rarely relaxed today, closed to guests, and the people inside were all gathered together to celebrate the New Year.

The madam of the Red Cloud Building, Auntie Yun, settled the servants to clean the building thoroughly, gave her blessings to the girls under her, and returned to her room, swaying her hips with a smile.

After entering the room, she gently moved a vase on the table by the wall, and a downward passage appeared silently on the wall.

Stepping into the passage, black-clad figures were moving about below.

As the headquarters of the Red Sleeve Beckon, this place gathered a large number of assassins as well as many internal logistics personnel.

Along the way, the assassins they encountered all bowed respectfully to Auntie Yun, which was enough to show her high status within the Red Sleeve Beckon.

A short while later, Auntie Yun walked into a great hall in the underground palace.

The ceiling of the hall was inlaid with precious night-luminescent pearls.

In the center below was a huge round table with twelve seats around it, four of which were vacant, while people sat in the other positions. These were the remaining Wuchang Emissary of the Red Sleeve Beckon.

The original Great Joy Bodhisattva also had a seat here, but after she died at Yan Chu's hands, she was replaced by a Ninth Realm expert newly recruited by the Red Sleeve Beckon.

"Yun Sanniang, you are the only one missing here; hurry up and take your seat!"

After the madam, Auntie Yun, arrived, one of the beardless, pale-faced middle-aged men spoke up.

Yun Sanniang said with a smile:

"I've kept everyone waiting; let's begin now!"

The person sitting in the very center of the hall wore a black ghost-face mask.

It was the first Wuchang Emissary among the twelve Wuchang Emissary, Black Impermanence.

Under the Red Ancestor of the Red Sleeve Beckon, he was the second Celestial Being Expert.

Black Impermanence saw that everyone had finally arrived, nodded, and said:

"Since everyone is here, I will announce the Red Ancestor's latest order!"

Hearing the words "Red Ancestor," all the Wuchang Emissary immediately perked up.

Within the Red Sleeve Beckon, the Red Ancestor's status was supreme; he was the founder of the Red Sleeve Beckon, and the Red Sleeve Beckon had existed for over two hundred years.

Added to his cultivation time, some speculated that the Red Ancestor might already be over four hundred years old.

Although no one present had seen what the Red Ancestor specifically looked like, they had all heard of his methods. Being able to save White Impermanence from a near-death state after failing to open the Divine Treasury, while retaining all his cultivation power and even advancing further, was enough to prove that the Red Ancestor's methods were divine and miraculous.

Although White Impermanence had now died at the hands of Blade Demon Yan Chu...

Under the mask of Black Impermanence, there was a look of lingering fear.

Fortunately, it wasn't him who attacked with White Impermanence that day, but Old Man Bu Sha of the Seven Kill Sect. Otherwise, the Heavenly Human who died at Yan Chu's hands would have been him.

He knew Old Man Bu Sha quite well; although they were both Heavenly Humans, the other's strength was above his own.

"Black Impermanence, what exactly does the Red Ancestor have to order?"

Seeing that Black Impermanence had said one sentence and suddenly fell into deep thought, someone couldn't help but ask.

Black Impermanence looked around at everyone and said slowly:

"Blade Demon Yan Chu has repeatedly opposed my Red Sleeve Beckon, which has caused the Red Ancestor to be furious. He has decided to take action personally to remove this person and restore the reputation of my Red Sleeve Beckon!"

"Really? The Red Ancestor is going to take action personally?!"

Hearing this, the people present could not help but be deeply moved in their tone.

The Red Ancestor hadn't taken action for over a hundred years. The last time he did, it was to assassinate the Prince of Dingxiang of Southern Wei, who was a genuine Heavenly Human.

After that battle, the reputation of the Red Sleeve Beckon resounded throughout the Great Jin Dynasty, becoming the recognized number one assassin organization.