Nine Revolutions Star Transformation-Chapter 278 - 287: The Storm Approaches the Imperial City
"Lin Feng, you’d better hurry back. The commotion here just now wasn’t small. Someone will be coming soon. Ying Tianchou is the Prime Minister’s son. If people find out it was you who killed him, you’re done." Sword Spirit said at this moment.
"Are you alright? Your voice sounds weak. Did you expend a lot of soul power?" Chu Linfeng asked, then swiftly moved and vanished with a shadowy afterimage.
"Indeed, the consumption was significant. If you can find any soul medicine, that would be ideal. It’s all thanks to absorbing a portion of the Celestial Crystal’s effects, or I couldn’t guarantee I could have slain the residual soul of the Black Flood Dragon." Sword Spirit said truthfully, as there were some things she wouldn’t hide from Chu Linfeng.
Chu Linfeng continuously used Shift Form and Shadow, running several miles before stopping, then heading towards the main road to avoid arousing suspicion.
Not long after Chu Linfeng had left, several people descended from the sky. "There was a great battle here just now. The spatial fluctuations are intense. Such strong spatial disturbances require at least a Divine Martial Realm expert."
The speaker was an elderly man, his face showing surprise, suggesting his strength wasn’t low either.
"There aren’t many Divine Martial Realm experts in the Celestial Dragon Country. Who could it be? And disappearing so tracelessly, it’s really strange." spoke a middle-aged beauty.
"Look quickly, there’s blood here, along with pieces of flesh and bone fragments! It seems someone killed and left." a middle-aged man immediately shouted.
The old man and the middle-aged beauty quickly walked over, and after surveying the scene, were also shocked. To kill someone to this extent, there must be a tremendous grudge, or strength so extreme that nothing remains of the corpse.
At this moment, the middle-aged beauty found a broken sword handle on the ground not far away and immediately picked it up. Her face suddenly turned pale upon close inspection.
"This, this is my son’s sword. Why is it broken like this? I personally gave this sword to him. Could it be the blood on the ground is my son’s?" The middle-aged beauty suddenly became nervous.
"Indeed, I recognize the sword you gave him. It’s a Spirit Tier Top Grade sword. Whoever broke it off at the hilt must be stronger than any of us. Qing Mei, don’t distress yourself too much. You know fully well what Tianchou was like, perhaps he provoked someone powerful." The middle-aged man said at this moment.
"We should leave quickly and inform the Prime Minister. We must swiftly find out who the perpetrator is and see whom Tianchou had recently antagonized. Everyone in the Imperial City knows he had us backing him."
"I think this incident is related to recruiting Royal Guards. Only someone who doesn’t know Tianchou’s background would resort to such measures." the elder said sternly.
"Elder Yan is quite right. We must quickly report this to the Prime Minister. The Imperial City is about to experience another bout of bloodshed." The middle-aged man said, then the three immediately leapt into the sky, flying swiftly towards the Imperial City.
Chu Linfeng walked slowly on the main road, completely unaware that three people had already discovered Ying Tianchou’s situation. Not long after, he reached the city gate.
The wanted poster with his description was still pasted on the wall as before, but this time it had an image, showing his disguised appearance.
At the city gate, he was similarly stopped, but upon seeing Chu Linfeng, the soldiers immediately smiled and said, "Brother, done with your business? You’re back so soon?"
"Yes, all done! Elder brother, remember to come for a drink when you have time!" Chu Linfeng laughed, then took out a top-grade Star Stone from his storage ring.
"Here, this is the city entry fee. The rest is for you guys to have a drink. I have other matters, so I’ll be leaving." Chu Linfeng laughed.
"O-oh, how can this be right? Then I’ll thank you on behalf of the brothers!" The soldier said happily, quickly accepting the Star Stone from Chu Linfeng.
The other soldiers looked on enviously, not expecting this young man to be like the God of Wealth, truly lucky.
After entering the city, Chu Linfeng didn’t linger and returned directly to the resting area in the training grounds. It seemed the third trial hadn’t ended, and the resting area was empty.
Back in his room, he immediately took out some top-grade Star Stones to absorb. After killing Ying Tianchou, his Chaos Qi was almost depleted and needed to be replenished to full, to be prepared for any unexpected events.
While Chu Linfeng was slowly absorbing Star Power, chaos erupted in the Prime Minister’s Mansion of the Imperial City.
A middle-aged man with an authoritative face, tearful eyes fixed on the broken sword handle in his hands, said, "Where did you find this sword handle?"
"Replying to the Prime Minister, we found this handle three miles outside the city in a secluded place. When we had just completed the task you assigned and were heading back, we noticed spatial fluctuations near the Imperial City.
We went immediately, but saw no one, only some flesh, blood, and this sword handle in the surroundings." The middle-aged man respectfully explained.
"I recognize this as my son’s sword. Wasn’t he at the training grounds applying for Royal Guard? Why is it outside the city? What’s going on?" the Prime Minister questioned.
"We don’t know the reason. Only General Luo Ping might know the details. Whoever lured Tianchou out and killed him definitely didn’t know his true background. If they did, no matter how skilled they were, it wouldn’t have been possible.
If we were in the city, we’d have rushed there immediately if anything happened outside. I suspect this person might be an outsider, or one of those applying for the Royal Guard position." the middle-aged man analyzed.
"Oh, my son! If only you’d listened and not insisted on becoming a Royal Guard. A Prime Minister’s son doesn’t need to do such a demeaning job. It’s all your fault! If not for you, how could this happen?" cried a middle-aged beauty.
"Madam, what good does crying do now! Such woman’s sentimentality!" the Prime Minister shouted angrily, then ordered, "Someone, take the Madam back to rest!"
After the middle-aged beauty was led away by two neatly dressed maids, the Prime Minister said, "Let’s go to the training grounds and make Luo Ping give me an explanation. If he’s involved, I want him gone from the Imperial City!"
A storm is about to hit the Imperial City, yet the main character, Chu Linfeng, remains blissfully unaware, quietly absorbing the top-grade Star Stones in his hands...
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