102: What is Laojiu called?

Thinking of this, Long Yuan began to focus on Cultivating. He was now overflowing with a sense of crisis. He felt that after arriving in this Otherworld Great Ming, he seemed to be pulled by an invisible hand into a huge, bottomless, and terrifying vortex. It was by no means easy to escape its terrifying suction. Only by Cultivating to become a strong person could he possibly escape or even destroy this vortex, and regain control of his safety and freedom.

This was perhaps the power of the Karma Great Dao. Since he inherited the 'cause' of his predecessor, Zhu Deyuan, he had to bear the 'effect' that came with this identity. This Karma line was extremely clear, and with his current ability, it was impossible to cut it. Since that was the case, he could only bravely accept it!

“Fight for it, young man!”

While he encouraged himself to Cultivate, he still separated a wisp of Divine Sense to continue observing Prince Fu's situation after he returned to the Prince Fus Mansion.

At this moment, Prince Fu, far away in Southern Yue City, put aside his anxious feelings from the journey, but the solemn expression on his face still revealed his inner tension and unease. He sat like a large mountain of flesh on his specially made large throne and began to read the thick information booklet Sabado had given him. This information was about the beginning and end of the collusion between the Dark Night Killer Organization, Snow Eagle Country, and Fusang Country. From Ye He's attack and severe injury, to their hijacking of the plane, until Wang Weidong and Qi Huaiyi jointly broke through Dark Night Valley, the entire process was meticulously detailed, involving a large number of characters and specifics. It was indeed the work of Xuanji Tower…

“Fengyang County?!!!” Prince Fu was stunned. He hadn't expected this matter to erupt from Fengyang County. Of course, after reading all the information, he learned that the attacks had actually broken out simultaneously in multiple locations, but later, the hijacking incident occurred in Fengyang, followed by a Breakthrough in the case.

Seeing the words Fengyang, Prince Fu naturally recalled past events. He had once traveled there, met a woman named Dragon Snow, and later brought her to the Southern Yue Prince Fus Mansion for a period of time. He and she even had a son…

It must be said that this memory was still very beautiful. At that time, he was far from as fat as he was now. Young and carefree, elegant and dashing, he wandered among the beautiful mountains and seas of Fengyang. At a certain moment, his eyes inadvertently met Dragon Snow's, and an ambiguous spark instantly ignited between them, thus beginning a dramatic life of mutual affection…

At this moment, Prince Fu's heart almost melted. How wonderful would life be if it could always be like this? No danger, no bloodshed, no threats of violence. He could embrace any woman he desired, bring her back to his residence and then abandon her, immerse himself daily in beautiful scenery, exquisite objects, delicious food, delightful music, and beautiful women. Everything was so perfect, so nourishing, so delicious. Life should be like this!

But why should he be affected by others' struggles for the throne and succession? He just wanted to enjoy life. Why did they want to snatch his wealth, and even take his life?! And even wipe out his descendants?! You all deserve to die!!!

“Oh, right, my son!!!” Prince Fu thought of this and immediately remembered Dragon Snow's son, who was also his son. Which one was it?

He thought for a moment. After all, there were too many; he seemed to have over two thousand descendants now, and even with a good memory, it was hard to recall them all. But Dragon Snow's was easy to remember, because he remembered he was the Emperor Ming's ninth son, and Dragon Snow's son was also the ninth among his sons. He also called him “Old Ninth”!

“Old Ninth? What's his name?” He had a headache and couldn't remember, so he called for Zhu Nan, the steward of the Prince Fus Mansion, and instructed him to quickly go and check.

Zhu Nan was actually an eunuch, and having followed Prince Fu for many years, he was loyal, so many of Prince Fu's affairs were entrusted to him.

Hearing that he needed to investigate Dragon Snow's son from sixteen years ago, Zhu Nan was startled. His memory was also a bit hazy, but he dared not delay and quickly went to the secret archives to search for information. After a while, he returned holding a booklet!

“Your Highness, Dragon Snow's son ranks ninth among Your Highness's Dragon sons, and his name is Zhu Deyuan!” Zhu Nan said in a slightly sharp voice.

“Zhu Deyuan? Not bad, not bad. Look at my memory…” Prince Fu patted his head and rubbed his temples…

“Your Highness is busy with a myriad of affairs, and has many Bloodline descendants, so it's perfectly normal not to remember. But you see, as soon as this servant mentioned it, didn't you remember? Your Highness is truly brilliant!” Zhu Nan said fawningly.

Prince Fu nodded and said, “I still have some impression of this son. He was a bit weak Innatly, his bone structure wasn't good, his Xuanhuang Bloodline aura was faint, and his Cultivation prospects were dim. If not for that, I wouldn't have agreed to Dragon Snow taking him away… Hmm, he should be the only male Bloodline descendant taken away by my concubine, right?”

Zhu Nan quickly checked and nodded, saying, “Your Highness, that is indeed the case! Even if other Dragon sons had worse talent, they would be arranged to live a privileged life as young princes in ‘Heaven on Earth’, but this Dragon son Zhu Deyuan has always been wandering outside, and there has been no news of him to this day… Oh, he just turned 16 this year!”

“16 years old? Isn't that the age for Awakening detection? Go quickly and check what talent he Awakened. I remember he also took a supreme black ring at that time. If his Awakened talent is decent, then notify the imperial family to transfer the corresponding benefits into his supreme black ring!” Prince Fu ordered.

“Yes! This servant will personally supervise this matter immediately!” Zhu Nan quickly responded and slowly withdrew.

Prince Fu watched Zhu Nan leave, still feeling a headache and heavy all over, his heart filled with panic. He had been like this for a while now; his worries about the future had consumed him entirely, making him long since lose interest in pleasure. Just now, several concubines who intended to come in to flatter and vie for favor had been shouted away by him. He thought to himself, “I can barely hold onto my life; these concubines will probably soon be abducted and used as playthings. What should I do?!”

He suddenly discovered with some sadness that as the Prince Fus Mansion was about to collapse, he couldn't find anyone to discuss it with!

Including Zhu Nan, he was just a eunuch who only knew how to flatter and vie for favor. The entire Prince Fus Mansion was filled with such people. How did he live his life before?

Surrounded by a bunch of good-for-nothings, it was impossible for him not to become useless!

“Should I go beg Father Emperor? But what use is it to beg him now? Even he is nearing the end of his life and can no longer protect me… Moreover, as soon as the Crown Prince is established, he will take over most of the imperial power from him. At that time, even if the Crown Prince wants to destroy me, Father Emperor will probably be powerless…” Prince Fu sighed in his heart.

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