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The Grave And Stern Crown Prince 2

Everyone knew that the Masters of the Luo Family and the Gu Family, the Right General and the Left General respectively, had never gotten along. However, the Lady of the Luo Family, Luo Yin, was a kindred spirit of the good-for-nothing Gu Ruoyun. She had even gone to the extent of standing up for her, several times.

But Luo Yin's voice was loud enough to successfully attract the attention of everyone in the room towards Gu Ruoyun.

"Gu Ruoyun, of the Gu Family? Isn't she that infamous good-for-nothing of Azure Dragon Country? Even if a citizen of Azure Dragon Country has never heard of Gu Shengxiao, they would have definitely heard of Gu Ruoyun. Besides, I've heard that she's boldly challenged the lordling of the Ling Family to a duel."

"Tsk tsk, the lordling of the Ling Family is a level five in the Qi Collection ranks. But I've heard that this Gu Ruoyun has been stuck at level two for many years."

"Even though His Imperial Highness granted permission for the officials to bring their children to the celebration, a good-for-nothing like Gu Ruoyun shouldn't have the right to show her face, should she?"

Hearing the mockery from the crowd, General Gu's face turned from red to white, wishing that he could kill this good-for-nothing Gu Ruoyun in one slap. That would better than facing the humiliation here!

Luo Yin was just about to lash out at them until a hand reached out and gently stopped her.

She was momentarily stunned and turned around towards the young girl's calm visage.

"Let it go, let them talk. Besides, it's not like I'll lose anything." Gu Ruoyun shook her head, with a disapproving tone in her voice.

For example, would an elephant care about the chatter of ants?

The previous Gu Ruoyun, was that elephant.

"Announcing the arrival of His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince and the Imperial Concubine!"

Just then, a loud, crafty voice was heard, drawing the attention of the crowd.

Amidst the gaze of the crowd, a figured clothed in yellow made its way into the room, slowly coming into view...

It was an extremely handsome man. His features were stern and deep, with eyes like bottomless pools of black ink, shielding his thoughts from others.

When the crowd's eyes fell upon the young woman in yellow next to him, they finally understood the meaning of the phrase "as pretty as a picture" and "a beauty that can cause the downfall of cities". But even though her features were breathtaking, her face was unusually white. No amount of rouge could conceal her sickly pallor.

But because she appeared with the Crown Prince, everyone knew exactly who she was.

Especially since the Imperial Concubine Ling walked behind them both! This made the crowd feel even more suspicious...

"Greetings, Your Royal Highness, Lady Imperial Concubine."

Once the crowd regained their senses, they kneeled on the ground in a uniformed fashion, and greeted them respectfully.

As such, Gu Ruoyun, who remained standing in the midst of the crowd, stuck out like a sore thumb...

"Gu Ruoyun, when greeting the Crown Prince and the Imperial Concubine, you will kneel immediately!" General Gu frowned, chastising her angrily.

"My apologies." Gu Ruoyun shrugged her shoulders. "My legs developed hemorrhoids so it's a bit difficult for me to kneel. Next time, I'll definitely make it up to His Royal Highness and the Imperial Concubine."

Hemorrhoids?

General Gu nearly lost control, dearly wishing he could get up and violently punch the girl. "Hemorrhoids developing on knees?" He fumed internally, "In all the sixty years of my f*cking life, this is the first time I've heard of anyone developing hemorrhoids on their knees, I've certainly gained a new experience."

"Hehe." Concubine Ling raised her lips into a smile, shooting a sharp gaze towards Gu Ruoyun. "This must be Gu Ruoyun, of the Gu Family? Your reputation precedes you. The rumors don't live up to the real thing. I've even heard that you've challenged my nephew to a duel, is that true?"

This duel was not exactly a secret in Azure Dragon Country, but hearing this directly from Imperial Concubine Ling's mouth certainly gave it a different flavor.

"That's right." Gu Ruoyun raised her head towards Imperial Concubine Ling, "I will defeat Ling Xi!"

Pfft!

No one knew where the laughter started, but soon, the entire crowd burst out laughing as if they had not heard of such a funny joke in a long time.

"Gu Ruoyun, don't be a savage!" The Little Master of the Ling Family leaped in his fury, and yelled, "If I don't beat you until you kneel and call me Daddy, then I'll take on your surname!"

This damned woman, she was actually humiliating him in public. That's great, just great. I will make her die spectacularly! The Little Master Ling gritted his teeth hatefully as if he dearly wished to grind Gu Ruoyun's bones into dust.

"I'll f*ck your mother! Ling Xi, who is going to be f*cking forced to kneel before you and call you her daddy?" Luo Yin could no longer control herself. She swiftly rose from the ground and screamed, "Even if Gu Ruoyun is defeated, I'm still here. Come at me if you have the balls! What are you trying to prove by bullying someone weaker than you?"

Ling Xi was about to argue with her until he suddenly met with General Luo's dangerous glare.

Honestly, besides his own grandfather, the only other person that Ling Xi feared most, was this burly general.

Although both General Luo and General Gu were generals, the latter was never one to stir up trouble. The former...was completely fearless!

He was particularly famous for being wrapped around his daughter's finger.

Anyone who bullied his daughter would be beaten to a pulp, even if you were a relative of the Emperor himself! Once, the son of the Minister of War called Luo Yin "ugly", and General Luo immediately rushed to his door and beat him until he was nearly disabled.

The Emperor was not really an incapable ruler. Hence, he would not possibly revoke him of his military title, simply because of this. After all, General Luo had made many outstanding contributions to the country in the war.

"Hehe!" Imperial Concubine Ling laughed with a smile that did not reach her eyes. "General Luo, what an interesting daughter you have! However, please don't forget that the Crown Prince and the representatives of the Weapon Refining Sect are still present. Oh, that's right. Allow me to make the introductions, this is Shi Yun, the daughter of the Sect Master of the Weapon Refining Sect."

The Weapon Refining Sect had always been sacred in the hearts of the people. And now, the daughter of the Sect Master was standing before their eyes.

"Imperial Concubine Ling, the first reason behind our visit to your esteemed country is to attend the Crown Prince's birthday celebration. The second reason is that our sect has been lacking in manpower. So we've especially come to select a few candidates to enter our sect as outer disciples. And I've long heard that there are many talented young cultivators in Azure Dragon Country. We believe that they would make suitable candidates serve the Weapon Refining Sect."

Shi Yun smiled at the crowd in the garden. Her smile was like a refreshing spring breeze, giving off a kind of abnormally comforting feeling.

Gu Ruoyun felt a psychic connection, and she glanced at Shi Yun in surprise. But she soon looked away without saying another word...

"It seems that you've sensed it too, little girl," Zixie's voice suddenly echoed from within her soul. "This woman is practicing a long lost divine ritual. Those who practice this will emit an extremely comforting and mesmerizing aura. Men who have seen her will feel unconsciously drawn to her, falling for her. However, this ritual will cause a person's physique to grow extremely weak, and they must continuously absorb the mental energy of others in order to survive. If her supply of mental energy is insufficient, she will die."

Even Zixie was astonished. "How could it be that there is still someone practicing such an evil ritual?" he wondered, "Rituals like this should have disappeared years ago..."

Especially since this woman made him feel extremely uncomfortable. In the past, only one other person had ever made him feel this way...

Hearing Zixie's explanation, Gu Ruoyun fell silent. It would seem that this mainland was far more complicated than she thought...

"Ladies and gentlemen." Shi Yun smiled gently with a hint of warmth, her eyes filled with gentleness. "In order to assess your abilities, our elders have specially brought the Weapon Refining Sect's Heavenly Spirit Formation today. I will escort you all into the Heavenly Spirit Formation shortly, where you will remain in training for a month. After a month, we will evaluate you based on your results on where you are qualified to enter the Weapon Refining Sect."

Even if they did not know what the Heavenly Spirit Formation was, this was clearly a treasure that had been handed down for generations from the Weapon Refining Sect. So, it was clearly very valuable. They would dearly cherish this opportunity...

The Crown Prince, Leng Yanfeng, who had remained silent from the very beginning, paused for a second when he brushed past Gu Ruoyun. But he did not turn around to look at her again.

He slowly raised his voice and spoke solemnly. "Gu Ruoyun, your antics were only to show off your individuality in order to attract my attention. Unfortunately, this Crown Prince's eyes were never on you..."

Once he finished speaking, he promptly disappeared from Gu Ruoyun's view.

Gu Ruoyun was dumbfounded. Back in the East Peak Mainland, not even Supreme Jin had the right to make her kneel before him.

"So, why should I kneel before a mere Crown Prince?" she wondered, "Yet, my actions...How could the Crown Prince have thought that I was doing all of this to gain his attention?"

She could still remember that long ago, the talented genius Gu Shengxiao would always spar with Leng Yanfeng. And everywhere they went, Gu Ruoyun would tag along. Everyone thought that she was trying to get close to Leng Yanfeng through her brother, Gu Shengxiao. But that could not have been farther from the truth. For every time the two men sparred, she only ever had eyes for her elder brother.

Hence, the previous Gu Ruoyun did not even like Leng Yanfeng, much less the current Gu Ruoyun in the form of the newly reincarnated Xia Ruoyun!

"Gu Ruoyun, so you've really taken a fancy to the Crown Prince!" Gu Panpan was enraged, glaring hatefully at Gu Ruoyun. "You once denied it and claimed that you did not like the Crown Prince. Yet, now you're actually resorting to such means to get his attention. Fortunately, the Crown Prince saw right through your ploy, otherwise..."

Noting the eyes of the crowd staring towards her, Gu Ruoyun blinked innocently. "What's a Crown Prince? Can you eat it?"

"Eat? Do you actually want to gobble up the Crown Prince? As expected, Gu Ruoyun. You're two-faced!"

"Alright!" She thought, "This time, not even ten mouths can help clear my innocence..."

Gu Ruoyun shook her head. She simply couldn't be bothered to explain herself. She shrugged her shoulders and said, "Luo Yin, let's go have a look over there."

...

In the Imperial Courtyard, the crowd grew silent. All chatter promptly disappeared upon the arrival of the two elders.

Luo Yin pointed at one of them and exclaimed, "Gu Ruoyun, do you see that old man in black? That's the Crown Prince's teacher, Hun Fei. The other old man in red is Elder Tian Lin. They are both highly skilled cultivators from the Weapon Refining Sect."

Gu Ruoyun nodded, shifting her gaze away from the two men, and placing her attention on the pillar next to them.

"Unless I am mistaken," she thought, "the space surrounding the four pillars is the doorway to the Heavenly Spirit Formation..."

"Ladies and gentlemen, based on your current strength in power, I will only send you to the first level of the Heavenly Spirit Formation. Remember, you must all remain within the area that I've designated for you. You must not run anywhere else, for if you enter any other district, you will be in grave danger!"

Hun Fei stared seriously at the crowd. "Furthermore, the spiritual energy in the Heavenly Spirit Formation is extremely dense. So, any cultivator who enters must be at least a level three in the Qi Collection ranks. Otherwise, your body will not be able to withstand the tremendous power and will explode. I am definitely not simply using frightening words to scare you, but I believe that there shouldn't be anyone among you who is still unable to breakthrough into level three."

"Well..." Upon hearing this, Gu Panpan looked as if she was dying to speak up.

Her actions drew the attention of Elder Hun Fei, who frowned and asked, "Is there anything you wish to say, young lady?"