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Chapter 276: The Rascal Is Causing Trouble Again

Chapter 276 The Rascal Is Causing Trouble Again

Lu Zhou did not direct the statement at Li Yunzhao, he was merely talking to himself .

Open Heavenly Writing remnant middle piece . This meant there was another piece outside . That was strange . ‘Did Old Villain Ji only give one? It should be in the palace as well . Where is the final piece, I wonder?’

Unfortunately, Lu Zhou did not have the parchment drawing with him . Otherwise, he could have compared it for clues . However, it was useless to dwell on it now . He would find out once he returned . Finally, he said to Li Yunzhao, “It has nothing to do with you . ”

Li Yunzhao was slightly stunned . He did not dare to ask any more questions and respectfully retreated to the side .

Lu Zhou put the remnant piece away . This was connected to his next power . It was a guarantee of improvement in his strength so he had to treat it cautiously .

Li Yunzhao asked tentatively, “W-what about our promise from before?” He was anxious . After all, it would be no surprise if a villain went back on his words . Lu Zhou glanced at him and said, “I’ve always kept my promises . You’ve done well…”

Li Yunzhao relaxed . He cupped his fists at Lu Zhou . “I have another request, old mister . ”

“What is it?”

“When I left the palace, I told the Empress Dowager that I would be bringing the scroll back… The Empress Dowager had asked me repeatedly about this, and I could not find any good reason to take the scroll away . Out of ideas, I used Princess Zhao Yue as an excuse . The Empress Dowager… wants to meet Zhao Yue,” Li Yunzhao said .

Lu Zhou looked at him .

Li Yunzhao hastily explained, “Only the Empress Dowager and I know about this… Within the palace walls, I can guarantee with my own head that I’ll keep this a secret . ”

Lu Zhou indeed had the right to reject Li Yunzhao on Zhao Yue’s behalf . However, when he glanced at Zhao Yue, he saw that seemed to be deep in thought .

After muttering to himself for a moment, Lu Zhou said, “Zhao Yue . ”

“Yes, master . ”

“Since this concerns you, you can decide…”

Zhao Yue was moved . Since they joined the Evil Sky Pavilion, the disciples rarely had any power to decide for themselves . She did not expect her master would allow her to decide something so important . This truly surprised her . However, she did not decide instantly . She gave it some thought before finally replying, “Master, I’d like to go and have a look . ”

“Go, then . ”

When Zhao Yue heard this, she walked to Lu Zhou and respectfully kowtowed to him .

When Lu Zhou looked at Zhao Yue, he could see her loyalty rising quickly . He waved his hand .

Li Yunzhao said, “I’ll guarantee her safety with my life . ”

“I’ll be taking my leave for now, master . ”

Li Yunzhao made an inviting gesture, and Zhao Yue walked out the door .

The two of them soon vanished from sight .

Qin Jun said, “I didn’t expect Princess Yun Zhao’s orphan ended up being your disciple… The heavens are making a fool out of us . ” “I don’t care whose orphan she is,” Lu Zhou said .

“You’re right, old mister . ”

Lu Zhou was just about to return to his room to meditate on the Heavenly Writing when a servant rushed in from outside and said, “My lord, a letter for you . ”

Qin Jun frowned and said, “A letter for me?” The Divine Capital was huge . If it was from his colleagues, they would not have used this method to contact him .

Qin Jun opened the letter and read it . Realization suddenly dawned on him . He hastily bowed and said, “Old mister, it’s for you . ”

“Allow me . ” Little Yuan’er leaped forward . She opened the letter and read it aloud, “Old senior, I’m at the Mausoleum of Swords . There might be something you’re looking for here . Your disciple sure is persistent . Hahaha…” She knew who this letter was from immediately .

Lu Zhou frowned . “Mausoleum of Swords?” Qin Jun cupped his fists and said, “The Mausoleum of Swords is near the Imperial Crypt… It’s said that it’s a place of extreme Yang, and there are many swords buried there . The mausoleum itself is of the Yin-attribute, and the balance between Yin and Yang created a wonderful environment to nurture good swords . Hence, every decade or so, there would be cultivators trying their luck at the mausoleum . ”

With this explanation, it was clear that Jiang Aijian had gone looking for good swords . After all, he would never let an opportunity like that go to waste . He loved swords to the bones and valued the sword as much as his own life .

Lu Zhou remained silent as he rose to his feet with his hands on his back and left the main hall .

“Rest well, master . ”

“Rest well, old mister . ”

On his way back to his room, Lu Zhou took out the Open Heavenly Writing’s remnant piece from the brocade box again . The moment he touched it, the scroll dissolved into spots of starlight and floated toward him . In that instant, the remnant piece vanished .

Lu Zhou probed the Heavenly Writing’s power . There was no new power . He sat down cross-legged as he muttered, “Looks like I’ll have to wait until I’ve found the last piece . ”

Lu Zhou no longer dwelled on this and began to meditate on the Heavenly Writing .

Night fell .

The Divine Capital was silent .

A green-robed man carrying a sword hovered near the Prince of Qi Mansion . He saw a carriage speeding toward the Imperial city on the street of the Divine Capital .

Li Yunzhao was standing on the carriage and urging the steeds on .

Yu Shangrong smiled faintly as he shook his head and said, “… Congratulations, Junior Sister . ” He looked toward the southwest of Great Yan before looking at the new moon and murmured to himself, “You’re luckier than I

am . ”

All of a sudden, Yu Shangrong burst forth with a terrifying Sword Qi that stirred up a gale before it shot into the distance . Shadows of swords covered the skies . There were thousands upon thousands of them . Like a crushing wave, they shot forward into the night sky . “The Sword Devil’s Destiny . ”

The ink-colored energy blades seemed to have eyes of their own as they shot toward the black-clad cultivators lying in wait in the surroundings .

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

“Ah… Sword… It’s Sword Devil . ”

“It’s Yu Shangrong!” “It’s too late!”

The rain of blades fell upon them and pierced the chests accurately .

Corpses fell from the roofs to the ground . These people did not even have a chance to resist .

When the rain of blades stopped, the corpses of the black-clad cultivators were strewn across the streets .

Zing!

The Longevity Sword returned to its scabbard .

Yu Shangrong behaved as though nothing out of the ordinary had happened . He looked down from above with a lofty air . He did not even spare a glance at the corpses . Instead, his eyes were looking at the Prince of Qi Mansion . He sighed and said with a hint of grievance in his tone, “Master, the Prince of Qi is Eldest Senior Brother’s person . Why are you running around blindly like this?”

Yu Shangrong had withdrawn his aura as he hovered above the Prince of Qi Mansion . If one did not look closely, one would not be able to see the peerless elite hovering above the Prince of Qi Mansion . He remained in the air like a god . He did not leave right away . He crossed his arms and continued looking at the Prince of Qi Mansion . “Hm?” Yu Shangrong’s attention was caught by a blue light . It seemed like a blue firefly in the dark of the night, and it also seemed like the rippling reflection of the moon on a lake . It felt… special . Although he was knowledgeable, he did not know what it was . Curiosity caused him to fly over . He hovered above the roof . The blue, starlight-like spots of lights were densely packed as though they were clouds of smoke .