In autumn, even in the garden, there were many fallen leaves on the shrubs and flowers.
A maidservant was sweeping the ground slowly with a broom.
Lu Sheng did not go far. He returned to his room.
He did not go to the Moon Prince's bedroom, nor did he hurry to pack his things. He found a chair and sat down. He lay on his back and looked at the flowers and plants in the courtyard that were swaying in the wind.
After waiting for a while, a faint scream came from outside the garden.
Lu Sheng did not move. He was still lying on the chair. He heard the scream of the guards outside as well.
However, he believed that Little Rong would not disappoint him.
Soon, the sound of hurried footsteps approached from outside the garden. However, when they were about to reach the garden's small door, the footsteps suddenly disappeared.
Everything returned to normal.
The maidservant sweeping the ground had a calm expression. As maidservants of the Prince's Mansion, they were naturally of exceptional quality. They had experienced many assassination attempts.
Although there were not many assassins who could break through to this position, it was not impossible. Hence, she could still maintain her composure.
The maidservant sneaked a peek at Lu Sheng from the corner of her eye. When she saw that his expression was calm and showed no signs of panic, she calmed down and continued sweeping the ground.
Not long after, the sound of hurried footsteps came from afar.
It was as if the guards around them had disappeared. There was no sound at all. However, when the footsteps neared this little garden, they suddenly vanished as if they had vanished completely.
After a long while, there was no third wave of assassins.
The corners of Lu Sheng's lips curled up.
"Scared already?" He had thought that there would be some powerful elites. He did not expect them to be so weak.
After waiting for a while, when there were no more sounds, Lu Sheng stood up slowly and stretched. He turned around and walked toward the study.
"Creak."
The door was pushed open. The Moon Prince was holding a pair of tongs in one hand. He was clamping the centipede on his chest and slowly pulling it out.
"Why are you back?!" When he heard the sound, he looked up and saw Lu Sheng enter. His expression instantly changed.
"I suddenly feel that I don't have to leave anymore." Lu Sheng smiled.
The Moon Prince narrowed his eyes. He suddenly felt that he couldn't see through his only son.
"Just now, there were several waves of assassins, but they were all repelled by the guards of the Prince's Mansion. Everything is fine now." Lu Sheng comforted him. "Royal Father, you just need to rest well. Speaking of which, when I entered the mountains to cultivate this time, I did read some miscellaneous books. The books recorded that the centipedes on your body can be removed using the Black Scorpion Removal Method. "
"Black Scorpion Law? What do you mean? "The Moon Prince was starting to feel that his son was not as simple as he seemed. Perhaps he had really met an expert when he was cultivating before.
"It's to mix the Triad Flower, the roots of the Bark Tree, and the head of the Nine-colored Toad into a paste to lure the centipede out of the body. Only after killing the centipede can the injuries on the body be healed," Lu Sheng explained in detail.
When he was managing the Clear Crane Sect, he had read about this before.
"… Let me try," the Moon Prince said in a deep voice.
"Then, I will take my leave." Lu Sheng slowly exited the study.
The Moon Prince watched him leave and closed the door. He could not help but think of his good friend, the seventh province's Imperial Inspector, Jiang Rong.
He and Jiang Rong had become friends through chess. Jiang Rong had an extraordinary temperament and often had extremely accurate comments on current affairs.
Moreover, Jiang Rong seemed to have an unusually rich and mysterious experience. Occasionally, the Moon Prince would hear about some strange and miraculous things from him.
There was also the ever-mysterious Clear Prince's Mansion. Before the Moon Prince set off for this expedition, he heard that the Clear Prince had sighed on a sunny day that a heavy rain was coming, and that wind and thunder were gathering.
He had seen the Clear Prince before. He was a mysterious and calm middle-aged man.
His temperament was somewhat similar to that of his only son, Huang Jing.
The Clear Prince's Mansion could be said to be the most mysterious place in the entire dynasty. It was like a huge whirlpool that kept extending countless tentacles outwards.
Nobody had truly entered the Clear Prince's Mansion before. Nobody had seen the other family members of the mansion apart from the Clear Prince. Occasionally, the guards and attendants who entered and left the mansion were all silent. They would not utter a single word to outsiders.
Meanwhile, the Clear Prince had always been smiling calmly in the imperial court. He was silent and played the role of a backdrop. Most of the time, he could make people forget about his existence.
However, whenever an organization wanted to lay their hands on the Clear Prince's Mansion, which occupied a wealthy province, the person in charge of the organization would always mysteriously disappear.
Once, twice, thrice, or even four times. As the number of times increased, everyone became afraid.
It was said that many of the Blood Guards sent by the Great Emperor had been killed in the Clear Prince's Mansion.
Hence, even the Great Emperor was polite to the Clear Prince in the imperial court.
When the Moon Prince thought about this, he let out a long sigh. He felt slightly helpless, but also slightly hopeful.
If his family had the same level of strength as the Clear Prince, perhaps the current situation would not have occurred.
He gave it some thought, then quickly stood up and rang the bell. He summoned a maidservant and prepared to try out the method his son had suggested.
…
Lu Sheng exited the study and summoned the maidservant to summon the Captain of the Guards, An Tenghui.
An Tenghui had served the Moon Prince's Mansion diligently for several decades. He was vigorous despite his age, and his spear techniques were unpredictable. His might was astonishing, and he had once set a glorious record on the battlefield where he single-handedly killed 13 cavalrymen.
After all, that was a battle between infantrymen and cavalrymen!
Currently, An Tenghui had been the Prince's Mansion's Captain of the Guards for more than a decade. His own son and grandson were all on duty in the Prince's Mansion. He was absolutely loyal.
Soon enough, Lu Sheng saw the burly, white-haired An Tenghui in the little gazebo in the garden.
"Greetings, Crown Prince. What orders do you have for me, Crown Prince?" An Tenghui knelt on one knee and bowed.
"You're too kind, Uncle An. Did you hear the cries of agony coming from outside earlier?" Lu Sheng sized An Tenghui up carefully.
This person had a steady expression. He had a square face, and his facial features seemed to always be solemn. He did not smile much. He was clearly over 80 years old, but his body was still unusually strong and tall.
"Crown Prince, are you saying that there was an assassin earlier?!" An Tenghui was shocked. He quickly stood up and pressed his hand on the hilt of his saber.
"Uncle An, didn't you hear anything?" Lu Sheng asked with a faint smile.
"I really didn't hear anything." An Tenghui shook his head slightly.
"Is that so? Very well, you can go and rest first. "Lu Sheng did not say much and casually instructed.
"Yes." An Tenghui nodded and turned to walk out of the little garden.
After walking out of the garden, he turned back to look in the direction of the gazebo.
"Huh?" An Tenghui suddenly let out a soft cry of surprise. The gazebo in front of him was empty. There was no trace of the Crown Prince or the guards.
Before he could come back to his senses, a white shadow suddenly flashed behind him.
An Tenghui's eyes narrowed, and his body suddenly stiffened. His entire body fell backward.
"I … I …" In the end, he only saw a white shadow flash before his eyes.
"How can I, Qing Ling Zi … die in …" Before he could finish his words, his entire body completely stopped breathing.
Not long after, An Tenghui suddenly opened his eyes again.
"Huh? Where am I? "He rubbed the back of his sore neck and got up from the ground.
Suddenly, there was an explosion in his mind. The scenes of what he had done when he was controlled quickly replayed in his mind.
An Tenghui's face instantly turned pale. He looked around him. Seeing that there was no one around, he hastily left this place.
As a shrewd old man, he knew that he had been dragged into those mysterious battles.
The assassination operation continued for three days.
In these three days, Little Rong had killed at least a dozen assassins. Among them were even two ghosts that resembled Yin spirits.
The other party seemed to have realized that it was meaningless to continue. It would only increase the number of casualties. On the fourth day, there were no more assassins. Everything returned to normal.
After waiting for a few more days, the Moon Prince's injuries were healed according to Lu Sheng's method. Once the centipede was lured out of its body, it was no different from an ordinary centipede. It could be killed with a stomp.
The Moon Prince only recuperated for a few days before he quickly set off for the capital to report on his mission.
Lu Sheng immediately summoned one of the Twelve Crane Demons to accompany the Moon Prince to the capital to protect him.
After the Demon Crane became a Demon, it was able to display the original advantages of the White Crane to the fullest. The speed of its body had simply reached the realm of a ghost. In a breath's time, it was able to circle around a person more than ten times.
Their speed was unheard of.
Moreover, they had the ability to fly. Their sharp beaks that were infused with demonic power were natural weapons. This kind of assassination was simply successful in every endeavor.
A transformed Crane Demon was equivalent to a hundred-man assassination team that appeared and disappeared mysteriously.
Lu Sheng's intention of having a demon crane protect him was also to test the strength of the capital.
…
The capital, the imperial court.
The Moon Prince stood respectfully among the court officials on both sides. His gaze was lowered, and he said nothing.
General Shen Wu was reading aloud the battle report that had just been delivered.
The resplendent imperial court was solemn.
"Your Highness, I heard that the Moon Prince Mansion was attacked by assassins recently. How's the situation now? Do you need any help? "As he listened to the battle report carefully, the Moon Prince suddenly heard a soft voice behind him.
"It's fine, it's fine … It's all thanks to the mansion's guards that we repelled the assassins. Everything's fine," the Moon Prince replied softly with a smile.
"The guards of the Moon Prince's Mansion are truly impressive. Our Mountain Prince's Mansion was also attacked by an assassin some time ago. We lost a dozen guards, and we only managed to capture and kill the assassin after much difficulty," another vassal king said as he shook his head.
The Moon Prince remained calm as he listened to the Mountain Prince's detailed account.
A few court officials who were standing slightly further away also noticed the commotion.
"Heh, 13 Plum Blossom Assassins, the Red Dust Hero couple, and a dozen masters from the Great Earth Treasury Temple. Three groups of elites disappeared after entering the Moon Prince Mansion. This Moon Prince is acting like he doesn't know anything after making his move. Who's he putting on an act for? "an old court official mocked.
"Even the Great Earth Treasury Temple sent their men?" another court official said in shock.
"Of course. It's said that an eminent monk planted the Black Venom Blood Centipede, but it didn't work." The old court official shook his head.
"I've never heard of any top-notch elites in the Moon Prince Mansion."
"Who can say for sure? Maybe he just recruited him?"
"The Three Plum Blossom Volunteer Army has assassinated many important court officials. This time, they failed to target the Moon Prince. They must have other tricks up their sleeves. Let's just wait and see. "
Currently, aside from General Shen Wu, there were three princes who were leading the army to maintain the country. The Moon Prince was one of them, and he was deeply trusted by the emperor.
As long as the Moon Prince and the other two princes were alive, the situation would not collapse. General Shen Wu could still support the destiny of the dynasty.
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