Longevity: Sweeping Across the World as an Eunuch

Chapter 46: Chapter 45: Prince

"Who in the world are you?"

Xu Han watched Su Chen with a look filled with profound meaning.

"Who am I? I’m your Grandmaster Su!"

Su Chen cursed.

In that instant.

Everyone present gasped in unison.

’He must have a death wish.’

’How dare some dark-robed menial provoke the Chief Eunuch of the Western Depot, a man who kills without blinking an eye?’

’In his Purple Robe, standing above all, this Chief Eunuch is the First Supervisor of the Imperial Palace! Moreover, his power is unparalleled, and he even has the distinction of having helped the Emperor take the throne.’

’And as for his cruelty...’

’Even the legendary Zhang Gui couldn’t hold a candle to him.’

"You dare curse me?"

"Fine!"

"Excellent! Today, you’ll get a taste of the Western Depot’s methods..."

The three hundred Embroidered Depot Agents, the strongest no more than Third Grade, were like a pack of tigers and wolves. Their eyes gleamed with malice as they smiled cruelly at this man who stood at the pinnacle of cultivation, number one on the Martial Arts List.

"Beat his mouth to a pulp!"

The Embroidered Depot leader roared.

"Indeed. Someone’s mouth should be beaten to a pulp."

Xu Han agreed.

"You’re right, Chief Eunuch! I’ll personally smash his..." Hearing what he thought was praise from Xu Han, the Depot Agent leader became ecstatic, his face twisting into a fawning grin.

SMACK!

He was slapped to the ground.

"I meant you."

Xu Han retracted his hand.

Then,

he pressed his hands downward.

Instantly,

a torrent of Anger Gang surged out.

He swept all three hundred Embroidered Depot Agents aside, clearing a path.

"So, you’re Xu Ge from the pharmacy."

"I see."

"You may go."

Xu Han glanced at Su Chen’s palace token. He had struck his own men, all just to clear a path for Su Chen and his group.

Everyone present exchanged glances, completely baffled as to what had gotten into the notoriously murderous Chief Eunuch of the Western Depot.

"Hurry up and go."

"If we don’t go now, we won’t get another chance."

"If you continue kneeling, the Imperial Guard will act even if the Western Depot doesn’t kill you!"

"I’ll be fine!"

"His Majesty won’t kill me, a Governor!"

"But it’s different for you..."

The Governor’s voice was hoarse as he shooed away the Palace Maids and Eunuchs beside him. Only then did they snap out of their trance. Fear took hold, and they fled in a panic.

Before they left, each of them gave a deep, respectful bow to the Governor who had spoken out for the common people.

"If my death can move His Majesty, then what is death to me!"

But Xuan remained, his neck stiff with defiance. He wouldn’t budge no matter how the Governor pushed, dead set on sacrificing his life and shedding his blood at the Palace Gate...

’What in the world have I done...’

Su Chen calmed down.

He was kicking himself.

’After reaching Longevity Fourth Grade and using Shapeshifting and Face-Changing to masquerade as Xu Ge for so long, I’ve actually picked up the original owner’s youthful impulsiveness. How could I have been so reckless and conspicuous?’

’Fortunately, since I didn’t actually fight, I haven’t exposed myself.’

"Are you still not leaving?"

"You little brat, all you do is cause trouble for me!"

"If I had known, I never would have let you leave the house. How many times have I told you? We’re just ordinary Eunuchs! We can’t even afford to offend a Grandmaster Imperial Guard in this Imperial Palace, and you go and provoke the masters of the Western Depot?"

"My apologies, masters of the Western Depot! Thank you, thank you for sparing our lives..."

Su Chen berated Xuan while repeatedly bowing and scraping to the groaning Western Depot Agents on the ground. Apologizing profusely, he grabbed Xuan and dragged him back to the pharmacy.

Hidden in the shadows, the Commander of the Three Guards was left speechless.

’Who is that Little Eunuch? He was the most arrogant one just now, wasn’t he? Daring to curse even the Chief Eunuch of the Western Depot. Good heavens, he somehow still remembers he’s just an ordinary Eunuch...’

’It’s strange, though. Xu Han is a mass murderer. Since his return to the Imperial City, he’s been wiping out entire families without a moment’s hesitation. What’s gotten into him today?’

The area was finally cleared.

Only then did the Governor, who had been kneeling at the Palace Gate, turn his head toward Xu Han. With a complex look in his eyes, he cupped his hands and said in a hoarse, grateful voice,

"I accept this favor."

"Thank you! For my sake, you’ve spared these poor souls..."

"To think a castrated villain like you has a shred of decency..."

’So that was it.’

’He was showing the Governor respect.’

’No wonder!’

The hidden figures watching from the shadows all came to a sudden realization.

However, Xu Han, clad in his Big Red Python Robe, kept his gaze fixed on the direction the eunuchs had fled. After a long moment, he finally turned his head, acting as if he’d only just heard the man speak. His cold eyes stared at the Governor.

Then, a cold sneer spread across his face.

"Hah!"

"For your sake? And what... do you think you are?"

The Governor froze.

’If not for him, then who could it have been?’

’Of everyone here just now, he was the most distinguished, the one with the highest status. He was the only one. The rest were just common Eunuchs and Palace Maids, as insignificant as Floating Duckweed or flecks of grass...’

"We’re leaving."

With a flick of his sleeve, Xu Han turned to leave, and the Western Depot withdrew.

Ultimately, the kneeling protest at the Palace Gate, a plea for the common people, failed to draw out the Little Emperor. Perhaps he simply found the Governor too troublesome.

The Little Emperor casually dispatched a Blue Robe to knock the Governor unconscious and have him sent back to his residence in the Imperial City.

Inside the Imperial Palace, the Little Emperor’s body trembled as he read the reports on his desk—memorials detailing the appearance of Demon Fiends in the Current World, hunting down refugees in droves. He suddenly slammed his hand on the table.

He was trembling with excitement.

He looked at the white-robed man and said,

"Master Chu, a million refugees from the Three Commanderies offered as a gift for them to consume. I wonder, are they satisfied yet?"

"When will they finally send the first First-Grade Demon Fiend to the palace to aid me!"

"That night, the Wind Snow Little Grandmaster obliterated the Chief Steward of Wealth and Honor with a single sword strike. The First-Grade being created from that Demonic Technique Fragment was pathetic—weaker than even a prodigious Second-Grade talent."

"If the strongest First-Grade beings in the world are Demon Fiends, then I want the strongest First-Grade Demon Fiend to be my wings, to help me control everything."

The Little Emperor seemed possessed. Treating human life as worthless as weeds, he had become more of a Demon Fiend than the Demon Fiends themselves.

...

...

Back at the pharmacy, all was calm and quiet.

「A few more days passed.」

Things remained peaceful.

’Looks like I haven’t been exposed.’

’It makes sense, I suppose.’

’With Shapeshifting and Face-Changing, I’m a completely different person. How could Xu Han possibly recognize me from just a few sentences?’

Su Chen shook his head. He lounged in his rocking chair, drowsing by the stove in the cold weather, back to his old, lazy self.

As for Xuan, he was huddled in a corner, silent. He seemed to have lost all hope, just like on the day he first arrived at the pharmacy, freshly castrated.

Weak, pitiful, and helpless.

News had spread throughout the palace: after the protest, the Governor had petitioned the throne again, this time in blood-stained robes. He knelt through the entire court assembly, refusing to rise. This enraged the Little Emperor, who dismissed the Governor from his post on the spot. He was nearly sentenced to death before ultimately being banished from the city...

As for the million refugees...

The Court paid them no heed.

Now,

half of them had already become fodder for Demon Fiends.

Natural disasters, chaotic times, the twilight of a Dynasty—such were the years when Demon Fiends would emerge from the mountains to plague the world. And Great Liang was suffering from all three...

「Twelfth Year of Jianwu, end of the second month.」

Night.

A slight chill in the air.

Su Chen was shaken awake.

’In truth, I’d been awake for a while. At my level of cultivation, I’d sensed their approach long ago. But I’m supposed to be an ordinary Eunuch; I shouldn’t possess such awareness.’

"Wake up, wake up."

"Something’s happened to Her Highness!"

Linglong looked panicked as she grabbed Su Chen and pulled him toward the Cold Palace.

Su Chen’s heart sank.

’He thought of the child in Princess Consort Luo’s womb. He wasn’t sure what to call him. Emperor Jianwu? Grand Ancestor of Liang? Or simply the son of Princess Consort Luo?’

Quickly,

they reached the Cold Palace.

Su Chen saw that Princess Consort Luo was dead. The Eunuch Gao Yao knelt on the floor, trembling uncontrollably. There was also a young Child sitting on a chair, playfully turning a Jade Cup in his hands.

The Child smiled and looked toward Su Chen, revealing a young face that shared a slight resemblance—about thirty percent—to Emperor Jianwu, but whose essence was a seventy percent match.

"You’ve finally come."

"I wonder, what should I call you?"

"Eunuch Xu of the pharmacy!"

"Or should I say, Eunuch Su of the Library Pavilion?"

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