The Rebirth of the Prince: Starting from Not Being a Doglicker

On the sixth day after Zhou Qingyu was killed, the results of the entrance examination to the Palace of Literature were announced, and the Zhou family lifted the house arrest on Guo Pu.

It doesn't mean that the Zhou family has set Guo Pu free, but that Guo Pu is officially locked up in the Zhenxie Yamen from today on.

Now the Evil Suppression Division is divided into two factions. One faction is dedicated to finding a breakthrough in Guo Pu, and the other faction, represented by Tang Yan, is trying to find the relationship between Su An and the ambush.

Tang Yan's faction has already stopped its efforts, but the other faction is still trying.

Guo Pu was imprisoned in a cell at the Zhenxie Yamen. He faced multiple interrogations in the morning, day, and night. Not only did he have no personal freedom, but he was also frightened all day long.

Guo Pu regrets it now. Why did he come up with such an unreliable idea in the first place?

I didn't think too much about it at the time. I thought the Second Prince just wanted to assassinate Zhou Qingyu for some political reasons, such as putting the blame on the Crown Prince or something.

But later he heard that the people introduced to him by the Third Prince were actually evil cultivators. Guo Pu knew that something serious had happened.

Therefore, when facing the interrogation of the Evil Suppression Bureau, Guo Pu refused to give in, indicating that he had no knowledge of the matter at all.

However, the Xie Zhensi still suspected that this matter was related to the Second Prince or certain people in the Second Prince's camp.

However, among the second generation in the Second Prince's camp, there are the sons of the General of Chariots and Cavalry, the sons of the General of Guards, and the others are also powerful second generations in their families.

Faced with their ganging up, the Suppression of Evils Division was also quite troubled. After all, the Suppression of Evils Division could not find any evidence to prove that they were related to the case.

Therefore, the evil-suppressing officials had the power to bring them back to the Evil-Suppressing Division for interrogation, just as they did not have the power to forcibly take Su An away to cooperate with the investigation.

But Guo Pu was in trouble. He did not have as strong a backing as Su An and the Second Prince. Now the Zhou family was unwilling to protect him, so he could only allow himself to be controlled by the Evil Suppression Division.

For Guo Pu, the silver lining was that he really didn't know that group of people were evil practitioners, and when asked about their identities, he didn't show any guilt.

The Evil Suppression Division also believed that he was not the mastermind behind the ambush, so they did not torture him to extract a confession.

Guo Pu knew that if he told the truth, neither the Zhou Mansion, the Evil Suppression Division, nor the Second Prince would forgive him.

Second Prince's Mansion, study room.

The second prince sat in the main seat, holding a white porcelain teacup in his hand, the tea lid tapping lightly against the rim of the cup. His face looked slightly feminine, and his pair of phoenix eyes were slightly narrowed, looking quite deep.

Sitting opposite the second prince was an old man, probably in his early sixties and in good spirits.

He was tall and had a strong chest, but he was wearing a green Confucian robe. His muscular body pushed the clothes up, making him look a little out of place.

"Mr. Li, what do you think of this foggy mountain with snow?"

A pretty maid poured the old man a cup of fragrant tea, and the second prince smiled.

The old man called Mr. Li picked up the teacup and took a sip. The slightly bitter aroma spread in his mouth. Mr. Li's eyes lit up and he gave a thumbs up in praise.

"Not bad, not bad, this tea..."

He seemed to want to use some literary words to describe the good tea, but he thought for a long time.

"This tea tastes good, it's good tea..."

"This Wushan Baixue is the tribute tea for the royal family. It is even rarer than the Ziyanyue I gave you last time. I still have some here. If Mr. Li likes it, you may take it all." The second prince said with a smile.

"I don't feel comfortable with this." Mr. Li rubbed his hands.

"Ming'er, go get all the Wushan Baixue that I have collected and give them to Mr. Li."

The maid agreed, took the Mist Mountain White Snow stored in a blue and white porcelain jar from the antique shelf, and respectfully brought it to Mr. Li.

"Your Highness the Second Prince is so kind, I would be disrespectful to refuse it." Mr. Li just said he was sorry, but now he did not slow down at all and put the porcelain jar into the storage magic tool.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." said the second prince.

The door opened, and a man in black with a pair of scarlet eyes entered the study.

"What's going on?" Mr. Li asked as he took a sip of his tea.

"My Lord, Guo Pu did not confess the Second Prince."

"This is within my expectation." said the second prince.

If he insisted that he knew nothing, Guo Pu could still survive. But if he told others that he had hired someone to fake the assassination, he would be in trouble, but Guo Pu would also be dead.

"This Guo Pu is really good at causing trouble instead of helping others." The second prince shook his head in disappointment.

In his mind, Guo Pu's value was to capture Zhou Qingyu's heart and then win over the Zhou family. During this period, he provided a lot of help to Guo Pu, but in the end, there was no progress in the relationship between Guo Pu and Zhou Qingyu.

On the contrary, Zhou Qingyu went to the Shenwei Marquis Mansion every few days, and it seemed that he was about to get together with Su An.

Guo Pu suddenly came to him and said that he planned to send some experts to pretend to assassinate Zhou Qingyu, and then he would block the knife for Zhou Qingyu at the critical moment and capture her heart.

The second prince felt that this plan was unreliable when he heard it. There were two third-level cultivators around Zhou Qingyu.

If the assassin was strong enough to break through their blockade and attack Zhou Qingyu, Guo Pu would at least be seriously injured if he took a direct blow, otherwise it would be too fake.

As a result, Guo Pu actually asked the assassin not to hit him so hard and just let him bleed more.

He was not willing to pay such a small price. Did he really think that Zhou Qingyu and the two third-level cultivators beside her were as stupid as him?

It just so happened that Mr. Li received news that Zhou Qingyu was Haoran's "Qin" and was trying to assassinate her.

The second prince simply did Mr. Li a favor and told Mr. Li the whereabouts of Zhou Qingyu.

The second prince thought that although Guo Pu was a waste, his feelings for Zhou Qingyu should not be fake.

When he was blocking the knife for Zhou Qingyu, Mr. Li's men would attack him more harshly, but they would not let him die and would spare his life.

By that time Zhou Qingyu was dead, and Grand Secretary Zhou knew that Guo Pu was seriously injured while blocking the knife for Zhou Qingyu.

They will definitely value him more and even treat him as their own son. His plan to win over the Zhou family can continue.

But who would have known that although Guo Pu usually showed so much affection towards Zhou Qingyu, he was actually a complete coward in secret.

When the assassin attacked Zhou Qingyu, Guo Pu simply left Zhou Qingyu behind and ran away.

Now Guo Pu is worthless in the eyes of the second prince.

"Mr. Li, why do you think the son of the Marquis of Shenwei knew about your assassination of Zhou Qingyu?"

"It is said that the spies from the Shenwei Marquis' Mansion discovered that there were large-scale activities in the area where we set up the ambush." ​​Mr. Li said.

"However, our actions are very covert. The Marquis of Shenwei Mansion is not idle and will not send its men to the outer city."

"So this is most likely an excuse made by the son of the Marquis of Shenwei."

Mr. Li was very sorry about the failure of this ambush. Now the Zhou Mansion had strengthened the guards around Zhou Qingyu, and it would be almost impossible for them to succeed in the assassination again.

The second prince did not care much about the result of the assassination. For him, as long as he told Mr. Li about Zhou Qingyu's travel itinerary and other information, Mr. Li would owe him a favor, and his goal would be achieved. The result was not important.

“Elder, Second Prince, Guo Pu’s stay in the Evil Suppression Office is also a hidden danger. Do you want us to…” The black-clothed man with bloodshot eyes looked cold and made a throat-cutting gesture with his hand on his neck.

"If we kill people now to silence them, it will clearly tell Zhenxie Si and Haoran that this ambush is related to Guo Pu."

“Besides, it’s not easy to enter the Evil Suppression Office.” Elder Li said.

The Second Prince also nodded slightly, agreeing with Elder Li's point of view, "Guo Pu cannot be touched in the near future."

"Does the Second Prince have any news about the Yin Shen Grass?" asked Elder Li.

"Not really." The second prince shook his head.

"The Yin Shen Grass grows next to the Yang Xu Flower. It is even rarer than ordinary natural treasures. Your Second Prince must pay more attention to it." Elder Li smiled.

"If the Second Prince can find the Yinshen Grass for Master Shao Siming, Master Shao Siming will definitely do his best to help the Second Prince ascend the throne."

"I will naturally do my best." The second prince nodded slightly.

"Then I will leave first. Thank you, Second Prince, for the tea." Elder Li stood up and bowed to the Second Prince.

"Elder Li, take care."

Elder Li and the man in black with bloodshot eyes left.

"Yin Shen grass, Yang Xu flower."

In the study, the second prince muttered to himself.

If the prince was not so powerful, he would not have been able to win over wealthy families like the Shenwei Marquisate and the Zhou Family. As a member of a noble family, why would he have any connection with this group of evil cultivators?