Chapter 174
Chapter 174 “Da Xia’s Sixth Prince”
It’s just a little girl?
Giant axe in hand, the royal guard commander was greatly startled when he got a closer look at the intruder because the girl was but a lower celestial martialist . Not easy for someone of this caliber to counter a dozen arrows at once .
A Dan realm master!
Only now does Ling Yue realize this place wasn’t the “Cold Palace’, it’s the queen’s Morning Flower Wing .
“Sir, this is a misunderstanding . I am the second miss of the Lan House, Lan Ling Yue . Due to my late departure from the dowager’s residence, I became lost and unknowingly entered this place . I didn’t mean to offend anyone . ” Consort Luo’s vicious intent was now clear as day to Ling Yue .
They wanted to use the queen’s hand to do their dirty deeds .
It’s no secret to the scheming consort that there’s many highly skilled martialists stationed at the queen’s quarter . Led by the infamous Deputy Commander Chiyan, this sizable fighting force would slice down any who dare trespass into the wing . To add credit to their reputation, the number of maids or eunuchs to die at their hands numbered no less than a hundred, that’s how frightening they were .
Knowing Ling Yue was but a lower celestial martialist, Consort Luo had assumed the girl would surely perish at the hands of the deputy commander . In reality, this would’ve been the case if not for the fact that she can wield the spirit force .
“You say you are invincible general’s second daughter? I think I did hear something like that and that the girl became a titled princess at the dowager’s hand,” the deputy commander mutters this, not forgetting to eye Ling Yue up and down to verify the claim . Like General Lan, this Chiyan was a ruthless and fierce individual when fighting .
“If your lordship still doesn’t me then I can show you this . It’s the dowager’s token that I got today . ” Rummaging through her pocket, Ling Yue brings out the token and tosses it over .
“Lord Chiyan, this isn’t good, her highness the queen…” While Chiyan was busy verifying the story, a maid from behind staggers over, her chest full of blood to indicate the seriousness of her injury . At the sight of the commander, the lady finally succumbed to her wounds and dropped to the floor, all life leaving her eyes .
Seeing the dreaded appearance of the maid, the deputy commander abruptly had a change in his complexion . Tossing the token back to her, “leave this place immediately, and remember, none of what you saw tonight is to leave your mouth . Otherwise, your life will not be pardoned . ” At that, Chiyan led the royal guards away into the depths of the residence .
This is…
Plucking her brow up, Ling Yue saw that underneath the wound in the maid’s chest was a piece of porcelain . On it, remnant of the spirit force continues to linger on . This was proof enough that the lady was killed by a user of the spirt force, but who? Why would there be a hidden cultivator in the Morning Flower Wing?
Musing over all the information, Ling Yue figured she can’t just leave after witnessing such a thing . With one dash, her body was now moving quickly into the depths of the palace ground like the guards before her .
Further inside, the entire hall had plunged into a chaotic mess by now . Burning lanterns littered the floor, unmoving bodies lay there lifelessly, the entire scene was of death and carnage .
Despite all this, a faint intermittent voice continues to call out .
“Son… I am your mother…”
Standing in the middle of it all, the figure of a teen appears before Chiyan and the rest when they arrived .
Despite the constant plea by the woman in the boy’s grasp, the shabby looking teen continues to grip harder and harder with his slender hands at the victim’s neck . His intent obviously clear, he wants to strangle the middle-aged woman who had lost all hope in her eyes .
“Your highness!” Seeing the critical urgency, Chiyan and his men all rushed inside out of desperation .
But as soon as they took their first step across the doorway, the teen becomes aware of their presence and looked up . His dark pupils flickering a strange light like a meteorite flying through the night sky .
Then in the next moment, the vase that’s placed nearby on the floor suddenly shoots up into the air and explodes without indication . The shattered fragments raining down at the royal guards like deadly spears .
“Fire Wind Palm Strike!” Out of worry of accidentally injuring the queen, Chiyan didn’t dare confront the shards head on . Instead, he uses this palm strike to block off the attack by turning the porcelain into harmless powder .
Even so, the teen refuses to stop . Making a freaky smile, the boy issued out a sharp shrill scream that causes everyone to fall to their knees . The sound painful to the ears of those who listen .
“Son, stop, they are innocent . ” The middle-aged woman attempts to stop his son after seeing what’s happening . But in her attempt to climb up after being harshly dropped, the teen reverts his gaze back to the woman and shoots another vase directly at her .
“STOP YOUR HIGHNESS, THAT’S THE QUEEN!!” Grabbing his head in pain, Chiyan looked on in horror as he crawled forward .
Just as the vase was about to land on the queen herself, mere inches away, a puff of yellow smoke pops out of the ground out of the blue and blurs the teen’s line of sight . As a result, the vase loses its trajectory . Bypassing the woman, the item smashed into the ground directly behind her .
By the time the smoke clears up again, all signs of her highness the queen were gone . In it’s place, only the shattered fragments and a few drops of blood were all that remain .
Click-Click-Boom-
Following the metallic sound of a mechanical contraption activating, all of the windows and doors were tightly sealed by a series of iron bars .
Grumbling, the teen then let’s out a savage roar no different from that of a wild animal and attacked the cage . Try as he might, the bars hold and keeps the dangerous boy inside .
Meanwhile back outside the hall, the queen was just coming out of her stupor state at being rescued . Looking around, her gaze eventually fell upon Ling Yue who’s’ supporting the lady .
“You…” Not getting the chance to finish her question, the queen suddenly loses consciousness and fainted away .
“My queen! You… why are you still here?” After Chiyan and his men got away from that freaky sound, the headaches they were experiencing instantly went away .
“First take her highness the queen away . Deputy Commander Chiyan, is that person just now the sixth prince, Xia Hou Qi?” Ling Yue didn’t forget the paranoid look coming off of the teen’s eye .
How can a highly favored prince become like that? Also, he knows how to wield the spirit force, and based on those attacks, it’s not shallow either . The prince must have practiced for a long time to build up such a strong foundation . Just that, it appears his knowledge in its uses remain to be on the rudimentary level .
Once the queen was returned to her bed chamber, Ling Yue first fed the woman some water and followed it up with a massage session with her spirit smoke .
Though the queen’s body remains weak after that ordeal, fortunately it doesn’t matter in front of Ling Yue’s ability . As her complexion regain some color, so does her consciousness .
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