Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 390 - 369: First Update

Chapter 390: Chapter 369: First Update

Zong Yunqian did not listen, his blood boiling with sudden enlightenment. The frustration of being mocked so many times had no outlet; if he walked away now, he, Zong Yunqian, would be a fool.

"Princely Heir—" Gu Dao was anxious. He had indeed noticed the thoughts of his own Princely Heir, but even to the clear-eyed, it was obvious that the opposition, which had been scheming until now and had just been discovered, was not to be underestimated.

Zong Yunqian’s eyes, bloodshot, suddenly spotted a figure within the black smoke and, throwing caution to the wind, rushed forward. As long as he caught someone, Zong Yunqian was confident he could force them to show their true colors.

Gu Dao and Xi Feng were too late to speak out. Seeing Zong Yunqian dash out, they followed suit and charged forward.

Elder Can and Elder Su saw everything clearly within the black smoke. Seeing Zong Yunqian indeed charging at them, both elders sneered at the same time, waiting for this very moment.

Elder Can and Elder Su struck simultaneously in an instant.

Zong Yunqian’s footsteps halted, and as he took his stand, he became aware of the immense energy suddenly striking from ahead, and he immediately let out a cold shout.

"Form the Formation—" Upon hearing this, Gu Dao and Xi Feng’s figures burst forth, forming a triangular position with Zong Yunqian. All three acted at once, not to attack the incoming Elder Su and Elder Can but to create an arc-shaped halo of light around them.

Elder Su and Elder Can immediately turned around, back-to-back, and with a single punch, shattered this barrier.

"Finally showing your true colors?" Zong Yunqian said coldly, yet he was tremendously shocked inside. Their formation could not withstand even one move from their opponents; the two in front of him were even more powerful than Zong Yunqian had imagined.

Elder Su and Elder Can landed on the ground, standing less than a meter away from Zong Yunqian, and sneered.

"Qiandao Temple is all bark and no bite," Elder Su mocked, seeing the three people in front of him already as good as dead. Therefore, acknowledging their identities now posed no significant issue.

"Princely Heir, get away—" Gu Dao and Xi Feng immediately placed themselves in front of Zong Yunqian, facing off against Elder Su and Elder Can. At this moment, all they wanted was to give their Princely Heir as much of a head start as possible.

"You think you can escape—" Elder Can didn’t even consider Gu Dao and Xi Feng worth his attention and struck instantly. A tremendous force followed his movement, and black smoke billowed. Gu Dao and Xi Feng were swept up in it, and even Zong Yunqian was tightly ensnared.

"Princely Heir—run—" Xi Feng struggled to speak.

Elder Su sneered, immediately joining in with Elder Can’s formation. A streak of silver light headed towards Gu Dao and Xi Feng, preparing to reduce the three people in front of them to ashes in the next instant.

But just at that moment, Elder Su’s hand suddenly froze mid-air, and even his cold, bloodthirsty expression solidified as if frozen.

...

"Hurry and follow—"

"Hurry and follow—" As the last person stepped out of the back door, Elder Can and Elder Su had not yet reached the anxiously gathering crowd and faintly sensed that something was amiss.

"Prince, you go first—" the Master of Ghoul Ravine immediately stepped forward a notch. "My people will naturally stay behind with me."

Prince Duan, although scared, couldn’t help but look at the Master of Ghoul Ravine with new respect. Although a merchant, he proved to be dependable and couldn’t help but nod his head.

"I’ll leave some house servants with you." Prince Duan immediately tried to leave with Nian Ru; with Nian Ru present, he couldn’t...

No sooner had Prince Duan’s people turned around than a line of guards stood silently ahead, led by none other than Yu Yuan, the current commander of the Fire Order Squad.

"Commander Yu?" Prince Duan, as if seeing a savior, moved forward with great delight. The person they had sought for help had arrived with such speed—Heaven itself wanted them to survive.

"Your Highness, don’t worry, all of our people have arrived," Yu Yuan stepped forward, bowing to Prince Duan.

"Many, many thanks—" Prince Duan began, but he didn’t see Ju Nanyi among the crowd. After searching among them, Ju Nanyi was nowhere to be found. Also, the posture of these people seemed somewhat strange, waiting here?

For what?

But Prince Duan had no time to think further and immediately turned to the Master of Ghoul Ravine, whom he now viewed favorably, to personally go forward and offer comfort.

"Old Master He, there’s no need to worry. Nanzheng has a method to subdue this beast, and now it will surely have nowhere to return once it leaves," Prince Duan grasped the hand of the Master of Ghoul Ravine.

The fight over the two inkstones had just concluded; thus, to find a Duanxi Inkstone, the only option left was the one in Old Master He’s possession.

However, Prince Duan guaranteed a hundred times over that he was not swayed by the prospect of the mine but truly felt that in such a Nanzheng, the option to live a life without worries of food and clothing, free from power struggles, might also be another choice for Nian Ru.

"If Your Highness says so, I naturally feel at ease," the Master of Ghoul Ravine looked towards his own son in the middle of the arena and the few others they had brought from Ghoul Ravine as a precaution, whose ranks were complete to avoid suspicion. However, they were much weaker in ability and now, with Elder Can and Elder Su not present, the Master of Ghoul Ravine faintly sensed something was amiss. Looking at his own son, his gaze rested on the young girl.

The Master of Ghoul Ravine cursed the fool inwardly but was helpless to change it.

"Since that’s the case, I, a mere commoner, will take my leave with my son, so as not to cause trouble for Your Highness. We shall visit another day," the Master of Ghoul Ravine spoke earnestly, sensing a crisis and realizing that the sooner he could extricate himself from the situation, the sooner he would understand the condition of Elder Can and Elder Su.

"Alright, Old Master He, take care," this time Prince Duan didn’t reject outright but agreed readily.

Zheng Nianru cast a glance at her father, somewhat understanding what Prince Duan was thinking at that moment—he was still preoccupied with her lifelong happiness even now.

Yin He didn’t want to leave, standing by Zheng Nianru’s side.

The Master of Ghoul Ravine was internally anxious, yet he couldn’t let his urgency show too much on the surface.

"Lord Yu, are you waiting for someone?" Prince Duan, seeing the Master of Ghoul Ravine look towards Yu Yuan, even doubted himself—let alone Old Master He. He suspected that Yu Yuan was here to spectate. Remaining here immobile, how was he going to catch the demon?

At this point, Prince Duan no longer cared whether Zong Yunqian was related to the demon; he was convinced that ever since Zong Yunqian’s engagement to Nian Ru, trouble had never ceased.

However, Yu Yuan remained silent, instead casting a meaningful glance at those present.

"Your Highness, there’s no rush, we are indeed waiting for someone," Yu Yuan said.

The Master of Ghoul Ravine’s eyes narrowed slightly; if he hadn’t realized something was wrong by now, he would be an idiot. One of his subordinates subtly stepped forward, approaching the Master of Ghoul Ravine.

"Master, there’s a formation—"

The Master of Ghoul Ravine’s eyes immediately turned cold as he glanced at Yu Yuan; the people of Ghoul Ravine had always been cautious. Coming to Zheng Capital this time was meant to be a diversion, and the Master of Ghoul Ravine had assured himself that no one could have detected their movements.

"Then Old Master He, you may return first. If you are concerned, you’re free to leave two people here to wait for Manager Can and Manager Su," Prince Duan suggested. Given the chaos with the household servants at Prince Duan’s Mansion, it was possible that Manager Can and Manager Su had gotten lost in the shuffle.

"Lingzi, let’s go," the Master of Ghoul Ravine stepped forward. The young man looked coldly unfazed by Yu Yuan and his group, showing no intention of leaving. He had just seen unrest in Zheng Nianru’s eyes—more precisely, his own unrest.

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