It was Li Yunzhao who wanted to bring Zhao Yue back to the palace to meet the Empress Dowager.
He even promised to guarantee Zhao Yue's safety with his head.
It was only natural for Lu Zhou to question him.
However, the Imperial city was the Imperial city after all. With Li Yunzhao and the Empress Dowager protecting it, there would not be much of a problem.
"Mo Li is on the Second Prince's side. What's Liu Huan's character like?" Lu Zhou asked.
Qin Jun answered honestly,
"The Second Prince is a very scheming person. He is a man who is good at forbearance and will not give up until he reaches his goal."
Lu Zhou looked at Qin Jun and said, "Is that your evaluation of the Second Prince?"
At the end of the day, you're just an official. Judging someone from the Imperial Family like that is a little out of line.
Qin Jun sighed.
"His Majesty had a total of ten dragon heirs. Due to various reasons, there are only five left. The First Prince, Liu Zhi, was the current Crown Prince. If there were no accidents, he should have inherited the throne.
"However, His Highness is obsessed with Rongbei's customs and is unable to extricate himself. He even set up a tent in the palace and had the palace maids perform the dance of the foreign tribes. When His Majesty found out about this, His Majesty was enraged, and the position of Crown Prince only existed in name. The Second Prince, Liu Huan, was outstanding, decisive, and resolute. However, he was scheming and vicious. The Third Prince, Liu Chen, was deeply favored by His Majesty and was known as the prince most likely to replace the Crown Prince. Unfortunately, he was murdered. Jinghe Palace was set on fire overnight and thousands of people were burned to death.
"This junior has investigated. The mastermind behind the fire of Jinghe Palace was His Royal Highness the Second Prince."
Then, Qin Jun lowered his body and looked at the ground.
He wanted to show his attitude.
What he said was a secret of the palace. If he were to spread it, he would lose his official position. If he were to spread it, he would lose his life.
Lu Zhou did not expect the Second Prince to be so vicious.
Mo Li was willing to work for him … Birds of a feather flocked together.
Lu Zhou said, "Do you think the Second Prince will attack the Fourth Prince in the enclosure?"
Qin Jun hurriedly said, "This junior does not dare to affirm. But judging from his past behavior, this possibility could not be ruled out. The hunting grounds were set up by the Second Prince, so he probably wouldn't make a move on the grounds. It could be anywhere in Rongbei. The Second Prince can easily find an excuse to avoid responsibility. Even if everyone knows that he did it, they can't do anything about it. "
"I don't care about the struggle within the palace walls, and the prince's life and death have nothing to do with me."
Lu Zhou stroked his beard and waved his arm. "Bring him down the mountain."
"Yes."
Zhou Jifeng left Golden Court Mountain with Qin Jun.
Lu Zhou glanced at Duanmu Sheng who was under the waterfall.
He turned to look at Little Yuan 'er and said, "Yuan' er, cultivate well. Don't be lazy."
"Oh!" Little Yuan 'er waved her fist and watched her master leave.
…
Currently, Duanmu Sheng and Little Yuan 'er were the only ones on the mountain.
The other disciples weren't around, so he didn't even have the chance to be a good teacher.
Halfway there, Lu Zhou turned around and went to the Cave of Reflection.
Zhu Honggong was overjoyed when he saw his master coming to visit him. He was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes. He bowed and kowtowed as he said, "Greetings, master! I'm so happy that I won't be able to sleep for three days and three nights. "
Lu Zhou was immune to such low-level flattery. He stepped into the Cave of Reflection and said, "Tell me what you've done wrong."
Zhu Honggong nodded and summarized his mistakes.
"First, I shouldn't have been tricked by Seventh Senior Brother to leave the mountain. Second, I shouldn't have helped Seventh Senior Brother. Third, I shouldn't have told him about the Evil Sky Pavilion. Fourth, I shouldn't have changed the Nine Tribulations Thunderblast without your permission."
"You're not going to make excuses for yourself?" Lu Zhou asked.
"I don't dare to make excuses!"
Zhu Honggong lay on the ground, his body trembling.
Lu Zhou noticed that Zhu Honggong's back was covered in wounds. They must have been inflicted by the cane.
Moreover, he had suffered from the backlash of cultivating the Nine Tribulations Thunderblast. He had been tortured as well.
Moreover, he was punished by the frigid winds in the Cave of Reflection. He looked extremely dispirited and dispirited.
However, their loyalty had increased by quite a bit.
It seemed like the zen tunic was much more important to him than he had imagined.
"Stand up and talk," Lu Zhou said.
"Thank you, master."
"How long have you been in the sect?" Lu Zhou asked.
"It's been 20 years."
Lu Zhou did not say anything else.
He walked out of the Cave of Reflection with his hands on his back.
"Safe journey, master." Zhu Honggong did not dare to ask any more questions.
When Lu Zhou was outside the Cave of Reflection, he stopped in his tracks and said, "The Nine Tribulations Thunderblast originates from Thunderblast. The eighth stage is the cycle of reincarnation. If the method is used properly, it will grow and multiply without end. The ninth stage is the Boluo Tree, the twin Sala Trees.
"You have three months to get rid of the backlash energy. If you fail, you will spend three years in the Cave of Reflection. If you succeed, you'll move to the south pavilion. "
After saying this …
Lu Zhou did not wait for Zhu Honggong's reply. He walked toward the Evil Sky Pavilion.
Zhu Honggong seemed to be a beat slower. He was initially taken aback. Then, he was overjoyed. He fell to his knees and kowtowed sincerely. "Thank you, master … Thank you, master … Thank you …"
Zhu Honggong, who was skilled in flattery, was at a loss for words. He kept repeating these words. When he looked up, tears were streaming down his face.
When Lu Zhou returned to the Evil Sky Pavilion, he heard the notification from the system.
"Completed the Nine Tribulations Thunderblast cultivation method. Reward: 1,000 merit points."
"Guided Zhu Honggong. Reward: 300 merit points."
Lu Zhou had intended to give Zhu Honggong some pointers. He had forgotten that completing a cultivation method would reward him with merit points as well.
He went through the memories in his mind again.
Among his nine disciples, these were the only ones who cultivated incomplete cultivation methods.
Yu Zhenghai, Yu Shangrong, Si Wuya, and Ye Tianxin cultivated complete cultivation methods.
The cultivation bases of the four of them were clearly much higher than the others.
Lu Zhou glanced at the system dashboard.
Merit points: 4,500.
Then, he looked at the price of the Nine Transformations Yin Yang avatar and shook his head.
Lu Zhou closed his eyes and continued to meditate on the Heavenly Writing scrolls.
…
For the next three months, Lu Zhou spent most of his time guiding Duanmu Sheng and Little Yuan 'er in their cultivation.
Occasionally, he would send someone to the Cave of Reflection to check on Zhu Honggong just in case.
Unfortunately, he did not receive any news from Mingshi Yin and Zhao Yue. If they were on the mountain, he would be able to guide them as well.
Early this morning.
After meditating on the Heavenly Writing scrolls, Lu Zhou saw Zhou Jifeng walking into the great hall with a letter in his hand.
The news from the Divine Capital should have arrived by now.
"Pavilion Master, a letter from Qin Jun."
"Read it."
"Old mister, Zhao Yue is by the Empress Dowager's side. Li Yunzhao said that the Empress Dowager's condition isn't good. Also, Mingshi Yin isn't in the Imperial city. Li Yunzhao promised repeatedly that he would protect Zhao Yue with his head. Don't worry, old mister. Finally, the Second and Fourth Princes have departed for the enclosure in Rubei to hunt. If there are no mishaps, the Empress Dowager will depart in a few days. "
"Pavilion Master, I'm willing to head to Rubei to investigate further," Zhou Jifeng said.
"It's pointless."
'If even Jiang Aijian and Qin Jun who are in the Divine Capital can't find anything, what can you, an outsider, do?'
Lu Zhou stroked his beard as he thought about how to deal with Mo Li. As her master, how could he allow her to continue? At this moment, he noticed a mission had appeared on the mission dashboard: Kill Mo Li. This was also within reason. However, it did not matter whether he jumped this mission or not. Mo Li's fate was already decided.
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