Peerless Taoist

With Lu Yu's experience, he had already mastered the control of his magic power. It was very difficult for such a situation to occur.    

However, the consumption of magic power for an ancient martial skill like the real body of Zhu Rong had greatly exceeded Lu Yu's expectations.    

"I have a Qi Replenishing Pill here. Take it first. In these few days, you will be recuperating in my residence." Li Longqing passed a medicine to Lu Yu.    

Lu Yu did not hesitate. He took the medicine and swallowed it.    

With his skill in medicine, very few people could poison him. Furthermore, the Governor of Luo Shui had personally given him a ___. If he did not accept it, it would appear that he did not know what was happening.    

The medicine entered his body and instantly turned into a pure medicinal liquid that nourished his internal organs.    

The originally dried up Heavenly Passage was like a long drought meeting with rain as it gradually recovered some of its magical power.    

"This medicine's quality is not bad." Lu Yu could not help but feel a little surprised.    

As for Li Longqing's invitation, Lu Yu did not reject it.    

Firstly, his injuries had not healed yet, so it was best to find a place to rest and recuperate. Otherwise, if he were to encounter an assassination attempt when he returned, it would be extremely dangerous.    

Secondly, Pei Tianguang and Li Longqing were both capable officials in charge of managing affairs. Lu Yu had the intention to recruit them under his command.    

Lu Yu saw the long term. Even if there was a huge difference in status now, the future might not be certain.    

Now, he could take the opportunity to get familiar with the two.    

The most important thing was the starry sky pirates.    

Lu Yu had found traces of the space pirates in Yang Chen's memory.    

Their lair was hidden in the Sea Saint Star.    

The Governor of the Luo River Prefecture was on the Sea Saint Star. He had the opportunity to investigate the whereabouts of the space pirates' lair.    

Lu Yu stayed on the ship and headed towards the Sea Saint Star under the escort of countless troops.    

At the same time.    

Imperial Capital, Eastern Palace.    

An extremely luxurious palace was situated here. The outer walls were at least thirty zhang tall, and the high walls separated the palace from the outside as if they were separated from each other.    

The Eastern Palace occupied several tens of thousands of acres, and there were countless palaces inside. There were also countless gardens interspersed within, and every scenery was personally carved by masters sent from all over the world. Not only was the scenery exquisite, but it also coincided with the natural laws of nature, wind, and water, gathering spiritual energy. The Eastern Palace was rich in spiritual energy all year round, and all kinds of rare treasures could be seen everywhere. Calling this place the Blessed and Heavenly Lands was not excessive.    

Tens of thousands of eunuchs and palace maids served day and night outside the Eastern Palace. There was also a hundred thousand palace guards stationed outside the Eastern Palace, under the direct control of the Crown Prince. In addition to guarding against power, the Imperial Palace also specially allocated eight red-clothed eunuchs to the Crown Prince. Each of them was a peerless expert with extraordinary strength.    

Ordinary people could only look at the Eastern Palace from afar, but they did not dare to approach. They could only look at it with fear.    

In this palace filled with mountains and rivers, the Crown Prince sat on a rattan chair. His eyes were tightly shut, as if he was resting.    

Behind him, a black-robed eunuch knelt on the ground, his voice trembling.    

"Your Highness, it is this servant's incompetence that prevented me from killing Pei Tianguang." Cui Yong knelt on the ground, a bloody mark on his forehead.    

Tap! Tap! Tap!    

"With your strength, coupled with Eunuch Qin, how could you fail?" The Crown Prince tapped on the rattan chair with his hands. His eyes were tightly shut, as if he was thinking of something.    

When Cui Yong heard the Crown Prince's question, a hint of grief and indignation suddenly flashed across his face. "We were about to succeed. Who would have thought that someone from the Assassination Division would suddenly charge out and assassinate Eunuch Qin?"    

"We originally thought that the Assassination Division was the same as us, coming to assassinate Pei Tianguang. We were caught off guard for a moment, and Eunuch Qin was killed by them! "