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Published at 15th of March 2020 02:30:05 AM
Chapter 666: 666

The night went by without a word being said .

Lu Sheng did not make any unnecessary movements . He merely replenished his body with Yang Essence gradually to prime it for the cultivation that would ensue .

He woke up early next morning before the sun was even up .

With the maidservant waiting on him, he freshened up and tidied himself . He brought his spice bag and walked slowly out of the bed chambers .

There was a small landscape garden outside his bed chambers . There were artificial hills and a little stream . There was even a red square-roofed pavilion .

When Lu Sheng came out, he ran into a handsome young lord . His hands were rummaging through the bosom of a female guard . They flirted like nobody else was there .

Lu Sheng searched Huang Jing’s memories, and instantly recognized this young lord .

Yuan Jikong, the eldest son of the prince mansion’s garrison general . Like Huang Jing, he led a life of debauchery without the slightest scruple, and spent his days in a drunken stupor .

Huang Jing would stay sober for a day or two sometimes, and be filled with grief and indignation over this colossal empire which was slowly approaching its end . However, this other person was completely different .

Yuan Jikong was dissolute in nature, handsome, and with a father who was of a high office . Naturally, he had trampled countless ladies .

He, Huang Jing, and another Shi Tonghao were notorious for their behavior in the Huan Jiu area around the prince’s mansion . Everyone knew about them .

Lu Sheng understood that Yuan Jikong and Shi Tonghao were actually acting without scruples by using the Moon Prince mansion’s name .

However, compared to the two of them, Huang Jing did not often indulge in women—he was more of a man of booze . His body was in the red only because he was led further astray by these two while in a drunken state .

“Oh? Big Brother, you’re awake? I was surprised to learn that no maidservants did you any service last night . I heard that you’ve had quite a drink . Pray tell, is there something bothering you?” When Yuan Jikong saw Lu Sheng, he immediately pushed the female guard away and walked over .

“What brings you here this early?” Lu Sheng mimicked Huang Jing’s dry tone .

“Didn’t we make a promise? Have you forgotten, Big Brother? The Jiusang Mansion’s General Chen Kai has sent a huge gift over . He’s hoping the crown prince will show mercy and let his daughter go . ” Yuan Jikong walked over and giggled .

“If you ask me, you should take the gift and that Chen Qiuhan! You’ve seen that girl, Big Brother . With those looks, even in the small Jiusang Mansion, she’ll be coveted sooner or later . It’s better for you to take her as a concubine as soon as possible!”

“We’ll talk about this later . I’m on my way to meet my father . You coming?” Lu Sheng said drily .

“No thanks…” When Yuan Jikong heard that he was going to meet the Moon Prince, the smile on his face immediately froze, and he dared not speak nonsense .

Just because the Moon Prince doted on his son, it did not mean that he was lenient to others .

This prince had one of the shortest tempers among the dynasty’s nine princes . Although he was not skilled in martial arts, he had three great generals leading tens of thousands of soldiers under him . He held control over the several great provinces and zones in the surroundings . He could be said to have strong soldiers, sturdy horses, and a great force .

The princess Ning He hailed from a rich family . The Ning Family was in charge of almost half of the perfume and cosmetics supplies of the dynasty .

With his strength in men and money, even the emperor paid attention to him, let alone ordinary forces .

“That can’t be right, didn’t the prince go on a punitive expedition against the other clan to the west the other day?” Yuan Jikong was suddenly stunned .

“Is that so?” Lu Sheng smacked his own forehead . His memories were foggy . There was not much about what had transpired yesterday . It was clear that when the Moon Prince left, this host was in a drunken state, and could not even think straight .

“Well, what do you say, Big Brother? Do you want to go and see this great gift the Jiusang Mansion has brought?” Yuan Jikong started smiling again .

“I’ll pass . ” Lu Sheng frowned . “Don’t even mention this . By the way, can you find out if there were any Taoist skill elites in the city recently?”

In his memories of Huang Jing’s connections, although this Yuan Jikong was not a wonderfully capable person, he was trustworthy enough .

In two past assassination attempts, Yuan Jikong had thrown himself before him as a human shield .

“Taoist skill elites?” Yuan Jikong was stunned . When he finally processed the request, Lu Sheng had already left him .

The crown prince’s abode was a detached and separate building . Lu Sheng crossed a wide road and walked into a larger park .


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According to customs, he had to pay his mother Ning He a visit first . However, this custom existed in name only .

Ning He had always been cold . Although she was the princess, she did not care much about the Moon Prince and her own son . She filled her days with playing the zither or reading books .

Lu Sheng went into the yard and saw a sweet, fair, and graceful woman standing under the eaves far away . Two servant girls supported her weight carefully between them .

Since he could not meet the Moon Prince, he settled for meeting this biological mother of his who oversaw the internal affairs . Lu Sheng could not shake the feeling that this world resembled the Investiture of the Gods which he had read on Earth . There was Nüwa, immortals, and two great sects that were going against each other .

However, his current priority was to find a way to come into contact with this world’s main system .

In other words, Taoist skills .

“Greetings, Mother . ” As he got near, Lu Sheng mimicked Huang Jing’s manner and bowed respectfully toward the princess Ning He .

“Arise . This is unlike the sloppy you, being up so early . Is something the matter?” The princess glanced at Lu Sheng, and returned her gaze to the book in her hands .

Lu Sheng sized this biological mother of his . Her seductive body aside, her facial features were dignified and beautiful, her skin tender, and her hair was black . From a distance, she did not resemble a princess at all . Instead, she resembled a young lady of the noble families who was steeped in the four arts[1 . Probably zither, chess, painting, and calligraphy (in their Chinese versions) . ] .

She did not have the imposing manner of a princess .

It was said that Ning He fancied another man of a noble family before this . They both loved each other . However, the Moon Prince chanced upon her one day . To appease those with higher power, the Ning Family sent Ning He to the Moon Prince’s mansion the next day .

Unexpectedly, Ning He was pregnant with the crown prince after merely a night of special favor from the prince . Huang Jing was born . The mother’s honor increased as her son’s position rose . In addition to that, with the head of the Ning Family’s strategic planning on embarking on punitive expeditions, they finally made Ning He a princess .

However, since Ning He was forcibly torn away from her past love, she was very cold to her own son and the Moon Prince . She was not close to them .

The Moon Prince merely treated her as a plaything and the marriage as a business deal . If Ning He had not born him a son, she would not have been able to become the princess .

“It’s true that I have something to ask of you, Mother . ” Lu Sheng went through the information about this woman in his mind .


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“Tell me, which family’s daughter caught your eye this time?” The princess put her book down . She looked at Lu Sheng with a slight look of scorn .

“That’s not it…” Lu Sheng hastily shook his head . “I’ve been reading some novels recently and I admire the immortals very much . I wonder if our Moon Prince Mansion is capable of inviting one or two of these immortals?”

“Immortals?” The princess was slightly stunned . Although she was steeped in the four arts, she was not an ordinary woman who knew nothing about other matters .

Although there were not many immortals, as the emperor’s relatives and the Moon Prince Mansion’s forces, they should be able to invite one or two of them .

She muttered to herself for a while . Then, she carefully observed Lu Sheng’s expression .

“If you’re really interested, there’s a Taoist in your maternal grandfather’s place . It’s said that he has quite the cultivation base . I’ll see if I can send him over here for you . ”

Lu Sheng was delighted . His maternal grandfather’s family would get on the prince mansion’s good side in various ways . In addition to that, they were rich merchants to begin with . Their network was shockingly wide . If they said they could find them, they certainly could .

“Thank you, Mother!” Lu Sheng immediately cupped his fists and offered his thanks .

“If you’re really interested in Taoist skills, you should read more Taoist books when you head back . ” The princess seemed to be tired . She started to ignore Lu Sheng as she turned around and went into her room .

Lu Sheng maintained his posture where he stood . He only turned and left after the princess had entered her room . He went back to his own courtyard .

‘Being the crown prince is really convenient . ’

With his request being settled this easily, Lu Sheng felt the weight lift from his shoulders . When he was crossing the road between two courtyards, he suddenly heard faint shouting sounds from afar .

‘Are those the prince mansion’s guards doing their morning training?’ Lu Sheng guessed in his heart .

Lu Sheng walked along the road, and soon saw a spacious field . Dozens of people stood scattered in the field as they carried out their own training .

Some of them lifted rock weights; some of them stabbed their hands into a basin of sand; some of them rammed themselves into trees bare-chested; some of them sparred with weapons; last but not least, some of them threw punches in the air .


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There was a variety of styles, but Lu Sheng roughly understood the mainstream martial art of this world with a single glance .

These were the personal guards of the Moon Prince Mansion . They were cream of the crop . However, these people were only cultivating ordinary outer skills . Immortal skills and Qi aside, they were not even seen cultivating inner skills .

‘Either they’re being suppressed by the gods, or…’ Lu Sheng’s heart was slightly heavy .

He returned to his own yard . He had someone set up a table and serve some nice dishes and wine, and then someone else delivered the relevant information to him .

He browsed through the information and waited for a little while longer . A servant girl of the princess quickly brought a white-haired old Taoist over .

This old Taoist wore bluish-black robes and sported a long beard . His face and skin were a healthy sheen of red . With an exquisite, silver handle horsetail whisk in hand, he appeared to be a learned and erudite person with the perfect appearance .

“Greetings, Crown Prince . This humble Taoist is Zhuang Wuyou . My Taoist title is Wu Youzi . I hear that the crown prince is interested in learning about Taoist skills . May I know what aspect of the skills are you looking into?” When the old Taoist saw Lu Sheng, he immediately showed his true colors, and was all smiles .

Lu Sheng sized this old Taoist up . He smiled ingratiatingly, and was full of careful flattery .

The information in his hands clearly outlined the background of this old man . It seemed that he was a deserter from a small sect . The only thing he knew about was the spitting and swallowing art which was used to strengthen the body . He knew nothing else .

When he was employed by the Ning Family, he exaggerated his own skills . He told them that he could spit the essence of the world and harvest the Spiritual Essence of the sun and the moon .

However, as the years gone by, everyone knew that the only thing exceptional about this old man was that his constitution was better than ordinary people’s . At most, he could wear less layers when it was cold outside . Besides that, nobody ever saw any of his other skills .

‘Oh yeah, I think this old man knows a Bronze Hill Longevity Fist . It was a health-maintenance cultivation method similar to the Five Animals Art . Although it’s not very useful, this old Taoist is quite eloquent . He’s familiar with the Taoist books . Also, as a person from a Taoist sect, he should know much insider information . ’

“I see, it’s Taoist master Wu Youzi . Taoist master, to tell you the truth, I’m recently interested in Taoist skills . I wonder if you’re familiar with these legendary magical Taoist skills?” Lu Sheng asked directly .

“Taoist skills?” Wu Youzi was all smiles just a few moments ago . However, when he heard the words Taoist skills, his face scrunched up .

“Crown Prince, you might not know this, but the Taoist skill this humble Taoist cultivates in cannot be displayed to another person . Also, my Taoist skill is weak . At most, I have better tolerance to heat and cold . If you’re asking about the legendary and magical Taoist skills, I’m afraid my master is the only who…”

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