Qin Tiannan looked at Hong Ying and Ye Qiubai.
He could tell at a glance that Ye Qiubai's cultivation had now reached the Purple Mansion Realm.
Hong Ying's cultivation, however, gave him the feeling that he could not see through it!
Looking at her was like peering into a bank of fog.
This secretly startled Qin Tiannan.
He thought.
Where did Changsheng find these disciples? How could every one of them be such a monster?
But Qin Tiannan could hardly be blamed.
With his current cultivation, seeing through a junior's cultivation should actually have been quite easy.
But Hong Ying had been an empress in her previous life.
How could she possibly lack a few methods for concealing her cultivation?
When it came to methods for concealing cultivation alone, Hong Ying could produce over a hundred.
Without a single duplicate.
Such were the reserves of a great emperor!
Yet these reserves were not particularly useful when it came to Lu Changsheng.
Lu Changsheng seemed to have no desires or wants, and every single thing he brought out...
Was either something she did not have or something of an even higher grade...
This left Hong Ying quite helpless as well.
Lu Changsheng looked at Qin Tiannan and asked, "Uncle Qin, what exactly is it?"
Qin Tiannan came back to his senses and said with a smile, "It's nothing major, really."
"If it's nothing major, why come looking for us? Those two still have to cook... cultivate!"
Hong Ying: "..."
Ye Qiubai: "..."
They would bet that their master had absolutely been about to say "cook"!
Qin Tiannan's face was also full of helplessness. "Before the Four Regions Grand Competition, there's a secret realm trial in the Southern Region. It contains some inheritances from ancient powerhouses, which would benefit your two disciples."
Lu Changsheng had also heard of the Southern Region's secret realm trial. Rubbing his chin, he asked, "The Blood Prison Trial?"
According to the rumors.
Countless ancient powerhouses had been imprisoned in Blood Prison.
Among those powerhouses in Blood Prison, some had died at the end of their natural lifespans.
Others had been drained of their blood essence...
That was why many powerhouses' inheritances had been left in Blood Prison.
They were not so easy to obtain, however...
Qin Tiannan nodded. "The Blood Prison Trial begins tomorrow. Your Cottage already has two places, so Qiubai and Hong Ying can go. There's a cultivation restriction there as well. It only admits those at the Purple Mansion Realm or below."
Although Hong Ying had reached the peak of the Water Overflow Realm, she had methods to suppress her cultivation.
Before Lu Changsheng could answer.
Hong Ying immediately said, "I want to go!"
Her gaze was resolute!
Lu Changsheng glanced at Hong Ying, then nodded. "Then you two should go. More experience will do you good."
Ye Qiubai had the same intention. Right now, he wanted to encounter more powerhouses from the outside world.
Seeing this.
Qin Tiannan nodded in satisfaction as well. "Good, then. Get ready. Changsheng, take them over tomorrow."
Lu Changsheng immediately refused. "I don't know the way."
Qin Tiannan: "..."
You might as well die of laziness!
"All right, I'll have an elder come pick you up tomorrow!"
With that, Qin Tiannan gave Lu Changsheng a helpless glare, then turned and left.
Seeing Qin Tiannan leave.
Hong Ying looked at Lu Changsheng and said, "Master, aren't you going to ask why I want to go?"
Lu Changsheng asked in surprise, "Why would I ask? You must have your own reasons for wanting to go."
Hong Ying nodded, her gaze distant as she looked toward the horizon, a trace of wistfulness in her eyes.
"One of my subordinates is in Blood Prison. I want to go take a look."
At this, Lu Changsheng fell silent.
After all, Hong Ying had already undergone nine reincarnations.
It was perfectly normal for some of her subordinates to have died, their Daos extinguished.
Especially in Blood Prison.
"Go."
Hong Ying bowed to Lu Changsheng, then went into the thatched hut alone to cultivate.
Seeing the atmosphere suddenly grow heavy, Ye Qiubai also wanted to go cultivate, but Lu Changsheng stopped him with a single sentence.
"Where are you going? Go cook for your master!"
"...Oh."
Elsewhere.
At the Qiu Lineage.
"Ye Qiubai should be participating in this Blood Prison Trial too, right?"
"Go tell Qiu Libei to prepare. He must kill him during the Blood Prison Trial!"
"Understood."
Far away in the Northern Region's Sunset Dynasty.
At Pear Garden.
Jiang Chan wore luxurious robes and an ornamental crown.
She sat in the courtyard.
When she heard that Ye Qiubai had not died, a complicated look appeared in her eyes.
But more than anything, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Just then, someone pushed open the door and entered.
Seeing him, Jiang Chan's expression turned cold. She stood and bowed slightly.
"Your Highness."
The eldest prince smiled at this and quickly stepped forward to help Jiang Chan up. "There's no need for so much ceremony between us."
"After all, we'll be married soon. Why should husband and wife act this way?"
Hearing this, Jiang Chan showed no joy in her eyes. Instead, they dimmed somewhat.
The eldest prince naturally took all of this in.
He let go of her and said meaningfully, "Ye Qiubai will participate in the Southern Region's Blood Prison Trial."
Jiang Chan could not help looking up at the eldest prince.
The eldest prince continued, "We failed to eliminate Ye Qiubai last time. This time, I'll send people to the Southern Region to participate in the Blood Prison Trial."
Jiang Chan's gaze sharpened slightly, but she said nothing.
At a time like this, even one extra word would bring Ye Qiubai greater danger.
The eldest prince sighed. "I know you still can't let him go, but you're destined to become the mother of the realm."
"I will never allow Ye Qiubai to remain alive in this world. Do you understand?"
He did not care whether Jiang Chan's heart belonged to him.
Within a dynasty.
People put on false displays of civility.
There were countless cases of people being forced to marry someone they did not love.
The eldest prince was no different. He only needed to possess Jiang Chan herself.
As for her heart?
What was that worth?
With power and status, with strength.
He could obtain everything!
After the eldest prince left Pear Garden.
Jiang Chan sighed and looked toward the horizon, where dark clouds gathered thickly.
Lightning spread through the clouds like thunder dragons.
"I'm sorry..."
Outside Pear Garden, the eldest prince did not look back as a black figure abruptly appeared.
The figure knelt on one knee, awaiting the eldest prince's command.
"Go to the Blood Prison Trial. This time, make absolutely certain nothing goes wrong. Kill that Ye Qiubai."
"And contact Shadow Kill. Have them send people to Blood Prison as well!"
The figure could not help being taken aback. "Your Highness, wouldn't sending our own people be enough? Why mobilize Shadow Kill?"
Shadow Kill.
An extremely mysterious assassin organization in the Northern Region.
It was said that, as long as the payment was sufficient, they would dare accept any mission.
They were a band of lunatics.
Yet this band of lunatics had an astonishing mission success rate of 99 percent!
Their sole failure had been an attempt to assassinate the reigning ruler of the Sunset Dynasty.
An existence ranked fourth on the Four Regions Martial Ranking!
That time.
Shadow Kill had lost half its members outright, and even its leader had been gravely wounded.
However.
The ruler had not wiped out Shadow Kill in one fell swoop.
Instead, he had spared their lives.
But the condition was.
They would serve the Sunset Dynasty unconditionally...
What payment mattered more than their lives?
Shadow Kill's leader had been forced to agree.
The eldest prince gave a savage smile. "I don't want any surprises. I've heard that Ye Qiubai's talent has returned."
"Although he still poses little threat to me... when cutting weeds, you must pull out the roots!"