Chapter 2391 - 2081: I’m Very Interested in Your Yellow Springs Sect
After all the dust had settled, Lu Chen went to the backyard and saw the ground littered with corpses, feeling a pang of emotion in his heart.
If Qu He hadn’t been at the Heavenly Realm, the Zhen Nan Prince Manor would have been doomed today.
At this moment, Lu Chen’s gaze fell on an elder of the Yellow Springs Sect.
Seeing Lu Chen, Du Wen immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Master Lu, spare me. I am willing to be loyal to Zhen Nan Prince Manor, never betraying for this life and the next."
Just now, witnessing Qu He in action, Du Wen and the other Earth Realm elders of the Yellow Springs Sect were scared out of their wits.
Before a Heavenly Realm master, they were nothing at all.
If they didn’t surrender now, they might be turned to ashes in an instant.
Hearing Du Wen’s words, the other Earth Realm elders of the Yellow Springs Sect also quickly kowtowed, saying, "We are also willing to be loyal to Zhen Nan Prince Manor."
At this moment, Du Wen thought of something and continued, "Master, I have some information here, concerning the Great Zhou Royal Family."
"Not only have we come this time, but the Third Prince of the Great Zhou has also come. He’s right behind us, and I suspect he’s already hiding."
"But he must still be in Guangling City. If we send people to search, we can find him soon."
Just as Du Wen finished speaking, Lu Xun appeared from a distance, dragging a young man in a black robe over to Lu Chen, then throwing the black-robed man to the ground.
Lu Xun said to Lu Chen, "Master, I caught a loner. Judging by his sneaky appearance, he must be one of the Yellow Springs Sect’s monsters."
Lu Chen glanced at the black-robed man. At this moment, the black-robed man hid his face under a cloak, not daring to look directly into Lu Chen’s eyes.
Lu Chen then said indifferently, "Just an ant from the Yellow Springs Sect, kill him directly."
Hearing this, Ji Yan was frightened and quickly removed the cloak from his head, then immediately said, "You can’t kill me. I’m a Prince. If you kill me, the Imperial Court won’t spare Zhen Nan Prince Manor."
Seeing Ji Yan voluntarily remove the cloak, Lu Chen laughed softly and then said, "Prince? How could a Prince be with such an evil force like the Yellow Springs Sect? Clearly dressed up."
Upon hearing Lu Chen’s words, Zhao Yu and Lu Xun were stunned.
In the moment Ji Yan removed the cloak, the people of Zhen Nan Prince Manor recognized Ji Yan.
Before they could react, Lu Chen said to kill Ji Yan, which surprised them greatly; when had their Master Lu become so decisive?
Moreover, Ji Yan was nevertheless a royal Prince of the Great Zhou; killing him outright—would that not be somewhat rebellious?
However, everyone present could hear Lu Chen’s intent: this Ji Yan colluded with the Yellow Springs Sect. Even if Zhen Nan Prince Manor kills him, the Imperial Court won’t say much.
On the contrary, the Imperial Court would likely try its best to distance itself from Ji Yan.
After all, Ji Yan is colluding with the Yellow Springs Sect to attack Zhen Nan Prince Manor; if the Imperial Court admits this person is indeed Ji Yan, they’re admitting the Royal Family attacked Zhen Nan Prince Manor. Thus, Zhen Nan Prince Manor and the Imperial Court would completely fall out.
After Zhao Yu realized this, he cautiously asked, "Master, truly kill him?"
Lu Chen laughed softly, saying, "Let’s keep him for now; he might be useful."
He had said those words just to scare Ji Yan.
Now, he really wanted to know if Ji Yan colluded with the Yellow Springs Sect to attack Zhen Nan Prince Manor, or if this was the intent of the Great Zhou Royal Family.
Ji Yan is, after all, a Prince; Lu Chen finds it hard not to associate this matter with the Great Zhou Royal Family.
Saying this, Lu Chen glanced at those Yellow Springs Sect elders and then continued asking, "I’m very interested in your Yellow Springs Sect."
Hearing this from Lu Chen, Du Wen seemed to grasp at a life-saving straw, quickly saying, "Master, I’m an elder of the Yellow Springs Sect; I know everything about the sect."
"I’m willing to tell you all the evil things the Yellow Springs Sect has done, just hoping you’ll give me a chance to be loyal to Zhen Nan Prince Manor."
Lu Chen appeared deep in thought.
At this moment, other elders of the Yellow Springs Sect also immediately said, "We also know secrets of the Yellow Springs Sect; we hope Master will give us a chance too."
Lu Chen then said to Qu He, "Seal the spiritual evil inside them, and we’ll have a good chat tonight."
As soon as Lu Chen spoke, Qu He went to those Yellow Springs Sect elders, raised his hand several times, and sealed the spiritual evil inside them.
Soon after, Zhao Yu and others took those elders to the courtyard where the Zhen Nan Prince Manor trained the Hidden Guards.
After taking everyone there and locking them up, Lu Chen came to the room where Du Wen was confined, sat opposite him, and asked, "Tell me, why did your Yellow Springs Sect attack Zhen Nan Prince Manor?"
Upon hearing this question, Du Wen immediately responded, "We were to assassinate Prince Zhen Nan and strip the Dragon Qi from his body."
Hearing Du Wen’s response, Lu Chen curiously asked, "Can Dragon Qi be stripped manually? How come I didn’t know that?"
Du Wen said, "Dragon Qi needs the body of a royal family member as a vessel. We brought the Third Prince along; when the time comes, it can guide the Dragon Qi from Prince Zhen Nan’s body into the Third Prince’s body."
Listening to Du Wen’s answer, Lu Chen perplexedly asked, "What does the Yellow Springs Sect want Dragon Qi for?"
Du Wen said, "It’s not the Yellow Springs Sect wanting Dragon Qi; it’s Emperor Zhou who wants Dragon Qi."
Lu Chen was slightly surprised.
From Du Wen’s words, it seems the Yellow Springs Sect is connected with Emperor Zhou; to be precise, the person behind the Yellow Springs Sect is Emperor Zhou.
Goodness, Emperor Zhou is really well-hidden!
Wasn’t he imprisoned by the Empress Dowager?
How is he able to collude with such an evil force like the Yellow Springs Sect right under the Empress Dowager’s nose?
After coming to his senses, Lu Chen looked at Du Wen and continued asking, "What is the relationship between Emperor Zhou and the Yellow Springs Sect?"
Du Wen replied, "I don’t know either; I suspect Emperor Zhou is merely a pawn of the Yellow Springs Sect Master, and maybe the Sect Master is helping Emperor Zhou improve his strength just to get the Great Zhou Qi Fortune."
Lu Chen continued asking, "What’s the deal with the Deceit Demon then? How do those Deceit Demons transform from humans?"
Du Wen thought for a moment, then said, "That I don’t know either; only Emperor Zhou and the Yellow Springs Sect Master have the ability to transform humans into Deceit Demons."
"They seem to have cultivated some kind of evil cultivation technique, no, to be precise, it should be some kind of Abnormal Skill; that skill can transform people into Deceit Demons."
Lu Chen thought to himself; it seems if he wants to understand what this Deceit Demon is, he’ll need to chat with Emperor Zhou personally.
Thinking of this, Lu Chen’s gaze scanned Du Wen again and then continued to ask, "What else do you know?"
Du Wen nervously said, "Master, I’ve spoken of everything I know."
Lu Chen got up directly, prepared to leave the room where Du Wen was confined.
Just then, he suddenly thought of something, then turned his head and looked at Du Wen, asking, "Does the Yellow Springs Sect have any Outer Domain Forces behind it?"
Du Wen said, "That we don’t know either."
Seeing that nothing more could be gleaned from Du Wen, Lu Chen didn’t waste any more time and directly left Du Wen’s room.
After this, he also had others interrogate other important figures from the Yellow Springs Sect. Finally, compiling the information obtained from the interrogation, it was found that their statements were consistent, confirming that they weren’t lying.
The night quickly passed, and dawn broke on the horizon.
Lu Chen sat in the courtyard, listening to the report from Zhao Yu and the others. At this time, Zhao Yu asked, "Master, how should the Third Prince be handled? According to the information we’ve obtained, the Third Prince seems to know nothing; he’s merely a pawn."
Lu Chen laughed softly, "For Emperor Zhou to even scheme against his own son, truly an emperor is heartless."