Assassination Attempt

Chu Zhiyuan laughed.

Seeing this, Youlan hurriedly said, "Perhaps there has been some mistake."

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head with a laugh. "I didn't see the one delivering the decree at the time. Fifteenth Uncle and the others must have found a way to hold it back. Heh, this father of mine..."

He was not even as good as Fifteenth Uncle and Sixth Uncle.

The moment he saw that Chu Zhiyuan had made a mistake, he immediately meted out punishment, carrying an air of impatient eagerness.

There was truly nothing to say.

Youlan tactfully changed the subject and smiled. "Did Your Highness's trip go smoothly?"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled. "Very smoothly."

This time, his gains had been enormous.

His soul had actually reached its limit, and he still felt somewhat dizzy.

He had not told anyone about this, not even Chu Honglin.

He could openly reveal his cultivation realm and seek advice about cultivation doubts, but this matter was not suitable to mention.

That was what his intuition told him.

Changes to the soul had to be kept secret beyond secret.

After Xiao Zhu and the other two women attended to his washing and grooming, he sat down beside the stone table in the small pavilion.

Just as he was about to eat, Li Yuzhen and Fu Zheng came together to request an audience.

Chu Zhiyuan allowed them in.

As they entered the courtyard, they were like one green and one white beautiful flower blooming before his eyes.

Yet both women's lovely faces were shrouded in gravity and solemnity.

"Imperial Son-in-Law," Li Yuzhen said, her delicate face taut and her eyes blazing, "something has happened to Her Highness!"

Chu Zhiyuan was startled. "What happened?"

"Her Highness was assassinated. She is gravely wounded and on the brink of death!"

Chu Zhiyuan frowned.