The Legend of the Ghost Concubine Chapter 17 part1

LGC ch 17.1 – Nine-directional chain

Among the royal brothers, Tenth Long was the most cheerful, in addition, he was the youngest prince, and could joke with the other princes. Sixth Long was strictly impartial and reticent, but could still chat with Tenth Long, and compared to the other brothers, he was more willing to talk to Tenth Long about matters on his mind.

Seventh Long was gentle and courteous, and was always polite to his brothers, and gave people a feeling of alienation. However, Tenth Long understood him the best, so Seventh Long also doted on this tenth younger brother.

The Crown Prince’s personality was somewhat similar to that of Tenth Long’s. Since young, the two could talk about anything under the sun, and have heart-to-heart talks. The royal men were not all ruthless and indifferent. Although they were each other’s closest kin, they would also not harbour grudges with each other.

Eighth Long thought about his cloth bag and could not help complaining to Sixth Long: “Sixth brother, the law and order in Beijing is getting worser and worser.”

Tenth Long scrambled to say, “Eighth brother, you’ve heard as well?”

Eighth Long was perplexed, “What? What happened in Beijing?”

Sixth Long then said: “Wen Sheng was messed with, the Wen’s gambling den was burned down, Wei Guogong residence was massacred, and father and the empress suspects that they are the same culprit”.

Tenth Long lowered his head and coughed. He turned his eyes, with a slightly guilty look.

“I was attacked on the way back from Shaolin Temple and lost my baggage.” Eighth Long raised his glass and drank the wine. The empty glass made a ‘bang’ sound on the table, revealing a subtle anger.

The crown prince’s personality was free and unrestrained, and addressed himself as ‘I’ (我) [1]in private with people he knew.

Sixth Long asked, “Do you know who did it?”

Eighth Long recalled, “From the backview, it looks like a woman. I couldn’t see clearly at night but it seems like a girl clad in green”.

The wine in Tenth Long’s mouth was spitted out. Girl clad in green? It couldn’t be …? ? ?

Wouldn’t it be that girl? Looking at the entire Tianlong dynasty, only that girl has the courage.

Seventh Long, who had been silent, looked at Tenth Long strangely, and seemed to have a vague answer in his heart.

Eighth Long looked at Tenth Long in doubt, this kid had something on.

Tenth Long smiled innocently: “Uh, eighth brother, do you have any important things in your bag?”

Eighth Long nodded: “There is only one hundred silver in it, but the important thing is the nine-directional chain, which was given to me by Master Zhikong of Shaolin Temple. The master said that the person who can undo the nine-directional chain the fastest is my destined woman.”

Sixth Long and Tenth Long said in unison: “Your Royal Highness also believes this?”

“I came into contact with Buddhism at Shaolin Temple, and I was somewhat convinced”

Sixth Long sighed: “How can there be any destined woman for us, royal men. We can only accept our fate and undertake the marriage arranged by father”.

Sixth Long was the elder brother, and much older than the other princes. He also married early, had a main wife and side concubine in his residence, and his children all could already walk. Compared to other princes, sixth long was ​​the most obedient and deeply loved and put in an important position by the emperor. He was named the Iron- Face Prince by the commoners, went to the battlefield and fought many victories. He fulfilled his due diligence for the court, and his selfless image was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

As a result, many in the Empress faction viewed him as taboo. However, due to his strength, they will not deal directly with Sixth Long. However, Sixth Long was clear with his likes and dislikes, and will not be alienated from the Crown Prince because of the Empress.

Eighth Long also sighed deeply: “Sigh … so I don’t want to come back. Although it was laborious in Shaolin Temple, it is better than being in the hollow palace. This time, I don’t know what woman Mother wants to assign to me.”

Speaking of women, Tenth Long remembered Feng Xi er’s mischievous and intelligent smiling face, and he couldn’t help but miss her and think: What’s that girl doing? Was she asleep?

Chapter end