Chapter 57
"Your Majesty, you have overestimated the Ninth Prince, that's why you forgot about the strategy . Otherwise, Zhao Lin, Yao Su, Zhao Wuxia, and Han Qingluo, none of them would have been set up by the Ninth Prince," said Lin Chenyu who was sitting at a lower place .
That same day, Lin Chenyu and Lin Ningshan were called by the Queen to figure out a counterplan .
Lin Chenyu was the Seventh Prince's servant and Lin Ningshan was his fiancee . So now the whole Lin Clan and the Queen were sort of in the same chariot .
Their futures were bound .
The Queen recovered very quickly, she was a top warrior after all . She hummed coldly and said, "You think I overestimated him? You are wrong! I underestimated him, and that's why I was set up by him . It cost me four disciples . He's young but he's quite powerful . If we wait for him to develop further, what will happen?"
Lin Chenyu said, "Actually if we want to kill him, we don't need the Seventh Prince . We don't need to do it ourselves . Why not get some killers from the Black Market?"
"Good idea!"
With a twinkle in her eye, the Queen said, "I'll leave this with you . If you can make it happen, the whole Lin Clan will benefit later on . "
"For this kind of stuff, you should leave it to us . I am sure that I can get you his head within the shortest period of time," said Lin Chenyu obsequiously .
Lin Chenyu and Lin Ningshan bowed to the Queen respectfully with their knees on the ground . After that, they left the Queen's Chamber .
The Queen was from the Xue's which was a seventh-class family . Inside her clan, there was a Heaven Realm who led the whole clan . And the Seventh Prince was a God's favored son .
In their eyes, if they could work for the Queen and the Seventh Prince, they would have a bright future . Besides that, the whole Lin Clan would benefit and become a powerful family in the Yunwu Commandery .
. . .
Ninth Commandery Princess sighed and said, "What a shame . The one who planned to rescue the prisoner, as well as the other two warriors who planned to kill you, died . They all poisoned themselves . Their bodies were corroded . We couldn't identify them at all . "
Without a doubt, these three disciples had died because of Zhang Ruochen's strategies .
All of them were scapegoats . They committed suicide by poisoning themselves .
Their remains were exactly the same as that of Han Qingluo .
"I've heard that the person who went to the jail was an Earth Realm warrior who killed more than two hundred imperial guards . If it weren't for General Luo Tong and General Xiao Ling, she probably would have escaped . What a shame, she died as well . We could not find the person behind her," said Yuxi .
Zhang Ruochen laughed with a thoughtful look and said, "They could send an Earth Realm warrior, I am afraid that he or she is a powerful, horrible person . "
Zhang Ruochen doubted that the person who wanted to kill him was inside the royal palace .
He went to check the recent personnel transfers in the royal palace . Unexpectedly, he found a few clues .
Last night, four of the Queen's maids had annoyed her . So she sentenced them to death .
"What a coincidence . . . "
Zhang Ruochen speculated that the four maids had not been sentenced to death by the Queen . Instead, they were the four assassinators who poisoned themselves last night . The Queen had just found a proper reason to wipe them out .
However, this was just Zhang Ruochen's speculation . Without any firm evidence, he could never prove that the assassinators had been sent by the Queen .
The Queen was powerful and was supported by a seventh-class family, the Xue's .
With Zhang Ruochen's current skills, if he waged a war against the Queen, it would be like using an egg to attack a stone .
"The Queen's power is so strong that even the Yunwu Commandery Prince is somewhat afraid of her . Now I must be patient . If I am not patient, I am just killing myself . " Zhang Ruochen was 100% sure that the Queen was the person behind the assassins .
But he couldn't kill her yet .
His cultivation was still too weak .
Zhang Ruochen frowned deeply . If the Queen intended to kill him, even though he could stay in the royal palace, his security could not be guaranteed . However, if he were to leave the palace, it would be even more dangerous .
Yuxi commented when Zhang Ruochen was lost in thought . She said, "Brother, the first deadly swordsman sent back yesterday is awake now . Would you like to have a look?"
"Really? Let's go," said and laughed Zhang Ruochen .
He did not plan to inform Ninth Commandery Princess of his speculation . The more she knew, the more danger would she encounter .
Meanwhile, Le was lying on his bed, covered by white cloths . He looked just like a mummy .
Although he was awake now, his gaze was blank and unfocused . People could probably not tell the difference between Le and a dead man .
"Your Highness, he hasn't moved an inch since he woke up . He hasn't even blinked . Is he coming towards the end of the dying process?" Whispered the Maid Yun, bowing to Zhang Ruochen .
Zhang Ruochen came closer to the bed and peered at Le . He shook his head slightly and said, "He's alive but his heart is dead! For a warrior, a wound of the heart is more serious than a wound of the body . Have you applied the Muscles and Bones Regenerating Ointment? Once his limbs recover, let him go . "
After saying these words, Zhang Ruochen left .
Zhang Ruochen was planning not to think about the Queen any longer . He prepared to practice further in order to reach the Black Realm as soon as possible .
Once he reached the Black Realm, Ruochen would be able to practice the Space Domain and the mark of Time . By then, his power would have advanced rapidly .
At least, when the Queen sent others to kill him, he was able to protect himself .
In the Yunwu Commandery, Yellow Realm warriors were placed at the bottom .
Black Realm warriors were considered stronger .
Earth Realm warriors were considered the top masters . They could normally control any situation and were the Masters of Martial Arts .
As for Heaven Realm warriors, each one of them was a Martial Arts legend . It was difficult to find them, however, they represented the ultimate power of Yunwu Commandery .
If a Heaven Realm warrior wanted to, he could eliminate the entire Lin Clan in one night . As long as he could justify himself, even the official power of the Yunwu Commandery would let him go .
Heaven Realm warriors, to some extent, had surpassed the legal system .
However, if they slaughtered the innocent, they would be chased by the official power and become wanted criminals .
Apart from the hidden warriors, there were only famous Heaven Realm warriors in the Yunwu Commandery . All of them were big shots . They dominated their areas . If they stomped on the ground, the whole Commandery would shake .
That day, Zhang Ruochen, surrounded by a troop of royal guards, went to the Martial Market to purchase some Pills .
He spent fifty thousand silver coins on 20 Three-Qing Energy Pills .
He spent another sixty thousand silver coins on a Dark Blood Pill .
A Dark Blood Pill was a top Third-Class Pill . If a warrior took it when they planned to reach the Black Realm, the success rate could increase up to fifty percent .
But it was too pricy—one hundred and twenty thousand silver coins . Even princes and princesses could not afford one . This time the Qingxuan Pavilion offered Ruochen a fifty percent discount . However, even with this discount, Ruochen could only afford one .
Right now, every time Zhang Ruochen left the royal palace, he was escorted by a troop of one hundred guards .
The captain of the guards was called Ge Qian . He was the Yunwu Commandery Prince's personal captain . He had reached the Earth Realm and was a top warrior in the Commandery .
With Ge Qian's protection, he did not encounter any risk . After a short while, he went back to the royal palace .
Mansion, Main Palace .
"Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince is a Genius of Martial Arts . His gift is not lower than that of the Seventh Prince . With the protection of General Ge Qian, his safety is guaranteed . However, there are some disadvantages," whispered an old eunuch .
The Commandery Prince asked, "What do you mean?"
The eunuch replied, "How could an eyas grow up and fly high in a completely safe environment? Our royal palace is too comfortable, it will not help the Ninth Prince to grow up . "
The Commandery Prince nodded slightly . "It makes sense . The Seventh Prince apprenticed to the Yuntai Suzerain and became an external student of the suzerain when he was fourteen . Two years ago, he managed to become an internal student because he was ranked first . "
"In fact, Ruochen should have reached the Completion Stage of the Yellow Realm by now . I am confident that he can reach the Initial Stage of the Black Realm very soon . Maybe he can have a chance to apprentice at the Yuntai Suzerain this year . "
The basic requirement of becoming an external student of the suzerain was reaching the Black Realm before the age of thirty .
Yenta Suzerain was a Four-class Suzerain, situated in the Omen Ridge which was a junction of the Yunwu Commandery, the Flame Dragon Commandery, and the Square Commandery . It was the largest Suzerain in the Nine Western Prefectures .
A Black Realm could only become an external student of the suzerain .
Only an Earth Realm warrior could become an internal student of the suzerain .
Six of the fourteen Heaven Realm warriors in the Yunwu Commandery were students of the Yuntai Suzerain . In other words, if a warrior could join the Yuntai Suzerain, it was definitely something to be proud of .
The eunuch shook his head slightly . "Your Majesty, I don't think it's proper . If the Ninth Prince joins the Yuntai Suzerain while the Seventh Prince is already there, it won't be a good thing!"
"You're right!"
With flames in his eyes, the Commandery Prince nodded slightly and said, "The Martial Market Bank has a School in the Omen Ridge which accepts students from the Nine Western Prefectures . Besides that, it accepts students from the Nine Eastern Prefectures, the Nine Southern Prefectures, and the Nine Northern Prefectures as well . "
"Liu Chuanshen once told me that he has strong faith in Ruochen and wanted to recommend Ruochen study at the School of the Martial Market . "
The eunuch's eyes shone brightly now . He said, "If the Ninth Prince can achieve something in the School of the Martial Market, maybe he could be a top manager there one day . It's going to benefit the whole Commandery . "
The Commandery Prince laughed and said, "The requirements of the School of the Martial Market are harsher and more difficult than those of the Yuntai Suzerain . An average warrior can't get in at all . "
The eunuch laughed and said, "Your Majesty, you overthink! The Ninth Prince is at the top of the Yellow Board, and he has a reference from Liu Chuanshen, who's the Manager of the Commandery Branch of the Martial Market Bank . In my humble opinion, the success rate can be higher than seventy percent . "
"Haha! I think it's ninety percent!" said the Commandery Prince, "Once he reaches the Black Realm, I will ask him whether he's interested in the School of the Martial Market or Yuntai Suzerain . "
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