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Chapter 470 - 467: First Encounter · Oct 14, 2026

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451 Chapter 451 - 448: Shipwreck 2026-10-14
452 Chapter 452 - 449: Pointing Out 2026-10-14
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454 Chapter 454 - 451: Ambush 2026-10-14
455 Chapter 455 - 452: Help 2026-10-14
456 Chapter 456 - 453: Serious Illness 2026-10-14
457 Chapter 457 - 454: Investigation 2026-10-14
458 Chapter 458 - 455 Breakthrough 2026-10-14
459 Chapter 459 - 456: The Secret 2026-10-14
460 Chapter 460 - 457: Gathering Images 2026-10-14
461 Chapter 461 - 458: Curse 2026-10-14
462 Chapter 462 - 459: Death Soldier 2026-10-14
463 Chapter 463 - 460: Exposing the Truth 2026-10-14
464 Chapter 464 - 461: The Meaning of Life 2026-10-14
465 Chapter 465 - 462: Return to Beijing 2026-10-14
466 Chapter 466 - 463: Dissuasion 2026-10-14
467 Chapter 467 - 464: Thoughts 2026-10-14
468 Chapter 468 - 465 Intent 2026-10-14
469 Chapter 469 - 466: Parting Gift 2026-10-14
470 Chapter 470 - 467: First Encounter 2026-10-14
471 Chapter 471 - 468 Lover 2026-10-14
472 Chapter 472 - 469: Rumors 2026-10-14
473 Chapter 473 - 470 Influence 2026-10-14
474 Chapter 474 - 471 Passing on the Skill 2026-10-14
475 Chapter 475 - 472: Empress 2026-10-14
476 Chapter 476 - 473: Emerging 2026-10-14
477 Chapter 477 - 474 Welcoming 2026-10-14
478 Chapter 478 - 475: On Position 2026-10-14
479 Chapter 479 - 476 Qi Transformation 2026-10-14
480 Chapter 480 - 477: Thousand Spirits 2026-10-14
481 Chapter 481 - 478 Array 2026-10-14
482 Chapter 482 - 479: Ingenious Use 2026-10-14
483 Chapter 483 - 480: Rescue the Beauty 2026-10-14
484 Chapter 484 - 481: Solution 2026-10-14
485 Chapter 485 - 482: Following 2026-10-14
486 Chapter 486 - 483 Sword Array 2026-10-14
487 Chapter 487 - 484: Successor 2026-10-14
488 Chapter 488 - 485: Dancing Together 2026-10-14
489 Chapter 489 - 486: Breakthrough 2026-10-14
490 Chapter 490 - 487: Trauma 2026-10-14
491 Chapter 491 - 488: Discovery 2026-10-14
492 Chapter 492 - 489: Leaving 2026-10-14
493 Chapter 493 - 490 Moon Phase 2026-10-14
494 Chapter 494 - 491: Gaining Trust 2026-10-14
495 Chapter 495 - 492: The Long Howl 2026-10-14
496 Chapter 496 - 493: Total Annihilation 2026-10-14
497 Chapter 497 - 494 Bone Tower 2026-10-14
498 Chapter 498 - 495: Incoming Letter 2026-10-14
499 Chapter 499 - 496: The Lair 2026-10-14
500 Chapter 500 - 497: Bait 2026-10-14

Chapter 470: Chapter 467: First Encounter

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He felt that Li Hongzhao’s return this time was full of uncertainty and feared that she would be trapped.

This was a great opportunity to get involved in the Da Meng Imperial Family, perhaps even altering the succession of the imperial throne.

He handed over his Flying Knife and then received the token from Li Hongzhao.

With this, he could easily sense her distance and even find her using the token.

He gazed into the distance while concentrating on sensing, and even after Li Hongzhao walked out of his Insight range, he could still perceive her direction.

He continued to sense, and an hour later, he could still feel it.

People hurried back and forth.

Chu Zhiyuan and Zou Fang stood in the small pavilion, out of place with the surroundings.

He suddenly turned his head to look towards the city gate.

There, he saw a group of Guards escorting a veiled young woman out of the city gate, her posture graceful.

Chu Zhiyuan recognized her as Cheng Miaozhen.

Cheng Miaozhen also saw Chu Zhiyuan, hesitated for a moment, and then gracefully entered the pavilion.

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his hands and smiled, ”Miss Cheng.”

Cheng Miaozhen said, ”What brings the Princely Heir here...?”

”To see a friend off,” Chu Zhiyuan replied, ”Is Miss Cheng here to welcome the Seventeenth Prince?”

Cheng Miaozhen nodded, ”My brother will arrive in the capital today.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”A family reunion, how delightful and worthy of celebration.”

Cheng Miaozhen nodded slightly and looked towards the end of the official road.

Chu Zhiyuan intended to leave but couldn’t just walk away as it would appear he was avoiding something dreadfully.

So he brought up a topic, ”Is Your Highness not returning to the palace?”

Cheng Miaozhen said, ”Mother does not wish to return, so I let her be.”

”What about the Seventeenth Prince?” Chu Zhiyuan asked. ”Is he unaffected?”

”My brother has no interest in fighting for the throne, he only wants to focus on cultivation.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”That’s quite good, peaceful and leisurely... if he stays in Yujing forever, it would be even more tranquil.”

Cheng Miaozhen gazed at him with bright eyes, ”I heard that Da Jing is going to negotiate with Da Meng.”

”Yes,” Chu Zhiyuan admitted readily.

This was something he had already confirmed through Chu Qingyan, so there was no need to hide it from Cheng Miaozhen.

However, Cheng Miaozhen’s news was indeed well-informed.

”Negotiating with Da Meng, does that mean they will break with Da Zhen?”

”...Hard to say, but even if they break, it won’t affect the Princess Mansion.”

After all, she was an officially appointed Princess Jianing, a princess of Da Jing.

Moreover, the relations between Da Jing and Da Zhen have always been back and forth; even if they break, they will reconcile in the future.

As for the direction of Da Jing and Da Zhen’s relationship, he was not the Emperor and could not tell.

There are too many factors influencing the relations between the two courts; it is too difficult to predict.

Cheng Miaozhen nodded gently, ”Where my brother decides to stay is not up to me; it depends on his own thoughts.”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”The high disciples of Wentian Cliff, are they considered true disciples?”

Cheng Miaozhen shook her head, ”He is not a true disciple; he did not receive the Wentian Secret Technique.”

”Why is that?” Chu Zhiyuan asked.

From what he knew, this Seventeenth Prince had extremely remarkable talent.

”The imperial family members are not taught the Wentian Secret Technique.”

”Why is that?”

”It is an agreement between Wentian Cliff and the Grand Ancestor at the time.”

”...Since it was the Grand Ancestor Emperor’s idea, there must be a reason for it.”

No matter which dynasty’s Grand Ancestor, they were always the most outstanding figures.

For descendants to surpass them is almost impossible.

So, the ancestral laws cannot be changed, and the later court would usually stick to them.

Perhaps this Grand Ancestor was soft-hearted and did not want his later disciples to fall into misery.

Though the Wentian Secret Technique seems profound, it lets one see the future but doesn’t reveal that it brings endless troubles and pains.

Knowing the future, if you can change it, that’s good; if you cannot, it leads to despair.

If you can change it and go ahead to change it, the backlash will not be small, and regrets and worries will be endless.

So, it is best not to practice this art.

This is cutting off the source of worries, and the Da Zhen Grand Ancestor Emperor was also formidable.

”Mother Consort wants to personally cook and invite you to a banquet as a gesture of gratitude.”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and smiled, ”It happened naturally, so I profited instead.”

Compared to learning the Yin Yang Du E Secret Scripture, helping Cheng Miaozhen perform this technique had no loss, but instead, he gained experience in the secret technique’s application.

All the benefits were obtained by him, yet he was still being thanked, making him feel somewhat uneasy.

Cheng Miaozhen said, ”After all, you helped save my Mother Consort... is it inconvenient, do you want to avoid suspicion?”

Chu Zhiyuan laughed and waved his hand, ”Alright, let’s arrange a time then.”

Cheng Miaozhen said, ”My brother just happened to come, why not today?”

Chu Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows and smiled, ”Today is your family’s reunion day, I will not impose, let’s set another day.”

”...How about three days later?” Cheng Miaozhen said.

Chu Zhiyuan was somewhat helpless and could only nod.

Cheng Miaozhen showed a faint smile.

She didn’t really want to invite Chu Zhiyuan, as it would be awkward for the two of them to be together.

But Madam Consort kept asking to see this renowned Fourth Prince and wouldn’t let it go.

So she had to agree.

She knew Chu Zhiyuan was unwilling, but she could only shamelessly insist on inviting him.

Ultimately, she managed to invite him.

Thus, she could report back to her Mother Consort.

”Little sister!” A clear and bright laughter came from afar.

Immediately afterward, a burly and robust figure rushed over quickly and was close in the blink of an eye, bringing a gust of wind with him.

”Big brother!” Cheng Miaozhen was immediately filled with joy and went to meet him.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at the burly young man, with thick eyebrows, a lion’s nose, and a wide mouth, rugged and bold.

This surprised Chu Zhiyuan quite a bit.

In his imagination, the Seventeenth Prince should be a handsome man.

But as it turns out, he was so rugged and bold and did not actually match standing side by side with Cheng Miaozhen.

There were only faint resemblances between their brows, recognizable as siblings, not all that surprising.

This was the Seventeenth Prince of the Da Zhen Dynasty, Cheng Yifeng.

Cheng Yifeng patted Cheng Miaozhen on the shoulder, turned to Chu Zhiyuan, and clasped his hands, ”And this gentleman is...?”

”Big brother, this is the Fourth Prince.”

”Oh—?” Cheng Yifeng immediately clasped his hands and laughed, ”I’ve heard much about you, Fourth Prince, thank you, thank you!”

Chu Zhiyuan clasped his hands and smiled, ”Seventeenth Prince, you must be tired from your journey.”

He could see Cheng Yifeng was weary, with a face full of wind and frost.

Obviously, he had been traveling without rest.

As a prince, it was surprising that he had no close eunuch nor any guards by his side and traveled alone; truly bold.

No matter what, he was still a prince, and even if not protected by a Great Grandmaster in secret, he should have had guards.

If he were a Great Grandmaster like himself, there’d be nothing to say; no need for guards.

But he was only at the Sixth Layer of a Grandmaster.

Traveling alone in the world from Da Zhen to Da Jing, one could only say he was brave and lucky.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled, ”Since the Seventeenth Prince has just arrived, I won’t disturb you; I shall pay a visit some other day and take my leave for now.”

As he spoke, he clasped his hands and left.

As he was leaving, he nodded slightly to Cheng Miaozhen.

Cheng Miaozhen quickly said, ”Don’t forget the third day, the evening of the eighteenth, at the Princess Mansion.”

Chu Zhiyuan nodded and agreed with a smile, clasped his hands again towards Cheng Yifeng, and then turned and left gracefully with Zou Fang.

Cheng Yifeng watched his figure disappear into the city gate, then turned to Cheng Miaozhen, ”Why was this Fourth Prince here? Surely not to greet me specifically?”

His gaze wandered over Cheng Miaozhen’s face back and forth.

Cheng Miaozhen felt uncomfortable under his gaze and quickly said, ”He came to see off a friend.”

”Was it a man or a woman?”

”...I didn’t ask,” Cheng Miaozhen shook her head, quickly adding, ”Big brother, let’s talk about you first.”

Their relationship with Chu Zhiyuan was awkward; bringing him up only made things awkward.

Cheng Yifeng exited the pavilion and walked out.

Cheng Miaozhen promptly caught up to him, walked alongside him, and inquired about his experiences at Wentian Cliff.

Cheng Yifeng picked some thrilling stories to share with her.

Cheng Miaozhen, however, picked up on what he did not say, astutely realizing that there was a woman involved.

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