Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 388 - 367: First Update

Chapter 388: Chapter 367: First Update

Zheng Boding suddenly saw a dark shadow formed by a gathering of black smoke in front of him. The shadow seemed like a living entity, struggling in mid-air. With a turn of its head, what seemed to be its mouth suddenly opened wide to reveal a gaping maw, darting towards Zong Yunqian’s direction.

Zong Yunqian swiftly spun around, deftly avoiding the Ghost Shadow, and at the same time, a streak of golden light flew out. The Ghost Shadow let out a terrifying, piercing shriek and struggled back into the body of the boy.

"Ghoul—" Prince Duan stammered, barely getting out a single word.

"A ghoul— " Housekeeper He already shouted himself hoarse, grabbing Prince Duan and yanking him away in a staggering retreat.

Elder Can was startled, then suddenly panicked and let out a loud shout, much like Housekeeper He had.

"You, what kind of ghostly mess have you created?" Elder Can pointed at Zong Yunqian, "You want to murder our Young Master, I will fight you—"

Housekeeper He stumbled, but Prince Duan, even more concerned about the two inkstones still on the table, clenched his teeth, ready to take the inkstones with him. The Master of Ghoul Ravine had by now recovered from his initial confusion and caution, especially since someone had injured the son he had just acknowledged.

"You’re courting death—" The Master of Ghoul Ravine immediately lunged at Zong Yunqian, towering tall, blocking the field of view of Prince Duan and the various house servants of Prince Duan’s Mansion. To outsiders, the Master of Ghoul Ravine appeared to be desperately rescuing his child.

"Get out of the way—" Gu Dao and Xi Feng immediately stepped forward, ready to shield their own Princely Heir, but Zong Yunqian was on alert. He sensed in an instant that the strength of the man in front of him was not weaker than the boy’s, perhaps even stronger. Zong Yunqian charged without hesitation, and the three exerted their strength together, with the golden light acting like a protective shield.

"My lord—" Elder Su and Elder Can both shouted at the same time, anxiously watching their own Ravine Master.

The Master of Ghoul Ravine, jolted by this shout, suddenly came to his senses. This was not the time to reveal their strength, and he immediately flew out along with the force from Zong Yunqian’s blow.

There was a loud "bang—" as he crashed onto the table.

Prince Duan, who had just reached the side of the table to take the inkstones, narrowly missed being crushed by the Master of Ghoul Ravine’s massive body. He watched in horror as his hundred-year-old mahogany square table collapsed under the weight, and the inkstones smashed onto the ground along with the Master of Ghoul Ravine.

"This, this is too much bullying—" Elder Can and Elder Su saw this and knew that their Ravine Master had deliberately thrown himself out.

"Heir Zong, what do you think you’re doing?" Prince Duan bellowed, his heart bleeding for his inkstones—his precious inkstones.

Elder Su had already helped the Master of Ghoul Ravine to his feet.

"My lord, my lord, how are you, my lord, why are you vomiting blood?" Elder Su wiped a hand of blood, and as he lifted his trembling hand, tears rolled down his cheeks.

"My poor lord—"

"Young Master, Young Master, are you alright, you mustn’t have anything wrong, Young Master." Elder Can immediately started to cry for their Young Master.

"Heir Zong, stop this madness, get out of here right now," Prince Duan said, pained as he looked at the inkstone that was now broken in two on the floor; the other one was out of sight, likely crushed beneath the Master of Ghoul Ravine, probably beyond any hope.

Zong Yunqian stumbled, not having gained any advantage in this direct confrontation; however, he knew that at this time if he could not promptly grasp some leverage on the boy and have Prince Duan bear witness for him, he would be facing enemies on both fronts.

Zong Yunqian immediately leaped towards the boy, calculating that the boy, with his unstable powers, was most likely to show vulnerability.

"He’s mad, he’s completely mad—" Elder Can immediately shouted, naturally aiming to stir the waters murkier the better, and quickly pulled Yin He towards the direction of Prince Duan to escape.

Yin He showed displeasure on his face, as he could handle Zong Yunqian himself, how could he appear weak in front of his family? Elder Can obviously had no time to explain.

"Prince, run quickly, that, that person has gone mad——" Elder Can immediately shouted; the entire hall was already in chaos, Housekeeper He turned back only to discover that his master, the Prince, was nowhere to be seen, and hurried back to find Prince Duan, running into Elder Su who was supporting the Master of Ghoul Ravine as he came out.

"Prince, hurry, move quickly, there’s a demon, that’s a demon——" In the midst of speaking, a cloud of black smoke spread wildly in the air, terrifying and fierce, where Zong Yunqian had chased after them.

Elder Can supported Prince Duan with one hand, and his own Young Master with the other, stumbling toward the back door in pursuit, ending up in a crowd, which actually slowed them down.

Zong Yunqian struggled to push aside the black smoke in front of him; this was not a Ghost Shadow, and it could only deceive outsiders, at this moment, Zong Yunqian was certain that there was something wrong with this youth, it was possible that this entire incident had been the youth’s plan from the start.

Zong Yunqian’s heart was filled with an urgent aggression, seeing that they had taken Prince Duan away as well, he suddenly also worried about Prince Duan’s safety.

"Thank you, thank you——" Housekeeper He thanked Elder Can, despite being a merchant, he was very honorable; in such a crisis, he had not abandoned them to escape alone.

"Prince, we cannot stay here long, we must flee first before anything else," Elder Can immediately said, "This monster has come to Prince Duan’s Mansion several times, maybe there is something here that it wants."

Prince Duan slapped his thigh, that’s right, he thought; his intuition was correct, that must be the reason.

"Commandery Princess, Commandery Princess, go and call the Commandery Princess——" Housekeeper He instantly turned around in panic, nearly falling over, but Elder Su steadied him with a quick grab.

"I’m on it——" A house servant immediately sprinted toward Zheng Nianru’s courtyard.

"Escape?" Nanny Yun was about to deliver a Floral Design, not quite understanding what this suddenly approaching house servant meant.

"The monster, the monster is here, ma’am, please report to the Commandery Princess, hurry and flee, hurry and escape."

Nanny Yun’s hand shook, and the item she was holding immediately dropped to the floor. She understood ’monster’, and without waiting to ask any more, she immediately ran towards the inner room. Zheng Nianru was escorted out still clutching a loop of embroidery thread in her hand.

"My child, come here——" Zheng Nianru saw a group of strangers surrounding her father, why was Yin He also there, wasn’t he supposed to have gone back already?

"Prince, there is a back door——" Housekeeper He immediately said, and everyone hurriedly pulled each other toward the little door of the Prince’s Mansion.

"Did it follow us?" Prince Duan looked back anxiously, and Elder Can checked, why was there no movement? Was Zong Yunqian so useless? So he quickly released a couple of black smokescreens, and instantly, the top of the bushes erupted, menacingly billowing with the wind.

"It’s coming, it’s coming——" Those huddling together to flee for their lives glanced behind them, and the group immediately staggered once more, making the flat ground feel as arduous as walking through a snowy mountain.

"Master, are you alright?" Elder Su still did not forget to look after his own Ravine Master.

Prince Duan also looked at the Master of Ghoul Ravine, with a hint of apology on his face, he had begun to suspect that Zong Yunqian had harbored ulterior motives from the beginning.

"Prince, what about the marriage proposal for these two young people?" The Master of Ghoul Ravine hadn’t forgotten about the marriage matter, especially upon seeing the Commandery Princess, and he immediately felt proud of his own son’s choice, just look, with such looks, no wonder Elder Can was so decisive.

"Now, what marriage proposal to speak of now..." Prince Duan was in total confusion, wanting to capture Zong Yunqian but lacking the strength to do so.