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

An hour later.

Yue Chongshan returned, his face flushed with success, to report.

“Reporting to Your Highness, the three strongholds of the White Lotus Sect have all been captured by this humble official.”

“Over seventy demonic members of the White Lotus Sect were killed, and seven were captured alive, three of whom are remnants of the Zhao King's faction.”

“Excellent work, Yue. I will inform the Emperor and request a reward for you,” Zhou Hao Chen said.

Yue Chongshan was a good blade.

Asking him to figure out who the enemy was, was too difficult for him.

A blade has no brain.

But if you tell him who the enemy is, this blade is truly handy.

Zhou Hao Chen's first interrogation was of the Zhao King's remnants.

“You dog…”

Zhou Hao Chen had heard the words “dog prince” so many times these days that he was becoming agitated. Not giving the Zhao King's remnant a chance to speak, he directly used the Yaksha Soul Inquiry, devouring his soul.

After devouring the souls of three Zhao King's remnants, Zhou Hao Chen benefited greatly from their memories.

… …

“Chanshi, is the Tree Heart really not with you?”

“The Little Prince is urging me urgently.”

“It's really not in my hands. If it were in my hands, I would have notified the Little Prince long ago.”

… …

“Senior Taishu, I'm a boorish man and not good with words. Let me offer you a toast.”

“Leave the smuggling to me. My Sanhe Gang has been rampant on the waterways for decades. No one knows the waterways leaving the capital better than I, Lu Haian.”

… …

“So that's how it is!” Zhou Hao Chen's eyes were deep as he sighed.

Among the three Zhao King's remnants was a confidant of Taishu Qing, who had access to many secrets.

These secrets answered many of Zhou Hao Chen's questions.

Where exactly is the Tree Heart?

Initially, Zhou Hao Chen subconsciously felt that the Tree Heart must have been stolen by the White Lotus Sect.

But as the investigation deepened, the more he investigated, the more alarmed he became.

There is only one truth.

The Tree Heart is in the hands of the Emperor!

Although Zhou Sheng was the head of the Secret Realm Division, even if he had a hundred times the courage, he would not dare to steal the Tree Heart of the Earth Mother Divine Tree.

Within the court, perhaps only Emperor Qian Yuan dared to covet the Tree Heart of the Earth Mother Divine Tree.

“Zhou Sheng and the eldest brother each took one of the Wang family's twin flowers as a concubine. Outsiders all think that Zhou Sheng is the Crown Prince's man.”

“In reality, Zhou Sheng has always been the Emperor's man.”

“Without Zhou Sheng's cooperation, how could the Emperor have quietly taken the Tree Heart?”

“If it weren't for the White Lotus Sect's disturbance at the Earth Mother Festival, the theft of the Tree Heart could have been hidden for many years.”

Even the stolen wealth from the nine secret vaults of the Earth Mother Tree Realm, how much fell into the hands of the White Lotus Sect, and how much fell into the hands of Emperor Qian Yuan?

Hiss—

Who dares to investigate clearly?

Zhou Hao Chen was silent for a moment, seemingly digesting this shocking truth.

After a moment, he gave a bitter laugh.

“No wonder the mark of the Third Samsara Seal is in the Imperial Palace.”

“No wonder Zhou Sheng is imprisoned on the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Prison, yet he is still fearless!”

“No wonder Yu Shenxing's investigation is so absurd, stubbornly clinging to the Black Street. Because he already knows the truth, this case cannot be ignored, but it also cannot be deeply investigated!”

“I laughed at Yu Shenxing for not knowing how to investigate, but it turns out I'm the clown!”

“This group of old schemers!”

“A blind prince investigating a muddled case!”

“It really was said by the storyteller.”

Now, Zhou Hao Chen finally understood why Emperor Qian Yuan refused the Crown Prince and Second Prince's requests to investigate the case, and instead handed the case over to him.

It was to muddle through the case.

If the one who took over the case was the Crown Prince or the Second Prince, then this case would definitely be watched by the other party, and then evolve into a factional struggle, and in the end, there might be a risk of losing control.

On the other hand, handing it over to himself was a good choice.

He had been blind since he was a child, and it was normal for him not to be able to investigate the case clearly, wasn't it?

A blind man, after all, investigated a muddled case, and no one would find it strange.

To put it bluntly, Emperor Qian Yuan wanted him to muddle through and perfunctorily deal with the Tree Heart case.

As for finding the Xuanyuan Blood, it was purely accidental.

Also, the Little Prince in the mouths of the Zhao King's remnants was the Zhao King's posthumous son, who was secretly plotting.

These matters were intricate and complex, let Emperor Qian Yuan worry about them.

Zhou Hao Chen understood the entire cause and effect of the matter.

Only one point still troubled Zhou Hao Chen.

Why did the Emperor steal the Tree Heart?

The Tree Heart has the miraculous effect of nourishing the divine soul, could it be… …

Zhou Hao Chen's heart was filled with stormy waves, and he vaguely felt that he had discovered a shocking secret.

If this news were to spread, the country would be shaken!

Even if Zhou Hao Chen were beaten to death, he would keep this secret buried in his stomach.

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Besides this, there was also the Sanhe Gang.

The Sanhe Gang cannot be spared.

But the Sanhe Gang was the Crown Prince's money bag, and rashly taking action would inevitably offend the Crown Prince to death, which was unwise.

However, a memory among the Zhao King's remnants caught Zhou Hao Chen's attention.

As a gang proficient in waterways, the Sanhe Gang helped the White Lotus Sect to smuggle people, and Lu Haian, this person, chatted happily with Taishu Qing, seemingly intending to join them.

Could this be used?

Just as Zhou Hao Chen was pondering, a servant came to report.

“Your Highness, the head steward of the Qinghe Cui family has sent a greeting card.”

“The Qinghe Cui family? Why are they here?”

Zhou Hao Chen was stunned, and then went to the hall to meet the head steward of the Qinghe Cui family.

The Qinghe Cui family, one of the Five Surnames and Seven Clans, was about to have a marriage alliance with him.

He should, of course, go and entertain them.

“This old servant greets Your Highness, may Your Highness be well!”

“Steward Cui, may you be well!”

Zhou Hao Chen nodded slightly, not presuming, he knew that the old man in front of him, although nominally a steward, was actually his future father-in-law's confidant, a figure of authority in the Qinghe Cui family.

After sitting down and taking a sip of fragrant tea, Zhou Hao Chen asked.

“How has the head of the Cui family been lately?”

“The head of the family is doing well in everything. With the marriage of the Third Miss settled, his appetite has improved a lot.”

After the two exchanged pleasantries, the head steward of the Cui family changed the subject.

“Your Highness, the head of the family asked this old servant to bring you a message.”

“What message?”

Steward Cui remembered what the head of the family had said in the letter, his expression stern, and said in a deep voice.

“The head of the family said that there is an interesting thing he would like to share with Your Highness.”

“Some time ago, our Cui family was investigating the granary, and the night before the investigation, a fire dragon suddenly burned down the granary, causing heavy losses.”

“Later, the head of the family was furious and ordered this old servant to find out who set the fire to the granary. Does Your Highness know who set the fire to the granary?”

“Vermin!”

Zhou Hao Chen blurted out.

“Your Highness is indeed intelligent, and guessed the result at once.”

“That vermin is really extraordinary, eating until he is fat and big-eared, with a large body. At first glance, this old servant almost mistook the vermin for the head of the family… …

Half an hour later.

The head steward of the Cui family bid farewell and left, Chun Yue looking bewildered.

“Your Highness, does a wealthy family like the Cui family also suffer from rat infestations?”

“Of course they do. Not only do they suffer, but the rats of wealthy families eat well, and when they make trouble, they are much fiercer than those of poor families.”

Zhou Hao Chen said with a smile.

His future father-in-law was truly a wonderful person!

Afraid that he would stumble because of investigating the White Lotus Sect case, he sent a steward to remind him.

The vermin in the mouth of the head steward of the Cui family was not a rat, but referring to Emperor Qian Yuan.

It's just that, across tens of thousands of miles, how could Cui Zhengxin be so well-informed about the affairs of Yujing City?

“I remember that the Cui family cultivates the Book of Changes from the Six Classics of Confucianism.”

“He Lao, how is the Yi number level of my future father-in-law?”

“One of the top three in the world!”