54: Chapter 54 On the Way to Beiliang, the Five Brothers Block the Way?

The sudden notification sound made Zhou Yuxuan look up at Xu Feng.

He saw blood seeping from the corners of Xu Feng's mouth,

and a tooth was stuck in that hard flatbread. He looked extremely disheveled, lacking any semblance of a Young Lord's bearing.

"System! Check how much Luck Xu Feng has left."

Zhou Yuxuan asked silently in his heart.

[Ding! The Luck Protagonist Xu Feng's current remaining Luck is: 45%!]

Hearing the System's reply, a flash of killing intent crossed Zhou Yuxuan's eyes.

Soon! It's coming soon!

On this trip to Northern Liang, he would definitely kill Xu Feng. Moreover, he might even be able to take Northern Liang for himself to use as a base for developing his future forces.

Zhou Yuxuan thought to himself.

At that moment, a young, beautiful woman walked toward Zhou Yuxuan.

"Young Master Zhou! Her Highness wishes to meet you. I wonder if you are free?"

The woman's voice was sultry, sounding so pleasant it felt as if it could melt one's bones.

"Oh? A meeting? For what purpose?"

Zhou Yuxuan did not agree immediately, but looked at the beautiful woman and asked in return.

This woman had come from Donghuang Qing's carriage, so she must be someone close to her. To seek him out so soon after leaving the Imperial City, it likely wasn't anything good.

"Young Master Zhou will know once he goes. I can guarantee that I will definitely not harm Young Master Zhou."

The beautiful woman spoke again in her uniquely sultry and tingling voice.

He sensed a dangerous aura from this woman. Since there were still fifteen days of travel to Northern Liang, he didn't want to fall out with them just yet.

"Mm~ Alright! It seems this Young Master cannot refuse."

The beautiful woman gave a slight smile and then led the way.

"You two stay here for now." Zhou Yuxuan glanced at Jin Qiaoer and the other before following the woman.

This scene, naturally, fell into Xu Feng's eyes.

Seeing Zhou Yuxuan enter his fiancée's carriage, his heart instantly flared with rage.

Although he knew the Eldest Princess was just a bargaining chip used by Her Majesty the Empress to deal with Northern Liang, and he was destined never to have any real relationship with her,

currently, this Eldest Princess was still his fiancée in name.

He, the Prince Consort, hadn't even caught a glimpse of his fiancée's beautiful face, yet another man had beaten him to it. Wasn't this the same as having a green hat placed on his head?

Xu Feng took a few deep breaths and finally suppressed the rage in his heart, turning away to stop watching Zhou Yuxuan.

...

"I have long heard that the Zhou Family produced a Qilin son. Seeing you today, the rumors were not false; Young Master Zhou is indeed extraordinary."

Just as Zhou Yuxuan stepped into the carriage, a cold voice praising him came from behind a curtain.

"The Eldest Princess requested a meeting with me; say whatever you wish to say, there's no need for this." Zhou Yuxuan showed no sign of respect and sat down casually opposite Donghuang Qing.

"Hehe! Young Master Zhou is indeed straightforward. Then Qing'er will get straight to the point. Young Master Zhou, let us cooperate."

Donghuang Qing withdrew the smile on her face. Although her voice remained cold, it now carried a hint of killing intent.

"Oh? What do you mean by that, Princess?" Zhou Yuxuan asked with feigned confusion, as if he understood nothing.

For him, he didn't actually want much to do with Donghuang Qing.

Because in the original plot, this Donghuang Qing was a very calculating and shrewd person who repeatedly tried to reclaim the throne that belonged to her Family from Empress Donghuang Baiqing's hands.

However, she failed every time, though Empress Donghuang Baiqing never dealt a lethal blow.

In the original plot, after one failed operation, Donghuang Qing was placed under house arrest by Empress Donghuang Baiqing. She only regained her freedom after being betrothed to Xu Feng.

After that, Donghuang Qing wanted to use Northern Liang's strength to challenge Empress Donghuang Baiqing, but her plans were discovered by the father-son duo, the Prince of Northern Liang and Xu Feng.

As for what Donghuang Qing's ultimate fate was, Zhou Yuxuan couldn't quite remember because it wasn't explained in the original plot.

However, in his view, Donghuang Qing's end probably wasn't very good. After all, she was considered a villain,

and when a villain goes up against a Luck Protagonist, their end naturally won't be great.

Of course, he was an exception.

After a moment of silence between them, Donghuang Qing spoke again.

"Young Master Zhou, Qing'er has been direct about the reason for inviting you. Are you still unwilling to open your heart to Qing'er?"

Donghuang Qing dropped her cold tone and spoke with extreme weakness,

her beautiful eyes visible through the curtain.

"Oh? Open my heart? I wonder what kind of 'opening' the Princess is referring to?" Zhou Yuxuan suddenly raised an eyebrow and asked in a slightly teasing tone.

"Oh! How annoying!" Donghuang Qing cried out bashfully.

Immediately after, she slowly put away her smile and continued: "Young Master Zhou, we are both smart people. I assume you know why Her Majesty the Empress sent us to Northern Liang together."

"How about this: as long as Young Master Zhou leads the Zhou Family to assist me in reclaiming the throne, Qing'er guarantees full support for the Zhou Family to become the number one Family in the Great Shang Dynasty, and even the entire Eastern Region. What do you think?"

Donghuang Qing said calmly. Seeing this, the beautiful woman who had entered with Zhou Yuxuan also slowly approached him.

"Hehe! So the Princess came for this matter!"

"I naturally know Her Majesty the Empress's intentions." As soon as Zhou Yuxuan finished speaking, Donghuang Qing's beautiful eyes lit up.

Aha! There's a chance!

But before Donghuang Qing could be happy for long, Zhou Yuxuan's next words sent her mood plummeting to rock bottom.

"However, this Young Master has no need to cooperate with anyone. I can handle Northern Liang by myself."

Zhou Yuxuan's heterochromatic eyes locked onto Donghuang Qing's through the curtain, his whole body exuding an air of confidence.

"If the Princess only wanted to discuss this, then this Young Master shall take his leave."

Zhou Yuxuan slowly stood up and walked toward the exit of the carriage.

Just as he was about to step out, he suddenly turned back to the stunned Donghuang Qing.

"However, Princess, instead of talking about cooperation, why don't you consider working for me instead?"

Following Zhou Yuxuan's words, a sharp shout rang out: "Presumptuous!"

A terrifying aura suddenly erupted, pressing toward Zhou Yuxuan with the force of a mountain-toppling wave.

"Aunt, let him leave." Donghuang Qing spoke quickly as she saw her aunt suddenly fly into a rage.

"Hmph!" The woman snorted coldly and stopped paying attention to Zhou Yuxuan.

...

Soon, Zhou Yuxuan returned to his own carriage.

He leaned leisurely against Qingniao's soft body, enjoying the service of the other two.

In this way, for the next ten or so days, no major incidents or conflicts occurred.

Even Xu Feng seemed to have grown up overnight like a child; he became much more sensible and would quickly distance himself whenever he saw Zhou Yuxuan.

Soon, the group arrived within the borders of Northern Liang, about a dozen miles from Zhenbei Royal City.

"Young Lord, someone is blocking the road ahead!"

Jin Qiaoer's voice suddenly came from outside the carriage.

Hearing this, Zhou Yuxuan stepped out and looked into the distance.

He saw five figures exuding terrifying auras standing ahead.

Among them, a man dressed in white riding a stallion pointed a long spear at Zhou Yuxuan.

"Zhou Family's Zhou Yuxuan, where are you?!"