usatvline Chapter 276 Flooding the Eastern Palace
Chapter 276 Flooding the Eastern Palace
These two Golden Core cultivators represent all the high-end combat power that the Crown Princess can command. Although she comes from the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion, her own aptitude is not very good. She was able to become the Crown Princess only because her mother has a high status.
In this immortal world where power belongs to oneself, women with good aptitude are never married off by noble families. Like her younger sister, who is younger than her and has already touched the edge of the Golden Core stage, such a person is meant to support the family. Only someone like her, whose aptitude is not so good but whose status is still noble, will be married off.
She watched her people die, and two lines of bloody tears flowed down her cheeks. One was because the loss was indeed great, and the other was because of the bond they shared. One of them was her wet nurse who had taken care of her since she was a child, and the other was her personal maid. To her, they were family. But today, they were dead just like that, and she really couldn't accept it.
Gu Yuchuan realized something was wrong. He had already taken action, and made such a big commotion, so why was the Crown Prince still not showing himself? He must have been tricked.
Just as Gu Yuchuan was about to kill the Crown Princess, a secret guard appeared in front of her. This guard was a powerful expert at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, and also a key figure in the Eastern Palace.
"Your Highness, I don't know why things have developed this way, but this is certainly not the situation that His Highness the Crown Prince and Your Majesty the Demon King wanted to see. I have already sent someone to inform Your Highness, and I believe that my Crown Prince can give you an explanation. So, please calm down. This is the Crown Princess, and you absolutely cannot be allowed to kill her."
Gu Yuchuan's face turned cold. The repeated obstruction had left him seething with anger. If it were the Crown Prince standing in front of him demanding an explanation, he might be able to handle the situation calmly. But a mere bodyguard was not enough.
He glared at the guard, his eyes gleaming: "Guard, is it? Why didn't you step in to stop the Crown Princess when she was being so arrogant? Now that things are out of control, you've finally shown up. You think I'd back down?"
The guard still blocked his way; it was his duty. If anything happened to the Crown Princess while she was by his side, he would certainly be punished: "Your Majesty, I apologize, but I must stop you."
Gu Yuchuan sneered twice in anger: "Fine, fine, so this is how you humans treat your guests? I was invited to attend the Crown Prince's investiture ceremony, and yet I've been slandered like this. It's been a while since the attack, and not a single person of any importance has appeared to mediate. Since that's the case, I won't give you any face anymore. Today, I'll stage a flood of the Eastern Palace. Ten Thousand Dragons Diagram, summon it."
The Myriad Dragons Diagram enveloped the entire East Palace. Instantly, the world changed, and the entire East Palace entered the world of magical artifacts. The guards quickly summoned a light shield to prevent seawater from entering the East Palace, thus temporarily protecting the people.
The sea rose higher and higher, and the Eastern Palace floated on the water like a small boat. Many people cried out in fear. Gu Yuchuan stood on the head of the dragon. His blue robes fluttered in the wind, like a god who held their fate in his hands. The Crown Princess was now pale with fright.
She felt things shouldn't have turned out this way. She should have caught them in the act and killed that vile Crown Princess directly. Why did it turn out like this? She had worked so hard with the Marquis of Champion to stop the Crown Prince and block the news from the Eastern Palace, which gave her this opportunity. Why didn't the script play out the way it did for her?
Having reached this point, Gu Yuchuan had actually calmed down a bit. He knew clearly that this was the Crown Princess's scheme, and the Crown Prince was most likely also being schemed against. His current actions were to make outsiders discover the changes in the Eastern Palace.
Even if he were to kill the Crown Princess, he wouldn't want to. The backlash from that would be immense. The Crown Princess of a dynasty would rank in the top ten in terms of fortune within the dynasty. Her fortune would definitely be enough to trigger a backlash upon her death. He had finally achieved his current level of fortune, and he couldn't afford any problems with it.
He manipulated the giant wave in his hand, constantly striking the light shield. The light shield was somewhat shaky, but it could still be stabilized. After all, this guard was a cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core stage, and he was not a fool.
Beneath the surging waves, the Eastern Palace seemed to have entered its apocalypse. Many pampered people had never witnessed such a scene before, and some even fainted. At this moment, the outside world finally discovered the problems within the Eastern Palace.
The Crown Prince and the Imperial Guard Captain arrived together. The Crown Prince's face was extremely grim. He had only been gone for a short time, how could the Eastern Palace have become like this? Now, the entire Eastern Palace was surrounded by magical artifacts, and he had no way of knowing what had happened inside.
This Imperial Guard captain is a genuine Nascent Soul stage cultivator. His duty is to protect the safety of the capital. What Gu Yuchuan is doing now is a slap in his face.
The captain was about to break the magic weapon, but the crown prince stopped him.
This was the result of the Crown Prince's careful consideration. First, he did want to win over Gu Yuchuan and did not want to have a strained relationship with him. Second, if a fight really broke out, the entire Eastern Palace would be damaged, and many people would even die, which was not a situation he wanted to see.
"Captain, this is a matter for the Crown Prince. Let me handle it myself first."
The Crown Prince's words still carry considerable weight in the capital, and the captain had to listen to them: "Your Highness, I can only give you half an incense stick's time, otherwise, if things continue to escalate, there will be no way to control the situation."
The prince understood, and he called out to the inside, "Demon King, I don't know what has happened to make you so angry. I know that someone must have plotted against us. Please dispel this magic weapon and let me in. As the prince, I guarantee that I will give you an explanation."
Gu Yuchuan was finally satisfied upon hearing this, but he couldn't let it go so easily. He unleashed a full-force attack, sending a significant amount of seawater into the East Palace. Instantly, countless houses collapsed, and only then did he finally retract his magical artifact with satisfaction.
Without his magical interference, the Crown Prince instantly understood everything. He quickly walked up to the Crown Princess and slapped him across the face.
"You vile woman, you conspired with outsiders to plot against my Crown Prince, you traitor! I, the King, will depose you."
The Crown Princess tried to cry and beg for mercy, but was instead taken away.
The Crown Prince clasped his hands in a fist salute to Gu Yuchuan: "Demon King, I will speak to my father about this matter. The due explanation will be given today. I wonder if the Demon King would like to come with me to the Golden Palace to deal with this matter?"
Gu Yuchuan shook his head. He was tired of staying in the capital and just wanted to go home.
"No need. Just let me know when the results are out. I'm thoroughly fed up with this capital city."
After saying that, he summoned his flying boat and left immediately.