Chapter 316 Speculation

"How could this be wrong?" the guard who leaked the information said mysteriously, "I have some connections with the people in the palace, and this news was told to me by someone close to His Majesty!"

"As for why only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Li returned safely, I don't know. Perhaps those adults risked their lives to get His Royal Highness the Crown Prince out. After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the heir apparent of a country, and no mistakes can be made!"

One of the guards hissed, "Now that you mention it, it feels like I haven't seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in a few days..."

When the team came to Luo Li and the others, Song Wanbai threw an invisibility formation over their heads, and their figures instantly disappeared.

A faint light flashed by, and someone in the patrol team looked around the corner curiously. "Did you see anything flash over there?"

A guard left the team and looked inside, then came back and scolded, "There's no one there! You must be too sleepy and your eyes are blurry!"

He turned around, "By the way, where were we just now?"

Another person took over the conversation, "It's said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hasn't appeared in a long time."

"Yes." A guard said curiously, "Ever since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came back from outside and visited His Majesty once, he hasn't been seen in the palace since. It's really strange."

The well-informed guard waved his hand and said, "Come here."

The others looked at each other, looking at him in confusion, "What?"

The guard who had spoken raised his hand impatiently, "Come here! Big news!"

The other guards came over doubtfully, "What news?"

The well-informed guard whispered, "According to reliable information, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been punished! He's probably recovering from his injuries since he's not showing up now!"

"Punishment?!" A guard suddenly screamed, then quickly reacted, covered his mouth, looked around, and lowered his voice.

"Your Majesty loves the Crown Prince so much, how could he be willing to punish him? You even mentioned torture?"

The well-informed guard sighed, "No matter how much I love His Royal Highness, he has ruined so many masters of our palace. His Majesty will surely be furious."

Others also sighed, "Indeed, among those who followed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince out of Dragon Breath City were many of His Majesty's trusted aides, and the lowest among them were Nine Star Spiritual Sect members!"

The group sighed and walked away. In the invisible formation, Luo Li whispered, "Bei Minghan, are you punished?"

She shook her head, a little confused, "That shouldn't be the case..."

An Shuxue nodded in surprise. "I find it strange too. Logically, Bei Ming Chong should treasure Bei Ming Han's blood very much. Why would he punish him so severely? Unless..."

Mu Ze snapped his fingers, "Unless Bei Minghan's blood is no longer important to him!"

Bei Mingyu shook his head, "No, Bei Mingchong doesn't know that I also have the blood spirit bloodline. Bei Minghan is still his only way to gain power."

Luo Li hummed in agreement, "Indeed."

Her eyes moved and she looked up suddenly, "However, there is another possibility."

Bei Mingyu raised his eyes, "What's possible?"

Luo Li's eyelashes trembled slightly. "Bei Ming Chong may not know that you also have the Blood Spirit bloodline, and you really need Bei Ming Han's bloodline as a nourishing elixir, but if..."

Several people stared at Luo Li, "What?"

Luo Li said seriously, "If Bei Ming Chong found a better and easier way to improve his strength, would he still be so cautious with Bei Ming Han?"

Bei Mingyu frowned. "If that's the case, then it's not impossible. But, what method can he find to resist the Blood Spirit Bloodline..."

Luo Li leaned against the palace wall with her arms folded. "Have you forgotten that there is a way to connect to another supreme continent on this continent?"

Mu Ze and the others looked at each other and said in unison, "Tianyu Palace!"

Luo Li snapped her fingers. "That's right, but this is all just my guess. If Bei Ming Chong still had some spirit and self-respect, he wouldn't have colluded with Tianyu Palace."

After all, the Beiming Empire is stronger than the Longyue Empire.

In the Longyue Empire, Emperor Mo's attitude towards the Tianyu Palace was only gentle and polite, let alone looking up to the Tianyu Palace as an inferior.

If the emperor of an empire submits to another power and his subjects know about it, how can he convince them?

Bei Mingyu sneered, his handsome face full of mockery, "Self-esteem? He has that thing?"

Luo Li and the others blinked. After Bei Mingyu said this, they really wanted to take a look at this Bei Ming Emperor who possessed all his shortcomings.

Luo Li sighed and tapped the wall. "If we could contact Bei Minghan, it would be much easier."

Mu Ze also thought this was appropriate, "But we don't have any way to contact him. And didn't those people say he was recuperating from an injury and hasn't been seen for several days?"

Bei Mingyu coughed lightly and raised his hand silently, "Well, I think I know where his palace is."

Song Wanbai's eyes lit up, "Then what are we waiting for? It will be difficult to act after daybreak. Now it's dark, just right for action!"

Bei Mingyu grabbed Mu Ze who was about to make a move and said, "Wait a minute!"

Luo Li retracted her steps and turned back to ask, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

Bei Mingyu pulled them down to squat, "Don't worry!"

Luo Li squatted on the ground, "What do you mean?"

Bei Mingyu didn't respond, but took out a dagger and scratched several marks of varying depths on the stone slab.

After a moment, he held the dagger in his hand and pointed his free hand at a spot on the ground. "Here, is where we are."

Luo Li lowered her eyes and raised her eyebrows slightly, "Is this a map? How do you know it so clearly?"

Bei Mingyu chuckled, "Anyway, when I was a kid and hadn't been bullied, I could go anywhere in this palace."

He said somewhat complacently, "Luckily, I have a good memory. I still remember all the structures in this palace."

What he didn't say was that it was fortunate that Bei Ming was poor and had no money to renovate the palace. If he had been like Long Yue, rebuilding the palace structure when he got tired of it, then his memory would have been useless.

"Impressive." Luo Li curled her lips into a smile and pointed to the place Bei Mingyu had pointed at just now. "You said this is where we are. Then where is Bei Minghan's palace?"

Bei Mingyu straightened his expression and said, "That's what I wanted to say."

He pointed to the center of the area marked on the stone slab and said, "This is Bei Minghan's palace, right next to Bei Mingchong's bedroom."

Luo Li looked at the place he pointed at, and her eyes twitched. "We are only at the outermost part of the palace now. No wonder the guards here are so chatty. It turns out that they are so far away from the important people that they can discuss the Crown Prince's affairs so brazenly."