Traveling through the Immortal Realm: Starting from Becoming a Top-Level Furnace Cauldron

Zhao Zimo returned dejected. He never imagined that his good intentions led to bad results and he accidentally made another mistake.

"Huh? Brother Zimo, why are your pants wet?"

Li Chongjiu noticed that Zhao Zimo's pants were the wrong color and asked curiously.

"It was just wet from the wine," Zhao Zimo replied awkwardly, "Ninth Prince, don't worry about it."

"How can that be? It's so inappropriate. Someone, take Mr. Zhao to change his clothes."

Li Chongjiu called the maid and took Zhao Zimo to the guest room in the back.

Just as Zhao Zimo was about to leave, he saw Lu Yuguan coming back with his trousers pulled up with a look of shame and anger on his face. When their eyes met, they suddenly felt an inexplicable awkwardness.

Lu Yuguan sat down angrily, grabbed two crisp fruits and started chewing them, as if he was not eating fruits but Zhao Zimo himself.

"What's wrong? Who bullied you again?"

Seeing this, Li Chonglin naturally sensed something was wrong and asked with concern.

"I met a dog."

Lu Yuguan wrinkled his face into the shape of plum petals fiercely. His originally angry expression actually looked a little cute on his handsome face.

"Just tell me if you have anything to say." Li Chonglin rarely lowered his posture, slowly approached Lu Yuguan, and coaxed him pitifully.

Depend on.

Can I tell you about this stupid thing that happened?

Do you think I'll save my face if I tell you this?

If it weren't for this cool night party, my little brother wouldn't have bumped into a stranger face to face. He was so naked, without even a piece of shame cloth to cover his face. He was like a lone dandelion, swaying naked in the wind.

"None of your business, none of your business." Lu Yuguan muttered and waved his hand, pushing Li Chonglin away and said.

He picked up a piece of shredded lettuce with chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth, with crystal clear sauce hanging around his lips. He looked so well-behaved and lovable.

Li Chonglin put his hand on his shoulder, trying to get Lu Yuguan to turn around, but Lu Yuguan refused to buy it. Instead, he turned his whole face away and got angry with himself.

Even though His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was so humble, he could not do anything about Lu Yuguan's temper.

Li Chonglin only felt that his shell called self-esteem was being shattered bit by bit by Lu Yuguan.

In fact, he had already guessed almost exactly what Zhao Zimo had done to Lu Yuguan.

Lu Yuguan didn't say anything, but he also didn't show any dissatisfaction with Zhao Zimo. But he himself didn't know whether Lu Yuguan really had a good impression of Zhao Zimo or Lu Yuguan was bewitched.

After being the crown prince for so many years, this was the first time he felt that someone was out of his control and always did incredible things in places he could never imagine.

Yuguan, you are such a delight.

Li Chonglin sighed, as if he had made up his mind, and called out to Lu Yuguan in a gentle voice: "Yuguan."

Lu Yuguan shuddered suddenly. He had never heard Li Chonglin call him like that.

"You...what do you want me to do?" Lu Yuguan turned slightly and glanced at Li Chonglin out of the corner of his eye.

"Actually, I brought you here tonight not just to repay you a favor." Li Zhonglin said in a deep voice, his eyes filled with mixed emotions. "Yuguan, what do you think of me?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuguan was slightly stunned, and then a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

He didn't expect Li Chonglin to suddenly ask such a question, and he didn't expect that this question would be so difficult for him to answer.

I rely on.

What the hell is going on with Li Chonglin?

Oh my god, what should I say!

Think fast, you stubborn guy!

Lu Yuguan pondered for a moment, his eyes swept over Li Chonglin, as if looking for the right words to respond.

"You are a very good prince," Lu Yuguan finally spoke, with a hint of unnaturalness in his voice, "you are very good to me, very good to Miao'er, very good to Zhao Zimo, and very good to Cao Yin."

"It's good for everyone."

When Li Chonglin heard Lu Yuguan's answer, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but then it quickly disappeared.

"The way I treat them is different from the way I treat you."

Li Zhonglin's voice was low and hoarse, with a barely perceptible tremor. He moved closer to Lu Yuguan, and the air between them seemed to freeze.

The surrounding noise seemed to ignore the two of them. Lu Yuguan's brain was working rapidly, and he couldn't understand what Li Chonglin wanted to say.

"Tong-chan, do you have any idea?" Lu Yuguan was so confused that he could only turn to the system for help.

[…] The system is silent.

What else can I say?

Let me, a civilized system, tell you, he wants to pick you up?

impossible.

【I can’t solve this problem for now.】

After thinking for a long time, the system decided to throw the problem back to Lu Yuguan.

"Just help me, Bei Tongzi! Good Tongzi, dear Tongzi..." Lu Yuguan pleaded again pitifully.

[One civilization value in one sentence.]

"I think men should be self-reliant without relying on external things." Lu Yuguan said seriously.

System: Tsk.

Seeing that Lu Yuguan and Li Chonglin had not moved for a long time, Miao'er consciously moved away and squatted on the other side of the wine table, secretly observing the gazes directed at Li Chonglin.

Even if the other members of the royal family noticed something strange between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lu Yuguan, they would not dare to glance at them a second time, as they might not see the sun the next day.

Li Chanle was sitting on the high platform and knew everything clearly. Although she didn't know who the person next to Li Chonglin was, she guessed that he was just the young favorite of his royal brother.

"Play the music louder, and all the dancers on the stage, lift up your sleeves."

Li Chanle secretly instructed the people around him.

Soon, the atmosphere of the entire night party was raised to its peak. Everyone was so engrossed in the singing and dancing that few people paid attention to Li Chonglin's actions.

However, all of this was seen by Li Chongjiu who was sitting opposite him.

He smiled and joked with the young men around him, but his eyes were always looking in the direction of Li Chonglin.

Coincidentally, at this time, Zhao Zimo also changed his clothes and came back. As soon as he sat down, he saw Lu Yuguan opposite him with his back to Li Chonglin. He didn't know what he was thinking and looked very unhappy.

Li Chonglin was so close to him, but he didn't know what he was going to do.

Zhao Zimo's face was gloomy. He didn't want the princess Xin Zhao, whom he had chosen, to be harassed by others.

Even the prince of Longhua Kingdom.

"Brother Zimo, what is your relationship with Mr. Lu?" Li Chongjiu noticed the subtle expression on Zhao Zimo's face and asked sharply.

"Friends." Zhao Zimo answered unwillingly.

Li Chongjiu chuckled and poured wine into Zhao Zimo's glass himself.

The wine was refreshing, but Zhao Zimo's heart felt like a mixture of all kinds of flavors, with a dark lump in his chest.

"My royal brother has always been unfeeling and disloyal to outsiders," Li Chongjiu said slowly, sipping the liquid from his wine bottle. "I have been with my royal brother for such a long time, but I have never seen anyone who could make him care so much."

Zhao Zimo turned to look at Li Chongjiu and said slowly, "Your Highness the Ninth Prince, what do you mean by this?"

"I don't mean anything, Brother Zimo, you're too nervous," Li Chongjiu laughed. "I just want to remind you that the meat in your mouth will slide down your throat, so don't let others snatch it away."

Zhao Zimo snorted coldly. He could understand what Li Chongjiu meant.

As the Crown Prince of Xin Zhao, although he was his father's only son, he was well aware of the fierce struggle for succession rights within the previous generation of royal family.

Currently in Longhua Kingdom, the Second Prince was exiled to Lingnan due to some incident, the Fourth Prince died young, the Sixth Prince was too mediocre, the Eighth Prince was unlearned, and the rest were all women.

The only person left who could compete with Li Chonglin for the position of crown prince was Li Chongjiu.

Zhao Zimo stared at Li Chongjiu, his eyes filled with a thousand words. He opened his lips slightly and said, "If these words came from the Crown Prince, I might give them some thought."

He slowly approached Li Chongjiu, his voice low and clear: "But as the Ninth Prince, you haven't even touched the edge of the court. How dare you talk to me like this?"

"Ninth Prince, I respect you because you are the Crown Prince, but please remember that I am also the Crown Prince of Xin Zhao."

Li Chongjiu stared at Zhao Zimo, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and he was silent for a long time.

He suddenly chuckled, his tone tinged with self-mockery, "It is indeed my fault, Crown Prince Zhao, please forgive me. Come, let us drink this cup together as an apology."

Just as Li Chongjiu was about to raise his glass, Zhao Zimo gently raised his hand and politely declined: "Thank you for your kindness, Ninth Prince, but I can only drink a little. Let's save it for another day."

After saying this, he turned around gracefully, walked past the dancing girls, and headed towards Lu Yuguan.

Li Chongjiu's hand paused slightly, then he slowly put down the wine glass, a hint of imperceptible thought flashing in his eyes.

Before Lu Yuguan could respond to Li Chonglin's question, he saw Zhao Zimo approaching him. As if he had found a savior, he quickly waved, "Young Master Zhao, this way!"

The originally solemn atmosphere was broken by a third person. Li Chonglin was naturally dissatisfied when he saw Zhao Zimo approaching, but because of his status, he did not show it on his face.

"Brother Zhao, why don't you continue drinking?" Li Chonglin said to Zhao Zimo with a smile.

Zhao Zimo took a deep breath, pulled Lu Yuguan closer to him, and said to Li Zhonglin, "Your Highness, I'm afraid you have misunderstood. Lu Yuguan—"

Just as Zhao Zimo was about to continue speaking, a sudden loud noise broke the beautiful atmosphere.

The loud noise moved everyone present. The music stopped abruptly and the dancers stopped dancing in panic, not knowing what to do.

"What's going on? Come on, let's go and see what happened?" Li Chanle stood up first and looked towards the source of the loud noise.

Other members of the royal family also stood up to watch, but before they could see what was happening, the guard at the door began to twitch strangely on the spot, turning into a pool of blood, with no trace of his body left.

"Someone come, protect His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Li Chongjiu reacted first and shouted loudly for the other guards to come and protect Li Chonglin.

"Hehehe... Where are the guards? I've wiped them all out—"

A sinister voice slowly emerged from the shadows, and the monstrous demonic energy transformed into black smoke and penetrated into the center of the night party. After a moment, two figures slowly emerged.

The dancers were frightened and fled in all directions. Those royal family members who had no cultivation also fled in panic. Without guards to protect them, they were like fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.

Li Chanle was shocked to see the newcomer and trembled as she shouted, "Ji Xian... Ji Xian! You vicious bitch, why are you here?"

The figures in the black smoke were Ji Xian and Xue Liuzi. They had been killing people along the way, and now the mountain road of Yufeng Mountain had turned into a river of blood.

"Where did this demon cultivator come from? Stop being so arrogant!" Li Chonglin suddenly drew out his dragon-patterned sword and pointed the tip of the sword directly at the two of them.

Zhao Zimo also clenched his hands and looked solemnly at Ji Xian and Xue Liuzi, ready to strike at any moment. However, Lu Yuguan was protected by Zhao Zimo's body and didn't even give him a glance.

Ji Xian burst out laughing when she heard that. Her flamboyant appearance seemed particularly creepy at this moment.

"Demon cultivator? Hahahahahahahaha... You also know that I have become a demon cultivator?"

"If it weren't for you, how could I have fallen into the devil's way!"

Ji Xian yelled at Li Chanle like crazy, no longer showing any trace of grace. Xue Liuzi looked at Ji Xian laughing beside him and remained silent. He knew that he was not the protagonist tonight.

Li Chonglin looked at the woman in front of him and carefully recalled the name.

Ji Xian?

Could it be... the illegitimate daughter of the King of Southern Wei?

"It's clearly your own fault, why are you blaming me?" Li Chanle screamed in fear. She knew why the woman in front of her came, and she also knew that her life might end here.

Ji Xian's voice trembled, and the smile on her face turned ferocious.

"I brought this upon myself? What a joke!" Ji Xian said coldly, "With just one word from you, Li Chanle, that damned old man threw us, mother and daughter, into a dungeon. My mother couldn't believe it until her death. It was the man she loved who personally executed her..."

When Lu Yuguan listened to the words of the demon cultivator named Ji Xian, he always felt that he could smell the scent of gossip.

Ji Xian straightened her messy hair, her eyes revealing a bit of coldness. She continued: "God knows that I, Ji Xian, should not die. Three years have passed. It's time for you to pay for my mother's life-"

"Today is your death day!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xueliuzi moved, and suddenly slapped his hands forward, and two blazing devilish flames gushed towards Li Chanle.

"Don't hurt my third sister!"

Li Chonglin and Miao'er drew their swords together, placing themselves between Li Chanle and Xue Liuzi. He extended his dragon-patterned sword to block the demonic flames, while Miao'er also wielded her sword to neutralize another attack.

Seeing his attack being disintegrated, Xue Liuzi said to the two men in a sinister tone, "You actually managed to scatter the demonic flames with just your sword... I underestimated you. In that case, why not take my move again—"

"Blood Magic—Activate!"

Countless blood surged from the ground, condensing into bloody figures screaming crazily. Xue Liuzi waved his hand and ordered them, "Go, drag them here."

A dense crowd of bloody people rushed forward and pounced on Li Chonglin and Miao'er.

"It's just a mere evil spirit, nothing to be afraid of!" A trace of determination flashed in Li Chonglin's eyes. He took a deep breath, and the spiritual power in his body surged. The dragon-patterned sword suddenly burst into a dazzling light, as if a real dragon wanted to break out of the sword.

"All evil ones, retreat!" He shouted softly, and the dragon-patterned sword in his hand was like a swimming dragon, emitting countless sword shadows.

Suddenly, countless sword intentions surged like a river, instantly smashing the bloody people who rushed over into pieces. Wailing sounds came one after another, and finally turned into specks of blood light and dissipated in the air.

Miao'er was not to be outdone. She was light and nimble, moving among the bloody men like a butterfly among flowers. The long sword in her hand turned into silver sword shadows. Every swing was accompanied by a crisp sword sound, accurately cutting off the arms or legs of those bloody men who tried to approach, preventing them from moving forward.

Her swordsmanship is both fast and accurate, and each strike contains a sharp sword energy, which makes people impressed by her strength.

"Brother, be careful—"

Seeing a bloody hand about to attack the back of Li Chonglin's head, Li Chongjiu drew his sword and cut off the bloody man's arm in a flash.

"Why, don't you take me, the Ninth Prince, seriously?"

Li Chongjiu stared at Xueliuzi with sharp eyes, causing the latter to unconsciously slow down the speed of casting spells.