Chapter 31: Chapter 31: Welcome, Master, to Your Vacation Retreat
Prince's Mansion.
Li Chengding looked up at the moon hanging high outside the window. "Master Zhu, you said we watch him build tall buildings, we watch him entertain guests, we watch his building collapse... but this brothel, it hasn't collapsed!"
"Your Highness, I made a mistake... there's nothing more to say!" Zhu Wuchang stood up and bowed deeply to Li Chengding. "I calculated everything meticulously, but I didn't expect that Liu Qi would turn out to be a powerful virtual realm expert. Nor did I anticipate that the Black and White Duo, renowned figures in the martial world, would turn out to be two useless individuals who quietly died at the Golden Pavilion..."
"It's alright, the fault is not yours!" Li Chengding helped Zhu Wuchang up, his face darkening.
Although Zhu Wuchang had planned this assassination, Li Chengding had given his approval before the operation. In theory, killing a martial artist of the first rank should have been foolproof with two virtual realm experts. But they had still failed, and not even a riot had been stirred...
Taking a deep breath, Li Chengding suppressed the anger in his heart and said softly, "Does that jailer know that we're behind this assassination?"
"Absolutely impossible!" Zhu Wuchang said in a low voice. "Even Shi Yuan, my brother, wasn't involved in this. It was just a provocation from a guest at the Fourth Prince's Mansion. And that guest is an undercover guard planted by the Second Prince next to the Fourth Prince! He was eager for military merit and thought he had taken Shi Yuan's credit... So even if this matter is exposed, at most, it will lead back to the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince!"
Li Chengding's face eased slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Still, we should deal with that jailer. We must not let Chen Aman know that we're involved in this!"
The shadow cast by Chen Liu's actions was too heavy on him. During that slaughter in Chang'an City years ago, not only had the entire imperial family been slaughtered, but his invincible Dao seed had also been destroyed!
No one knew. More than ten years ago, he had already reached the virtual realm, but now... he was still at the virtual realm. His Dao seed had withered. As long as Chen Liu was alive, his thoughts could never reach enlightenment...
"Yes!" Zhu Wuchang nodded.
There was a hint of disappointment in his eyes!
...
The next day.
Chen Zhi'an slept until midday before getting up. Just as he got out of bed, he saw Li Lanqing coming in with a letter, her face filled with inexplicable pity.
"Boss... the boss lady has left. Before she left, she asked me to give this letter to you..."
Chen Zhi'an rubbed his eyes, feeling a bit bewildered. He had been very curious about Li Xining's arrival on the island yesterday, but there were too many things happening for him to ask about it.
He had thought there was no hurry...
He hadn't expected her to leave, let alone leave a letter behind?
Thinking of Gou Ge's tragic fate last night, he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart. "Could it be that I'm also being cuckolded?"
Opening the envelope, he found it empty, with only a wooden hairpin inside.
Chen Zhi'an looked at Li Lanqing in confusion.
"Are you sure this is meant for me?" he asked.
The pity on Li Lanqing's face grew stronger. "The Princess Xining asked me to tell you—she has left Chang'an, and she won't return for at least ten years. If you're not married in ten years... she will marry you!"
"She originally wanted to wait for you to wake up before leaving. Suddenly, a plum blossom fell from the sky and led her away."
Chen Zhi'an: "... An unmarried bride was led away by a plum blossom?"
"It was Tian Xuanzi!"
Liu Qi didn't know when he had also arrived at the Golden Pavilion.
"Princess Xining was probably taken away by Tian Xuanzi!"
"Tian Xuanzi... who is that?" Chen Zhi'an asked, puzzled.
"The head of the Dao Sect, born with a natural Dao body, a grandmaster of the Return to Truth realm, and the most powerful woman known in the world!"
Liu Qi showed a hint of admiration and sighed, "Her Dao seed is a cold plum blossom! After the Dao Sect disappeared, she hasn't appeared in front of the world for many years. But unexpectedly, she plucked a plum blossom from her fairyland and guided the boss lady... The boss lady... has great fortune!"
"But she took away my bride."
Chen Zhi'an glared at the empty sky and asked, "Do you know where the Dao Sect is?"
Liu Qi said with his hands behind his back, "I know, and I don't know..."
"What do you mean?"
Chen Zhi'an asked.
"In troubled times, the Dao Sect does not emerge?"
Liu Qi replied, "Wherever the Dao ancestors are enshrined, is where the Dao Sect is! As for the location of the Dao Sect... it is rumored to be a hidden realm left behind by the Dao ancestor after his ascension. Only saints can peek into it, and it is said that the Dao Sect will manifest itself in the world only when troubled times are imminent!"
Chen Zhi'an pondered, "So you mean that every Daoist temple where the Dao ancestors are enshrined is the entrance to the Dao Sect, but only saints can enter. Or when troubled times are approaching, the Dao Sect will take the initiative to appear?"
"Yes! That's what my master said!"
"What constitutes troubled times? The frequent natural disasters in the Great Tang, the constant border conflicts, do they count as troubled times?"
Chen Zhi'an asked again.
"No, they don't!" Liu Qi fell silent for a moment before speaking, "The turmoil in the forbidden zones, the ancient tribes knocking on the door, and the human race's Great Wall Sword Song—those are troubled times..."
"Li Xining said she would come back in ten years. Doesn't that mean troubled times are approaching in ten years?"
"You can't say that!" Liu Qi chuckled mysteriously, "The saying goes, 'troubled times do not arrive, the Dao Sect does not emerge.' But that's just for us. It doesn't apply to those inside the Dao Sect... After all, they are not criminals. They can come out whenever they want, all based on their own will!"
"Humph!" Chen Zhi'an glared at him, "You might as well say that she's trapped inside and can't come out. That would be more comforting..."
"I won't lie!"
"Get lost! Both of you, get lost!" Chen Zhi'an pushed them away in annoyance.
"Actually, Boss, there's no need to be sad!" Liu Qi smiled. "This hairpin can withstand three full-force attacks from a small master of the virtual realm! The boss lady left it behind, so there must be a place for you in her heart!"
"Really?" Chen Zhi'an raised his eyebrows, taking the hairpin down to examine it but found nothing special about it.
"I won't lie!"
"Yes, Mr. Liu's integrity is guaranteed!"
Chen Zhi'an happily placed the hairpin on his head and asked, "Do you have something to tell me?"
"Zhang Xiao'er is dead!"
"Who?"
"Zhang Xiao'er, the jailer!"
"The one who owed me money?"
Liu Qi's mouth twitched. "Yes, he drowned in Crescent Lake. The coroner said it was an accidental drowning!"
"What a pity!" Chen Zhi'an sighed, "He still owed me four hundred and ninety-five taels of silver!"
Liu Qi fell silent...
"Xiao Qing'er, you and Mr. Liu take care of the brothel. I'm going to fish for a bit!" After a moment of regret, Chen Zhi'an got up and headed to the rooftop...
Li Xining had left!
She left behind a hairpin.
Chen Zhi'an didn't feel too lost. His engagement to Li Xining had been rather absurd to begin with.
In terms of feelings, he did have some for Li Xining. But it was probably not much, stopping at the stage of being attracted to her appearance. As for Li Xining, she probably harbored more resentment than love towards him...
But in this world, women, no matter how prestigious their status, often had no choice in many matters.
This time, Li Xining left with the Dao Sect's Tian Xuanzi, which might also be her way of resisting her fate...
Looking up at the sky, Chen Zhi'an muttered to himself, "Since you've set a ten-year appointment, then let's see in ten years. After all, I'm only seventeen years old, so it's not a loss!"
He took out half of an incense stick from his storage ring and lit it.
Chen Zhi'an arranged himself comfortably on the recliner. "Tongzi, give me seventy Spirit Stones' worth of time to customize the luxurious beach vacation mode!"
"Ding, seventy Spirit Stones collected. Collecting a private customization fee of two thousand silver coins. Please prepare your personal belongings, the transaction is about to begin!"
A flash of red light swept through.
Chen Zhi'an's surroundings changed instantly, and he found himself on a golden sandy beach.
In his line of sight, the waves surged, and the laughter of people of various skin colors filled the beach...
And beside him.
Four girls of the level of national calamity and people's misfortune said crisply, "Welcome, master, to your vacation..."
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