Imperial Cultivation

“Oh, isn't this Ninth Brother?” The chubby one among the three said with a chuckle, “What a surprise? To see Ninth Brother here!”

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at him coldly, too lazy to say more, and continued walking down the mountain.

“Ninth Brother.” The Fourth Prince, Chu Liexi, who was at the head, cupped his fist and said indifferently.

Chu Zhiyuan stopped, turned around, and said with a smile that wasn't a smile, “How is Fourth Brother doing?”

His gaze landed on the Fourth Prince's forehead.

There was a faint scar on the Fourth Prince's forehead, a result of Chu Liezhao's actions back then.

The two had a fierce fight while practicing on Great Bright Peak, showing no mercy.

Chu Liezhao took out a dagger from his bosom and stabbed it towards the Fourth Prince's eye socket.

At the critical moment, the Fourth Prince dodged, avoiding his eye socket, but a piece of flesh was cut from his forehead.

Even with spiritual ointment, the scar couldn't be removed, though it was very faint now.

After the Emperor found out, he angrily rebuked him for being violent and ungrateful, and punished him to Jing Si Cliff.

If it hadn't been for Consort Hui's intercession, the punishment would have been more than just a month.

“Thanks to Ninth Brother's concern, everything is fine.” The Fourth Prince said indifferently.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: “Hearing that Fourth Brother is well, I am relieved.”

“How hypocritical!” The chubby one sneered.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at him, too lazy to say more, and cupped his fist at the Fourth Prince: “Fourth Brother, farewell.”

The Fourth Prince nodded: “Go.”

Chu Zhiyuan turned and strode away, soon arriving at the crystal gate at the foot of the mountain and stepped out.

“Fourth Brother—!” The chubby Twelfth Prince said dissatisfied.

The Fourth Prince said: “Why provoke him?”

“Fourth Brother, he shamelessly begged to enter here, Consort Hui pleaded, and Father Emperor allowed him to stay only at Jing Si Cliff.”

“Mm.”

“If he dares to make a move, he will never be able to enter here again!”

The Fourth Prince said lightly: “Then, Twelfth Brother, do you think he won't make a move?”

“Of course, he wouldn't dare.” The Twelfth Prince said decisively: “He now knows the disadvantage of having a low cultivation level and wants to practice, so how dare he cause trouble?”

“I understand him better than you,” the Fourth Prince shook his head: “Once Ninth Brother loses his temper, he doesn't care about anything.”

“He is no longer the child he was, he is so old, he should be sensible.” The Twelfth Prince said.

“Twelfth Brother, let it be.” Another handsome young man who had been silent all along said.

“Sixth Brother, are you also afraid of him?”

“Our cultivation is high, but we would be restricted when fighting him, but he would use deadly moves.”

“I am already at the eighth level of Qi Transformation, he is only at the third level, what can he do even if he fights desperately?!” The Twelfth Prince had a disdainful expression on his face: “I can beat him to a pulp even if I let him use one arm!”

“Do you want to stay at Jing Si Cliff?” The Sixth Prince snorted: “Twelfth Brother, don't bother with such a reckless person.”

“I just can't stand this!” The Twelfth Prince was indignant.

It doesn't matter if I suffer grievances, but it's not okay for Fourth Brother to suffer such great grievances and losses!

This score must be settled!

“Twelfth Brother, don't mess around, he is now a clay pot, why should we, a jade bottle, clash with him?” The Fourth Prince shook his head: “It's not worth it!”

“……Alright, I'll listen to Fourth Brother.” The Twelfth Prince said sullenly.

The handsome Sixth Prince said softly: “Fourth Brother, I think Old Ninth is a bit different.”

The Fourth Prince nodded: “Yes, he is indeed different, he will eventually grow up.”

They walked and talked.

The Sixth Prince said: “In the past, he would have scolded Twelfth Brother severely.”

“Alright.” The Fourth Prince glared at the Twelfth Prince.

“Yes——!” The Twelfth Prince replied in a drawn-out voice.

——

When Chu Zhiyuan returned to the small courtyard, Youlan was already waiting there.

Seeing him appear, Youlan first looked at his clothes, and after finding no damage, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

What she was most worried about was Chu Zhiyuan fighting with someone.

She thought to herself that the princes' news was well-informed, and they must have known about His Highness's trip to Great Bright Peak.

This was a good opportunity to take revenge and vent their anger, taking the opportunity to teach His Highness a lesson, sure that he would not dare to resist.

It would be even better if he dared to resist.

Then there would be no chance to enter Great Bright Peak again, which would be exactly what they wanted.

They certainly did not want His Highness to enter Great Bright Peak, and all hoped that he would stay far away and not be involved.

Seeing Chu Zhiyuan return in one piece, her hanging heart finally landed.

“Your Highness, practicing is very hard, come and eat.”

“It's okay, not very hard.”

“That's good.” Youlan instructed the maids to bring the food up.

……

Candles burned brightly, illuminating the room.

On the exquisitely carved sandalwood round table, eight dishes and two soups were bright and tempting under the lamplight.

Chu Zhiyuan sat alone at the table eating.

Youlan stood aside to serve.

While chewing the meat of the demon beast in his mouth, Chu Zhiyuan lazily said: “What did Wei Boyuan say?”

“Steward Wei said it will be in these two days.” Youlan said: “No more than three days.”

Chu Zhiyuan snorted: “He knows what's good for him… Is there still no news from the Supervisory Division and the Outer Court Guard?”

Youlan shook her head.

Chu Zhiyuan said: “All are useless.”

“Your Highness!” Youlan said quickly.

In His Highness's mouth, no one is not useless, everyone is useless.

If these words were heard by others, they would definitely be dissatisfied.

Chu Zhiyuan said: “Father Emperor has sent two Inner Court Guards to watch me.”

Youlan said: “This is also the Emperor's good intentions, with them here, the other princes will always have some scruples.”

Chu Zhiyuan "chị" smiled and shook his head: “Aunt, you really know how to put gold on Father Emperor's face.”

Youlan hurriedly instructed: “Your Highness, don't fall for their tricks, you can't make a move.”

“Didn't Aunt say they are all good children?” Chu Zhiyuan looked at her sideways: “These guys are all very bad!”

Youlan paused and smiled: “Your Highness, you have grown up and can distinguish right from wrong.”

Chu Zhiyuan said: “Aunt, don't worry, I will endure when I should, and if I want to deal with them, I have to improve my cultivation level first.”

Otherwise, it would be asking for humiliation.

The reason he was able to deal with the Fourth Prince back then was because the original owner attacked suddenly and used deadly moves.

In a normal fight, he really couldn't beat the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince angered the original owner with just one sentence.

It was a sentence about the original owner's birth mother, Consort Yun, saying that Consort Yun brought it upon herself.

This sentence made the original owner go crazy, his eyes turned red, and he desperately fought regardless of everything.

For the original owner, his biological mother was his sore spot, untouchable.

Youlan completely breathed a sigh of relief.

After eating, Chu Zhiyuan first went to the back garden for a walk, and then returned to the room, sat cross-legged on the couch and began to practice.

He formed a hand seal, adjusted his breathing, and began to visualize in his mind.

What he visualized was the Great Bright Peak.

But he found that he couldn't visualize the Great Bright Peak.

He re-visualized the original Great Bright Enlightenment Method, and as a result, the spiritual energy entered the Baihui acupoint, began to circulate through the meridians, and then entered the Yin-Yang Fish.

The rotation speed of the Yin-Yang Fish was far less than on Great Bright Peak.

But no matter what, he could continue to practice.

When he woke up exhausted, he opened the window and looked outside, the bright moon was in the middle of the sky.

So he fell asleep.

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