Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 336: Chapter 333: Intentions

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Li Hongzhao said, ”Chu Zhiyuan, is your life really so worthless?”

Chu Zhiyuan replied, ”Without your help, the Heavenly Hidden Sect can’t do anything to me. You’re forcing your help on me; I don’t want it, but you’re insisting.”

Li Hongzhao curled her fiery red lips, ”Do you really think you can defend against the Heavenly Hidden Sect?”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled slightly.

Li Hongzhao continued, ”Your intuition is remarkable, you can sense danger ahead of time, but have you sensed the approach of the Heavenly Hidden Sect?”

Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

Li Hongzhao scoffed, ”The Heavenly Hidden Sect can conceal their own aura and interfere with detection. Even Grandmasters find it difficult to track them.”

”A treasure that conceals aura?” Chu Zhiyuan thought of the Black Pearl and also recalled the broken Jade that Cheng Tianfeng had.

It was called the Heavenly Hidden Pendant.

It indeed had the wondrous effect of concealing one’s aura.

He had kept it all along, thinking it might come in handy, but it never reacted under the moonlight.

He had long forgotten about it; if it weren’t for mentioning the Heavenly Hidden Sect, he wouldn’t have remembered that Heavenly Hidden Pendant.

He couldn’t help but wonder if he could find the experts of the Heavenly Hidden Sect using the Heavenly Hidden Pendant.

He shook his head.

It should be impossible to find them. After the Heavenly Hidden Pendant was destroyed, its aura was completely empty, feeling nothing.

This was enough to prove that the Heavenly Hidden Pendant was indeed extraordinary.

It also proved that the Heavenly Hidden Sect was not easy to deal with.

Li Hongzhao said, ”You can’t sense them at all, can you? ... They’re actually already watching Prince Qing Mansion, and they must have targeted you.”

Chu Zhiyuan closed his eyes.

His mind began to rewind.

The street where Prince Qing Mansion was located was empty, except for the guards of Prince Qing Mansion; there were no other residents.

The end of Prince Qing Street led to Azure Dragon Avenue, bustling with people, with shops and stalls on both sides.

The people from the shops and stalls were familiar, with no strangers.

But among the passing pedestrians, there were many unfamiliar faces; when he passed by, there were altogether thirty-two strangers.

Among these thirty-two people, there were four women and twenty-eight men, including eight elderly, ten young, and ten middle-aged people.

Of these people, thirty were skilled in martial arts.

This showed that practicing martial arts was prevalent; almost everyone was skilled in martial arts, though the skill levels varied.

Among these thirty martial artists, six were Innate Masters, and the rest were unremarkable.

This showed that mastering martial arts was not easy, nor was becoming an Innate Master.

However, upon looking and examining closely, these thirty practitioners didn’t seem like those hiding their cultivation, then what about the two who couldn’t practice martial arts?

Of the two who couldn’t practice martial arts, one was a young man, and the other was an elderly. Do they have issues?

He mentally magnified these two people, retrieving and carefully observing the insight results from his memory.

He found that these two indeed had issues.

It was just that he hadn’t noticed at the time.

These two seemed like they couldn’t practice martial arts, but their leg and hand joints showed subtle inconsistencies.

Their left hand’s joints were slightly thicker compared to ordinary people.

These two practiced the Left Hand Sword.

Just like Cheng Tianfeng practiced the Left Hand Sword back in the day!

Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes and slowly nodded, ”It seems they’ve indeed targeted me.”

”Have you finally realized?” Li Hongzhao asked smugly.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Yesterday there were two of them, and today it’s still the same two, but they’ve altered their appearance... very much like the style of your Wuxiang Sect.”

”Just talking nonsense again!” Li Hongzhao said irritably, ”The Wuxiang Sect has nothing to do with the Heavenly Hidden Sect!”

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at her.

The relationships between these sects are sometimes unimaginably complex; relationships that seem completely unrelated are often intertwined.

Who knows if the Heavenly Hidden Sect and the Wuxiang Sect actually have a connection.

Li Hongzhao said, ”Moreover, the Heavenly Hidden Sect is an evil sect from Da Zhen, whereas the Wuxiang Sect is a renowned authentic sect from Da Meng.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said nothing.

Li Hongzhao watched, gritting her teeth, her heart burning with anger, ”Do you really not need our help?”

Chu Zhiyuan asked, ”How many did Mr. Su spot?”

”Four experts from the Heavenly Hidden Sect,” Li Hongzhao replied.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”I discovered two of them, but I’m not sure if they’re from the Heavenly Hidden Sect.”

He couldn’t confirm whether those two guys were from the Heavenly Hidden Sect, since he had never truly encountered the experts from the Heavenly Hidden Sect.

What if they were Netherworld Secret Guards?

Or other masters or spies?

”When Mr. Su returns, you can compare notes and find out, can’t you?” Li Hongzhao huffed, then laughed, ”Mr. Su, you’re just in time.”

Su Qiuyan suddenly appeared, cupped her fists, and smiled at Chu Zhiyuan.

Under the light, she was dressed in a lake-green robe, simple and elegant.

Chu Zhiyuan cupped his fist with a smile, ”Mr. Su, are you watching those four guys from the Heavenly Hidden Sect?”

Su Qiuyan nodded, ”They are elusive, and with one careless move, they disappear.”

Chu Zhiyuan looked at Li Hongzhao, ”Ink and paper.”

Li Hongzhao gestured with her hand.

Two young maids quickly brought ink, paper, and brush.

Chu Zhiyuan casually wielded the brush, and soon two portraits appeared vividly under his hand.

Chu Zhiyuan set down the brush and smiled, ”Mr. Su, are these two people experts from the Heavenly Hidden Sect?”

Su Qiuyan examined the portraits, gently nodding, ”They look very similar; they are indeed from the Heavenly Hidden Sect. Has the Princely Heir already discovered them?”

”Without Her Highness’s reminder, I wouldn’t have discovered them,” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”What are they up to?”

Su Qiuyan shook her head, ”Originally, I thought they would be eager to assassinate the Princely Heir, but they have yet to take action.”

This puzzled her.

Were these four experts from the Heavenly Hidden Sect not there to assassinate Chu Zhiyuan? Why were they tracking Chu Zhiyuan?

Li Hongzhao asked, ”What do they want to do?”

”It’s very strange,” Su Qiuyan said, ”Are they intending to assassinate someone around the Princely Heir?”

The guards around the Princely Heir were extremely strong, and the guards at King Qing and his wife’s side were equally formidable.

They all made it challenging to succeed.

What exactly did the Heavenly Hidden Sect intend to do?

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, ”Indeed weird.”

He also found it strange.

If the Heavenly Hidden Sect truly meant to assassinate him, his intuition should have sensed it.

If they aimed to assassinate Bai Ningshuang and Chu Minghou, he would have sensed it as well, as he tested it every morning.

Given the current situations, there were two possibilities. One was that the Heavenly Hidden Sect could bypass his golden vertical pupil and Super Sense, hiding their killing intent from being detected by him.

Two was that they held no killing intent.

The Heavenly Hidden Sect was indeed an evil sect; they didn’t need a reason to kill him, especially since the Secret Shadow Sect was a branch of the Heavenly Hidden Sect.

Li Hongzhao scoffed, ”Regardless of how odd it is, they’re an evil sect. Everyone wants to get rid of them. Aren’t you going to kill them?”

”Without figuring it out clearly, something just feels off... Mr. Su, can you capture them?”

”Difficult,” Su Qiuyan said, ”They are extremely keen, and with the Heavenly Concealing Technique, their speed is very fast. As soon as they sense something is wrong, they can escape immediately.”

Chu Zhiyuan was surprised and looked at her.

Su Qiuyan said, ”The Heavenly Concealing Technique is wondrous and can avoid our tracking.”

”Then let me handle it,” Chu Zhiyuan said.

He glanced at Li Hongzhao, ”There’s no need for Your Highness to get involved in this matter. Leave it to me.”

Li Hongzhao was immediately dissatisfied, ”Are you trying to burn the bridge after crossing?”

”I haven’t crossed your bridge, have I?” Chu Zhiyuan smiled.

”Without my reminder, could you have noticed?” Li Hongzhao huffed, ”Wasn’t my reminder the most crucial part?”

”... Just let it be burning the bridge.” Chu Zhiyuan didn’t want Li Hongzhao to know more of his secrets.

The reason the Heavenly Hidden Sect followed him was likely related to his secrets.

Li Hongzhao said, ”Mr. Su knows the hiding places of the other two. Don’t you want to know?”

Su Qiuyan gently nodded.

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