White-Robed Chief

When Sun Yuncheng saw those men, he stared at them hatefully. “Damn it!!”

Elder Su frowned. “I wonder which prince did this.”

“Isn’t it the same whoever it is?” Sun Yucheng scoffed. “There’s nothing I can do.”

 A brief moment later, Chu Li fluttered over and asked, “Are they following us?”

“Elder Zhao, you were right.” Sun Yucheng was displeased. “They were following us! Where are our horses?”

“I tied them up in front.” Chu Li asked, “Do you want to catch them to inspect who instructed them?”

“… Young Master, it’s best that you find out the truth!” Elder Su added, “We won’t be able to capture them in the city, so this is a perfect time to investigate this.”

“… Alright,” Sun Yucheng agreed.

Chu Li then fluttered away and disappeared from their sight.

A while after, Chu Li returned with both men, middle-aged, who had followed them earlier.

After Chu Li threw them to the ground, Sun Yucheng fluttered to the ground and glared at the two middle-aged men. “Who instructed you to follow me?”

The two men turned around without saying a word.

Since Chu Li had sealed their acupuncture points, they could only turn their heads and move their eyes.

The two middle-aged men had such ordinary looks that they would not stand out in a crowd.

Sun Yucheng sneered. “It’s Sixth Elder Brother, am I right?”

The two men remained silent and put on straight faces.

Chu Li uttered, “Looks like you’re right, Young Master, it’s the Sixth Prince.”

He had read their minds and found that they were indeed sent by Sixth Prince.

Sun Yucheng smirked. “Sixth Elder Brother is really interesting! Let them go!”

Chu Li asked, “You’re not going to kill them?”

“No.” Sun Yucheng explained, “I suppose they won’t dare to say anything when they return.”

He figured that even if the two men were to report this, they would not dare to confess that they were captured or their futures would be destroyed. If they kept quiet about this, they might survive.

The two men made sure they were in sync so that Sixth Prince would not suspect them.

However, Chu Li approached them and kicked them into the air.

Consequently, their bodies stretched in the air before they collapsed to the ground. With that, their acupuncture points were relieved. Hence, they saluted Chu Li and Sun Yucheng with their fists before they disappeared from the forest.

“Sixth Prince…” Elder Su and Elder Ren were concerned.

On the other hand, Sun Yucheng’s face darkened as he stared in Jade Capital’s direction.

Chu Li asked, “Who’s the Sixth Prince? I’m not familiar with Jade Capital at all, and I have no idea how many sons and daughters the emperor has.”

Sun Yucheng expressed, “I’d like to know how many sons and daughters my father has too!”

Chu Li smiled at him.

Sun Yucheng added, “Although a son shouldn’t talk about a father’s mistakes, everyone knows that my father’s very loose. He likes to wander around the world and leaves his mark everywhere he goes. I wonder how many more brothers and sisters I have!”

Chu Li laughed. “Well, he’s a role model for all men then!”

“Hmph, you’re the first person to say that!” Sun Yucheng grinned. “At least you’re being honest!”

Elder Su and Elder Ren let out dry coughs.

Chu Li then asked, “Who’s the crown prince now?”

“There’s no crown prince!” Sun Yucheng was discontented. “Father said that he won’t elect a crown prince, but he’ll appoint a new king before he ascends to Heaven.”

“I see…” Chu Li frowned. “That does save trouble though.”

“Father’s afraid of a throne-claiming battle.” Sun Yucheng mentioned, “So there’s no need for us to fight for the throne as it’ll be entirely up to him.”

Chu Li nodded. “It’s not easy being a crown prince, especially when there are many potential heirs in the Imperial Household.”

On the contrary, Ji Dynasty did not have many princes and few of them were successful. There were King An, King Ping, King Jing, as well as King Cheng, but King Cheng was not considered to be a potential candidate and King An was dead. In the end, it was only a battle between King Jing and King Ping. Even so, the emperor, Leng Wufeng was afraid of a fierce battle, so he simply assigned King Jing as the crown prince.

Evidently, Li Dynasty’s Imperial Household had way more sons, which would result in a more intense battle. This was due to the number of potential candidates that they had.

Before Chu Li arrived, he was not bothered. However, upon realizing now that if he meddled in this, the fight between the princes would be more intense. As such, their nation’s power would be exhausted.

Consequently, Li Dynasty would be slightly weaker, whereas Ji Dynasty would be slightly stronger and less threatened.

“Why did Sixth Prince send someone to follow you then?” Chu Li was curious.

Sun Yucheng replied, “There’s an enmity between us!”

Chu Li was eager to know why.

Sun Yucheng took a deep breath before gritted his teeth so hard that his eyes turned bloodshot. He explained, “My mother was harmed by his mother!”

Chu Li nodded as he realized what was going on. “Sixth Prince is afraid that you’ll avenge her death?”

“Hmph.” Sun Yucheng curled his lips. “I’ll definitely get my revenge!”

Chu Li asked, “Will the emperor allow it?”

“If I kill that wicked woman, the emperor will only punish me. He won’t kill me!” Sun Yucheng scorned.

Chu Li nodded slowly. Then, he looked at Elder Su and Elder Ren who both looked helpless.

Chu Li said, “The emperor won’t kill you, but he’ll kill the murderer. Are you going to do it yourself, Young Master?”

“Yes!” Sun Yucheng claimed, “If I acquire the legacy of Heavenly King Palm, I’ll kill that wicked, dirty woman!”

Chu Li finally understood.

Although Sun Yucheng was a Grandmaster, it was impossible for him to kill an empress in the palace. There were many masters in the palace, and the empress was surely protected by a number of those masters.

Sun Yucheng’s protectors like Elder Su and Elder Ren would not have had the guts to assassinate the empress as that would result in their deaths. Therefore, he could only do it himself, but he needed more powerful martial art skills.

Unquestionably, Sun Yucheng had thought of many ways to strengthen his cultivation skills until he finally found out about the Heavenly King Palm.

Elder Su looked at Sun Yucheng who was in a daze. Then, he whispered to Chu Li, “The consort died three years ago, but Young Master still cannot let it go.”

Chu Li nodded slowly.

“We dare not advise him too much.” Elder Su said, “Since we can’t help him with the revenge, we can only think of other ways to assist him. This trip to Zheng Dynasty is a perfect chance. If we can find the Heavenly King Palm, we can cultivate it too.”

Chu Li repeated, “Heavenly King Palm…”

He had heard of the Heavenly King Palm, but it had not been passed on for two thousand years. It was probably lost with Wu Cheng who sounds very unreliable.

Sun Yucheng was determined. “I must obtain the Heavenly King Palm!”

Chu Li reminded, “Young Master, don’t be too hopeful. Martial art skills like this can only be discovered, not sought. We might not find it.”

“Those who wait will be rewarded.” Sun Yucheng was firm about this.

Chu Li no longer advised him. After that, the four of them continued their journey on their horses.

Due to the men who followed them before, they decided to progress further during the night to get away from Jade Capital’s borders as soon as possible.

The next morning, they took a water route instead where they eventually arrived in Zheng Dynasty’s borders through Ning River. They then headed straight to Ascending Dragon Mountain.

Once they were in Zheng Dynasty, they changed their clothes as Zheng Dynasty had different outfit styles as compared to Li Dynasty. It was much more delicate but was more troublesome to wear.

With little rest in between, they traveled for ten days. Although Sun Yucheng was rather worn out, he still held on as they were roughly thirty miles away from Ascending Dragon Mountain and would arrive the next day.

In the evening, they rested by the forest where a campfire was set up. While Li Dynasty was going into winter, it was only the beginning of fall in Zheng Dynasty.

All of a sudden, hurried galloping sounds of horses were heard. Since they had taken a small path instead of the main road, it was unusual to hear the gallops.

Elder Su and Elder Ren looked behind them. Soon enough, four riders came into sight, followed by ten riders behind them.

The four riders in front were females dressed in white. Even though they looked spent, their beautiful looks could not be hidden. As for the riders behind them, they wore black coats that fluttered in the air.

“I think they’re from Zheng Dynasty’s Mysterious Pavilion!” Elder Su frowned.