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

Chapter 302 The Eldest Princess

"Is Miss Cang alright?"

Li Musheng glanced at the other party, and Cang Yinyue shook her head, then a barely perceptible hint of joy flashed across her face.

It's obvious that Li Musheng came here for her sake; he's personally come to save her.

"Your Highness, the Huo family has a serious problem with that princess."

Cang Yinyue did not forget the important matter. She glanced at Huo Xian and immediately sent a whispered message to Li Musheng.

Li Musheng remained calm. Seeing that Cang Yinyue was unharmed, he secretly inquired:
"Are there any clues about the key to the Apocalypse Treasure?"

Upon hearing this, Cang Yinyue's eyes darkened slightly, and she said:

“That princess rarely goes out and is extremely cautious in her actions. I tried to disguise myself and sneak into her residence, but the security there was too strict, and I was never able to get in.”

"After that, I stayed outside the Princess's residence for several days before I finally discovered the Princess's connection with the Huo family. Moreover, the Princess always acted secretly and discreetly when she contacted the Huo family."

"I sensed something was wrong, so I planned to start with the Huo family, but unfortunately, I was discovered by them and imprisoned here."

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng glanced at Huo Xian, then looked thoughtful and asked:
"After the Huo family captured you, did they interrogate you?"

Cang Yinyue frowned slightly, a hint of doubt appearing in her eyes, and said:
"I find this strange too. Apart from sealing my meridians to prevent me from escaping, they have kept me locked up here and no one has come to look for me."

Li Musheng nodded slightly, then stopped asking Cang Yinyue questions and turned to look at Huo Xian, saying:
"Since your Huo family is so familiar with the Princess, then take me to the Princess's residence again."

Huo Xian was slightly taken aback, clearly surprised by Li Musheng's directness.

However, he quickly regained his composure, then gently stroked his beard and said:
"I think we should just forget about it."

As he spoke, he took out an object from his sleeve and handed it to Li Musheng, saying:

"I guess Your Highness wants this, doesn't he?"

Li Musheng's eyes flickered as he looked at the object in Huo Xian's hand.

It was a brown stone shaped like a dead tree. It looked extremely ordinary, but Li Musheng could sense that it was faintly emitting a very weak magnetic field.

Furthermore, this magnetic field is of the same origin as the two Apocalypse Secret Treasure keys in his hand, and it is undoubtedly another Apocalypse Secret Treasure key.

Immediately, Li Musheng casually reached out, and the key to the Apocalypse Secret Treasury, which resembled a withered branch, fell into his hand from a distance.

Upon seeing this, Huo Xian's eyelids twitched. His own nephew was not polite at all, it was like he was just snatching it from him.

After obtaining the key to the Apocalypse Treasure, Li Musheng ignored Huo Xian and began to examine it on his own.

After a moment, having confirmed everything, he put the key away and then looked at Huo Xian, nodding with great satisfaction:

"Not bad, it wasn't for nothing that I helped the Huo family. This is a pleasant surprise."

Then, Li Musheng changed the subject again, squinting as he said:
"However, I heard that the eldest princess also seems to have a key to the Apocalypse Treasure."

Upon hearing this, Huo Xian's eyelids twitched again, and he immediately waved his hand, saying:
"There is no other key to the Apocalypse Treasure. This is the one in Her Highness's possession, and she asked me to give it to you."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanling, who was standing to the side, immediately showed a strange expression, and her delicate eyebrows furrowed as she said:

"Would that woman really be so kind? Could she have poisoned it?"

"That's not true."

Li Musheng shook his head and glanced at Li Yuanling.

Huo Xian's lips twitched slightly, then he sighed and said:
"You don't actually need to think so badly of Her Highness the Princess."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuanling snorted coldly. However, she seemed too lazy to argue with her uncle, since no matter what, he was the one who was truly related to the princess by blood.

At this moment, Huo Xian gave Li Musheng a deep look, then waved his hand and said:

"Now that Your Highness has found the young lady and obtained what you wanted, you may leave if there is nothing else."

Li Musheng raised an eyebrow, still somewhat unwilling to give up, and asked again:
"Are you sure there isn't another key?"

"There really aren't any more."

Huo Xian shrugged, then added a reminder:

"The Apocalypse Treasure has always been just a rumor. Although I don't know why you're so interested in it, I still advise you not to have too high hopes."

"After all, if there were truly good things, Emperor Tianqi would have left them to his descendants long ago. Why would he have allowed outsiders to get their hands on them?"

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng did not reply. He glanced around, nodded slightly, and prepared to leave with Cang Yinyue and the others.

"There is one more thing, and I hope you will not reveal the secrets of this place."

At this moment, Huo Xian looked at the departing figures of the group and spoke up.

Li Musheng waved his hand, then led the group out of the underground passage along the original route.

At the same time, Huo Xian, who was originally in the secret passage, suddenly changed his expression and looked towards the other end of the secret passage.

But then a guard took out a key and opened a secret room. A slender figure walked out of the secret room.

"So Your Highness is here too."

Huo Xian stared at the other person, not particularly surprised.

Princess Li Ru'an of Dali walked slowly towards Huo Xian, her beautiful and aloof face gazing in the direction where Li Musheng and the others had left, and said:

"Having nothing to do, I came over here to take a look."

Upon hearing this, Huo Xian narrowed his eyes slightly, but shook his head and said:
"Why doesn't Your Highness give him the item yourself? In fact, with his current martial arts strength, Your Highness no longer needs to be so cautious."

Li Ru'an's face was faintly visible in the dim light of the oil lamp. After a moment of silence, he spoke softly:

"If I had known my younger brother was so capable, I certainly wouldn't have needed to spend so much energy doing these things."

Huo Xian glanced at the other person, then frowned and shook his head, saying:
"That's not necessarily true. My eldest nephew doesn't seem to have much interest in the throne."

Upon hearing this, Li Ruan slowly withdrew his gaze and continued walking deeper into the secret passage, asking calmly:

"How did you know?"

Huo Xian followed Li Ru'an's steps, saying as they walked:
"At such a young age, he possesses martial arts skills that even I can only dream of. There are probably very few people in this world whom he can consider as his opponent."

"It can be said that he is now the true emperor of the entire martial arts world of Dali."

In the dim light, Li Ru'an frowned slightly and said:
"You fought with him?"

Huo Xian nodded slowly, his expression unreadable, and said:

“He is more powerful than we thought, and from what we have gathered about him, he seems to be interested in some ethereal things, and the Apocalypse Treasure is just one of the things that interests him.”

At this point, Huo Xian glanced at the Great Li Princess before him and said:
“Besides the fact that his interests have absolutely nothing to do with the throne, he also said in person at the Huo residence today that he has no interest in the throne.”

“For a young man with such superb martial arts skills and extreme self-confidence, everything he says is enough to reveal his true thoughts.” Upon hearing this, Li Ru’an slowly stopped and then looked up, as if trying to see the ground through the stone wall.

Did he really say he didn't want the throne?

Li Ruan's voice was devoid of emotion, while Huo Xian nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Li Ru'an frowned immediately, and after a moment of silence, he spoke in a deep voice:

“In my eyes, he is the most promising person to unify the world, and the throne of Dali is rightfully his.”

As she spoke, her gaze fell upon Huo Xian, her expression obscured by the dim light, and she said:

"Moreover, as soon as he returned to Shangyang City, he killed Li Que, and even Li Zhu died at his hands."

"If he truly has no interest in the throne, what's the point of killing those two princes who are like ants?"

Upon hearing this, Huo Xian's expression shifted slightly, but he remained silent in thought.

Li Ruan withdrew his gaze, then continued walking forward, waving his hand and saying:
"Enough, it's too early to talk about this now. Regardless of whether my brother wants to be emperor or not, our plans will remain unchanged."

Huo Xian looked up at the receding figure and said:
"That's the way it is."

He didn't say anything more and followed the other person into the darkness.

……

Meanwhile, Li Musheng and his entourage returned to the Huo residence by carriage, and then left by carriage from the Tianjin Guard headquarters.

Having obtained the two keys to the Apocalypse Treasure in Shangyang City, Li Musheng had already accomplished half of his purpose in staying in the capital.

He now has three keys to the Apocalypse Treasure, and his next task is to obtain the remaining four keys.

However, the remaining keys are scattered across the four kingdoms, and it is estimated that they will be difficult to find in the short term. The Tianjin Guard of Dali will need to put in a lot of effort to find truly useful clues.

As for the other matter, it was an assassination attempt by the Hidden Killers Pavilion.

However, Li Musheng gave the other party half a month, so there was no need to rush for the time being.

Thinking about it, Li Musheng glanced at the big black cat.

During this period, he asked the other party to study the Hidden Kill Order, but they didn't come up with anything.

I'm afraid we'll have to ask the Hidden Kill Pavilion about the origin of the Hidden Kill Order to see if we can get any useful information.

After all, whether it's the Divine Stele of Talent or a Divine Person, this is also an important clue for Li Musheng in his pursuit of transcendence in martial arts.

He's currently pursuing several leads simultaneously, and it's uncertain which one will ultimately be useful, so naturally, he can't abandon any of them.

"I won't go out unless I have something else to do."

After returning to the Tianjin Guard headquarters, Li Musheng planned to wait there for the assassins from the Hidden Kill Pavilion to come to his door, and at the same time, examine the key to the Heavenly Revelation Treasure in his possession.

These keys possess an extremely powerful magnetic field and are closely connected to each other. He always felt that they were not simple and wondered where the Apocalypse Emperor obtained them.
……

The capital of the Great Li Dynasty, the Dugu Mansion.

After the Huo family sent the injured Dugu Yan and his two companions to the manor, the entire Dugu manor was in an uproar.

Especially when they saw that Dugu Yan was unconscious and seriously injured, and that the youngest son of the Dugu family patriarch was in a terrible state, having lost an arm.

The once incredibly talented young man has become a cripple with all his meridians destroyed, and is even on the verge of death, with no idea whether he will survive.

"What a vicious method!"

An elder of the Dugu family spoke with a gloomy expression, and the servants in the mansion had already gone to inform the head of the family and the other elders of the Dugu family.

The Huo family acted so cruelly; they must make them pay in kind and seek justice for Dugu Yan and the others.

Where is my son?

At this moment, a middle-aged man's figure almost transformed into a dazzling sword light that slashed from afar to close by, instantly landing in the center of a group of doctors surrounding the mansion.

Immediately, the middle-aged man went to the unconscious boy.

Upon seeing his son in such a wretched state, Dugu Changkong was instantly enraged, his eyes wide with fury.
"Who did this?"

He scanned his surroundings, and an invisible sword aura blasted all the people surrounding him away.

Only he and his son remained in the room. Even Dugu Yan, who was unconscious and waiting for help, was thrown out and crashed into the wall, rolling and landing on the ground, leaving a bloody mess, which aggravated his injuries once again.

"Chang Kong, don't be impatient. Let's find out the reason before we talk about it."

At this moment, several elders from the Dugu family arrived and advised Dugu Changkong not to act impulsively.

"It was done by the Huo family."

At the same time, the old man in blue robes, who had just barely escaped from Huo Mu's clutches with bandages wrapped around his body, suddenly walked past the crowd of Dugu family members who were watching, his face pale.

He knelt directly in front of Dugu Changkong, pounding his head on the ground as he said:
"It is my incompetence that I failed to take good care of the young master. I beg the head of the family to punish me."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Changkong suddenly turned around and looked at the old man in blue robes, his sword intent surging and his eyes filled with murderous intent.

However, at this moment, several elders of the Dugu family immediately stepped in front of the blue-robed elder, saying:

"The deed is done, and the most important thing now is to figure out what happened."

"The Huo family has long since declined and faded from the court's view for many years, always keeping a low profile. How could they suddenly act so out of character and dare to take such a heavy blow against our Dugu family?"

When an elder of the Dugu family raised a question, he looked at the old man in blue robes and asked him to explain the whole story.

The old man in the blue robe readily shared his knowledge and recounted in detail the events leading up to his entry into the Huo family.

The Huo family's divine spear technique is renowned throughout the world, being one of the top spear techniques in the entire martial arts world.

The Dugu family had long coveted the Huo family's spear manual. Previously, because of the presence of the Seventh Prince Li Zhi, even though the Huo family had declined, they did not openly attack the Huo family, but instead secretly used various means to try to steal the Huo family's spear manual.

After the incident involving the real and fake princes, Li Zhi was imprisoned in the imperial prison. With no more scruples, the Dugu family began plotting to obtain the Huo family's spear manual.

Moreover, their plan had already succeeded to some extent.

Originally, if the Dugu family had been given more time, they could have obtained the remaining spear manuals, but then news of Li Musheng's destruction of Luoshen Peak reached the capital.

The Dugu family began to get anxious, with the Huo family's spear manual soon in their hands on one side and the Eighth Prince of Dali on the other.

Although they were concerned about Li Musheng's relationship with the Huo family, they also did not want to give up the Huo family's gun manual that they were about to obtain.

After learning that the Huo family seemed to have no contact with Li Musheng, they decided to take a risk and go to their door to get their hands on the Huo family's spear manual first.

That's why the scene at the Huo family mansion happened.

(End of this chapter)