I was forced to cultivate immortality when I just wanted to lie down

Chapter 72 Father and Son, Husband and Concubine

A few months ago, when Xu Qing had just arrived, he witnessed with his own eyes the corpse driver Liu Youdao being beheaded by a demon from the Tianxin Sect.

This caused great trauma to his young mind.

A wise man once said that the way to face fear is to defeat it.

Now Xu Qing personally used the hidden knife technique to chop off Bai Luo's head, and inadvertently healed his once wounded weak heart.

Bai Luo's head rolled off, and the fear in his eyes before he died was even greater than that of the fledgling zombie!

Xu Qing put away his knife. In front of him was the neck cavity that continuously spurted out boiling hot liquid, like a floodgate opened at the mouth of a river, instantly dyeing his vision red.

At this moment, he should have been trembling, but for some unknown reason he swallowed his saliva.

“It smells so good.”

Just when Xu Qing couldn't help but want to stick out his tongue to lick the warmth at the corner of his mouth, a trembling sound suddenly came from the side.

"Brother Xuxu?"

Xu Qing's face was distorted and changed. When it returned to normal, he turned and looked at the trembling Prince Zhu.

"It's really troublesome!"

Xu Qing was annoyed for a moment, but as he always considered himself to be gentle and elegant, he let go of the corpse in his hand and walked to Zhu Huaian.

He squatted down, looked at Master Zhu who was slumped on the ground, and smiled slightly.

Zhu Huaian retreated in fear.

At this time, Xu Qing's cold and pale face was covered with blood stains, like a blood-red plum blossom blooming in winter, extremely charming.

"Don't be afraid, my prince. You'll be fine after a good sleep."

Xu Qing took out a porcelain bottle from the map of mountains and rivers, which contained two forgetfulness pills.

After swallowing this pill, one can forget his past and present lives and start a new life. The effect lasts for three days.

This was the elixir he obtained when he was trying to save the corpse driver Li Shuangxi.

At that time, he jokingly called this pill the 'Three-Day Dashachun Experience Card', but he didn't expect it to be useful today.

The half-awake and half-drunk fat boy choked on the pigeon egg-sized pill and kept retching.

He did not die at the hands of the Tianxin Sect's demons, but was nearly killed by the pills that Xu Qing force-fed him.

Watching Zhu Huaian 'obediently' take the medicine and fall into a deep sleep, Xu Qing got up and looked at the messy courtyard.

Four corpses were scattered in the yard in different postures. At a glance, he felt that these corpses were no different from the girls in the brothel who were posing and seducing girls from decent families.

He ignored the temptation of the corpses of the palace guards and focused his eyes only on the body of Shiro in front of him.

Xu Qing's mind moved slightly, and he tried to put Bai Luo into the map of mountains and rivers, but failed.

"Could it be that the grid is full?" Xu Qing immersed himself in the map of mountains and rivers and found that there was still a lot of space inside.

After hesitating for a moment, he took out the treasure chest, then he lifted up Bai Luo's body and communicated with the chest. The next moment, Xu Qing appeared in the garden in the backyard of the chest, carrying the body and the head.

Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief. He could not dispose of the guards around the prince at will, but the body of the intruder Bai Luo was the prey he deserved.

Xu Qing threw Bai Luo carelessly into the back garden and didn't bother to deal with it carefully. He had to return to the outside world as soon as possible to finish the matter.

After leaving the 'Golden House', Xu Qing held up the box garden with both hands, and his mind moved. This time the map of mountains and rivers was useful again.

Looking at an ink-and-wash courtyard that appeared at the foot of a mountain in the scroll painting of mountains and rivers, Xu Qing was speechless.

This map of mountains and rivers is simply a waste of time!
Although there was such a small episode, the result was good after all.

Xu Qing changed his clothes, wiped the blood off, and then sprinkled a layer of deodorizing powder on his body.

This thing was also a reward he got from the corpse driver Li Shuangxi. Its function is to eliminate all bad smells.

After finishing all this, Xu Qing followed the route he remembered and came to the venue of the Qushui Liushang Banquet.

At this time, the place was still crowded with people. In the pavilion, Miss Han Meng, who had just finished playing "Looking for a Soulmate" for the prince, improvised "General's Order" for Prince Changting.

Xu Qing found the guard on duty in the venue and started explaining with gestures. The panic on his face did not seem to be acted.

In short, your Prince was assassinated, and a hermit dressed in white and with a white veil on his head came to the rescue, which prevented the Tianxin Sect's evildoer from succeeding.

However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in a very bad condition now. He must have fainted from fright.

The man who looked like a leader remembered Xu Qing and knew that he was one of the three friends the prince had made recently.

Now that they heard the news, how could they sit still?
A group of people drew their swords and carried crossbows, rushing to the scene of the incident in a hurry.

In the pavilion where the sound of the piano was melodious, the steward of the palace hurried in to report.

At the moment, the situation was strange and unclear, and the steward did not dare to tell the public about the assassination of the prince. He could only signal the prince to move away.

The two of them leaned against the railing of the pavilion, with the moon reflected in the water in front of them, and a group of koi just scattered the moonlight.

"My lord, something happened!"

The steward frowned, glanced at the prince who nodded and smiled at him, then lowered his voice and said, "His Royal Highness was assassinated while escorting a drunk friend back to his room. Fortunately, a master rescued him and his life is now saved."

The steward paused, not daring to say that the prince had become a fool. He carefully considered his words and tried to be as tactful as possible:

"Although the prince's life was saved, he was frightened and lost consciousness. The palace physician has gone to treat him, but he has not yet shown any signs of waking up."

When Zhu Sheng heard this, his face instantly turned gloomy.

After returning to the banquet, Zhu Sheng did not say much to the prince. He apologized and left the pavilion with an excuse.

Crown Prince Zhao You looked thoughtfully in the direction Zhu Sheng left, and finally shook his head.

During the banquet, the singing and dancing continued, but the General's Song played by Miss Han Meng became more passionate at this time.

At a certain moment, the tall maid serving beside him suddenly jumped up, and the dagger hidden in her sleeve bit towards the prince's neck like a poisonous snake.

This is Qing Luo's specialty. In her early years in the opera troupe, she was best at dancing with her sleeves. If she hid a sharp blade in front of her sleeves, it would be a real snake's mouth and scorpion's tail.

At this time, a water sleeve was thrown out from Qing Luo's hand. At the front end of the water sleeve, there was a black dagger that was obviously soaked in poison and was about to hit the prince's neck.

Puff! From the side, the feminine eunuch who had been standing silently suddenly raised his hand, and the equally soft whisk was like a bottomless quagmire, sticking to the water sleeves that were hitting him.

At the same time, in a corner of the banquet, a mysterious man in a black robe hid in the shadows. When the Tianxin Sect assassin took action, he took out three thunder and fire beads, shook his wrist, and threw them at the group of palace soldiers who were about to rush to support the prince.

There was a swift explosion, and smoke filled the pavilion inside and outside. The old eunuch holding a whisk quickly retreated to the side of the prince. But when he saw the groom in front of the prince and Qing Luo fighting, the old eunuch's eyes widened and he shouted sharply, "All guards, quickly come forward to protect His Highness!"

After saying this, he jumped up and down like a rabbit and landed like a stork and joined the battle again.

The prince stood up and looked at the two people fighting with Qing Luo. It was during this gap that the prince suddenly remembered something. He turned his head to look at Miss Han Meng, who had picked up the Ming Cicada Qin at some point, and said with fear and trepidation: "Miss Han Meng, you..."

Before he could finish his words, the strings of the Ming Cicada Qin broke, and several arrows soaked in poison pierced the prince's body.

"Your Highness! (Cong'er!)" The one who called His Highness was the old eunuch, and the one who cried out Crown Prince Zhao You as Cong'er was the expressionless groom in front of the Crown Prince.

The next moment, the courtesan Han Meng, who had attempted to assassinate the crown prince, was captured by the guards who arrived.

As for the seriously injured Qing Luo, he took advantage of the moment when everyone was distracted and disappeared outside the pavilion with the cover of the Thunder and Fire Pearl.

In the corridor where the Wu brothers lived, several doctors surrounded the foolish Crown Prince, helpless.

Zhu Huaian's nose was bubbling and he was crying and asking to be held by his foster mother.

"Huai'an, take a closer look, who am I?"

"Who are you? I don't know you. I'm hungry. I want my foster mother."

As he said this, the little fat boy burst into tears.

Xu Qing looked at his nose and his heart, ignoring the other party's embarrassment, and just thought that what he saw was a dream of the little fat boy.

No matter how serious it is, it is just a dream that may become a dark history for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the future, that's all.

The Wu brothers, who were forcibly awakened by the palace physician, were now looking at Prince Zhu with a bewildered look on their faces.

How come His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has become a fool after not seeing you for a while?

The prince's staff, a middle-aged scholar who looked like a military advisor, was asking several people about the incident.

After the investigation was over, the staff looked at the prince who had regained his composure and said, "This matter is unusual in every way. In my opinion..."

Before the aide finished speaking, a deafening explosion was heard in the distance.

"It's over at Qushuiyuan!"

"Not good, Your Highness!"

No one had time to pay attention to Zhu Huaian, who was looking for a foster mother. After leaving a group of palace soldiers to guard the courtyard, Zhu Sheng quickly returned to the banquet with a few confidants.

In the pavilion, the old eunuch looked at the expressionless groom holding the Crown Prince's body and said with difficulty, "Your Highness, it is my fault for not guarding well enough and failing to protect the Crown Prince. I deserve to die!"

The groom, who was called His Highness, gently put down the body of the crown prince, who was called the Crown Prince by the old eunuch, and said indifferently:
"Banban, I am already exhausted and can only drag this broken body to lay a foundation for Cong'er. I will die sooner or later, why don't you stay with the prince instead of coming to help me?"

When the expressionless groom mentioned the word "Crown Prince", he clearly emphasized his tone, as if he was explaining an undeniable fact to the old eunuch.

"They ruined my grand plan and killed my heirs. This vengeance must be avenged!" The groom glanced sideways at the Changting King who had rushed to the rescue from a distance, his eyes stern and cold as he said, "Banban, no matter who was behind this tonight's events, I will make them pay."

No one knows how the old prince who was seriously ill and dying a few years ago became as healthy as before, and no one knows that the prince who was lively and energetic later was actually the prince's eldest son, and the grandson of the current emperor in disguise.

As for the real prince, he has become a 'living dead' that has been processed by secret methods and is about to decay and die.

The prince died, and the banquet turned into a funeral banquet. The palace was surrounded by soldiers from Tianjin who were transferred there.

Zhang Jun, who had been following the prince and was about to become successful, completely lost his goal.

"Damn you Tianxin Cult traitors!"

Zhang Jun gritted his teeth and poured all his anger out on Master Tianxin.

Unable to withstand the cruel torture, Miss Han Meng confessed everything.

Zhang Jun knew a lot of things, such as that Shuhuang Pavilion was a hideout of Tianxin Sect in Tianjin, and that the ones who came to assassinate the king today were Bai Luo and Qing Luo, two of the five Luo guardians of Tianxin Sect.

Holding the portrait of Bai Luo that he had just copied, and another portrait of Qing Luo that he had the painter sketch out based on his narration, Zhang Jun began to check the guests coming to the meeting one by one, determined to find the Tianxin Sect rebels hiding among them!
When inspecting the pavilions and corridors specially arranged for talented ladies and rich girls, Zhang Jun was suddenly stunned.

Miss Shuyu? Why is she here?

After sending his companions away, Zhang Jun went to the corridor alone and forcibly took out the woman who had mixed in with the women of the palace.

"You hurt me!"

Shuyu broke free from the restraints and glared at Zhang Jun while kneading her wrists.

"Why are you here?"

"What does it matter to you where I am?"

"You!" Zhang Jun's forehead was throbbing with veins. He took a deep breath and said in a gentle tone, "Shuyu, the Crown Prince was just stabbed to death by a demon from the Tianxin Sect. It's very dangerous here now. You shouldn't have come."

"But don't worry, I already know the details of the demon. As long as you don't move around recklessly, you will be fine."

Upon hearing this, Shuyu's heart skipped a beat. With an unnatural expression, he asked, "Who is the demon you're talking about? How is he doing now?"

Zhang Jun was stunned for a moment. He looked at Shuyu, not understanding why the other party would use such a tone and say such words.

"The demons are Bai Luo and Qing Luo, the guardians of the Tianxin Sect. They are both seriously injured and there is no way they can escape!" Zhang Jun stared at Shuyu and spoke word by word, "Yu'er, let me ask you, are you related to the Tianxin Sect?"

Shuyu's expression changed instantly. She bit her lips tightly and twisted the hem of her clothes with her hands hidden in her sleeves.

"Tell me, where are Poirot and the others?"

Seeing Zhang Jun pressing forward, Shuyu's pretty face completely distorted: "Zhang Jun, what qualifications do you have to control me? You are just a dog beside the prince. Only the Tianxin Sect is orthodox, and Master Bai is a true gentleman. You shouldn't target him!"

After Shuyu finished speaking, she turned around and was about to flee. Zhang Jun reached out to grab the former white moonlight, but was greeted by the cold light of a dagger.

Zhang Jun never dreamed that the girl who was so affectionate with him and hugged him goodbye in front of the villa a few days ago, would hold a sharp knife in her hand today, as if she had changed her appearance and regarded him as her mortal enemy.

He reached out and grabbed the dagger, letting the other party struggle.

Blood flowed from between his fingers, and Zhang Jun's chest heaved violently. His eyes were red, and he suppressed his anger and said hoarsely, "You blame me for working for the prince? But when I was just a kid from an oil seller's family, when did you ever look me in the eye?"

"Your family suffered a tragedy, and you had no relatives or friends. I used the money earned from selling oil to bring you here from thousands of miles away to live with your relatives."

"You told me at the time that you would marry me as soon as you could get settled, and I believed you!"

"You went to a brothel to become a prostitute and chose an old man to accompany you. I don't blame you, I only blame myself for not living up to my expectations. For this reason, I risked my life to protect the prince, and now I have everything I have. Who do you think I did all this for?"

Zhang Jun freed his right hand, grabbed Shuyu's wrist holding the sharp knife, held her in his arms, and moved the dagger little by little to Shuyu's slender and white neck.

"Shuyu, you shouldn't hurt me. I've always been just an oil seller."

After finishing all this, Zhang Jun let go of Bai Yueguang, whose pupils had already dilated, and left without looking back.

From today on, he is no longer an oil seller.

The day after the prince was assassinated, more than fifty bodies were found in a courtyard of the palace.

Palace soldiers stepped forward to separate the bodies of their colleagues and transferred them to the morgue for temporary storage. The rest were the rebels of the Tianxin Sect, as well as some guests whose identities were unidentified or who had died innocently.

As an eyewitness to the attack on His Royal Highness, Xu Qing was fortunate enough to come to the villa to help identify the rebels.

Although he said he was assisting, he actually knew in his heart that this series of arrangements was made because he and the Wu brothers had not yet completely cleared their suspicion.

Xu Qing was not in a hurry about this. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would wake up in three days, and everything would naturally return to normal by then.

When Xu Qing arrived at the courtyard where the bodies were kept, he was in a very calm state of mind. However, when he saw the many bodies in the courtyard, he could no longer sit still.

(End of this chapter)