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Two days later, at night, the Crown Prince's Residence's backyard was brightly lit.
Inside a gazebo on the lake.
Lu Guangdi stood at the side with a determined expression, pursing his lips without saying a word.
Crown Prince Leng Jinghua shook his head helplessly and looked at Lu Yurong, "Yurong, there's definitely someone behind all this, is it Chu Li?"
Lu Yurong muttered, "Logically speaking, it shouldn't be Chu Li."
Her eyes flickered, "Since he defeated Young Master Lu, there's no need for Chu Li to be so overbearing. Young Master Lu's martial arts is now crippled, he can't be a threat anymore. With his personality, he won't bother to deal with Young Master Lu, so … I think it might be the Tempest Temple."
"The Tempest Temple …" Leng Jinghua frowned, his expression darkening.
Lu Yurong knew that the Tempest Temple was Leng Jinghua's sore spot, using the Tempest Temple was the easiest way to fool him.
No matter how she looked at it, it was not Chu Li's doing. Chu Li did not benefit from it at all, no one knew about the deal between them. If he did not mention it, no one would ever guess it.
This was the beauty of smart people cooperating with smart people, they could fool everyone in the world.
At this moment, she felt a particularly wonderful feeling, which made her extremely intoxicated.
Lu Guangdi said, "Your Highness, no matter who it is, I can't stay in Fairy's Capital anymore. I'll leave tomorrow, let everyone see."
"It's just gossip, don't pay attention to it," Leng Jinghua said.
He was not satisfied.
Letting Lu Guangdi go meant cutting off all ties with Lu Zhengjun, it would be extremely difficult to reconnect. Lu Zhengjun was so powerful, how could he not see through Leng Jinghua's intentions?
All these years, Lu Zhengjun had never done anything to the Tempest Temple, without Lu Guangdi, it was almost impossible for Lu Zhengjun to make a move.
As the crown prince, he had prestige in the imperial court, but to the four major sects, his influence was negligible.
Lu Guangdi said, "Your Highness, I can ignore my own reputation, but I can't ignore the Tide-listening Pavilion's reputation. Tide-listening Pavilion's noble reputation cannot be ruined because of me, I would be too ashamed to return!"
"Have you made up your mind?" Leng Jinghua asked.
"Yes." Lu Guangdi gave a fist salute and said, "Your Highness, I can only repay you in the future. This time, no matter what, I must return."
"If that's the case, I'll do as you say." Leng Jinghua could tell that he had made up his mind, so he knew it was useless to force him.
Lu Yurong said, "Young Master Lu, it's useless even if you leave now. People will always find an excuse to slander Tide-listening Pavilion."
"I'm not here. Even if they have other excuses, it has nothing to do with me. I have a clear conscience!" Lu Guang said.
"What a good 'have a clear conscience'." Leng Jinghua said in a low voice, "Alright, Lil Lu, when you return to Tide-listening Pavilion, cultivate well and try to recover as soon as possible. I'll gather some spirit pills and send them over!"
"Your Highness, you flatter me," Lu Guang said.
Leng Jinghua shook his head. "I'm not the kind of person who would burn the bridge after crossing it. Once you've recovered your martial arts, lend me a hand."
"Your Highness, I've already sworn to never set foot in Fairy's Capital again." Lu Guangdi shook his head.
Leng Jinghua chuckled. "You can challenge Chu Li again and win back your bet."
"… Yes." Lu Guangdi smiled.
Lu Yurong secretly despised him but did not say a word.
Lu Guangdi gave her a fist salute. "Miss Lu, I've troubled you for the past few days."
Lu Yurong calmly said, "You're welcome."
Lu Guangdi sighed. "I'm not good enough for Miss Lu!"
Lu Yurong smiled faintly. "Young Master Lu, have a safe journey."
She turned to Leng Jinghua and said, "Uncle-in-law, I'm afraid Young Master Lu's return journey will be dangerous. We need to send a top-notch martial arts master to escort him."
Leng Jinghua was stunned. He thought about it and slowly nodded. "Alright."
He was actually disappointed in Lu Guangdi. He knew that it would be difficult to rely on Lu Guangdi to get Lu Zhengjun's help. Even if Lu Guangdi recovered his martial arts, Lu Zhengjun would never let him come to the Crown Prince's Residence again.
His previous words were just to calm Lu Guangdi down and subconsciously buy his heart. In reality, he had already decided to abandon Lu Guangdi.
Lu Yurong looked at him deeply.
Even if Leng Jinghua did not understand, he did not disobey Lu Yurong. He nodded. "Yurong, pick a few martial arts masters."
"Yes." Lu Yurong nodded. "Let Elder Xu and Elder Hu protect him."
"That won't do." Lu Guangdi quickly shook his head.
He knew that Elder Xu and Elder Hu were Leng Jinghua's secret guards. They were usually hidden in the dark. Almost no one outside of the residence knew of their existence. However, everyone inside the residence knew how powerful they were. They were the top-notch martial arts masters in the Crown Prince's Residence.
Leng Jinghua looked at Lu Yurong and nodded without hesitation. "Alright, let's pick them!"
"Your Highness!" Lu Guangdi quickly waved his hand. "I don't deserve that. I'm just a cripple now. I only had a grudge with Chu Li, and he took care of me. Other than that, I have no grudges with anyone else, so no one will harm me."
Lu Yurong scoffed. "Naive!"
Lu Guangdi looked at her unhappily.
Lu Yurong said, "Their target isn't you, it's uncle-in-law."
Lu Guangdi furrowed his brows and thought about it. He was confused and had no idea what to do.
Leng Jinghua nodded thoughtfully. "Yes, Yurong is right. Don't drag you down because of me. It's decided then. I still have to attend court tomorrow, so I won't be able to send you off. Let Yurong send you off on my behalf."
Lu Yurong said, "Don't worry, uncle-in-law."
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At dawn the next day.
Lu Guangdi slowly walked out of the Crown Prince's Residence. Beside him were two elders who were holding onto three horses.
The two elders looked ordinary and had a mediocre temperament. They did not look like masters at all. They looked like ordinary servants.
Lu Yurong gave him a fist salute at the entrance of the Crown Prince's Residence.
Lu Guangdi looked at Lu Yurong, who was dressed in white and had a white veil over her face. He felt melancholy and reluctant to part with her, but he could only say goodbye reluctantly. He did not know when he would see Lu Yurong again.
A gust of wind blew, and Lu Yurong's white robe fluttered in the wind. She looked like an otherworldly fairy.
Lu Yurong's eyes were clear as she calmly looked at him. She gave him a fist salute and said, "Young Master Lu, take care. When you return to Tide-listening Pavilion, write a letter to His Highness. His Highness values you the most."
"… Alright." Lu Guangdi nodded and gave her another fist salute. He held back his reluctance and used all of his willpower to slowly turn around and walk out.
The streets were bustling as usual. Looking at this bustling scene, he felt like he was sitting in a prisoner's carriage. His heart was dead.
He walked all the way to Fairy's Capital's South Gate. When he walked out of the South Gate, he turned around and looked back.
The majestic Fairy's Capital did not move at all. It was as if it had existed for tens of thousands of years. The only thing that could be seen was the people going in and out.
He sighed. The two elders led the horses over. "Young Master Lu, let's go."
Lu Guangdi nodded solemnly. He turned around and got on the horse. Suddenly, he stopped and frowned as he looked at the side of the road.
His eyesight was better than most people's. He saw Chu Li standing in the Farewell Pavilion.
Chu Li's white robe fluttered in the wind. Behind him was a beautiful woman who looked like ice and snow. She stood beside him and looked in his direction.
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