Chapter 809

809 14.85 Last Violet Star – Imperial Palace (2)

The Crown Prince and his black snake almost ran out as soon as he left his own courtyard. He even forgets to keep his poise as royalty and runs away as if something is chasing after him. Thankfully, Jin Baihua, who was hiding behind one of his servants, refrained from pursuing him. If even that man instructed him to be escorted out, he had no idea what he would say.

Upon reaching the Main Palace, the crown prince immediately looked for his Imperial Father. As they were just wrapping up their morning court, he discovered the Emperor and the Prime Minister in the throne room. He even greeted multiple officials on his way in.

When he found his father, he forgot all his manners and grabbed his sleeves.

“Your Majesty! A Devil... A Devil’s Vessel... Jin Huayu is in the palace,” declared the Crown Prince.

The Emperor and his Prime Minister exclaimed, “WHAT!?”

The Prime Minister said, “Your Highness! Are you telling the truth?! Please don’t joke about this. That’s a wanted criminal even in the Cultivation World!?”

“Prime Minister! I am not lying. He took the face of one of my servants in my own courtyard and hypnotized everyone in it. Thanks to Lan-ge that I was spared!” remarked the Crown Prince.

Emperor Hong frowned a bit when he heard a name he had never heard before come out of his son’s mouth and questioned the young man.

“Lan-ge? Son, what are you talking about?” asked the Human Emperor Hong.

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Crown Prince Hong Longqing replies, “Imperial Father, Erchen (This son). It was this Erchen’s friend.”

“A friend? What kind? The kind that can see through devils? What is your friend’s background? Can he be trusted?” asked the Emperor.

“At least Lord Hei had observed him allow Lan-ge to remain at my side,” Hong Longqing said, “He can be trusted! He isn’t an adversary!”

The Human Emperor and his Prime Minister had some faith in the friend their Crown Prince referred to as Lan-ge after hearing the Immortal Lord’s name mentioned by the Crown Prince. After all, an immortal had supported and voted for him. They can only believe in that great person’s words.

The Prime Minister spoke, “If the Venerable Lord attests for him then we should trust him. Are you sure that it was Jin Huayu?”

“I wasn’t sure at first but... Lan-ge says it’s a devil’s vessel with two demons in him. Moreover, we’ve requested support from Chun Hongyun-Jun and Lord Hei, and they informed me that it must be Jin Huayu,” stated Hong Longqing.

The Prime Minister was delighted with the news that the two bigshots of the cultivation world were informed about their situation. They could be on their way to the Imperial Palace right now. Then their plans can be adjusted accordingly. They must buy enough time to keep Jin Huayu in the palace no matter what.

The Prime Minister remarked, “Your Majesty, we can’t let him leave, at least until the Venerable Lord has come with Chun Hongyun-Jun.”

Emperor Hong knew the seriousness of the current situation.

The Human Emperor questioned, “Son, where is that Devil’s vessel right now, and is he still in your courtyard?”

“Yes, that man should still be waiting for me to get back to this son’s palace,” the Crown Prince said, adding, “Moreover, Lord Hei and Chun Hongyun-Jun warned me to be careful, saying that Jin Huayu might be here for our royal family’s bloodline.”

When the Emperor and the Prime Minister heard about Jin Huayu seeking to take the purest lineage of their royal dynasty they had the same thinking as Chun Hongyun-Jun and Hei Anjing.

Emperor Hong mumbled, “Is he here to gather the keys? This cannot be allowed!”

“Prime Minister, send people to escort every royal descendant of the main palace. Send all the royal guards and let no one, even servants approach them!” ordered the Emperor.

A flash of meaningful thoughts appeared in the Prime Minister’s eyes and immediately accepted the order.

“As you will, Your Majesty!”

The Prime Minister immediately arranged things to complete the order of the Emperor. The majority of royal knights were called and instructed to bring the princes and princesses of the realm. Everyone was caught off guard when the Emperor gave this order, which nearly descended into chaos in the Imperial Palace.

Only Crown Prince Hong Longqing was confused by this action of his Imperial Father. He was aware of their lineage’s importance as a key, but... Isn’t it preferable to hide it to protect it than to publicly protect it? This scenario left the Crown Prince perplexed and disturbed. When Emperor Hong noticed his eldest son’s expression, he grinned with pride and patted his back while laughing.

Hahaha~

“Son, you should see your expression. You look so confused ~ Go ahead and ask whatever you want to know. This Zhen (Emperor) allows you to ask!” said Emperor Hong.

“Imperial Father, isn’t the key you are talking about something that might deactivate the barrier that divides our country from the Infernal Region and protects the whole human world in it?” the Crown Prince questioned.

“Erchen doesn’t understand why Imperial Father wishes to rush my brothers and sister into the main palace and alert our enemy to it?”

The comments of Crown Prince Hong Longqing appeared to have the Emperor’s great satisfaction.

“There are two reasons for this situation. First, is that I wanted to know if Jin Huayu is willing to show himself for the sake of the blood of our Royal Family. As for the second one... You will understand in the future, hahaha...” said Emperor Hong. “Prime Minister be ready to activate the Reverse Defence Array in the Main Palace. Once the crown prince spotted the Devil’s vessel immediately used it!”

“This minister remembers...”

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Jin Baihua could now hear the commotion. While patiently waiting for his prey to return, he noticed several soldiers and servants scurrying around the palace of the crown prince.

“The royal princesses and princes are reportedly being escorted by all of the royal guards in the main palace. Perhaps they’ll come for the crown prince too!”

“His highness had just recently left his palace; perhaps he is now inside the main palace.”

“That’s good then... But why did every descendant were escorted personally by the royal knights to the main palace? I heard this is an order from his majesty himself!”

A guard who runs in from the outside happily joins the conversation of the servants and stewards.

“There won’t be any royal knights entering this palace,” he said, “I heard it from someone who said someone saw his highness the crown prince with the emperor.”

“Sigh! Thank god! His highness is there already!”

“I wonder what is going to happen? Hm~... Hey! Where are you going, Xiao Hu? You still have some work to do?”

Glares!

Everyone in the Crown Prince’s palace witnessed an unremarkable-appearing eunuch leave the building quickly. A guard from the crown prince’s house was going to stop him but paused his movements when he spotted the piercing red inhuman eyes of Jin Huayu. Some soldiers instantly encircled him as the servants fled away.

Flinch!

“Xiao Hu... You... You’re eyes!!!”

“Crimson red. Vertical Irises. Are you... Are you a devil?!”

AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!

“There’s a devil! Someone from the devil race had appeared in the Imperial Palace!!! RUN!!!”

Tsk! Jin Baihua was unable to do anything but click his tongue in an attempt to get away from the guards’ grasp. But the guards that protected the Crown Prince’s Palace were not weak, most of them were at Peak Foundation Establishment Stage and some were even in Peak Golden Core Stage. If he doesn’t use the resentment qi the Devil offers, he is still at the Peak Golden Core Stage that he was at when he first started.

He ultimately had to use Devil Fennu’s qi to get away from the security guards, which instantly raised his cultivation stage from Peak Golden Core to Soul Transformation Stage. He then attacks the guards with resentment qi and the blood element that most devils employ.

Even though the guards were numerous, they wouldn’t be much use against a Soul Transformation Cultivator. A few illusions from a dark method employing dark elements quickly destroyed them.

The sounds of groans and screams echo in the courtyard of the Crown Prince’s Mansion.

Jin Baihua with his pupils that turn black and his eyes glowing red looks disdainful at the guards below his feet. He is now using his qi to fly even without his sword. When reaching Golden Core Stage, cultivators on stages below Soul Transformation Stage can only fly using their swords. In contrast, most Soul Transformation Stage cultivators can fly solely with their qi.

“Mere insects! How dare you stop me!!?” said Jin Huayu.

Then he looked around and saw a crowd of royal knights crowding a group of princes and princesses from the distance and recalled Hong Longqing’s expression before he left.

Jin Baihua mumbles, “How the hell did he know about me?”

Devil Shulan spoke in his head, [I forgot to say. I once sensed a faint aura of the darkness element, but it wasn’t powerful, so I assumed I was overthinking it. But now that the Human Prince caused this situation then. What I’ve felt previously must be real. The creature that belonged to that human prince was something that originated from the Infernal Region. In sum, it’s a creature that could feel the devil’s race. It must be a demonic beast or a fallen of some kind.]

Gritting his teeth in anger, Jin Baihua yelled, “Why didn’t you tell me about it in the first place!?”

He was shouting out loud like a lunatic. He was losing his tranquility as soon as he utilizes the resentful qi which amplifies his madness.

Jin Baihua remarked, “How do you expect me to get Hong Longqing’s blood then!? If you had told me, this wouldn’t have happened at all.”

[Human. A mere piece of fodder has the audacity to speak to this Lord? Do you not dread dying?] said Devil Shulan,

The resentment qi in Jin Baihua began to rapidly wane as a result of Devil Shulan losing his temper for the first time, which prompted Jin Baihua to become alarmed. The procedure is excruciatingly painful.

AGH! AAHGH!!

Jin Baihua felt his mind splitting and was about to explode. It was extremely painful that he couldn’t bear to squeeze his head as he screamed. Devil Fennu finally intervened after realizing that the vessel had received the appropriate punishment and that Devil Shulan was going too far. He assisted his vessel in relieving discomfort.

[Shulan. This is my vessel. Don’t destroy it for such a boring reason!]

[Brother Fennu! We change vessels anytime but this cannon fodder doesn’t know his place!]

[My vessel, my rules! Shulan, that’s enough!]

[Tsk! Human, you are lucky. Hmp!]

Pants~

The pain slowly rescinded as Devil Shulan’s voice faded. This time only Devil Fennu remains talking in his head.

[Jin Baihua. If you cannot keep the end of the contract, it will not only be this body but also your soul shall be consumed by me. Remember.]

The Devil’s voice goes away as the pain does. Jin Baihua was struggling to breathe due to the excruciating discomfort he was experiencing. He almost dropped from the skies and wavers in the air. He held his head and bit his lips upon hearing the threat in Devil Fennu’s words.

“I will, in any case, meet the terms of the contract,” said Jin Baihua.

His gaze was directed at the imperial domain’s main palace. He could still make out the princes and princesses hiding under the royal knights’ guard. No doubt. He also observed the Emperor standing in front of the Main Palace, with the old Prime Minister on his right and Crown Prince Hong Longqing, who was thought to be the prey, to his left.

Jin Baihua mutters, “The Royal Family’s Blood. It doesn’t need to be Hong Longqing’s right?~”

[Yea. Anyone, as long as it’s from the direct lineage of Emperor Hong.] said the devil Fennu.

Demonized Jin Baihua flew in the direction of the Main Palace. His target is still the blood of the Royal Family.