CROWN PRINCE'S CONCUBINE

542 The Ambush

Without a second thought, Xu Er glanced scornfully at the Crown Prince and Old General Po before stomping on his horse following his brother towards their clan. From where the Crown Prince was, they could see the black smoke rising high from the end of the road that the building has not yet seen, but, it is certain that it comes from the White Cloud Clan.

“Come on Bei,” Said the Crown Price pulling his reins to move forward.

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White Cloud Clan.

Starting from the stairs leading to the big gate of the clan looks messy and even traces of blood are clearly visible. The big college door was a bit torn apart with the big college sign hanging at the top a bit wobbly and almost fell off. Inside the gate, the clan students in white dominant clothes passing by while carrying a basin of water and clean cloth, while some of the injured can be seen still groaning in pain in the large hall of the clan assembly hall.’

“Ouch it’s hurt”

The clan was in ruins, even the building that had been prepared as a place to welcome guests at the back of the college was almost completely burned down.

“Brother! What happened!” Xu er and the other juniors who had just arrived ran into the hall. Where the clan’s elders and seniors treat the injured disciples there.

A young man with a delicate face, long black hair with a bun tied up in a blue ribbon to the length of his hair and clean white clothes that waved in the wind, lifted his head when he saw his younger siblings coming in from the door. And they were not alone, General Po and some strange-looking young men followed him.

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“Brother, you guys are back?” he was Jian er, the eldest disciple of the White Cloud Clan, a disciple of Sang Guan Yi Lu himself, who was still living in the clan to take care of his younger siblings, while most of the other senior disciples had left college to wander the martial world.

The young man was treating one of his juniors who was injured in the body and face, and it was not an ordinary wound. From his blistered and blackened face, it seemed that the wound was poisonous, and Jian er’s had applied to the wound on the face of the young man who was still groaning in pain.

“Ouch, brother it hurts so bad.”

Jian er lowered his body to help his sister lie down.

“Close your eyes, calm down and focus, don’t think about other things, you will feel the pain getting used to it, do it, brother”

His younger brother nodded, even though he was holding back unbearable pain.

“Yes, brother”

Jian er, waiting for Xu er and others to approach.

“Brother”

“Brother, what happened?” Xu Er asked wide-eyed looking around, while the rest of the younger siblings had already approached the other students who were injured and helped treat their wounds.

“How are you?”

The Crown Prince and Bai Ying arrived at the door. Bai Ying opened his eyes wide seeing so many injured disciples in the room, he held the Crown Prince’s hand tightly.

“Your Majesty, what is going on here?” he asked.

Luo Xiang shook his head.

“I don’t know Ying, but it looks like there’s been an ambush.”

There was hardly any place that wasn’t damaged by the sudden attack because the disciples weren’t even prepared at all when it happened. Most of the students who were injured were students who were training in the middle of the field that morning and were repelling the attacks of the black-clothed men who with considerable force knocked down the college gates. To be sure, buildings such as the arena of the game to the guest bungalow have been badly damaged. The two-story building and small villa at the rear of the college caught fire and were destroyed. Quite a devastating sight.

Not long after, in the living room of the Grand Master’s residence which is located at the back.

“Greetings to Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Majesty the Viceroy, please forgive me can’t welcome Your Majesty under these conditions” The old man with long hair that was almost white was none other than the Great Teacher Sang Guan Yi Lu. The man still lowered his body to the floor to greet the Crown Prince and Bai Ying, while Luo Xiang had forbidden him.

Bai Ying helped the old man to his feet. Even though his martial arts skills were great and there were no opponents to this point, the old man’s appearance did look very ordinary. He was old and even a bit hunchbacked, who would believe that he mastered such great martial arts?

“Grandpa please stand up”

Luo Xiang stood by the window where the atmosphere in the college area was visible. He tied his hands behind his waist.

“It’s so messy old man, what happened?” asked the Crown Prince.

Sang Guan Yi Lu straightened his body, still bowing his head in front of the Crown Prince. All but Bai Ying were standing in the not large enough space of the Grand Master’s residence.

“My majesty, a group of people dressed in black suddenly attacked the college this morning, Servant and elders were busy discussing in the room discussing the meeting that will be held in a while when these people attacked the students.”

“Where did they come from, old man?” asked General Po.

Sang Guan Yi Lu thought, he took something from under his belt. Showed it to Bei Yau who gave it to the Crown Prince to see.

“Your Majesty”

Luo Xiang recognized a weapon resembling a small palm-sized knife, a blade without a handle that was usually tucked in the palm of the hand to serve as a secret weapon.

“This is, like the secret weapon of the Black Rose clan,” said Luo Xiang.

Sang Guan Yi Lu nodded.

“That’s true Your Majesty, but, I feel, it’s not people from the Black Rose clan. I’ve researched the poison, and most of the poison used to attack disciples is a kind of Silver poison. This poison is commonly used by small members of big clans like Poison Valley, somehow but it seems that even though the attack was carried out by members of the Black Rose Clan, it looks like they are cooperating with them.”

Elder Yi nodded, he stroked his chin.

“Hem, this might be one of the reasons the Poison Valley Clan is attacking other small clans, to ravage the White Cloud College and especially to wreak havoc in the martial world. But why just attack aimlessly? What does the Valley of Poisons really want?”

Luo Xiang clenched his fists.

“What else is Elder Yi for, they are starting to show their teeth, creating chaos so that other clans don’t dare come to the competition so that their clans can easily win the match. One of the goals might be that.” Luo Xiang said.

General Po widened his eyes.

“Your Majesty, that could be true, the Clans that had mediocre abilities that were going to be backed out earlier, the votes by the small clans of the Poison Sect dominated the match, and by then the probability of the Poison Valley Clans being victorious would be much higher, this cannot be left.”

Sang Guan Yi Lu thought.

“Poison Valley’s attack this time was extremely powerful. I never knew that Poison valley which is famous for its poisonous weapons also has such powerful weapons. That young man’s black chain, even my Cold Wind can’t cut it, the chain is very strong, if not he pulled away, maybe I can also be defeated by him”

Hearing that Bai Ying’s eyes widened.

“Black chain? What, the chain can lengthen and shorten when the user pulls it, Grandpa?” Bai Ying asked.

Sang Guan Yi Lu who heard Bai Ying’s question turned and nodded.

“That’s right Your Majesty, the chain is very strong, not ordinary iron, made of old mountain black iron in Dai Yang. Its power is so great, it can cut trees to rocks.”

Luo Xiang stroked his chin, the black chain was the mainstay of the Du Gu family, including Du Gu Ye Mu and the last they met was their third younger brother, Du Gu Ye Lu. And that old man had three children, it was said that his first son would succeed the position of Clan Chief, and that was Du Gu Ye Wang.

The Crown Prince turned to Bai Ying who looked at him as if he wanted to speak, he seemed to be holding back something. The boy was seen clenching his fists in his lap.

“That’s for sure Du Gu Ye Wang, I wonder how strong the black iron he has. And it would be very interesting if his black iron could meet his brother’s strengthened black iron. Du Gu Ye Lu will obviously represent the Cold Water Clan from the North, Chairman Xie and his subordinates will arrive in a few days, as well as the other participants. So, Great Master, what, this clan can still be used as a battlefield after what has happened?” asked Luo Xiang looking outside.

Sang Guan Yi Lu held his breath, lowered his head and slowly shook his head.

“That...”

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