Chapter 104: Martial Man

Chu Danqing heard a scream of agony mixed in the noise, which made him vigilant at the first moment.

On the other side, Dabao stood up abruptly, protecting Chu Danqing behind him, and a faint low growl appeared in his throat.

Seeing such a change, the Crown Prince was nervous.

But before he could ask the reason, the door was smashed into a large hole by a refined iron staff.

Bang!

A loud noise came again, and the refined iron staff smashed down again, and the whole door collapsed.

A middle-aged man with a full beard, distracted eyes, and drooling at the corners of his mouth stood there blankly.

The refined iron staff was full of fresh flesh and blood stains.

A corpse with a sunken head lay at the middle-aged man's feet.

"Red clothes," the middle-aged man muttered, and his distracted gaze locked onto the Crown Prince.

The next moment, he raised the refined iron staff and killed the Crown Prince, who was wearing red casual clothes, with wind at his feet.

Chu Danqing stood up immediately and pulled the Crown Prince over.

"Dabao, block him." After Chu Danqing shouted, he turned around and carried the Crown Prince.

The six thorn vines on the Green Vine Nine-Section Staff swung, smashing a large hole in the window, and he jumped out of the window with the Crown Prince, rushing forward.

The crazy man who looked like he had a problem with his brain wouldn't give up, but Dabao wasn't a vegetarian either.

The Rending Claws were activated, and without any hesitation, he fought with the crazy man.

Before leaving, Chu Danqing incidentally cast a Spirit Sight Art on this crazy man to obtain information.

【Crazy Martial Man】

【Attributes】

【HP: 85%】

【Mana: 220】

【Strength: 10】

【Agility: 9】

【Constitution: 10】

【Spirit: 3】

【Perception: 10】

【Skills】

【Canghe Heart Art LV. 39】

【Splitting Staff Art LV. 38】

【Small Saint Step LV. 37】

【Basic Melee LV. MAX】

【Basic Staff Art LV. MAX】

Chu Danqing could confirm that this was a premeditated assassination.

"Mr. Chu, slow down, I can't take it," the Crown Prince said, panting.

Even if he didn't have to exert effort, the bumping caused by Chu Danqing carrying him made him a bit unable to take it.

This made Chu Danqing have to find a temporarily safe place to put the Crown Prince down and let him catch his breath, to avoid any problems.

"Your Highness, your physique is too weak," Chu Danqing said quite speechlessly.

"I... I have been in poor health since I was a child." The Crown Prince recovered a bit of vitality after his feet touched the ground.

Chu Danqing incidentally cast a Spirit Sight Art on the Crown Prince, only to find that his five-dimensional attributes were far lower than ordinary people, and his constitution was only 3 points.

This was indeed strange; how could the imperial family's resources not pile up attributes?

Just as he was thinking, Dabao's roar carried a shout: "Little Chu, run!"

"Bad, the crazy man is chasing us." Chu Danqing didn't say a word, summoned the War-Ground Tiger, and said: "You cover the rear."

Once again, he carried the Crown Prince and continued to run.

The Repeating Crossbowmen, the Single-Horned Flood Dragon, and the Human Heart Demon were not suitable; these three corresponded to shooters, mages, and assassins, and their rear-guard effect was not as good as the War-Ground Tiger.

As for why he didn't summon Guo Ming to solve it quickly.

First, they were in the Donggong, and there was still room to maneuver.

Second, frequently summoning always troubled others; it was better to save Paradise Points if it could be solved.

After running for about fifty meters, Chu Danqing summoned the remaining summoned objects.

"You two listen to his command." Chu Danqing pointed to the Repeating Crossbowmen and said to the Single-Horned Flood Dragon and the Human Heart Demon.

The Single-Horned Flood Dragon and the Human Heart Demon belonged to guerrilla skirmishers, while the Repeating Crossbowmen had received professional military training.

Picking the best from the bad, it was definitely better to let the Repeating Crossbowmen command.

After handling it, Chu Danqing ignored the follow-up and ran away directly.

"Mr. Chu is truly extraordinary; no wonder Grand Coordinator Xiong would recommend you so strongly." Seeing this situation, the Crown Prince gradually stabilized his heart.

Afterward, he pointed the way for Chu Danqing, allowing Chu Danqing to successfully reach the safe area.

Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and say: "This time, thanks to Mr. Chu's strenuous rescue."

The Crown Prince's favorability toward Chu Danqing was rising steadily.

But Chu Danqing's expression didn't completely relax; he could see that the combat log hadn't stopped.

Furthermore, his current perception attribute had reached 8 points, and his five senses were sharper than before.

Under his control, the thorn vines rooted on the Green Vine Nine-Section Staff moved.

Six vines twisted into a thorn whip, and Chu Danqing raised the staff and swung the whip with lightning speed.

The refined iron staff smashed through the door and flew toward the two of them.

Fortunately, Chu Danqing was prepared early; the six-in-one thorn whip nimbly entangled the refined iron staff, and the Five Elements magic orbs were condensed by him to form a precise buffer.

Then, with a swing of the Green Vine Nine-Section Staff, he drove the thorn whip to shift the trajectory of the entire refined iron staff.

The refined iron staff whistled past Chu Danqing and the Crown Prince and embedded itself in the wall with a clang.

At the same time, the Five Elements magic orbs shattered, and the six vines all broke.

The Crown Prince was so pale with fright that if Chu Danqing hadn't protected him, if the refined iron staff had hit him, he would have been dead or half-dead.

"Red clothes, found you..." The crazy man was covered in crossbow bolts and had many injuries and even signs of poisoning.

But he still hung on by a breath and killed his way over.

Dabao, the War-Ground Tiger, and others were chasing closely behind, but there was a bit of distance.

It was clear that high-level skills gave him unusual mobility.

Seeing this, Chu Danqing threw another Spirit Sight Art; the crazy man's HP had fallen to 25%.

And Dabao and the remaining summoned objects were not far away. He only needed to hold him for five seconds.

Mana fell rapidly; six thorn vines were urged out by him to act as restraints, and dense Five Elements magic orbs appeared simultaneously, flying toward the other party together.

The active skills of the Tiger Soul Ring, Flood Dragon Soul Ring, and Human Heart Ring were released by Chu Danqing in order.

The Tiger Roar, Flood Dragon Entanglement, and Human Strike arrived instantly.

The Human Heart Demon arrived fastest, emerging from the crazy man's shadow, and pierced through the crazy man's heart with the short control formed by the thorn vines and the three rings.

The crazy man's HP quickly cleared to zero, and he died on the spot.

A treasure chest appeared, and the Human Heart Demon grabbed it and handed it directly to Chu Danqing.

Dabao followed closely behind, and seeing the crazy man dead, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After the commotion, Chu Danqing settled the frightened Crown Prince, and the Donggong guards arrived.

"Your Highness, there must be something strange about this matter." Chu Danqing said: "The Donggong guards are strict, and there is no lack of experts sitting in town."

"This crazy man was actually able to drive straight in, which is quite suspicious."

The Crown Prince caught his breath, his gaze scanning the people who came to rescue him.

He was physically weak and easily frightened, but he was definitely not an ordinary person to be able to resist the Secret Service Factory of Emperor Taichang and the Qiutan Party in the court as a Crown Prince.

In addition to the two sentences Chu Danqing said, there was also the issue of the rescue being late.

This was the Donggong, his base camp as the Crown Prince.

As a result, the vigilance and defense of his subordinates were so low, and he had to rely on Chu Danqing, a newcomer, to struggle to cover and rescue him, which was how he survived narrowly.

"Order Chu Danqing to be the Left Guard Commander of the Feathered Forest Guard, bestow the Eastern Glory Order, and specially send him to investigate this case, and he can act according to the situation."

"Wu Da Bao is the Right Guard Commander of the Feathered Forest Guard, reward him with one Great Return Treasure Pill, and assist in the investigation." The Crown Prince said slowly: "The original Left and Right Guard Commanders are dismissed and waiting for processing."

"The Travel, Direct Swing, Gate Monitor, and Thousand Ox guards are to remain in guilt and wait for observation, clearing the internal troubles of the Donggong to make up for their crimes."

After a series of arrangements, the original Left and Right Guard Commanders were dragged out, and while being dragged, their official uniforms and clothing were stripped off.

The Crown Prince knew that many people were derelict in their duties, and it was not appropriate to pursue accountability on a large scale now, so he could only kill the chicken to warn the monkey.

Afterward, he arranged a series of affairs, and the crazy man's corpse was also taken for autopsy.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this crazy man was confused and needed a coroner to check.

After handling it, the Crown Prince took Chu Danqing and Dabao back to the study surrounded by a group of guards.

Just after sitting down, a palace maid brought a cup of soothing tea at the right time.

The Crown Prince had just taken it and hadn't taken a sip when he was stared at by Dabao until he felt uncomfortable, especially Dabao's eyes were straight.

"Cough, Wu Right Guard Commander, do you want to drink too?" The Crown Prince asked with slight embarrassment.

However, Dabao didn't react.

"Dabao's brain doesn't work well; Your Highness, you have to call him Dabao for him to understand." Chu Danqing explained and asked: "Dabao, do you want to drink?"

"I, don't drink." Dabao shook his head: "You, why, drink dirty?"

The Crown Prince looked at the soothing tea in his hand, because it was brewed with a variety of precious medicinal materials, the tea color was black-yellow, and the taste was strange and very difficult to drink.

"Brewed with medicine, the color, smell, and taste are indeed not good." The Crown Prince smiled, only feeling that although Dabao was burly and fierce-looking, he was ultimately just a child's temperament.

"Dabao's dirty means it's poisonous." Chu Danqing translated.

Clearly, Dabao had learned of the toxicity through his sense of smell combined with his own instincts and intuition.

The Crown Prince's face changed drastically, full of shock.

He immediately put the soothing tea back on the table; he only felt that his Donggong had been infiltrated like a sieve.

"Investigate, investigate for me!" The Crown Prince's anger could no longer be suppressed this time.

Successive assassinations and poisonings completely tightened the Crown Prince's nerves.

"It might be a chain plan." Chu Danqing added another knife: "If the assassination fails, it will also startle the driver; Your Highness, you will inevitably need to soothe your nerves."

"Not only is the guard system problematic, but even the kitchen and pharmacy might have been infiltrated."

"I suggest you find someone you trust to watch over your food and water." Chu Danqing gave a suggestion.

The Crown Prince couldn't die; he had just joined the faction and hadn't had time to enjoy the shade.

"I have a count of this matter in my heart." The Crown Prince noticed his loss of composure and immediately suppressed it.

He accepted Chu Danqing's suggestion.

"Go and invite the Crown Prince's teachers to come to the Donggong to sit in town, and I will enter the palace to see the Father Emperor." The Crown Prince knew that this matter couldn't just end like this; it had to be made big.

So he wanted to make a trip into the palace, but he was afraid that someone would cause trouble again after he left.

He had to invite someone with weight to come over to replace him to sit in town and maintain the aftermath.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 105 =====