Chapter 582 - 284: Chen Sheng, a True Initial Saint

Chapter 582: Chapter 284: Chen Sheng, a True Initial Saint

At this moment.

Having left the Spiritual Spring Cave Mansion, Yu Nanzhi had no idea that Chen Sheng possessed a Memory Stone and was currently watching a recording of their earlier sparring match.

Right now, her mind was filled with regret and annoyance.

’If she hadn’t misunderstood...’

’...would any of this have happened?’

Although she hadn’t actually helped Chen Sheng with Entering the Dao...

...she had helped him absorb the fiery poison from his body.

’What was that supposed to be?’

’Half a day?’

Yu Nanzhi’s mind was a muddled mess. After walking for a long time, she finally found an excuse for herself.

’This wasn’t her fault.’

’The blame lay entirely with Chen Sheng.’

’If he hadn’t been so intentionally mysterious, how could she have possibly overthought things?’

’If Chen Sheng had chosen to stop her back then, wouldn’t all this have been unnecessary?’

’Yes, it was all Chen Sheng’s fault.’

At this moment, the extremely agitated Yu Nanzhi had finally found a way to resolve the knot in her heart: the responsibility was all Chen Sheng’s. She was innocent, helpless.

Forced to do certain things.

Only by thinking this way could she feel a little better.

Especially when Yu Nanzhi reached the entrance and saw the three words ’Initial Saint Sect’ carved into the stone wall by the mountain gate, her shame and indignation finally reached their peak. She couldn’t help but curse inwardly:

’Chen Sheng... a "True Initial Saint," indeed!’

...

Back in the carriage, Yu Nanzhi tried to calm the complex emotions in her heart. She wanted to forget the scenes from before, but the more she tried to forget...

...the deeper those memories became ingrained.

And as the memories deepened, the guilt in the Princess Consort Xiangyang’s heart grew heavier.

Although she did not love Prince Xiang Zhao Zhen and their political marriage had not been her choice, he was, after all, her husband. And he had treated her exceptionally well over the years.

She had long since accepted this role.

But this only deepened her guilt. After holding it in for a long time, she finally couldn’t bear it anymore. She took out a Sound Transmission Magical Artifact from her Storage Treasure and whispered into it:

"My Prince, I... I will always be yours."

After a moment of silence, the Magical Artifact suddenly began to flash, and a somewhat solemn and urgent voice rang out:

"My dear consort, what is it? Did something happen?"

"N-no, it’s nothing."

Hearing Prince Xiang’s voice, Yu Nanzhi felt a surge of panic.

"Then just now, you...?"

Zhao Zhen was confused.

"My Prince, it’s... I have wronged you."

Yu Nanzhi bit her lip.

"Hm? What happened? Did that Chen Sheng really offend you? How outrageous! He’s just a mud-legged peasant who got lucky latching onto the Nie Family. How dare he get such a swelled head and disrespect my beloved consort!"

Prince Xiang Zhao Zhen was instantly furious.

After all,

he was a member of the Daqian Royal Family.

And what was Chen Sheng?

Nothing more than a mud-legged peasant from the common people!

His Prince Xiang’s Mansion had treated the man with such courtesy, yet unexpectedly, he was this arrogant.

Yu Nanzhi, however, fell into a deep silence.

’Because the Prince was right.’

No.

Thinking back to the situation...

...it didn’t seem like Chen Sheng had been the one to initiate things.

Rather, it was she, Yu Nanzhi, who had chosen to tolerate his rudeness.

’But how could she say that?’

She remained silent.

Sensing his Princess Consort’s silence, Prince Xiang Zhao Zhen’s fury became even more uncontrollable. He declared:

"My dear consort, rest assured! I will make that man pay the price!"

On the one hand, he was venting his anger for his consort’s sake.

But at the same time, he was also secretly making a decision.

Since Chen Sheng was so ignorant of the circumstances, he had no choice but to find a way to eliminate him. Perhaps then there was still hope of keeping his collusion with the Taiping Dao a secret.

In truth, Prince Xiang Zhao Zhen wasn’t too worried about secretly purchasing military equipment and other prohibited resources.

After all, he wasn’t the only one doing such things in private.

Some individuals with even greater power were known to maintain private armies.

What Prince Xiang Zhao Zhen truly feared, what truly terrified him, was his collusion with the Taiping Dao rebels.

Before, after he was enfeoffed to preside over an outer territory, Prince Xiang’s Mansion held little real power. At best, he was just a Prince with some status.

The real turning point for Xiangyang Prefecture came...

...because of the repeated rebellions in Qing and Yun Provinces.

To maintain the imperial clan’s rule, the Royal Family...

...had gradually allowed him to touch military power.

One Prince Xiang’s Mansion might not be able to shake the world...

...but other provinces also had members of the Royal Family stationed there. If they could unite, they would become a formidable force. It was better to grant power to their own kin than to outsiders.

Therefore, Zhao Zhen understood his imperial brother’s thinking perfectly.

The key to Prince Xiang’s Mansion’s existence was to suppress the Taiping Dao rebels.

But if his imperial brother discovered he was colluding with the Taiping Dao rebels...

...what would happen then?

Zhao Zhen didn’t know.

And he didn’t want to find out.

He only wanted to suppress this matter completely, no matter the cost.

Hearing the Prince’s resolute tone, Yu Nanzhi grew panicked:

She said hurriedly, "My Prince, you’ve misunderstood. It’s not what you think."

"Then what is it?"

Zhao Zhen was getting confused.

"Although that Chen Sheng was a bit arrogant and rude, and did offend me, I tolerated his transgression. And... and with my own clever arguments...

...I’ve actually... already persuaded him."

Yu Nanzhi explained haltingly.

"Really? My dear consort, you’re not deceiving me?!"

Prince Xiang Zhao Zhen was completely stunned by this sudden, delightful surprise.

’My consort is actually that capable?!’

You have to understand, he had already prepared for the possibility that his attempts to persuade Chen Sheng would fail.

He never expected such a wonderful turn of events. His consort had given him a huge surprise. Right now, all he wanted was to confirm if it was truly real.