"Two items."
"A Ten-Thousand-Year Blood Essence Stone, plus an Evil Infant at the peak of the Nirvana Realm," Chu Yun stated his conditions as well.
At those words, Black Iron King and the others' expressions darkened slightly.
"The two items Young Master Xiao requires truly are exceedingly rare," Wang Han Cuo said in a deep voice.
Chu Yun wore an indifferent expression. "That is why I said the Crown Prince most likely does not have what I need, so there is no need to make things difficult for each other."
"If there is nothing else, let us part ways here."
Chu Yun and Venerable Wan Lei were just about to leave.
Wang Han Cuo immediately said, "Young Master Xiao, wait!"
Chu Yun stopped and looked at him calmly.
"Young Master Xiao, if we can produce these two items, will you be willing to join the Eastern Palace and serve the Crown Prince and the Empress?" Wang Han Cuo asked solemnly.
Chu Yun agreed. "Naturally."
"As long as you can produce what I need, I am willing to give my all in assisting the Crown Prince to ascend the throne!"
Wang Han Cuo nodded gravely. "Good!"
"Young Master Xiao, although these two items are worth a fortune, it does not mean we do not have them."
"However, we need time to discuss this matter. Once we have reached a decision, we will give Young Master Xiao an answer."
Chu Yun nodded. "No problem."
"Ten days from now, at the same time, in this same place!"
Chu Yun gave them ten days mainly so that they would have sufficient time to gather those two items.
"Good, it is a deal!"
After Wang Han Cuo and the others reached an agreement with Chu Yun, they went their separate ways.
Just as the elder from Misty Rain Pavilion was preparing to follow Chu Yun...
Boom!!
"Take another step, and your blood will splash across this place!"
A strand of Venerable Wan Lei's lightning power struck down before him, forming a lightning magnetic field like entangling thorns that blocked the way forward.
The moment those words reached his ears, the Misty Rain Pavilion elder was so frightened that he immediately abandoned any thought of following them.
Meng Ruoxue, who remained at the scene, witnessed everything.
A trace of doubt appeared on her face. "The power of the Venerable Realm... who exactly is he?"
Meng Ruoxue was now exceedingly curious about Xiao Yan's identity. The guardian by his side was actually a Venerable Realm expert.
That truly shocked her.
And because Venerable Wan Lei was present, Misty Rain Pavilion and Meng Ruoxue could only give up on continuing their pursuit.
Her cultivation was still insufficient, which restricted many of her actions.
Meng Ruoxue also intended to return this time and refine the Source of Nirvana as soon as possible, so she could pass through the Nirvana Realm.
By then, even if she faced someone at the Venerable Realm, she would at least possess a little ability to protect herself.
In the dead of night.
Under Venerable Wan Lei's protection, Chu Yun returned safely to his residence.
Inside the hall in the rear courtyard.
Luo Feng was pacing back and forth inside the hall as he waited.
When he saw that Chu Yun and Venerable Wan Lei had returned unharmed, his face lit up. "Your Highness! How did it go? Did anything happen this time?"
"Nothing."
"How did things go on your end?"
After entering, Chu Yun asked with a calm expression.
"Misty Rain Pavilion sent people to follow me the whole way, but I know the roads in the Imperial City far better than they do. I shook them off in no time."
"As for Miss Yu, she has already succeeded as well," Luo Feng replied.
"Oh? Where is he?" A teasing smile appeared on Chu Yun's face.
"Locked in a secret chamber in the rear courtyard."
"By the way, Your Highness, did you learn who they were?" Luo Feng asked curiously.
"People from the Empress's faction..."
Chu Yun gave him the short version of what had happened.
After hearing this, Luo Feng frowned. "Wang Han Cuo and King of Beishan Commandery actually slipped into the Imperial City in secret."
"It seems the Empress most likely used the authority in her hands to secretly open a special passage for them. Otherwise, they could never have escaped the notice of the Shadow Guards."
"The two of them entered the city in secret. I must report this to His Majesty!"
After thinking it over, Luo Feng still felt it was necessary to report it. Wang Han Cuo was no ordinary person, and County King Guanshan had secretly entered the city without giving prior notice.
If this matter were truly pursued, it would be deceiving the sovereign!
"No need."
"They are both dead men anyway. What is there to report?" Chu Yun said lazily.
"Your Highness means that we will make a move against them in the Cangfeng Mountain Range ten days from now?" Luo Feng asked.
Chu Yun smiled and nodded lightly.
Today, if Wang Han Cuo had not said that he could name any conditions he wished, Chu Yun would already have had Venerable Wan Lei make a move.
But now, this was good too.
After all, with the power of the Empress's faction, there was a strong chance they could produce the conditions he had named.
Ten days later, both the treasures and the people would be his.
Would that not be delightful!
"Alright, Commander Luo, let us go see my elder brother first."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The three left the hall and, under the cover of night, arrived at the secret chamber where Chu Yuan was being held.
Chu Yuan's limbs were bound to a rack. His soul was utterly exhausted, and his head hung low.
When Chu Yun and the other two entered, the noise woke him.
"Chu... Chu Yun!!"
"Luo Feng!"
"You... you have some nerve!"
"You dare bind me here!"
"Do you believe that once Mother and my eldest brother discover my disappearance tomorrow, you will be completely finished!"
"Kidnapping an Imperial Prince is a crime punishable by death!!"
The instant Chu Yuan saw Chu Yun and Luo Feng before him, rage surged to his head, and he began threatening and cursing them.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Third Brother, listen to yourself. Who here is not an Imperial Prince?"
"As for what you are worried about, rest assured. Your mother and your eldest brother will never notice that you have already been replaced." Chu Yun smiled playfully.
"You... what do you mean by that?"
"You tied me up and even found someone to impersonate me?!"
"Chu Yun, you little bastard, so you are playing these tricks with me!"
"You are just like that imperial consort mother of yours, a complete and utter slut!"
"I do not know what that woman has that bewitched Father so thoroughly, but even so, it cannot change the fact that she is a slut!"
Chu Yuan did not even bother pretending anymore. Deep down, he had always despised Chu Yun and his mother beyond measure, and now he cursed them without restraint!
Chu Yun quietly watched him, his expression so calm that it was almost frightening.
"Commander Luo, has Miss Yu already searched his soul?" Chu Yun asked calmly.
"Yes, Your Highness," Luo Feng replied.
"Good. Then you may leave first."
Hearing Chu Yun's order, Luo Feng and Wan Lei exchanged a glance, then nodded. "Yes."
The two vanished from the secret chamber in the blink of an eye.
Chu Yun looked at Chu Yuan before him without expression. "Blood World!"
Boom!!
In an instant, the power of Chu Yun's Heavenly Blood Divine Root Bone erupted to its utmost limit. The blood energy within him boiled in a flash, and vast blood energy suddenly burst from his body, forming a circular blood realm that covered the entire secret chamber!
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