After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 293 Key
"What should we do? Does anyone have a solution?"

Among the group of martial arts practitioners, someone spoke up, his voice sounding extremely urgent.

The survival of the Second Prince's residence was also a matter of life and death for them, so naturally they were all extremely concerned.

As for escaping, even if they had the thought, they dared not do so.

After all, no one knows what Li Musheng's purpose is in coming here.
If the other party is just visiting, then rashly betraying the Second Prince Li Que would be tantamount to courting death.

"We definitely can't win in a fight. Unless Elder Zhe makes a move, the entire Second Prince's residence might not be able to withstand the attack of a peak master of Fallen God Peak, let alone the Eighth Prince."

An old man spoke with a gloomy expression, and everyone around him immediately looked at him, thinking he was talking nonsense.

At this moment, the Jade Scorpion King and several of the Second Prince's confidants exchanged glances, all of them able to see the panic in each other's eyes.

After all, they were people who knew the inside story and what grudges existed between the Second Prince Li Que and that Eighth Prince.
Just then, a servant from the manor rushed over and shouted to the gathered crowd:
"His Highness has said that all of you esteemed individuals should remain calm and patient."

Upon hearing this, the group of martial arts practitioners gradually quieted down.

However, these people were still cautious and secretly dispatched a master of stealth and light-footed skills to quietly leave and find out about Li Musheng and the others so that they could react in time.

……

Meanwhile, inside the grand and imposing hall of the Second Prince's residence, Li Musheng and his entourage took their seats under the guidance of the steward.

The butler was also looking solemn and extremely nervous, even though Li Musheng didn't show any aura at all.

But he always felt that facing the Eighth Prince was like facing an insurmountable mountain, making it hard for him to breathe.

"Your Highness...Your Highness, the Second Prince should be arriving soon. Please wait a moment."

Even the butler spoke haltingly, and anyone who had heard of Li Musheng's deeds would find it impossible to remain indifferent at this moment.

Li Yuanling glanced at the other person, then her eyes turned cold, and she said:
"Go and urge Li Que to stop dawdling and come out to see us!"

Li Yuanling's words were clearly tinged with anger, and the housekeeper's heart sank upon hearing them.

At the same time, Li Que, who had just arrived outside the hall, couldn't help but stumble.

Clearly, he had realized from Li Yuanling's words that she was definitely not here with good intentions.

However, at this point, it was impossible for him to escape.

He noticed that a large black cat sitting on a grand chair in the hall had somehow begun staring at him with its bright green eyes.

The cat's eyes seemed to say, "It has seen him. Don't even think about running away!"

For a moment, Li Que was startled, then turned to look at the old man beside him.

The other person's aged face also looked extremely unpleasant at that moment.

However, now that things had come to this, the two of them had no way out and could only bite the bullet and step into the hall.

"Eighth... Imperial Brother, what brings you to my residence?"

As Li Que entered the hall, he forced a stiff smile and looked at the extremely young figure.

Although this was the first time he had seen Li Musheng in person, he was not unfamiliar with him at all.

During this period, he lived in fear under Li Musheng's shadow almost every day. The man in front of him had long become a nightmare that lingered in his mind.

At this moment, Li Musheng, who was sitting in the armchair, raised an eyebrow.

He glanced at Li Que and the old man who had arrived, but his gaze finally settled on Li Que, and he went straight to the point and asked:

"Are you the Second Prince who sent the Old Man Wuxiang to kill me?"

Upon hearing this, Li Que froze in mid-air, as if struck by lightning.

His worst fears came true, and Li Musheng said it so casually.

The other party didn't even try to be tactful; they directly exposed their grudges without any restraint or tact.

It was as if, in the other person's eyes, he was already a cold corpse.

At that moment, the hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Li Que was deathly pale, his consciousness enveloped by endless fear, and he was so unsteady on his feet that he was about to fall backward.

Fortunately, the old man beside him intervened in time, reaching out to pull him back and secretly injecting a pure energy into him, which allowed him to barely maintain his composure.

Just then, Li Yuanling suddenly stood up, glaring at Li Que and angrily rebuking him:
“Li Que, you are unworthy of being called an elder brother. You are a vicious and cruel man who has harmed your brothers. Your crimes are heinous. I will report this matter to His Majesty and have you severely punished, you wicked villain.”

Upon hearing this, Li Que's expression suddenly changed.

If he had simply reported the matter to Emperor Yuanwu, he might have survived.

However, he then heard Li Yuanling's voice continue to ring in his ears:

"Or, you could die right now to atone for your sins, and I could plead with my sworn brother to preserve your reputation and prevent you from becoming infamous, so as not to tarnish the prestige of the entire Dali royal family."

Upon hearing this, Li Que trembled all over again.

The glimmer of hope that had finally risen in my heart felt like a fall from the clouds to the ground, leaving me utterly terrified.

The next moment, he knelt down with a thud, banging his head on the ground and begging Li Musheng for mercy:

"Please... Eighth Prince, spare my life! I was bewitched and misled by the Right Chancellor, which led me to commit such a heinous act..."

"I know my sins are unforgivable... but I beg you, my brother, for the sake of our brotherhood, to grant me a chance to live. I will certainly make amends and atone for my sins..."

At the same time, the old man who had been standing beside him slowly knelt down and said:
"This matter was instigated by this old man. If Your Highness wishes to punish me, please allow this old man's life to appease Your Highness's anger."

Now that things have come to this, even he is at a loss. As for taking action against Li Musheng and fighting to the death, he doesn't even want to think about it.

Rather than angering the other party, it would be better to confess frankly and exchange his own life for Li Que's chance of survival, which could be considered as him repaying a debt of gratitude before his death.

However, at this moment, the big black cat sitting on the armchair saw that Li Que and the old man confessed their crimes on the spot after only saying two words.

It immediately waved its claws at the two of them, then looked at Li Musheng, clearly wanting to personally scratch them all to death.

However, Li Musheng raised an eyebrow slightly and glanced at the big black cat. He found that the cat was quite murderous.

However, in Li Musheng's view, it didn't really matter whether Li Que was killed or not.

His most important purpose in coming here today is not to kill anyone, but to take something.

"I heard you have a key to the Apocalypse Treasury?"

At this moment, Li Musheng turned to look at the Second Prince, Li Que, and suddenly asked. Hearing this, Li Que, who was trembling and kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, abruptly raised his head, nodding vigorously, and hurriedly said:
“That’s right, that’s right. I do have a key to the Apocalypse Treasure. If you want it, I will go and get it for you and present it to you personally.”

At this moment, Li Que's heart, which had just calmed down, was rising like a roller coaster, and he naturally did not let go of any opportunity to survive.

Li Musheng slowly nodded and said:

"In that case, go and retrieve the key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure now."

Upon hearing this, Li Que glanced at Li Musheng with an excited expression, then hurriedly scrambled to his feet, urgently saying:
"Alright, alright, I'll go right away and bring the key to my brother immediately!"

As he spoke, he scrambled and stumbled out of the hall.

Soon, the other person disappeared from everyone's sight in the entire hall.

Seeing this, Li Yuanling frowned, looked at Li Musheng suspiciously, and said:
"No way? You're just letting him go like that? Aren't you afraid he'll just run away?"

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng remained silent, but instead glanced leisurely at the kneeling old man and asked:

"Do you think your master will obediently hand over the key to the Apocalypse Treasure, or will he take this opportunity to escape?"

Upon hearing this, the old man's aged face changed expression for a moment, and then he turned around and glanced outside the hall.

In the end, he fell silent and slowly shook his head.

To be honest, even though he already knew Li Que to some extent, he couldn't guess what the other party would choose in the current situation.

Meanwhile, after leaving Li Musheng and the others, Li Que's running speed increased.

Finally, having exhausted all his strength to circulate his martial arts true energy, his figure transformed into a blur as he swiftly traversed the mansion.

Finally, he arrived at his study, then vanished in a flash.

One of the martial arts masters who had been sent by the people from the martial arts world to scout out the situation before Li Que disappeared in front of the study, slowly revealed himself in the courtyard.

He didn't enter; instead, he frowned slightly and waited, while secretly pondering to himself:
"Is Your Highness really going to give the key to that Eighth Prince?"

Not long after, Li Que emerged from the study.

At this moment, his hair was disheveled and he looked somewhat disheveled. He was holding a wooden box in his arms and was about to continue running out of the courtyard.

But at that moment, the expert immediately stepped forward, arriving in front of the Second Prince Li Que in an instant, reaching out to stop him, and said:

"Your Highness, do you really intend to go back again?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the wooden box in Li Que's hand and shook his head, saying:

"Has Your Highness considered that even if this thing is given to the Eighth Prince, he might still not let Your Highness go?"

Upon hearing this, the Second Prince Li Que, holding the wooden box in his hands, glanced at the expert before him, his gaze hardening, and said:
"What if I don't go back?"

The expert in light-footed martial arts changed his expression and cupped his hands in greeting:
"I am not very talented, but I am extremely skilled in the art of light footwork and swift movement. I can take Your Highness away now. As long as we leave the Prince's residence, even if the Eighth Prince is highly skilled in martial arts, he will be unable to do anything to us."

However, Li Que shook his head and said:

“I am a prince of the Great Li, and this is the residence bestowed upon me by my father. If I flee from here, where can I go?”

"Besides, you can only run away for a while, not forever. Rather than hiding and living a miserable life, it's better to go back now and still have a chance to survive!"

Upon hearing this, the expert in light-footed martial arts gave the Second Prince a deep look.

Then he sighed, slowly lowered his outstretched hand, and finally stopped blocking the other party.

Li Que said nothing more and continued to leave, disappearing into the hall in the blink of an eye.

The expert in light-footed martial arts watched Li Que's departing figure, his expression subtly shifting:

"I didn't realize before that Your Highness also possesses such integrity."

……

Soon, Li Que appeared outside the hall.

Upon seeing the other person, the exiled old man kneeling on the ground finally felt a sense of relief.

When Li Musheng asked that question, he knew that even if Li Que took this opportunity to escape, he would never be able to escape the clutches of the Eighth Prince.

If Li Que really did that, he would almost certainly die.

Now that Li Que has taken the key to the Apocalypse Treasure and returned, his chances of survival have at least increased.

At this moment, Li Que hurriedly rushed into the hall, knelt down before Li Musheng again, took out an antique wooden box from his bosom, presented it with both hands, and said:

"Inside is the key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure, which I obtained by chance from a monk from Hanguang Temple. I beg you, my brother, to accept it and spare my life."

After saying this, Li Que knelt down, trembling, and touched the ground with his head, no longer uttering a sound.

Seeing this, Li Yuanling nodded slightly and said to Li Musheng:
"Although Li Que committed heinous crimes, he was still a man of his word."

Her words already implied that she intended to spare Li Que's life.

However, at this moment, the big black cat suddenly jumped up and meowed.

Clearly, it always seeks revenge and vengeance, and it doesn't really want to let Li Que off the hook.

Moreover, if Li Musheng hadn't taken action to kill people, wouldn't it have missed the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood, making its trip a complete waste?
Li Musheng remained composed throughout. He glanced at the kneeling Li Que, casually took the wooden box, and asked:

"I remember Hanguang Temple was the foremost Buddhist sect in the Great Chu Dynasty. How come a monk from there has come to Dali?"

Upon hearing this, Li Que, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately replied without any concealment:
“He was a wandering monk from Hanguang Temple. I saw that he was highly skilled in martial arts, so I followed him all the way, hoping to recruit him into my household as a guest master.”

"However, the other party's intention was not this, and I ultimately failed to get what I wanted. But when I was about to part with that monk, he saw my sincerity and gave me the key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure."

Li Musheng nodded slightly, then opened the wooden box in his hand. What came into view was a palm-sized silver bead carved with intricate patterns.

The appearance of this thing is different from the wooden box of the other Apocalypse Secret Treasure Key that he had obtained before.

However, Li Musheng was still able to sense the sealed magnet hidden in the silver bead through the wooden box key. Both of them had strange magnetic fields that attracted each other and were of the same origin.

This also proves that the silver bead in front of us is undoubtedly a real key.

Thinking about it, Li Musheng reached out and picked up the silver bead to examine it. However, he quickly raised an eyebrow and turned to look at the Second Prince Li Que kneeling below.

(End of this chapter)