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Hearing Zhuge Zhongguang’s words, everyone else in the study was stunned for a moment. Lu Chen recovered his wits and asked, "Why does the Great Scholar think so?"

Zhuge Zhongguang replied, "Xuanyuan senior can conceal his presence so that others cannot detect it, but Commander Liang is different. The murderous aura on Commander Liang is too strong. Even if he uses Disguise Skills and others cannot recognize who he is, they can still tell by the murderous aura that he is a Grandmaster."

"Those people have concealed themselves so well, yet they were exposed because of a Disciple. This is very likely because they discovered that the North Prince Mansion was investigating them, so they simply exposed themselves deliberately and then lured people to the old city to deal with them."

"This old official speculates that they plan to use the strategy of luring the tiger away from the mountain, drawing the skilled experts from the new city to the old city, and then they will directly enter the new city to attack the Prince’s Mansion!"

Hearing Zhuge Zhongguang’s reasoning, Lu Chen realized and said that these people had concealed themselves so deeply; how could they allow their Disciples to go to the brothel to drink and even get into a fight with others, using their power’s Cultivation Technique.

So, they were deliberately revealing their identities.

In that case, were these people really planning to make a move on him?

Of course, it could also be a coincidence, but the possibility Zhuge Zhongguang mentioned did seem more likely.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen continued to ask, "Then what does the Great Scholar think we should do?"

Zhuge Zhongguang answered, "If Fixed Wind Mountain and Four Directions Mountain are indeed targeting you, Prince, as long as North Prince Mansion sends people to encircle them, they will definitely leave someone in the old city to delay time, allowing another to bring people to the new city to attack the Prince’s Mansion."

"Therefore, Prince, you could let this old official go to the old city to probe, while you and Xuanyuan senior stay in the new city waiting for them to come."

After hearing this, Lu Chen thought for a moment and then said, "Alright, let’s do that."

"We’ll make our move tonight."

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Lu Chen didn’t want someone constantly threatening his safety. Although he had the strength of a Pseudo Celestial, the wives in his Prince’s Mansion were not strong.

If someday these people attacked his wives, they could very likely get hurt, so it was best to eliminate the threat in advance.

Then, Lu Chen and Xuanyuan Chaoge began planning.

At dusk.

During dinner, Lu Chen suddenly said to Wang Qingci at the dining table, "Qingci, I need to go out tonight, so you don’t have to go to Madam Chu’s room."

Upon hearing this, all the women at the table were taken aback.

Go out?

And at night?

What was he going out for at night?

Lu Chen rarely went out at night; even if he wasn’t in the inner court, he would surely be in the study.

Had something happened again?

Or was Lu Chen going out to secretly meet a lover?

Lu Chen had done similar things before, going out at night and not returning for a whole day, causing his women to worry immensely, only to find out later that he had gone to have a private meeting with Chen Wanrong.

At this moment, Wang Qingci asked with a smile, "Prince, whose beauty has caught your eye this time?"

Lu Chen smiled and then said, "You’ll know in a few days."

Lu Chen did not directly tell them what he was going to do tonight; he didn’t want them to worry. Since Wang Qingci had misunderstood, he let the misunderstanding continue, so they wouldn’t worry.

Those assassins had come to kill him at the Prince’s Mansion before; this time, Lu Chen intended to take care of the assassins outside the city, so they would not come and frighten his wives and children.

Although Lu Chen said so, Chu Yuqin clearly felt something was off; Lu Chen did not seem like he was going out to meet some woman but instead had something important to do.

Even though she had guessed that something significant would happen tonight, Chu Yuqin did not ask directly. She spoke up, "Chen’er, remember to come back early."

Lu Chen responded indifferently, "Alright, I’ll be back early in the morning."

Then everyone continued with their meal.

After dinner, Lu Chen took a bath and put on the Golden Silk Soft Armor that he had obtained from the hands of assassins. Then he prepared to head to the military camp in the new city.

Lu Chen had just reached the door when he noticed the silhouette of a beautiful woman; Chu Yuqin stood under the lantern, seemingly waiting for his arrival.

Seeing Chu Yuqin at the door, Lu Chen asked, "Madam Chu, why are you standing here?"

Chu Yuqin asked directly, "Chen’er, has something happened?"

Lu Chen didn’t plan to keep Chu Yuqin in the dark any longer, so he replied, "Assassins have come to Yan County; I plan to deal with them outside the city."

"I thought as much," Chu Yuqin said.

She had known Lu Chen wouldn’t be absent from the Prince’s Mansion at night without good reason.

Chu Yuqin then said, "Be careful; I’ll be waiting for your return."

She didn’t ask further, knowing what Lu Chen was going out to do was enough.

Lu Chen then said, "Madam Chu, I’ll have to trouble you to keep an eye on the Prince’s Mansion tonight."

The main reason Lu Chen chose to tell Chu Yuqin about his plans for the night was to ensure she’d be alert; although he believed they could easily take care of the assassins, there was also the possibility that some might slip through and launch a sneak attack on the North Prince Mansion.

Now a Grandmaster, Chu Yuqin could be trusted to watch over the North Prince Mansion; Lu Chen felt somewhat more at ease knowing she was there.

With a slight smile, Chu Yuqin said, "Don’t worry; I’ll protect the North Prince Mansion."

Afterward, Lu Chen headed straight for the entrance of the Prince’s Mansion.

Yan County’s night was bustling with activity. There was no curfew, with people and carriages coming and going.

Just then, a squad of soldiers rode out from the military camp outside the city, heading straight for the old part of town.

Yan County, the old town.

Inside a certain tavern.

The Master of Divine Communication and the Eternally Mysterious Taoist were sitting face to face.

The Master of Divine Communication asked, "Are you sure they will fall for it?"

Stroking his beard and smiling, the Eternally Mysterious Taoist replied, "Since they have already sent people to investigate, that means they are aware of our existence; they will surely send someone to wipe us out."

"Zhuge Zhongguang is equal to us in strength; he won’t fail to come. As long as one of us can hold off Zhuge Zhongguang, the other can easily enter the new district and wipe out the North Prince Mansion."

They had almost confirmed through their investigation that there was no one stronger than Zhuge Zhongguang in Yan County.

Originally their plan was to join forces to deal with Zhuge Zhongguang, then make their move against the North Prince Mansion.

But then they thought, there was no need for such trouble.

Their target was the North Prince; why bother with the complicated task of dealing with Zhuge Zhongguang? Although, like them, he was only one step away from becoming a Celestial, that step was no easy feat.

The conditions for the two of them to become Celestials were quite stringent, so they didn’t believe Zhuge Zhongguang could merge with the Dao and become a true Celestial in a short time.

After listening to the Eternally Mysterious Taoist, the Master of Divine Communication pondered for a moment and then said, "Who will go, you or this old man?"

The Eternally Mysterious Taoist replied, "Naturally, this old man should go. You are stronger than this old man; do you really expect me to hold off Zhuge Zhongguang?"

The Master of Divine Communication snorted and said, "You’re quite clever, making this old man fight to death, while you take on such an easy task."

With a casual tone, the Eternally Mysterious Taoist said, "Zhuge Zhongguang is just a scholar who entered the Dao through literature; how strong could he be? Are you, a Martial Artist, afraid of a scholar?"

The Master of Divine Communication replied, "You don’t need to provoke this old man; once you’ve dealt with the North Prince, hurry back to help me. Zhuge Zhongguang has never made a move; no one knows the extent of his strength."

"Alright," said the Eternally Mysterious Taoist.

Just then, a man’s voice came from outside, "Elders, there’s trouble—the soldiers from Yan County are coming!"

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