Chapter 1017: Chapter 1017

The Crown Prince's appearance seemed somewhat convincing.

"Minister Song, can you arrange it?" The Crown Prince's gaze grew sharper, with a hint of madness.

Song Chengyue was silent for a long time.

"Your Highness cannot leave Daqian. I will find a way to search within Daqian's borders for a place where hungry ghosts gather."

"As soon as possible."

Song Chengyue felt a bit stuck; this sort of thing, technically, the Crown Prince could handle without his involvement.

Although sweet rain is precious, it's not impossible to obtain.

The largest gathering of hungry ghosts is in Jinlan Mountain and the Abyss Rift Valley of Dali, but there are other places where hungry ghosts gather as well.

After much deliberation, Song Chengyue could only conclude that the Crown Prince did not want others to know, reducing the number of people involved as much as possible.

But letting him know about this, isn't it making things difficult for him, Song Chengyue? He didn't want to know at all.

After leaving the palace city and the Capital City, Song Chengyue contacted Yu Ziqing, concealed his presence, and headed west.

After leaving Daqian's territory, he headed north to meet Yu Ziqing in the wilderness.

Upon meeting, Song Chengyue explained the situation with a somber face, and Yu Ziqing was equally dumbfounded.

"Is the Crown Prince serious?"

"Indeed, he is serious. He doesn't even dare to let his close ministers know. Coming to me for this matter is crossing the line.

I should have reported to Emperor Qian immediately, but I didn't. Instead, I came to you, which means I have agreed to this matter.

If I die in the future, it will be the normal outcome. Whatever kills me, there will be information on it.

Song Chengyue paused in silence.

Yu Ziqing filled in the rest for him.

"If you don't die, it means the things you've done align with Emperor Qian's ideas, and Emperor Qian needs you to continue.

The Crown Prince is setting you up, dragging you into this."

"So, are you going to agree to this matter?"

"Yes, why not." Yu Ziqing answered straightforwardly.

He didn't care what those father and son were up to.

As long as the Crown Prince was willing to pay the price, he could even bring hungry ghosts to provide door-to-door almsgiving services.

Once Yu Ziqing agreed, he changed the subject.

"Old Song, it's time for you to think about yourself and figure out how to get out safely.

If necessary, I can lend a hand. You've worked hard for so many years, it's about time to retire."

Song Chengyue's heart warmed; with his identity, let alone someone willing to help, just saying these words to him was already a first.

"We'll talk about it later. I still have some use now."

"Have him come to the western border of Daqian. I will personally bring people to let him perform an almsgiving, and I'm sure he will give me a satisfactory compensation."

Yu Ziqing pondered for a moment and took out a small bottle of Sweet Rain Original Liquid.

"If he's unwilling to come, then sell a little sweet rain original liquid at the normal price."

Song Chengyue took the sweet rain original liquid immediately; Yu Ziqing went back with the Big Ghost, the hungry ghost banner, and many hungry ghosts, awaiting the Crown Prince's decision.

If being cautious, the Crown Prince probably wouldn't come; having the sweet rain original liquid would be sufficient.

Finding a small gathering point for hungry ghosts isn't too difficult.

But if he is willing to come, it would prove that the Crown Prince isn't simply trying to dispel devil thoughts.

Days later, Song Chengyue sent word that the Crown Prince was willing to come, and they had set a time and place.

The Crown Prince came alone with Song Chengyue, and before approaching, Lou Huai conveyed information to Yu Ziqing.

"He does indeed have devil thoughts, but he bears the Daqian bests interests, so those devil thoughts don't have the chance to turn into a Heart Demon.

No, unless a Heavenly Demon descends in person."

Freedom Heaven immediately countered.

"Don't look at me, even at my peak, I would need help to quietly infiltrate.

And even then, it would require brewing and accumulating to possibly erupt.

If no one helped, and his heart had no flaws, I couldn't even infiltrate." Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭⟡𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦⟡𝘯𝘦𝘵

So many years have gone by, and indeed only the Old Emperor Zhen back then was a breakthrough from within, seized by a Heavenly Demon.

However, there might be another important reason to consider: You Zhen was purely a body cultivator.

No other Divine Dynasty emperor faced such a situation.

The reason body cultivation is looked down upon; You Zhen's incident back then is partially why.

Therefore, Yu Ziqing didn't understand why the Crown Prince suddenly sought him out.

"Thank you for personally coming."

"It's a small thing, business is business, no reason to turn away opportunities; shall we start, Your Highness?"

The Crown Prince waved his hand, looking at Yu Ziqing.

"I want to ask, if I dispel my devil thoughts, will new ones form in the future?"

"Not for a short period, but nevertheless, as devils are born from the heart, new ones can arise as long as one lives."

"Can the dispelled devil thoughts be given to me?" The Crown Prince paused and added, "I want to handle them myself."

Yu Ziqing narrowed his eyes slightly, then immediately smiled.

"Having the hungry ghosts handle it is the most thorough and simple.

Of course, I conduct business centered on the buyer; the buyer who pays directs the handling.

However, Your Highness's request is a bit troublesome, it needs additional payment.

The rest, Your Highness need not worry, my business always values reputation.

To this day, there has never been any leak of a major client's information."

The Crown Prince produced a roll of beast skin with a sworn oath already written on it.

Yu Ziqing glanced over it; it was a normal confidentiality oath not to divulge today's matters, though the cost was high.

"Your Highness, the content is not an issue, the breach cost is too high."

The Crown Prince's expression remained unchanged, speaking calmly.

"After I ascend to the throne, I will incorporate the oath into the Ancestral Temple, using the Divine Dynasty's national destiny as a guarantor."

Yu Ziqing felt a jolt in his heart; was he playing such a large game?

Yu Ziqing quickly reviewed the oath; should the Crown Prince breach it, the damage wouldn't be his own but rather to Daqian's national destiny.

With Dadui's precedent, this would be the most severe consequence.

What exactly was this guy trying to do?

Yu Ziqing's thoughts raced, and after careful consideration, no matter what the Crown Prince intended, it wouldn't harm him.

No matter what happens, the loss would fall on Daqian.

With this in mind, Yu Ziqing took a deep breath internally; what had this guy uncovered in these months? To be driven to such lengths, was he trying to leverage the Divine Dynasty's destiny?

But this had nothing to do with him; at worst, it was just internal conflict within Daqian.

Yu Ziqing felt he might have underestimated this Crown Prince before.

Fortunately, all the roundabout information given to the Crown Prince before was true.

"Alright, everything will proceed as Your Highness wishes, but this method is extremely difficult and success cannot be guaranteed."