Chapter 216 It's You Who Harmed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince (Today's Third Update)

Dragon City, the Royal Palace

The palace of the King of Donghai in Longcheng is not too big, only more than 300 acres, but it is heavily guarded.

There are two majestic stone lions placed at the door, with sharp eyes. They are two extremely special spiritual weapons.

Any demons and monsters that attack will be detected and illuminated by this stone lion, revealing their true form.

Not to mention that around the palace, there is a guard post every five steps and a building every ten steps, and they are all guarded by guards wearing heavy armor, holding spears, and with solemn expressions.

Looking at this situation, not to mention a mermaid, even a fly can’t fly in.

Chu Wujiang and his group rushed to the palace, and along the way, Marquis Jingping, Marquis Zhenhai and others also hurriedly followed the team.

The five great nobles of Longcheng have now gathered together and marched straight to the palace.
The guards of the palace were immediately shocked. So many nobles came running over. Could it be that they were here to force the emperor to abdicate?
They shouted:

"The palace is a forbidden area. No one is allowed to enter."

"My Lords, please stop."

The palace guards were like frightened birds, most of them drew their swords, and the crossbowmen on the wall had already pulled their bowstrings to their full potential, waiting for the order to engage in battle.

Chu Wujiang hurriedly stopped, dismounted first, bowed and saluted:

"We were attacked by mermen and are worried about the safety of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Please inform everyone."

The term "nobles" itself implies the royal family's minions.

Therefore, Chu Wujiang and others must not be indifferent to the safety of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

On the contrary, it would be reasonable for them to arrive as soon as possible.

The same thing happened to Marquis Jingping, Marquis Zhenhai, Earl Shunyi, and Earl Weiyuan. They all shouted in unison:

"We are here to protect His Highness. Please inform us."

The guards' expressions relaxed, realizing that they had misunderstood. The crossbowmen quickly retracted their arrows, and the leading guard apologized:
"I don't know the loyalty of the Marquis and the Earl."

"I will report this to His Highness. Please wait for a moment."

The three marquises and two earls were loyal to the king, so the guards naturally had no excuse to refuse.

Chu Wujiang and others breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this.

It seems that the worst did not happen.

They don't care whether Di Guangzhu lives or dies, but he cannot die in Longcheng.

Marquis Jingping was still muttering in his heart:
[This Emperor Guangzhu is indeed a plague god. ]

【When he came, all kinds of bad things happened. 】

As a result, when the door of the palace opened, His Royal Highness's personal guard Yun Chang, the girl with a ponytail, came out and said in a hard voice:

"Your Highness is not seeing anyone right now, so you guys go back."

"Your Highness's safety will be protected by us!"

"No need for you to cause trouble."

Upon hearing this, Marquis Jingping and others relaxed and were ready to go home.

No one is concerned about His Highness' life or death, but they want him to avoid getting into trouble.

Chu Wujiang said in a deep voice:
"Lord Yun, this time the mermaids attacked with extremely strange means, and there were also hybrid mermaids."

"I would like to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to find out the attackers' conspiracy so that we can deal with the merman army in the future."

Seeing that Chu Wujiang was not giving in, Yun Chang was extremely jealous when they met each other, and she couldn't help but say:

"It's not all your fault."

"How dare you mention it!"

"If His Royal Highness had not been injured first, how could those mermaids have..."

Before Shadow Guard Yun Chang finished speaking, Emperor Guangzhu heard a violent cough from the mansion:
"Cough cough!"

Yun Chang was so worried about Di Guangzhu's condition that she didn't even care about anyone else and hurried back to the palace to help Di Guangzhu calm down.

"Yun Shang, stop messing around."

"Xiao Wang was slightly injured, it's nothing serious."

"Please come in, everyone. You don't have to put down your weapons."

Soon, everyone, with Chu Wujiang as the core, came to the living room of the palace, and everyone was shocked.

At this time, Di Guangzhu's chest was wrapped in many bandages, as if his stomach had been ripped open.

His face was pale, his breath was weak, and there was a sickly flush on his face, which was obviously the result of losing too much blood and taking the elixir.

Chu Wujiang couldn't help but ask:
"Your Highness, why is it so?"

"Where's the imperial doctor?"

"If I had known this, I should not have agreed to the competition."

Chu Wujiang had doubts in his heart:
[Could it be that the destruction of the dragon energy by the evil water will bring about serious negative effects? ]

[So that's why His Royal Highness is so unlucky? ]

Emperor Guangzhu waved his hand and shook his head:
"Ahem, it has nothing to do with the fight with Lord Long Cheng."

"The little king was just resting by the lake when the merman attacked unexpectedly and caught him off guard."

"Lord Longcheng just sent someone to deliver Tianxin grass. I am very grateful to you."

No matter what Di Guangzhu thought in his heart, he still maintained his composure on the surface.

It was as if the beating Chu Wujiang gave him in the morning was nothing serious.

Chu Wujiang said quickly:
"Your Highness, what is this all about? What is a Tianxin grass worth?"

"Mr. Bai, how can you let His Royal Highness be alone?"

Di Guangzhu coughed twice and continued to explain:
"Mr. Bai is hunting down that mermaid."

"Ahem, that mermaid is very powerful. Its purpose is not to kill the little king, but to plunder his blood."

Plunder blood?
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. They had received a lot of information. In addition to the attack on the fourth son of the Huo family, Hong Yanling, Huo Qiu Shui and others were also attacked by mermaids.

However, these mermaids were incompetent and were killed easily. Many sons of nobles from Longcheng also died in the attack, which was a tragic scene.

During the brutal battle, there were indeed rumors about blood among some of the mermaids who escaped.

Emperor Guangzhu showed a look of dismay:

"Mr. Bai Da guessed that they took the blood to either use it for the curse or for other purposes, so he hurried to catch up."

"Ahem, although I want to serve the country, I am helpless because I don't have the skills. I am afraid I am not strong enough to defeat the mermaids this time."

"I can only ask you guys for help."

Chu Wujiang, who always liked to doubt people, heard this and couldn't help but secretly said:
[You are not bleeding yourself, are you?]

[This way, we can legitimately avoid going to the mermaid front.]

[The Donghai Palace now has an excuse that the Crown Prince is seriously injured, and can also avoid participating in the battle, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. ]

[Who can tell what is true and what is false here? 】

[At least his injuries are real and cannot be hidden from us.]

Chu Wujiang knew long ago that Di Guangzhu was not the playboy he appeared to be. This tactic of retreating to advance was very clever, and it immediately neutralized the killing move he had set up in the morning.

Advance to attack, retreat to defend.

He didn't want to participate in the battle because the injuries caused by the mermaid were too severe and he had not recovered yet. He wanted to participate in the battle because his injuries had recovered early.

But since Di Guangzhu was able to be so cruel as to seriously injure himself, no one present had any reason to blame him.

Instead, everyone said in unison:

"Your Highness, rest assured and recover from your injuries. We will destroy the mermaids and avenge your Highness."

Emperor Guangzhu smiled slightly and said softly:
"Thank you for your understanding."

"Ahem, Xiao Wang has another speculation, that is, the merman's blood plundering may be related to the mixed-blood child mentioned by Lord Longcheng."

"I wonder what you think, where do these half-bloods come from."

Upon hearing this, the Marquis of Zhenhai sighed and said:

"Perhaps I know the origins of these mixed-bloods."

Everyone asked quickly:

"My Lord, please try to explain it."

Marquis Zhenhai has experienced love-hate relations with the mermen for many years and understands them best. This time, he was most shocked by the hybrids' intrusion into Dragon City. It was completely against the mermen's conventions and caught him off guard.

Marquis Zhenhai said in a deep voice:

"This marquis and the Marquis Dinghai of Yuzhou have been besieging the tribes of the mermen for many years, which has led to a large number of mermen with fewer men than women. This is one of the reasons."

"There are nine fishermen in Zhenhai City and even along the coast of Longzhou. They are menial servants who make a living by fishing. Their lives are difficult."

"If these low-class families want to marry, they often need to pay an extremely shocking bride price. This is the second reason."

“Even farmers’ daughters are reluctant to marry fishermen, because fishermen’s wives are more likely to become widows.”

"Some fishermen who can't afford it will take risks and be seduced by mermaids."

Everyone gasped. They were all high-ranking nobles who seldom heard of the sufferings of the lower classes. Now, after hearing what the Marquis of Zhenhai said, they even thought that he was joking.

Chu Wujiang suddenly thought that the profit of a fisherman from fishing would be taken by the Marquis of Zhenhai, the Chu family at the fish market, and the imperial court would collect taxes and take another part.

It seems that the fisherman’s suffering is also closely related to himself.

Even though Longzhou has recently reduced rents and lowered the commission rate at the fish market, it has only slightly improved people's lives.

"Sometimes, the daughters of mermaids would give birth to seemingly purebred humans, who would then become the descendants of fishermen, and would be slaves for generations."

"They are more efficient in fishing and earn more money, so we don't really care."

"Other times, the daughter of a mermaid will give birth to children who are more like mermaids."

"Originally, the mermaid tribe looked down on these half-bloods and even beat them to death."

"Now it seems that the mermaid tribe seems to have undergone some changes. They accept these mixed-bloods and train them to be death warriors."

The new mermaid leader, Hai Yuan, is indeed a great hero.

Even these mixed-race children who are usually looked down upon by the mermaid tribe can be trained and used.

Everyone fell silent; even Yun Shang, the maidservant beside Di Guangzhu, looked thoughtful.

Emperor Guangzhu coughed twice:

"This lowly man, just because he can't afford to marry a wife, actually hooked up with a mermaid and became a traitor to the human race. It's really not a pity that he should die."

"In my opinion, we should order a thorough investigation and punish the fishermen who colluded with the mermaid's daughter for treason and kill them all to prevent future troubles."

After all, Di Guangzhu is a prince of noble descent, and he doesn't care much about the lives of the lower-class people.

Everyone was about to agree, but Chu Wujiang quickly stopped them and said:

"Your Highness, it is understandable that these fishermen are having an affair with the daughter of a mermaid."

"If we really want to solve the problem of collusion between fishermen and mermaids, we should at least allow fishermen to afford to marry wives."

"What's more, the fisherman and the mermaid's daughter can give birth to children. Perhaps we can solve the problems of the mermaid tribe through their offspring."

Di Guangzhu coughed twice and shook his head:
"Lord Longcheng, these fishermen who cannot afford the bride price and commit adultery, give birth to children who are also shameless. What do they know about loyalty?"

Chu Wujiang did not change his attitude and said in a deep voice:

"At least we should try."

The expressions of the people looking at Chu Wujiang changed a little. The guard Yun Shang who had been standing next to him couldn't help but said:

"Lord Longcheng, kindness does not command an army."

"Do you sympathize with those half-bloods?"

Chu Wujiang answered frankly:
"We are all responsible for the fishermen's fate. How can we just kill them all?"

If the people could not bear the oppression and then turned to the evil gods, Chu Wujiang always felt that this was understandable.

If a person is desperate and chooses to commit a crime, who can judge him?

Is it the Buddha or the Taoist?

Will not work.

Emperor Guangzhu was delighted when he heard this and immediately said:

"Ahem, then it's settled. Lord Longcheng will be in charge of this matter."

“Since Lord Longcheng thinks these lowly fishermen can still be saved, let’s give it a try.”

If you fail to do your job well, I can stab you in the back.

Chu Wujiang was not afraid of trouble and nodded:

"Don't worry, Your Highness. The Coast Guard has always been related to fishermen."

"When I go to Zhenhai City, I will also recruit fishermen to serve me."

"If the mermaids can use it, I can use it too."

……

After everyone discussed it and saw that the Crown Prince was still alive and well, they said goodbye and returned to their residences.

When Emperor Guangzhu saw everyone leaving, his expression improved a bit:

"It seems that Lord Long Cheng is still a bit soft-hearted and is not the material for accomplishing great things."

"I finally got the upper hand this time."

"I hope the mermaid won't let me down."

Yun Shang said with a complicated expression:

"Your Highness, he is really a weirdo."

Emperor Guangzhu sneered:
"He has a weakness, so that's easy to deal with."

"Victory and defeat are common in the military. One day, the little king will come back."

"Yun Shang, now that the Tianxin grass is here, it's time for your talent to awaken again."

Yun Shang quickly bowed and said:
"Thank you for your gift, Your Highness."

Emperor Guangzhu took a deep breath and said:
"If I can't crush him by myself, I'll borrow the strength of a few more people."

"The Saint also relied on the six dukes to suppress Emperor Wu."

……

Chu Wujiang walked out of the palace and was about to spur his horse when he heard the Marquis of Zhenhai using a secret technique to transmit his voice:
[Lord Longcheng, may I have a word with you for a moment? ]

(End of this chapter)