Chapter 357 Throbbing

Lu Yuan looked up. The "mansion" in front of him was said to be a mansion, but in fact it was very simple. The situation inside could be seen at a glance through the tile-eaves hut at the door.

It's not so much a mansion, but such a mansion shouldn't be inhabitable.

Lu Yuan frowned, "Your Highness, this is..."

"This is the storage barn." Qian Renxue said with a smile at this time, "Maybe Lu Yuan, you don't know much about the daily affairs and structure of the empire. The storage barn is where the empire stores grain to prepare for famines and provide disaster relief. The place."

After Qian Renxue finished speaking, she walked over directly, followed closely by Lu Yuan and the five commanders behind her.

At this moment, several armored and armed guards guarding the door of Ji Granary blocked their way.

"Who are you? Trespassing into important territory of the empire is a serious crime!" they shouted.

At the same time, they also raised their spears and aimed them at Qian Renxue, Lu Yuan and others.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan stood in front of Qian Renxue, and at the same time took out his identity token, "I am the Marquis of the Empire, Tianying Marquis Lu Yuan, and I have been ordered to go in and check, so please get out of here!"

"Tian Ying Hou?!" They were stunned for a moment, and they really didn't dare to question Lu Yuan anymore, but one of their leaders stood up with a cold sweat on his face and said, "You guys don't know Tian Ying Hou, please forgive me."

"However, since Tianyinghou is here to visit, why not let me report it to the food controller inside?"

Lu Yuan said coldly, "No, you can just let me go, but if you don't let me go..."

His eyes were sharp, and the terrifying soul power pressure was directly pressed against these ordinary people without soul power. In an instant, the guards broke out in cold sweat, "Yes! Yes, yes! Get out of the way, little people!"

Then they made way with horror on their faces, allowing Qian Renxue and Lu Yuan to walk in.

After walking in, Lu Yuan realized that this was indeed not a place for people to live. There was a three-sided lobby in the mansion, but there were no other rooms.

The lobby is of brick and wood structure, with small green tiles covering the roof, wooden floor frame, and white plastered walls. It is in the style of a double horse head wall with a gourd top in the middle and a double solid door.

And the door is closed, obviously there is food stored inside, and this is also done to facilitate storage.

But both Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue clearly heard the movement behind the closed door at this time. But what is strange is that with Lu Yuan's cultivation level, it is not difficult to hear the detailed sounds inside through a door. .

But he just couldn't hear the sound behind the door. It was obvious that a powerful soul master had tampered with the place, or that the storage barn was built with sound-isolating building materials.

The question then arises, why are the storage barns where grain is stored so insulated from sound?

Not to mention Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue, even the five leaders of the Royal Knights who came with them felt something was wrong.

Lu Yuan took a step forward at this time, "Your Highness, I will go and investigate first."

"Yeah." Qian Renxue nodded.

"You are here to protect His Highness." Lu Yuan turned to the five commanders behind him and shouted.

"Yes, general!" The five commanders all said yes and stood directly next to Qian Renxue.

Lu Yuan said softly at the same time, "Darkness is pouring in."

After these words, the power of shadow in his body was driven by him very obediently, and then he quietly approached the wall of the lobby door on the right, although he directly condensed the power of arcana and shadow on his fingers. superior.

Secret of Shadow Stream·Erosion Blade.

Lu Yuan's fingers were extremely sharp at this time. No matter what extremely hard building materials were in front of him, it would be of no use in front of his fingers.

Lu Yuan quietly poked a hole in the wall.

Immediately, he saw the situation inside. He saw a set of tables and chairs with his back to the door. Two nobles in luxurious clothes were sitting on the chairs. In the direction they were facing, they could not see the horizon. food.

At the same time, there were more than a dozen strong men stepping on the grain, with their backs and waists exposed, mixing pots of sand, gravel and water into the grain!

Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment, but soon, although he couldn't understand what exactly they were doing, it was obvious that he guessed that these people were mixing sediment into the grain and cheating!

"Be diligent! Make sure to make up for the missing weight before tomorrow!" The two nobles sitting in the chairs said while drinking tea.

"Yes! Sir!" the strong men all said in unison.

At this moment, "Who are you?!"

A shout came from the other side, and a strong man in equally gorgeous clothes walked out of the door of the central lobby.

The first thing he saw was Lu Yuan, and then he saw Qian Renxue, who was guarded by five commanders.

The next moment, his expression changed, "Your Majesty... Your Highness!"

Obviously he recognized Qian Renxue, and he recognized Qian Renxue’s face as His Highness the Crown Prince...

Basically, it means that his status in Tiandou City is not low. Qian Renxue looked at the strong man and sneered, "It's me, Chandler. I see you are quite courageous!"

Then she looked directly at Lu Yuan, "Tianyinghou, what did you just see?!"

At this moment, Lu Yuan directly shook his soul power at the door of the lobby on the right!

In an instant, the solid door was blasted open, and everything inside was exposed to everyone's sight.

The dozen or so big men were still mixing sand, gravel and water into the food, but the door was blasted open, causing their movements to freeze in place.

Lu Yuan raised his hands and said, "Your Highness, as you have seen with your own eyes, these people are adding water and sand to the grain to fake the weight of the grain and line their own pockets!"

"Chandler, as the third grain storehouse minister in Tiandou City, what else can you say?" Qian Renxue said coldly to the strong man.

Chandler's face suddenly turned pale, "Your Highness...I..."

At this time, the strong men and nobles in the three halls of Ji Granary all ran to Qian Renxue with pale faces, and they all fell to their knees, "Your Highness, forgive me!"

Chandler looked at this situation and knew that it was obviously impossible to explain this matter today.

He really didn't expect that Qian Renxue would suddenly come here today to inspect the situation of the No. 3 storage barn.

Normally, the prince's inspection of the storage barn would be a matter of day after tomorrow.

In order to prevent Qian Renxue from discovering that he had sold two-thirds of the grain collected in the storage barn this year to outside grain merchants to line his own pockets, he ordered that the difference in grain weight be "made up" within these two days. .

As for how to make up for it, it is to mix the sediment and water into it. The yellowish-white sediment and the grain that has not been carefully processed cannot be seen without looking carefully.

But the same amount of sediment is lighter than the same amount of grain, and too much sediment will look too fake, so you have to add water into it.

It can be said that unless you eat the food produced in this way, no one will find that two-thirds of it is filled with sand and water.

"What do you have to say?" Qian Renxue said coldly, "As an imperial official, you actually adulterated grain. Do you think I don't know that you sold the original grain to outside merchants at a low price?"

"Just for your own selfish desires and disregarding the safety of the empire, you really deserve death!"

Chandler's face became paler and paler, but the next moment, as he listened to Qian Renxue's words, his eyes kept shining.

Finally, after Qian Renxue's words "He deserves to die", a trace of determination flashed in his eyes, "In that case! Your Highness! I have been offended!"

The next moment, he shouted loudly, "Possessed by a martial spirit!"

A huge painted halberd suddenly appeared in Chandler's hand, and five soul rings appeared under his feet, three yellow, one purple and one black. He turned out to be a Soul King!

Then, the third soul ring under his feet lit up, "Third soul skill! Overlord posture!"

At the same time, he rushed towards Qian Renxue. The expressions of the five commanders guarding Qian Renxue changed, and then they all summoned martial spirits. However, when they were caught off guard, Chandler was Cut it open with a halberd!

In an instant, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince "Xue Qinghe", who everyone thought had no power to fight back, was exposed in front of him. He made a claw-like shape with his left hand and wanted to grab "Xue Qinghe"'s neck with a ferocious expression on his face.

Even if in fact "Xue Qinghe" is not an ordinary person with no cultivation, but a soul sect, no one thinks that "Xue Qinghe", the imperial crown prince who usually lives a pampered life and rarely has any contact with others, will The power to fight back!

Qian Renxue also looked pale at this time, as if she couldn't even run away, and stayed in place.

Although she has the strength not to be caught by Chandler, the soul king whose soul rings are not even the best match, she must behave like this in this situation, because...

"Don't hurt Your Highness!" Lu Yuan's voice suddenly appeared at this time, and as soon as the voice fell, he didn't know when he appeared behind Qian Renxue.

It is the shadow of Qian Renxue.

The secret of Shadow Stream: Crossing Shadows allows Lu Yuan to appear directly from any place where shadows are.

The sharp Death Star Scythe appeared in Lu Yuan's hand. Then he faced Chandler who rushed over and waved the scythe in his hand expressionlessly.

The next moment, Chandler's smiling smile disappeared, followed by his painful screams.

"ah--!!!"

as well as……

A thick left arm flew into the air, and then landed heavily on the ground.

But at this moment, Qian Renxue subconsciously took a step back when faced with the blood splashing from Chandler's broken arm.

But Lu Yuan is right behind her right now...

She bumped directly into Lu Yuan behind her and couldn't help but stumble. Lu Yuan subconsciously put his arms around Qian Renxue's waist, directly supporting her body as she almost fell.

Lu Yuan only felt a very familiar and delicate touch from his left hand, which was almost the same as the feeling from Ning Rongrong's waist skin to his palm when he hugged Ning Rongrong.

At this moment, Qian Renxue looked up and saw Lu Yuan's eyes, which were as deep as the starry sky, and at the same time there was a mixture of maturity and youthfulness in them.

In an instant, combined with the warmth of Lu Yuan's palm coming from her waist, she suddenly remembered the scene she saw at the royal hunting ground.

She couldn't help but look down, and Lu Yuan's thin lips opened slightly as he breathed. She didn't know why, but she suddenly felt that the boy's thin lips so close at hand were so alluring.

Lu Yuan also met Qian Renxue's eyes at this time, and he quickly reacted.

After all, the current Qian Renxue has a man's face, which is equivalent to seeing a guy who looks like a man. Even if the guy says he is a woman, you will never think anything about him.

Of course, except Nan Tong, and Lu Yuan is not a Nan Tong.

The next moment, he directly used his palm to help Qian Renxue upright.

Then Lu Yuan took a step forward expressionlessly, continuing to play the role of guard, "Chandler, you are corrupt and fraudulent, and you dare to take action against His Highness, how brave you are!"

Qian Renxue also woke up. Her real pretty face under the human skin mask was flushed, but she didn't show any shyness on the surface.

At this time, she said coldly to Chandler, who had broken his arm and was seriously injured and fell to the ground, "The evidence of your crime is sufficient. I will report this matter to my father and let him determine your crime!"

Chandler's face was so pale that he didn't need to say anything more. He also knew that even if he was not executed for his crime, he would probably be deprived of his noble status and go to jail in vain.

At this time, Lu Yuan looked at the five commanders standing on the side. The five commanders had expressions of shame and joy at the same time.

The shame is naturally because they failed to protect Qian Renxue, and the joy is naturally because Lu Yuan took action to protect Qian Renxue.

Lu Yuan snorted coldly, "You almost made a big mistake. I have to give you a good lesson when I get back!"

"Yes, General." The five commanders immediately responded with shame.

…

In the afternoon, Tiandou Palace.

"Okay, you all should go back." Qian Renxue smiled and waved to Lu Yuan and others behind her, "Thank you very much for your protection today."

"This is what I should do." Lu Yuan led the five commanders in salute.

"Today can be regarded as catching an insect for the empire, and you all have contributed a lot." Qian Renxue said with a smile, "I will report it to my father."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Lu Yuan said again, cupping his hands.

Then Qian Renxue smiled slightly, turned around, and returned to the palace surrounded by palace guards and palace officials.

At this time, Lu Yuan also turned around and said to the five commanders behind him, "Okay, you all can lead your troops back. Today's work is over."

"Yes, General." The five commanders said with their hands raised.

Under their leadership, more than five hundred royal knights marched back along the road they came from.

Lu Yuan was about to go back, but at this moment, a green figure walked out of the palace, and he was stunned for a moment.

"teacher?"

That's right, it was Lu Yuan's cheap teacher Poison Douluo Dugubo who came out.

"Lu Yuan?" Dugu Bo was also stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "I saw Xue Qinghe just now. You were sent to him by Emperor Xue Ye. You must have just come back, right?"

"Well, I just went out with His Highness the Crown Prince." Lu Yuan nodded immediately and said.

Dugu Bo's face was uncertain, then he pointed to a teahouse in front and said, "Let's go, boy, let's talk there."

After entering the teahouse, Dugu Bo asked for a private room and ordered two cups of tea.

Then the two sat opposite each other. Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Teacher, do you have something to say to me?"

"Can I come to you if I have nothing to say?" Dugu Bo rolled his eyes fiercely.

"I want you... not to get too close to that prince Xue Qinghe."

Lu Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Teacher, why is this?"

Dugu Bo took a deep look at Lu Yuan, "Boy, although you are very strong, you are still too young. Some things are not as simple as they appear on the surface. Many times, you have to look more carefully and see through Appearance reveals true essence.”

"His Royal Highness is not as simple as you think."

Lu Yuan thought to himself, of course I know that this "Xue Qinghe" is not that simple, after all, it is Qian Renxue pretending to be.

It's just that he can't confess all this yet, as he still wants to use Qian Renxue as a pawn to undermine the Xue family's rule over the Tiandou Empire.

"Your Highness...in my opinion, he is a very good person, at least better than that Xue Beng." Lu Yuan pretended to think for a moment, and then said seriously.

Dugu Bo silently shook his head at this time, "No, no, no, Lu Yuan, do you know why Xue Beng is such a playboy? That was all because of Xue Qinghe. Emperor Xue Ye, the current Emperor of the Dou Empire, originally had four sons. Xue Qinghe was the eldest. , Avalanche is the smallest one.”

"At the beginning, the most outstanding disciple of the royal family was not Xue Qinghe, but the second son of Emperor Xue Ye. He was a young man with amazing talents. Maybe he couldn't compare to you in terms of spiritual master training, but in terms of intelligence, But he still wanted to be above you. But when he was twelve years old, he died. At that time, Xue Qinghe, the eldest brother, was fourteen years old. The next year, the third son of Emperor Xue Ye was training as a soul master. One of his sons who was extremely talented died at the age of eleven. Therefore, only two of the original four sons of Emperor Xue Ye are left."

Lu Yuan shook his head at this time and tried hard to defend Qian Renxue, "But Emperor Xue Ye must have had doubts back then, right? But in the end, no evidence was found, so teacher, your guess in this regard may not be true. "

"You brat!" Suddenly, Dugu Bo blew his beard and stared, obviously very angry at Lu Yuan's words, "Can I talk nonsense?!"

"Although no one can be sure about what happened back then, it is indeed what you said because there is no evidence. However, two days before the death of the second prince, Emperor Xueye had just discussed the matter of establishing a prince with several important ministers, and almost All the important ministers are leaning towards the second prince." He added at this time.

Lu Yuan pretended to be thinking at this time, "Could there be someone behind His Highness doing it for profit?"

Dugu Bo shook his head, "That's impossible. The four princes were all living in the palace at that time, and the second prince died of poisoning. And all the food and drinks on that day were strictly inspected. There was absolutely no poisoning. Possibly. Only insiders have the opportunity to take action. It is impossible for outsiders to get close. Those attendants and maids who take care of the prince are the most trusted confidants of Emperor Xueye. Afterwards, this became a headless case. And the next year the third prince When he died, the situation was almost exactly the same. As the fourth prince, Xue Beng was only seven years old at that time."

"Emperor Xue Ye was so sad that he sent Prince Xue Xing to investigate the matter thoroughly. The results of Prince Xue Xing's investigation were very strange. From the clues, he discovered that the two princes were poisoned with exactly the same poison when they died, but they were not the same. The poison is poisoned through the soul master's martial soul."

Lu Yuan was still helping Qian Renxue to quibble: "This does not prove that it is related to His Highness!"

He looked as if he had been brainwashed by His Highness the Crown Prince.

Dugu Bo sneered, "If there is no evidence, we have to look for the one who gained the most benefits. The second and third princes died young, and the fourth prince was young. Who gained the most benefits? If it is an outsider who wants to attack the Tiandou Empire's royal family, why only Leaving behind the eldest son? You know, although Xue Qinghe's talent is not as good as that of the second prince, he was quite smart when he was young. The reason why Xue Beng became like this is because he didn't want to die. Prince Xue Xing personally taught him how to save his life. Trick.”

"As the emperor's brother, Prince Xue Xing is by no means as simple as you see on the surface. He saved my life back then. That's why I know so many inside stories. Over the years, Prince Xue Qinghe has gained more and more knowledge. With the support of more and more ministers, Emperor Xueye also trusted him and handed over more matters to him. However, Emperor Xueye's own health was deteriorating. Not long ago, Prince Xuexing suddenly fell into disparity. Emperor Xue Ye was actually poisoned by a chronic poison. Then he came to me for diagnosis and treatment. I found out that Emperor Xue Ye was poisoned by a kind of mixed poison. The base poison was in ordinary food, but the inducement came from a spice. This There is usually only one person in the palace who grows spices. That is Xue Qinghe."

"This kind of mixed poison is extremely mysterious. I haven't read a lot of information in your Qibao Glazed Sect's library and the royal library recently. I gradually discovered through clues and clues that I would never have thought of it. Thinking of the past, do you think Xue Will Qinghe be clean?”

"Then teacher, do you want Xue Beng to replace him?" Lu Yuan frowned and said, "I would rather let Xue Qinghe become the emperor of the Tiandou Empire than Xue Beng. Do you know how dandy the fourth prince is?"

Dugu Bo snorted coldly, "You are wrong. This kid Xue Beng is not simple either. He is an extremely smart person, but he has always hidden himself very deeply. You see, he only has a soul power in the thirties now. . In fact, it’s not that he didn’t have the chance to cultivate to a higher level, but that he deliberately didn’t cultivate hard and allowed his soul power to stagnate. I only told Prince Xue Xing about Xue Qinghe’s relationship with Mixed Poison. Now even Emperor Xue Ye They are all still kept in the dark. But I made him a batch of antidotes that can slowly dissolve the poison. I just told Emperor Xue Ye that he was poisoned, and asked him to remain poisoned and not tell anyone. Own situation."

"Teacher." At this time, Lu Yuan shook his head, "I feel that even if His Highness does such a terrible thing, his ascension to the throne will be a thousand times better than that avalanche."

Dugu Bo frowned, "Is it because of your position? You don't want Xue Beng to take over, is it because of the feud between you two?"

"Well, whether it's for the empire or for myself, Xue Beng can't be the person in charge." Lu Yuan said solemnly.

"Eh... I'm just doing this to repay Prince Xue Xing's kindness back then. Don't worry, I don't want to interfere with the royal family's affairs. I'm just helping Emperor Xue Ye detoxify." Dugu Bo sighed at this time and said.

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you for your understanding, teacher."