364: Killing the chicken to scare the monkey

Looking back at the front of the Prince Fus Mansion's gate, the crowd had already dispersed, leaving behind a mess and many severely injured people groaning on the ground... Looking at the residence gate that still stood firm before them, the three of them felt a thousand different emotions, not knowing what to say... "I finally understand now why Long Yuan never came out..." Liu Rushi said through gritted teeth.

"Are you saying, Sister, that he knew this would be the result from the very beginning?" Liu Ru Hua asked.

"Exactly! This Spiritual Power Shield must have been created by him; no one else in the Prince Fus Mansion could have possibly done this!" Liu Rushi snorted.

"It's truly miraculous! I've never even heard of such a thing before!" Liu Ru Hua exclaimed.

"Young Miss, this matter must be reported to the Sect Master immediately. This Prince Fus Mansion is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface!" Liu Gong Wang said in a heavy voice.

"Report it then!"

"Young Miss, it would be best for us to return Zhu De Ning, otherwise we will form a deep grudge with the Prince Fus Mansion..."

"Uncle Wang, do you think Zhu De Ning is still on the tree? They've already rescued him! Let's head back to the hotel first!" Liu Rushi said.

"This... Let's go!!!"

The three hurried towards the outskirts... Inside the Prince Fus Mansion, in front of the Prince Fu Hall, Prince Fu was looking at the kneeling Zhu De Ning and several of his lackeys with a dark expression... "Father, you must avenge your son!" Zhu De Ning cried out with a long face.

"Shut up! This whole matter was caused by your attempt to kidnap a civilian girl. I have already issued repeated orders forbidding such behavior, yet you treat my words as wind passing through your ears. What should your punishment be?!" Prince Fu shouted loudly.

"Father, aren't the residence's orders meant for the subordinates? I was just following your example, Father..."

"Shut your mouth! Which of your eyes saw me go out and kidnap civilian girls?! If I don't deal with you strictly today, I won't be able to restrain everyone in this residence. Men, take this boy to the Hall of Reflection and confine him for a month, and have him copy the 'Dao De Jing' a thousand times!!!" Prince Fu rebuked loudly.

"Ah?! Father, are you for real?!" Zhu De Ning was dumbfounded, hardly able to believe his ears.

"Who's talking nonsense with you?! Someone, take these rotten eggs away immediately, don't let them foul my nose!"

"Yes!!!"

Residence guards immediately stepped forward and took all of them away... "Father! Father!! Father..." Zhu De Ning shouted desperately, but no voice of pardon from Prince Fu ever came... "Your Highness, are you really going to confine the Fifth Young Master for a month?" Zhu Nan asked from the side.

"Of course! I've been waiting for the first person to violate the order so I can kill the chicken to warn the monkeys. This boy just happened to run right into my line of fire today; if I don't lock him up, who else would I lock up?! A waste like him is purely squandering my resources. From now on, those young masters and young misses who idle their days away at 'Heaven on Earth' must be strictly managed. If they make a mistake, they will be punished just like the servants, with no exceptions! Do you understand?" Prince Fu said majestically.

"Yes! Your Highness is wise!!!" Zhu Nan hurriedly bowed.

Zhu Zhiyong and Zhu Shuangquan, who were standing nearby, watched in stunned silence. They hadn't expected Prince Fu to actually take action against his own descendant. Didn't that mean they themselves had to be even more careful to avoid crossing him?

"How is the situation outside?" Prince Fu asked.

"Your Highness, those people suffered heavy losses and have retreated one after another. Only some remain on the spot because their injuries are too severe..." Zhu Zhiyong said.

"How many injured are there?"

"About three hundred people..."

"Organize some men to accompany the residence's physicians outside to treat them. Those with severe injuries can recuperate in the Traveling Lodge outside until they are healed before they leave!" Prince Fu said.

"What?!" Zhu Zhiyong and the other guards all widened their eyes, wondering if they had misheard.

"Didn't you understand? Hurry and follow me to organize people to go out and save them!" Zhu Nan waved his hand.

"Oh, oh, yes, yes, yes..." The guards snapped back to their senses and hurriedly followed Zhu Nan to organize the rescue operation... Prince Fu watched them leave, and his face instantly transformed into a wide grin as he exclaimed excitedly, "Old Ninth is truly amazing! This Formation is actually so powerful; I can sleep soundly from now on..."

Hearing the situation Zhu Nan described to him, Prince Fu wished he could find Long Yuan right away and give him a tight hug to celebrate. The power of a combined strike from so many Martial General-level experts had long since far exceeded that of an ordinary Martial Commander, yet they were unable to break through a single gate. It was clear just how terrifying the protective Formation Long Yuan had set up that day was!

If it weren't for that Formation, the Prince Fus Mansion would likely have been destroyed today under the public's wrath!

It was truly a close call... It could be said that the Prince Fus Mansion had escaped another disaster. The previous disaster was brought about by that Fusang woman, Aoi Yoshiko. Both of these disasters were overcome thanks to Long Yuan's help. Otherwise, Prince Fu simply couldn't imagine what the Prince Fus Mansion would be like today... "Time to go back and Cultivate; I can't hold Old Ninth back..." After venting his emotions, Prince Fu composed himself and slipped back into the cultivation space... Liu Gong Wang and the other two were staying in a secret room behind the hotel when a clansman hurried over to report what he had seen at the Prince Fus Mansion's gate... "What? The people from the Prince Fus Mansion are rescuing those injured?!" Liu Gong Wang asked incredulously.

"Yes, and some of the severely injured among them were even carried into the Traveling Lodge outside the residence, with word that they should recuperate until they are healed before leaving..." The clansman nodded.

"That's impossible, isn't it?!" Liu Ru Hua cried out.

"Young Miss, we only confirmed this after inquiring from many sources and conducting on-site observations. Now, those injured people are all expressing their apologies to the Prince Fus Mansion, and some are even saying they will compensate the residence for all its losses..." the clansman said.

Liu Gong Wang's eyes were a bit vacant as he murmured, "Has the sun started rising from the west?"

"Hmph, this is nothing more than a move to win over people's hearts!" Liu Rushi said disdainfully.

"Young Miss, even so, in the past, the Prince Fus Mansion would never have done such a thing..." Liu Gong Wang sighed.

"Then what do you think the reason is, Uncle Wang?"

"Strange, aside from Zhu De Ning's attempt to kidnap a civilian girl today, I really haven't heard of anyone from the Prince Fus Mansion kidnapping a civilian girl in nearly two months. Could that residence order Zhu Nan brought out be real?!" Liu Gong Wang mused.

"Nearly two months?" Liu Rushi was startled.

"Yes! In the past, such things happened almost every day, and our scouts would record them all. But for nearly two months, I haven't seen any similar malicious incidents. Looking at today's events, I realize I've been a bit slow to notice!" Liu Gong Wang sighed.

Liu Rushi said suspiciously, "It happened every day before? But not in the last two months? That can only mean something happened over two months ago that caused such a startling change in the Prince Fus Mansion!"

"Indeed, go quickly and investigate what happened at the Prince Fus Mansion over two months ago..." Liu Gong Wang said to the clansman.

"Yes!" The clansman hurried away...