287: Do him a small favor

Suddenly, the old eunuch Wu Zhen walked in lightly from outside, knelt down with a thud, and said in a shrill voice, "Your Majesty, the Thirteenth Prince has an urgent matter to report to the palace!"

"Thirteen? He's come just in time! Quickly let him come and see this masterpiece of mine!" Zhu Zhenxiang said excitedly.

"This servant obeys the decree!" Wu Zhen hurried out...

Not long after, Prince Zhao arrived with Wu Zhen, performed a kowtow, and said, "Your Imperial Father, I have an urgent matter to report!"

Zhu Zhenxiang waved his hand and said, "Rise quickly! Come and see this small imperial palace I have just completed. Is anything missing?"

Prince Zhao was stunned upon hearing this. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Wu Zhen winking at him. His heart immediately trembled, and he quickly stood up and said, "So this imperial palace was completed by Father alone. It is truly a work of exquisite craftsmanship!!! I admire you! I admire you!! I admire you!!!"

"Hahaha... Hahahaha... Just a minor trick. I have an even bigger project currently in the planning stages..." Zhu Zhenxiang stroked his beard and laughed, looking extremely pleased with himself.

"Another big project? Father, your ambitions are truly high, far beyond what I can look up to!"

The two of them chatted and flattered, slowly strolling through the small imperial palace...

"Hahaha, no matter how big my project is, it's only within this harem. On the other hand, regarding those technology projects you've been working on, I wonder if there's any I could try my hand at? If there is, let me have some fun too... By the way, I'm extremely interested in that Cloud Challenge Competition you organized last time. I wonder how it's going now?" Zhu Zhenxiang suddenly changed the subject.

Prince Zhao's eyes lit up when he heard this. He hadn't expected his father to bring this up voluntarily; what a coincidence!

He took a bag out from his bosom, then pulled two information Jade Slips from the bag and said, "Father, these are the two most exciting matches of the Cloud Challenge Competition to date. Would you like me to play them for you now?"

"Oh? Of course I want to watch!" Zhu Zhenxiang's interest was piqued, and he stroked his beard and smiled.

Prince Zhao handed a Jade Slip to the old eunuch Wu Zhen, who quickly took it and operated it on a large screen not far away...

The video began to play. The scene appearing on the screen was Long Yuan's battle against Fu Fei of Shuntian No. 1 Middle School, as well as his battle against Chu Qingxuan where he fought across ranks. In both matches, Long Yuan only needed one sword strike to easily defeat them, appearing relaxed, dashing, and calm...

However, such an easy battle couldn't be considered very exciting, but Zhu Zhenxiang, Wu Zhen, and the numerous palace maids and eunuchs watching were all stunned!

The entire place was silent!

Prince Zhao had long known this would be the effect and was secretly amused. After all, this was the exact effect he had wanted to see...

Zhu Zhenxiang's eyes widened, and the palace maids and eunuchs were also dumbfounded, their expressions extremely vivid. They secretly observed Zhu Zhenxiang's expression, wanting to see what his reaction would be...

"This... who is this sword-wielding youth? How old is he? Where is he from?!" Zhu Zhenxiang asked urgently after his initial shock.

Prince Zhao replied, "Father, this person is named Long Yuan, 16 years old this year, from a third-level base city under Nanyue Base called Fengyang City."

"Long Yuan?! Why is his surname Long?" Zhu Zhenxiang asked subconsciously.

"Father, he took his mother's surname! His mother is named Dragon Snow and is the daughter of a small Family in Fengyang City."

"Then what about his father?"

"His father... is..."

"Is who?!"

"Ninth Brother!" Prince Zhao said.

"Old Nine?! No wonder, no wonder. I was just saying, how could anyone look so much like me when I was young? So it's Old Nine's son! Hahahaha..." Zhu Zhenxiang was so happy he couldn't close his mouth, staring intently at Long Yuan on the screen.

However, he suddenly thought of a question and asked curiously, "His Aptitude looks good. He can defeat opponents at the Martial Apprentice Peak and Martial Artist Peak while only at the early stage of Martial Apprentice, and win so easily. Why have I never heard of him before? Also, why did he take his mother's surname?"

Prince Zhao explained the reasons in detail and added, "Father, Long Yuan's talent is not limited to his Martial Skill. He possesses multiple top-tier talents and even knows quite a few secrets about the outside world..."

"Oh? Multiple top-tier talents? What are they?" Zhu Zhenxiang asked urgently.

Prince Zhao handed the other Jade Slip to Wu Zhen to play...

Inside was information about Long Yuan, including how he performed facial reconstruction and Qi Sea transplants for people in Fengyang, helped the Fengyang County office and the Southern Division solve cases, provided key information in the campaign to wipe out the evil cult, and organized a fundraising gala for the Northern Battlefield, where he sang ten golden songs that boosted the morale of the army...

Seeing what Long Yuan had done and hearing the ten golden songs he sang, everyone was deeply shocked!

Zhu Zhenxiang was completely captivated by those songs, his whole person immersed in those stirring years of war. That sense of heroism that had long since left him seemed to be quietly budding again...

His previously slightly bent back straightened involuntarily at this moment, the expression on his face began to soar, and even his semi-white hair seemed to move without wind, radiating vigorous life...

This is the power of the Music Dao!

A good piece of work can bring people powerful Mental Energy, let alone ten of them!

"Father? Father? Father..." Prince Zhao called out tentatively a few times, only to find that Zhu Zhenxiang was completely unmoved, clearly already intoxicated in the Concept of the songs.

Helpless, he secretly used his Xuan Power to stimulate him, finally causing Zhu Zhenxiang to come back to his senses. He said excitedly, "Where is Long Yuan now? Hurry and have him come to my side. I want to see what he looks like now!!! I want to see him perform live!!!"

"Father, Long Yuan is currently in Southern Yue City. According to him, he needs to handle some matters before he can come to Shuntian Prefecture. However, he entrusted me to bring you a message!" Prince Zhao said.

"Oh? He brought a message for me?" Zhu Zhenxiang was taken aback.

"Yes! Additionally, he would like to ask Father to do him a small favor!" Prince Zhao added.

"Haha, that's interesting. Can't you help him? Must you have me help him?" Zhu Zhenxiang laughed.

"Father, I really cannot help him with this favor. In the entire Great Ming, only you can help him! That is why I came to the palace today to seek an audience with you, Father..."

Zhu Zhenxiang looked at Prince Zhao with slight suspicion, seemingly realizing something, and said, "Is what you say true? What kind of problem is it that only I can help him with? Could it be that he provoked an evil cult?"

"No, no! Father, his problem is all in this message. Please take a look yourself!" Prince Zhao opened the phone and presented it to Zhu Zhenxiang for him to browse...

Zhu Zhenxiang took the phone and began to browse. Before long, the expression on his face began to change. Even though he had lived for three hundred years, after seeing this message from Long Yuan, he could barely control himself!

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