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Chapter 133 - 54, The Fourth Method_2

Besides, he was too weak; even lending him a hand wouldn’t be much of a burden.

"I wish to enter Di Hong City, would Brother Prince be willing to help?" Lin Yue bowed his hands in inquiry.

"Given the chance to strike at Prince Cheng, naturally, I would not refuse,"

the Fourteenth Prince said indifferently: "However, with your current strength, even if you come to Di Hong City, it will be hard to gain a foothold. Even with the support of Duke Heng, you must know how to keep a low profile."

Lin Yue didn’t say anything because he started coughing again.

"Your Highness,"

Priest Tu couldn’t help but speak, "He has been poisoned by the concoction given by Prince Cheng. Is there any way you could help him detoxify?"

"It’s merely Heartless Qi," the Fourteenth Prince said flatly. "I can’t resolve it, but the poison is not harmful; on the contrary, it can be somewhat beneficial to him. It only causes coughing, which is actually good for toughening the mind and spirit."

Focusing his will to ease the cough, Lin Yue said, "On my way to Jingzhou, I will likely face assassination by the Twelfth Prince. Does Brother Prince have any advice on how to deal with this?"

"I will do my best to restrain him,"

the Fourteenth Prince stated. "Your return to Di Hong City is the Crown Prince’s decision. Prince Cheng would not dare to openly defy this, and without an Imperial Decree, Great Cultivators cannot take action. His publicly known associates cannot be moved either, so those attempting to assassinate you can only be cultivators he maintains in secret."

"Your Highness,"

Priest Tu interjected, "That housekeeper must be from the upper echelons of the Heavenly Born Sect, surely the strongest covert force that Prince Cheng has. Even if they cannot dispatch a Great Cultivator, the Four Symbols Level has many strong practitioners."

The Fourteenth Prince nodded slightly, then glanced at Lin Yue once more and spoke, "If you’re afraid of death, it’s better to hide and not come to Di Hong City."

After pondering for a moment, Lin Yue asked, "I have a matter on which I would seek Brother Prince’s guidance."

"Speak," the Fourteenth Prince looked at him.

Priest Tu shook his head saying, "You lad, you’re going to ask about the poison in my body, aren’t you?"

Lin Yue slightly frowned and, bowing his hands to the Fourteenth Prince, said, "Please enlighten me, Brother Prince."

The Fourteenth Prince gazed at him and spoke, "I hear that your relationship with Tianyunzi is close; it seems to be true. Do you truly wish to know?"

"Yes," Lin Yue nodded.

The Fourteenth Prince thought for a moment and then said, "The affliction Tianyunzi suffers from is the ’Heart Poison’, and there are presently four known methods to cure it."

"There are four?"

Lin Yue’s eyes brightened.

"The first,"

the Fourteenth Prince began, "is for the God Emperor to act. Naturally, he’d be able to cure the poison beyond doubt. However, ever since Father Emperor returned from his tour fifteen years ago, he has been in closed-door cultivation, and you may not be able to see Father Emperor on your return."

Lin Yue said nothing.

He had never counted on that method.

"The second would be for Prince Cheng to undo it himself,"

the Fourteenth Prince spoke, "but that is impossible. Prince Cheng will not let Tianyunzi off the hook."

"Why?" Lin Yue frowned.

"Tianyunzi is a once-in-a-millennium genius of Shenxiao Sect; he will pose a great threat to him in the future," the Fourteenth Prince stated gravely.

Lin Yue was taken aback for a moment, but considering Priest Tu’s secret, it seemed normal.

The Fourteenth Prince glanced at Priest Tu and said, "If you hadn’t been so lazy back in the day, insisting on such a mundane life of idle clouds and wild cranes, things might not have gotten to this point."

Priest Tu didn’t respond, merely laughing hehe, the laughter tinged with bitterness.

"And the third?" Lin Yue inquired.

"The third, if the Second Prince takes action, he can definitely resolve it," the Fourteenth Prince stated confidently.

Then he added, "Should the Eighth Prince intervene, there’s also a chance for a cure."

The Second Prince can definitely resolve it?

The Eighth Prince might have the ability?

Lin Yue slightly frowned and asked, "Is it possible for the Second Prince and the Eighth Prince to extend their help?"

The Fourteenth Prince slowly shook his head and said, "The Second Prince has never helped anyone, not even showing his hand in any affair; and the Eighth Prince, being my adversary, is even less likely to save my Sect’s genius, Tianyunzi."

Lin Yue furrowed his brow.

One never intervening, the other an outright enemy.

He held no hope for this at all.

"Then what about the fourth method?" Lin Yue mustered his last bit of hope.

"The fourth method..."

The Fourteenth Prince looked at him with a peculiar gleam in his eyes and didn’t speak. Instead, he conveyed a message through Divine Thought Transmission.

After hearing it, Lin Yue couldn’t help but be stunned.

Then, frowning, he said, "Is what Brother Prince said really true?"

The Fourteenth Prince indifferently stated, "If it were an average person, this method would be useless and harmless. Since you are still weak and opposed to Prince Cheng, I would prefer you to grow strong enough to confront him. Why would I set a trap for you?"

Lin Yue fell silent.

"In any case, I have told you all the methods," the Fourteenth Prince said nonchalantly. "If you can help me win back the genius Tianyunzi for me, it would also be a great service."

Suddenly, he glanced once more at Tianyunzi, and his Thunder Avatar began to dissipate.

"Remember, surviving is more important..."

As the wisps of electric light faded away, the floating Jade Pendant also crumbled to dust, drifting downward.

Lin Yue stood still, deeply contemplating the fourth method mentioned by the Fourteenth Prince.

"Your Highness?"

Baili Fengzhi spoke softly, "What did the Fourteenth Prince tell you through Divine Thought Transmission just now? He is still a Prince, and in the end, you are on opposing sides. You mustn’t fall into a trap."

Lin Yue nodded slightly, "I understand."

Priest Tu sighed and then inquired, "I won’t ask how you, young man, learned about my poisoning. What was that fourth method that Prince Zhen mentioned to you?"

"It’s nothing... cough, cough, cough..."

Before finishing his words, Lin Yue bent over slightly, coughing vigorously once again.

Priest Tu, with a frown of concern, patted his back and said, "Don’t think about anything else for now, focus your mind."

After a while, as Lin Yue’s fit eased, he looked at Priest Tu and asked, "The sorrow of parting which you suffer from, can’t a Great Cultivator or someone of higher cultivation draw it out?"