Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune: Starting from the Blind Prince

【Yi Si: Mrs. Shen is not young anymore, how can you bring yourself to do it?】

Zhou Haochen was about to reply when an experienced driver in the jade stone defended him.

【Bing Wu: Older women have charm, what does a little brat like Yi Si know? Besides, she is the prince's woman, she must be very good at serving people.】

【Kui Niu: Jia Chen, stop thinking about your rotten crotch all day long. Don't be negligent in the Lord's affairs.】

Lord!

This was the second time Zhou Haochen had heard the title "Lord" from the people of Xuanyuan Blood.

Obviously, the "Lord" they were talking about was the leader of Xuanyuan Blood.

【Jia Chen: Don't worry, boss, I will keep an eye on the nursing home. In a few days, I will have Mrs. Shen whisper in the Thirteenth Prince's ear to gather information.】

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The real Jia Chen looked at Zhou Haochen skillfully using the jade stone to chat with Kui Niu and others, dumbfounded.

When he first came into contact with this thing, he stuttered and took several days to figure out all its functions.

How could this person's manipulation be more skilled than his, a genuine member of Xuanyuan Blood?

"You... how can you... use..."

"Is it difficult?"

"Isn't it just a matter of having hands?"

Zhou Haochen said calmly.

His calm tone, as if he was talking about something commonplace, directly blocked the second half of Jia Chen's words.

"This... expert... I've explained everything you asked me to... Can you let me go?"

"Let you go?"

Zhou Haochen asked back, then a hint of coldness appeared in his eyes.

With a thought, he contacted the Mind Control Gu.

With a whoosh!

The Mind Control Gu drilled out from Jia Chen's brow, leaving a bloody hole.

His soul scattered and he died.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Haochen flicked his finger and released a wisp of Bing Fire True Lightning, destroying the body and eliminating all traces.

Leaving the grove, Zhou Haochen did not go to the nursing home to disturb Mrs. Shen, but went to the Ministry of Works to visit Mo Sihai and inquire about the jade stone.

There was no doubt that the jade stone with the chat group function in his hand must have come from the hands of the Great Ancestor.

When it comes to refining weapons, the Taoist and Mohist schools are the most skilled.

The Taoist and Mohist schools each have their own strengths in the art of weapon refining.

"Your Highness, is there anything important for a late-night visit?"

Zhou Haochen didn't beat around the bush and said straightforwardly.

"There is indeed something important."

"Please keep it a secret, Master Mo."

Hearing this, Mo Sihai's expression froze.

The Thirteenth Prince's address to him was Master Mo, not Minister Mo, which was very particular.

Minister Mo is the official title.

Using the title Minister Mo indicates a conversation between a prince and a subject.

Master Mo is different, it has nothing to do with official position, so it is naturally not a conversation between a prince and a subject.

More so, it was to inquire with him as a friend of the Mohist school.

"Please speak, Your Highness."

"Master Mo, do you know if the Great Ancestor ever refined a multi-person communication method that can be used for communication between multiple people during his reign?"

Mo Sihai frowned slightly upon hearing this question, showing a thoughtful expression.

"Now that Your Highness mentions it, this old man has indeed seen relevant records."

"Please wait a moment, Your Highness, please allow this old man to check the information."

With that, Mo Sihai got up and walked to the bookshelf, his eyes scanning over a row of books.

Soon, his gaze fell on a somewhat old book.

He took out the book and flipped through it. After a moment, a look of realization appeared on Mo Sihai's face.

"Your Highness is knowledgeable and erudite, and knows even such secret things so well. I admire you."

Although Mo Sihai did not answer directly, the information revealed had already made Zhou Haochen's eyes light up.

Sure enough, he found the right person.

The chat group magic weapon was indeed refined by the Mohist school.

Mo Sihai sat down with the ancient book in his hands, took a sip of fragrant tea, and slowly recounted the events of that year.

"Your Highness, this matter dates back to a thousand years ago."

"During the Great Ancestor's reign, the Great Ancestor ordered the then Mohist Master to refine a communication device."

"According to the Great Ancestor's requirements, this communication device needed to be able to communicate with multiple people, and be usable regardless of whether it was in the north or south, or even inside or outside secret realms."

Usable inside and outside secret realms?

Zhou Haochen's heart stirred. The function of the chat group was even more powerful than he had expected.

The most common long-distance communication method in the Great Yu Dynasty was the communication talisman.

However, communication talismans have many limitations.

First of all, it can only be one-to-one, and cannot be one-to-many like a chat group.

Secondly, the communication distance is limited, generally within a thousand miles, and cannot be connected regardless of whether it is in the north or south.

Finally, it cannot even cover the Great Yu Dynasty, let alone secret realms. Secret realms will isolate communication talismans, meaning that communication talismans cannot be used inside and outside secret realms.

Mo Sihai continued: "This magic weapon was named Thousand Mile Letter by the Great Ancestor. According to the Great Ancestor's plan, the Thousand Mile Letter is divided into three different levels: Heaven, Earth, and Human. Different levels have different permissions."

"Among them, the Heaven-level Thousand Mile Letter is the highest level and has the most powerful abilities. The recognition of the master of the lower-level Thousand Mile Letter requires the permission of the upper-level Thousand Mile Letter."

Three levels: Heaven, Earth, and Human!

Zhou Haochen remembered Jia Chen's words. He said that the Thousand Mile Letter jade stone's recognition of the master required Kui Niu's assistance.

It seemed that he was telling the truth.

The Thousand Mile Letter in his hand was Human-level, while the Thousand Mile Letter in Kui Niu's hand was Earth-level.

Above Kui Niu in the organizational structure of Xuanyuan Blood was probably the "Lord" who held the Heaven-level Thousand Mile Letter.

This three-level structure was a bit like: group owner, administrator, and group member.

While Zhou Haochen was secretly pondering, Mo Sihai's words did not stop, but instead revealed even more explosive news.

"According to the information left by the then Master, it seems that the Great Ancestor refined the Thousand Mile Letter to establish an intelligence agency."

"What intelligence agency?"

Mo Sihai shook his head and said: "According to what the then Master said, the Great Ancestor wanted to establish an intelligence agency called the Guillotines, but it was opposed by the entire court and ultimately came to nothing."

"After the Great Ancestor's death, the Thousand Mile Letter magic weapon was also buried with him."

Guillotines!

Hearing these three words, the corners of Zhou Haochen's mouth could not help but twitch.

It was too chuunibyou, fortunately his fellow villager did not succeed.

It's just... the Thousand Mile Letter was actually the Great Ancestor's burial item, which Zhou Haochen did not expect.

If it was the Great Ancestor's burial item, then the Thousand Mile Letter magic weapon should be in the Great Ancestor's mausoleum, how could it fall into the hands of Xuanyuan Blood?

Could it be that the Great Ancestor's mausoleum was robbed?

But, he had never heard of the Great Ancestor's mausoleum being robbed!

This world is still the world of the Great Yu Dynasty. If someone dared to build on the Great Ancestor's grave, robbing the Great Ancestor's tomb.

Even if they have to hunt him to the ends of the earth, the Great Yu Dynasty will not let him go.

If it wasn't grave robbing, then it must be…

Taken openly!

This aligns with Zhou Haochen's previous conjecture.

It's most likely the work of the Great Yu imperial family.

"To take away the First Emperor's funerary objects without anyone knowing, they definitely couldn't hide it from the tomb-guarding generals. The tomb-guarding generals must have been bribed, or even be trusted aides of the Xuanyuan Blood leader."

"Now, the leader's generals… no, the tomb-guarding generals have been replaced several times over the years. Xuanyuan Blood appeared at least ten years ago. When exactly they took away the Thousand Mile Letter, when they established Xuanyuan Blood, it's all hard to say."

Zhou Haochen frowned. Investigating through the lead of the tomb-guarding generals is difficult.

All former tomb-guarding generals are suspects.

It's even possible that a tomb-guarding general took leave, and the deputy on duty was bribed.

Adding the deputies, the number of people becomes very large.

…

The next day.

Most cultivators withdrew from the Yaoguang Pagoda.

Gossip about the secret realm spread among the commoners in the market.

For example, someone obtained a precious pill in the Yaoguang Pagoda, or someone obtained a valuable treasure.

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In short, various rumors spread, making the cultivators in Yujing City eager to move, gathering outside the secret realm, with the posture of wanting to break through.

The Secret Realm Division was already familiar with handling this kind of thing and did not simply impose a ban.

People die for wealth, and birds die for food!

The opportunities in the secret realm are enough to drive people crazy, enough to make people disregard the court's ban and forcibly break through.

Once they break through, a great battle will inevitably break out.

Because of this, the Secret Realm Division chose a more gentle approach.

They set up a toll booth at the entrance of the secret realm.

Want to enter the secret realm?

You have to pay!

Want news about the secret realm?

You have to pay more!

Want a strategy guide for the secret realm?

You have to pay a lot, a lot of money!

In short, it's unclear whether the rogue cultivators made money.

The Secret Realm Division definitely made a killing.

Because a large number of cultivators gathered in Wanping County, all walks of life in Wanping County became very prosperous.

In Blue Star terms, Wanping County's GDP soared by one hundred percent this quarter!

The Imperial Palace.

The Sutra Depository.

The largest Sutra Depository in the entire Great Yu, known to contain tens of millions of volumes.

The books in the Sutra Depository are vast and extensive. Apart from a small portion being cultivation methods, most are miscellaneous studies, all-encompassing.

The Crown Prince came to the Sutra Depository and instructed the little eunuch guarding the library.

"Bring out all the books related to the secret realms of the Great Jin Dynasty."

The little eunuch guarding the library immediately moved non-stop, bringing out all the books related to the Great Jin secret realms.

The Crown Prince lowered his head and began to carefully examine them.

Based on his experience in the secret realm yesterday, he preliminarily determined that the secret realm was a secret realm of the Great Jin.

And the existence of the Yaoguang Pagoda meant that it was very likely the legendary Great Jin Big Dipper Secret Realm.

The Big Dipper Secret Realm was quite famous during the Great Jin Dynasty and was a secret realm specially used by the Great Jin Dynasty to cultivate geniuses.

Soon, the Crown Prince found a book about the Big Dipper Secret Realm, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, harder to suppress than an AK.

After reading it, the Crown Prince exhaled a breath of turbid air.

"In the Big Dipper Secret Realm, there are seven pagodas, named after the seven stars of the Big Dipper."

"After climbing three floors each time, you can get a reward."

"Only by completely climbing the previous pagoda will the next pagoda appear."

"The test in the Yaoguang Pagoda is called the Endless Dark Realm."

"The Endless Dark Realm will deprive vision and divine sense, allowing the challenger to rely on martial arts instinct to defeat the bronze men in the Endless Dark Realm."

"To succeed in the challenge, one needs to have amazing martial arts intuition. This kind of martial arts genius is rare in a century."

"Huh? Blind people can also succeed in the challenge, probably because blind people are naturally adapted to the darkness… This… there's even this kind of saying."

"Hmm? It is rumored that Emperor Jinwen obtained the immortal artifact Reincarnation Seal, but its whereabouts are unknown. It is suspected to be hidden in the Big Dipper Secret Realm, hiss—"

"Immortal artifact!"

The Crown Prince's heart was filled with stormy waves when he saw this.

Although the person who wrote this book was just an ordinary cultivator, and what was recorded above was just some of what he had heard, the authenticity was questionable.

But even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, it was still an immortal artifact!

The entire Great Yu Dynasty only has one immortal artifact, the Xuanyuan Sword.

If I can obtain the immortal artifact Reincarnation Seal, what can my second brother fight me with?

Even my father would have to give me some respect, how could he scold me like a dog in the Golden Luan Hall like before.

A hidden gloom and ruthlessness flashed in the Crown Prince's eyes.

"Immortal artifacts are hard to find. If there really is a Reincarnation Seal in the Big Dipper Secret Realm, it must be the reward on the ninth floor."

"Fang Dongyun under my second brother is exceptionally talented. I wonder if he can pass the Endless Dark Realm."

"How hateful, I don't have such a martial arts genius under my command."

"It seems I can only ask my thirteenth brother to lend me a hand."

"Thirteenth brother is blind by nature. The mere Endless Darkness will definitely not be able to stump him."

After reading the book, the Crown Prince got up and spoke in a secluded tone.

He wanted to destroy these books, but unfortunately, he didn't have the guts.

"Put it back."

After the Crown Prince instructed, he prepared to leave.

At this time, the little eunuch guarding the library suddenly said.

"Your Highness, this servant has something important to report."

"What is it?"

"Before you, Lord Zongzheng had already read these books."

The little eunuch's words surprised the Crown Prince.

Royal Uncle Ning?

Royal Uncle Ning's speed is actually faster than mine!

"Apart from reading these books, what else did the Royal Uncle do?" the Crown Prince asked.

"Lord Zongzheng gave this servant five hundred taels and asked me to keep an eye on it. If anyone else reads these books, I should notify Lord Zongzheng."

The Crown Prince was not surprised to hear this.

A very common method.

After a moment's thought, the Crown Prince took out a silver note and gave it to the little eunuch.

"Here are one thousand taels for you. If anyone else wants to read books related to the Great Jin Secret Realm, delay them for a while and report to me as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

The little eunuch showed a flattering smile.

The silver he received today was equivalent to his salary for several decades.

Less than half an hour after the Crown Prince left, the Second Prince also came to the Sutra Depository.

"Huh? The Crown Prince was here before?"

"And gave you a jade pendant, asking you to secretly report."

"Hehe—Brother is really painstaking, only knows how to play tricks."

"Take this jade pendant. Help me keep an eye on every move in the Sutra Depository."

"Thank you, Your Highness the Second Prince!"

The little eunuch smiled happily. The Second Prince is even easier to fool than the Crown Prince!