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In any case, his royal father would inevitably scold him. If so, he at least had to teach Fushan Yue a vicious lesson and complete the purpose of his trip down to the Lower City!
Anyone going up to or down from the floating islands had to pass through Startled Swan Crossing.
They would wait right on Fushan Yue’s only route and catch him there.
Wanted to complain? Take a beating first!
What he did not expect, however, was that the other party would actually not come at all!
Another hour passed, and dawn broke. Another squad of palace guards hurried over. The moment they arrived, they glared. “Why are you blocking this place?”
“The Crown Prince ordered us to find someone.”
“Find whom?” the other side snapped. “More than a dozen officials have already seen you standing here. They all thought something major had happened on Tianxin Island! Your actions in the Lower City have already alarmed the palace. Just now, the Crown Prince and the Grand Protector[1] were both summoned by the Lord Emperor. You’re to enter the palace and await questioning as well!”
The Crown Prince’s guards could only answer, “Yes.”
“What are you still standing there for? Come with us!”
* * *
Two hours earlier.
He Lingchuan sat in the dining hall on the second floor of an inn, legs crossed, watching lightning coil through the sky like dragons and serpents while countless crystal beads fell from above through the...
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