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Chapter 2321: Chapter 2011: Now Is the Best Time

After Xu Jingshu arrived in the Capital city, she did not associate with those Heavenly Fate Sect disciples in the Capital.

The Heavenly Fate Sect disciples she was in contact with were those who followed her to the Capital later, and her sources of intelligence were not these disciples lurking in the Capital, but the intelligence transferred from the Heavenly Fate Sect headquarters.

In this way, even if the two sisters Zhou Youyou and Zhou Xiaoxiao betrayed the Heavenly Fate Sect, they could not find out she had come to the Capital through these disciples in the Capital.

However, in this way, it was not so easy for her to investigate whether the two sisters had betrayed the Heavenly Fate Sect.

Zhou Xiaoxiao and her sister knew their previous intelligence network and their bases in the Capital, which meant she had to build an intelligence network on her own.

Building a brand new intelligence network is time-consuming and laborious and requires a lot of time.

Xu Jingshu glanced at the two letters in her hand again, thought for a moment, then said to the Heavenly Fate Sect disciple in front of her, "Try to make contact with our bases in the Capital, check if there are any anomalies with those bases."

Xu Jingshu wanted to see if the Zhen Nan Prince Manor had sent people to monitor those bases.

If not, that proves Zhou Xiaoxiao and her sister may not have completely betrayed the Heavenly Fate Sect, but just had to sell some of the sect’s information to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor.

Third Prince Mansion.

Under the night, the entire Prince Mansion was enveloped in a quiet but steady glow of lamps.

The crimson high walls left only a stable silhouette in the dark night, and all the palace lanterns hanging from the eaves were lit, rings of warm yellow light spreading out.

In the courtyard, the bluestone path was illuminated by corridor lights on either side, alternating between light and shadow.

The evening breeze swept through the courtyard, carrying the fresh scent of tuberose and vegetation.

The pond reflected the crescent moon in the sky and the light from the shore, the water rippling gently, scattered with points of light, a figure reflected in the pond.

At this time, a man in a black robe appeared behind Ji Yan.

Feeling the person’s presence, Ji Yan said to the other servants in the courtyard, "You all leave now."

Upon hearing this, all the servants in the courtyard left the area where he was.

At this moment, the man in black spoke, "The Third Prince Master seems quite leisurely lately."

Ever since the news of those Earth Realm Stranges breaking free from the sealing and escaping the Demon Suppression Tower spread, the struggle for the throne had gradually become less fierce.

All these princes knew that jumping out as the frontrunner now would undoubtedly weaken the forces supporting them.

Although stepping forward to fight against the mysterious might earn them more public support and achievements, compared to their losses, this public support and achievements were nothing.

So several sons of Emperor Zhou kept a low profile.

They were waiting for Zhen Nan Prince Manor to seal those Earth Realm Stranges again, and even if they wanted to gain fame, they had to wait for the Zhen Nan Prince Manor to capture those Stranges first.

Ji Yan glanced at the man in black.

The entire face of the man in black was covered by a cloak, hidden in shadows, only a mouth visible.

Ji Yan asked, "What do you want from me?"

The man in black did not answer but continued to ask, "Does the Third Prince Master have any interest in that position?"

Hearing the man in black, Ji Yan frowned deeply.

He naturally understood which position the man in black referred to.

But there’s no free lunch in the world, to gain support from the forces behind the man in black, surely some price would be paid.

Ji Yan said, "Doesn’t your Yellow Springs Sect have no interest in secular power? Why are you now wanting to come out into the world? What do you want?"

The man in black let out a light laugh and then said, "Your Highness just needs to answer whether you have an interest in that position, as for what the Yellow Springs Sect wants, Your Highness will know in the future."

Ji Yan’s gaze swept back and forth over the man in black, seemingly wanting to see through him.

After a while, Ji Yan spoke again, "If I remember correctly, I had someone approach you before, but you refused me."

Ji Yan had contacted the Yellow Springs Sect very early on, but the sect did not agree to help him ascend to that position, at most just helped him handle some dirty work.

Now the Yellow Springs Sect suddenly wanted to help him seize the throne, which instead made him smell a conspiracy.

The man in black said, "That time was not the right time."

Ji Yan then said, "Now the time is even less right, now those Earth Realm Stranges have not been sealed yet, I will not be the frontrunner."

What Ji Yan thought was, their father was in the prime of his life, no matter how fierce the brothers fought, it would be difficult to ascend to that position.

Most importantly, now the one holding power was not their father but the Empress Dowager.

At this time, rather than struggling with those brothers, it’s better to accumulate strength secretly.

While Ji Yan was thinking this, the man in black said, "No, now is the best time."

Ji Yan asked curiously, "Oh? Explain."

It was the first time he heard someone say now was the best time to seize the throne.

Now even the power was not in their father’s hands, and their father was in the prime of life, likely to live for hundreds or thousands of years.

At this time, even becoming the Crown Prince, the position would still be unstable, and over hundreds of years, who knew how many things would happen.

The man in black said, "Because Prince Zhen Nan is about to die."

Hearing the man in black’s answer, Ji Yan was filled with questions; Prince Zhen Nan was about to die, what did it have to do with him?

Whether Prince Zhen Nan lived or died, it didn’t have much to do with the struggle for the throne among the princes, right?

Before Ji Yan could ask, the man in black continued, "Your Highness should know that Prince Zhen Nan has Dragon Qi, right?"

Ji Yan said, "Of course."

The man in black continued, "Normally, after Prince Zhen Nan dies, this Dragon Qi will enter Lu Chen’s body."

"But if both Prince Zhen Nan and Lu Chen die, and Prince Zhen Nan has no direct blood relatives, then this Dragon Qi is likely to return to the Royal Family, back to your father’s body. Once your father absorbs all the Dragon Qi, then no one in Dazhou will be his match."

Upon hearing the man in black’s words, Ji Yan was momentarily stunned, he had never thought of this before.

After a while, Ji Yan asked, "Can Dragon Qi really help a person enhance their strength?"

The man in black said, "If an ordinary person absorbs the Dragon Qi, it can at most protect him from harm, but if a royal bloodline absorbs it, Dragon Qi can suppress spiritual evil and eliminate the damage spiritual evil does to the body, thus the person possessing Dragon Qi can wildly absorb spiritual evil and, in a short time, boost their strength and realm to an unimaginable level."

With suspicion, Ji Yan looked at the man in black and asked, "Why haven’t I heard of Dragon Qi having this effect before?"

The man in black said, "This is a royal secret, known only to each generation’s Emperor. You are not an Emperor, so naturally, you don’t know."

Ji Yan sneered, "You are not an Emperor either, so how do you know?"

The man in black said, "Because we once cooperated with your ancestors."

"This..." Hearing this, Ji Yan was mentally shocked.

The Yellow Springs Sect actually collaborated with his ancestors, how could that be possible?

Seeing the disbelief on Ji Yan’s face, the man in black continued, "Your Highness need not doubt, the history of our sect is older than you are aware."