Dandy Pill God
Chapter 596: Arrival of the Crown Prince of Great Xia!

Chapter 596: Chapter 596: Arrival of the Crown Prince of Great Xia!

"Manager Yan, let me handle Mr. Chu’s issue myself."

With those words, a part of the void at the square suddenly cracked open.

A young man dressed in a yellow dragon robe, wearing a purple-gold jade crown, with a coiled dragon silk ribbon at his waist, exuding a regal aura from head to toe, suddenly stepped out from that crack in the void and directly landed in front of Chu Longtian.

"Your humble servant greets Your Highness, the Crown Prince."

Upon seeing the young man, Yan Xiu, a Great Cultivator of Harmonization First Level, immediately bowed deeply.

Together with everyone else present, they also bowed toward the young man, chanting in unison, "Greetings, Your Highness, the Crown Prince!"

Indeed, the person who had suddenly traversed the void and arrived at this square was none other than the current Crown Prince of the Great Xia, Xia Chongyun!

"My fellow cultivators, please rise."

Xia Chongyun first smiled and nodded slightly to everyone, and then he turned his gaze to Chu Longtian, whose expression had slightly changed.

"Mr. Chu, as the head core disciple of the Shu Mountain’s destructing lineage, you should have been treated as a guest due to your distant journey, but you should not have engaged in armed conflict within my Great Xia’s capital, and even more so, assaulted an official of my dynasty. Now, tell me, do you not owe me an explanation?"

Xia Chongyun’s expression was calm, and from the outside, one could not guess the true meaning behind his words.

Yet, Chu Longtian’s complexion changed at that moment; his eyes stared fixedly at Xia Chongyun, his aura fluctuated violently, and even his Sword Intent seemed uncontrollably unstable.

"What, Mr. Chu, as the head core disciple of the Shu Mountain’s destructing lineage, do you not have even this small amount of responsibility? If that is the case, then let me help you."

As he finished speaking, a strand of golden light had already appeared from thin air in Xia Chongyun’s hand.

The golden light was vast and profound, filled with an abyssal and oceanic aura, compelling Chu Longtian to step back involuntarily.

As Chu Longtian stepped back, Xia Chongyun also withdrew the golden light in his hand, looking toward Chu Longtian with an unchanged calm demeanor.

Chu Longtian’s face flushed red and then paled; he knew that he stood no chance against Xia Chongyun.

It might have seemed like nothing had happened just now, with Xia Chongyun merely producing a strand of golden light.

But only Chu Longtian knew, from the moment Xia Chongyun appeared, his aura had firmly locked onto him, making it impossible for him to escape.

And the strand of golden light that Xia Chongyun had just produced was like the last straw that broke the camel’s back, compressing all his Sword Intent back into his body.

Having realized this, Chu Longtian took a deep breath, then said with a somewhat hoarse voice,

"Crown Prince Xia Chongyun of Great Xia, truly as renowned as they say, ’I, Chu Longtian, am far from being your match.’"

Saying so, Chu Longtian then turned to look at Yan Xiu beside Xia Chongyun, and with a fist cupped in the other hand, said,

"Manager Yan, if I have offended you earlier, I hope you won’t take it to heart, and please be magnanimous."

"Whoosh—"

Suddenly seeing Chu Longtian’s actions, the crowd on site burst into an uproar.

None of them had expected the previously unyielding and overwhelmingly domineering Chu Longtian to submit and even apologize to Yan Xiu.

This was not because they were unused to strange events, but rather, since they had known about the Shushan Sword Sect, this was their first time seeing someone from the sect bow and apologize to an outsider.

Xia Chongyun’s lips curled into a slight smile. He first nodded at Yan Xiu standing beside him, and after Yan Xiu returned the greeting to Chu Longtian, Xia Chongyun then turned his attention back to Chu Longtian.

"Mr. Chu, let’s not mention the past misunderstandings. I already know the purpose of your visit."

After a brief pause, Xia Chongyun continued, "Regarding the investigation of the death of your Sect Disciple, how about this suggestion, Mr. Chu?"

"Now, as less than one day remains until the closure of the Multi-treasure Xuantower, if Mr. Chu can be patient, why don’t we wait here together? We can observe each Cultivator as they emerge from the tower. At that time, if anyone wishes to investigate something, we will have a more accurate target. What do you say?"

Hearing this proposal from Xia Chongyun, Chu Longtian pondered for a moment and finally nodded, saying, "If that is the case, then let’s proceed as Your Highness suggests. However, let me be clear: if the murderer of my fellow disciple is identified tomorrow, I hope that the Great Xia Dynasty does not intervene. This was the command given to me by my master before I came."

Xia Chongyun looked deeply into Chu Longtian’s eyes, knowing that this condition was probably the bare minimum that the Shushan Sword Sect would insist on.

If he himself insisted on anything further, Chu Longtian probably would not agree.

But if he simply agreed to the demands of the Shushan Sword Sect, it would inevitably undermine the dignity of the Great Xia Dynasty.

After all, when all parties had entered the Multi-treasure Xuantower, he himself had stated that within the tower, fate would prevail, and this event was organized by the Great Xia Dynasty’s Secret Realm opening. Some matters, even for him as the Crown Prince, required careful consideration.

More importantly, inside the Multi-treasure Xuantower, his third brother, Xia Chongxuan, was also present.

If the perpetrator who killed Chang You was his third brother, could he possibly hand him over to the Shushan Sword Sect? That clearly was not possible.

Thus, from every aspect, Xia Chongyun could not possibly agree so easily to Chu Longtian’s demands.

With this in mind, Xia Chongyun smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Chu, do not rush. Let’s discuss everything tomorrow, shall we?"

A flash of golden light suddenly sparkled in Chu Longtian’s eyes, his heart slightly infuriated, but he ultimately suppressed his emotions and responded calmly, "I hope by then, Your Highness does not disappoint me."

After saying this, Chu Longtian no longer spoke but merely stood quietly, like a sharp sword, his gaze never leaving the exit of the Multi-treasure Xuantower.

Xia Chongyun also felt somewhat helpless and decided to join Chu Longtian, standing by the exit of the Multi-treasure Xuantower, waiting for the end of this event.

He had already decided that if Chu Longtian dared to act rashly, he might have no choice but to temporarily suppress him.

...

Time ticked by, and soon it was the next day.

When the exit of the Multi-treasure Xuantower lit up with a burst of white light, everyone present unconsciously looked in that direction.

The first to come out were Cultivators who had stayed on the first level of the tower.

Most of these people were Loose Cultivators or Disciples from smaller Sects.

They did not attract much attention from the people present.

It was not until the second group came out that the crowd on the plaza began to take some notice.

Because they knew based on the situation in the tower, this second batch of people likely reached the second level of the tower.

Among this group, many were Core Disciples from the Great Sects.

Even though they had not reached the third level of the tower, for many Sects, it was already very satisfying that their Disciples had reached the second level.

As time passed, finally, after a while, the portal at the tower’s exit lit up for the third time with the light of teleportation.