Chapter 279 The You Clan

His voice became weaker and weaker, and Mu Qing hurriedly moved closer to listen.

At this time, Chu Taibao's head tilted to the side, his eyes wide open and he was silent.

He died with his eyes open!

Mu Qing felt extremely complicated for the moment. He slowly spread out his palm, wanting to see what Chu Taibao had given him before his death. However, after seeing the object clearly, he was suddenly shocked and subconsciously threw the object to the ground.

Why does Chu Taibao have this thing in his hand?

He forced himself to calm down and looked at the thing carefully - it was actually the body of an insect, and it looked like the shriveled form of the "Bone Erosion"!

Before his death, Chu Taibao said that this was what his son held in his hand before he died...

Mu Qing remembered that Chu Taibao did have a son, and his son had died suddenly a few years ago.

After that, he was depressed for a while, and then he was appointed by the emperor to become the Prince's Guardian.

Mu Qing couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Could it be that the Crown Prince killed Chu Taibao's son? Did he go to the Crown Prince's palace just to investigate the truth behind his son's death?"

It seems that Chu Taibao must have discovered something, which is why he was silenced by the prince.

And the last time Mu Qing was almost discovered in the study, it was Chu Taibao who deliberately led the prince away!

Mu Qing recalled what Grand Guardian Chu had said before his death: "Today, when I came out of the Crown Prince's study, the Crown Prince showed no sign of worry. Instead, he gave me a glass of wine, forced me to drink it, and then let me leave the palace. I felt something was wrong, so I shook off the people who were following me and fled to this temple..."

Chu Taibao entered the prince's study with the same purpose as Mu Qing, which was to find something to hold against the prince.

The most suspicious thing in the prince's study is the "bone-eroding" specimen in the pages of the book.

It seems that Chu Taibao was discovered by the prince immediately after entering the study and was killed!

Inside the East Palace, a secret guard hurriedly reported, "Your Highness, I am incompetent and have not been able to find any trace of Chu Taibao."

Hearing this, the prince looked at the half-empty cup of wine in front of him and sneered, "It doesn't matter. The old man has been poisoned anyway. He will definitely die of angina within a quarter of an hour and die suddenly!"

The secret guard didn't dare to look at the prince with a sinister look on his face. He just pressed his forehead tightly against the cold, hard floor and said respectfully, "Prince, you are wise!"

"By the way, what is the origin of the so-called Wanjuan Pavilion Master Yin Li?" The prince turned the exquisite pure gold carved wine cup in his hand, and no emotion could be heard in his words.

The secret guard replied, "Your Highness, the Wanjuan Pavilion is a well-known force in the martial arts world. It is rumored that this pavilion collects rare books from all over the world, and the Pavilion Master Yin Li possesses the secret technique of immortality and knows everything."

The prince swung his sleeves nonchalantly, "So he's just a fame seeker. How could anyone in the world truly possess the secret art of immortality? Wouldn't that make him an immortal?"

The secret guard hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Your Highness, Yin Li seems to have truly lived for over two hundred years, and possesses an immortal physique. No matter how severe the injury, he can recover."

"What?" The prince narrowed his eyes in shock. He knew that his secret guards would not and dared not tell lies.

The secret guard carefully told all the rumors he had heard, and added: "We arrested a group of people in the underworld under the pretext of searching for assassins. Even under severe torture, those who knew the truth did not change their stories."

"No wonder he was able to recover instantly after being injured last time..." The prince said with some understanding, but he still had doubts in his heart.

All under heaven belongs to the king, and imperial power is the supreme power in the world. But how many emperors throughout history have searched for immortality but never succeeded?

And Yin Li is just a man in the martial arts world. Does he really have the so-called secret of immortality?

Seeing the prince lost in thought, the secret guard said in a deep voice, "I have also found out that there is a tribe in southern Xinjiang called the You Clan. They are said to be descendants of ancient gods and immortals. They understand immortal arts and are immortal."

"You mean, Yin Li's true identity might be from the You Clan?" The prince's brows furrowed even tighter, and after a long pause he chuckled softly, "Things are really getting more and more interesting."

"Do we need to capture Yin Li?" The secret guard felt a chill in his heart when he heard the prince's laughter.

When he first became the prince's secret guard, he was glad to have found such a gentle master.

But later on, the more blood his hands were stained, the more the prince trusted him. However, his fear of the prince in his heart increased instead of decreased.

The prince is obviously a nobleman who has never been involved in worldly affairs, but he is more ruthless than these killing machines in the dark.

He also knows how to disguise himself much better than these people.

The prince slowly poured the wine from his cup onto the table. "Oh? Why did you arrest him?"

The secret guard's voice was cold: "Torture the secret of longevity and obtain the secret of immortality."

"I'm just a prince, why would I need immortality?" The prince's eyes softened. "You said, father, you're always seeking immortality, do you know the secret of Yin Li?"

The secret guard shook his head hesitantly: "Your Majesty probably... doesn't know."

The Crown Prince's gentle expression turned into arrogance: "Your Highness is still young and would not have any evil thoughts about this secret technique of immortality. But as for my father..."

He seemed to be talking to himself and said, "How can I bring Yin Li under my command?"

If he can use such a powerful person, there is no need to worry about not being able to sit firmly on the throne!

The secret guard said without hesitation: "Either coercion or bribery!"

The prince's eyes were dim. It was obvious that Yin Li was in cahoots with Hu Xin'er. He just didn't know whether Hu Xin'er had told Yin Li about the Lu family's affairs.

He shook his head and laughed: "How could a recluse like him fall for this?"

"What does Your Highness think?" The secret guard was a little confused.

The prince's eyes flashed, "I'm afraid we'll have to use the beauty trap. Pass the word, remove all those targeting Hu Xin'er!"

How to persuade Yin Li to rebel? This requires long-term planning, but the prince understands that Hu Xin'er's life must be saved.

If it really comes to a last resort, Hu Xiner can be used to hold Yin Li, the capable man, hostage!

On the other side, Mu Qing came to his senses and felt that there was something strange about the death of Chu Taibao, so he checked Chu Taibao's body.

But after searching for a long time, no one could find out what exactly caused his death.

Finally, he buried Chu Taibao safely in the mountain behind the temple. He guessed that there must be some connection between Chu Taibao and the temple, so the monk took in the dying Chu Taibao.

Worried that the dried insect might still be poisonous, Mu Qing wrapped it in cloth and returned to the library.

Seeing him come back, Yin Li rushed forward and said angrily, "How can you be a husband like this? Hu Xin'er is working hard, and you dare to disappear and slack off all day!"

Mu Qing was stunned.

Yin Li narrowed his eyes and asked, "Tell me quickly, are you secretly meeting another woman?"