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Chapter 133: Chapter 131 Heartless
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Chu Zhiyuan said, "Brother Cheng, which beauty are you looking at?"
He came to the window and looked across.
Li Hongzhao happened to look over, her charming eyes sparkling, curiously gazing at Chu Zhiyuan.
She naturally noticed Cheng Tianfeng’s peering, but didn’t bother to pay attention.
In her heart, she had already lost her fear of Cheng Tianfeng.
After his defeat and being suppressed in realm, she felt his spirit had diminished, making him no longer a threat.
Even if he became a Grandmaster in the future, he wouldn’t be a threat to her.
A casual glance revealed a change in people here, strikingly handsome yet his eyes were calm as still water, indifferent to her beauty.
This piqued her interest, and she couldn’t help but focus her gaze there.
She suddenly felt a sense of familiarity, quickly recalling she had seen this person’s portrait, it was the Fourth Prince Chu Zhiyuan of Da Jing!
Chu Zhiyuan, the Prince Heir of Prince Qing, the one who defeated Cheng Tianfeng, the top Prince of this generation.
"Fourth Prince, why not come over to meet?"
Li Hongzhao suddenly stood up, came to the window and waved her jade hand, smiling radiantly, her beauty dazzling.
Her voice softly lingered, passing through the street’s bustle, clearly reaching his ears.
Chu Zhiyuan chuckled lightly.
This was Li Hongzhao demonstrating her prowess, showcasing the secret Sound Transmission into Secret ability only possessed by Grandmasters.
This is a qualitative improvement over the Innate Realm’s Sound Transmission into Secret.
The Innate Realm’s Sound Transmission into Secret can only be done nearby and without interference, whereas the Grandmaster Realm’s Sound Transmission into Secret is clear and far-reaching.
The distance depends on the realm and cultivation of each Grandmaster.
"Greetings, Ninth Princess." Chu Zhiyuan cupped his fists, standing at the window as he cupped his fists, "I won’t come over to disturb you. Once you’re done talking, I’ll take Ruoling back."
Li Hongzhao laughed, "So you’re here to find your Heir’s Wife. Miss Huang is also here, how about coming over for a chat?"
Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "I won’t disturb the Princess."
Li Hongzhao suddenly realized, her phoenix eyes gleaming, "So the Fourth Prince has already become a Grandmaster!"
Her face was full of smiles, stunningly beautiful and radiant.
But inside, she was shocked.
Regarding Chu Zhiyuan, after arriving in the Capital City, she had conducted an in-depth investigation through spies, thoroughly studying this mysterious Prince Heir of Prince Qing.
Only one conclusion emerged: a martial arts prodigy.
Especially remarkable after entering the Innate Realm, his speed was absolutely astounding.
There are many martial arts prodigies in the world who progress rapidly before the Grandmaster stage, yet are ultimately stuck before reaching it.
The faster they progress, the more likely they are to get stuck.
Of course, some prodigies do eventually step into the Grandmaster stage.
Even with Chu Zhiyuan’s rapid advancement, it was possible he would be the former, stuck before becoming a Grandmaster, searching for the road to grand mastery for a long time.
Therefore, most people didn’t truly focus on his progress, an untested prodigy isn’t a true prodigy.
But now, with Chu Zhiyuan stepping into Grandmaster so quickly, it proved he was not only a prodigy but a prodigy among prodigies.
From this point on, his status would be different, and his standing within the Da Jing Royal Family would change drastically.
He even had a chance to become Da Jing’s next Emperor.
Chu Zhiyuan cupped his fists again, but had no intention of speaking further.
He left the window, sat back at the table opposite, and glanced at Cheng Tianfeng’s relaxed face, "Brother Cheng, are you still eyeing Ruoling?"
Cheng Tianfeng snorted, "Uncle Mo has given assurance, how could I breach the agreement?"
Then he coldly added, "I was looking at the Ninth Princess, not your woman!"
"But the Ninth Princess is a Grandmaster, you can’t beat her." Chu Zhiyuan said, "You also can’t afford to provoke her."
"We and Da Meng are already enemies." Cheng Tianfeng snorted, "Aren’t you also enemies with Da Meng?"
"She has a Great Grandmaster with her."
"Yujing City isn’t the only place with a Great Grandmaster!"
"Provoking her wouldn’t affect Da Meng, it would only anger Da Meng and invite retaliation, it’s not worth it."
"In the end, it’s just you trying to collude with Da Meng privately, no wonder you’ve delayed signing the alliance."
"Brother Cheng, the delay in signing the alliance is because your Da Zhen Mission is too stubborn, insisting I marry a Da Zhen Princess."
"Would marrying our Da Zhen Princess be a grievance for you?" Cheng Tianfeng coldly laughed, "We’re not asking you to not marry Xiao Ruoling."
Chu Zhiyuan said, "There’s always an order to things."
"Then make them equal." Cheng Tianfeng snorted, "This is already our greatest concession, don’t let Da Jing push it too far. If you don’t agree, then you’re not sincerely seeking an alliance!"
Chu Zhiyuan shook his head, "I don’t want to marry the Da Zhen Princess."
"Is our Da Zhen Princess not good enough for you?" Cheng Tianfeng sneered, "You’re just a Prince Heir, not even a Prince!"
Chu Zhiyuan said, "It’s not about being good enough, I just don’t want too many troubles. How can I focus on cultivation if the household isn’t peaceful?"
Cheng Tianfeng frowned, staring intently at Chu Zhiyuan.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Brother Cheng, is there any need for me to lie to you?"
"...I have many Heir’s Wives and concubines, and I don’t feel like the household isn’t peaceful!" Cheng Tianfeng snorted, "It’s about your skills. If you lack them, even a single Princess would make the household unpeaceful!"
Chu Zhiyuan chuckled.
He suddenly found it very strange.
Cheng Tianfeng suddenly became strange too, much more sincere, not as hostile, even a little amicable.
This 180-degree change left him baffled, half-believing.
"The key is to be fair. If you can’t be fair, it indeed won’t be peaceful, but if you are, even with many women, they’ll behave."
"If you truly have feelings, how can you be fair?"
"Feelings?" Cheng Tianfeng laughed, a look of extreme amusement, "Chu, are you thinking about feelings? Deep feelings don’t last; indulging them leads to breaking down."
Chu Zhiyuan frowned but didn’t speak.
He knew the saying of deep feelings not lasting, but hadn’t heard that indulging feelings leads to a breakdown.
"I’m telling you sincerely from the bottom of my heart, this is a secret transmission!" Cheng Tianfeng said disdainfully, "Indulging feelings is losing yourself, getting lost, which is a major taboo in training, making further cultivation difficult. Try if you don’t believe it!"
He glanced towards the window, then back snorted, "You’re marrying Yujing’s most beautiful woman, it’s hard not to have feelings. If it happens, you’re done!"
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Our mental method is different, can’t generalize."
"Hmm, no matter the mental method, it’s the same principle, try if you don’t believe it!" Cheng Tianfeng sneered, "You’ll be waiting for me to catch up and deal with you heavily!"
Chu Zhiyuan smiled without speaking.
Such a statement was too extreme.
If it were really so, wouldn’t all Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters be heartless people? Looking at Ji Dongxiao proves that’s not true.
It still depended on one’s mental method.
Cheng Tianfeng’s words could only be half-trusted, not even that sometimes.
He had Super Sense, able to perceive subtle things others couldn’t, it was better for him to discover on his own.
At Bilin Pavilion, Li Hongzhao laughed, "Sister Xiao, your Prince Heir has left seclusion, he’s waiting across the way."
Xiao Ruoling was stunned, quickly stood up, and looked out the window.
Earlier, she noticed Cheng Tianfeng’s gaze coming from across the street, so she avoided the window.
If they couldn’t see her, she also couldn’t see them.
Chu Zhiyuan at this time also stood up, came to the window, and waved at her.
Xiao Ruoling’s exquisite face bloomed with a smile, as radiant as a thousand flowers blooming at once, breathtakingly beautiful.
Chu Zhiyuan smiled, "If you’re done talking, let’s go back."
This softly lingered and floated across.
Xiao Ruoling gently nodded.
She turned around, smiled, "Your Highness, Master Huang, I’m going back now."
"Go, go, you probably can’t sit still." Li Hongzhao laughed, "Next time, let’s gather for tea, shall we?" 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝘤𝘰𝑚
"Okay." Xiao Ruoling readily agreed, turned around, and quickly went downstairs.
As she descended, she saw Chu Zhiyuan already standing below, waiting.
Suddenly, her heart beat fiercely, her cheeks burned, feeling a little shy but couldn’t help but look at Chu Zhiyuan.
Her eyes were moist, sparkling.
Chu Zhiyuan looked at her with a smile, "Let’s go back to the residence."
"Hmm." Xiao Ruoling lightly nodded her head.
He nodded slightly to the following Huang Shiron and walked side by side with Xiao Ruoling, without taking a carriage, heading into the distance.
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