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

The Town Protectorate.

After Yu Shenxing received the order to thoroughly investigate the theft of the Earth Mother Tree Heart, the entire Town Protectorate operated like a precision machine, quickly springing into action.

"Your Excellency, the inventory of losses from the secret vaults is complete."

"Of the nine secret vaults, five were completely emptied, and the other four suffered losses exceeding fifty percent."

The Purple-Robed Demon Subduer of the Town Protectorate reported the results of the investigation, his voice trembling.

The losses were too great!

Even without considering the Earth Mother Tree Heart, the losses from the secret vaults alone constituted a monumental case.

When the Purple-Robed Demon Subduer first received the results, his legs were shaking.

Yu Shenxing listened to the report with a blank expression, his countenance cold, seemingly unfazed by the immense losses.

This scene, as it unfolded before the Purple-Robed Demon Subduer, couldn't help but elicit a sigh of admiration in his heart.

"As expected of His Excellency the Chief."

"This composure is far beyond my own."

The Purple-Robed Demon Subduer steadied his mind and continued.

"Your Excellency, in my humble opinion, this case should begin with an investigation of the Secret Realm Division…"

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Shenxing waved his hand to interrupt him.

"There's no need for such trouble."

"The White Lotus Sect has created such a disturbance; they must have a stronghold in Jade Capital City."

"The White Lotus Sect's stronghold is likely within the Black Street."

"A direct strike at the heart of the matter will suffice!"

A sinister and cold smile crept onto Yu Shenxing's lips, making him resemble a Rakshasa from the Nine Hells, his entire being radiating murderous intent, causing the temperature in the room to plummet several degrees.

Black Street!

"That's Black Street!"

Black Street, the three-way no-man's-land within Jade Capital City.

Within Black Street, the good and the bad mingled, with a large number of rogue cultivators, criminal gangs, and wanted criminals hiding within its confines.

If the White Lotus Sect had a stronghold in Jade Capital City, it would most likely be in Black Street.

In the past, magistrates of Jade Capital City had attempted to govern the chaos of Black Street, but ultimately, their efforts came to nothing.

This was because many of the rogue cultivators and criminal gangs in Black Street were black gloves.

Their backers were powerful.

This was also why the Purple-Robed Demon Subduer was shocked when he heard that Yu Shenxing intended to target Black Street.

This was truly a heaven-defying act.

Yu Shenxing saw the fear in his subordinate's expression and sneered.

"Remember, we, the Town Protectorate, are the blade in His Majesty's hand."

"Wherever His Majesty's blade points is the target of our Town Protectorate."

"Wouldn't that be… defying the heavens?"

"The heavens!"

"They dare to call themselves the heavens?"

"Under the heavens, there is only one heaven."

"And that is His Majesty!"

…

A quarter of an hour later.

Yu Shenxing led a large group of Demon Subduers from the Town Protectorate to Black Street, barging into shops.

A shop assistant recognized the visitor as the Chief of the Town Protectorate at a glance and enthusiastically went up to greet him.

"Lord Yu, we just received a batch of top-quality female slaves today; would you like to take a look…"

Bang—

Yu Shenxing kicked the shop assistant in the chest, sending him flying out, crashing through three walls, his fate unknown.

"Seal up the shop for me!"

At Yu Shenxing's command, the Demon Subduers, like wolves and tigers, surged in.

…

Prince's Residence, Quiet Room.

Zhou Haochen sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed, his right hand holding Emperor Jinwen's jade thumb ring.

The dragon energy within the jade thumb ring was continuously extracted, flowing into Zhou Haochen's body.

After multiple extractions, the white dragon in the jade thumb ring was already on its last breath, on the verge of complete death.

A mournful cry!

In the jade thumb ring, the white dragon's body became completely transparent, turning into a wisp of green smoke and disappearing into the void.

After absorbing all the dragon energy in the jade thumb ring.

The aura on Zhou Haochen's body suddenly erupted, as if it had grown out of thin air.

He opened his eyes, unleashing two beams of light that seemed capable of tearing through the night.

"The third realm of martial arts, Meridian Unlocking."

The third realm of martial arts, Meridian Unlocking.

As the name suggests, it involves opening the meridians within the body.

In the human body, there are six meridians in total: hand meridians, heart meridians, yin meridians, foot meridians, body meridians, and rushing meridians.

These six meridians cover the entire body. When all are connected, and the inner and outer are unified, it signifies the Great Perfection of the third realm of martial arts, allowing one to glimpse the profound mysteries of the fourth realm, Transcendence.

Zhou Haochen looked at the jade thumb ring that he had drained dry and sighed softly.

"Alas—"

"Dragon energy is never enough!"

The feeling of cheating with dragon energy was simply exhilarating, but after the dragon energy was exhausted, he felt a sense of loss and boredom.

After exiting his seclusion, he took a bath and changed his clothes.

Returning to his study, the tall and slender Qin Qiulan stood behind Zhou Haochen, her figure outlined in a graceful and alluring manner by a cyan dress.

Zhou Haochen rested his head against her peaks, his eyes slightly closed, enjoying her slender fingers massaging his temples.

"Aunt Lan, how is the investigation into the Earth Mother Tree Heart theft case progressing? Has the Town Protectorate made any progress?"

"Your Highness, while you were in seclusion, Lord Yu led his men in a raid on Black Street."

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"Cough cough! A raid on Black Street?"

Hearing Qin Qiulan's words, Zhou Haochen opened his eyes and coughed in surprise.

Yu Shenxing raided Black Street; what was he doing?

Qin Qiulan said softly: "Rumor has it that Lord Yu believes the White Lotus Sect is hiding in Black Street, so he is digging three feet into the ground to bring the White Lotus Sect's evildoers to justice."

"Hmph—"

"A brute!"

"The White Lotus Sect was able to secretly enter the Earth Mother Tree Realm and retreat from the space node, clearly indicating that there is an inside accomplice."

"Instead of starting with the inside accomplice, he went to raid Black Street; isn't this going in the opposite direction?"

"He can't even investigate such a simple case!"

Zhou Haochen rolled his eyes and couldn't help but complain frantically.

There was a very obvious entry point, but he turned a blind eye.

Instead, he stirred up the hornet's nest that was Black Street.

Yu Shenxing's courage was truly great!

Qin Qiulan hesitated for a moment, then said softly.

"Your Highness, perhaps Lord Yu already has a lead."

"Lord Yu has investigated many major cases after all; it's impossible for him to act without a plan."

Perhaps.

Zhou Haochen calmed down, pursing his lips slightly.

He did know the White Lotus Sect's intelligence, but no one believed it.

Song Heng didn't believe it, and Yu Shenxing might not take it to heart either.

Just then.

The trigram diagram in his sea of consciousness stirred, emitting a great golden light.

Eight symbols flew out, mixed with golden divine light, and combined in pairs in the void to form complete hexagrams.

[Ze Shan: Upper Middle Hexagram, immediately go to the Yongding River, take a boat to tour the lake, at the hour of Si (9-11 AM), quarter hour (9:15 AM), fish at Clearwater Bay, obtain a sixth-grade opportunity, without any worries, small auspiciousness.]

[Ze Shui: Upper Middle Hexagram, take a boat to tour the lake, at the hour of Si (9-11 AM), third quarter hour (9:45 AM), fish at Golden Sands Island, obtain a fourth-grade opportunity, subsequent involvement of karma, fortune and misfortune depend on your heart, small auspiciousness.]

[Shan Feng: Middle Hexagram, go to the Imperial Palace to visit Consort Yun, no danger and no opportunity, nothing gained, plain.]

[Huo Feng: Lower Middle Hexagram, stay in the Prince's Residence, disaster comes from the sky, the Town Protectorate's investigation methods are crude, leading to backlash, the city gate catches fire, and the fish in the pond are affected, suffering serious injuries, fortunately without any danger to life, small ominousness.]

Of the four hexagrams, the most attractive to Zhou Haochen was the Lower Middle Hexagram.

The Town Protectorate's raid on Black Street had finally suffered a backlash.

This was completely in line with Zhou Haochen's expectations.

However, he, who was watching the show, would actually be affected by the fish in the pond, leaving Zhou Haochen speechless.

As for the Middle Hexagram, going to the Imperial Palace to visit his mother consort, was completely ignored by Zhou Haochen.

He could visit his mother consort at another time.

As for the two Upper Middle Hexagrams, he could obtain opportunities.

Ze Shan Hexagram, obtaining a sixth-grade opportunity, without any worries.

Ze Shui Hexagram, obtaining a fourth-grade opportunity, but it would involve subsequent karma.

The former had a smaller opportunity, but without any risk.

The latter had a greater opportunity, but it would involve karma, but from the hexagram, fortune and misfortune depended on his heart, depending entirely on his subsequent actions.

These two opportunities were located in different locations, with a difference of two quarter hours in time.

"Aunt Lan, today we're going boating on the lake," Zhou Haochen ordered.

Qin Qiulan did not have any objections and nodded lightly: "Your Highness, I will have the servants prepare."

"Wait!"

"How long does it take to get from Clearwater Bay to Golden Sands Island?"

"About three quarter hours."

"If I want to get from Clearwater Bay to Golden Sands Island within two quarter hours, is it possible?"

"This… if you travel light, it's possible."

Qin Qiulan pondered for a moment and said.

The corners of Zhou Haochen's mouth curled up slightly.

Children make choices, adults want everything.

Clearwater Bay, Golden Sands Island, he wanted both opportunities.