After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 129 Killing a Prince

On the winding stone road, a pair of court boots with thick soles and copper nails rose and fell quickly. The hurried footsteps echoed in the surrounding halls and houses, breaking the tranquility of the Tianjin Guard Headquarters.

The third prince Li Zhu, dressed in a white satin robe and a black linen belt around his waist, followed the Tianjin Guards in front of him with a gloomy face, walking quickly without saying a word.

Soon, the Tianjin Guard came to a courtyard and stopped. He turned back and carefully glanced at Li Zhu, who looked unhappy, and reported:

"Your Highness, this is the residence of the Eighth Prince."

Hearing this, the burly Third Prince Li Zhu waved his hand, not even bothering to look at the other party, and said:
"You are dismissed!"

The guards did not dare to stay any longer and immediately took their leave. Li Zhu pushed open the half-open gate and walked straight into the courtyard.

After entering the yard, Li Zhu scanned the area with his fierce eyes, and finally looked under a pavilion in the yard.

Among them was a handsome young man in a black robe, sitting on a stone bench, sipping tea from a porcelain cup, while standing next to him was a beautiful woman in white clothes as white as snow.

When Li Zhu came in, the beautiful woman cast her eyes at him, but the young man just drank his tea.

"Are you Concubine Jing's son?"

Li Zhu's eyes fell on Li Musheng who was drinking tea, and he asked in a cold voice.

Li Musheng did not speak and ignored the other party. Cang Yinyue next to him turned to Li Zhu and said:

"The Tianjin Guards have more important things to do right now and are unable to help apprehend the murderer of Concubine Ji. Your Highness the Third Prince, please return."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhu could no longer suppress his anger and said in a stern tone:

"Does a lowly slave like you have the right to speak here?"

As he spoke, a fierce look appeared on his face, and the martial arts energy in his body circulated secretly. Then he slowly walked towards Li Musheng and the other two.

With every step he took, his aura grew stronger, and purple-gold light emerged from his eyes.

In Li Zhu's opinion, the so-called eighth prince who was living among the people was completely ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth.

He had no foundation at all, yet dared to go against his will, and this happened at a critical juncture when his mother had passed away and the Tianjin Guards needed to track down the murderer.

How could he endure this?
The resentment of not being able to find the real murderer of his mother, as well as the hatred and murderous intent towards the real murderer, all surged in his heart at this moment.

"You are ignorant, arrogant, and disrespectful to your elders. Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of my father. This will teach you a lesson. Shangyang City is not some remote town. This is not a place where you can act recklessly."

Li Zhu spoke sharply, looking directly at Li Musheng.

The angrier he became, the calmer his expression became.

As he walked, two streams of purple and golden martial arts qi emerged from his left and right hands respectively, like two coiled dragons coiled around his arms.

The next moment, Li Zhu stretched out both arms, and with a low roar of his surging true energy, he grabbed Li Musheng in the pavilion through the air.

Seeing this, Li Musheng raised his eyebrows slightly, too lazy to do anything, and just gave Cang Yinyue a look.

Cang Yinyue hesitated for a moment, but finally drew his sword in time. The Dragon Sword drew an arc of green sword light and slashed towards Li Zhu who was coming in front of him.

Cang Yinyue knew how powerful the Dragon-Controlling Sword was, so he held back when he made this move.

After all, Li Zhu is the third prince of Dali no matter what, and she doesn't want to really hurt him and cause trouble for Li Musheng.

However, she still underestimated the power of the Dragon Sword as the national treasure of Dali. The power of this sword was far beyond her expectations.

The sword light emitted by the Dragon Sword not only instantly destroyed the purple gold martial arts true energy released by Li Zhu.

The remaining sword light directly slashed on Li Zhu's arms, breaking through the opponent's martial arts true qi defense on the surface of his body and cutting a bloody wound several inches long.

Li Zhu suddenly stopped and looked down in shock.

But he only saw a sword wound on his arms that was so deep that the bone could be seen. Fresh red blood was oozing out of it, and soon it dyed half of his white sleeves red.

"How dare you hurt me, bitch?"

Li Zhu's eyes flashed with shock and anger, then he raised his head and looked at Cang Yinyue coldly, and suddenly he gritted his teeth and said to the air:

"Kill her!"

The next moment, in a hidden corner outside the courtyard, an old man in black who had been hiding suddenly moved and came to Li Zhu in the blink of an eye.

Then, the old man just took a look at the injuries on Li Zhu's arms and did not hesitate at all.

His whole body exuded a chilling murderous aura. He stretched out his hand, transforming it into a cold and dark claw shadow, and grabbed Cang Yinyue opposite him.

However, the next moment, when the dark claw shadow reached mid-air, the old man in black suddenly stopped and became motionless.

Li Zhu, who was behind him, frowned when he saw this and was about to speak.

But when he looked at the old man in black, his pupils suddenly shrank. He saw that a blood hole had appeared on the back of the other's head, penetrating from front to back.

Li Zhu, who was originally filled with resentment and murderous intent, suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him. He looked around suddenly and exclaimed in shock:
"who is it?"

At this time, Li Musheng's voice slowly came from under the pavilion:
"Of course it's me."

Hearing this, Li Zhu turned his head to look at Li Musheng, then shook his head heavily and said in a deep voice:

"impossible!"

"You're just bluffing. You must have a master behind you. This person is from the palace. If you kill him now, the palace will not let you go easily. The person behind you will surely die sooner or later."

Li Zhu's face was gloomy and ugly at this time. He came to the headquarters of Tianjin Guard, thinking that no one here dared to attack him.

But unexpectedly, Li Musheng was so unruly. Not only did he allow a maidservant under his command to hurt him, he even ordered the killing of the master sent by the palace to secretly protect him. He was simply lawless.

At this time, Li Musheng glanced at Li Zhu and said:
"Nothing is impossible. I even went into the palace and killed your mother. Killing her is not a simple matter."

After hearing these words, Li Zhu was stunned. He suddenly looked at Li Musheng with a violent look in his eyes and said angrily:

"you wanna die!"

Of course, he didn't think that Li Musheng had the ability to kill his mother, but the arrogant words he said, involving his dead mother, made him want to tear him into pieces.

However, thinking of the current situation, Li Zhu had to temporarily suppress the murderous intent in his heart and did not act rashly.

At this moment, Cang Yinyue suddenly looked at Li Zhu and said:

"Your Highness, Third Prince, are you aware that Concubine Ji colluded with the Cangyuan Marquisate to kidnap young girls and kill them to practice martial arts?"

Hearing this, Li Zhu, who was originally extremely angry, suddenly changed his expression and turned to look at Cang Yinyue:
"How do you know this?"

Cang Yinyue narrowed her eyes slightly and said:
"That Imperial Concubine Ji deserves to die. I advise you to keep quiet. Otherwise, if this matter gets out, she won't even be able to die in peace."

Li Zhu's expression suddenly turned gloomy, and he said sternly, "So what if you killed some people to practice martial arts? How dare you, a lowly servant, teach me how to do things? Just wait, I will make you pay for what you did today."

As he spoke, Li Zhu healed the wound on his arm and turned around, ignoring the body of the old man in black on the ground, and walked out of the courtyard.

Not only does Li Musheng have a powerful hidden master behind him, but the slave girl in front of him is also not easy to deal with. He alone can never be their opponent.

The only thing I can do now is to swallow my anger and retreat temporarily, and then go back to ask my second brother and grandfather for help.

He was just a useless prince with no foundation. He had countless ways to make him pay a hundredfold for the humiliation he was suffering at this moment.

At this moment, Li Musheng, who was sitting under the pavilion drinking tea, glanced at Cang Yinyue and said:
"Miss Cang, there's no need to hold too high hopes for people like this. Kill those who need to be killed, and wait until you've squeezed out all the valuables from them before killing them."

As soon as he finished speaking, a talisman light quietly fell into the body of Li Zhu who was about to leave.

Before Li Zhu could even react, the life and death talisman in his body immediately took effect, and the pain was like being bitten by thousands of ants, piercing his heart and bones. He immediately rolled on the ground in agony, screaming uncontrollably.

At this time, Li Musheng slowly said to Cang Yinyue:
"I set him to die after half an incense stick. This guy has a close relationship with the Second Prince. Ask him about the key to the secret treasure of Tianqi. Of course, if there is no harvest, forget it."

Hearing this, Cang Yinyue took a deep breath, although she felt that killing Li Zhu was not the right thing to do.

But things have come to this point. If Li Zhu is allowed to leave alive, it is unknown how the other party will retaliate next.

So, it is better to kill it.

Afterwards, she would dispose of the body and refuse to admit her guilt. Perhaps this matter could be resolved successfully.

Thinking of this, Cang Yinyue nodded. She worked in the Secret Service and the Six Gates, so she was naturally adept at handling corpses and could ensure that no traces would be left behind.

However, at this moment, Li Musheng said:

"Miss Cang, remember to leave his body intact. After all, we are somewhat related. Don't let people say that I am unkind if the news gets out."

Hearing this, Cang Yinyue frowned slightly.

However, since Li Musheng had this request, she did not refuse. Although it was a bit troublesome, she would try her best to find a way to resolve the matter satisfactorily.

About half an incense stick of time later, Cang Yinyue glanced at Li Zhu's body on the ground, and then told Li Musheng about the interrogation.

Originally, after learning that one of the keys to the secret treasures of Apocalypse was in the hands of the Second Prince, Cang Yinyue did not actually hold much hope in Li Zhu and could obtain some useful information from him.

But what surprised her was that according to Li Zhu's account, the second prince Li Que had secretly searched for other keys hidden in Tianqi's collection after obtaining a key, and it seemed that he had actually gained some.

"According to Li Zhu, the remaining key to Shangyang City should be in the hands of the fake prince in the Heavenly Prison."

Cang Yinyue looked at Li Musheng thoughtfully and said:

"However, the remnants of the Great Qi clan said before that the owner of the other key was a woman, and that she was from the royal family of Dali."

"If they're not lying, then considering both of these facts, the remaining key to the secret treasure of Apocalypse is likely in the hands of the eldest princess who has a close relationship with the fake prince."

Hearing this, Li Musheng glanced at Cang Yinyue. He had to say that this girl's way of thinking was quite interesting sometimes.

However, Cang Yinyue was not wrong to think so, and in this way, the target of the search was narrowed down.

"Let Miss Cang investigate this matter. However, the eldest princess seems to be quite skilled in martial arts and is protected by experts. If things are not going well, you can wait until I come back."

Li Musheng gave the other party an instruction, and Cang Yinyue nodded and said:

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I know what to do."

Then she turned around and prepared to deal with Li Zhu's body.

However, seeing this, Li Musheng reached out to stop her and said:
"Just leave this matter to the Tianjin Guards. After all, I'm here to help their commander, so they have to do some work and take care of the loose ends."

As he said this, Li Musheng called back the Tianjin Guards who had been temporarily dismissed and asked them to deal with Li Zhu's body.

Since he said he would leave Li Zhu's body intact, he naturally did what he said. After all, it was not a big deal.

However, when the Tianjin Guards who were called back saw Li Zhu's body lying on the ground in the courtyard, they were struck by lightning and stood there in a daze for a moment.

After realizing what was happening, Zeng Hai, a guard of Tianjin Guard, felt his scalp go numb and cold sweat broke out on his back, soaking his clothes.

"Your Highness...you want me to deal with the Third Prince's body?"

Guard Zeng Hai looked at Li Musheng with lifeless eyes, and his teeth were chattering as he spoke.

Originally, the superiors arranged for him to be the guard of the eighth prince, which was a good job that no one else in the Tianjin Guard could even envy.

After all, the other party is of noble status. If you are valued by the other party, not only will you receive huge rewards from the other party, but you will also be promoted and have your salary increased in the future.

But this scene almost frightened him to death.

What did he see?
The tall and vigorous Third Prince, who had just been full of energy, was now dead, leaving only a cold corpse lying in the yard.

And the Eighth Prince in front of him actually asked him to deal with the other party's body.

At this point, Zeng Hai could no longer see the day when he would get a promotion and a raise in salary. He only saw that his time was running out and that his death was inevitable.

……

Not long after, Zeng Hai didn't know what he had done. He just staggered out of Li Musheng's yard with Li Zhu's body on his back with a blank mind.

After walking a distance, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looked back at the courtyard behind him, and then collapsed to the ground.

Li Musheng asked him to deal with the body, and it was impossible for him to refuse. Otherwise, it was very likely that one body would become two bodies, and the extra body would definitely be him.

"No, this is definitely not something I can handle. I must inform the Governor..."

Zeng Hai shook his head violently, but soon he hesitated again.

The one who died now is a prince. Can a mere pacification envoy solve the problem at hand?

For a moment, he sat on the ground with an ugly expression changing from one face to another.

Finally, he got up from the ground, carried Li Zhu's body on his back, and found a secluded place to hide it.

Then, he ran towards the hall where Commander Fu Qiwen was.

At first, when Zeng Hai came in to report, Fu Qiwen dealt with the documents in his hands without even looking up, thinking that the other party was reporting on the affairs of the Tianjin Guard Headquarters.

But when Zeng Hai stumbled over his story about Li Zhu, Fu Qiwen, who was writing furiously at his desk, was visibly stunned for a moment. Then, he suddenly stood up and looked at Zeng Hai in shock:

"What did you say?"

(End of this chapter)