Exiled to the Frontier, He Became the Empire’s Most Powerful Lord - Chapter 2

“Tsk tsk tsk! It’s been two years, and you’ve grown even more beautiful! It breaks my heart to see you suffering here in this freezing weather with a good-for-nothing!”

A young man dressed in a yellow robe with five dragons strode in, accompanied by two sharp-eyed and powerful-looking guards.

“Fifth Prince, what are you doing here again? We don’t welcome you!”

Mo Li roared in utter disgust.

“What am I doing here? Of course, I’m here to see my dear younger brother! And to settle the old score for cheating on me back then!”

The Fifth Prince Zhou Zhen’s eyes suddenly turned sinister and terrifying, filled with murderous intent.

It’s amazing that the deadly poison back then didn’t kill this good-for-nothing. He really is lucky to be alive!

Originally, they thought that Zhou Lingfeng was no longer a threat after being deposed as crown prince, but they did not expect Tie Xuan to raise an army at this moment.

If Zhou Lingfeng were to return to the Northern Frontier, he would surely become a major threat in the future!

Moreover, because of Zhou Lingfeng’s humiliation of his sister-in-law, his marriage with Chang Ningshuang was delayed for three years.

Although Chang Ningshuang is still nominally the future Fifth Imperial Consort, the matter remains unresolved without His Majesty’s approval.

But I just heard that His Majesty, in order to appease Tie Xuan’s pressure, wants Zhou Lingfeng to select a concubine to leave the palace.

Nobody knows what choice that bastard will make.

Meanwhile, Chang Ningshuang, who lived in the Prime Minister’s residence, also received the news.

“Miss, Zhou Zhen has made his move; he’s going to kill Zhou Lingfeng today!”

Chang Ningshuang frowned as she looked at the maid Xiao Cui.

It turns out she also had spies planted in Xian’an Palace.

Since being deposed as crown prince, Zhou Lingfeng has lived a secluded and miserable life.

Whenever Zhou Zhen was in a bad mood, he would bring people to cause trouble.

“I heard that last time the Fifth Prince overturned his food, he still crawled on the ground like a wild dog to pick it up and eat it.”

Xiao Cui frowned and muttered something to herself.

To survive, this deposed crown prince lived like a clown.

However, compared to the humiliation of being cuckolded, Zhou Zhen’s revenge seems insignificant!

“Just pretend I was slept with by a dog back then! But Zhou Lingfeng can’t die now.”

Chang Ningshuang couldn’t help but shake her head.

Given the current sensitive situation, Zhou Zhen’s continued intervention is truly insane.

She never expected that losing her virginity back then would also create a great inner demon.

This also made it difficult for her, a dignified third-rank grandmaster martial artist, to calm her mind.

“Why would you spare the life of such a despicable man, Miss?”

Cui’er lowered her head, feeling very puzzled.

“Even if he lived like a dog, he still slept with me. He was, after all, the first man in my life.”

“Even if Zhou Zhen wants to kill my dog, he needs my permission.”

Chang Ning gritted her teeth and her figure vanished from the spot.

In her heart, there was no man in the world she could fancy.

…

“Zhou Zhen, you want to kill me!”

At this moment, Zhou Lingfeng’s gaze sharpened.

“Heh, I don’t have the guts to kill a prince! But if you hadn’t forced me…”

Zhou Zhen gave a cold laugh, then took two steps back.

His two guards, their eyes filled with murderous intent, approached Zhou Lingfeng!

What do you want to do?

Mo Li hurriedly stepped in front of Zhou Lingfeng and opened her arms.

“Bring this little girl here first. I want to have my way with her in front of everyone!”

Zhou Zhen laughed wildly.

This can be considered a form of compensation for him.

“Idiots, if you two want to live, go back, and I can pretend nothing happened!”

Zhou Lingfeng said calmly.

He didn’t want to reveal his strength at this moment unless absolutely necessary!

Having endured so many years, he didn’t want to let all his efforts go to waste.

“Haha! Zhou Lingfeng, have you lost your mind? Do you even know what you’re saying?”

“My two personal guards are fourth-rank martial artists. Even ten of you wouldn’t be enough for them to crush with a single finger!”

Zhou Zhen knew that Zhou Lingfeng was afraid of death, but he naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity.

“court death!”

Just then, a soft, feminine voice suddenly appeared, as if a gentle breeze had swept through Xian’an Palace.

Immediately afterwards, the two fourth-rank martial artists were planted straight down on the ground like wooden stakes.

What’s going on?

Zhou Zhen was startled, and then a handsome young eunuch appeared in front of him.

“Young Master Hong, you’re finally back! That scoundrel tried to bully His Highness the Crown Prince!”

Mo Li called out in a sweet voice.

“You’re that little eunuch by Zhou Lingfeng’s side, how could you possibly have such strong martial arts skills?”

Zhou Zhen could hardly believe what he was seeing.

“With your intelligence, there are many things you can’t understand!”

“The Chang family chose to cooperate with an idiot like you because they wanted to control you.”

Zhou Lingfeng said calmly.

It’s been three years now, and he’s experienced all the hardships and joys.

There have been numerous assassination attempts against him, and the fact that he has escaped unscathed speaks volumes.

Hong Jiuming possessed extraordinary talent and was secretly selected by the Empress from a young age to learn martial arts, a fact unknown to outsiders.

Especially after Zhou Lingfeng passed on some cultivation insights from his family’s health preservation techniques to him over the past three years, his cultivation level directly broke through to the third rank.

Zhou Zhen tried to run away, but his body suddenly went numb and became weak and powerless. He was then dragged to Zhou Lingfeng by Hong Jiuming.

“Zhou Lingfeng, what do you want to do? If you dare to kill me, you’ll die too!”

“Your people will all be buried with you.”

Upon seeing the cold gaze before him, Zhou Zhen cried out in terror.

“Everyone knows I’m a lecherous coward, let alone my father.”

“Even if I really kill you, people will think that I was forced into it by you.”

Zhou Lingfeng smiled.

Everything he did before was obviously a performance he put on deliberately.

Zhou Zhen couldn’t help but feel scared.

At this moment, Zhou Lingfeng’s calm demeanor made him appear even more unfathomable.

“Tell me, who ordered you to do what happened back then!”

Zhou Lingfeng continued, emphasizing his words.

“Instigated? It was clearly you who slept with my Fifth Imperial Consort?”

Zhou Zhen’s eyes darted around, and he seemed a little evasive.

“You think you don’t have the guts? Besides, Chang Ningshuang dared to personally get involved. This daughter of the Left Prime Minister is willing to ruin her reputation. Perhaps only the Left Prime Minister could do that!”

Zhou Zhen was stunned again.

This week, Ling Feng is not stupid at all, and he’s hiding it quite frighteningly!

“Heh, the Chang family of Luozhou, one of the five great ancient clans of the Great Five Dynasties, is nothing special!”

Zhou Lingfeng said in a mocking tone.

The Great Zhou Dynasty, a vast and unified empire!

To uphold the rightful order of the world!

The Zhou royal family had five great clans that had thrived for over a thousand years.

They are the Chen family of Ningchuan, the Xie family of Jiangling, the Chang family of Luozhou, the Lin family of Funing, and the Wang family of Shengjing.

At its peak, the Tie family could have become the sixth most powerful family in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but unfortunately, with the martyrdom of the Tie family’s ancestors and the incident involving the former empress, that possibility was no longer possible.

Zhou Lingfeng had always suspected that everything was part of a huge conspiracy orchestrated by higher authorities.

That is, some people do not want a sixth powerful clan to emerge in the Great Zhou Dynasty and divide up the enormous interests of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

If such a conspiracy truly existed, Emperor Yuanwu would certainly have given his approval!

“Hong Jiuming, break both his legs, make sure they never heal!”

“Make him crawl like a dog and lick the floor clean!”

Zhou Lingfeng gave the order directly.

“You dare! If you break my legs, my father will never let you get away with it!”

When Zhou Zhen saw Hong Jiuming casually pick up a thick stick, he immediately cried out in terror.

You don’t believe me?

Zhou Lingfeng waved his hand.

The thick stick instantly broke Zhou Zhen’s leg.

“No, I believe you…”

Zhou Zhen was in so much pain that she collapsed to the ground, almost fainting.

“Heh! Let me tell you, my uncle is currently confronting the Marquis of Champion on the Lechuan Plain! Believe me or not, even if I kill you, my father won’t let me be buried with you!”

“I also heard that Father is going to choose a concubine for me…”

Zhou Lingfeng said meaningfully.

But he looked like a demon.

“You…you’re not still thinking about Chang Ningshuang, are you?! She’s your fifth sister-in-law! You’re committing a heinous crime!”

Zhou Zhen shivered.

If his legs were broken by the other party, he would be confined to a wheelchair and would never be able to ascend to a supreme position.

Don’t even dream about having a romantic relationship with Chang Ning in the future!

“Hold your gun, everything can be discussed! Zhou Lingfeng, I can give you anything you want!”

Zhou Zhen kept waving his hands and begging for mercy.

“Really? I originally wanted two million taels of silver to buy both legs, but now that there’s only one left, I’ll make it one million!”

Zhou Lingfeng looked at him with a mocking expression.

If he wants to turn the tide now, he will need a lot of money.

“One million taels of silver! Zhou Lingfeng, why don’t you just rob someone!”

Zhou Zhen said angrily.

This represents the entire profit of the Fifth Prince’s residence for the entire year.

“What, are your legs so worthless? Hong Jiuming, keep going!”

Zhou Lingfeng waved again.

“Wait, we’ll pay the million taels of silver!”

“I can give you another two million taels, but there’s one condition!”

A cold voice suddenly rang out, and then a stunningly beautiful woman with a graceful figure and an extremely aloof demeanor walked in.