I Can Deduce Arts by Slaying Demons

Chapter 536: Chapter 355: Envy Immortal Tower

A trace of cold light flashed through his eyes.

Under the imperial city, such arrogance still existing is truly unbelievable.

"Such audacity!"

The coachman, who looked like a guard, suddenly had his veins bulging, and his whip in the air emitted a sharp sound.

He seemed ready to strike the strong man.

The air was filled with suffocating tension, and the onlooking citizens dared not breathe, fearing blood would spill any moment.

At the critical moment, the strong man suddenly raised his head, his tiger-like eyes piercing through the seam of the carriage curtain like lightning.

Through the layer of gold-woven sheer fabric, the scene inside the carriage instantly froze his blood.

The young man dressed in a purple five-clawed dragon robe reclined on the cushion.

And on the other side, an old man clad in a red python robe was seated prominently.

His eyes, like blazing flames, stared out of the carriage, exuding authority without anger.

The strong man felt a chill climb up his spine to his neck.

The regulation of the python robe was by no means that of ordinary officials, coupled with the invaluable purple dragon robe...

His pupils contracted violently, and waves of shock surged within him.

In the Wen Jing Dynasty, only one person could wear the purple five-clawed dragon.

"That robe... is... the Crown Prince’s!"

He murmured, his voice faint yet detonating like thunder on the deathly silent street.

The previously noisy street instantly became so quiet that a pin dropping could be heard.

Everyone held their breath, unable to believe their ears.

The strong man felt his legs weaken, his boldness in stopping the carriage had long vanished.

Mechanically, he handed the still-sobbing little girl to the rushing couple from the bun shop, his throat tight, close to speechless.

Taking a deep breath, he suppressed his inner panic, clasped his hands, and bowed, his voice carrying an almost imperceptible tremor.

"I am Lei Ke. Just now, in my urgency to rescue, I intruded. I beg the Crown Prince’s forgiveness."

Having said that, Lei Ke knelt heavily, his forehead almost touching the ground: "I ask for the Crown Prince’s pardon!"

This kneeling seemed to trigger an awakening among the surrounding citizens, who then followed and knelt.

The sound of kneeling and greetings echoed on the street: "Commoners pay homage to the Crown Prince!"

Amidst the cascading sounds of kneeling and greetings, the previous commotion seemed never to have existed, leaving the entire street solemn.

The curtain of the gilded carriage was suddenly lifted, and as the dark purple silk rolled, a figure extended half of their body out.

Lu Xuan gently pinched a white jade thumb ring, his indifferent gesture carrying innate elegance.

The jade ring engraved with a five-clawed dragon glowed warmly under the sunlight.

The next moment, Lu Xuan threw it out, letting it land lightly beside Lei Ke.

"The disturbance caused to the citizens today is my fault."

"Let this ring serve as tenfold compensation."

Saying so, Lu Xuan’s gaze swept across the overturned stalls and shattered porcelain on the street.

Finally landing on the distant girl’s tear-streaked face.

Lu Xuan’s face grew increasingly grim, his state increasingly indifferent to life.

Not a deliberate indifference, but a natural neglect of ordinary folks.

Damn it!

Lu Xuan cursed himself deep in his heart.

Across from him, Lei Ke knelt with one knee, hands holding the jade ring up: "The Crown Prince is generous, but this item is too precious..."

"The words of the Crown Prince are never taken back"

The observing citizens felt their hearts tremble — the tenfold compensation didn’t stir them much.

What truly astonished them was.

The Crown Prince, heir of the Wen Jing Dynasty, admitted fault publicly.

"You are impressive,"

Lu Xuan’s gaze swept across Lei Ke’s tense face, his lips curling into a meaningful smile.

"In the future, you may enter the palace with this item, I promise you one favor."

Having said that, Lu Xuan lowered the curtain, the carriage returning to shadow inside.

As Lei Ke stood stunned, the cool voice pierced the curtain again: "Do not harm passing citizens!"

This light reprimand startled the driver guard, sending chills down his neck.

The coachman holding the reins trembled slightly, sweat the size of beans trickling from his brow down his jawline, soaking the chest of his garment.

He dared not delay for a moment, quickly shaking the reins, the eight sweat-blood horses trotting with fine hoofbeats, carrying the noble Crown Prince slowly away,

leaving the whole street of people standing in the direction the carriage departed, unable to come back to their senses for a long time.

Lei Ke stood up, patted the dust off his robe, and pulled out a heavy cloth bag from his bosom. "All my fellow villagers, I’m sorry for the shock today!"

He said aloud, holding the bag high in the air, the silver taels inside clinking with a crisp sound.

Lei Ke first walked to the side and gently placed three taels of silver into a little girl’s palm: "Little girl, go buy candied figurines."

Then he turned and softly said to the couple from the baozi stall: "This amount of silver is just right, enough to buy a new set of clothes for your child without making anyone jealous."

Even a man without fault can incur trouble just by possessing jade, give too much, and disaster will follow.

Lei Ke was extremely meticulous in the way he distributed the silver taels,

ensuring every portion was weighed just right, providing adequate compensation without causing trouble from wealth.

When the last startled elder finally received the silver taels, Lei Ke instinctively touched the dragon-patterned jade ring in his bosom.

The warm touch set his heart ablaze.

The Crown Prince’s promise was more precious than ten thousand taels of gold.

Yet, he showed no hint of it on his face, only a hearty laugh: "This day has also turned a misfortune into a blessing; it is a privilege cultivated over lifetimes for me, Lei, to serve the Crown Prince!"

The Envy Immortal Tower in the western city was at its liveliest hour.

Twelve glass palace lanterns hung before the vermillion lacquer doors; before the tower, carriages and horses lined up unceasingly, from time to time a luxuriously decorated sedan chair stopping, stirring up a fragrant breeze.

Above the pavilion, light veils fluttered with the wind, vaguely revealing graceful figures.

Several women clad in sheer muslin stood by the railing, half-rolled sleeves revealing small arms like snowy lotus roots.

Among them, a girl in a green dress holding a pipa used a round fan to half-cover her vermillion lips, her gaze flowing and attracting passing onlookers.

"Gentleman hasn’t been here for a long time～"

"Mr. Li is invited inside～"

Songs of orioles and swallows rose one after another, mixed with the scents of cosmetics, wine, and incense, lingering throughout the entire street and alley.

Several richly dressed young men stepped down from a carriage, jade pendants at their waists jingling, clearly sons of officials.

In the dim corners, there were also several inconspicuous small blue cloth sedans, the bearers exhibiting the manner of martial artists.

On the second-floor elegant room, suddenly came the sound of cups and dishes shattering, followed by a burst of reckless laughter.

Through the half-opened carved lattice window, one could vaguely see a few men in brocade robes drinking and making merry.

One of them had a goldfish pouch hanging from his waist, conspicuous under the lamplight.

Evidently, it was an ornament only officials of fifth rank and above in the Wenjing Dynasty could wear.

At this moment, a carriage slowly drove into the long street of the western city.

Eight completely snow-white sweat-blood horses trotted with a neat rhythm, their horseshoes clattering dully on the bluestone slabs.

Where the carriage passed, pedestrians retreated one after the other, even the noise in front of the Envy Immortal Tower fell silent.

"Whose carriage is this, so ill-mannered?"

The guard at the door was just about to step forward to scold, but froze on the spot upon seeing the carriage’s ornamentation.

On the carriage’s body, the purple five-clawed true dragon embroidered in gold thread shimmered brilliantly under the scorching sun.

"Five... five claws......"

The legs of several guards went soft, and they directly kneeled on the ground, their foreheads knocking heavily against the bluestone slabs.

Before the Envy Immortal Tower, suddenly a view of kneeling figures, girls who were joking coquettishly just now all turned pale, even held their breath.

The laws of the Wenjing Dynasty were strict.

The nine-clawed true dragon was reserved only for the Emperor, and the five-clawed true dragon was limited to the Eastern Palace.

At this moment, the carriage blocking the main entrance of the Envy Immortal Tower was unmistakably.......

With a hand full of calluses, the gilded curtain was lifted, and Peng Lie, dressed in a scarlet python robe, stepped out first.

"The royal father-in-law——has arrived!"

Before the shouts of the guards and carriage drivers had fallen, a dark purple figure had already appeared at the carriage shaft.

"The Crown Prince arrives!"

The guards and carriage drivers announced again.

Inside and outside the Envy Immortal Tower, everyone immediately kneeled, the sound of beaded hairpins and jade ornaments clattering to the ground ringing continuously.

From the elegant room on the second floor came the sound of cups and plates being overturned.

Several officials in a panic rushed out of the room, kneeling down on the staircase.

"This commoner pays respects to the Crown Prince! Pays respects to the royal father-in-law!"

"This humble official pays respects to the Crown Prince! Pays respects to the royal father-in-law!"

The sound waves surged like a tide, echoing down the long street.

Peng Lie narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze sweeping over the crouching crowds, pausing for a moment on a few trembling officials.

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