42: Chapter 42 Is the Crown Prince of Great Xia a Woman?

Heavenly Saint City. The Central Plaza.

Outside the Ten Thousand Worlds Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, the area was swarming with spies from various major powers.

Secret guards from the Great Xia Dynasty, deacons from the Wan Jian Holy Land, and store managers from various major merchant guilds were all intermingled within the crowd.

No one dared to approach that door with the black background and golden lettering.

Blind Sword was still leaning against the pillar on the left, holding his rusty iron sword in his arms.

Su Jiuer sat behind the sandalwood table inside the great hall, smoking from a jade pipe.

Pink smoke curled and lingered within the great hall.

A violent sound of breaking air came from the sky. Lu Chengfeng descended from the heavens and landed in front of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

The surrounding spies retreated one after another.

"The Second Master of the Lu Family? Why has he come again?"

"Looking at how urgent he seems, could the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion have really divined something incredible?"

Lu Chengfeng ignored the surrounding chatter. He stepped onto the stairs and entered the great hall.

He slammed a storage ring heavily onto the sandalwood table.

"One million Top-Grade Spirit Stones. Not a single one less," Lu Chengfeng said, staring at Su Jiuer.

Su Jiuer did not look at the ring. She extended a fingertip painted with red nail polish and tapped lightly on the table.

A white jade porcelain bottle appeared out of thin air.

"Nine-Turn Creation Pill," Su Jiuer said, exhaling a puff of smoke. "Heaven Rank, Top-Grade. Not only can it replenish your Old Ancestor's damaged Dao Foundation, but it can also grant him an additional thousand years of Lifespan."

Lu Chengfeng's breathing hitched.

A Heaven Rank, Top-Grade Medicinal Pill! A divine item of this level had not appeared in the Central Region for thousands of years.

He grabbed the porcelain bottle and pulled out the stopper.

A medicinal fragrance so rich it was almost tangible wafted out. Just by smelling it once, the Bottleneck of his Creation Realm Late Stage actually showed signs of loosening.

"It's real!" Lu Chengfeng's hands were shaking violently.

He gripped the porcelain bottle tightly in his hand and bowed deeply to Su Jiuer.

"The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion's great kindness will never be forgotten by the Lu Family. If there are any requests in the future, the Lu Family will never refuse."

"We take money to handle business, and we treat everyone fairly," Su Jiuer giggled charmingly. "Safe travels, Second Master Lu. I won't see you out."

Lu Chengfeng turned around and strode out of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion. He transformed into a stream of light and soared into the sky.

The spies outside the door erupted into a commotion.

"The Second Master of the Lu Family, a powerful expert at the Creation Realm Late Stage, actually bowed and saluted a store manager of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion?"

"What kind of Heaven-Defying thing did this Heavenly Secrets Pavilion sell?"

Su Jiuer stood up and walked to the front door. She scanned the people in the plaza who were secretly spying.

"Everyone has been watching for so long, why not come in and sit for a while?" Su Jiuer's voice was intoxicatingly soft.

No one dared to move. Su Jiuer covered her mouth and chuckled lightly.

"Since everyone is too shy, I will release another free piece of news."

She toyed with her pipe with her fingers, her gaze fixed on the imperial palace in the center of Heavenly Saint City that pierced the clouds.

"That Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, known as the number one Genius of the Central Region..." Su Jiuer paused for a moment.

Spies throughout the city pricked up their ears. In the crowd, several secret guards of the Great Xia Dynasty quietly gripped the hilts of their blades.

"He is actually a woman."

As soon as Su Jiuer's words fell, the central plaza fell into a deathly silence. The wind stopped.

The Great Xia Dynasty was one of the four great overlords of the Central Region. That Crown Prince learned to read at three, started cultivating Qi at five, reached Core Formation at fifteen, and was now only in her early twenties, yet already at the Soul Transformation Early Stage. She was the leader of the younger generation in the Central Region and the future Human Emperor of Great Xia.

"A woman?"

In the crowd, four men dressed in gray linen looked at each other. They were the iron-blooded secret guards of the Great Xia royal family, ordered to lurk in Heavenly Saint City.

When the master is humiliated, the subject dies. The reputation of the royal family could not be trampled upon by anyone.

The four men drew their blades simultaneously. The sword light was cold and sharp; without any superfluous words, their four cultivations at the Soul Transformation Late Stage connected into one, forming an airtight net of blades that headed straight for the gate of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

They wanted to use the head of this enchantress who dared to spout wild nonsense to wash away the humiliation of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Su Jiuer didn't even lift her eyelids. She took a puff from her jade pipe and exhaled a pink smoke ring.

Blind Sword, leaning against the pillar on the left, moved. He did not draw his sword. He didn't even touch the hilt.

He simply took the rusty iron sword he had been holding in his arms and casually propped it against the ground. "Clang."

The sword pommel struck the stairs, which were made of neither gold nor wood. A visible gray ripple spread outward from the iron sword as the center.

The ripple swept across the menacing net of blades. The blade net dissipated silently, not even leaving a trace of Spiritual Qi behind.

The ripple continued forward, sweeping over the four secret guards who were charging at the front.

The four men remained in their sword-swinging postures, suspended in mid-air. The next second, the hundred-refined steel blades in their hands turned into iron powder. Immediately afterward, so did their clothes, flesh, and bones.

A gentle breeze blew by. The four Soul Transformation Late Stage secret guards disappeared into thin air. Not even a single drop of blood was left behind.

The spies in the plaza felt their scalps go numb and their legs turn to jelly. Some even uncontrollably wet their pants.

"Creation Realm! It is absolutely the Creation Realm! And a peerless, ruthless person who kills without blinking!"

"In front of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, violence is prohibited. This is the rule," Su Jiuer said, tapping the table with her pipe. "Next time anyone fails to follow the rules, my Blind Sword might just draw his sword."

He hasn't even drawn his sword yet? Everyone present gasped. He insta-killed four Soul Transformation Late Stage experts without drawing his sword; if he were to draw his sword, wouldn't Heavenly Saint City be split in two?

"Consider this news a welcome gift from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion to everyone," Su Jiuer said, standing up and stretching. "It's getting late; we are closing for today. Please come earlier tomorrow."

The gate slowly closed. The plaque of the Ten Thousand Worlds Heavenly Secrets Pavilion shone brilliantly under the sunlight.

The moment the gate closed, the entire plaza erupted into a frenzy.

Countless sound-transmission talismans shot into the sky, turning into streams of light that flew to all parts of the Central Region. Spies from various major powers ran back like madmen.

The Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty is a woman! The Hidden Family, the Lu Family, spent a million Top-Grade Spirit Stones to buy a life! The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion has two Creation Realm experts guarding it! Every single piece of news was enough to set off a storm in the Central Region.