Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune: Starting from the Blind Prince

After a few rounds of wine.

The banquet on the painted boat was nearing its end.

Throughout the entire banquet, Zhou Haochen was carefully observing who Xia Yuzhi was passing information to.

After observing for the better part of an hour, he still hadn't locked onto a target.

Xia Yuzhi only conveyed that short sentence.

If Zhou Haochen hadn't studied Morse code for a while back on Blue Star, he might have just thought that Xia Yuzhi's swaying of her golden shoes was simply her natural charm.

What is Xia Yuzhi's true identity?

What is her goal?

Who else are her accomplices?

Zhou Haochen's heart was filled with confusion.

As the banquet ended, the guests gradually departed.

The Fourteenth Prince invited, saying, "Thirteenth brother, let's go together."

Just at this moment, the Eight Trigrams Diagram in Zhou Haochen's sea of consciousness suddenly burst forth with golden light, and individual trigrams manifested, combining in pairs to form new trigrams.

【Heaven Water: Medium-Upper Trigram, refuse the Fourteenth Prince's invitation, choose to return alone, take a night cruise, go down the Yongding River, obtain a sixth-grade opportunity, minor auspiciousness.】

【Earth Mountain: Medium-Medium Trigram, travel with the Fourteenth Prince and others, encounter remnants of the Zhao King's forces on the way back to Yujing City, slight twists and turns, no danger, no opportunity, neutral.】

【Kan as Water: Lower-Lower Trigram, stay overnight on the painted boat, deeply trapped in the enemy's nest, surrounded by dangers, a narrow escape from death, great misfortune.】

After reading the contents of the three trigrams, Zhou Haochen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, his gaze becoming solemn.

Remnants of the Zhao King!

It's actually them!

The Zhao King, according to seniority, would be considered Zhou Haochen's royal uncle.

When Emperor Qian Yuan was vying for the throne, the Zhao King was his main opponent, and the two fought fiercely.

In the end, Emperor Qian Yuan was a step ahead and successfully seized the throne. In contrast, the Zhao King was accused of treason by Emperor Qian Yuan, and his family was exterminated.

But the Zhao King had prepared in advance, secretly sending away a concubine who was already pregnant.

This concubine who escaped the disaster, and the child in her womb, became a thorn in Emperor Qian Yuan's side.

The remnants of the Zhao King dared to attack a prince outside Yujing City, obviously having cultivated many followers over the years.

As for Xia Yuzhi's identity, after reading the trigrams, it was self-evident.

"Are the remnants of the Zhao King trying to make a comeback?"

Zhou Haochen thought silently, then gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"Fourteenth brother, I'm in high spirits tonight and plan to take a night cruise, so I won't accompany you."

Zhou Haochen's words made the Fourteenth Prince pause for a moment, then laugh out loud.

"Thirteenth brother, you really are good-natured."

"Are you going to enjoy a night cruise with a beauty?"

"I won't disturb your good time, Thirteenth brother."

The Fourteenth Prince looked at Zhou Haochen and Xia Yuzhi with an ambiguous gaze.

Zhou Haochen was too lazy to explain, letting the Fourteenth Prince misunderstand.

"Miss Yuzhi, please prepare a small boat for this prince."

Although Xia Yuzhi complained inwardly about Zhou Haochen's strange request, she couldn't refuse on the surface and prepared a small boat for Zhou Haochen.

"Aunt Lan, let's get on the boat."

"Your Highness, where are we going?"

Qin Qiulan was a little troubled by Zhou Haochen's impulsive actions.

"Downstream, I have a premonition that there is an opportunity waiting for me on the Yongding River tonight," Zhou Haochen said with a smile, his tone quite certain.

Qin Qiulan's gentle and graceful face, illuminated by the quiet moonlight, revealed a hint of helplessness.

Opportunity?

Your Highness is really making a fuss.

The moonlight was like water, the waves were calm.

On the peaceful river, a small boat drifted downstream.

On the small boat, a man and a woman sat opposite each other.

The man was as handsome as a jade tree, his posture upright, sitting like a pine tree, a rare and handsome man. Only the black ribbon over his eyes hinted at his blindness, making people feel pity.

The woman opposite him was as gentle as water, tall, plump and well-proportioned, kneeling, her peach-like buttocks pressed against her thighs, invisibly squeezing out a full curve.

Even women would be moved by this beautiful scene.

Just at this moment.

A startling loud noise came from the southeast.

The sound was as loud as thunder, and even from a distance of more than ten miles, it could be heard clearly.

Qin Qiulan, who was kneeling, immediately became vigilant, her beautiful eyes narrowed, and a strong solemnity appeared on her pretty face.

"Your Highness, that direction is the only way for the Second Prince and Fourteenth Prince to return to the capital."

"Aunt Lan, you don't need to be too nervous!"

"Second brother is strong and has many capable people under him, how could anything happen?" Zhou Haochen said in a relaxed tone, comforting her.

The trigram showed that returning to the capital by land would have slight twists and turns, but no danger.

It was evident that the Zhao King's remnants' actions tonight had failed.

As for why they attacked the Second Prince?

Zhou Haochen couldn't figure it out for a moment.

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The aftermath of the battle in the southeast swept over, stirring up a monstrous wave, causing ripples in the calm river water.

The flat boat swayed from side to side with the ripples of the river.

"Your Highness, be careful, I'll hold you."

"Aunt Lan, I'm still a Second Realm martial artist, how can I be so fragile?"

Seeing Aunt Lan so nervous, Zhou Haochen was also quite speechless.

"Your Highness, caution is the key..."

Before Qin Qiulan could finish speaking, suddenly, in the Yongding River, the river water swirled, like a tiny vortex.

Within the vortex, something seemed to be emitting a faint cyan halo.

Here it comes!

A sixth-grade opportunity!

The corners of Zhou Haochen's mouth turned up slightly.

I wonder what this sixth-grade opportunity is.

Qin Qiulan's attention was also attracted by the opportunity in the river.

Under her watchful, vigilant, surprised, and stunned gaze, a lotus flower slowly rose, blooming in front of the two of them, eighteen petals moving with the wind.

A bowl-sized lotus seedpod poked its head out from among the petals.

The lotus seedpod was cyan in color, with a jade-like texture, as if it were carved from the finest cyan jade.

However, unlike ordinary lotus flowers, the cyan jade-like lotus seedpod contained only one lotus seed.

"Your Highness, it's a Water Moon Udumbara Lotus."

Qin Qiulan said joyfully.

The Water Moon Udumbara Lotus is a unique spiritual medicine, and its most valuable part is its lotus seed.

It has the effect of calming the mind, nourishing the soul, and preventing heart demons from invading.

When a martial artist in the seventh realm, True Essence, advances to the eighth realm, Divine Transformation, they need to overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation.

The lotus seed of the Water Moon Udumbara Lotus is a top-grade treasure used to overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation.

In addition, the Water Moon Udumbara Lotus also has a unique characteristic.

It is a lotus resembling the Udumbara flower.

Like the Udumbara flower, it blooms at night, and the blooming time is very short.

Once the petals close again, the lotus seed will merge into the lotus seedpod and lose its effect.

Therefore, the lotus seed of the Water Moon Udumbara Lotus is very rare.

It can only be obtained by chance.

Qin Qiulan looked at Zhou Haochen's profile in surprise.

"Your Highness gave up the land route and chose to take a night cruise, not only avoiding a disaster but also encountering the scene of the Water Moon Udumbara Lotus blooming."

"Could it be that Your Highness is the legendary Child of Destiny?"