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Chapter 71 Is it possible to escape from the miscellaneous master?
The sudden raid on the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion caused quite a stir among the royal relatives.

Although it was the Imperial Clan Court that took action, everyone knew that without the approval of someone in the palace, the Imperial Clan Court had no right to directly search and confiscate the residence of a prince.

Everyone is speculating why the person in the palace suddenly ordered the raid on the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion.

It should be noted that at this time, Prince Zhou Qian was assisting the Grand Tutor in disaster relief and quelling civil unrest in the four northwestern prefectures.

That person in the palace raided someone's entire place; that's just too much.

This caused a huge uproar, especially within the royal family.

Who is Zhou Qian, the carefree king?
That's the late emperor's son, the fourth brother of the current emperor in the palace.

Among the many royal relatives, they are considered the most prestigious type of prince.

The sudden raid on the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion by the person in the palace made the royal family wonder if the person in the palace was going to settle scores about things that happened before he ascended the throne and was going to take action against his brothers.

With these questions in mind, many members of the royal family visited the Eighth Prince at the Imperial Clan Court.

King Zhou Xian was a banner in the royal family.

Not only was he a virtuous man in public, but he was also upright and incorruptible, yet always maintained his composure.

Whenever there are problems within the royal family, they turn to Prince Zhou Xian, and Prince Zhou Xian has never disappointed.

However, this time, all the members of the royal family who visited Prince Zhou Xian left the Imperial Clan Court with solemn expressions.

They remained silent about what the Eighth Prince Zhou Xian had said in the Imperial Clan Court.

……

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen glanced at Cao Zhengchun, who was serving him, and asked, "How is it going?"

"The Imperial Clan Court should have already made its move, right?" Zhou Chen asked.

Upon hearing Zhou Chen's question, Cao Zhengchun immediately bowed and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, the Imperial Clan Court has already confiscated the Prince Xiaoyao's residence and all of its properties."

"Only some people escaped."

"However, this old servant has been keeping a close watch on them with the Imperial Guards, so those people won't be able to escape."

Although Cao Zhengchun had been serving Zhou Chen in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he, the head of the Eastern Depot, was still aware of what was happening outside the palace.

Especially for matters he personally assigned, the imperial guards would report to him frequently.

Zhou Chen nodded after hearing this.

Zhou Chen was not surprised that someone from the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion could escape.

No matter what, the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion is the most prestigious mansion in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it's impossible that it doesn't have some decent experts inside.

Especially princes like Zhou Qian, the carefree prince, who harbored treacherous intentions, secretly recruited countless martial arts masters under their command.

It was impossible for the Imperial Clan Court to search the Prince Xiaoyao's residence without letting a single person escape.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhou Chen had Cao Zhengchun's Eastern Depot keep a close watch on him.

"Those people in the royal family?"

What are they doing?

Zhou Chen asked again.

Compared to those who escaped from the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion, Zhou Chen was more interested in the reactions of the royal family members.

"Your Majesty, more than a dozen members of the royal family went to the Imperial Clan Court to see the Eighth Prince."

"What exactly they said is still unknown."

Cao Zhengchun replied.

The Eastern Depot was just starting out. Although the previous Great Zhou Inner Guard had been incorporated, there were still some things that were hard to find out.

Besides, what kind of underworld is the Imperial Clan Court?
Without Zhou Chen's approval, Cao Zhengchun wouldn't have dared to plant a spy in the Imperial Clan Court on his own.

"Heh, these members of the royal family really aren't afraid of death."

"Knowing full well that the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion had been raided, he still dared to go to the Imperial Clan Court to inquire about the news."

Zhou Chen sneered.

Without a doubt, Zhou Chen knew that those members of the royal family went to the Imperial Clan Court to see the Eighth Prince in order to gather information.

At this moment, a palace eunuch came in and quietly handed a small note to Cao Zhengchun.

Cao Zhengchun opened it and glanced at it.

A glint of light immediately flashed in Cao Zhengchun's eyes.

Then, Cao Zhengchun bent down and placed the small note in front of Zhou Chen; "Your Majesty, please look, this was just sent in by the Imperial Guards outside the palace."

"Oh!"

Zhou Chen took the small note from Cao Zhengchun.

The note contained very simple information, just a few words.

After glancing at it, Zhou Chen's lips curled into a smile. "It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to you effortlessly." "Originally, I thought I would have to put in a lot of effort to investigate and uncover the power that Prince Xiaoyao has been secretly building up over the years."

"But I never expected that the imperial guards would track me down so easily."

Indeed, the note contained a report from the Imperial Guards outside the palace to Cao Zhengchun, stating that they had discovered some hidden forces within the Prince of Xiaoyao's residence and asking Cao Zhengchun how to deal with them.

Zhou Chen put down the note, glanced at Cao Zhengchun, and said, "Cao Zhengchun, you handle this yourself!"

"Clean up all the hidden forces of the Prince of Xiaoyao for me, so that we don't end up like the Imperial Clan Court, where some people escaped."

Now that the Imperial Guards have discovered the hidden power of the Prince of Leisure, Zhou Chen will not hold back.

However, the forces hidden behind the scenes, led by the Prince of Xiaoyao, must have many experts; the Imperial Guard alone probably wouldn't be enough.

Therefore, Zhou Chen had no choice but to send Cao Zhengchun, the head of the Eastern Depot, to handle the matter personally.

With Cao Zhengchun, a near-celestial being, around, those experts won't be able to cause any real trouble.

"Old slave obeys the order."

Cao Zhengchun accepted the order and left the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

……

In that small courtyard.

The steward of the Prince of Xiaoyao's mansion was waiting for news. The dozens of people he had sent out had been gone for some time, but there had been no news yet.

This made the steward of the Prince's mansion somewhat anxious.

Hopefully nothing unexpected will happen!

Or were they discovered by the guards of the Imperial Clan Court?

The steward of the Prince's mansion's eyes flickered.

Suddenly, the steward of the Prince's mansion's expression changed, and he looked towards the courtyard gate; "Who goes there?"

"Click."

As soon as the steward of the Prince's mansion finished speaking, the gate to the courtyard was kicked open.

Eagle suit.

Crescent blade.

Jade belt.

Eastern Depot's henchmen?

When the steward of the Prince's mansion saw the newcomer's attire, his expression changed again, and his pupils contracted sharply.

He couldn't understand how the Eastern Depot's henchmen had found their way here.

However, now is not the time for him to consider that; the question is what he should do next.
Although the Imperial Clan Court ordered the raid on the Prince Xiaoyao's residence, it must have been the emperor in the palace who gave the order.

So, the Eastern Depot's henchmen must have come here to hunt down those who had escaped.

"escape."

Without saying a word, the steward of the Prince's mansion immediately took off and fled.

He knew he couldn't get entangled with these Eastern Depot henchmen; there were countless others around.

Once he's entangled with the henchmen of the Eastern Depot, it won't be so easy for him to escape.

"Heh, trying to escape from me? Is that even possible?"

A soft, feminine voice rang in the ears of the Prince's steward.

The steward of the Prince's mansion looked up and saw a figure blocking his way.

Before the steward of the Prince's mansion could react, he was grabbed in the other party's hand and lost consciousness.

Cao Zhengchun casually tossed the steward of the Prince's mansion onto the ground, and at the same time swung his palm in one direction in the courtyard.

"puff."

Blood spurted out.

Another figure fell to the ground.

Cao Zhengchun didn't even glance at it before turning and walking out of the courtyard.

"Let's go to the next place."

The four guards exchanged glances, then felt a chill run down their spines and quickly followed Cao Zhengchun.

As for this small courtyard, someone will take care of it later.

While Cao Zhengchun was leading the Imperial Guards to purge Zhou Qian's clandestine forces.

On a road leading to Luoyang, the capital of China.

A warrior, covered in blood and utterly disheveled, was riding a fast horse and galloping madly toward Luoyang.

(End of this chapter)