In the eyes of others, Long Chen was definitely dead this time.
This Lord Seventh Commander was famous for his decisiveness in killing. Last time, a Heavenly River Tier cultivator caused trouble at the city gates, and the Seventh Commander killed him with a single move.
What Long Chen was doing now was even more excessive than the last time, so he was definitely going to die.
The Seventh Commander took a look at the scene, and actually knew what was going on. At this moment, he no longer cared about the embellishments of his subordinates, and instead walked to a spot five meters in front of Long Chen. He was expressionless, and sized up Long Chen for a while.
From the Seventh Commander's body, Long Chen felt a tremendous pressure. This pressure was basically no different from what Elder Yan and the others gave Long Chen, so Long Chen knew that this Seventh Commander was definitely at the same level as Elder Yan, at least at the fifth level of the Heavenly River Tier. Right now, Long Chen was no match for him.
In the end, the Seventh Commander said, "Before you die, what do you have to say?"
Of course, Long Chen had something to say. He was completely unafraid, and said directly, "My name is Long Chen, and I am a Celestial Tier divine guard recruited by the Ninth Prince in Origin Spirit City. A few days ago, I rushed to Bi Yang Imperial City with His Highness the Ninth Prince. Because of special reasons, I was separated from the Ninth Prince, so I need to find His Highness the Ninth Prince."
If he mentioned the Ninth Prince, Long Chen believed that the Seventh Commander would definitely not dare to do anything to him.
"The Ninth Prince."
Hearing this name, the Seventh Commander was a little stunned. A few days ago, he had already heard the news that the Ninth Prince had been assassinated near Bi Yang Imperial City. The special reason that Long Chen mentioned was that the Ninth Prince had been assassinated.
"How do I know if what you said is true?"
The Seventh Commander said in a low voice. If what Long Chen said was true, then it seemed that he could not do anything to Long Chen today.
The Ninth Prince personally selected Celestial Tier divine guards. Celestial Tier divine guards were directly under the imperial family, and were much more popular than the imperial guards. If what Long Chen said was true, then he would not dare to provoke Long Chen.
"I will follow you into the city. You only need to send someone to inform the Ninth Prince and have him send someone over. Then we will know at a glance," Long Chen said.
The Seventh Commander sized Long Chen up, his heart filled with bewilderment. He originally wanted to directly kill Long Chen, but since Long Chen said so, he had no choice but to say, "Follow me into the city. Everyone else, return to your posts. Sun Qin, clean up this place."
Everyone's ears were wide open, listening to the conversation between the Seventh Commander and Long Chen. They did not expect that after only a few words, the Seventh Commander had already made arrangements.
From his words, everyone understood that Long Chen had escaped this calamity.
"How is this possible?"
There was an uproar among the guards. They had always been united against a common enemy, and today, their own brother was injured and killed, while Long Chen could continue to be free and unfettered. How could they endure this?
However, they did not dare to disobey the Commander's order. They could only look at Long Chen with righteous indignation, wishing that they could skin Long Chen alive.
As for the onlookers, they were even more shocked.
"I dare to bet that this brat's background is definitely not simple. To be able to defeat the imperial guards, he must at least be a noble in the imperial city."
"Isn't that obvious? This brat is already a Heavenly River Tier cultivator at such a young age. Although this kind of talent is much inferior to the youths of the imperial family, it is enough to compare with some of the disciples of the three great clans."
It was fine for others to talk about Long Chen. Right now, on the one hand, he had already taught a harsh lesson to the stubble-bearded officer who had designs on Lingxi and wanted to kill him. On the other hand, he could use the Seventh Commander to get the Ninth Prince to take him directly. This would save him a lot of trouble.
The Seventh Commander brought Long Chen to a courtyard, and said coldly, "You just stay here. The Ninth Prince's men will probably arrive in about two hours. If I find out that you are lying, you will definitely die a terrible death."
Long Chen could not be bothered to listen to his threats.
Only then did the Seventh Commander leave.
In the courtyard, Long Chen and Lingxi chatted for a while. During this time, Lingxi was hungry, so Long Chen shared the delicacies of the Goldfish Island that he had prepared with her.
He suddenly felt that such peaceful days were really not bad. No wonder when Li Xuanji had left, she had asked him and Lingxi to find a place to live in seclusion and not care too much about the matters of the outside world. That way, they could have a happy life.
However, this was ultimately not what Long Chen loved.
He was a restless person. There were too many people pressing down on him now, and he was a little breathless. Thus, he needed to step on all these people one by one. If these were all challenges, then Long Chen was not afraid of challenges at all.
"Ling Qing, one day, I will appear in front of you with Little Xi." Long Chen secretly vowed.
Two hours quickly slipped away. At this time, Long Chen had already stood up, because he knew that someone had come.
At this time, the courtyard door was pushed open, and two people walked in. The one in front was a white-haired old man in black clothes. It was Elder Yan, who followed the Ninth Prince. As for the other person, it was obviously the Seventh Commander.
"Long Chen, I didn't expect you to really survive. Almost 20 days have passed, and you still haven't come to the Imperial City. His Highness thought you were already dead." Elder Yan's words were a little surprised, but also a little blaming.
"I'm sorry, Elder Yan. Because of cultivation, I was delayed for a few days," Long Chen said.
Hearing the word "cultivation," Elder Yan sized up Long Chen, nodded, and said, "However, you should have reached the second level of the Heavenly River Tier. Your speed of progress is faster than most of the geniuses in the Imperial City. His Highness is very optimistic about you, so don't let him down. Now, he is waiting for you in Prince Yu's Mansion. I will take you back."
"Thank you, Elder Yan." Long Chen cupped his hands.
"Lady Lingxi is also fine. Very good, very good. His Highness will be very happy to see you."
"I'm really sorry for making His Highness worry. When I go back, I will ask for his forgiveness."
Long Chen said seriously. However, he was thinking about what Elder Yan had just said. The Celestial Realm Divine Guard was Long Chen, so Lingxi and the Ninth Prince had nothing to do with each other. Why did the Ninth Prince care about Lingxi?
Long Chen was secretly on guard.
'Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Even if it's a mountain of knives or a sea of fire, for the sake of the Nine Heavens Celestial Spirit Fruit, I have to go in,' Long Chen thought secretly.
The conversation between Elder Yan and Long Chen was seen by the Seventh Commander. At this time, he was completely sure that what Long Chen said was true, and from the original words, he could see that the Ninth Prince seemed to think very highly of Long Chen. Long Chen's strength at the second level of the Heavenly River Tier, to be honest, was not considered high among the Ninth Prince's subordinates, and was even a little low. This meant that Long Chen conquered the Ninth Prince with his potential.
In the remote Origin Spirit City, there was actually such potential. This really shocked the Seventh Commander. He secretly remembered this person, Long Chen.
Following Elder Yan, Long Chen boarded a luxurious carriage. This carriage was directly carried by demonic beasts. These demonic beasts were extremely fast, and more importantly, they were very intelligent. Although they were walking on the street, they wouldn't cause any trouble.
"When Your Highness was 15 years old, because of your outstanding performance in the written and martial examinations, you were directly conferred the title of Prince Jade by His Majesty. Therefore, you did not live in the imperial palace. Outside the imperial palace, there is a mansion that is much more magnificent than the Jade Imperial Palace. It is called the Prince Jade Mansion. This is where Your Highness usually handles affairs. Your Highness is knowledgeable, but your experience is very limited. In addition, you are quite talented in battle. In these two years, you have been highly regarded by His Majesty, and your popularity has also increased. If it wasn't for the Ninth Prince's growing reputation, why would the people of Heaven Demon Palace target Your Highness and make a move in front of the imperial palace?" Elder Yan said with some pride.
"Elder Yan, what was the result of the last assassination?" Long Chen remembered what Elder Yan said and then asked.
"That scoundrel was at the seventh level of the Heavenly River Tier. Even in the imperial palace, this kind of expert is very rare. Therefore, Your Highness and I were no match for him. We could only escape back to the imperial palace and let the guards in the city kill him," Elder Yan said.
"Elder Yan, what kind of force is Heaven Demon Palace? How dare they go against the imperial family?" Long Chen seized the opportunity to ask.
"Heaven Demon Palace is the biggest enemy force of the imperial family, and they are eyeing the rule of the imperial family covetously. Their forces are spread all over the Cangyang Kingdom, and there are many experts among them. This is the only force that the imperial family is afraid of. I only heard that their headquarters is on Mount Demon, which is to the west of the imperial palace. Mount Demon is extremely dangerous, and the imperial family has sent experts to exterminate it more than once. However, every time, they returned in failure. It is not that Heaven Demon Palace is very powerful, but they have the advantage of terrain," Elder Yan said solemnly.
Elder Yan was a member of the imperial family, and he had to maintain the dignity of the imperial family when he spoke. Therefore, he would slightly flatter the imperial family. Long Chen thought for a while and roughly understood that Heaven Demon Palace definitely had the power to go against the imperial family.
"In the future, if you encounter people from Heaven Demon Palace, be careful. They are all ruthless people who will achieve their goals. If you encounter them, it is no different from a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth," Elder Yan said calmly.
Long Chen nodded his head, but he didn't say anything.
"For me, this Imperial City is just another wolf's den. One day, I will turn all these wolves into insects under my feet." Long Chen clenched his fist and thought to himself.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived at Prince Yu's Mansion.
Long Chen raised his head and felt shocked. The imperial family was indeed the imperial family. The scale of this Prince Yu's Mansion was much larger than the Jade Imperial Palace built in Yuan Ling City. Just the two huge stone lions at the entrance were emitting a heavy and sharp aura, and no one dared get close to it.
"These stone lions are made from Heavenly River Star Stones. If you don't break through to the Divine Core realm, you will be easily injured by their sharp energy. That's why I suggest you protect miss Lingxi." Elder Yan explained.
Even the two stone lions at the entrance could make anyone below the Divine Core realm stop. The dignity of the imperial family was displayed in front of Long Chen.
"Follow me, His Highness is waiting for you."