The Weird Way of Immortality: My Taoism Progress in One Day a Year

Chapter 159 The Crown Prince
Several carriages drove towards the Dahe Gang.

Around the carriage, dozens of soldiers on horseback were holding spears. They were strong and had a fierce aura. They looked like veterans of hundreds of battles and elite soldiers who had practiced martial arts.

Leading the way, a luxuriously decorated carriage, surrounded by a group of soldiers, slowly stopped in front of the Dahe Gang.

Two beautiful maids came up to the carriage and helped a young man wearing a jade crown on his head and a black robe embroidered with gold pythons down from the carriage.

The young man in black robe complained with dissatisfaction: "The road along this way is really bumpy. If I hadn't practiced martial arts for a few years, I'm afraid my body would have fallen apart."

Si Linhai's forehead was covered with sweat. He said to the young man in black robe, "I am Si Linhai, the leader of the Dahe Gang. I am here with everyone in the Dahe Gang to pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Your Highness, please come in. I have already prepared a banquet to welcome you!"

"Meet His Highness the Crown Prince!"

As soon as Si Linhai finished speaking, the people from the Dahe Gang around him half-knelt down in greeting.

"That's pretty good. I didn't expect Gang Leader Si to be so tactful."

Prince Zhou nodded, with a look of approval on his face.

When Si Linhai heard the title of Gang Leader Si, he raised his eyebrows.

He never liked others calling him "Boss Si", but the person in front of him was the prince of Zhou, who was no ordinary person.

He glanced at an old man in a black robe standing behind the Crown Prince of Zhou. This old man was a powerful person in the innate realm. His aura was even stronger than his. He was most likely a master who had entered the middle innate realm.

And such a person can only be the guard of the Prince of Zhou.

Although he had entered the innate realm, he was only in the initial stage.

If it weren't for the power of the Dahe Gang, it would be impossible for Prince Zhou to come here in person.

So even though he was unhappy, he could only suppress his discomfort and said to the Crown Prince of Zhou with a smile, "Your Highness, I dare not neglect you when you come to my humble home."

"Who is that person? Why didn't he kneel when he saw me?"

Prince Zhou turned his gaze and saw that behind the Dahe Gang members who were kneeling on the ground, Li Yan was looking at him calmly and did not kneel down like the others.

He looked at the extraordinary aura of Li Yan, and felt inexplicably irritated, with a hint of fierceness in his eyes.

When the people around Li Yan saw this, their faces changed and they moved away.

When Si Linhai heard this, he turned his head and saw Li Yan standing at the back. His face changed.

"Elder Jiang, why don't you let your brother kneel down before His Royal Highness!"

Jiang Long had already noticed that Li Yan did not kneel down, but he knew Li Yan's strength clearly, so how could he dare to question Li Yan.

He knew in his heart that how could a master who was suspected to be a grandmaster kneel down to the prince of Zhou?
Even though a congenital master has to be humble when facing the prince of Zhou, if it is a master, the king of Zhou will show respect to him.

And the Grand Master?

If you dare to humiliate the Grand Master, no matter how high your status is, you must always be cautious and vigilant, walking on thin ice.

It’s not like there haven’t been princes who died at the hands of grandmasters.

Therefore, although he heard what Si Linhai said, he remained silent and pretended not to hear it.

Prince Zhou frowned upon seeing this.

As the legitimate son of King Zhou, he was born as the crown prince and was the center of public attention.

In his eyes, everyone in the world should bow to him.

Especially now that the situation is chaotic and the imperial power is in jeopardy.

In the future, he may even be expected to ascend to the throne, and he has a very high opinion of himself.

So when Li Yan saw that he didn't kneel, he saw it as a provocation. The prince of Zhou looked stern and said slowly, "Cut off his legs. Since he doesn't want to kneel, he doesn't have to kneel anymore."

"And that Elder Jiang, since he can't discipline his brother, then chop off his legs as well to teach him a lesson."

"Your Highness, wait a minute!"

Upon hearing this, Si Linhai hurriedly spoke up to stop him.

"You want to stop me?"

There was a hint of murderous intent in the eyes of the Prince of Zhou, even though his martial arts were only at the acquired level, and his internal strength was built up with a large number of treasures.

But the power on his body at this moment made Si Linhai, a congenital master, tremble.

"How dare I stop His Royal Highness? It just occurred to me that this man is not the brother of Elder Zhong Jiang from my gang. Elder Feng, please quickly tell His Royal Highness what you know."

Si Linhai turned his head and looked at Elder Feng with a stern look.

Jiang Long was a ninth-level acquired warrior of the Dahe Gang. He was very powerful and might even have the potential to break into the innate realm. Naturally, he was reluctant to give him up.

So at this moment, let Elder Feng speak up and explain Li Yan's origins clearly, so that Jiang Long can distance himself from Li Yan.

And in this way, Jiang Long's life was saved.

Given Jiang Long's loyalty, I believe he will certainly obey his orders in the future, and even if he breaks into the innate realm, I will not be afraid of him turning against me.

Although Elder Feng was reluctant, he wanted Jiang Long to die at the hands of the Prince of Zhou.

But seeing Si Linhai's stern expression, he could only tell him the whole story of Li Yan's original life as a beggar.

"Elder Jiang has always respected His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I think he saw that this beggar was disrespectful to the Crown Prince, so he wanted to cut off ties with him, so he didn't say anything."

Si Linhai continued Elder Feng's words calmly.

"It turns out he is a beggar. How dare a beggar be so rebellious? I'll chop off his legs first and then kill him!"

The Crown Prince of Zhou was unhappy to see Si Linhai protecting Jiang Long in this way.

But if he could bring the Dahe Gang under his command, he would also be able to show off in front of his father, so he took the opportunity given by Si Linhai to back down.

Seeing this, the two soldiers beside him immediately walked towards Li Yan.

Naturally, Si Linhai would not open his mouth to stop him. Jiang Long did not say anything either. His eyes moved slightly, wanting to see how strong Li Yan was.

"If King Zhou knew that his son dared to offend a great master, he would probably want to tear him apart alive."

Jiang Long certainly had no good feelings towards the prince who wanted to chop his legs at any time. He was just about to watch the prince of Zhou having fun, so of course he would not say anything to remind him.

The two soldiers slowly approached, and the closer they got, the more they felt something was wrong.

They followed the prince's order to hack and kill Li Yan, but Li Yan had no intention of dodging at all, which was extremely strange.

"Could it be that this beggar is actually a fool?"

As the two of them were thinking this, Li Yan shook his head and said, "I originally thought that with the reputation of King Zhou, he should be able to receive the mandate of heaven, but I didn't expect that he would give birth to a son who is so cruel."

"Although a son may not resemble his father, I don't like it, so it seems that I still need to find someone else to shoulder the destiny of this world."

Hearing Li Yan's words, the two soldiers were surprised and stopped.

But the prince of Zhou turned pale and ordered the soldiers sternly: "How dare a little beggar insult me like this? Kill him!"

After hearing the prince's order, the two soldiers felt something was wrong, but they did not hesitate any longer.

He stepped forward quickly, drew the long sword from his waist, and chopped at Li Yan!

(End of this chapter)