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Chapter 6 The Carefree Prince's Residence

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking.

At a side gate of the palace, two figures appeared exceptionally solitary.

Lu Xuan was dressed in a plain brocade robe, his hands behind his back, his expression indifferent.

Lin Wan'er carried a small bundle on her back, keeping her head down and following closely behind him. The bundle contained all of the Third Prince's belongings.

It was utterly desolate.

"Your Highness, are we leaving like this?"

Lin Wan'er glanced back at the towering palace walls, feeling slightly uneasy.

"What? You can't bear to part with it?"

Lu Xuan didn't stop walking, but a cold smile appeared on his lips.

"Once you step out of this door, you'll truly be free to leap like fish in the sea and soar like birds in the sky."

However, just as the two were about to step out of the palace gates...

"Clang!"

A series of synchronized sounds of swords being drawn suddenly rang out.

A group of imperial guards dressed in black armor blocked their way with unfriendly expressions.

The leader was a burly man with a fierce face; he was Zhao Hu, a minor officer in the Imperial Guard.

This person was a confidant of the Crown Prince, and he often used his position to make things difficult for the original owner of the body.

"Oh, isn't this His Highness the Third Prince?"

Zhao Hu crossed his arms and looked Lu Xuan up and down with disdain, showing no intention of bowing.

"So eager to leave? Did you steal some palace treasures?"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the Imperial Guards immediately surrounded him.

"According to the rules, when a prince goes out, his luggage must be thoroughly inspected to prevent him from smuggling in stolen items for the emperor."

"Men, strip that woman of her bundle and search her thoroughly, inside and out! Don't miss the inner layers of her clothes either..."

Upon hearing the four words "inner layer of clothing," the surrounding imperial guards let out a lewd snort.

Lin Wan'er turned pale with fright and instinctively hid behind Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan stopped and slightly raised his eyes.

"Zhao Hu, who gave you the audacity to block my path?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hu burst into exaggerated laughter as if he had heard a joke.

"Hahaha! Your Highness, do you really need to put on airs?"

"Do you still think of the princes of the past? You've been granted the title of king, and you're the first... carefree king ever seen in this dynasty!"

"They practically have 'Just waiting to die' etched on your forehead!"

"Furthermore, I am acting under orders. The Crown Prince specifically instructed me to give His Highness the Third Prince a proper send-off."

"If Your Highness knows what's good for you, you should cooperate obediently. Otherwise... fists and feet have no eyes, and it would be bad if Your Highness's precious body were injured."

In the end, Zhao Hu's eyes flashed with ferocity, his muscles tensed, and he released his aura as a ninth-level Body Tempering Realm cultivator without reservation.

Although Zhao Hu had heard that the Third Prince had displayed his power in the Imperial Study last night, he thought it was nothing more than empty talk.

In a real fight, this piece of trash wouldn't even be able to withstand a single finger of his!

"Acting under orders?"

Lu Xuan nodded, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes.

"Since it was your elder brother who sent you here to die, then I will grant your wish."

"court death!"

Zhao Hu was furious. Being provoked by a well-known good-for-nothing whose future was now ruined made him feel utterly humiliated.

He took a sudden step forward, his large, fan-like hand reaching straight for Lu Xuan's neck.

If that claw gets a firm grip, Lu Xuan will probably be held in his hand like a little chick.

"Your Highness, please be careful!"

Lin Wan'er exclaimed in surprise.

Faced with this powerful grab, Lu Xuan neither dodged nor avoided it.

He didn't move until the large hand was less than three inches from his face.

He simply raised his hand.

Clench your fist and unleash it!

This punch, seemingly ordinary, was as fast as lightning, striking first despite being launched later.

The body, tempered overnight by the Chaos Devouring Heaven Scripture, unleashed astonishing power at this moment.

The force of two thousand pounds was concentrated into a single point, and the air was compressed by this punch, producing a loud bang.

"Bang!!!"

A dull, loud bang.

Under the horrified gazes of all the Imperial Guards, Zhao Hu, the commander who had taken the initiative to attack despite being at the ninth level of Body Tempering, was sent flying backward!

He coughed up blood in mid-air, and a large section of his chest visibly caved in, with countless ribs broken.

"Boom!"

Zhao Hu slammed heavily against the palace wall ten meters away, cracking the hard blue brick wall with spiderweb-like fissures. He then slid down like a puddle of mud, his fate unknown.

The entire venue fell silent instantly.

The Imperial Guards, who had been laughing and joking, now stared wide-eyed, their mouths agape and their eyes practically bulging out of their sockets.

One punch.

Just that one punch.

Did they directly cripple Zhao Hu, who was at the ninth level of Body Tempering?

Is this really the useless third prince who can't even kill a chicken?

Lu Xuan slowly withdrew his fist, took out a silk handkerchief, and began to wipe his hands leisurely.

Then, he glanced at the remaining dumbfounded Imperial Guards and uttered a single word.

"roll!"

Whoosh!

A group of imperial guards were so frightened that they abandoned their armor and scattered in all directions, fearing that if they were a step too slow, they would suffer the same fate as Zhao Hu.

Lu Xuan casually tossed aside the silk handkerchief in his hand, not even glancing at Zhao Hu on the ground, and walked towards the palace gate with Lin Wan'er, who was still in shock but full of admiration.

At the same time, he didn't forget to say to the imperial guards behind him, "Tell Lu Heng that this is just interest. I will collect the rest little by little."

The clear, cold voice echoed outside the palace gates, lingering for a long time.

……

After leaving the palace, Lu Xuan found his carefree prince's mansion at the address given in the imperial edict.

However, when she saw the Prince's mansion in front of her, Lin Wan'er opened her mouth slightly, unable to speak for a long time.

What kind of royal palace is this?

The gate was dilapidated and crumbling, and the stone lion in front of it had a broken leg and lay there crookedly.

Pushing open the door, the yard was overgrown with weeds, some as tall as a person, clearly having been abandoned for a long time.

Several stray cats were even seen darting out of the dilapidated window frame in fright, bringing with them a strange, musty, and rotten smell.

Upon seeing this, Lin Wan'er's eyes reddened slightly.

"This is the residence His Majesty bestowed upon us? They... are humiliating Your Highness!"

"Even the mansions of ordinary wealthy families are hundreds of times better than this."

A prince who has been granted the title of king is being placed in such a place. If word gets out, Lu Xuan will surely become the laughing stock of the entire capital.

"Those people in the Ministry of Works know how to read the room and do things accordingly."

Lu Xuan looked around, but his face did not show the anger that Lin Wan'er had expected.

On the contrary, a strange light flashed in his eyes.

"Your Highness, shall I... clean this place up first?"

Lin Wan'er rolled up her sleeves.

Although this place is dilapidated and old, as long as His Highness is here, anywhere is home.

"No need to bother."

Lu Xuan waved his hand and walked straight to a dry well in the center of the courtyard.

He crouched down, reached out and gently stroked the edge of the well, and closed his eyes to sense it for a moment.

Then, a smile curved Lu Xuan's lips.

"Interesting, very interesting."

"Lu Heng and the Empress went to great lengths to disgust me, but unexpectedly, they gave me a great gift."

Although the house was dilapidated and located in a remote corner of the capital, it was still in a state of disrepair.

People who used to live here would always fall ill for no apparent reason.

Even those with cultivation can inexplicably suffer from qi deviation and demonic possession.

So it changed hands several times, but no one came to live there anymore.

This is why this house was bestowed upon Lu Xuan.

After all, the emperor wouldn't concern himself with this matter; he would simply issue an order to bestow titles upon kings, and the rest would be handled by others.

With just a slight signal from the Empress and the Crown Prince, many people would be willing to lend a hand...