I Can Strengthen Infinitely

Chapter 453 - 284: The Eunuch Lord of Nine Thousand (Part 2)

In fact, if An Dianlian could use his Inner Strength to protect himself, he shouldn’t have been injured like this, but in front of the Nine Thousand-year-old, he didn’t dare to resist.

Not resisting, if he can survive, it means that the Nine Thousand-year-old does not intend to kill him yet.

But if he dares to resist, it will be seen as defiance, and the consequence will undoubtedly be death.

Getting up quickly and kowtowing on the ground, with a swollen face, An Dianlian sobbed, "Spare me, My Lord, spare me, My Lord."

"Three days, I’ll give you three more days to bring back that little girl with the Spirit Pearl. If you can’t do it, then don’t come back to me, just go to the Slaughter Tree and fetch a rope yourselves." The Nine Thousand-year-old said expressionlessly.

An Dianlian and the others were overjoyed, hurriedly kowtowing, blood appearing on their foreheads: "Thank you, My Lord, thank you, My Lord."

The Slaughter Tree is a three-hundred-year-old tree behind the Thousand Years Palace, its shape resembling five canopies stacked from small to large, much like the Slaughter Tower, thus the Grand Ancestor Emperor named it the Slaughter Tree.

This tree can provide great shade, making the shade under it very dense, loved by birds and various insects, with many crow nests and insect hives built there. The most miserable punishment for those punished in the palace is to hang themselves on the Slaughter Tree, being devoured by hundreds of insects while alive and pecked by birds after death, never allowing their souls to be reborn.

"Hurry and go, there’s not much time left." Duke Xuanming said to the ten people who were still kowtowing.

An Dianlian and the others thanked him again, got up quickly, and left the great hall.

After the ten eunuchs left, Duke Xuanming asked, "Nine Thousand-year-old, this matter cannot be delayed any longer, why not let me act in secret as well?"

The Nine Thousand-year-old said, "The matter of the Spirit Pearl is of great importance and cannot afford failure. The Huangbai Sect and the Three Teachings are eyeing the world, along with the Northern Desert’s Ten Thousand Li City and the Overseas Immortal Dao Alliance coveting it. Your status is different from theirs; as soon as you act, they will naturally know I am planning something big, and will surely come to investigate. If the situation turns like this, it will not be good."

Duke Xuanming nodded, "I understand."

...

Leaving the Thousand Years Palace, An Dianlian and the others immediately rushed to the Taide Hall, the place usually used to store intelligence reports sent by spies from various places.

Upon entering, the palace maids and eunuchs inside the hall, seeing all ten eunuchs arriving at once, were so frightened that they immediately knelt down, lowered their heads, and dared not speak.

"Where is Li Zhaonian?" An Dianlian shouted.

Immediately, someone ran out from among the many bookshelves inside the hall, but it was a young official.

"This official, Li Zhaonian, greets the esteemed sirs."

"Has there been any news from General Yuan, who went to capture the Ninth Princess?"

"Esteemed sirs, there has been no news from General Yuan’s side for some time now." Li Zhaonian cautiously replied.

One of the ten eunuchs, Xu Chu, frowned and said, "Our family thought that with General Yuan’s martial prowess, capturing the runaway Ninth Princess would be no problem. It seems he has likely failed as well."

Another of the eunuchs, Liu Huanyi, said to Li Zhaonian, "Bring us a map of Jiangnan where Yuan Wudi went, and also mark his route on the map for us."

"Yes, sir, I will do it immediately."

Once Li Zhaonian went to handle the task, An Dianlian waved away the surrounding servants and whispered to the other nine eunuchs, "The Lord only gave three days this time, and those below don’t know how pressing the time is. We must all go to Jiangnan and be absolutely certain to capture that little girl Li Qingqiao."

Xu Chu said, "All ten of us acting together is inadvisable. Don’t forget, that old Lin Po has been watching us all along, and although his influence isn’t as great as the Rootless Sect, if he were to collude with outsiders while we leave Chang’an, all our efforts over the years would be wasted.

So, five of you stay behind and guard Chang’an, I will go with Liu Huanyi, Luo Yu, Liao Feiyin, and Liang Huajian to Jiangnan to capture her."

The ten eunuchs, all Inner Sect Disciples of the Rootless Sect, have mastered the entire Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture. In terms of strength, they are on par with Yuan Wudi. If all ten set out together, it would be a top-tier capture team in the world. Unless facing a Grandmaster, there is no reason to fear anyone.

Even if only five of them act, it would still be terrifying enough.

Throughout the world, there aren’t many Inner Strength masters who could resist them.

An Dianlian knew well that if all ten eunuchs left Chang’an, those hidden within Chang’an would likely no longer sit idly by.

With the rebels rising everywhere, if something were to happen internally in Chang’an, the situation would truly be dire, thus An Dianlian agreed: "Alright, we five will stay in Chang’an."

Without any delay, as soon as they received the map depicting Yuan Wudi’s southern journey from Li Zhaonian, Xu Chu and the four others immediately left the Taide Hall, rushing towards the Astronomical Bureau.

Ah Jiu is born with a phoenix fate, and the forecaster who has opened the Spiritual Eye can spot her at once. It can’t be hidden. Bringing a few forecasters along would make it easier to find Ah Jiu’s whereabouts.

...

The wedding day for Du Tankang and Su Qiaoqiao was determined early on by a special fortune-teller invited by both families, finally set for the fifteenth of this month, which is only a few days away after calculation.

It can be seen that the marital union between these two families was decided a long time ago, only recently announced publicly.

These past days, Qin Yuesheng has been accompanying Du Tankang and the others, drinking daily, to the point where it is utterly chaotic.

As an Inner Strength master, Qin Yuesheng has the aid of Inner Strength and naturally does not get drunk even after a thousand cups, whereas Du Tankang and the others are passed out on the ground with none of the effects of drunkenness affecting him.

"Yuesheng, do you like that girl from the Su family?"

In the tavern, when everyone else was drunk and asleep, Du Tankang, holding a wine jar and leaning against the table leg, slurred his words and vaguely asked.