Eternal Sword

Chapter 228: Harem Competition
Yuan Taiping was stunned just now and only began to react at this moment.

He suddenly felt wronged and a trace of indignation rose in his heart. Seeing his father being stopped by Yuan Qingmo, he couldn't help but say: "But when our family was suffering, who cared about us, who treated us as human beings?"

"you!"

Yuan Qingshan's anger, which had just subsided, surged up again.

"Ping'er, hurry up and leave!"

Yuan Qingmu was worried that the conflict between father and son would intensify, so he quickly signaled to Yuan Taiping to leave quickly.

Yuan Taiping saw that his father had a bad face and his eyes were sharper than ever before. He couldn't help but feel afraid and ran out crawling.

Yuan Qingmu advised: "Brother, don't be angry. After all, Ping'er has suffered a lot outside before, so she has some resentment."

Yuan Qingshan shook his head and said, "He was not like this before. After entering the capital, he began to do whatever he wanted and became domineering. He couldn't say those words just now at his age. Someone must have taught him!"

After a pause, Yuan Qingshan looked at Chen Tang and said, "Since I ascended the throne, I have been busy with state affairs and have no time to discipline Ping'er. Junior brother, since you are going to stay in the capital for a while, I would like you to go to the harem and look after Ping'er these days."

Yuan Taiping was not yet an adult and still lived in the harem.

Yuan Qingshan said: "I suspect that those words may have been taught to him by another Taibao or Shaobao."

Chen Tang asked, "Is there another prince's guardian?"

Yuan Qingshan nodded and said, "It was decided by the Imperial Master after I ascended the throne. At that time, my foundation was still shallow, so I really couldn't refuse."

Chen Tang seemed to be thinking about something.

In other words, the three masters of Qian State, the Grand Master, the Grand Preceptor and the Grand Guardian, are all members of the Xuantian Sect.

"Could it be that the master taught him?"

Chen Tang asked again.

Yuan Qingmu said: "It's unlikely. The Grand Tutor is Ping'er's master in name, but he rarely comes to the palace. But the Prince's Grand Tutor and Junior Tutor are always with Ping'er."

Chen Tang pondered for a moment and asked, "If we find out that they are the ones who corrupted Ping'er, should we take some measures?..."

Yuan Qingshan waved his hand and said, "Just make your own decision. If anything goes wrong, I'll support you!"

In fact, it would be best if the people from Xuantian Sect could be driven away from the prince.

But Yuan Qingshan also knew that this was not very realistic.

"clear."

Chen Tang nodded.

Yuan Qingshan was a little worried, and reminded him: "That Kong Cong is a master of the foundation-building realm, you must be careful. That Shaobao is a master of the Qi Condensation realm, but his father is the leader of the Xuantian Sect, Zhou Haijian."

"That's nothing."

Chen Tang shrugged slightly and said, "Sun Tianlu of Xuantian Sect already hates me, so offending one more commander won't make any difference."

In the capital, he had the emperor's support, the title of Lion-Tiger Arhat, and the rank of Prince's Guardian. Even if these generals hated Chen Tang to the core, they dared not do anything to him.

Chen Tang asked, "I'll go to the harem to see Ping'er and get to know him."

"I'll take you there."

Yuan Qingmu said: "Let the two of them study the Daqian Law here."

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Qingquan Garden.

Yuan Taiping covered his red and swollen face and ran all the way to Qingquan Garden under the surprised gazes of many palace maids and guards. The more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt, and he was holding his breath with nowhere to vent.

Two palace maids not far away saw someone coming and looked over here.

When they saw it was the prince, the two palace maids quickly looked away.

The prince's bad reputation has spread throughout the harem over the past few months.

Yuan Taiping snorted coldly, walked up to the two palace maids, and shouted: "What were you looking at just now! Are you laughing at me?"

The two maids were so frightened that they trembled all over. They knelt down and explained: "Even if we have the courage of heaven, we dare not laugh at Your Highness. Please calm down."

"Humph! I think you are just making fun of me. I will smash your mouths!"

Yuan Taiping's voice still had a hint of childishness and sharpness, but the words he spoke were extremely vicious.

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Yuan Taiping swung his arm and slapped the two palace maids on the cheeks.

He stopped only after he had knocked the two palace maids unconscious, feeling unsatisfied.

Other palace maids and guards further away saw this scene, but they did not dare to step forward and pretended not to see it.

Yuan Taiping vented his anger and felt much better. He walked away without even looking at the two palace maids who had fainted on the ground.

"His Royal Highness."

When we arrived at the courtyard of Qingquan Garden, a man in his twenties walked towards us, holding a folding fan in his hand and bowed slightly.

Zhou Shuang, Prince's Guardian.

Zhou Shuang saw Yuan Taiping's red and swollen cheeks, and couldn't help but frowned and asked: "Your Highness, who is so bold as to do this to you!"

In fact, he had a clear mind.

The only one who dares to beat the crown prince in the palace is the current emperor.

Yuan Taiping was indignant and said, "Who else could it be? Father is so indiscriminate that he beat me up just because I said a few words, and in front of others."

"I guess His Majesty was also kind-hearted and impulsive."

Zhou Shuang sighed and said, "Ah, it's just... this blow was really heavy. It makes me feel a little sad just watching it."

Hearing Zhou Shuang say this, Yuan Taiping felt even more pain on his face, and couldn't help but feel a little closer to Zhou Shuang.

Zhou Shuang came to Yuan Taiping, took out a small medicine bottle from his arms, and said, "Your Highness, I have medicine to remove blood stasis and swelling. I'll give you some, and it will work soon."

"it is good!"

Yuan Taiping said.

Zhou Shuang put some ointment on his little finger and gently applied a layer on Yuan Taiping's cheek.

Yuan Taiping suddenly felt a chill, and the pain was indeed relieved a lot.

"This medicine is really good, better than the one in the palace!"

Yuan Taiping praised. Zhou Shuang smiled and said, "If Your Highness likes it, I'll give this bottle to Your Highness. Apply it once in the morning and evening. The swelling will go away in three days and your skin will be back to normal."

"Good, good, good!"

Yuan Taiping took the medicine bottle and said, "Mr. Zhou, you are still good to Ping'er."

"It's your job."

Zhou Shuang smiled slightly.

At this moment, Chen Tang and Yuan Qingmu walked in from outside.

"Your Highness the Princess!"

When he saw Yuan Qingmu, Zhou's eyes lit up and he quickly stepped forward to salute with a smile on his face.

There was an important reason why he begged his father and even went to the guardian of Xuantian Sect to let him enter the palace and become the Crown Prince's Guardian, and that was for Yuan Qingmu!

At the beginning, the moment Zhou Shuang saw Yuan Qingmu, he was shocked by her beauty. From then on, he lost his appetite and could not sleep at night.

The prince lived in the harem, and he became the prince's guardian, accompanying the prince every day and having more opportunities to see the eldest princess.

Yuan Qingmu didn't look at him directly, but just nodded, then looked at Yuan Taiping, frowned and asked: "Did you knock out the two palace maids outside?"

"Who made them laugh at me?"

Yuan Taiping snorted softly.

Yuan Qingmu shook his head.

The palace maids and guards in the harem have long known Yuan Taiping's bad reputation and are trying to avoid him as much as possible. Who would dare to laugh at him?

Chen Tang curled his lips and said, "It seems that His Majesty didn't hit me too lightly."

When Yuan Taiping heard this, he was secretly upset.

But thinking of Chen Tang's identity as the Prince's Guardian, he didn't dare to refute.

Zhou Shuang felt unhappy when he saw Chen Tang and Yuan Qingmu coming side by side.

Yuan Qingmu never paid any attention to him and felt even more unhappy.

Hearing Chen Tang say this, he snorted coldly, and flicked open his folding fan in front of Chen Tang, saying: "Who are you to dare to say such sarcastic words to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

He had been staying in the harem, accompanying the prince.

He did not attend the battle or the banquet, so naturally he did not recognize Chen Tang.

Yuan Qingmu glanced at Zhou Shuang and said coldly: "This is Chen Tang, the Lion-Tiger Arhat of Qian Kingdom and the Prince's Guardian. Be careful when you talk to him."

Zhou Shuang was stunned.

Although he had never seen Chen Tang, he had heard of the name Lion-Tiger Arhat, which was simply a household name.

Even in the harem, many people were discussing it in private.

The Prince's Guardian is one level older than him.

However, when he saw Yuan Qingmu helping Chen Tang and speaking coldly to him, he couldn't help but feel jealous!

How could a young boy who was less than 20 years old climb over his head overnight?

Zhou Shuang had heard some rumors about Chen Tang, but they were not very detailed.

It is said that this person has several grudges with the Xuantian Sect.

If we can find an opportunity to get rid of this person, it will definitely be a great achievement in the Xuantian Sect!
"It turned out to be the Taibao-sama."

Zhou Shuang bowed his hands and said indifferently: "I am Zhou Shuang, I am a little shortsighted, Master Chen Taibao is generous, please don't be offended."

Yuan Taiping's eyes rolled, and a plan came to his mind. He suddenly said, "Chen Taibao, Zhou Shaobao, one of you practices martial arts and the other practices mystical arts. Which one is stronger, martial arts or mystical arts?"

Before Chen Tang could speak, Zhou Shuang smiled and said, "Chen Taibao killed the barbarians, I naturally admire him very much."

"However, Your Highness the Crown Prince does not know that in front of the mysterious arts, martial arts are like child's play and are not worth mentioning."

Yuan Taiping stared, pretending to be surprised and asked, "Is the gap so huge?"

Zhou Shuang smiled and said, "Among the same level, a Xuanshi can easily kill several or even dozens of warriors. We can infer it by looking at their cultivation aptitude. Everyone in the world can practice martial arts, but only one in ten thousand is qualified to practice Xuanshu."

"what?"

Yuan Taiping looked at Chen Tang and asked in disbelief: "Chen Taibao, is this really the case?"

Chen Tang smiled.

How could he not see what was going on in this duet between the two, one big and one small?

But it’s better this way, so he doesn’t have to find any excuses.

Zhou Shuang asked, "Why, Master Taibao doesn't agree with what I said?"

“I don’t agree.”

"Want to try?"

"How to try?"

"Just you and me, let's have a duel in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Princess. I just want to learn from the Lion-Tiger Arhat's methods!"

"Yeah!"

Yuan Taiping clapped his hands repeatedly, looking excited.

He was unable to watch the ring fight yesterday.

Today I am just here to see how much this Lion-Tiger Arhat really weighs and why he is the Crown Prince's Guardian!

Yuan Qingmu frowned and said, "Ping'er, Chen Tang just experienced a battle yesterday. He is injured and has not recovered yet. It is not fair to fight him now."

"Isn't Chen Taibao afraid?"

Yuan Taiping pretended not to hear, looked at Chen Tang and said with a smile: "After all, you are a higher official. If you don't even dare to accept the challenge from Zhou Shaobao, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince others if the news gets out."

"It's no problem to have a match."

Chen Tang said calmly: "But I didn't take my attack lightly."

Zhou Shuang chuckled and said loudly: "That's the best. Since it's a duel, we should let go. There's no point in stopping at the right time!"

(End of this chapter)