Li Xuan agreed to have breakfast with Prince Xiang, Yu Zhanshi, but the next morning, he ended up eting with the Prince and his son at the Jiangnan dical Hall.
Yu Zhanshi’s face was pale and cold, while his son, Yu Qiyong, had a bruised and swollen face, especially his cheeks, which were puffed up.
Upon seeing this, Li Xuan couldn’t help but wonder, "Who was it? Who had the guts to hurt the Princely Heir in such a way?"
Yu Qiyong, the Princely Heir, glanced at his father, looking as if he was about to burst into tears.
Yu Zhanshi remained stone-faced. He neglected to discuss Li Xuan’s impeachnt proposal, heading straight into the depths of the dical Hall to seek treatnt from Jiang Yunqi.
Jiang Yunqi first examined Yu Zhanshi, then pinched his nose to inspect the condition of the Princely Heir’s lower body.
"Prince Xiang, your issue is quite simple to address. The Rule of Extre Heaven within the mories of the Heavenly Eye Worm is akin to residual Sword Intent left by a Wu cultivator. But because it is separated by a barrier, and you are a sub-heavenly level cultivator, the impact is not significant. Your impotence yesterday was largely due to psychological factors," Jiang Yunqi said with an odd smile. "My suggestion is that you take an aphrodisiac, the stronger, the better, to help you overco the psychological barrier.
If you don’t have such a dicine, I can sell you a bottle of our secret Spirit Pill. However, it’s quite expensive, twenty pills costs a hundred thousand taels."
Yu Zhanshi naturally had aphrodisiacs.
However, the prescription from Jiang Yunqi, the Divine Doctor, was sepecial. After a mont’s hesitation, Yu Zhanshi gritted his teeth and decided to pay for it.
He thought that this matter concerned his lifelong happiness and should not be treated lightly.
"As for the Princely Heir, it is quite simple too."
Jiang Yunqi gave Yu Qiyong a aningful look: "The Rule of Extre Heaven that Li Xuan cut into the Heavenly Eye Worm also affected your Primordial Spirit. Therefore, your Shenpo was damaged, and a trace of the Rule of Extre Heaven lingers within your Primordial Spirit, compounded by your psychological factor.
The treatnt thod is akin to dealing with residual Sword Intent, i.e., eradicating the lingering Rule of Extre Heaven. However, there are not many in this world who can remove it. You either seek Li Xuan himself since the bell’s toller is the one to silence it;
Or you can seek Venerable Zhu and Shaobao Yu. Venerable Zhu could eliminate it and Shaobao Yu Jie could suppress it. However, both thods would damage your Primordial Spirit again."
Upon hearing this, the Princely Heir Yu Qiyong breathed a sigh of relief, thinking as long as there was a solution, it would be fine.
He was so overjoyed that he almost burst into tears.
Li Xuan, on the other hand, suppressed his laughter and shook his head: "You’d better not co to . I can only ’castrate’, not ’restore’. You might have to wait another month, let practice first."
After so contemplation, Yu Zhanshi chuckled: "You’re right. One problem should not require two solutions. We’ll wait for Marquis Guanjun."
He thought there was no need to ask those who owed favours for this matter.
Letting his good-for-nothing son suffer from impotence for a while wasn’t such a bad thing, there was no need to make a fool of oneself.
Then, Prince Xiang’s expression turned serious again: "I’ve heard that many upright scholars from the Tongzheng Division have filed complaints, not only to remove my Dazongzheng position but also to recall to my fief. Does this have anything to do with Marquis Guanjun?"
"Indeed, it’s ," awarded Li Xuan honestly, not attempting to hide what he had done.
"Your tactics are ruthless indeed, Marquis."
Prince Xiang gave a bitter smile: "Once these complaints are submitted, I have to return to my fief whether I like it or not. But now is not the right ti. The Court seems calm on the surface, but hidden threats abound.
Before their deaths, Ren Emperor and Xuan Emperor entrusted with the duty of safeguarding the empire, and I really can’t bear to leave at this point."
Li Xuan listened expressionlessly, wondering if Prince Xiang thought that noble words could move him?
However, Prince Xiang’s tone changed: "If I’m not mistaken, the reason Marquis Guanjun is targeting is because of the assassination attempt on Prince Jianguo at Wenhua Palace recently, right? Because my eldest daughter Yunhuang, is involved in the case, you suspect it was ?"
Li Xuan looked at him with a mock smile: "Wasn’t it?"
"I had nothing to do with it. In the past, when Yunhuang served the Empress Dowager, she made many mistakes, and the Empress Dowager easily took advantage of her. Furthermore, my eldest daughter, due to her mother’s influence, does not get along well with , and is very assertive. Otherwise, these past few years she would not have been used by the Empress Dowager."
Prince Xiang shook his head, his gaze beca serious: "I know my words are not enough to convince Marquis Guanjun. But if I can help you find the hiding place of the Demon Master and aid you in killing him, would it prove my innocence and could you temporarily withdraw these petitions?"
Li Xuan’s pupils suddenly brightened.
He was also looking for the Demon Master but had been unable to find him.
Currently, the main focus of the Xiuyiwei was on the sudden illness of the Crown Prince, and few resources were allocated to search for the Demon Master.
And, if the Demon Master was that easy to track, the Liudao Division wouldn’t have been at a loss for decades.
Li Xuan shook his head: "Temporarily withdrawing the petitions is impossible. At most, I can allow you to delay the submission of the petitions to the Tongzheng Division for three days, during which ti I won’t publicize the matter. Given your abilities, Prince Xiang, this should be achievable, right? Whether or not to withdraw the petitions after three days will depend on the circumstances...."
Li Xuan was about to continue when he suddenly stretched out his hand to catch a flying ssage talisman.
After reading the ssage, Li Xuan looked slightly disturbed: "I have an urgent matter and need to go to the outer city imdiately. If Prince Xiang finds the whereabouts of the Demon Master, please let know as soon as possible."
At this mont, his figure had already turned into flashes of lightning as he flew towards the outer city.
Seeing the situation, Prince Xiang hurriedly got up and roared, "Marquis of Guanjun, rember to practice using that sword more, the latter half of my son’s life depends on you now!"
His legitimate son Yu Qiyong might be a dick and a disappointnt, but he is, among all his children, the most intelligent and remarkable one.
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Li Xuan left in such a hurry because Shi Liuru had found the whereabouts of ’Dongfang Liang’ again.
He thought he had Dongfang Liang in the bag yesterday, but he was outsmarted at the last crucial mont by Dongfang Liang, who managed to escape.
This was because of the request made by the Lord of Qinglong Palace earlier, which made him change his plan temporarily and ultimately led to failure.
After all, capturing a heavenly level cultivator alive and killing a heavenly level cultivator are two entirely different things in terms of difficulty.
Therefore, this ti, Li Xuan did not hesitate to summon the divinely evolved Lord of Qinglong Palace for help.
Although he is not under the direct command of any heavenly level experts, he could summon many of them in the Capital City, but he would have to owe them favors.
He should not incur any obligations for the sake of ’Dongfang Liang’.
"Is this the place?"
Looking down from a height, Li Xuan focused his attention on a temple in front of him.
Dongfang Liang’s hideout was located in the ’Guan Temple’ on the southeast side of the outer city of Beijing.
This was a clever move. He could soak up the profuse piety and incense smoke of the place, which would shield his divine sense from the cultivators’ senses.
If it weren’t for Shi Liuru, they would hardly think of this place.
"He’s hiding in the side hall right now, up on the beams of the side hall."
Standing on Li Xuan’s shoulders, Shi Liuru looked towards Guan Temple, "He chose the wrong place to hide. The faith in Martial Saint Guan spreads across the north and south of the Yangtze River. How could the old Martial Saint manage it? So his several temples in Beijing are now entrusted to my master for managent.
"His condition is dire. I sll a strong scent of blood, and he should still be unhealed from the injuries he sustained yesterday. But this ti it seems like he is planning a mutual destruction —"
Sniffing lightly, Shi Liuru continued, "That’s the ’Xueleiyan’ which Blood Ashura Teachings consecrated 300 years ago. It’s placed in the four corners of the temple. Once detonated, blood fire will engulf a fifty-zhang area, and the fire won’t go out. Even heavenly-level cultivators will be reduced to ashes if they don’t have the proper thod to dissolve it."
Li Xuan silently casted a spell and drew large amounts of piety divine power from his jade amulet ’Immortal Master Shuide’ tucked at his waist.
He activated the ’Void’ technique of White Lotus and subdued the surrounding void with it.
This was to block ’Dongfang Liang’s’ teleportation through the void. Unfortunately, the area was limited and only covered a thousand zhangs in radius.
Once ’Dongfang Liang’ escaped from this range, he would still be able to use that teleportation magical instrunt.
That was how Dongfang Liang escaped yesterday. Li Xuan and Luo Yan had seriously injured Dongfang Liang together, but ended up letting him forcefully break out of their encirclent.
After finishing the spell casting, Li Xuan turned to the divinely evolved Lord of Qinglong Palace, "I would like to ask Palace Master to take action. Otherwise, I’m afraid I may not be able to keep Dongfang Liang alive."
When he heard this, Si Shenhua sighed. With a swing of his sleeve, a huge amount of Gang energy condensed in the void and shaped it into a giant hand reaching towards the side hall of Guan Temple.
Before the Azure Giant Hand could land, a great fla had exploded inside the hall, which was instantly suppressed by the azure gang energy.
But the figure of Dongfang Liang had already rushed out of the temple in advance.
He recognized the Azure Giant Hand as the work of Si Shenhua, Lord of Qinglong Palace. Filled with bitter anger, Dongfang Liang cursed, "Si Shenhua! You have even betrayed my teacher! You ungrateful thing, who helped you cover up your affair with the daughter of the Lord of Baihu Palace? It was my teacher, wasn’t it?
You are aiding outsiders to catch today. I will tell the Lord of Baihu Palace and the Heaven Palace Zhiling about this, and make sure Si Shenhua you will not get away with this!"
Si Shenhua, Lord of Qinglong Palace, was expressionless. He turned his cold gaze to Li Xuan, "After you catch this renegade, there is no need to be polite with him. It would be best to grind down his temper. How did he beco like this?"
Li Xuan, struggling to keep his expression, nodded slightly, "I understand."
At this ti, Dongfang Liang was trying to escape towards the south, but a wave of green and red sword light rose and forced him to retreat.
That was Xuanchenzi. The light of her two swords nearly reached sixty percent of the level of Li Xuan and Luo Yan. Dongfang Liang, who was severely injured and not fully recovered, dared not face them head-on.
Dongfang Liang tried to go north, but the figure of ’Fumo Vajra’ and ’Kongque Qianji’ appeared, and a large number of Torrential Silver Needles were scattered in the void.
Just when Dongfang Liang tried to switch directions again, the Yangtang Divine Saber from Li Xuan and Luo Yan arrived. The two rays of saber light pierced through his shoulder blade.
The Azure Giant Hand from the Lord of Qinglong Palace ca right after, and seized Dongfang Liang without hesitation while he was unable to resist.
There was no rcy in his hold. He knocked Dongfang Liang’s consciousness out directly with just one grab.
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