Chapter 1074: 1074
Nevertheless, he had not attained a certain level for his Heavenly Demonic Power . Although it had arrived at the ninth level, it was still inferior to Fu Qingya’s but he could make up for that by devouring Heavenly Demonic Orbs . If he could devour the Heavenly Demonic Orb of the Four Grand Elders, he should be on par with Fu Qingya .
That being said, he could only think but not act . It was too dangerous to engulf Heavenly Demonic Orbs in Heavenly Demonic Sect as Fu Qingya would be there anytime .
While he pondered, he suddenly appeared in Adjacent Town .
At that moment, the lanterns had just been lit in the town, and his courtyard was covered in bright light .
Xiao Qi, who was dressed in a white gown, was sat by the stone table in the courtyard . She was furrowing her brows slightly as if she was in deep thought .
Chu Li came out of his house .
Upon seeing him, Xiao Qi looked at him and said, “You finally came back . ”
Upon noticing her unusual expression, Chu Li approached her . He was greeted with her faint fragrance . “What happened?”
“Liu Xing is dead,” Xiao Qi replied .
Chu Li’s face changed . “Liu Xing?”
Xiao Qi explained, “He was killed by King An, and his corpse was chopped into pieces . ”
Chu Li gasped before he slowly expressed, “He’s crazy! Why did he kill Liu Xing?”
“He was said to have a double-faced behavior, and disobeyed King An . ” Xiao Qi continued, “Whatever it is, if King An wants to kill somebody, he’ll always have an excuse . He’s probably trying to put pressure on Second Eldest Sister and he’s forcing her to return to his imperial residence or he’ll kill more people . ”
“Didn’t I ask them to leave the residence?” Chu Li was concerned .
Previously, considering the possibility that King An would take desperate measures, he had asked Liu Xing and the others to leave for the High Duke’s Public House . Lest they were troubled by King An, they would be trapped .
Xiao Qi replied, “They couldn’t leave on time because there was a delay . But King An had probably realized that they were going to leave, so he struck first . ”
“What a despicable fella!” Chu Li slammed the stone table . He was raging with fire .
He quickly cooled down . Then, he asked, “What about the others?”
“They were heavily injured at first, but have now been crippled of their martial arts,” Xiao Qi answered .
Chu Li sneered . “He’s taking revenge for the fact that I had negated his martial art back then!”
“As a prince, how can one tolerate being bullied by another?” Xiao Qi added, “At least they don’t bully others . Now, he’s settling accounts with you because he has the chance to . ”
Chu Li took a deep breath and forced himself not to be overly furious .
Xiao Qi comforted, “A dead man can’t be revived . Don’t be too upset, you can’t be blamed . ”
Chu Li shook his head . “I must avenge their misfortunes!”
“You want to kill King An?” Xiao Qi frowned .
Chu Li replied, “I want to kill him!”
Xiao Qi stared at him before she sighed . “You know the consequences . ”
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Chu Li looked at Xiao Qi .
As Xiao Qi looked back at him, her eyes glimmered . It was as if they could read each other’s minds through their looks .
Xiao Qi finally said, “Alright, kill him if you want to . I believe you have a solid plan already?’
Chu Li rejoined, “I’ve been preparing for this . I wanted to be even better prepared, but it looks like I can’t wait any longer . King An is like a mad dog now . If I don’t kill him, he’ll only kill more people . ”
Earlier, he had wanted to devour two Level Nine Heavenly Demonic Power Masters . With the help of the Heavenly Demonic Stone, the Demon Hunting Technique, and some information, it would be possible for him to find them now . If he could perfect his ninth level, he would be more confident .
However, time waited for no one . He could not afford to drag this any longer as King An had to be killed immediately . For all he knew, he had already begun to attack the High Duke’s Public House . Once provoked, the High Duke’s Public House might counterattack, and the Public House would be suspected for his death . Should that happen, the emperor would definitely attack the High Duke’s Public House .
Xiao Qi asked, “What are you going to do?”
Chu Li thought for a while before he replied, “I have one last step to take . I’ll have to enter the Inner Mausoleum . ”
“You can’t enter the Inner Mausoleum . ” Xiao Qi said in a worried tone, “It’s guarded by a formation, and the protectors there are extremely strict . ”
Chu Li simply smiled at her .
Now that his Heavenly Demonic Power had become more profound, he was confident that he could get into the Inner Mausoleum .
Lu Xuzhou was a handsome middle-aged man with a long body . On this evening, when he returned from his duty at the Outer Mausoleum, his beautiful wife had already prepared dinner and wine for him .
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After a few glasses of wine, he was tipsy .
Only when he was tipsy, he could forget his dull life, and forget about his troubles and worries in life .
Whenever he recalled his luxurious life in Fairy’s Capital, which was contrary to his current lifestyle, he felt awful .
Although he was accompanied by his beautiful wife, he eventually became tired of her . This was different from his life at Fairy’s Capital where he could drink and fool around with different beauties every day as Fairy’s Capital was full of pretty ladies .
As a secret guardian from Secret Guardians Hall, he was also the emperor’s lackey . Majestic and vicious, everyone was fearful of Lu Xuzhou wherever they were with him . He was always proud with his head held high, unlike now, where he would be yelled at by old fellas whenever he slacked . His life simply went from Heaven to Earth .
Sometimes, the boring life had him thinking if he should just die or even escape from Adjacent Town to other countries . Even if he would be captured after attempting to escape for a few days, it was better than his present wearisome, stressful life .
Nonetheless, he only had such thoughts whenever he drank . Once he became sober, he would uphold his duty at the Outer Mausoleum conscientiously and reported himself at the Inner Mausoleum once in every ten days .
His duty at the Outer Mausoleum was more bearable as he could slack from time to time; the job was easy .
On the contrary, whenever he was at the Inner Mausoleum, he always had this feeling as if the weight of a mountain was on his shoulders . At the end of the day, he would feel like he was squashed into pieces and he would require at least ten days to recover .
The pain was simply indescribable . People often thought that being on duty in the Inner Mausoleum was an honorable thing, but they knew nothing about the suffering that came with it . Despite that, he could only keep everything to himself, because he could never speak a word about the Inner Mausoleum or the lunatics would shred him!
When he thought about that, he downed another glass of wine . He wanted to make himself drunk because tomorrow would be another tormenting day . He had to report for duty at the Inner Mausoleum!
The thought of the Inner Mausoleum made his body ache .
Standing for a day at the Inner Mausoleum was equivalent to carrying a mountain on his back . For several times, he was close to fainting, but he forced himself to get through it or he would be removed from the Inner Mausoleum’s roster . Should that happen, he would definitely be laughed at .
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For those who failed to go on in the Inner Mausoleum, once eliminated, their martial art would decline very quickly . Consequently, those people would turn into disabled people .
Compared to living under the disdainful looks from other people, he would have rather been dead . Therefore, however torturous it was, he could only hang on .
“Uh…” He sighed before he drank another glass .
His beautiful wife was aware of his troubles but she knew that it would only increase his frustrations if she commented on it . Hence, she filled his glass again and again as it was better to make him drunk .
Before he realized, he was already drunk after consuming several glasses of wine . His wife then helped him to his bed where he slept soundly .
After that, his wife went to sleep in another room .
During midnight, Lu Xuzhou woke up only to realize that he was not on his bed . Instead, he was in a small boat on a river and everything around him was pitch black as if the entire Adjacent Town was asleep .
Shocked, he turned around to look and he found a middle-aged man sitting at the other end of the small boat .
“Who are you?” Lu Xuzhou quickly asked .
The middle-aged man shook his head . “You’re Lu Xuzhou, am I right?”
“Yes,” Lu Xuzhou replied .
As he said that, he stirred up the inner energy in his body, and he was ready to attack if needed .
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