Nine Yang Alchemy Emperor
Chapter 73 Bullying at the Door

Chapter 73: Chapter 73 Bullying at the Door

Bloody Beard and Han Qianren left Chu Feng’s room and were about to quietly leave the Sword King Mansion under the cover of night.

To their surprise, as soon as they leaped onto the wall, they found the street brightly lit with torches, and squads of military troops had sealed off the area. There were guards every three steps, and sentries every five, with tight security all around.

"This is bad, I heard the Emperor has dispatched people to hunt down the assassin, and they haven’t found her for several days. In his fury, the Emperor has already executed two leading generals. It seems they have now appointed a third general."

"It’s said this person is named Liu Kui, a formidable individual with the backing of Prince Liu Mansion!"

"Now that they’ve sealed off this area, they might have found some clues!"

Although Bloody Beard is merely a figure from the worldly society, the members of the Blood Sword Gang are spread throughout the entire Jianyun Dynasty.

He is very familiar with the big and small affairs inside and outside the Royal Capital.

When Prince Liu was just a junior officer in the army, the Liu Family had not yet risen to power. His ancestor was simply a suspension mirror master at the Xuanjing Bureau.

Liu Wang was able to solve a major military case with the help of that ancestor who was a suspension mirror master.

It is said that he prevented a significant treasonous coup from happening.

Indeed, because of his great achievement that night, he was promoted seven ranks at once. Soon after, favored heavily by the Emperor, he was summoned back to the Royal Capital and was promoted to Prince.

Some say Prince Liu’s rapid promotion was closely tied to Prince Jian’s downfall.

Many suspect that in that shocking military incident, Prince Liu played a role similar to Qin Hui - acting as the Emperor’s executioner, persecuting the loyal and good, and deliberately using cruel schemes to frame Prince Jian for treason.

Since the Emperor has issued a decree that forbids mentioning that past event,

thus, the truth of the matter is unknown to the public.

Only those who were key figures involved in that event truly know the actual details.

...

Since Prince Liu Mansion originally had ties with the Xuanjing Bureau, they naturally possess an exceptional level of professional expertise in capturing criminals.

The previous two generals almost turned the Royal Capital upside down, yet they failed to find any trace of the female assassin.

It wasn’t because they lacked ability, but because they didn’t have enough authority or backing, and didn’t dare to search the residences of Princes, Generals, and senior officials on Prince Manor Street.

This Liu Kui, having the support of Prince Liu Mansion, isn’t afraid of offending anyone.

If he cannot find the female assassin, it means a dead end for him.

But if he does, it would be a great achievement.

Moreover, since he has already found some threads to follow, and has pinpointed that the female assassin might be hiding in one of the residences on Prince Manor Street, he immediately ordered his troops to seal off Prince Manor Street and conduct a search.

However, searching through these residences on Prince Manor Street is no easy task.

Among them are several tough nuts to crack.

Each of them holds high authority and has an extraordinary status in the Royal Capital.

Fearing the assassin might sense the movement and escape, Liu Kui came up with a plan to surround the area first, then go to the Emperor to request a Holy Decree.

Lying atop the courtyard wall of Sword King Mansion, Han Qianren and Bloody Beard observed for a while before quietly discussing their strategy.

"That female assassin is here with our master; these troops will probably come to search the Sword King Mansion soon. If they find her, it will be the end of the Sword King Mansion, and our master will inevitably face death," said Han Qianren with a worried expression.

"We must figure out a way to help the master overcome this difficulty!" Bloody Beard also showed a concerned look.

They were both now controlled by Chu Feng with the Puppet Elixir, turning them into his servants. Their loyalty to Chu Feng had reached the highest level.

Even if it meant taking a knife or heading to their deaths for Chu Feng, they wouldn’t frown.

Now that they had sensed danger for Chu Feng, they immediately began thinking of solutions.

"Should we go report to the master now?" Unable to think of a better solution at the moment, Han Qianren decided to discuss it with Chu Feng.

"Are you out of your mind? The master is detoxifying that beauty, if we disturb now, won’t we be ruining their good deed?" Bloody Beard was full of fear towards Chu Feng; he dared not disturb Chu Feng.

...

As time passed bit by bit, the soldiers had completed their deployment.

However, it was deep in the middle of the night, and it was obviously inappropriate to request a Holy Decree from the Emperor. Liu Kui did not have the capability to do so.

They must wait until the morning court session to enter the palace and request the decree.

After completing the deployment, Liu Kui quickly entered the Prince Liu Mansion. He needed to discuss the next steps with Prince Liu and others.

About half an hour later, Prince Liu and Liu Kui came out together.

"The Sword King Mansion is a harbour for filth and has a reputation only in name. Search it first!" Prince Liu coldly sneered as he pointed at the Sword King Mansion and ordered the search to begin there.

Searching other mansions would require a Holy Decree.

But to Prince Liu, the Sword King Mansion was no different than a vegetable market.

Completely available to be bullied, however and whenever they wanted to search.

Whenever they wanted to search, they just did the search.

Liu Kui, with a face full of gloom and kill intent, headed towards the Sword King Mansion.

The soldiers under his command had long been rushed to the front of the mansion.

Bang bang bang!

The brutish banging on the door woke Chu Danzi from his beautiful dream. As he quickly dressed himself, he asked, "Coming, coming! Who is it?"

Liu Kui’s face was fierce, appearing very impatient, he snorted coldly, "I am here by decree to capture assassins. The Sword King Mansion doesn’t open the door even after so long, it seems there really is some issue. Most likely, the assassin is hiding in the Sword King Mansion."

These words had all been previously discussed with Prince Liu.

From the time he ordered his soldiers to knock on the door until now, it had only been four or five breaths of time.

In such a short period of time, and in the deep of the night, when people are deeply asleep, how could they open the door for him?

No sooner had Liu Kui finished speaking, he lifted his foot and furiously kicked towards the already dilapidated door of the Sword King Mansion.

Bang!

After the loud noise, the door of the Sword King Mansion was kicked into splinters. Completely shattered.

Chu Danzi was utterly frightened by this scene.

Before he could come to his senses, those wolf-like soldiers rushed inside.

"Search, search carefully!"

Liu Kui coldly gave the order, full of authority.

"Oh dear, dear soldiers, you cannot search, you must not! The Eldest Prince, the Second Princess, and the Third Prince are currently sleeping inside the Mansion. If you want to search, please wait until I inform the Eldest Prince and others first!"

Chu Danzi was indeed loyal to his duties, although terrified to death, he still steadfastly blocked the soldiers’ path.

He continuously bowed and pleaded to Liu Kui and the others.

"Scram!"

"What Eldest Prince, what Second Princess! The Sword King Mansion has long been in name only, those few trashy things, they also dare to call themselves Prince and Commandery Princess?"

Liu Kui with a kick, sent Chu Danzi flying and spitting blood as he fell to the ground.

Then with a cold face, he waved his hand and said "Search!" After that, he personally also charged inside.

Prince Liu followed leisurely behind, walking with a swagger.