Chapter 519: Tripartite Talks
After the meeting between the eldest prince and the Reverend Black Turtle, he returned to his own residence. In his own home, he met an unexpected guest.
"Second brother?" The eldest prince looked at Ye Shuo, somewhat surprised.
Because when he led the people from the Yiyao Sect back to the Blessing City, his second brother seemed to have the ability to predict the future and ran back to Wanfa Mountain in advance.
Ye Shuo was different from them, they fought each other in the pool of the Immortal City. But Ye Shuo had entered the gate of the Lotus Terrace Ancient Temple early on, became the disciple of Aurora Bodhisattva, and had a retreat that they could not match.
In fact, his withdrawal might not be a bad thing. In the Western Regions, no matter how fierce the Yi Yao Sect was, Aurora Bodhisattva was someone they dared not provoke easily.
At this moment, Ye Shuo suddenly came back, and the eldest prince couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.
The Taoist scriptures say that when a night owl enters the house, there is no reason for it.
This second brother suddenly came back at this time, he must have some plan.
But then he thought again, no matter how cunning and treacherous his second brother was, could he be more terrifying than the little Taoist priest? Now the little Taoist priest's sword of grilled seafood was always hanging over his head, why should he be afraid of this second brother? Could he let him die in a more miserable way? Thinking of this, the eldest prince suddenly became proud, held his head high, and glanced at Ye Shuo, "Didn't you go back to the mountain to serve your master? Why did you come back suddenly?"
"Brother, there is no need to say more about my master's affairs. I didn't come back to compete with you for the throne. I just want to ask you for something." Ye Shuo didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.
"What do you want?" asked the eldest prince.
"Star beads." Ye Shuo said.
Star beads again...
The eldest prince frowned. Why did everyone suddenly want this thing? He said with an unpleasant expression, "How can I have this thing..."
"Brother, you can't fool me." Ye Shuo shook his head. "A star bead appeared in the Eternal City before, and you secretly sent someone to take it away. You can deceive others, but you can't deceive me."
The eldest prince stared at Ye Shuo, paused, and said, "I expected that you had planted a spy next to me, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to run so fast before. Who was it? Those who knew about this were all my confidants, but there were only a few of them... or the concubines in my mansion, only a few hundred people..."
"Brother, your guess is meaningless." Ye Shuo smiled helplessly, "I know the Star Bead is in your hands, and I don't want to steal it from you, but I can exchange it with you for something."
"What do you want in exchange?"
"Holy thing."
“……”Sudden silence.
Listening to this familiar line, the eldest prince blinked and thought of a terrible thing. Is it possible...
"Alas..." He suddenly sighed and said, "I have suspected since I was a child that I am the only one who is not my father's biological child. Why are you and my little sister so similar, equally smart and cunning, equally outstanding in appearance, and even able to make up the same lies..."
"Brother, you're joking." Although Ye Shuo didn't know why he said that, he still comforted him: "You are the one who looks most like father, how could you not be his biological son."
"That means you two are not your father's biological children." The eldest prince said, "Otherwise, this matter is difficult to explain..."
Ye Shuo was speechless for a moment, then said: "You are the eldest son. As long as you hold the holy object, you can legitimately become the new king of the Eternal City. I am sure I cannot defeat you. That star bead should be of no use to you, right?"
"It was indeed useless before..." The eldest prince thought for a moment and said simply, "I won't lie to you. My younger sister has already proposed to me that she wants to exchange the holy object for the star bead. Now you are bringing it up again. Why don't you come when the transaction is taking place? The three of us will be present. Whoever can produce the holy object will get the star bead. Whoever can produce the star bead will get the holy object. How about we be witnesses to each other?"
He is not completely brainless. Although he dare not reveal Li Chu's affairs, it is still possible for him to deliberately involve Ye Shuo.
In the eldest prince's imagination, if Ye Shuo dared to fight with the young Taoist priest for the Star Pearl, the young Taoist priest would only need to strike Ye Shuo with a sword and he would become a roasted seafood. If he helped the young Taoist priest obtain the Star Pearl and made meritorious contributions, he could also forgive him. When he left, only he and his younger sister would be left in the Immortal City...
Hehehehehe…
"My little sister is also going to exchange the holy object for the star bead?" Ye Shuo was also puzzled and muttered, "What does she want this thing for..."
Immediately, he thought, "Brother, you have the Tenghe Patriarch of the Yiyao Sect behind you. If she dares to trade with you, she must have found a backer who is no less powerful than Tenghe Patriarch. Treasures like the Star Bead must have been requested by someone above her."
"That's right." The eldest prince nodded, "She does have someone above her."
Ye Shuo looked at him and smiled slightly, "Then I won't hide it from you. Actually... I have someone above me, too."
…
"Seventh Young Master, I may need your help this time."
After leaving the eldest prince's mansion, Ye Shuo turned and went to an inn in the Eternal City.
Shen Gongdao was still recovering here, and Wang Longqi and Ji Yuhuan were taking care of him while also asking about the news of the master and apprentice of Deyun Temple. Wang Longqi only knew that they were going to the Eternal City, but he had no idea when they would come and when they would leave, and he was a little confused.
"Brother Ye, aren't you the second prince? Is there anything else you need my help with?" Wang Longqi asked puzzledly.
"The situation in the Immortal City is very complicated now..." Ye Shuo pretended to be unable to explain it in a few words, and sighed: "Well, anyway, I have to make a deal with someone in exchange for something. But the people I'm trading with have great power behind them, and I'm worried that they have bad intentions."
"Although my master's relationship will make them a little wary, my master is too far away after all. After the transaction is completed, I will still stay in the Eternal City. No one may dare to touch me openly, but I don't know about it secretly... So I would like to ask you to pretend to be a dandy young man with a great background in the Heluo Dynasty. You and your wife have extraordinary temperaments, and I believe you can win people's trust. When the time comes, I will say that this transaction was made for you, and you can take the things back directly, so that I can be more relaxed."
"Don't worry, I will arrange for you to leave the city immediately and ensure your safety. I will also help you find the friends you are looking for."
Ye Shuo looked at Wang Longqi. This matter sounded simple, but it still involved some risks. He didn't know whether Wang Longqi would agree.
Unexpectedly, Wang Longqi didn't even think about it. He immediately patted his chest and said, "Hey, I'm a professional. I don't know how many times I've acted. Leave it to me."
This is definitely not an exaggeration. Wang Longqi has come here countless times to help Li Chu with role-playing. The roles include a playboy, a bad boy, a bandit, a gangster...
Seeing how righteous he was, Ye Shuo was quite moved and said, "Thank you very much, Seventh Young Master."
…
The next day, a three-party meeting among the top leaders of the Eternal City began in a remote attic.
In the dark room, the eldest prince, Ye Shuo, and Ye Leng'er, three close siblings who had not seen each other for many days, sat together again. Apart from them, only the eldest prince sat next to him, and there was a black tortoise venerable wearing a green hat.
"Haha, I didn't expect that second brother would come today..." Ye Leng'er looked at Ye Shuo and smiled.
"I heard that you are going to do a big business, so of course I want to get involved." Ye Shuo also smiled, his eyes unpredictable.
"There's no need to waste time talking nonsense. Since it's a deal, whoever of you has the real holy object, just give it over." The eldest prince waved his hand.
"Wait!" Ye Leng'er suddenly said, "Brother, I remember I said that I would only trade with the Tenghe Patriarch himself. I don't trust you guys."
“Haha…” The eldest prince said, “The Black Turtle Venerable, whom the ancestor trusts the most, is sitting here. Is there anything else you don’t trust?”
As he spoke, Reverend Black Turtle put on a haughty expression and took a sip of tea.
"Humph." Ye Leng'er snorted, "Who knows if you will take kickbacks from the sacred object I gave to Patriarch Tenghe? If I give it to you, and he comes back to me for the thing, I can't afford it."
"Cough, cough, cough..." Venerable Black Turtle didn't know if he was suddenly choked or something, but he coughed continuously and it took him a long time to recover.
He raised his eyes and glared at Ye Leng'er, saying: "Okay, the ancestor has not come out to see people for many years. Since you have a request today, I will let you have the honor of meeting him... But the ancestor has a bad temper. After he shows up, if you can't produce the holy object, your fate will be unpredictable..."
"That's no problem." Ye Leng'er said, "If Patriarch Tenghe shows up, then the people behind me will naturally come out to talk to him."
The eldest prince said to Ye Shuo again: "Second brother, don't you have someone behind you? Just call him out to talk together."
Ye Shuo smiled: "That's no problem at all."
The three of them looked at each other and nodded.
"Okay, let them come out together."
(End of this chapter)
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