Eternal Life: I Rely on Fortune Points for Improvement-Chapter 112: Dog Eat Dog

"Above Celestial Extreme?"

"Is it more powerful than the Celestial Extreme Technique?"

Jiang Feng exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes."

Han Dong nodded.

Continuing, he said, "That day, Wang Qisheng was desperate to find the ’Five Poison Grass’ because he discovered something fishy and wanted to decode the Cultivation Technique. Unfortunately, the Second Prince was unaware and had Cao Zhengyang execute him in prison."

"What Blood Skull desires is that Cultivation Technique?"

Jiang Feng seemed to understand.

"Yes and no."

Han Dong nodded, then shook his head.

"Why?"

Jiang Feng felt perplexed.

"The secret of the Demon Slaying Skill and Five Poison Grass is unknown to others, but Blood Skull and the leaders of the sect are fully aware. However, to decode the Cultivation Technique, a knack is needed. It took me several months to decipher a segment, while my master knew this knack and could translate the entire Cultivation Technique completely."

Han Dong explained.

"Sister Dong has already mastered the knack, right?"

Jiang Feng said.

"Correct."

Han Dong nodded and continued, "My master was extraordinarily wise and left clues at the crime scene to inform me of the key."

Hearing this, Jiang Feng wondered, "Since it is such a secret matter, how did Blood Skull know Sister Dong had mastered the knack?"

"I purposely leaked the information."

Han Dong replied.

Jiang Feng was stunned, pondered for a moment, and instantly understood. He sighed and said, "Sister Dong wants to avenge the master and the clan."

"Yes, my master showed immense kindness to me; this vendetta must be avenged!"

Han Dong was filled with righteous indignation.

Jiang Feng was still unsure about one thing and asked, "Why did Sister Dong tell me all this?"

"Blood Skull would use you to threaten me, just like anyone else. I’ve already implicated you, and if I can’t protect you this time, I don’t want you to die unjustly or unknowingly."

Han Dong said with guilt.

"Sister Dong didn’t let me stay in Zhenbei Prison, instead taking me out of Dragon Capital. If I’m not mistaken, someone of high authority already knows you’ve deciphered the Cultivation Technique. The person’s status is far beyond my imagination. Even if I stayed in prison, Sister Dong couldn’t assure my safety."

Jiang Feng speculated.

"Correct, on that day, I was eager for revenge and informed people from the Red Lotus Sect that my master had already deciphered the Cultivation Technique and that I brought it back to Dragon Capital.

My intention was to lure them into Dragon Capital and capture them all at once.

Unexpectedly, someone in the court thought Blood Skull had already acquired the Cultivation Technique, captured him, couldn’t find it, and sent Blood Skull to Zhenbei Prison."

Han Dong nodded and said.

"Sister Dong means the Dragon Capital Government Office."

Jiang Feng remembered that it was Huo Shangxiang who sent Blood Skull to Zhenbei Prison.

"The Dragon Capital Government Office doesn’t have the capability to deal with Blood Skull; only with someone helping from the shadows could they manage it."

Han Dong shook his head, hinting at something.

"The... Second Prince."

Jiang Feng tried saying.

"I knew you must have looked at the ledger."

Han Dong looked meaningfully at Jiang Feng.

The ledger had been handed to Jiang Feng twice; Han Dong wouldn’t believe it if Jiang Feng hadn’t looked at it.

"Sister Dong, I was wrong."

Jiang Feng lowered his head and said.

"I don’t blame you."

At this moment, how could Han Dong blame Jiang Feng?

She continued, "The Second Prince mobilized experts from the Dark Hall to capture Blood Skull. When he failed to obtain the Cultivation Technique, he sent Blood Skull to Zhenbei Prison. I don’t know what means he used to provoke me through Blood Skull in prison. If I fell into the trap and killed Blood Skull, I would be taken away by the Dali Temple. At that time, the Second Prince would have a way to obtain what he wanted."

"Why doesn’t Sister Dong just give the knack to the Second Prince?"

Jiang Feng didn’t want to see Han Dong and the Second Prince become opposed to each other. He hadn’t anticipated the matter involving Xiao Ran would implicate Han Dong.

"Impossible!" Han Dong clenched his fist and said.

Jiang Feng felt uneasy; could it be that Han Dong had already guessed that the destruction of the clan was related to the Second Prince?

He pretended to ask, "Why?"

Han Dong took out a letter from his body and said, "Before my master fell into danger, someone delivered a letter to me, asking me to go out of the city to rescue him. At first, I suspected it was a trick by the Red Lotus Sect, wanting to capture my master and me in one fell swoop."

"But on second thought, if it were the Red Lotus Sect, wouldn’t they be afraid I would inform the Court and mobilize troops against them? Then I thought of meeting with my master and discussing how to respond. Unexpectedly, before I could leave the city, I was captured and detained in a secret room for half a month."

Han Dong said this, with an angry face.

Jiang Feng’s expression was somewhat unnatural, and he hurriedly asked, "Sister Dong suspects it was the Second Prince, so you are unwilling to tell him the knack."

"The letter was sent by the Second Prince, but the person who imprisoned me wasn’t him."

Han Dong shook her head again.

"Sister Dong... why do you think so?"

Jiang Feng wanted to know how Han Dong figured it out.

"If the other party genuinely wanted to save my master, they could have sent the letter directly to him and allowed him to prepare in advance, instead of delivering it to me at a critical moment, forcing me to leave the city to rescue him.

This is to compel me to take a risk, so why suddenly stop me from leaving Dragon Capital?"

Han Dong explained.

"Why does the Second Prince target Sister Dong?"

Jiang Feng forced himself to remain calm and asked.

"This is a struggle between big figures." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Han Dong said helplessly.

"Sister Dong, can you elaborate?"

Jiang Feng didn’t quite understand what she meant.

"I originally thought that by staying away from Xiao Ran, I could avoid the court’s disputes. Now I understand that since I’m part of the court, how can I avoid factional strife? They think that by gaining my allegiance, they can secure the support of the future leader of the Xiao Family; if they can’t gain it, then they destroy it."

Han Dong said angrily.

She had learned from Xiao Ran that the delay in King Zhennan’s provisions was the work of the Second Prince, and there was already an open conflict between them. Additionally, the Seventh Prince tried to win her over with the ledger, and these incidents occurred at the same time, so it wasn’t hard for Han Dong to speculate and tie the events to the Second Prince.

"So... Sister Dong believes that the one who harmed you was the Second Prince, and the one who saved you was the Seventh Prince."

Jiang Feng followed Han Dong’s line of thought.

"The letter was sent by the Second Prince, and my master’s whereabouts were also leaked by him. However, I’m still unsure who my rescuer is. If it were the Seventh Prince, he wouldn’t have missed the chance to win me over, unless he thought there’s no room for reconciliation between the Second Prince and me, and I would have to plead with him in the future."

Han Dong said seriously.

"If this is true, what does Sister Dong plan to do?"

This was what Jiang Feng most wanted to know; he could tell that Han Dong was not someone who would sit and wait for death.

"I’ll let them bite each other like dogs!"

Han Dong said furiously.

Jiang Feng thought for a moment and exclaimed, "I understand! Sister Dong left Dragon Capital, heading south, not to take refuge, but to let them and the people from the Red Lotus Sect slaughter each other!"

"Yes, my master died at the hands of the Red Lotus Sect, but if the Second Prince hadn’t leaked his whereabouts, how could Blood Skull have found my master? Even if the Seventh Prince did save me, it was to disgust the Second Prince. In that case, I’ll go along with their intentions and let neither of them gain any advantage!"

Han Dong said ambiguously.