Evil of all ages

Chapter 54 Intrigue
Once Di Qingtian left, Xu Ming's face turned completely gloomy.

"Who does he think he is, daring to threaten us? Just because he's a disciple of a Grandmaster, does he really think he'll become a Grandmaster someday?"

"If I don't give him face, I'll send someone to kill him before he even grows up..."

"Snapped"

Before he could finish speaking, he was slapped hard by his father again.

"Are you trying to kill the Xu family?"

Xu Ming said angrily.

“Father…Father, he was just lucky to become the disciple of that old man in the Central Court Prison. Our Xu family is extremely powerful, why should we be afraid of him?”

Xu Zhengqi covered his face, unable to understand.

His father was Marquis Anshi, his uncle was the Minister of Revenue, and his aunt was the current Empress. With such an overwhelming background, why should he fear anyone else?

"What do you know? If it were other grandmasters or supreme experts, they would have families or interest groups, and they might have to consider this and that."

"But the old man in the central prison is all alone."

“Nothing could make him hesitate, especially since he only has ten years left to live.”

"What if you kill his only disciple?"

“He will absolutely do anything to drag our entire Xu family down with him.”

Xu Ming really wanted to open his son's head and see what was inside.

"Then...then we don't need to go to such lengths to get closer to him."

Xu Zhengqi shrank back; a Grandmaster-level expert with only a few years left to live was not someone to be trifled with.

But given the power and influence of the Xu family, there's no need for them to go to such lengths to cultivate a closer relationship.

"Although I intended to spoil you, I never expected you to become this useless."

"Do you think our Xu family can always be so powerful?"

"No, because your aunt is unable to bear His Majesty an heir."

“Once His Majesty passes away, whichever prince ascends the throne and wants to seize power, he will definitely target our Xu family.”

"To resolve this, our Xu family needs a Grandmaster-level expert to oversee things, but we don't have one."

"The only way we can get in touch with a Grandmaster-level expert is to establish a connection with them, and Di Qingtian is our choice."

"If you can marry his sister, it doesn't matter which prince ascends the throne in the future."

"The new emperor will take this into consideration, and will only take back the power we hold, without exterminating our entire family, allowing us to leave unscathed."

"It's a pity I spoiled you too much. Now that Di Qingtian has said this much, you can't get close to his sister anymore."

"Fortunately, Di Qingtian is investigating a case in the palace, and your aunt pleaded for him. Hopefully, he will remember this favor."

"We also hope that our Xu family will never have to ask him for this favor in the future."

Xu Ming sighed.

"Ah...this..."

Xu Zhengqi panicked. He never expected that his Xu family, which seemed to be at the height of its power, was secretly enduring so many precarious things.

"Don't panic. Di Qingtian is just a pawn in our Xu family's game. Our Xu family will never entrust our fate to others."

"I won't go into the details, just continue being your spoiled rich kid."

Xu Ming said calmly.

"Father, why...why did you raise me to be such a useless person?"

Xu Zhengqi knew that his father had spoiled him, but he wanted to know why.

Upon hearing this, Xu Ming let out a helpless sigh.

Which father doesn't want his children to succeed? He was no exception.

Unfortunately, he had no choice but to do this in order to survive.

"Because His Majesty forbids it!"

Xu Ming replied.

His Majesty forbids it?
Xu Zhengqi was confused; how did this have anything to do with His Majesty?

“Your father is a marquis, and your uncle is the Minister of Revenue. Do you think we got our positions because of your aunt? Do you really think we have no ability?”

"On the contrary, we have the capability."

"The Xu family has already produced two outstanding individuals. Do you think His Majesty would like to see another outstanding individual emerge from the next generation of our Xu family?"

"If we truly produce outstanding individuals, do you think His Majesty can trust the Xu family?"

Xu Ming said calmly.

"what"

"Then...then my aunt is too..."

Upon hearing this, a thought inadvertently flashed through Xu Zhengqi's mind.

Could it be that His Majesty intentionally prevented his aunt from bearing him an heir?

"Just understand it in your heart."

"Don't be fooled by His Majesty's apparent indifference to everything else, even though he only cares about refining elixirs of immortality. How much of what happens in the court can escape His Majesty's notice?"

After saying that, Xu Ming ignored his son's reaction and walked towards the backyard. "So annoying, I'd rather just be a spoiled brat."

Xu Zhengqi shook his head, deciding that the intrigue and power struggles were best left to his father and uncle; he was well aware of his own limitations.

If you really ask him to engage in scheming and backstabbing, he'd probably be outmaneuvered on the very first day.

South City Prison
Di Qingtian had Yin Tianying carry the blind man Fu Qiu out of the prison. Sure enough, as soon as they were out of the prison, Fu Qiu returned to normal.

Standing at the entrance of the prison, Huang Taichu was once again subjected to the judgmental gaze of Di Qingtian.

Huang Taichu spread his hands innocently, indicating that it really had nothing to do with him.

Fortunately, Di Qingtian only judged him with his eyes for a moment before looking away.

The next day, Di Qingtian returned to the prison to continue investigating the strange case.

"I say, Lord Di, you've stopped practicing martial arts in order to investigate these strange cases."

Huang Taichu looked at Di Qingtian with a depressed expression.

"I practiced, so I ran back and forth, investigating cases here during the day and returning to the Central Court Prison at night."

"What, you don't seem particularly welcoming to me."

Di Qingtian was picking on Huang Taichu.

"Lord Di is joking. Investigating cases is Lord Di's job. How could I dare to have any objections?"

Huang Taichu said with a forced smile.

"That's fine."

“I’m short-handed, and I see you’re quite free, so you can stay by my side and assist me in investigating the case.”

Good grief, so you're only interested in my sister, why are you sticking to this like this?

"No problem, I'd be happy to serve you, sir."

Huang Taichu didn't want to be watched by a grown man, so he found an opportunity to switch places with his clone while his main body slipped out to play.

"What did you say? Princess Pingyang and my sister are at the entrance of the imperial prison."

Di Qingtian was startled. The Heavenly Prison was cursed. Why did Princess Pingyang bring his sister here?

When he saw Huang Taichu smiling to the side, his face darkened, and he understood.

It was his sister who wanted to see someone, so she deliberately brought Princess Pingyang along.

Since Princess Pingyang wanted to visit him, he agreed to let his sister come, and so the two foolish women arrived.

"You stay here and you're not allowed to go anywhere."

Of course, Di Qingtian didn't give Huang Taichu a chance to meet his sister. He left Huang Taichu behind and hurried outside.

At the entrance of the imperial prison
He saw Princess Pingyang, who looked pitiful, and her innocent-looking sister.

Who is he? He can't even see that his sister's innocence is feigned.

“Didn’t I tell you that this prison is very strange and can cause people to be ‘cursed’? Why did you still come?”

Di Qingtian's tone carried a hint of anger.

"The curse is only inflicted when entering or leaving the Heavenly Prison. We haven't even been in there, so why are you so angry?"

"Your sister was worried you were hungry, so she brought you food."

Li Feiyan, without any airs of a princess, spoke calmly and unhurriedly.

Di Qingtian noticed that Princess Pingyang had a wooden box containing food, and his sister also had one.

How could he possibly eat two portions by himself?

So the lunchbox in his sister's hand wasn't prepared for him.

If not for him, then for whom?

Upon thinking about it, Di Qingtian's face turned red with anger.

"It's for me, right?"

Di Qingtian immediately snatched the lunchbox from his sister's hand.

He opened the lunchbox and, disregarding his image, began to wolf down the food in front of his younger sister.

Thinking of bringing food to that man? Dream on. I'll eat first and think about it later.

Strangely, Di Luoyun chuckled and did not stop her brother's actions.

Li Feiyan chuckled to herself.

After Di Qingtian had finished eating, Di Luoyun asked Yin Li to take out the lunchbox that she had hidden beforehand.

Di Qingtian was taken aback when he saw his sister take out another lunchbox.

At this moment, Li Feiyan opened the lunchbox in her hand, and it was empty.

It's as if it's saying: The lunchbox you snatched from your sister contains the food she cooked.

Good heavens, the two women who know him best are now playing mind games with him.

"Brother, Young Master Huang is accompanying you on the investigation, so he might not have time to eat."

"He is, after all, my savior. One cannot be without gratitude. Please give this lunchbox to him, brother."

(End of this chapter)