692: Chapter 466 692: Chapter 466 The Eldest Prince was locked up in the firewood shed, and by now he had become a bloodied figure, his body mutilated and in pain.
Before fainting, he shouted into the air:
“Who… who is trying to ambush me?”
The Soul Monkey, no longer fearing exposure, declared with pride and arrogance, “It’s your grandpa here, did the Dragon King Crown Prince ever imagine this?”
The Dragon King Crown Prince fainted from sheer anger.
The monkey took control of the Dragon King Crown Prince’s soul, making sure he couldn’t run away, and his transformed body was also wrecked, reminding him to remember this lesson that wrongdoing will eventually be repaid.
Would the madam of the Brothel and the group of women let the Eldest Prince off easily after their interests had been compromised?
The madam and those women would come daily with some cleaners to take care of the Eldest Prince.
The Eldest Prince’s body was bound and he couldn’t use his strong Spells against ordinary people.
Every day his eyes burnt with rage at those who tormented him, and he hated that monkey even more.
The monkey watched the battles every day; after all, it was better to play outside than to be stuck in one space.
In such a brutal environment, the Eldest Prince erupted with fury.
His body was under control, and before he even realized it, he used his Divine Sense to knock down those who bullied him.
The monkey found it highly amusing, so it too started to use its Divine Sense to disturb the Eldest Prince, and with a more potent Divine Sense, it worked hard to torment him.
The Eldest Prince was driven to madness by rage, and he could only try to summon Prince Err and Prince San.
Prince Err and Prince San could barely protect themselves, and even after replying to the Eldest Prince, they were also tricked by the monkey.
Prince Err transformed into a Scholar preparing for imperial examinations, employing the same technique the Eldest Prince used to turn stones into gold.
His main goal was to infiltrate the Imperial City and become a young official.
He had another goal; given the chance, he wanted to meet the King and visit the King’s Princesses, considering marrying a princess wasn’t a bad idea.
Prince Err himself was quite talented, pulling ideas from the minds of Scholars headed for the exams.
He transferred their memories to his own, so he could know what the current exams required.
He managed to store in his mind the writings and memories that Scholars had studied over the years.
It was the fusion of these Scholars’ memories that suddenly provided him with the scholarship a Scholar should possess.
Combined with his original abilities, he was confident that he would claim the title of top scholar in both the literary and martial exams.
Prince Err moved into an inn where many candidates stayed; others brought their Attendant Students with them, but even though he was alone, he was very generous and treated the inn’s Scholars to food.
Prince Err mingled with a bunch of people, buying many with money to become his followers.
Scholars gathering together would surely discuss poetry and education.
Prince Err, using his own talents, attracted yet another wave of fans.
With such a talented gentleman who was also generous, some encouraged Prince Err to sponsor a poetry event.
Of course, Prince Err agreed.
These people proposed that not only Scholars should participate in the fun; the event was held in a high-class venue, and invitations were also sent to daughters of wealthy families.
It was not just a gathering of Scholars but also a social event for rich families’ daughters to enjoy and possibly find suitors.
He perfected his feat of turning stones into gold and spent money lavishly, treating it as a game.
In the gatherings, he naturally met more talented men and also got to know some women from the Capital City.
The Soul Monkey followed Prince Err, seeing that he didn’t commit more heinous acts, merely using the stone-to-gold trick to fool people.
The Soul Monkey found it pleasant on the side, helping itself to delicious food and wine, thinking that supervising Prince Err outside was a fabulous task.
Prince San was even more extreme than the first two princes; he thought ahead, considering the most ineffective yet affluent place in the country or the Cultivation World to be the King’s palace.
Initially, he planned to transform into a guard to enter the Imperial Palace, knowing that the examination for guards was somewhat rigorous and required a background and recommendations.
Prince San realized that he couldn’t find anyone to recommend him for the guard position, so he sought another way.
Aside from the King and his sons, the only men in the palace were guards and eunuchs.
Thinking it would be difficult to become a guard, but easy to become a eunuch?
To be sold into the palace would suffice.
His body, a mere hallucination, was still corporeal, capable of changing its organs.
Prince San’s brilliant idea was to enter the palace as an eunuch.
With his ability to transform, wouldn’t the princesses and the Emperor’s women be his for the taking once he was inside?
The King wasn’t very powerful, the princes even less so, and the princesses and the King’s women had even poorer capabilities.
Only some influential ministers from great families were somewhat formidable.
Prince San felt none of these were a match for him.
Initially blending in, he stayed low-key as a minor eunuch while exploring the Imperial Palace.
Once inside, Prince San found the Imperial Palace less impressive than his East Sea Dragon Palace.
The Emperor’s consorts and princesses were lacking in ability, though their looks were decent, barely passable.
Prince San initially wanted a princess, but then he considered how the King was consumed with state affairs and cultivation, neglecting the women at his side.
Even though the princesses were noble and beautiful, he found the Emperor’s women more alluring, deciding he must find a way to have them.