The fifth prince furrowed his brow. As far as he knew, the son of Minister Chen was a fool who couldn't even speak properly. How could he now be breaking down the door to his room and speaking with such optimism?
Previously, the Fifth Prince had thought that the one who would burst into his room to save Chen Yiling would be Officer Cian, the most trusted officer in Minister Chen's palace. But he never expected that a foolish child would be the one to burst into his room.
The prince immediately shouted, "Guards, arrest this fool! Lock him up in the underground prison. Do it quickly, or I'll lock you up instead!"
Chen Yiling panicked. She shouted at Chen Long, "Long'er (Chen Long's pet name), go. Save yourself!"
The guards who had been outside the room but dared not enter the Fifth Prince's room now began to enter and shouted at Chen Long, "Hey, fool! Get out before we take harsh action against you!"
Chen Long could no longer contain his emotions. He immediately jumped toward the bed. He immediately grabbed the Fifth Prince by the neck and was ready to slam him down.
The Fifth Prince actually also possessed cultivation strength at the first level of the Body Purification Realm. Even as Chen Long jumped towards him, he had already exerted all his strength, but it turned out to be in vain when facing the foolish man in front of him who had already grabbed his neck.
Several third-level Body Purification Realm soldiers who saw Chen Long's movement immediately chased after him, but they felt like they had collided with a thick wall, causing them to be thrown several metres back and collide with the prince's chamber wall.
They died instantly after colliding with that terrifying force.
Chen Long stared at the Fifth Prince in front of him. "Actually, I wanted to kill you immediately, but your sins against the women and their families are too numerous. Therefore, I will cripple you for life so that you must live like this."
"What do you mean! I am the Fifth Prince of the Great Liang Kingdom. I... Arghhhhhh!"
A loud scream echoed from the Third Prince as Chen Long shattered his right hand, followed by his left hand, and then both his left and right legs.
Next, the object he had always been most proud of—the one he had used to force women—was also shattered by Chen Long.
After that, Chen Long threw the prince, who was crying in pain, onto the floor of his room.
Several soldiers were furious and entered the room. Some immediately lifted the prince's body, which continued to whimper in pain, while others attacked Chen Long.
But all of them were knocked back, colliding with the wall until it shattered from Chen Long's blows. They all died instantly after being hit by Chen Long.
Chen Long knew that these people had been accomplices to the Fifth Prince's crimes, so his attacks killed everyone who tried to attack him.
The Fifth Prince continued to shout orders for his soldiers to attack Chen Long. Despite witnessing their comrades being killed by Chen Long's wind attacks, the soldiers continued to charge at him. But this only led to their deaths at Chen Long's hands.
"Is that all?" After saying that and seeing no more soldiers daring to advance, Chen Long approached his older brother. "What happened to you, brother?"
Chen Yiling stared at Chen Long. She was still in shock at seeing her younger brother, who had sat silently for over a decade without speaking or cultivating, suddenly able to defeat the fifth-level Body Purification Realm experts she couldn't defeat.
"A friend I trusted deeply seems to have been bribed by the Fifth Prince, causing him to suddenly attack me, lock my cultivation, leaving me helpless and brought here. Fortunately, the Prince arrived late, so just as he was about to defile me, you appeared. But why are you like this?" Chen Yiling stared at Chen Long.
"I drank the God's medicine, so I can speak and be like this," Chen Long replied. Then he released the cultivation lock imposed on Chen Yiling.
But then he noticed something. "It seems you're not only locked in cultivation but also drank a rather dangerous substance that could paralyse your cultivation if not treated promptly."
Hearing Chen Long's words, Chen Yiling was terrified. After all, she was currently at the fourth level of the Body Purification Realm, something she was very proud of. If she were to lose her cultivation, it would be a great loss to her.
"But don't worry, with the right medicine, you'll recover. In fact, if given the right medicine, the combination of the poison you drank and the medicine that cures it will allow you to leap three or four minor realms. After that, you'll be able to break through to the eighth level of the Body Purification Realm."
Chen Yiling looked at her younger brother. "How do you know all this?"
Chen Long just smiled. "The Divine Pill I drank also gave me enlightenment. Now tell me who that friend of yours is who harmed you."
Sighing, Chen Yiling said, "He is Giam Hok, my fiancé."
Chen Long knew who Giam Hok was, the son of the Ceremony Minister, because two months ago, the Ceremony Minister had introduced him to Chen Yiling and arranged their marriage.
Chen Long's parents had once considered Giam Hok to be the best match for Chen Yiling, and Chen Yiling had even believed it, so she obediently went out with Giam Hok when he invited her.
But it turned out that Giam Hok was collaborating with the fifth prince to attempt to rape Chen Yiling.
"Calm down, sis. Consider that the family of that Minister of Ceremonies no longer exists in this world."
A strong sense of vengeance shone through Chen Long's eyes as he said this.
Chen Yulin shook her head immediately, "Don't be reckless. Soon you might become an imperial fugitive because of what you did to the fifth prince. So, it's better not to think about the Giam Hok family. It's better for us to flee this royal city immediately."
"The people of this kingdom have suffered too long under the tyranny of the palace officials. The people should be led by an honest minister who truly loves the people, like our father and I, who will bring about the dynastic change."
Chen Yiling glared at Chen Long. "Are you crazy? Even if you took the divine pill, how could one person defeat an entire kingdom?"
"You're right, but in a few days, it will happen," said Chen Long, clenching his fist.