C2

After a short while, the main door of the Hidden Dragon Hall was smashed open. Dozens of guards rushed in with torches, followed by a group of servants. They surrounded the bed so that not even a drop of water could trickle through. A middle-aged man dressed in purple said:

"Subordinate Pang Yuanqing has arrived late and deserves to die a thousand times, please punish me!" After speaking, he didn't even bother to bow as he stared directly at Jun Bluemoon. That expression was extremely calm, so calm that it seemed to be filled with disdain.

Jun Linyue sat on the bed, closing his eyes in thought. Suddenly, the evil intent in his eyes retracted and his face turned ashen, as if he had transformed into a different person. He glared angrily at Pang Yuanqing who was standing there without saluting, then suddenly stood up and shouted:

"Pang Yuanqing, how did you become the commander of the Golden Scale Guard!?" You actually allowed an assassin to slip into my chamber. If something were to happen to me, it wouldn't be a pity even if you die a hundred times. This marquis will give you three days to catch the assassin, or you can raise your head and see him! Also, go to the outer court and receive a hundred staff punishment as punishment for your negligence today. Scram! "All of you, scram!"

"Yes, sir!"

"Yes!" Pang Yuanqing immediately turned around and left. The guards followed him out of the Hidden Dragon Hall one after another.

But very quickly, what came from outside the hall wasn't a miserable scream, but waves of unrestrained laughter. When Jun Lanyue heard the voices outside the hall, he couldn't help but feel infuriated. He clenched his hands tightly, completely unaware of the fact that his ten fingers had pierced into his flesh. However, he soon regained his calm. Looking at the servants standing in front of him with their heads lowered, he ordered:

"The two maids behind me, in order to save my unlucky death, can be considered to have done well. Carry them out, and give some silver to their families!"

The four servants stood up and carried the already dead maids out of the Hidden Dragon Hall.

Following which, Jun Lin Yue opened his mouth and said:

"Tang An, Zhao Huai will stay behind. Everyone else can leave!"

"Yes sir!"

Following the call of a servant, all of the servants in the Hidden Dragon Hall retreated, leaving behind only two young servants. They stood there with faces full of suspicion as they looked at Jun Linyue.

Clang!

The door of the Hidden Dragon Hall was tightly shut, and the bronze lamp was once again lit. It was just that the blood mark on the ground was very eye-catching.

Sitting on the bed, Jun Lin Yue's face was as cold as ice. Taking a deep breath, he asked the slightly taller servant standing in front of him in a low voice,

"Tang An, how is the investigation I asked you to investigate?"

"Replying to young master …" Tang An whispered something into Jun Lin Yue's ear.

"Is that true?" Jun Lanyue sighed as though deep in thought.

"Master Hou, this blood …" Zhao Huai looked at the bloody marks on the ground, then stepped forward and asked.

"Don't ask, just clean it up." Jun Linyue had no time to bother with this young servant, hence he casually gave orders.

The two of them quietly cleaned up the bloodstain on the ground. He then stood by the bed, motionless and waiting for orders …

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The Black Tortoise Mansion was abnormally quiet.

"No, no!" Don't kill me, don't kill me... "Ah …"

Jun Bluemoon awoke from his dream, panting heavily. He was also completely drenched in the Shu brocade. His chest muscles, which were full of wounds, could be seen on his body.

Clenching his fists tightly, his veins were popping out as his eyes shone with a cold light. He said faintly:

"It's been three years. Ever since I've become the Black Tortoise Marquis, I haven't had a single day of peaceful sleep. And now, even my trusted aide has acted against me. It's truly pathetic and laughable. " Thinking of Wu Fu, his eyes gradually fell into a trance again.

Three years ago, the situation in the Great Yang Empire changed. There were foreign races eyeing the scene like tigers stalking their prey. Inside, there are various ways to rebel against the rebel army. There were also those who were born in the midst of the chaos caused by the external evil sects. Instantly, the dynasty sank into a deep abyss of suffering.

As one of the Nine Prefectures of the Great Central Region, the Azure Province was also in a state of chaos. At that time, the person in charge of the Azure Province was Jun Lanyue's father, the previous Grand Marquis of the Black Tortoise, Sheng Tian.

Since the royal family had to defend the royal decree of Qingzhou to the death, Jun Shengtian had completely forgotten to eat and sleep. However, the pressure was too great, and he had to work himself to death.

Three days after Jun Shengtian's death, the Great Yang Imperial Court sent out an imperial edict, bestowing the title of the new Marquis of Xuanwu upon him. However, contrary to everyone's expectations, the person being bestowed the title was actually the sickly fifth son, Jun Lanyue. This decree had shaken the entire Black Tortoise manor. Even Jun Linyue himself had been at a loss when he'd thought about it.

At that time, Jun Linyue was no more than fifteen years old and weak. He had been lying in bed ever since he was a child. If it weren't for the fact that the house of the Marquis had sent people to search for the century-old wood spirit of Lan Zhou to nourish his body, he would have long since perished. He was not even ranked among the six sons of the previous generation of Black Tortoise. To be able to sit at such a high position, most likely this was not a simple reason for him to have such a good life.

Before they could take any action, the first wife of the previous generation's Black Tortoise Marquis, the first wife, suddenly stepped forward and gave her full support to Jun Lanyue as the Black Tortoise Marquis.

At the same time, his eldest uncle, Jun Xuan, who had been staying at the back of the mountain for a long time, suddenly came out to support his nephew.

With the support of the First Wife and the Emperor's Profound, Jun Linyue didn't encounter any obstacles and smoothly inherited the title of nobility.

But as expected, the duke of Black Tortoise was not as easy as he had imagined. The successor, Jun Lanyue, discovered that he only had the position of noble, and that his authority had been completely drained. He was unable to carry out his political demands and could not use his power. He could only allow himself to be manipulated and obediently become the puppet in the hands of the first wife.

However, in the past three years, Jun Lanyue had grown far too much. He gradually learned to hide his strength, secretly accumulating his strength, all for the sake of seizing back the power that belonged to him one day.

While Jun Linyue was deep in thought, a manservant lowered his head and quickly walked into the Hidden Dragon Hall. He stood outside the bed and said in a low voice,

Reporting to the marquis, the marquis has just sent a message saying that the assassins of Black Tortoise City are rampant, and that the marquis is not allowed to take even half a step out of the room. In order to protect the marquis, the marquis has personally selected four cultivators to guard the marquis.

Upon hearing these words, Jun Linyue was stunned for a moment before a deep look of hatred appeared on his face. This was clearly a house arrest! Just sit there and wait to be slaughtered? He knew that if he erupted at this moment, even if he had mystical arts, he would not be able to defeat the thousands of Golden Scale Guards under the First Madam's command. Not to mention that the Great Yang Empire had already issued an order that no one was allowed to cultivate. If this matter were to be leaked, the imperial army would not let him off the hook even if his wife did not kill him. After some thought, Jun Lanyue decided to endure the calm for a while. His ambitions could be decided from a long-term perspective.

"Phew …"

Letting out a long breath of impure air, he forced himself to calm down before speaking to the servant standing outside the bed.

"Go, tell the first wife that I have remembered her words and will not take even half a step outside the door!"

"Yes, I will take my leave!"

Jun Lanyue sat there, lost in his thoughts. Even though he was discontented, on the surface, he admitted that he had never gone beyond the lightning lake. Other than secretly comprehending the profound cultivation with his first uncle, the Sovereign Profound Realm, he had never done anything beyond the control of the first wife.

"That's not right!" Thinking of this, Jun Linyue frowned, "Could it be that the first madame has already found out about my cultivation? Do you want to kill me to silence her?" But after thinking about it for a while, he felt that there was no reason. His profound cultivation had always been guided secretly by the Monarch Sacred Profound, and he had never revealed himself in front of outsiders.

Moreover, this Jun Sacred Xuan was one of Black Tortoise City's three great experts, and was privately a Profound Practitioner. In addition to his status as the elder brother of the previous generation of Black Tortoise Marquis, no one in Black Tortoise City dared to investigate his secret, not even the First Wife. Shaking his head, Jun Lin Yue rejected this idea.