Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Misfortune: Starting from the Blind Prince

Zhou Haochen played with the cyan jade lotus seed in his palm. Its texture was warm and smooth, as if it were truly a piece of beautiful jade, emitting a cyan glow in the quiet moonlight.

Besides helping warriors overcome inner demons, as Qin Qiulan had said, the Water Moon Epiphyllum Lotus seed had other effects.

It was one of the necessary treasures for awakening the Five Thunder Spirit Body.

Awakening the Five Thunder Spirit Body required four treasures.

A Thunder Beast Horn, a Water Moon Epiphyllum Lotus Seed, Dustfall Crystal Sand, and a wisp of Innate Divine Firmament Purple Lightning.

The Water Moon Epiphyllum Lotus Seed, one of the four treasures, was obtained so easily.

So easily that Zhou Haochen felt like he was in a dream.

As if it was prepared specifically for him.

The great battle in the southeast continued for a quarter of an hour before finally coming to an end.

Qin Qiulan, who had been tense all along, finally revealed a trace of relief on her pretty face.

She exhaled a long breath, her proud peaks stirring up magnificent waves.

“Your Highness, the Second Prince's side…”

“Second Brother will be fine; good people are always blessed.”

Zhou Haochen said in a relaxed tone. According to the divination, Zhao King's remnants' attack tonight did not succeed and was fraught with danger but ultimately harmless.

… …

The next day.

Early in the morning, the Fourteenth Prince paid a visit.

“Fourteenth Brother, you're here early today.”

“Aunt Lan, serve tea to Fourteenth Brother.”

The Fourteenth Prince took a sip of the fragrant tea and said dejectedly, “Thirteenth Brother, if I had known, I would have gone boating with you last night.”

“Tell me about the specifics of last night's attack?”

“The demonic people of the White Lotus Sect were targeting Second Brother.”

White Lotus Sect?!

Zhou Haochen raised an eyebrow and asked with a solemn expression, “Is it really the White Lotus Sect? Are you sure there's no mistake?”

“Absolutely certain!”

“The attacker last night used the signature technique of the White Lotus Sect, the White Lotus Unborn Sutra. Subsequently, the people from the Ministry of Justice and the Town Demon Division also went to investigate the scene and confirmed that it was done by the White Lotus Sect,” the Fourteenth Prince said quietly.

Zhou Haochen fell into deep thought.

The divination said that last night's action was a plot by the remnants of Zhao King.

However, the Ministry of Justice and the Town Demon Division insisted that it was the White Lotus Sect.

Then… the truth…

The remnants of Zhao King have joined the White Lotus Sect!

No wonder the Ministry of Justice and the Town Demon Division have been searching for the remnants of Zhao King for years but have been unable to find them.

“However, Second Brother has a different story to tell.” The Fourteenth Prince hesitated slightly.

“What story?”

“Second Brother said that Eldest Brother colluded with the White Lotus Sect to take his life.”

Zhou Haochen's expression was strange.

This statement… is very Second Prince!

Regardless of whether this statement is reliable or not, he first throws the dirty water on the Crown Prince.

Zhou Haochen took a sip of the fragrant tea and said lightly.

“Eldest Brother's mood is probably very bad these days!”

“Who says it isn't?”

“Were there any casualties in last night's attack?”

“The casualties were very light. Only a few unlucky officials from the Secret Realm Division suffered minor injuries.”

“Who did Father Emperor assign to investigate the White Lotus Sect case?”

“I don't know!”

“Anyway, the heads of the Ministry of Justice and the Town Demon Division have been fighting over this case.”

“Thirteenth Brother, your analysis is correct. The Ministry of Justice is not a good place to be. I think the Secret Realm Division is more suitable for me.”

Seeing the Fourteenth Prince's longing for the Secret Realm Division, Zhou Haochen was too lazy to persuade him.

Let go of the helping mentality and respect the fate of others.

… …

The Ministry of Justice and the Town Demon Division argued for a whole morning without reaching a conclusion.

Neither of them was willing to give up this major case.

The Minister of Justice and the Chief of the Town Demon Division argued all the way to Emperor Qian Yuan, and in the end, Emperor Qian Yuan made the final decision, allowing the Ministry of Justice to investigate the White Lotus Sect's attack on the Second Prince.

Immediately afterward, a rumor spread that the Chief of the Town Demon Division had smashed his favorite vase.

“Aunt Lan, let's go to the Ministry of Justice.”

Zhou Haochen instructed. He got into the carriage and went to the Ministry of Justice, where he met the Minister of Justice, Song Heng.

“Greetings, Lord Song.”

“Thirteenth Prince, are you well!”

Zhou Haochen and Song Heng sat side by side. He could clearly see that Song Heng's face was flushed with a smug expression.

Obviously, he had severely refuted the Town Demon Division today, making Song Heng, the Minister of Justice, quite proud.

“This official is busy with official duties. I wonder what the Thirteenth Prince is here for?”

“I'm here for your official duties, Lord Song!”

“Oh?!”

A hidden surprise flashed in Song Heng's eyes.

“Lord Song, I also attended the Second Brother's banquet last night and have some clues that may be helpful to you.”

“Your Highness also attended the banquet?”

“It seems that Your Highness was not among those attacked last night.”

“Last night, the moonlight was good. On the way back to the capital, I didn't travel with Second Brother but went boating on the lake.”

“I see!”

Song Heng sighed inwardly. The Thirteenth Prince was really lucky.

“Then what are the clues you mentioned, Your Highness?”

“The courtesan of the painted boat!”

“What do you mean by that?”

“Why were the White Lotus Sect bandits able to block Second Brother's party so accurately?”

“Does Your Highness mean that there was an internal accomplice of the White Lotus Sect at last night's banquet?”

“That's right!”

“Besides the guests, there was only the courtesan of the painted boat at last night's banquet.” Zhou Haochen narrated in detail.

“What Your Highness said is reasonable.”

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Song Heng nodded slightly. He said it was reasonable, but judging from his expression, he didn't seem to take it very seriously.

Zhou Haochen sighed secretly in his heart.

He had already given the hints he could give.

If Song Heng didn't pay attention to it, there was nothing he could do.

After drinking a cup of fragrant tea, Zhou Haochen leaned on his rosewood crutch and got up to leave.

After leaving the Ministry of Justice, Qin Qiulan supported Zhou Haochen and muttered in a low voice.

“Your Highness, this Minister Song doesn't seem to have taken your words to heart.”

“Just do our best and leave the rest to fate!”

“I hope Minister Song can arrest the White Lotus Sect bandits and bring them to justice.”

“Aunt Lan, prepare a pot of century-old Bamboo Leaf Green for me.”

Qin Qiulan felt a ripple in her heart when she heard Zhou Haochen's instructions.

Was Your Highness going to see that old blind man again?

What was so special about that old blind man?

Why was it worth Your Highness visiting him so many times?

… …

Laifu Restaurant.

“Old He, I'll toast you a cup!”

“Good wine! Century-old Bamboo Leaf Green. You little brat, honestly confess, how much good wine do you still have in your wine cellar?”

The customers in Laifu Restaurant looked curiously at a table by the window.

An old man and a young man were sitting at the table by the window.

An old man and a young man, a very common combination.

But what was uncommon was that both the old man and the young man were blind.

“Old He, if you are willing to come back with me, I will treat you to wine every day, guaranteeing that it won't be the same.” Zhou Haochen said with a smile.

“Hey—what's the use of an old blind man like me going back with you?”

“You can grow flowers and water plants. I just happen to be short of a gardener.”

“Hehe—forget about being a gardener. An old blind man like me is afraid of ruining your precious flowers and plants.”

Zhou Haochen didn't take He Lianhai's refusal to heart.

This was already the fifth time He Lianhai had rejected his invitation.

Even Liu Huangshu's three visits to the thatched cottage weren't as arduous as his.

However, Zhou Haochen reluctantly accepted it.

Who told He Lianhai to be an expert?

Moreover, he was the first supreme divination Zhou Haochen obtained after transmigrating, and it was also a second-grade opportunity.

Zhou Haochen still remembered how excited he was after obtaining the first supreme divination.

The supreme divination showed that he would meet an expert in Laifu Restaurant who would bring great benefits to his life and destiny.

After arriving at Laifu Restaurant, Zhou Haochen searched for a long time before finally locking onto the expert shown in the divination—He Lianhai.

Like him, he was also blind.

Over the past month of getting along, Zhou Haochen and He Lianhai had developed a tacit understanding.

Zhou Haochen knew that He Lianhai had an extraordinary background.

He Lianhai also knew that Zhou Haochen had an extraordinary background.

Zhou Haochen pretended not to know that He Lianhai had an extraordinary background.

He Lianhai also pretended not to know that Zhou Haochen had an extraordinary background.

Zhou Haochen knew that He Lianhai was pretending not to know that he had an extraordinary background.

He Lianhai knew that Zhou Haochen was pretending not to know that he had an extraordinary background.

… …

After three rounds of wine, a pot of Bamboo Leaf Green was empty, and Zhou Haochen got up to leave as usual.

After walking out of the restaurant, Qin Qiulan had already prepared the carriage for Zhou Haochen.

“Your Highness, what is so special about that old blind man that makes him worth you doing this?”

“Aunt Lan, would you believe me if I said Old He is an expert?”

Qin Qiulan first showed a trace of astonishment on her pretty face, and then turned into a full of doubt and incomprehension.

An expert?

That old blind man?

Your Highness must have made a mistake.

… …

After Zhou Haochen left.

A trace of clarity appeared in He Lianhai's cloudy eyes, and he muttered to himself.

“Similar, so similar!”

“That nose is exactly the same as the Holy Maiden's.”