Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

Liu Tong didn't want to be separated from her brother, but the Crown Prince had already issued an edict.

There was no other way but forcing the two to separate.

Liu Tong was sent to the State of Wu, while Liu Yong went to the State of Wei.

As a hostage, the treatment wasn't very good.

The servants in the hostage's residence would not treat the hostage as their master, and their attitude towards him was predictable.

The food at the hostage residence was only slightly better than that of the poor.

After Liu Dong arrived, he was given only brown rice, which was unsalted and unoiled, and there was only one bowl of it, which was not enough to fill him up.

The food allocated to the hostage's residence was all divided up by the servants.

All the good things were taken away by the servants; they only ensured that the nominal master of the hostage's residence would not starve or freeze to death.

The upper echelons of Wu knew about this, but no one stood up for a prince from another country.

Liu Dong didn't like this kind of life.

As a foodie, being able to eat only brown rice every day is torture.

The worst part was being confined to the small courtyard every day, unable to go out.

In fact, with his skills, he could even go to the imperial palace of the Wu Kingdom.

However, he still carries the burden of being a hostage, which prevents him from acting as he pleases.

Liu Dong stood by the pond in the courtyard, watching the chief steward of the hostage residence walk over arrogantly.

The steward gave Liu Dong a disdainful look.

Liu Tong smiled and beckoned, "Hey you, come here."

The steward, unaware of what Liu Dong was planning, walked over.

"Your Highness, what brings you here?"

Liu Tong: "You are a servant in my household, shouldn't you refer to yourself as a slave?"

The steward chuckled, "Your Highness, I am a citizen of Wu, and have nothing to do with you, a prince of Shu. If Your Highness feels wronged, you are free to go to the palace and let the Emperor punish me."

Don't tell me that a hostage like you can't easily enter the palace.

Even if he entered the palace, the emperor would not pay him any attention.

They would not punish these servants of the hostage residence for such a reason.

Liu Tong: "Are you so confident in your abilities?"

The steward chuckled.

Liu Dong: "What if I die in front of you?"

"what?"

Before the manager could react, Liu Dong jumped into the pool.

The steward was shocked and hurriedly summoned people to rescue Liu Zhu.

However, it was too late; Liu Dong was already dead when she was rescued.

The hostage from Shu died shortly after arriving in Wu, and Wu had to give an explanation.

Although the emperor of Shu was pleased, he still had to pretend to investigate the matter.

In an effort to appease the State of Wei, the Emperor of Wu presented a scapegoat.

All the servants of the hostage's residence were killed to pay for Liu Dong's life.

The steward regretted his actions before being beheaded. He felt a chill run down his spine as he thought of Liu Dong's smile before jumping into the pool.

Knowing that Liu Dong has this kind of personality, he would definitely treat this little darling better and would never force this little darling to choose mutual destruction.

Since the Shu Kingdom had no intention of bringing the hostage's body back to the country for burial, the Wu emperor ordered that Liu Tong's body be disposed of arbitrarily.

The people below simply found a spot and buried the coffin, unaware that there was no one inside.

Liu Dong stayed in the coffin for seven days using the Turtle Breathing Technique, but eventually couldn't stand the hunger and crawled out.

He found the small package he had buried, and left the State of Wu with it on his back.

The package contained gold and silver jewelry that had been taken from the steward's household.

These things originally belonged to the hostage residence.

Liu Tong used it without any guilt.

Liu Dong headed north to find his older brother. He was worried about his brother.

It wasn't that I was worried about my brother's health, but rather that he would be saddened by the news of my "sudden death."

His own brother raised him like his own son and had very deep feelings for him.

Liu Qiu needed to hurry and tell her older brother not to be sad.

Liu Dong's journey was very smooth. Although he was young, he was very skilled.

The person who robbed him was robbed in return.

He caught all the human traffickers who tried to take advantage of him, and the trafficked children were all sent to the government, who then returned them to their respective homes.

Three of these children were sold by their own relatives. They didn't want to go home and all wanted to follow Liu Tong.

Liu Tong sighed and accepted the three.

There were two boys and one girl, all around ten years old, named Mutou, Gouzi, and Ahua respectively.

The three disliked their names and asked Liu Dong to give them new ones.

Liu Tong named himself Liu Mu, Liu Gou, and Liu Hua.

Along the way, Liu Dong taught the three martial arts.

If they encounter another robbery, the three of them will step in.

By the time they arrived in Wei, the three of them were considered to be minor experts.

Liu Tong found out where Liu Yong lived.

Liu Yong was treated better in Wei than Liu Tong was in Wu.

In fact, no matter which country you're in, probationers are never treated well; there are always people who try to elevate them while putting them down.

But Liu Yong was lucky; before he even entered the capital of Wei, he encountered Ying Feng, the fourth prince of Wei.

Although both were ranked fourth, Ying Feng's situation in the royal family was much better than Liu Yong's.

Ying Feng was skilled in warfare and served as the Grand Marshal of Wei, controlling half of Wei's military power.

Even the emperor would have to give this son face.

Many ministers favored Ying Feng as the next ruler.

Ying Feng enjoyed a very high reputation in the State of Wei.

Ying Fengyu and Liu Yong got along very well and became friends.

With Ying Feng backing him up, Liu Yong naturally lived a good life.

Ying Feng dismissed the servants in the hostage residence who had bullied their master and replaced them with a new batch of obedient servants.

Liu Yong not only ate well and rested well, but also gained a certain degree of freedom, being able to freely wander around the capital of Wei.

Even in the vicinity of the capital, Liu Yong could take a stroll.

Compared to Liu Tong's treatment in Wu, it was like heaven and earth.

The news of the death of the ninth prince of Shu did not reach Liu Yong's ears.

The Crown Prince wouldn't specifically send someone to inform Liu Yong, and Liu Tao, being at the border, also received no news.

Therefore, Liu Yong was extremely surprised to see his younger brother suddenly appear. He immediately pulled his brother into the study and asked what had happened.

Liu Dong recounted how she faked her death.

Liu Yong patted his younger brother's head, feeling extremely sorry for him.

When has my younger brother ever suffered like this?
And we're still hungry!

It's all the Crown Prince's fault. He not only caused the brothers to separate, but also made the younger brother suffer so much.

Liu Yong immediately ordered the servants in his residence to prepare chicken noodle soup and several side dishes for Liu Tong and send them over.

Since the ninth prince of Shu was no longer alive, Liu Yong could not reveal Liu Tong's true identity, so he told his servants that Liu Tong and the other three were children he had taken in.

He took a liking to Liu Dong and adopted him as his younger brother, who would later become the young master of the hostage residence.

The other three children were Liu Dong's servants.

Few people actually believed this explanation, but they knew what questions to ask and when to play dumb.

It's just one more child, what's the big deal?!
When Ying Feng arrived, Liu Yong didn't hide anything from him and revealed Liu Tong's true identity.

"My younger brother was terribly bullied by those people from Wu, so he faked his death to escape. He's too afraid to go back to his country, so he had to come to me." (End of Chapter)