Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 401: Chapter 398: Wooden Sword

Chu Zhiyuan let out a breath.

Zhu Caifu also sighed, looking in the direction where the golden light disappeared, and sighed again.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, ”Mr. Zhu, rest assured, these two horses will not have any problems.”

”I’m not worried about the horses, I’m worried about Miaozhen.”

”I see Your Highness is still fine.”

”It seems fine now, but once she meets my second sister, it might not be.” Zhu Caifu shook her head and said, ”Actually, Miaozhen’s heart is very bitter.”

Chu Zhiyuan asked, ”Because of Lady Shu?”

”My second sister has always been in poor health, and her mood has never been good.”

”Because of the Seventeenth Prince?”

”... You actually know too?”

”I’ve heard a little,” said Chu Zhiyuan.

”Sigh...” Zhu Caifu shook her head and said, ”Every family has its own difficult story.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly, ”To outsiders, being an imperial concubine, wealthy and noble to the extreme, should be as happy as a god, little do they know that worries are even greater than ordinary people.”

Zhu Caifu looked at him in surprise, then recalled his experiences, and nodded.

She shook her head and laughed, ”Compared to the grievances you have suffered, my second sister’s grievances are nothing.”

Chu Zhiyuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the verdant Pine Forest, and said with a smile, ”Isn’t Lady Shu unwilling to let the Seventeenth Prince get involved in the fight for the imperial throne, or does she want him to fight for it?”

”... What do you think?”

”It seems the Seventeenth Prince has hope to strive for the imperial throne, so isn’t it just right to join Wentian Cliff?”

”How could we guess my second sister’s thoughts? She’s been smart since she was a child, we are no match for her.”

”Once you want to fight for something, it’s endless trouble,” Chu Zhiyuan sighed.

He pondered in his heart.

Lady Shu wants the Seventeenth Prince to fight for the imperial throne, so she doesn’t want him to join Wentian Cliff.

Could she have seen something, seen the Emperor’s intentions?

Does the Emperor of Da Zhen have a grudge against Wentian Cliff?

Was it there originally, or did it start with this Emperor?

This is indeed worth investigating carefully.

The matter is serious and needs a good talk with Li Hongzhao.

Although at odds with Li Hongzhao, on the matter of Wentian Cliff, their positions are aligned.

Both want to understand Wentian Cliff, they want to bring it down.

”Alright, I should get going too,” said Zhu Caifu, ”This time, I probably won’t be back for a while.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

Zhu Caifu said, ”You understand medicine too, don’t you?”

Chu Zhiyuan raised his sword-like eyebrow.

Zhu Caifu said, ”I’ve heard that it was you who cured your grandmother’s chronic illness.”

”... It was just a coincidence,” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”A blind cat finding a dead mouse.”

Zhu Caifu sighed, ”If my second sister really can’t make it, please help take a look.”

Chu Zhiyuan quickly waved his hand.

He was stunned by Zhu Caifu’s whimsical idea.

He never expected Zhu Caifu to have such thoughts.

The Great Grandmaster acts wilfully and randomly, not at all restraining his character or actions.

While some Great Grandmasters indeed have a Grandmaster’s demeanor, some have no image to speak of.

Whether or not to have demeanor depends entirely on one’s own thoughts.

Zhu Caifu is casual and lazy to think, often running over to ask for advice.

Not caring about the dignity and face of the Great Grandmaster at all.

He infers from this that the achievement of a Great Grandmaster is unrelated to intelligence or emotional intelligence, nor to wisdom in dealing with people.

The key lies in the talent for cultivation, the comprehension of the heavens and earth, and opportunities.

”What, you’re unwilling to save my second sister?”

”Mr. Zhu, it’s not that I’m unwilling to save her, even if I want to, I can’t,” Chu Zhiyuan explained, ”Not to mention the countless means of the Emperor of Da Zhen, there’s also Wentian Cliff and various strange talents, why would they need me?”

Zhu Caifu sneered, ”A bunch of useless people, even if not useless they pretend to be, if they really had a way, my second sister’s illness wouldn’t have dragged on till now.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Even if I wanted to save, the distance from the Divine Capital to Yujing is so far, one breath would be exhausted.”

”Miaozhen will ride the Heavenly Dragon Divine Horse with her, and they’ll come over soon.”

”... Lady Shu doesn’t agree either,” Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, ”This concerns the face of Da Zhen, one must think of the Seventeenth Prince.”

”Even when she’s at death’s door, she still has to consider Da Zhen’s face?” Zhu Caifu scoffed.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, ”Even if Lady Shu doesn’t want to, what about the Emperor?”

Riding the Heavenly Dragon Divine Horse, it should take about a day from the Divine Capital to Yujing.

Fed with Demon Crystals, the Heavenly Dragon Divine Horses are now much faster than before.

While running, they naturally emit Gang Qi to protect themselves, covering the person on their back.

More importantly, while running, it feels as stable as walking on level ground, without any jostle, much more comfortable than by carriage.

But these aren’t as important, not even worth mentioning Lady Shu’s intentions, even the Emperor of Da Zhen will not permit it.

Whether the treatment will work or not, bringing Lady Shu to Yujing itself indicates Da Zhen is inferior to Da Jing.

How could the Emperor of Da Zhen tolerate this?

”The Emperor has the face to stop it?” Zhu Caifu sneered, ”If it weren’t for his incompetence, would my second sister become like this?”

”... Mr. Zhu still needs to think twice,” Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Besides, I’m really not a Divine Doctor, if the imperial physicians in the Imperial Palace can’t do it, how can I?”

”What about Lady Rou?” Zhu Caifu snorted.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at her.

Zhu Caifu had a smug expression, as if saying what else can you say!

Chu Zhiyuan just shook his head, feeling he couldn’t explain it clearly.

Zhu Caifu said, ”Don’t worry, even if it doesn’t work, we won’t blame you.”

Chu Zhiyuan had no choice but to accept, knowing he couldn’t explain it with words, and would take it one step at a time.

Moreover, Cheng Miaozhen is still reliable and won’t act recklessly.

”Will Mr. Zhu head over, or wait in Yujing?”

”I’m worried about Miaozhen, so I’ll have to go back once.”

”Then you have to hurry, lest you can’t catch up with the Heavenly Dragon Divine Horse.”

”Heh,” Zhu Caifu said disdainfully, ”Can’t catch up with them? ... With Yu Zhen I can’t catch up with them, without Miaozhen, I’ll catch up in no time.”

Chu Zhiyuan said with a smile, ”Arriving early is also good.”

”Alright, I’ll go then,” said Zhu Caifu, ”Don’t forget to help when the time really comes, don’t make excuses.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded, ”Sure, when it really comes to that, I’ll be duty-bound to try.”

”Here, this is for you,” Zhu Caifu took a small knife from her sleeve and tossed it to Chu Zhiyuan, ”Consider it a reward.”

Chu Zhiyuan caught it, it was a small, black knife, about a palm’s length.

It was like it was carved from charcoal, light as a feather.

Unexpectedly, it was a small wooden knife.

With a flick, it collided with a pine tree with a ”bang” and fell weakly.

He reached out a hand, summoning it back to his hand.

Zhu Caifu said, ”I got this from the ruins of a Secret Land, it should belong to a certain swordsman or Sword Sect, it contains a set of sword technique inheritances, it’s quite interesting.”

Chu Zhiyuan’s spirits lifted.

”Satisfied?” Zhu Caifu said with a smug smile, ”I’m off.”

She vanished in a flash.

Chu Zhiyuan watched where she disappeared, revealing a smile, feeling that Zhu Caifu wasn’t so bad.

He lowered his head to look at the pitch-black small wooden knife, concentrated, and gently guided his energy into it.

Suddenly, his vision blurred.

In a daze, he found himself sitting on a mountaintop, shrouded in dark clouds, with purple lightning flashing occasionally.

The dark clouds seemed to press down, the world was gloomy, and the occasional flash of purple lightning brightened the world.

He stared straight at the dark clouds, flashes of lightning reflected in his eyes.

The seemingly slow, but actually extremely fast flash of lightning gave him an inexplicable insight.