Chapter 2074
I hope the situation isn't as bad as I think.
After regaining her senses, Chu Qingli asked with a serious expression, "Where is the Holy Maiden?"
Li Xun replied, "The Holy Maiden is still in Guangling City. She was unaware at first that there was a Heavenly Realm expert in the Zhennan Prince's Mansion."
"It was only when we used the Shadow Flowing Light Mirror in Yunya City that we realized that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion had such a powerful expert."
"To prevent the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion from seizing the Shadow Mirror, Elder Feng asked me to return the Shadow Mirror first, while she returned to Guangling City to tell the Holy Maiden about it."
Upon hearing Li Xun's answer, Chu Qingli frowned, suspecting that Mu Yunxi had already been detained by the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
She was certain that a Celestial Realm expert could not come to a remote place like the Great Zhou, so the Celestial Realm expert in the Zhennan Prince's Mansion must be a local of the Great Zhou who broke through to the Celestial Realm.
However, to break through to the Heavenly Realm, a large amount of resources are required, and the Great Zhou Dynasty does not have enough resources to help a Earthly Realm Spiritual Warrior break through to the Heavenly Realm.
This proves that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion is backed by a powerful force, and that this force comes from outside the Great Zhou Dynasty, most likely from the Central Plains.
It's possible that the super power behind the Zhennan Prince's Mansion has the same goal as the Tianxuan Holy Land, which is not good news for her.
The other party must have also realized Tianxuan Palace's purpose. If that's the case, then Zhennan Prince's Mansion will definitely stop Tianxuan Palace.
Since the Holy Maiden of Tianxuan Palace had already offered herself up, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion had no reason not to detain her.
This is troublesome. What Chu Qingli is most worried about is not Mu Yunxi being imprisoned by the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, but that the Heavenly Realm experts from the Zhennan Prince's Mansion will come to her door directly.
Currently, no one in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty is a match for a Heavenly Realm Spirit Warrior. Even with their profound foundation, the Heavenly Profound Palace cannot contend with such an existence.
If her guess is correct, and they do indeed have the same goal, then the first thing the Zhennan Prince's Mansion would likely do is destroy their Tianxuan Palace to prevent it from disrupting the plans of the super power behind the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
Seeing that Chu Qingli remained silent, Li Xun cautiously asked, "Palace Master, what should we do next?"
Chu Qingli snapped out of her daze and looked at Li Xun, saying, "Immediately send someone to Guangling City to gather information."
Although Chu Qingli suspected that there was a super power behind the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, this had not been confirmed, and it was possible that she was overthinking it.
Perhaps the Heavenly Realm expert from the Zhennan Prince's Mansion did indeed possess exceptional talent, which enabled him to break through to the Heavenly Realm.
The Great Zhou Dynasty had produced such individuals before, such as the first Zhennan King. The first Zhennan King possessed the talent to break through to the Heavenly Realm, but in order to fight against the strange turmoil, he damaged his foundation, which is why he was unable to break through.
Since the Zhennan Prince's Mansion has an ancestor like the first Zhennan Prince, it is not impossible for his descendants to be able to break through to the Heavenly Realm.
Regardless, she should gather information first and make a decision after figuring out what happened.
If the Zhennan Prince's Mansion is indeed a pawn planted by other forces in the Great Zhou Dynasty, then Tianxuan Palace will have to find a way to avoid the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
Upon hearing Chu Qingli's order, Li Xun immediately cupped his hands and said, "Yes, I will arrange for my disciple to go to Guangling City immediately."
After speaking, Li Xun turned and left. After Li Xun left, Chu Qingli looked at the clouds in the sky and said to herself, "I hope the situation is not as bad as I think."
The news that the Prince of Zhennan's mansion had sealed away the Ghost King could not be kept secret.
Soon after, rumors that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion had sealed away those evil kings spread throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty and even reached the capital.
However, while the court officials were trying to confirm whether the rumor was true, the people from the Zhennan Prince's Mansion had already headed south to Guangling City.
Ji Yunmeng also went to Guangling City with the people from the Zhengui Division.
The capital city, the Empress's palace.
Pei Shuhua, dressed in formal attire, sat on the phoenix throne, looking solemnly at the people kneeling in the hall. At this moment, she coldly asked, "What a bunch of useless trash!"
"The people from the Prince of Zhennan's mansion have all run away without us even knowing."
"And the Bureau of Demon Suppression, they've gone completely mad!"
"They actually took the secret treasures of the Zhen Gui Si to Guangling City. What are they trying to do? Are they planning a rebellion?" Pei Shuhua was furious. She had just received news that all the directors of the Zhen Gui Si had fled.
There are hardly any Zhengui Guards left in the entire capital, and the people from the Zhennan Prince's Mansion have also disappeared.
At this point, how could she not understand what was going on?
It is clear that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion has decided to distance itself from the royal family, or rather, they have already harbored rebellious intentions, which is why they moved all the people of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion to Guangling City.
In this way, the royal family could no longer threaten the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
What puzzled Pei Shuhua was why the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, which clearly controlled the Zhengui Division, was still thinking of running away.
Logically speaking, the biggest trump card in the Zhennan Prince's Mansion's hands is the Zhengui Tower of the Zhengui Division.
As long as the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion controls the Zhengui Division, the royal family will not dare to turn against the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion.
If the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion destroys the Demon-Suppressing Tower, the strange and evil spirits inside will escape, and the capital will be plunged into chaos.
As a result, the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion gave up this trump card. With their escape, the Zhengui Division was taken over by the imperial court. However, the Zhengui Division is now just a shell. Those who remain at the Zhengui Division headquarters are either low-level Zhengui Guards or those with little ability.
Pei Shuhua tried to calm herself down; now was not the time to be angry.
Although it is unknown what method the Zhennan Prince's Mansion used to lure all the powerful members of the Zhengui Division to Guangling City, judging from the fact that the Zhengui Division secretly took away those secret treasures, the Zhengui Division should have completely submitted to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
The Zhennan Prince's Mansion is now quite powerful, and it won't be so easy for the royal family to destroy it.
The best solution is to get rid of Lu Chen, leaving the Zhennan Prince's Mansion without an heir.
As long as the Zhennan Prince's Mansion has no descendants, even if it currently gathers a large number of powerful individuals, it will eventually dissipate.
Killing Lu Chen is not an easy task.
When Lu Chen was in the capital, they had no way to get rid of him.
Now that Lu Chen has fled to Guangling City and to the fiefdom of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, it will be even more difficult for the royal family to get rid of him.
Moreover, with the addition of the Zhengui Division, the number of Earth Realm experts in the Zhennan Prince's Mansion is almost catching up with the number of imperial retainers.
The key point is that the imperial court cannot turn against the Prince of Zhennan at this time. After all, they sealed away the Ghost Kings, so they can naturally release those Ghost Kings as well.
Once relations are broken, the Zhennan Prince's Mansion might release those treacherous kings, causing further harm to the Great Zhou Dynasty. This would not be a good thing for the imperial court.
The only way to get rid of Lu Chen is to do it secretly.
After pondering for a long time, Pei Shuhua sighed softly. It seemed that she could only ask for help from those above her.
The current situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty is somewhat troublesome for her.
She actually suspected that the reason why the Zhengui Division had sided with the Zhennan Prince's Mansion was probably because of the Zhou Emperor.
Otherwise, why would the Zhengui Division possibly pledge allegiance to a feudal lord who was already on the verge of collapse?
The Prince of Zhennan doesn't have many days left to live. Fan Yaodong shouldn't be that stupid. There must be some reason she doesn't know.
Perhaps it was Emperor Zhou who was setting up a scheme, pretending to send the Zhengui Division to join the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, and then he would run out of the palace as before, and finally lead the Zhennan Army directly back to the capital.
Upon considering this possibility, a cold glint flashed in Pei Shuhua's eyes.
If that's really the case, then she has to completely crush the Zhennan Prince's Mansion. (End of Chapter)