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The market during the day was bustling with people, but today the usually lively street felt somewhat different. The visit from the Qin Empire's Envoy Group had cleared the route marked by a red carpet on the main road, causing a commotion as the common folk gathered to watch.
However, this chaos did not last long. Once the Envoy Group entered the imperial city, everything returned to normal. The only lingering difference was the unfortunate loss of innocent lives due to the disorder, prompting intervention from the authorities. Some onlookers, unaware of the situation, found themselves drawn into the crowd.
The officials, in their investigations, appeared perplexed as they apprehended individuals. Many citizens were oblivious to what had transpired and eagerly followed the soldiers, curious about who would be next to suffer. Such behavior, bordering on foolishness, was likely only exhibited by ignorant people.
For some individuals, however, this created a rare opportunity. With public attention diverted, one person's special investigation became somewhat easier or less challenging.
Near the edge of the imperial city stood a discreetly luxurious estate. The master of this estate was one of the most esteemed figures in the Sky Abyss Empire, possibly even the most powerful woman. The movement of soldiers on the street inevitably disturbed those within this estate.
Some curious individuals stepped outside. In the absence of their master, even those from the Princess Mansion became somewhat lax. They gradually ventured out to observe the authorities making arrests, perhaps not limited to just those foolish commoners.
Even some highly skilled martial artists began to participate... While Your Majesty Tianyuan hosted the Qin Empire's Envoy Group within the imperial city, who could have imagined that chaos reigned both inside and outside Ning Cang City?
However, before these events could be reported, the lord of Ning Cang City ordered a news blackout and heightened security throughout the city. From the moment they began investigating the death of that first martial artist—who had previously looked down upon a scrawny man—things escalated.
That scrawny man could not have anticipated that his unintentional actions would set Ning Cang City's course... even determining the fates of some significant figures!
If Xie Tianyu had known this, he would have been immensely grateful to that scrawny man because it was precisely due to that chaos that he gained an optimal opportunity to infiltrate the Princess Mansion!
Indeed! The heavily guarded estate adjacent to the imperial city was none other than Princess Mansion! Just as Huang Tian and others entered the palace, he successfully infiltrated Princess Mansion! Or rather, he had hidden himself within!
Thanks to various factors, Xie Tianyu's infiltration went unnoticed by any experts. He scaled over Princess Mansion's tall walls and directly arrived at its backyard—a place where secrets are often kept and is typically quite private!
Upon reaching the backyard, Xie Tianyu's first task was to locate the princess's sleeping quarters. This was no easy feat; however, considering that Huang Tian and others were constantly at risk of execution within the palace, he felt an urgent need to act swiftly. No matter how difficult it might be, he had to find out about the princess's weaknesses in the shortest time possible!
As for her room, it was imperative that he locate it!
The structure of the Princess Mansion is complex and vast. Even for Xie Tianyu, an experienced investigator, it was quite a headache. After wandering around in circles with no results, he thought of a solution! This solution was the utility room he had accidentally discovered earlier.
What does the utility room have to do with his plan? It's simple! The easiest and most direct way to infiltrate the enemy's ranks is to become one of them!
So, after changing into a utility worker's outfit, Xie Tianyu no longer worried about being seen. He confidently approached a maid and put on an innocent smile, pretending to be shy as he said, "Sister, I'm new here. The steward asked me to wait outside the princess's room for him to give me some instructions, but I got lost. Could you tell me how to get there?"
The maid looked at him with surprise, unable to find anything unusual in Xie Tianyu's perfect act. She bluntly replied, "It's obvious you're new and don't know anything. With so many rooms for the princess, didn't the steward tell you which one it is?"
So many rooms? Xie Tianyu's body trembled as he forced a smile, cursing inwardly. Goodness, how could there be that many rooms? Is it even possible to sleep in all of them?
Putting aside this sour grapes mentality, the so-called steward never told him which room it was. Faced with the proud maid, he felt quite embarrassed and put on a pleading expression. "Sister, I forgot which room the steward mentioned. Could you please tell me how many rooms there are and where they are located? That way I can find it myself and won't trouble you to lead me!"
Perhaps due to his decent attitude, the maid didn't make things difficult for him. She explained that there were a total of twenty-three rooms for the princess, which were not hard to find as they were lined up deep in the backyard. However, ordinary people couldn't enter unless they had the steward's token! Otherwise, the guards there would not allow anyone through!
The steward's token? Xie Tianyu understood now. After thanking the maid, he swaggered away, leaving her looking at his back with suspicion as if she was pondering something...
Would a newcomer really receive a steward's token?
Xie Tianyu hadn't expected this step in the process. However, considering the complexity of the Princess Mansion, it couldn't be that easy to access the princess's room; after all, she was a true figure of importance! Fortunately, he now knew the location of the princess's rooms. Since there were twenty-three rooms lined up together, it would be convenient for him to search them one by one!
When he successfully followed the maid's directions and arrived deep in the backyard, he found that there were indeed no fewer than ten Martial Saint Guards stationed at both the entrance and inside the courtyard! With such a lineup, unless one was a master from the Divine Martial Realm or above, it would be impossible to get through!
"Damn it! Unless all ten of them go to the bathroom at once, even if I had wings, I couldn't fly past!" Xie Tianyu muttered to himself. The difficulty of the situation exceeded his expectations; although he had infiltrated the Princess Mansion, if he couldn't get into the princess's room and uncover some special secrets, then this trip would have been in vain!
Now the problem lay with those ten Martial Saint Guards! Fighting them was definitely out of the question; sneaking in also seemed unrealistic! It felt like there was simply no way forward!
"No, if I keep delaying like this, the chances of being discovered will only increase once those watching the commotion outside return. I need to get in quickly and come out just as fast!" Xie Tianyu calculated that he didn't have much time left and had to take a risk.
To enter the backyard, he needed the steward's token, right? Fine! He would go find the steward!
Having devised a plan, Xie Tianyu turned and left the bushes outside the backyard. He then asked about the steward's residence in the same naive manner. Fortunately, this time he found the steward directly in his room! The steward happened to be there to retrieve something and unexpectedly ran into someone.
"Who are you? I've never seen you before," said the steward of Princess Mansion, a perceptive person who immediately noticed that Xie Tianyu was not one of the household servants and became alert.
Xie Tianyu sensed that this steward was a martial artist with considerable skill, likely at the peak of the Late Stage of the Gale Martial Realm, almost reaching Martial Saint. Although he was just a minor character, to Xie Tianyu, anyone below Martial Saint was insignificant.
"You're the steward, right? Well, I'm new here and I wanted to ask you for something!" Xie Tianyu said amicably, trying not to alarm anyone outside while stealthily approaching the steward.
The steward seemed to sense that something was off and instinctively took a few steps back, furrowing his brow. "New here? Who brought you in? You’re so ignorant of the rules! How dare you intrude into my room and ask me for things! How audacious!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Tianyu had no intention of letting him continue. He unleashed his cultivation power and moved swiftly, appearing right in front of the steward in an instant. With a claw-like grip, he seized the steward's neck, cutting off his breath and preventing him from shouting!
Everything happened too quickly for anyone to see how it unfolded; the steward was subdued just like that. Xie Tianyu didn’t give him a chance to retaliate; with his other hand, he dislocated the steward's arm joint and then rummaged through his belongings for the so-called token!
It was a plaque inscribed with "Princess Mansion," made of silver—worth quite a bit if sold. Xie Tianyu rubbed his nose and thought to himself that this Princess Mansion was indeed wealthy! However, having obtained what he needed, he didn’t want to waste any more time. Under the steward's horrified gaze, he delivered a swift chop with his hand, causing the steward to collapse unconscious on the floor.
"Today is not a day for killing; I'll spare your life. I hope your master doesn't make things difficult for mine in the palace; otherwise, it would be too unfair considering I showed mercy," he muttered.
After finishing his rambling, Xie Tianyu vanished from the steward's room and quickly returned to the depths of the backyard. Taking a few deep breaths, he feigned calmness as he approached the Martial Saint Guards. Sure enough, they immediately blocked his way!
"What are you doing! Don't you know this is a forbidden area? Who allowed you to come here!" shouted the Martial Saint Guards loudly, nearly scaring Xie Tianyu into submission! Of course, that was just an act!
"Um, I was sent by the steward to the outside of Your Highness's room in the back courtyard to retrieve something!"
"Hmm? The steward sent you?" Upon hearing this, the Martial Saint Guards seemed to soften their tone!
"Yes, yes, that's right! Look, I even have the steward's token!" Saying this, Xie Tianyu displayed a silver token. The guards glanced at it, saw nothing unusual, and let him pass!
Xie Tianyu breathed a sigh of relief, secretly pleased. It seemed that although there were many experts within the Princess Mansion, they were all brainless fools, and he had managed to fool them!
However, when he reached the row of princesses' rooms, he was taken aback. It turned out that entering deeper into the back courtyard and wanting to continue into the princess's room was not so simple!
Outside each princess's room stood at least two guards. Although they were not Martial Saints, if they were to be provoked, it would surely alert everyone. In that case, his fate would be equally tragic. Moreover, according to his earlier statement, he was only supposed to retrieve something from outside the princess's room; someone should have come to assist him!
Unfortunately, Xie Tianyu had not considered this aspect and could only stand helplessly outside the room, watching the surprised gazes of the guards without being able to move!
"What am I going to do now? Damn it! Does this princess have so many skeletons in her closet that she needs all these puppets standing outside her room? Can she even sleep at night?" he grumbled inwardly, feeling helpless!
However, it seemed that fate was on his side! Just when he was at a loss, a hurried servant rushed from deep within the courtyard. Although this servant was not a Martial Saint, he did not need the steward's token and boldly approached the princess's room! He headed straight for the last room!
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