"What could be going on between her and me?" Yuan Zhan asked back with a puzzled look.
Prince Rui asked, "Didn't you say before that you wanted to get her as soon as possible?"
Yuan Zhan lowered his eyes, uttered a faint "Oh," and said calmly, "I've changed my mind. I want to be a calm, honest, and upright gentleman. How could I possibly plot against a woman?"
Prince Rui: “…”
He now feels that his son was not hypnotized, but was switched.
Prince Rui held his forehead with his hand, feeling a sharp pain in his head. He took a deep breath and said, "Pass on my order that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not allowed to leave the house for the time being."
"Yes, Your Highness." The guards responded in unison.
Yuan Zhan said nothing, turned around and walked back to the room.
Prince Rui was surprised and asked, "Why are you so obedient?"
Yuan Zhan replied, "As a gentleman, I must respect my father's decision."
Prince Rui's mind worked quickly, and he immediately asked, "If I order you to pursue Lan Zhi, will you obey?"
Yuan Zhan shook his head, "No, because this order doesn't align with my way of doing things."
Prince Rui: “…”
I'm starting to miss my black-hearted son from the past.
Prince Rui didn't want his son to be so principled, as he felt that he was too rigid and could be easily bullied. Prince Rui believed that "if a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth", so he didn't want his son to be a good person. A cultivator must fight against heaven and people in order to become stronger. Prince Rui made his fortune by robbing a spiritual weapon. He believed that his son's fate was the same as his. As long as his son got the spiritual weapon from Lan Zhi, his cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds. By then, both father and son would be masters of the Chengyuan realm. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
I must get my son back to normal as soon as possible.
Prince Rui was worried and asked the guards to keep an eye on Yuan Zhan, while he went to the palace to ask for an audience with the emperor.
Prince Rui has the privilege of not having to kneel when meeting the emperor.
"Your Majesty, something has happened to my son."
"No way?" The emperor was extremely surprised, his heart skipping a beat. He said, "I have already asked Qingguo to send ginseng pills to the prince. Logically speaking, the prince's life should not be in danger..."
If anything happened to Yuan Zhan, wouldn't Prince Rui turn the capital upside down?
Prince Rui said, "That's not what I'm talking about. Zhan'er is in good health, but his personality and behavior have changed drastically. I want to know what happened during this period to cause Zhan'er to become like this."
The emperor pretended to be dumbfounded and said, "Haven't you been staying in the palace all this time? How could you not know the prince's movements?"
Prince Rui remained calm and said, "I was in seclusion earlier and neglected Zhan'er. I came here today to borrow the Royal Star-Guiding Stone."
"Star-Guiding Stone..."
The emperor frowned. This artifact was a secret imperial treasure, activated with a large quantity of blood each time it was used. It was no exaggeration to say the Star-Guiding Stone was even more precious than the Imperial Seal. It was a family heirloom left to future generations by the first Emperor Da Rui. Legend had it that the Star-Guiding Stone held a glimpse into the laws of Heaven, allowing for glimpses into the past and the future. However, each use of the Star-Guiding Stone came at a significant cost. For example, to peer into the past of an ordinary person, a bowl of blood might be all it took, but to peer into Prince Rui's future, several large vats of blood might not be enough. Successive emperors rarely used the Star-Guiding Stone, only employing it in times of great crisis or insurmountable difficulty.
The emperor said tactfully, "The Star-Guiding Stone has spiritual power, and each use is very costly..."
Prince Rui said, "That's fine. I've heard of how to use the Star-Guiding Stone. It's nothing more than killing a few more people to feed it with blood. I will handle this matter."
Hearing this, the emperor's face changed and he asked, "How do you know..."
Prince Rui laughed and said, "These are the last words of the late emperor before his death. I heard them from him."
Last words!
Before the late emperor died, he dismissed his attendants and only the crown prince was present. Now, Prince Rui bluntly said the four words "the late emperor's last words". It was a threat and a warning, indicating that he had eavesdropped on the late emperor's words.
The emperor's expression changed again and again, but Prince Rui did not urge him. He just smiled and waited. He knew that the emperor would definitely agree with him.
Sure enough, within two minutes, the emperor sighed and said, "I can lend you the Star-Guiding Stone, but you must not harm ordinary people. If you want to use it, use the blood of an evil cultivator to activate it."
"good."
"Come here, serve tea to Prince Rui. I'll be back soon."
…
…
The emperor left the imperial study and returned to his bedroom. As usual, he drove away all the palace servants, and then walked through a black door to the royal garden.
He passed by the wooden house where Zhu Tong lived. He thought Zhu Tong was not there, but unexpectedly he saw Zhu Tong using magic... to build a house?
"Lord Zhutong?" the emperor asked in surprise, "Is one room not enough for you?"
Why build another house?
Zhu Tong stopped the spiritual power spell in her hand, turned her head, and said in a clear and calm voice, "The house is too small. It needs to be accommodated by two humans."
The emperor looked around, even more puzzled, "Which two humans?"
Zhu Tong became impatient, turned around, made hand gestures and continued to cast the spell, deciding to ignore the emperor.
The emperor didn't mind her cold attitude; instead, he became even more curious. Hadn't this ferocious beast always disliked humans? Now, it was building a house next to her own wooden house for humans to live in. It was incredible.
The emperor said, "Lord Zhutong, humans are not used to living in such simple houses. They need to eat, drink, defecate and urinate, and this space is too small. Moreover, humans also need bedding and furniture... How about this, I send someone to bring some things over?"
Zhu Tong complained, "What a hassle."
Then he added: "Let them decide for themselves."
As she spoke, Zhu Tong waved her hand, and two tightly tied teenagers flew out of her room.
"Lan Zheyu, Lan Jinyu?" The emperor recognized their identities. After all, the twin brothers looked very similar, with one having a gentle expression and the other a cold one. The emperor could not tell which one was the older brother and which one was the younger one, but he could call out their names.
The emperor asked, "Why are you two here?"
Lan Zheyu smiled bitterly and replied, "I was captured right after I came out of the Baishan Secret Realm."
"Baishan...Secret Realm?" The emperor squatted down and looked at the two brothers lying on the ground, and asked, "How did you offend Master Zhutong?"
"We didn't cause any trouble..." Lan Zheyu's answer was as good as saying nothing, "We hardly ever offended Master Zhutong."
The emperor asked, "What do you mean by almost no offense?"
Lan Zheyu said, "I don't know how to explain it either. Let my third brother tell it."
The emperor looked at Lan Jinyu.
Lan Jinyu was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Your Highness."
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