I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 306: The Dark River and the Five Prisons
Rumor has it that there is a river in the world that can only be vaguely seen by moonlight in the deepest night. If you walk upstream along the river, you will find the knifeman in the dark, the most ferocious assassin in the world.

This river is called the Dark River.

The assassin who lives in the dark river is also called the dark river.

On this day, a light drizzle was falling by the river, slanting down and densely interweaving together.

A man in purple clothes, holding an oil-paper umbrella, walked forward step by step in the muddy soil.

As he walks, he exudes nobility.

He didn't know how long he walked, but when he felt the sky gradually brighten and a beam of orange light faintly shone through, he finally stopped.

A tall man dressed in black was standing at the end of the river, seemingly waiting for him.

The man in purple put away his oil-paper umbrella and found that the rain had stopped at some point.

He looked at the man in black in front of him and asked, "Who are you?"

Maybe it's genetics, the man in black has a very fair complexion, so fair that he looks a little pale.

He stood in the dark, his facial expression could not be seen, and his voice was faint.

"Su family, Su Lanzhou."

The Dark River is divided into three families: the Su family who specializes in weapons, the Xie family who specializes in internal martial arts, and the Mu family who specializes in medical secrets.

Above the three families, the most respected is the patriarch, and below the patriarch are the heads of the three families, each commanding assassins within the family.

The man in front of him sounded very young, so the purple-clothed man hesitated for a moment and asked, "Are you the current head of the Su family?"

Su Lanzhou nodded: "I have no choice, my father asked me to come."

"Who is your father?"

"Su Muyu."

The purple-clothed man was stunned: "I never thought that the chief of the Chu State's Public Security Department would let his child be a killer."

"Strange? Didn't our Majesty's son also become a killer?"

The purple-clothed man was stunned again: "That's true."

Since Yue Kang and Yue Ji got married, the true identity of Xuan Yun, who is ranked second on the Jianghu Killer List, is no longer a secret.

This shocked countless people in the martial arts world. After all, no one expected that the second prince of the Chu State would actually become a killer.

Su Lanzhou stopped talking and led the man in purple forward, looking a little taciturn.

In contrast, the purple-clothed man was a talkative person. He spoke to himself, "Su Lanzhou, who was taught by the great scholar Chen Ru, is the strongest person of the Su family's generation. Even in Yuelu City, he is considered a brilliant talent. He entered the free and easy realm at the age of sixteen, but then disappeared in Yuelu. I'm quite curious. You obviously have a bright future, why did your father let you come to Dark River to be a killer?"

"It seems you know me well."

"If I want to do business with you, I naturally have to get some information." The purple-clothed man smiled, glanced at the umbrella in Su Lanzhou's hand, and asked curiously, "This umbrella should be General Su's sword umbrella. I heard that there are eighteen long swords in the sword umbrella. When the murderous aura surges, the eighteen sharp swords spray out like evening rain. I also want to see it."

"I don't think you really want to see it." Su Lanzhou smiled faintly: "Also, knowing us too well is a very dangerous thing."

The purple-clothed man subconsciously touched the sword at his waist: "I think you know my identity."

Su Lanzhou shook his head: "It doesn't matter what your identity is. In our eyes, there are only two kinds of identities in the world.

Employer, and prey."

The purple-clothed man nodded: "I wonder if the chips I offer are enough to hire a killer like you?"

Su Lanzhou suddenly stopped and said, "We're here."

In front of them was a magnificent attic with a plaque on it inscribed with four large characters in a flamboyant style - Falling Stars and Moon Shadows.

There were two people outside the pavilion, one old and one young.

The old man sat on the steps, chewing betel nut, smoking his pipe and slowly blowing smoke rings.

Another young man, who looked to be about twenty years old, stood upright at the entrance of the pavilion, holding a long knife and looking sharp.

Su Lanzhou led the purple-clothed man over, squatted down in front of the old man, and snatched the pipe from his mouth with lightning speed: "Grandpa, smoke less, and eat less betel nut, it's not good for your health."

Su Zhe sighed helplessly: "Do you know why I came back to Dark River?"

Why else? It’s just that my father and mother don’t allow my grandfather to smoke or chew betel nuts.

"Dad and Mom are doing this for your own good."

"How could I not know, old man? But these are the only two hobbies I have." Su Zhe smiled bitterly, but there was no bitterness in his smile. Instead, it was full of happiness.

Then, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the purple-clothed man, and asked faintly, "Are you sure you want to enter the Starfall Moon Shadow Pavilion?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in purple suddenly felt a strong pressure coming, which made him unable to open his mouth.

So the man in purple had no choice but to nod.

"It's not easy to get into the Xingluoyueying Pavilion." Su Zhe smiled playfully, waved at the man in purple, and ignored him.

The man in purple nodded again, calmed himself down, and walked up the stairs step by step. However, he felt that every step was very difficult, as if he was covered by a cover. Although it was calm outside, the wind inside was as sharp as a knife.

He suppressed the urge to draw his sword and walked step by step to the door of Xingluo Yueying Pavilion.

At the door, a tall man with sharp eyes stood straight. After a glimmer of admiration appeared in his eyes, he turned around and gently opened the door. He saw darkness inside with a few flickering candles.

The man in purple and Su Lanzhou walked in together. As they walked by, the candlesticks on both sides lit up one by one, until finally, the whole room was brightly lit. Su Lanzhou walked to the middle of the left and sat down.

On his left sat a man in a long robe with gray hair and a sturdy build. He never looked up and was shaving his nails with a knife. His fingers were as white as jade and looked a bit weird.

On his right was a woman who was about thirty years old, with a charming look between her eyebrows. She was looking at the man in purple with interest, her eyes flickering and her smile beaming.

"The head of the Xie family is Xie Yuyuan, and the head of the Mu family is Mu Lianyue." The man in purple whispered their names.

The person sitting on the high platform, blocked by heavy curtains, is naturally the ruler of Dark River - the patriarch Mu Mingce.

There was no other way. Neither Su Muyu nor Su Changhe were willing to take over the Anhe business, so they had no choice but to let him continue in charge.

"You know us well."

Mu Mingce spoke first. His voice was deep and powerful, but he was old after all, so there was a sense of oldness in his voice.

The purple-clothed man nodded: "If there is no perfect preparation, who would dare to step into the Starfall Moon Shadow Pavilion and do business with Dark River?"

"Since you know us, you should know that doing business with us is a very dangerous thing."

"Some things are more risky, but the benefits are greater, right?"

"You are right." Mu Mingce stood up, pushed aside the curtains, and walked down slowly. He was wearing black clothes and a black cloak. His face was not clearly visible under the cloak. He said with a smile: "So what kind of benefits can you bring to us?"

"This dark river can flow into Apocalypse." The man in purple said in a deep voice as he looked at Mu Mingce who was slowly approaching.

As soon as this was said, everyone present laughed.

Among them, Mu Mingce said with a smile: "Do you know that more than 20 years ago, there was also a person who gave you the same conditions. Before you were born, our dark river had already flowed to the surface, but some people were not used to it, so this river has existed until now. Your conditions are not enough for us to take action."

The man in purple was silent, seemingly thinking about what other conditions he could offer.

Mu Mingce stopped and said, "In Xiao Xie's letter, your identity was revealed, but I still want to ask you, are you really the seventh prince of Beili, Xiao Yu?"

"Yes."

"Do you know the origin of the dark river?"

Xiao Yu shook his head and said nothing.

"Do you know Yi Shuihan?"

Xiao Yu shook his head again, but the difference was that he spoke this time.

He said thoughtfully: "My surname is Yi, I think it has something to do with my mother."

"Yes, Yi Shuihan is your mother's ancestor. He founded the Shadow Sect to help the Northern Li Emperor Xiao Yi establish his country. After the founding of the country, the Shadow Sect secretly guarded the imperial city, but the Jianghu forces were difficult to control. So Yi Shuihan sent the Su family who were good at swordsmanship, the Xie family who were good at knife skills, and the Mu family who were good at trickery and medical skills in the Shadow Sect to establish the Dark River to control the Jianghu forces."

Mu Mingce looked at Xiao Yu from a distance of two meters and said slowly: "Anyway, the Dark River appeared because of the ancestors of the Yi family. Now only you and the Prince Consort are left in the Yi family bloodline, so we can help you, but there is a condition."

Xiao Yu was delighted: "Please speak, head of the family."

"Xiao Se, we won't move."

"nature."

Mu Mingce smiled: "In that case, please go ahead, sir. We will complete your task as soon as possible. See you in Tianqi City."

"Thank you, sir. See you again, Tianqi."

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Tianqi City, Honglu Temple.

A handsome man with gray hair on his temples sat on a cushion, gently twisting the Buddhist beads in his left hand, holding a long sword in his right hand, and chanting scriptures. This man was the incense supervisor, one of the five major supervisors in Beili, a powerful eunuch who managed the Honglu Temple as a eunuch, and the Fengxue Sword Shen Jingzhou, who once wielded a cold sword and caused a storm in the martial arts world - Jinxian Gonggong.

"Master."

A little boy walked in and called out softly. It was Boyong who had traveled with him to the Great Brahma Sound Temple in the Western Regions last year.

Eunuch Jinxian did not open his eyes, but just hummed softly.

"Eunuch Jinyu, the Bookkeeper, is here again."

Why again?
Because not long after the Sixth Prince entered Xueyue City, Eunuch Jinyu came here once.

Jinxian nodded and waved her hand, motioning Boyong to go out, without even opening her eyes.

Boyong turned around and left quickly. When he stepped out of the door, he found a tall man in a purple robe still standing respectfully at the door, with his hands behind his back, looking up at the sky in a daze.

Compared to other eunuchs, Eunuch Jinyu seldom visited others, and every time he visited, he showed great status and asked his disciples to inform him first before he stepped into the courtyard, without any lack of etiquette.

Unlike the stern and hot-tempered Sword Supervisor, nor the smooth and delicate Seal Supervisor, nor the deep and cold Great Supervisor, this Book Supervisor who is always reading in the library looks like a middle-aged Confucian scholar at first glance.

But for some reason, Boyong liked this elegant and peaceful eunuch who had no hostility at all and always had a polite smile on his face.

"Eunuch, Master invites you into the hall." Boyong clasped his fists respectfully.

Eunuch Jinyu came to his senses, nodded, and walked into the hall.

"Jin Yu." Eunuch Jin Xian opened his eyes and stopped moving the rosary in his hand.

Eunuch Jinyu nodded and sat down on a bench.

Jin Xian didn't stand up, but just smiled slightly: "What brings you here again?"

"It's not a gust of wind." Jin Yu shook his head and said in a deep voice: "It's a gust of wind, flowers, snow and moon."

Jin Xian was silent for a long time, then sighed heavily: "When he leaves the city, it means the game of chess has begun."

"So, what's your choice?"

Jin Yu picked up a cup of tea from the table in front of him.

"cold."

"It's okay." Jin Yu lightly touched the bottom of the cup with his fingers, and the teacup in his hand began to boil, with hot steam rising. He blew it gently and then took a sip.

"If Master knew that you use the Mianxi technique to make tea, he would probably be mad at you." Jin Xian chuckled.

Jin Yu put down the teacup and repeated, "So what is your choice?"

Jin Xian suppressed his smile, shook his head, and said seriously: "I still say that we can't make a choice. The three princes, four generals, five ministers, and the cities in the world can all make their own choices, but we five supervisors have no choice. Whoever's name is written in the dragon seal scroll behind the plaque in Tai'an Hall is the one we choose."

“But I want to choose.”

Jin Xian had heard this once before. He was not disturbed at all and said calmly, "If you are here to persuade me, then please go back."

"I heard that the person from Chu State thought highly of you and invited you to join Chu State when you were in the Great Brahma Sound Temple?"

Suddenly, a heavy voice sounded, a purple light flashed, and there was one more person in the hall.

The Sword Supervisor, Eunuch Jin Wei, has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and is intimidating without even being angry.

"I see. No wonder you are so confident."

A smiling voice was heard immediately afterwards, and a fat figure appeared outside the hall, with a smile on his face, but an imperceptible sharpness in his eyes.

The eunuch in charge of the seal is Jinyan.

“Three months ago, we received news that the man had entered Xueyue City. The chess game that we thought was already an endgame has come to life. We were chess pieces before, but now we can also become chess players.” Jin Yan walked into the hall with a smile.

"People who play chess?" Jin Xian smiled coldly: "The only people in the world who are qualified to play chess are that person and Mr. Li. The rest are chess pieces, even your majesty. Jin Yan, you think too highly of yourself."

Jin Yan's expression remained unchanged, still full of smiles: "Have you ever thought that you could become the incense supervisor of the Honglu Temple? There is no name on the dragon seal scroll now."

"Jin Yan, you are so bold!" Jin Xian shouted angrily, and the sword energy around him suddenly surged, and the whole hall shook slightly.

"You two have loved quarreling since childhood. When will you change your bad habits?" Jin Yu stood up from the bench and gently waved his long sleeves to suppress the cold sword energy.

Jin Xian snorted coldly: "The five great supervisors act according to the emperor's orders. We have been adopted by our master since we were young. Has our master ever said such treasonous words?"

"Jinxian, I just want to ask you about the name on the Dragon Seal Scroll. Is it His Majesty?" Standing with a sword in hand, Jin Wei, with a dignified face, said, "Of course, King Langya is dead, so there is no point in talking about this.

However, Jin Yan did not say anything wrong. If it were in the past, we could naturally wait for His Majesty to make a decision.

But now that that person has reappeared and walked out of Xueyue City, many things have become different.

Now, we can no longer wait.

Of course, you are different. After all, you are valued by that person, so you can stay out of it."

"I didn't promise that." Jin Xian said coldly.

"So, you can't stay out of it, right?"

Jinxian sighed and didn't answer.

"Recently, several groups of people have left Tianqi City. Do you know where they went?"

A deep voice suddenly came from the back of the hall.

The four of them were startled and turned around quickly, only to see a middle-aged man in a purple python robe and with white hair sitting in front of the Buddha statue, looking at them calmly.

"Grand Eunuch." The four of them saluted hurriedly.

The man who came had obviously grown up with the emperor as a companion and was not in charge of any palace affairs. However, he was the true supreme leader of all eunuchs - Grand Eunuch Jin Xuan.

Jin Xuan waved his hand and continued, "They went to the Wen family in Lingnan, Langya City on the border between the two countries, the hidden river that was nowhere to be found, and Yuelu City in Chu State."

"The State of Chu wants to interfere in the court disputes of our Beili?" Jin Xian frowned.

"The Sixth Prince is that person's nephew after all."

"What the eunuch means is that the Chu Kingdom will support the Sixth Prince?" Jin Yu asked, looking a little solemn.

As early as when the Sixth Prince entered Xueyue City, dozens of groups of people left Tianqi City and contacted various major forces in the martial arts world.

But compared to the behemoth State of Chu, these forces are nothing but ants.

Once the State of Chu intervenes, even if all the forces in the underworld unite, they will not be able to shake it in the slightest.

Jin Xuan shook his head and said meaningfully: "The current emperor of Chu is not that person."

"What does the Grand Supervisor mean?"

"Ten years ago, the State of Chu had the ambition to annex the world. The current emperor of the State of Chu may not necessarily be willing to see the Sixth Prince take that position. After all, if Prince Yong'an took that position, the State of Chu would be somewhat embarrassed."

Jin Xuan stood up, looked at the four people in front of him, and sighed: "You are still too impatient, wait until the Sixth Prince enters Tianqi, I believe that by then, the two majesties of the Chu Kingdom will also appear in Tianqi.

Actually, what you said is both right and wrong. If there was no State of Chu and no retired emperor, you could indeed choose the name on the scroll. Unfortunately, there is no if in the world.

Once the State of Chu chooses the Sixth Prince, you will have no choice.

Of course, if Chu had not chosen His Highness the Sixth Prince, then that would be the time for you to enter the game."

"you?"

Jin Xian stared at Jin Xuan with burning eyes, but Jin Xuan just smiled faintly: "I will only choose the person who sits in that position."

After saying this, he stood up and walked out of the hall.

It was not until Jin Xuan's figure disappeared for a long time that the four people in the hall started discussing again.

Jin Wei looked suspicious: "Doesn't he support the Red King?"

Jin Yu shook his head and sighed: "Now it seems that may not be the case."

"The mind of our eunuch has always been unfathomable. Who knows what he is thinking?" Jin Yan returned to his smiling face: "However, he is right in one thing. We can only be qualified to join the game after the dust settles in Chu State."

Jin Xian glanced at the three of them, sat down cross-legged, and said calmly: "King Bai, Prince Langya, you each have your own supporters, let's rely on our own abilities."

"It seems that you have decided to choose the Sixth Prince." Jin Yan said with a smile.

Jin Xian shook her head: "I don't choose anyone, I only choose the one who sits in that position."

He was neutral, but compared to the three kings, the White King, the Red King and the Prince of Langya, he admired the Prince of Yong'an - Xiao Chuhe more.

Jin Yan sneered: "If that's the case, then let's each rely on our own abilities."

After saying this, he was the first to leave the hall.

Jin Wei followed closely behind without saying a word.

Jin Yu opened his mouth and found that Jin Xian had closed his eyes and looked like he was leaving. He could only bow and leave with a sigh.

(End of this chapter)