Ultimate Path to Heaven

Chapter 37 Attempt to Steal a Chicken Backfires

The main palace of Huizhou City.

The Eighth Prince, Chu Xiong, sat alone in the Ivy Hall, his magnificent robes spread out like wings on the stone bench, his gaze fixed ahead as if frozen in time...

"Damn it! Why did it suddenly stop?"

With his high brow twitching slightly and a sharp, cold glint flashing from time to time, the 'bloody aura' surrounding Chu Xiong gradually intensified.

At this time, news from Xiali Village had not yet arrived.

"You damned eighth son, how dare you still have the leisure to enjoy the scenery in this back garden!" Princess Chu Wan's shout came from afar, completely interrupting Chu Xiong's thoughts.

The moment the news of the massacre of the entire villages of Shigang and Nanliu reached the city lord's mansion, the Ninth Princess immediately came to the back garden to find Chu Xiong, her arrival seemingly aggressive and ready to question the Eighth Prince.

"Where is your manners in calling me 'Eighth Prince'!" Chu Xiong raised his eyes and looked coldly at the Ninth Princess, who was charging towards him with a fierce look. His voice was sharp and piercing, like a knife stabbing straight into the Ninth Princess.

At this, Princess Chu Wan, who was originally burning with anger, inexplicably stopped in her tracks. The moment she met Chu Xiong's eyes, she was chilled by a certain coldness and dared not go any further.

"Get out of my sight before I lose my temper!" The chill emanating from Chu Xiong grew stronger.

"you......"

Princess Chu Wan, who only uttered the word "you" and then stopped there, stomped her foot in anger, turned around, and after a brief hesitation, returned the way she came.

"Strange... why does the myna suddenly seem like a completely different person..."

No matter how bloodthirsty the Eighth Prince was in the past, he still showed some favoritism and even doted on his only younger sister, the Ninth Princess.

But after his serious illness, he became a completely different person. Not only did he show no affection for her, he also did not tolerate his younger sister, the Ninth Princess, being presumptuous in front of him.

Once the Ninth Princess was out of sight, Chu Xiong concealed his aura, the chill dissipating: "I wonder how the 'effect' was in the Northern Region..."

Chu Xiong, no longer looking ahead, was pondering something in his heart.

About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a woman appeared slowly approaching from the direction of the Ninth Princess, seemingly admiring the scenery...

As the woman came into view, Chu Xiong, sensing something amiss, raised an eyebrow and said flippantly, "Is this seventh brother trying to provoke me?"

This woman was the Seventh Prince's most beloved, possessing a beauty that could be described as unparalleled and an extremely alluring figure. Normally, even a servant glancing at her would incur the Seventh Prince's wrath and reprimand him.

Enjoying the scenery alone in the back garden today... coincidence?

Clearly, Chu Xiong doesn't think so.

As the woman walked towards him while 'enjoying the scenery,' Chu Xiong picked up the now-cold tea, took a sip, and a glint of 'desire' flashed in his eyes.

"Since you want to provoke me, then so be it!"

After finishing the herbal tea in one gulp, Chu Xiong pretended not to know anything and started reading martial arts books, quietly waiting for the woman to arrive.

After a moment, the woman stopped in front of the pavilion, her voice trembling with fear, "This humble servant was unaware that His Highness was here. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"

It seemed like a chance encounter, but the Eighth Prince Chu Xiong didn't respond at all, leaving the woman standing there, unsure of what to do.

In this atmosphere, the woman who had been bowing respectfully glanced up and saw the Eighth Prince reading a book in the pavilion. After a moment's thought, she suppressed her unease and spoke again:

"I've heard that Your Highness will be traveling to the Northern Region soon. My aunt is there; I wonder if Your Highness could send her some items?"

Throughout the conversation, the woman kept looking timidly at Chu Xiong, probably because she was afraid of the Eighth Prince. However, she frowned, as if she did not want to "encounter" him here.

"That's it?" Chu Xiong looked at the books with a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

Seeing that the Eighth Prince Chu Xiong still did not respond, the woman breathed a sigh of relief.

However, just as the woman was about to turn and leave...

"Wait!"

The words "Suddenly from Chuxiong" startled the woman, causing her to shudder and immediately stop in her tracks, her eyes darting around with a hint of nervousness.

"What object is it that's close to you?" Chu Xiong, having put down his book, sized up the woman like a predator.

The woman seemed to have made a decision in her eyes before stepping onto the pavilion steps.

With each step, the woman's lotus-like steps were light and graceful, yet her skirt swayed with a unique charm, and the tassels at her waist swayed gently with the undulating waves of her hips, like ripples on spring water.

He was completely different from when he was enjoying the scenery before; it was clearly a deliberate act.

Chu Xiong, who had slowly risen from the stone table opposite the woman in the pavilion, walked around the table and stood directly in front of her: "You slut, you're quite to my liking!"

After saying that, Chu Xiong suddenly turned around and pressed the woman against the stone table. As the woman was terrified, an extremely terrifying "wave of energy" emanated from his body!

The shockwave, though seemingly invisible, actually acted like tentacles, ripping open the woman's clothes and leaving her completely stripped of white skin!

In her terror, the woman looked back in the direction she had come from, her eyes seemingly pleading for help.

At this moment, Chu Xiong didn't look at the woman, but kept his eyes fixed ahead... "Just as I thought!"

Amidst his unrestrained laughter, Chu Xiong suddenly thrust deeper, and the woman's scream soared to the heavens... The shaking was rapid and powerful...

"This feeling is so amazing!"

As he swayed, Chu Xiong's laughter grew increasingly manic, and the aura emanating from his body spread outwards invisibly, the terrifying chill making it seem as if the air itself was about to freeze!

Long before the woman was pinned to the stone table...

"Your Highness!"

This prince is none other than the seventh prince, Chu Yuan.

Hidden in the back garden, observing from the shadows, it was clear that the woman had been sent by Chu Yuan. However, looking towards the pavilion, the Seventh Prince Chu Yuan had yet to make a move.

A distance of several dozen meters, emanating from Chu Xiong's invisible aura, sent a chill down my spine and inexplicably made me feel timid...

"My eighth brother is clearly a sixth-rank warrior... why is that?"

Everyone knows that although Chu Xiong, the eighth prince of Shenzhou Kingdom, is bloodthirsty, he is only a sixth-rank warrior. However, the invisible "chill" he exudes is something that Chu Yuan, a seventh-rank warrior, has never felt before.

Not only that, the two eighth-rank officials behind Chu Yuan also had the same feeling, for some reason... the Eighth Prince Chu Xiong was definitely not someone they could defeat!

The two eighth-rank warriors breathed a sigh of relief when they received no response to their address of "Your Highness."

As if an eternity had passed in deathly silence, the woman's piercing scream echoed through the air. Seventh Prince Chu Yuan's fists clenched tighter and tighter, his expression a constant struggle of pain, wavering between reason and impulse...

Looking at Chuxiong again, the rapid shaking suddenly stopped... Then the volcano erupted with all its might... and the woman stopped breathing—died from the extreme!

Immediately afterwards, Chu Xiong, whose pleasure had reached its peak, suddenly fixed his eyes on the Seventh Prince, Chu Yuan...

Pfft!

At a distance of only a few dozen meters, the Seventh Prince Chu Yuan collapsed to the ground upon seeing Chu Xiong's gaze... and was eventually helped away by two eighth-rank warriors.

The original plan was to use the woman to frame Chu Xiong, and even kill him without regard for the consequences. However, he never expected that he would not only lose more than he gained, but also suffer endless troubles in the future!

What will become of the Seventh Prince Chu Yuan, who left in such a sorry state?

Looking in the direction where the Seventh Prince Chu Yuan had left, Chu Xiong's smile was extremely cold: "For the sake of this woman, I'll spare your life for now!"

Chu Xiong then ignored the woman's corpse and looked ahead again: "I didn't expect it to have such an effect... It seems I'll have to try it more often in the future..."