Lu Xuan left Xia Qi's study and headed straight out of the palace. Along the way, no one came to question him. Most of the people in the palace were slick and slick, so they had long since learned of the appearance of this new king, Lu Xuan.
"Yi, Lu … Prince of Peace!" A familiar voice rang out. Lu Xuan turned his head and saw that it was an old acquaintance, Xia Xi.
"So it's the Fourth Prince." Lu Xuan stopped and greeted Xia Xi with a smile.
Xia Xi chuckled, "Prince of Peace, I haven't seen you for a while. How is my father's injury?"
Lu Xuan hurriedly waved his hand, "Fourth Prince, there's no need to address me like that. Just call me Lu Xuan like before."
After a pause, he continued, "I've been busy refining pills to prepare for the treatment of His Majesty's injury. For the time being, there hasn't been any change in His Majesty's injury."
"That won't do. The imperial family has its own rules. You are now the Prince of Peace, so I don't dare to address you casually." Xia Xi smiled, then lowered his voice slightly, "If I fail in the competition for the throne in the future, I'm afraid I'll have to rely on you to take care of me."
Xia Xi's words were true. If he didn't participate in the competition for the throne, he might be able to live a carefree life as a king in the future. But since he had waded into these muddy waters, he had to succeed or die trying.
Xia Xi sighed softly, "Lu Xuan, I treat you as a brother, so I'll tell you something from the bottom of my heart. Right now, I really don't know whether bringing you to the palace was the right decision or not. I don't know whether I should pray that you can cure my father or not."
Lu Xuan's expression turned serious when he heard this. "Fourth Prince, that's not right. His Majesty is your father after all. As a son, how can you hope for your father to not be well? Although I don't know much about the struggle for the imperial family, in my opinion, relying on one's own strength to ascend to the throne is much more convincing than using some roundabout methods.
"Regardless of whether or not His Majesty can fully recover, he still has at least half a year left to live. Isn't this the best time for Fourth Prince to shine? If you are really outstanding enough, why would His Majesty not directly pass the throne to you? "
Lu Xuan's words struck directly at Xia Xi's heart. Perhaps it was because he grew up in the royal family and had seen and heard too many ugly things about the struggle for imperial power. Even if he didn't think about it, he couldn't help but think in that direction. Now that Lu Xuan, who was an outsider, mentioned it, he couldn't help but feel enlightened.
He looked at Lu Xuan in a daze and said, "I didn't expect Lu Xuan to be so insightful. I, Xia Xi, have learned a lot. It's no wonder that even though you're younger than me, your strength surpasses mine by a lot. I think this has a lot to do with your broad-mindedness."
"That's true. Although my current strength ranks first among all the princes, whether it's Xia Qian or Xia Feng, there's only a thin line between me and them. I don't have Xia Qian's title as the crown prince, nor do I have Xia Feng's illustrious military achievements. Once my strength is caught up, I won't have any advantage. Perhaps I should really consider the imperial path," Xia Xi muttered to himself. Lu Xuan's words had indeed touched him.
Lu Xuan smiled and said, "Fourth Prince, it's good that you know what to do. His Majesty said that the royal residence in Dongtai City has been built for me, so I'll take my leave first."
"Very well. Once I'm done with the matters at hand, I'll definitely bring gifts to congratulate you on your new home." Xia Xi cupped his hands and said.
After bidding farewell to Xia Xi, Lu Xuan headed to the Nine Dragons City's teleportation array according to his memory. The last time he and Xia Xi came from Dongtai City, they had to take a detour to another town. Now that the Nine Dragons Dynasty had taken Dongtai City back into its territory and built a new city lord's mansion and royal residence, they naturally built a teleportation array along the way.
As soon as he stepped out of the palace gates, Lu Xuan saw a group of imperial guards in bright clothes waiting for him. A few of them looked familiar. They were the imperial guards who came to inquire about the situation when Lu Xuan blasted open the quiet room's wall.
"Prince of Tranquility, His Majesty ordered us to wait here. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he asked us to accompany Prince of Tranquility to Dongtai City," the leading imperial guard said respectfully.
Lu Xuan was overjoyed when he heard that. He was unfamiliar with this place, so it was indeed more convenient for him to have a group of imperial guards following him.
"That's great. Oh right, what's your name?" Lu Xuan asked.
"Subordinate is Wang Chao, currently a Second Grade Imperial Guard," Wang Chao answered.
"Wang Chao, a good name. Then, you'll follow me for the time being." Lu Xuan nodded. He then touched his storage ring and took out two bottles of pellets, tossing them to Wang Chao, saying, "Consider these as a greeting gift. Distribute them to your brothers later."
Wang Chao didn't expect Lu Xuan to give him such benefits without hesitation. Especially the Third Grade Imperial Guards behind him, their eyes almost popped out of their sockets. They didn't expect the legendary Prince of Tranquility to be so generous. At first, they had some complaints about leaving the palace, but now, they didn't have any complaints.
"Wang Chao thanks Your Highness on behalf of our brothers."
Lu Xuan smiled and waved his hand, "It's not anything good, just take it as candy."
Listening to what he said, those Imperial Guards suddenly had some doubts. Could it be that Prince of Tranquility really gave them some low-level pellets to coax them?
Wang Chao stealthily opened the bottle cap and sniffed. He was immediately startled. How could this not be good stuff? One of the bottles was a Seventh Grade Human Ranked Stasis Removing Pellet, which had a miraculous healing effect. The other bottle was a Eighth Grade Human Ranked Elemental Spirit Pellet, which was beneficial to the cultivation of even the ninth level of Spirit Refinement. He was only at the eighth level of Spirit Refinement, and those brothers behind him were only at the intermediate stage of Spirit Refinement. Taking these Elemental Spirit Pellets was somewhat extravagant.
These pellets were actually refined by Lu Xuan in the Heavenly Emperor Palace. Now that he had no use for them, he naturally gave some to these Imperial Guards. After wandering outside for so long, Lu Xuan naturally knew that these people would do their best if there were benefits.
After Wang Chao distributed these pellets, each and every one of the Imperial Guards had already been subdued by Lu Xuan. It was their first time meeting, and he had already rewarded them with so many good things. How could they lack good things in the future?
"Take me to the teleportation array first. I'm afraid I might have remembered the wrong way," Lu Xuan said.
Wang Chao and the others promptly complied. They led Lu Xuan to the teleportation array along the way. Although there was a teleportation array in the Nine Dragons City, which could lead to all the major cities of the Nine Dragons Imperial Dynasty, it was a strategic resource. Ordinary people couldn't use it at will. However, with a team of Imperial Guards leading the way and the title of Prince of Tranquility, Lu Xuan's journey was naturally unimpeded. Very soon, they arrived at the Dongtai City.
Looking at this unfamiliar Dongtai City, Lu Xuan was in a trance. Was this his territory now? He had heard that Xia Qi had also placed a lot of city guards here. Did this mean that it was also his own force? This feeling of becoming the lord of a territory was really a little wonderful. Lu Xuan couldn't help but reveal a trace of a smile.
He wasn't familiar with the Dongtai City, and Wang Chao and the others rarely left the imperial palace, so they naturally didn't know the way. However, it didn't matter. Lu Xuan randomly called a cultivator who was guarding the teleportation array in the Dongtai City and had him lead the way.
"This is the Prince of Tranquility's residence. Please bring your name card." As soon as he arrived at the residence, Lu Xuan was stopped by a few armed guards. Perhaps it was because they saw that Lu Xuan was followed by a team of Imperial Guards, so their tone was rather polite.
Lu Xuan nodded inwardly. Xia Qi had handled things very well. The renovation of the residence had been completed, and even the guards had been arranged. However, what Lu Xuan didn't know was that Xia Qi didn't have the time to deal with these things. Whether it was the city lord's residence or the prince's residence, he had given full authority to Su Hexuan to handle. After all, the Dongtai City could be considered the headquarters of the Hundred Herb Hall.
Seeing that Lu Xuan was stopped in front of his residence, Wang Chao held back his laughter and walked up. "This is the Prince of Tranquility. Do you not even recognize your own master?"
Hearing Wang Chao's words, the two guards blushed slightly. They hurriedly took out a portrait and glanced at it. Sure enough, the portrait looked exactly like Lu Xuan. They quickly apologized, "I didn't know Your Highness was coming. Please forgive us for not going out to greet you."
"It's fine, it's fine." Lu Xuan was in a very good mood and wouldn't argue with them. He pointed at the portrait in the guard's hand and asked, "Who drew this? It looks quite similar."
"Replying to Your Highness, this was drawn by Miss Su Ye. This residence was also built by Miss Su."
Su Ye … Lu Xuan felt a slight headache coming on. When he left Dongtai City, he thought that he would never return. After dealing with Xia Qi, he went to search for his hometown. He didn't expect that after taking such a big detour, not only would he return to Dongtai City, but he would also become the master of this place.
"Who's here? Before the Prince of Tranquility returns, no one is allowed to set foot here. " A familiar, melodious voice was heard from within the residence. Lu Xuan then saw Su Ye, dressed in a moon-white dress, appearing at the door. The color of her dress made her look even more innocent.
"Hehe, Su Ye …" Lu Xuan smiled embarrassedly.
"Lu … Prince of Tranquility!" Su Ye was pleasantly surprised. Ever since she learned that Lu Xuan was the Prince of Tranquility, she volunteered to take over the task of repairing the residence. Today, she came to see if there were any areas that needed improvement. She had to make the most perfect residence for Lu Xuan. She didn't expect that she would run into Lu Xuan returning at this time.
However, Lu Xuan waved his hand and said, "We are friends. It's better to call me Lu Xuan."
Su Ye smiled happily and said, "That's good. Lu Xuan, come in quickly. Take a look at the residence I designed for you."
Seeing that Lu Xuan had no intention of distancing himself from her after becoming the Prince of Tranquility, especially when he said that they were friends, Su Ye was naturally very happy.
"This is the Outer Hall, this is the Discussion Hall, over there is the Guest Room … This is the Inner Hall, this is the Study Room, not far from here are the Bedroom, the Quiet Room, and the Pill Room. Follow me, this is the garden I designed, the flowers and plants inside are ready-made from Hundred Herb Hall. Considering that you also want to concoct pills, I also designed a medicinal garden, but I copied Grandfather's."
"And this pond, what do you think of its shape? I've already changed it a few times, but I'm still not satisfied with it … I've raised quite a few species of fish in the pond. There are also some rare Flame Fish. Not only are they bright red, but they can also be used in medicine … "
Su Ye pulled Lu Xuan along and introduced her masterpiece to Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan was already dazzled by it. The scale of the residence was so grand and the design was so meticulous that it far exceeded his expectations. He couldn't help but think that Su Ye had probably spent an entire month on it.
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