The Devil's Tribulation

In the backyard of the county government office, the third prince filled a glass of wine for Uncle Niu, raised his glass and clinked it with Uncle Niu casually, and drank it all in one gulp. Uncle Niu was a little surprised, why did the third brother suddenly want to drink with him? After drinking a glass of wine, the third prince said: "When I was a child in the palace, my mother and Concubine De had the best relationship, so she often took me to your place to play. At that time, you were only this tall." After speaking, he gestured, about one meter tall, and then continued: "At that time, you liked to play with me. You followed me no matter what I did. I went to steal wine to drink, and you followed me to drink. As a result, my mother punished me to copy the Tao Te Ching ten times, ten times! Tens of thousands of words, I copied day and night, and I still remember it vividly." Uncle Niu also remembered the days in the palace, the only good memory of his childhood.

Uncle Niu also picked up the wine glass and asked, "Why are you telling me this now, brother?" The third prince said, "I just want to tell you that if a person does something wrong, he must bear the consequences. If he avoids taking the consequences, someone else will take the consequences for him." The third prince drank another glass of wine and said, "I know you hate your father for ignoring your mother and those brothers for taking advantage of you, but how innocent is your brother? I didn't figure out why my father asked me to pick you up this time. Now I finally know that among these brothers, I was the only one who was closer to you when you were young."

Uncle Niu drank a glass of wine and said, "This time when I go back, I will take care of everything myself and will not implicate Third Brother." The Third Prince suddenly laughed and said, "Do you think Third Brother is afraid of being implicated by you?" Uncle Niu looked at the Third Prince in confusion. The Third Prince continued, "This time you come back with me, whether you go to pay homage to Concubine De first or go to see Father first, I have completed my mission. How Father wants to punish you has nothing to do with me, and my credit cannot be escaped. However, even if I have this credit, what does it matter? The Crown Prince is still the Crown Prince, and the Third Prince is still the Third Prince."

Hearing this, Uncle Niu was shocked and thought to himself: "Third brother is interested in the throne?" Uncle Niu said indifferently: "Zhou Shijun has been a prince since he was born, third brother should not think about him." The third prince laughed at himself and said: "I know that he is the son of the queen, the prime minister is his grandfather, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel is his uncle and so on! Even father likes him! I have nothing, but just because his background is so great, I don’t believe that father will not be on guard against him! The eldest prince Zhou Shili is the best proof! The eldest prince’s power alone is not enough to compete with the prince! I want father to train me to be the prince’s opponent! As long as there is a chance, I will fight for it!" Seeing his third brother's expression, Uncle Niu knew his third brother's determination and he could not shake it.

Uncle Niu still looked indifferent and said, "Third brother, you have told me so much today. Do you think I can help you ascend to the supreme throne?" The third prince continued to laugh and said, "I didn't expect it at first, but when I saw those shadow guards, I knew my father's determination. Those shadow guards must be here not only to protect me, they are more likely to take you back. It's just that my father also miscalculated sometimes. He thought that a Yuanying cultivator could control you, but he didn't expect that you are now a high-level body cultivator, and a Yuanying cultivator is no match for you. You, who were originally unable to cultivate immortality, unexpectedly found another shortcut and became a high-level body cultivator!" The third prince excitedly finished the wine in the glass, stood up and said, "Cultivating immortality requires qualifications! But everyone can practice body refining. As long as my fifteenth brother is willing to train a group of body cultivators for me! I will be more confident of getting the supreme throne!" The third prince and the Emperor of the Great Zhou thought the same thing.

Uncle Niu shook his head and said, "Third brother, you think too simply. Not to mention that our sect's body-refining technique cannot be passed on to outsiders, even if it can be, do you think it is so easy to train a body-refiner? It is so difficult to get started with the body-refining technique, otherwise, body-refiners would not be so rare after so many years." The third prince was stunned, as if he had been poured with a basin of cold water and sobered up. Just now, when he heard the Nascent Soul cultivator shout, "High-level body-refiner!", the third prince thought of many things at once, which led to the scene of the brothers drinking.

Uncle Niu continued, "It seems that the Emperor of Great Zhou is not completely ignorant of my affairs over the years. This time he asked me to go back, most likely because of this body refining technique. As expected, he will only pay attention to people who are useful to him, and it has not changed for decades." The third prince was also awakened by Uncle Niu's words, and secretly broke out in a cold sweat and said, "Father knows?" Uncle Niu nodded and said, "You don't know him yet? Would he do this for that little debt? He sent you and the Nascent Soul cultivator here? This is courtesy before force. If you can't persuade him, those cultivators are used to capture me back."

The third prince sat down dejectedly and clenched his fists: "Father didn't believe me from the beginning!" Seeing the third prince like this, Uncle Niu suddenly thought: "Maybe I can help this third brother. Compared with the other brothers, I hope this third brother can be the emperor." So he said: "Third brother, you don't have to do this. I can't help you train a physical trainer, but I can help you train a physical trainer. Although they are far inferior to physical trainers, they are enough to fight ten to one compared to ordinary soldiers." The third prince thought he had heard it wrong. The hopeless thing suddenly ushered in a dawn! He excitedly held Uncle Niu's big hand: "Fifteenth brother, can you really help me train a physical trainer?" Uncle Niu was held by the third prince's hand, and suddenly felt goose bumps all over his body. He quickly let go and said: "Third brother, let go! I'm talking about a physical trainer, which is not the same as a physical trainer!"

The third prince heard it clearly and asked in confusion, "What's the difference?" Uncle Niu was too lazy to explain, and just said, "You just need to know that it is not so easy to train a physical trainer, but a physical forging trainer can be trained, but it is not easy either, at least it is enough for you. But I have conditions." The third prince didn't care about the conditions now. As long as he could help him train a physical forging trainer, he would agree to anything Uncle Niu asked, "What conditions, just tell me." Uncle Niu was silent for a while and said, "I want you to help me find someone, or should I say a cultivator, a woman, whose cultivation is at least a spirit transformation!" The third prince was shocked. The fifteenth was going to make trouble for that god-like figure? He subconsciously wanted to refuse. But thinking of the ninth five position, the third prince gritted his teeth and said, "As long as you can help me reach the top, I will do it!"

Seeing that the Third Prince didn't care about anything for the throne, Uncle Niu sighed in his heart: "Everyone has their own pursuits. The Third Brother has always wanted to surpass those brothers and prove that he is the best." After the Third Prince agreed, he continued to ask: "No other clues? We only know that it is a woman and has cultivation. How can we find out?" Uncle Niu thought for a while: "We also know her surname. It should be Lin." I heard the master call her Fairy Lin before, but the woman was covered with a white veil and couldn't see her face clearly. The Third Prince muttered: "A fairy with the cultivation of the spirit transformation and the surname Lin? There should be some in the major sects. It shouldn't be too difficult to find out." Unexpectedly, Uncle Niu added: "It is also very likely that she is a casual cultivator." The Third Prince was really dumbfounded this time. It was still a casual cultivator. How to find it? Seeing the expression of the Third Prince, Uncle Niu also felt that it was difficult for this Third Brother, so he continued: "Third Brother, please help to find out first. There is no rush." ​​Hearing this, the Third Prince was relieved. If there is still a time limit, this is really looking for a needle in a haystack.

Uncle Niu was just trying to save the situation. After all, the Third Prince had some spies over the years, which was better than him asking around alone. And although he and his master were ambushed in Dongzhou, it was not in the Great Zhou. So, this time he helped the Third Prince because this brother had been kind to him when he was a child. Not only did he not add insult to injury, but the only time he helped the Third Prince, the doctor was invited by Concubine Xian. Although he failed to save his mother in the end, Uncle Niu still remembered the kindness. So good and evil will be rewarded in the end. The Third Prince and Concubine Xian had earned Uncle Niu's reward today because of their previous good deeds.

The two brothers discussed for half a night, but in the end the Third Prince still failed to persuade Uncle Niu. Uncle Niu finally had to go to worship his mother first, and then go to see the emperor. But the Third Prince didn't care. As long as the fifteenth brother went back with him, he would complete the emperor's mission. As for who Uncle Niu went to see first, the emperor couldn't blame him.

The next day, the Third Prince and Uncle Niu returned to Fancheng together. After a day of rest in Fancheng, they finally set off back to Beijing. Prefect Lu and Magistrate Wu were both ordered to wait for the emperor's order. As for whether to reward or punish, it all depends on the Third Prince's mood. However, when they saw that the Third Prince was going back with the Fifteenth Prince, they felt that he would not be punished. At most, he would be neither rewarded nor punished. Seeing that the team had finally left the city gate, Prefect Lu and Magistrate Wu thought at the same time: "We have finally sent the person away. Don't let him come again." In the past few months, only the two of them knew about their grievances and pain. For a prince who had been missing for decades and had nothing to do with him, he worked himself to death and almost lost his job and his life. Who wouldn't feel wronged? Fortunately, he was found in the end, otherwise it would really be over.