Chapter 66 SJAnovelsGo

Chapter 66 Treacherous IntentionsSJAnovelsGo

The fourth prince poured a cup of tea for Long Chen . He smiled lightly, “Brother Long truly is a dragon amongst men . No matter what, such boldness truly is worth admiring . ”SJAnovelsGo

“Fourth prince flatters me . But this little brother still doesn’t know just how you recognized me,” replied Long Chen . SJAnovelsGo

He really did want to know just what he had forgotten about . He was confident that his appearance changing technique did not have the slightest flaw . SJAnovelsGo

“Even a wise man who thinks it over a thousand times will forget at least one thing . To be honest, I didn’t actually recognize you at first, and it was only when I saw that ring on your hand that I managed to figure it out something was strange . Then adding on your gaze, I realized it was you . ” The fourth prince pointed to Long Chen’s hand . SJAnovelsGo

Only then did Long Chen suddenly realize that he was wearing his spatial ring on his finger . That ring had a design that was specific to the alchemist guild . He had actually forgotten such a large detail . SJAnovelsGo

“The fourth prince truly is someone observant to the smallest detail . It really is worthy of admiration, but what I really want to know is, why did you help me?” asked Long Chen . SJAnovelsGo

“Haha, you might not believe me even if I tell you . The truth is, I dislike Xia Changfeng intensely . No matter what else, Chu Yao is still my sister . Although familial affection is a luxury that can’t be afforded in the imperial palace, I still have some in my heart . SJAnovelsGo

“I do not have the heart to force Chu Yao to marry someone she doesn’t like . But you also know that the imperial palace is simply like that . All that matters is if it will benefit the empire; no one cares about your emotions . That is simply a helpless truth of living in the imperial palace . SJAnovelsGo

“I’ve tried to persuade the Empress Dowager many times in hopes of changing her mind, but none of it had any effect . In the end I actually ended up infuriating her and being kicked out of her Empress Dowager Hall . SJAnovelsGo

“From the fact that brother Long come to visit Chu Yao today, I can tell you have truly sincere feelings for Chu Yao . But my ability is limited, and I can only help you this much,” sighed the fourth prince . SJAnovelsGo

“Fourth prince is too polite . Long Chen will remember this matter . ” It seemed he would have to owe a favor to the fourth prince for today . SJAnovelsGo

“As for the matter of your Long family losing its stipend, I once tried investigating . But I was shut down before I could get to the bottom of it . So I’m also powerless when it comes to your Long family . ”SJAnovelsGo

Long Chen frowned and asked, “Can fourth prince tell me what he discovered?”SJAnovelsGo

“Ah, well it was something that happened in the imperial palace, so it’s extremely muddied . My brothers and I also fight and scheme against each other . I really am powerless when it comes to it . ” The fourth prince shook his head . SJAnovelsGo

Long Chen’s eyes brightened ever so slightly . Although the fourth prince didn’t give him a direct response, but the fact that he had purposely mentioned his brothers was definitely somewhat interesting . SJAnovelsGo

There were a total of seven princes . Other than the fourth prince, there were six left . Of those remaining six, the seventh prince could also be excluded . SJAnovelsGo

Then that left the crown, second, third, fifth, and sixth princes . Long Chen had observed each of them carefully at the Phoenix Cry Lantern Festival . Other than the crown prince, none of the others seemed to be shrewd enough . SJAnovelsGo

Then the most suspicious one would have to be the crown prince . Moreover Long Chen had recognized the assassin who had killed Li Hao as one of his henchmen . All the evidence pointed to him . SJAnovelsGo

“Many thanks . ” Long Chen cupped his hands . SJAnovelsGo

“Haha, I didn’t say anything . I can’t accept your thanks,” laughed the fourth prince . He then sighed, “Sometimes I truly envy you noble heirs . You can be free and unconstrained, not like us who do not have freedom . I even have to suck up to people I plainly dislike . Speaking of which, Xia Changfeng is returning to the Grand Xia in ten days to prepare for his wedding with Chu Yao . Although I truly wish to punch him in the face, I can only give him a smile . That’s the sorrow of living in the imperial palace . ”SJAnovelsGo

“He’s leaving in just ten days?” Long Chen didn’t bat an eye, but a cold light flashed in his eyes . SJAnovelsGo

The fourth prince seemed to not notice any change in Long Chen’s expression . Sipping some tea, he replied, “Yes, he’s taking the southern pass, a shortcut to the Grand Xia . A prince’s wedding naturally requires many preparations . ”SJAnovelsGo

Long Chen nodded and kept that information in mind . At the same time, an outrageous idea popped into his head . If he could pull off that plan, this matter with Chu Yao would be easily resolved… . SJAnovelsGo

The fourth prince chatted for a bit longer with Long Chen before politely seeing him off . When he once more returned to his room, a woman had appeared . SJAnovelsGo

That woman seemed to be in her thirties . She was tall and veiled in extravagance, giving off a cold sensation that she could not be offended . SJAnovelsGo

“What you’re doing right now is extremely dangerous,” she said . SJAnovelsGo

The fourth prince smiled slightly and sipped some tea . “Danger means risk, and risk means there’s a chance of a high payout . I feel that it’s worth it . If Long Chen loses then he will just be another corpse, meaningless to us . But if he succeeds, then the plan will advance a couple steps . Mom, don’t worry about it . ”SJAnovelsGo

That woman was precisely Phoenix Cry’s Queen Mother of the Western Palace . She shook her head and said, “I hope you know what you’re doing . I have a mission in being married off to here . You and I have to remember that . ”SJAnovelsGo

“Hmph, you were originally a princess from the Grand Xia, but you came here to Phoenix Cry for your own goals . As for me? Was I born to be just a chess piece? They plan on seizing Phoenix Cry’s lands, making Xia Changfeng the ruler of this empire . Then he’ll monopolize all the rich lands . When the time comes for credit, it’ll all be theirs . As for us mother and son, are we destined to become their tools? Why?”SJAnovelsGo

The fourth prince suddenly let out all his anger into loud bellow . The current him was just like a Magical Beast that had been provoked, capable of devouring anyone at any moment . SJAnovelsGo

“Xia-er, I know you’re mad inside . With your talent, you wouldn’t lose out to anyone . But this is fate . ”SJAnovelsGo

“Fate? Fate is dictated by man . I will control my own fate . I will not be a puppet! I will become the Emperor!”SJAnovelsGo

“That’s impossible . ”SJAnovelsGo

“Don’t worry about it; I’ve already made all my plans . Right, how is the Empress Dowager?” asked the fourth prince . SJAnovelsGo

“She’s under my Soul Assimilation Art . I can basically completely control her . But as a precaution, I always add a bit more ‘control’,” she indifferently replied . SJAnovelsGo

“Ok, good . Now we just have to wait for good news from Long Chen . I hope he doesn’t disappoint . ” The fourth prince smiled . Raising his cup, he drained it in a single gulp . SJAnovelsGo

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When Long Chen returned home, he saw there were a couple carriages by the gate . As soon as he walked past the gates, the housekeeper immediately informed him that there were guests present . SJAnovelsGo

Long Chen was startled, as it had been many years since someone had paid a visit to their Long family . Why were there guests now?SJAnovelsGo

He went straight to his mother . He could already see that she was talking with a couple smiling guests . Seeing Long Chen come over, she hastily said, “Chen-er, come . Greet your two aunts . ”SJAnovelsGo

Amongst the group, two of them were old wives who were similar in age to his mother . Long Chen had no alternative but to great them as aunts from his mother’s side . SJAnovelsGo

“Haha, what a good child . He’s grown up in an instant . Quick, you guys quickly greet your cousin . ” One of them hastily called out to the few people behind her . SJAnovelsGo

There were three men and two women, all around the same age as Long Chen . One of the men awkwardly said, “Cousin, it’s been many years . ”SJAnovelsGo

Long Chen nodded . He still vaguely remembered this person . Back when they were little, this person had forcefully snatched his toys, causing him to cry . SJAnovelsGo

Although he felt that it was a bit abrupt to suddenly meet his mother’s family, seeing how happy she was, Long Chen also felt it would be bad to say anything about to, so he merely forced out a couple polite sentences . SJAnovelsGo

As soon as it was polite, Long Chen stood up and said his goodbyes . Only then did Long Chen learn from his mother that they had come to apologize to her . SJAnovelsGo

“Chen-er, I also have a bit of a grudge against them for not coming to help us back when we first entered a crisis . However, now they came and told me the whole story . It wasn’t that they didn’t want to help, but that they didn’t dare,” sighed Mrs . Long . SJAnovelsGo

“That crisis has already passed and you’ve also become a high status alchemist . Our Long family has also risen from that . Mom had also thought about it and accepted it . Let the past stay in the past . I hope you also won’t hold it against them . After all, they are your mom’s family . ”SJAnovelsGo

Long Chen coldly sneered inside; they hadn’t dared to help? What had they been doing when the Long family had almost gotten to the point that they hadn’t been able to afford food?SJAnovelsGo

Even if they didn’t dare help obviously, secretly sending a bit of money to help was still something incredibly easy . SJAnovelsGo

The current Long Chen was now a towering figure that no one in the capital didn’t know of . He had a close relationship with grandmaster Yun Qi and even dared to compete with Ying Hou at the auction . That was enough to display how domineering he was . SJAnovelsGo

Long Chen had used that kind of method to tell everyone that his Long family was no longer the same Long family as before . He was not someone that just anyone could bully . SJAnovelsGo

The fact they had only come now to apologize was clearly just them trying to curry favor . Long Chen truly held them in contempt, but since his mother had already forgiven them, he could not argue too much about it . SJAnovelsGo

If his mother wanted to, then she could do whatever she wants . Living in the secular world meant you had to endure living as how society expected you to . SJAnovelsGo

Seeing that Long Chen didn’t have that much of a bad reaction to her family, Mrs . Long also became more at ease . After all, no matter how much of a grudge she had, they were her family . And having been alone for so many years, she also thirsted for familial love . SJAnovelsGo

Long Chen accompanied his mother for a while . She asked him a couple simple questions about his current situation and he replied with a couple vague sentences . Even if he was just doing the same thing as he always did, telling her the good news but not the bad, it still let her feel a bit relieved . SJAnovelsGo

After that, Long Chen went into seclusion . Having been busy all this time with dealing with Chu Yao’s matter, he hadn’t truly had time to focus on cultivation . SJAnovelsGo

Right now he had an idea to make sure Xia Changfeng remained forever in the Phoenix Cry Empire, but Xia Changfeng always had many guards around him . He had to be absolutely sure to completely eliminate that bastard in just one attempt . SJAnovelsGo

But ever since condensing the tenth cyclone, he had become completely bewildered about how he was supposed to cultivate further . He had no idea just how to use the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art to break through to the Blood Condensation realm . SJAnovelsGo

But there was no other way for him to get stronger . . He had no real Dantian without the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, so only by further training in it could he advance . SJAnovelsGo

His ten cyclones wildly absorbed heaven and earth’s energy, creating a steady flow of spiritual qi that entered his FengFu Star . SJAnovelsGo

Long Chen found that the absorption rate was actually over ten times greater than when he had had only nine cyclones, causing him to relax quite a bit . SJAnovelsGo

Three days later, another explosion came from his Dantian . Long Chen saw that an eleventh cyclone had been condensed inside his Dantian, causing his expression to become dull . SJAnovelsGo

He practically wanted to go crazy . Where was the end to this? If it continued like this and all he did was to continue condensing cyclones, he would definitely go crazy . SJAnovelsGo

It was just at this moment when he was almost about to crazy that Bao-er’s voice came from outside . SJAnovelsGo

“Young master, someone’s looking for you . SJAnovelsGo

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