Chapter 115: Prince Fu's Mansion

The guards at Prince Fu's mansion reported the Feather-Wielding Guards surrounding the mansion in the first instance.

Soon, someone came out of the mansion to handle it.

"You Feather-Wielding Guards are actually so bold; the Eastern Palace's authority cannot reach the people of my Prince Fu's mansion."

"Get out." The person who came had a very bad attitude and wanted to drive people away as soon as he came up.

Chu Danqing saw the other party's "fierce inside but weak outside" nature; the bad attitude was just a disguise.

"Throw him back." Chu Danqing didn't intend to refute at all; before the words fell, Da Bao acted immediately.

He grabbed the person and threw him into Prince Fu's mansion.

The other party was also a slick character; he was waiting for such a step.

After landing, he got up and ran towards the inside of the mansion.

He had fulfilled the duty he was supposed to fulfill; the following matters were not something he could handle.

What he had to do was report the situation to Prince Fu.

Not long after, someone else came out of Prince Fu's mansion, but this time the attitude was much better.

"Lord Chu, Prince Fu invites you."

Chu Danqing shook his head: "I won't go; just let your Prince Fu stay honestly in the mansion."

He naturally didn't intend to go in.

He wasn't Guan Yunchang; why would he go to a meeting alone?

Bringing people in carried too much risk; after all, the Feather-Wielding Guards needed to guard the perimeter of Prince Fu's mansion.

What if the other party threw a cup as a signal and a hundred or so blade-and-axe men rushed out to chop him into meat paste?

"Lord Chu, rest assured, we won't enter the mansion; Prince Fu is waiting for you in the side room nearby." The other party had expected this.

Hearing this, Chu Danqing thought about it; if he encountered danger with just a wall in between, he still had the confidence to escape.

It just so happened that he wanted to see what medicine the other party was selling in their gourd; maybe it could trigger a side quest or a hidden one.

"Lead the way." After Chu Danqing finished speaking, he followed the other party into the side room nearby.

Prince Fu was a young man, sitting in the main seat with a bold and unconstrained posture, with two expert guards standing by his side.

"Does the Crown Prince want my life?" Prince Fu asked when he saw Chu Danqing.

"The Crown Prince wants Prince Fu to be decent." Chu Danqing replied.

Hearing this, Prince Fu thought about it and guessed: "Has Father Emperor passed away?"

It had to be said that Prince Fu's political level was not as good as Li Wanwu and others; he was young, so he should be.

But in terms of ability, he was a prince and vassal trained through the royal family's elite education.

The Qiutan Party used him, but wasn't he also using the Qiutan Party to pave his own way?

Chu Danqing didn't answer Prince Fu's question, but asked: "Is there anything else?"

"You have no awe for imperial power." Prince Fu smiled: "Following the Crown Prince, you won't have a good ending."

"As long as you make a way, what the Crown Prince gives you, I can also give you."

The Crown Prince was physically weak and had his power suppressed, so he was naturally suspicious by nature.

Chu Danqing, a modern person, could have what awe for imperial power? He even slaughtered Emperor Taichang.

The changes tonight could be said to have been caused by him.

"No." Chu Danqing refused lightly.

He could do without the trial mission reward, but trial mission failure would force him to return, which he couldn't accept.

Just this point alone meant he couldn't change camps.

Prince Fu's expression didn't change; he had expected this.

At the same time, he confirmed one thing: as long as he didn't leave Prince Fu's mansion, Chu Danqing wouldn't do anything to him.

"Previously, the Crown Prince bestowed upon you a Five-Colored Jade Flower, and I heard he wanted to reward you with a night-luminescent pearl from the Boluo Kingdom."

"Since it's your first visit, Lord Chu, I have also prepared a small gift." Prince Fu said, and the person on the side opened two boxes in the side room.

They were filled with gold, silver, and jewelry, looking thick at a glance.

When asking for help, how could one open their mouth empty-handed?

Not to mention it was something like the throne.

"I advise you to save your efforts." Chu Danqing said decisively: "As long as you don't step out of Prince Fu's mansion, it's good for everyone."

After speaking, he turned and left.

The moment he turned, the two expert guards beside Prince Fu acted simultaneously.

They intended to capture Chu Danqing to use as a way to open the path.

Prince Fu was ordered to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors, so the manpower he could mobilize was greatly reduced.

So he could only take the path of "capturing the thief first, capturing the king."

Of course, if he could bribe Chu Danqing, that would be the best, and he might even be able to get the help of the Feather-Wielding Guards.

However, Prince Fu had a bottom line in his heart about the success rate of this.

Being able to become the Left Guard Commander of the Feather-Wielding Guards, it wasn't that easy to betray the Crown Prince.

Da Bao's speed was faster; he grabbed one person with one claw, and he grabbed the vital throat.

Blood sprayed out on the spot, but unfortunately, there was no treasure chest.

It was estimated that it would only drop after clearing the entire Prince Fu's mansion.

Chu Danqing didn't even look at them and walked straight out of the side room.

Prince Fu's expression hadn't changed from beginning to end; the result was within his expectations.

With the little martial power in Prince Fu's mansion, the means that could be used were extremely limited.

Failure was a matter of course.

"What a pity." Prince Fu sighed, knowing that the dust had settled.

Next, he would have to go to his fief; unless he rebelled, he would have no chance with the throne.

As long as he didn't step out of Prince Fu's mansion before dawn, he and the Crown Prince would be "brothers who are friendly and respectful" in the future, not competitors.

So he admitted defeat.

Chu Danqing left the side room and found a quiet place outside to start condensing the secret art of the Five Elements Spirit Flag.

With the previous experience of condensing the Spirit Seal and Spirit Bead, the current condensing efficiency was much faster.

It originally took fifteen hours to complete, but now it only took five hours to get it done.

On average, one part per hour.

After all, they were all derivative skills of the Five Elements Spirit Beast Scripture, meaning "all changes have the same origin."

There would be differences, but "practice makes perfect" was still useful.

Chu Danqing estimated the time; it would be completed before dawn.

Time ticked away, and the night began to fade.

Prince Fu's mansion was calm, but the entire capital was busy all night.

From civil to military, there was no rest; during this period, Xiong Zhigang even sent five hundred soldiers to assist Chu Danqing to ensure that Prince Fu's mansion wouldn't have any accidents.

When the five hundred soldiers arrived, Prince Fu's mansion closed its gates tightly, seemingly worried that Chu Danqing would take action.

The sky brightened, and Chu Danqing's Five Elements Spirit Flag was also condensed.

【Five Elements Spirit Flag (Derivative) LV. MAX: Each Five Elements Spirit Flag provides a local shield of 30 points; when the Five Elements are complete, it serves as a close-fitting protective layer】

(Note: Requires 30 points of mana to condense after the Five Elements Spirit Flag shatters)

(Note: A maximum of one set of Five Elements Spirit Flags can be held)

Chu Danqing looked at the five small spirit flags the size of a palm appearing around him; like the Spirit Bead and Spirit Seal, they orbited along the trajectory they had once used when they were Five Elements Magic Orbs.

The Five Elements Spirit Flag gave him 150 points of shield value, and a colorless, odorless, and formless shield protected his entire body closely.

"Secondly, because of the deepening of the connection, I can move the three-piece set in a larger range."

Chu Danqing controlled the Five Elements Spirit Flag to dance; after leaving the orbit around his body, it directly destroyed the "Five Elements Complete" effect of the Five Elements Spirit Flag.

The shield value decreased by 30 points, leaving only the orbiting spirit flags to provide local protection, unable to protect the whole body.

"It seems it's because the secret art is incomplete."

"The movement range seems to be consistent with the aura range of the Spirit Seal."

Chu Danqing let the spirit flag that had left return to its position, and then controlled the Spirit Bead to test further.

After testing each one, he came to a conclusion: within the thirty-meter aura range, he could use this three-piece set to smash people, which could be called "locking onto the head."

However, it was of no use; the Spirit Seal, Spirit Bead, and Spirit Flag were not derivative skills of the attack type.

If he really wanted to smash people, maybe the full-mana Spirit Bead could explode once?

It was just that he didn't have the means to detonate it.

The Five Elements Spirit Bead was designed to be used as mana storage and cultivation enhancement; how could his knowledge base compare to the creator's?

If you want to optimize and improve, you have to have enough knowledge to back it up; if you can succeed just by patting your head without anything, wouldn't there be successful people everywhere?

"But at least there is a permanent protective measure." Chu Danqing was still very satisfied.

The shield value of the Five Elements Spirit Flag might be a bit low, but it could be upgraded and was permanent.

Even if the shield value dropped, it could be restored by filling it with mana, and it was one-to-one.

It didn't mean that he had to wait until the shield value reached zero and the Five Elements Flag shattered before he could replenish it.

As for attack means, the Spirit Talisman or Spirit Pattern later should have one that belongs to the attack-type derivative skill.

What he had to do now was to raise the Five Elements Spirit Beast Scripture to LV. 5 as soon as possible; otherwise, even if Guo Ming sent him the secret art, he wouldn't be able to cultivate it.

Just as Chu Danqing was adapting to the protective shield brought by the Five Elements Spirit Flag, a eunuch hurried over.

He directly ignored the Feather-Wielding Guards and soldiers and shouted at the gate of Prince Fu's mansion: "There is an imperial decree."

After the people in Prince Fu's mansion looked out, they opened a side door to let him in.

Chu Danqing didn't quite know what had happened, but the trial mission hadn't failed, which meant the Crown Prince was fine.

After he went in and finished proclaiming the decree, the eunuch came out and said to Chu Danqing: "The Crown Prince's oral decree: escort Prince Fu to the palace."

After speaking, he took out the Crown Prince's token.

Chu Danqing recognized it as real, so he nodded and said: "Good."

If there hadn't been this token, Chu Danqing certainly wouldn't have listened.

Who knew if he was being asked to take the blame.

After about fifteen minutes, the gate of Prince Fu's mansion opened, and two sedan chairs were carried out one after the other.

The front sedan chair stopped in front of Chu Danqing, and the curtain was lifted, revealing Prince Fu's face: "Let's go, Lord Chu."

Prince Fu's face was full of smiles, without a hint of gloom, as if he were truly happy for the Crown Prince's upcoming ascension.

"Please." Chu Danqing signaled for them to go first.

Prince Fu naturally didn't care, put down the curtain, and the sedan carriers carried the sedan forward first.

Chu Danqing waved his hand, and the soldiers gathered together, "protecting" the two sedan chairs in the middle.

The Feather-Wielding Guards brought up the rear, lest any accidents occur.

Just like this, the group headed towards the Imperial Palace in a grand manner.

He estimated that they were going to the Imperial Palace for the "winning side settlement," which was the Crown Prince's ascension ceremony.

A country cannot go a day without a ruler, so generally speaking, if the old Emperor dies today, the Crown Prince must ascend the throne tomorrow to become the new Emperor.

Otherwise, a series of troubles such as political instability and changes in people's hearts would occur.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 116 =====