"Next time you introduce someone, could you please not use me as a reference point?"
You, a martial artist who hasn't even broken through to the Dharma Form realm, can still put up a fight against me?
If word gets out, how will I save face?!
Chen Kui walked out of the room with a resentful look on his face.
"Stop talking nonsense, let's get going!"
Li Fan was not going to dwell on this issue.
"action?"
Chen Kui was slightly taken aback.
"Um!"
Li Fan nodded.
Previously, he and Chen Kui planned to wait until the Royal Family Secret Realm opened and all the experts from all sides entered the secret realm before making their move.
But plans can't keep up with changes, and Tuoba Ye's death will likely cause a huge uproar.
The Shu King's Mansion not only houses Sword Emperor Ye Gu, but also the Master of the Secret Temple.
It's clearly unrealistic for Jiang Lan to take everyone away for investigation right under their noses.
This matter will inevitably escalate into a major war.
Once a powerhouse of this caliber makes a move, both the royal family and the experts of the Ziyang Immortal Sect will be drawn to this earth-shattering battle.
Li Fan would naturally not miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
......
Half an hour later, the two arrived at the southeast corner of Zijin Garden.
The wall here is nearly five meters high.
Guards patrolled outside the wall, while watchtowers stood tall inside.
Even the most elite soldiers could not detect the secret infiltration of Li Fan and his companion.
The two walked through the Purple Gold Garden like wanderers of the underworld.
Wherever they went, no one could detect their movements.
......
Of all the Zijingyuan Garden, the central hot spring pool is the most heavily guarded.
This was also the last place where Li Fan and his companion underwent inspection.
For nearly half an hour, they searched almost the entire Zijin Garden.
Li Fan even used his psychic abilities to explore underground, but still couldn't find any trace of Zhou Zhenxiong.
Not to mention his unparalleled prowess, there isn't even one powerful tenth-grade Dharma Manifestation Perfection martial artist among them.
This is really strange!
Standing in the hot spring courtyard, Li Fan activated his mental powers and enveloped the hot spring with a thought.
Still no!
Li Fan scanned the document several times before finally looking at Chen Kui and shaking his head helplessly.
Although I really didn't want to miss this opportunity, Zhou Zhenxiong was indeed not here.
Even if they wanted to kill Zhou Zhenxiong, there was nothing they could do.
Let's retreat!
"Once the royal family's secret realm opens, we'll find an opportunity to kill him!"
Chen Kui didn't show much regret on his face.
He had been waiting for four years to kill Zhou Zhenxiong.
If we can't kill him this time, it's just a matter of waiting a few more days.
"good!"
Li Fan nodded.
Just as the two were about to leave, they heard footsteps in the distance.
......
One by one, palace maids dressed in light gauze walked towards the hot spring, carrying trays in their hands.
On the tray were various exotic fruits.
The guards stationed outside the courtyard only glanced at everyone and let them pass after confirming that everyone was a familiar face.
The palace maids entered the courtyard with light steps, then took out the fruit from the tray and arranged it neatly on a white jade plate.
After doing all this, they did not leave, but lined up to wait at the entrance of the hot spring.
Upon seeing this, Li Fan and Chen Kui exchanged a glance and simultaneously sneaked into the courtyard.
Not long after, footsteps could be heard again in the courtyard.
The people who came this time were six eunuchs in red robes.
These red-robed eunuchs worked in pairs, each carrying a golden silk quilt.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, a palace maid who had been waiting stepped forward to take the golden silk quilt.
Wrapped in the blanket were three women with identical faces.
They were naked and quickly slipped into the hot spring.
......
At the same time, a royal carriage was heading towards the Shu King's Palace.
Yu Huachun personally drove the carriage, surrounded by imperial attendants.
Outside the carriage, a thick beaded curtain blocked the view.
Besides Zhou Zhenxiong, there was one other person in the carriage.
This person was none other than Zhou Moye, the third-generation ancestor of the Great Zhou royal family.
He withdrew his breath, becoming like a piece of withered wood.
If you don't see him in person, you probably won't even feel his presence.
Zhou Zhenxiong sat upright, his brows slightly furrowed.
This round came quickly.
But he didn't think Chen Kui wouldn't take any action.
The purpose of inviting Zhou Moye was to give Chen Kui a surprise.
If we're lucky, it's not impossible to keep Chen Kui here.
To Zhou Zhenxiong's surprise, Chen Kui did not show up.
Could it be that he knows I've already broken through to the next level?
But on second thought, Zhou Zhenxiong felt it was unlikely.
After all, the only people who probably know about this are the old guys in the royal family.
They had no reason to leak the information.
Or perhaps Chen Kui was lurking in the shadows, waiting for me to lower my guard before killing me?
It's not impossible!
However, this is also good. After I finish dealing with the matters of the Prince of Shu's mansion and my strength reaches a higher level, I will be able to give Chen Kui an even bigger surprise.
He probably never dreamed that after reaching the level of being invincible in the mortal world, his strength would increase dramatically.
Thinking of this, Zhou Zhenxiong's brows relaxed, and his eyes once again became calm and still.
......
Inside the Shu King's Palace, the residence of the people from the western border.
The arrival of Tian You, the chief steward of the Shu Prince's mansion, disturbed the tranquility of the residence.
The two brothers, Lei Xun and Lei Meng, also woke up from their sleep.
Hearing the knocking on the door, Lei Meng shouted impatiently, "Knock, knock, knock your mother's knocking!"
"It's the middle of the night, can't a person get some sleep?"
After he finished cursing, Tian You's voice came from outside the door, "Brother Lei Xun, Brother Lei Meng, there's a tricky matter in the manor that needs your help to handle!"
"I'd say your Shu Prince's Mansion is truly useless. It's one thing that you were harassed when you entered the city the other day."
"How could I possibly encounter such a troublesome situation in my own residence? I'm so puzzled!"
Lei Meng pushed open the door with a displeased look on his face.
Tian You stood outside the door, looking apologetic.
He quickly recounted what had happened, and Lei Meng became even more dissatisfied after hearing it: "I didn't even know who that bastard Tuoba Ye was. It's not like I was talking nonsense for killing him, let alone cooperating with the Zhenwu Division's investigation. What, cooperating with his mother?"
Go tell them to get as far away from them as possible!
Tian You looked embarrassed. He didn't leave, but just stared at Lei Meng longingly.
Although he was also very frustrated, he knew that he couldn't get rid of those plagues without asking people from the Western Regions to come out.
The reason they approached Lei Meng first was to find a pretext.
Those people from the Western Frontier all live in this courtyard, so they must be able to hear such a commotion.
Things did indeed unfold as Tian You had predicted. Just as the two were talking, a door opened.
Stepping out of the room was none other than Ban Chan, a Buddhist disciple of the Mizang Temple.
"What happened?"
The sound of cicadas is like a spring breeze, gentle and warm like jade.
Upon hearing this, Tian You stepped forward to explain, "Buddha's disciple..."
After he finished speaking, Ban Chan turned to Lei Meng and asked, "Lei Meng, did you kill him?"
"Buddha's disciple, I swear to Heaven that I did not kill that person!"
Lei Meng quickly explained, "Even if I wanted to kill him, I wouldn't do it at this time!"
"Master Ban Chan, I can vouch for my brother; he definitely didn't do this!"
Lei Xun chimed in from the side.
"In that case, let's go see the head of the Zhenwu Division."
It seemed as if thunder was brewing in Ban Chan's eyes.
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