Chapter 823: Chapter 489: The Secret of the Former Chu Crown Prince (Monthly Ticket Request)
Thinking of the exquisite curves of Noble Consort Yang and the cool demeanor of the Princess, Chen Yuan fell into contemplation…
Having returned to the Capital, most of the tasks had been completed, and Chen Yuan maintained a peaceful cultivation life, with no significant changes for several days.
Currently, his primary focus was on cultivation. He had now broken through to the Heavenly Core, and the next step was to accumulate his cultivation to the Heavenly Core Peak during this period.
By then, his strength would increase dramatically once again.
However, the time required might not be short, because Chen Yuan had no clue about the next Qi Fortune scion, and could only hope he would quickly meet him.
Jingtai possessed terrifying Qi Fortune, but clearly, with his current strength, he was far from being able to seize this Qi Fortune.
He anticipated that it might be months later, when he seeks a way to assume the position in Shuzhou, that he could meet his Qi Fortune scion, but this time seems a bit too long.
In these few days, there had been quite a number of visits and invitations to Chen Yuan. Princes Sima Qian and Sima You were inevitable, besides some strong individuals from the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, including several other out-town leaders who all had invited Chen Yuan.
This time Chen Yuan declined, instead meeting them one by one.
Additionally, Princess Pingyang also met with Chen Yuan, seizing this opportunity to know about his breakthrough.
However, facing her, Chen Yuan always felt awkward and could not help but think about Sima Ke and Noble Consort Yang.
Princess Pingyang was unaware of these matters and still interacted with Chen Yuan with an equal attitude, and in Chen Yuan’s evaluation, this Princess Pingyang far surpassed the Fourth Prince Sima Ke.
Even Sima Qian and Sima You could not match her.
She was knowledgeable in astronomy and geography.
It was truly a pity that she was a woman, or else the Sima Family would surely have a wise ruler. Of course, this was a good thing for him, even hoping the Sima family would have more unsavory characters.
On this day, after a few days of rest, Chen Yuan finally had some free time and decided to look into matters concerning the former Chu Crown Prince, who was also related to his father.
Naturally, he couldn’t reveal too much upon arriving in the Capital, to avoid detection, so he restrained his inner urges.
Now, a few days had passed, he estimated that people outside would not pay too much attention to him, so Chen Yuan sought out an official from the Ministry of War, Guo Peng, to help him with this ‘small favor’.
Making an excuse, Guo Peng did not think much, directly taking Chen Yuan to the Wenyuan Pavilion, with him accompanying, those clerks and historians would not obstruct.
Pretending to search through many ancient records, these items were very tightly sealed. It was not until Guo Peng got impatient and left that Chen Yuan opened a description from over two hundred years ago about the last emperor of the former Chu.
Most of it described how the former Chu acted tyrannically, causing misery and suffering among the people; unforgivable to the Central Plains people. Chen Yuan did not believe in these easily altered historical records and directly found the parts that interested him.
Conspicuously recorded was the name of the former Chu Crown Prince.
‘Xiang Qianqiu!!!’
According to his Uncle Wu Daozi, this person should be his father. To ensure he wouldn’t forget, he immediately wrote it down and kept it safe.
The historical records also had a poor evaluation of Xiang Qianqiu, stating he lacked ambition and took pleasure in mocking the populace, but after the former Chu fell, he found a chance to escape from Divine Capital City.
The remaining information bore no further help for Chen Yuan. After a glance, he left the place, and upon stepping out of Wenyuan Pavilion, he suddenly realized he couldn’t recall the name he had just seen, his heart sank.
It was known that even his Uncle’s Heaven’s Secrets’ Concealment was gradual, but the name of the former Chu Crown Prince became forgotten in a mere moment.
This made him realize, this cheap old man was truly extraordinary.
Back at the Duke Wuwei Mansion, Chen Yuan took out the previously noted item and meticulously pondered over this name and what exactly happened back then.
He remained motionless for a long time.
In an instant, the Emperor Slaughter Saber behind Chen Yuan slightly trembled, and Moluo’s white-robed figure slowly appeared, smiling faintly as he looked at Chen Yuan and said, “Dear Daoist.”
Chen Yuan put away the item in his hand, looked up at Moluo and asked:
“Why did the Senior suddenly appear?”
“This monk is here to bid farewell; within three days, this monk will leave Divine Capital City for the northern frontier.”
“Then when can we meet again?”
Chen Yuan did not feel much emotion since Moluo had hinted at this earlier at the Blood Lake, and he was prepared.
Furthermore, he now possessed the Chen Family Battle Flag, giving him some protective power, so even if Moluo left, he wouldn’t be in any danger.
“Quickest three months, longest a year, this monk will return,” Moluo nodded.
“Then I wish Senior a successful journey,” Chen Yuan said solemnly.
He did not ask Moluo about the purpose of this trip, but it must be related to recovering from injuries. He just didn’t know what kind of healing elixirs the Northern Barbarians had to restore a Sixth Realm Immortal’s Primordial Spirit.
“Good!” Moluo showed a faint smile.
“This monk is departing, do not worry, and do not reveal this to the other Daoists. All of you should continue to gradually heal, and hopefully, when we meet again, you will have broken through to Yang Transformation.”