128: A divine eye? A blind man? (Thirteen)

Side courtyard.

You Chen was squatting on the ground, laboriously scrubbing a basin of clothes.

Those were ones the palace maids and eunuchs had deliberately thrown to him.

The late autumn water was bone-chillingly cold, his hands frozen red and covered in chilblains.

But he didn't care.

In his heart, he was silently reciting the mnemonic for the Hibernating Dragon Breathing Technique.

As his breathing adjusted, a weak but warm stream of heat slowly rose from his lower abdomen, dispelling the chill at his fingertips.

It really works!

Big Brother Jun didn't lie to me!

A surge of wild joy welled up in You Chen's heart.

Just then.

"Bang!"

The courtyard door was kicked open.

Eunuch Wang burst in aggressively with several young eunuchs.

You Chen was startled and hurriedly stood up, but his legs were numb from squatting for so long, and he almost fell.

"Oh, Nineteenth Highness, washing clothes?"

Eunuch Wang walked over with a fake smile, playing with an exquisite jade pendant in his hand.

It was high-quality warm jade, carved into a coiled dragon.

It was a symbol of a prince's status.

But You Chen had never had one.

"Eunuch Wang, is something the matter?" You Chen lowered his head, his voice trembling slightly.

"Can't I come to see Your Highness if nothing is wrong?"

Eunuch Wang laughed weirdly, then his expression suddenly changed, and he shouted sternly, "My jade pendant is missing! Someone saw you steal it!"

You Chen looked up abruptly, his face pale: "I didn't!"

"Still trying to be stubborn!"

Eunuch Wang stepped forward, raising the horsetail whisk in his hand to strike, "This jade pendant was bestowed upon me by the Thirteenth Prince. Now that it's been found in your courtyard, who else could have stolen it if not you?"

As he spoke, he gave a look to the young eunuch beside him.

The young eunuch understood perfectly, secretly pulling something out of his sleeve and preparing to stuff it under You Chen's bedding.

A frame-up.

No matter how clumsy it was, in this deep palace, it could become ironclad evidence.

Once the crime of stealing a prince's bestowed item was established, You Chen would lose a layer of skin even if he didn't die.

You Chen was trembling all over.

It was like this again.

It was always like this.

No matter how he hid or endured, these people just wouldn't let him go.

The hope he had just kindled shattered in an instant.

Just then.

A faint voice suddenly sounded directly in his mind.

It was Jun Yun's voice.

It was also a small trick of "Sound Transmission" hidden within the Hibernating Dragon Breathing Technique.

"Don't panic."

"Breathe. Three long, two short."

"Take a half-step back with your left foot and turn your body."

The voice was calm and indifferent, yet carried a commanding tone.

You Chen didn't have time to think at all.

Instinctively, he followed the guidance of that voice.

Deep breath.

Three long, two short.

The originally weak heat stream in his body instantly boiled with this special breathing rhythm!

Although it was only for a moment.

But power surged up.

He stepped back with his left foot and turned his body to the side.

Eunuch Wang's slap, which should have hit, actually missed and brushed past his cheek!

Not only that.

Because he used too much force, Eunuch Wang lost his balance and stumbled forward.

"Stick out your leg."

The voice in his mind sounded again.

You Chen subconsciously stuck out his right leg.

Bang!

A muffled sound.

Eunuch Wang tripped solidly over You Chen's leg, lunged forward, and fell heavily into that basin of cold, dirty water.

Splash!

Dirty water splashed everywhere.

Eunuch Wang lay on the ground in a sorry state, soaked through, choking on a mouthful of soapy water and coughing violently.

The courtyard suddenly fell silent.

The young eunuchs were stunned.

In the distant pavilion, the Thirteenth Prince stopped waving his folding fan and froze.

Even You Chen himself was dumbfounded.

He stared blankly at his own leg, then at Eunuch Wang wailing on the ground.

I... did that?

I actually dodged?

And I even tripped this old eunuch who usually acts so tyrannical?

"Rebellion... this is rebellion!"

Eunuch Wang scrambled up from the water basin and screamed in exasperation, "You trash, you dare to hit me? Get him! Beat him to death!"

The young eunuchs snapped out of it and were about to rush forward.

"Don't move."

The voice in his mind sounded again.

"Stare at the one who is about to stuff something under your bed and shout loudly: What are you doing!"

You Chen took a deep breath.

That boiling heat stream gave him unprecedented courage.

He turned his head abruptly, staring fixedly at the young eunuch who was sneakily crouching by the bed, and roared with all his might:

"What are you doing!"

This shout was full of vigor.

It was the power of the internal organs stimulated by the Hibernating Dragon Breathing Technique.

That young eunuch already had a guilty conscience, and his hand shook at this sudden roar.

Clang.

A jade pendant fell from his hand and hit the ground with a crisp sound.

Everyone's eyes focused there.

It was another jade pendant.

Exactly the same as the one in Eunuch Wang's hand.

A frame-up.

Caught red-handed.

Only this time, the one caught in the act was the person doing the framing.

The scene was once very awkward.

The expression on Eunuch Wang's face was quite a sight, turning green and white in turns.

You Chen stood there, his chest heaving violently.

He looked at the jade pendant on the ground, then at the people with ugly expressions.

He won.

For the first time.

In this place where people are eaten without even spitting out the bones, he actually won.

Although it was just a small round.

It turns out, I can also resist.

It turns out, I'm not just meat on a chopping block for anyone to slaughter!

In the distance.

Inside Jingxin Hall.

Jun Yun slowly withdrew his focus.

In his vision.

The mass of desolate Luck above You Chen's head was now like a wasteland that had been scorched by fire, beginning to surge violently.

Golden threads of Luck were revealed more clearly than ever in Jun Yun's "Minds Eye."

It was no longer a sliver of glimmer hidden in the desolation, but had suddenly expanded and become bright.

Luck was beginning to truly exert its power... In the courtyard.

Eunuch Wang's face was uglier than the dirty water on the ground.

Failing to frame him and being exposed on the spot.

For someone like him who valued face most in the palace, this was more painful than being beaten.

"Rebellion! This is truly rebellion!"

"An unwanted bastard dares to collide with me! And dares to commit violence in public!"

He simply threw away all pretenses and pointed at You Chen's nose, screaming sharply.

"Take him down for me! Beat him! Beat him to death! If anything happens, the Thirteenth Prince will take responsibility!"

Several young eunuchs looked at each other, sinister smiles appearing on their faces, and they closed in once more.

This time, they no longer had any scruples.

The hope You Chen had just kindled shattered again.

He could dodge once, and he could expose a lie.

But he couldn't stop this unreasonable violence.

He clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, preparing for a desperate struggle.

Just then.

A cold female voice came from outside the courtyard without any warning.

"Stop."

The voice wasn't loud, but it carried a majesty that made people not dare to disobey.

Everyone stopped.

The young eunuchs who were about to pounce froze in place.

Eunuch Wang also turned his head abruptly.

At the courtyard gate, a woman was standing there at some point.

She wore a light purple long dress with unknown elegant patterns embroidered on the hem, neither luxurious nor flashy.

But just by standing there, her posture was extraordinary, attracting everyone's gaze.

Her face was covered with a thin veil, making her appearance unclear, only revealing a pair of eyes.

What kind of eyes were they.

Calm, indifferent, with a cold gaze, carrying a sense of detachment as if looking down upon all living beings.

When her gaze swept over Eunuch Wang, he couldn't help but shudder involuntarily.

It was an innate pressure.

He had spent his whole life observing people's expressions in this deep palace and had never felt such pure nobility from anyone.

Her gaze passed over the crowd and landed on You Chen.

When she saw the faded and worn-out clothes on You Chen and those hands soaked in cold water and covered in chilblains, a slight change finally appeared in her calm eyes.

She slowly stepped inside.

Behind her, an Old woman with an equally steady Aura quietly followed.