"Have you heard? That good-for-nothing from the Jun family... oh no! The eldest daughter of the Jun family defeated a mid-stage Spirit Master! And she even won on the life-or-death arena."
"Ruthless, not like a girl at all! Nor like a good-for-nothing, could it be—"
"Could it be that the eldest daughter of the Jun family was pretending to be weak while actually being strong? Was she deliberately putting on an act?"
"It's not impossible! General Jun has won big today, and Qin Yi too, I'm so envious!"
"I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince has broken off his engagement with Miss Jun, and His Majesty has also bestowed Luo Yishui upon the Crown Prince."
"Luo Yishui? That Luo Yishui who was kicked out by General Jun and then adopted as a daughter by the head of the Mu family?"
"Yes, who else could it be but her?"
"Hiss—who doesn't know that the Jun family and the Mu family are at odds? No matter what, the Jun family raised her for more than ten years, and she actually turned around and sided with the Mu family, tsk tsk tsk!"
"That's not how it works. The spirit beast of Renluo Yishui is a phoenix! Someone has seen it with their own eyes."
"In my opinion, she's not as good as the eldest daughter of the Jun family. She's not a good-for-nothing anymore, but... now that she's broken off her engagement with the Crown Prince, I doubt anyone will dare to marry her."
Hearing these words, Sikong Yu, who was passing by, felt even more heartbroken. Jun Liuyue wasn't a good-for-nothing? So all of this was just an act?
"That damned bitch!" Sikong Yu gritted his teeth. "Ha."
Thinking of that enormous list, Sikong Yu was furious. The things that this good-for-nothing gave him were actually worth so much!
Now that he's been asked to pay it all back, where is he going to get the money?
Sikong Yu felt like vomiting blood.
He only has five million spirit stones in total, but the items on the list are worth thirty million!
Thirty million! Although he is the crown prince, he has no real power. Where did he get so much money?
He could only turn his attention to Consort Chen and Luo Yishui. Consort Chen became extremely wary the moment she heard that she wanted to borrow money.
In the end, they only gave him one million spirit stones.
They managed to scrape together ten million from various sources, which was still a long way from thirty million.
"Your Highness, I have some pills here. If I can sell them at the Ghost Market, I should be able to get ten million." Luo Yishui took out the pills and handed them to Sikong Yu.
Ever since that incident in the palace, the Crown Prince has been indifferent to her.
She finally found an opportunity, and sure enough, when she took out the pill, Sikong Yu's expression softened considerably.
"Um."
"Your Highness, what happened that day was really a misunderstanding, and... nothing happened between us," Luo Yishui quickly explained.
"I don't want to hear your explanations." Sikong Yu's attitude towards Luo Yishui was much colder than before, but seeing the porcelain bottle in his hand, he softened his tone. "I believe you."
"Your Highness, you are so kind." Luo Yishui was deeply moved. "Your Highness, don't worry, I will soon be able to refine more pills, and then... perhaps I can help Your Highness break through to the mid-stage of the Spirit King realm."
"Is what you're saying true?" Upon hearing this, Sikong Yu quickly asked.
"Yi Shui dares not lie to Your Highness. The pill is called the Xuanling Pill. If you take it, you can break through your bottleneck!"
"Great, that's wonderful!"
Sikong Yu's brows relaxed considerably, and he put his arm around Luo Yishui: "Yishui, you're still the best."
"Your Highness, as long as you are well, I don't care what happens to Yishui."
Luo Yishui said shyly, "Besides, we are already engaged. Your Highness is my future husband, so naturally I have to think about my husband."
After announcing Jun Liuyue's engagement, Emperor Sikong directly bestowed a marriage upon Luo Yishui.
"Yes." Sikong Yu nodded.
He took the pills and personally went to the Ghost Market.
Halfway there, the carriage lost control and overturned.
"presumptuous!"
Sikong Yu crawled out of the carriage ruins, covered in dust and dirt. Who on earth was targeting him like this?
The next second, a black figure flashed before his eyes, and Sikong Yu subconsciously circulated his spiritual power to defend himself.
But the opponent was too fast. With a bang, an invisible fist smashed into Sikong Yu's nose, directly breaking his nose bridge.
"ah!"
Sikong Yu was thrown backward, and the next moment, his collar was grabbed by the man in black.
Bang! Another punch.
His spiritual power was completely suppressed, and a powerful aura enveloped the surroundings.
"Who exactly are you, and why are you targeting me, the Crown Prince! I am the Crown Prince of Tianyan. If you dare to touch me, can you withstand the wrath of the Emperor!"
Sikong Yu covered his crooked nose, blood streaming from his nostrils.
His guards all lay on the ground, their fate unknown.
"Crown Prince Tianyan? Ha."
Yin Ming slowly walked up to Sikong Yu and looked down at him.
Immediately afterwards—ah! After the fluctuation of spiritual energy, Sikong Yu let out a painful roar as his dantian shattered and was violently destroyed.
——
The next morning, news of the Crown Prince's assassination attempt spread throughout the entire capital.
Some say the Crown Prince offended a powerful figure in the Ghost Market and was thus retaliated against; others say the Crown Prince forcibly broke off the engagement with the Jun family and was severely injured by men sent by Old Master Jun.
Upon hearing this, the Emperor was furious and immediately dispatched people to thoroughly investigate the matter, but it turned out that the Jun family had no connection to it.
At this time, the news that Old Master Jun had broken through to the peak of the Spirit King Realm also reached Emperor Sikong's ears.
Sikong Di, who had originally planned to find a reason to deal with the Jun family, hesitated. It would be of no benefit to confront Jun Tianlan at this time.
"This good-for-nothing has utterly disgraced me," Emperor Sikong said angrily. He had helped Sikong Yu to his current position, and of all his sons, Sikong Yu was the most outstanding. But he never expected that the dignified Crown Prince would become a laughingstock of the world.
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