Chapter 1 Qin Yu

  It was deep winter, after a heavy snowfall, the entire Yanjing City was covered in a layer of silver. Yanjing City was extremely large and could accommodate a population of millions, while the mansion of 'Dongzheng Wang' Qin De, who controlled the three counties of the Eastern Territory, was located in this very city.

  The eastern king's mansion occupies a vast area of land, the main gate is wide open day and night, the mansion's main gate is extremely spacious, enough for six or seven people to enter side by side.

  On both sides of the gate stood two tall and robust men, about 2 meters in height, with only their upper body exposed. They were as still as rock carvings, their cold eyes scanning the passing crowd. On their broad backs hung gigantic blood-red battle knives, each over 1.5 meters long.

  In the depths of winter, snowflakes covered the ground, the temperature was frighteningly low, and the river had already frozen over, yet these two big men were bare-chested.

  However, this is not the most frightening thing. What's even more frightening is that next to these two big men are actually a pair of ferocious tigers.

  The tiger's entire body was a fiery red color, its length over two meters long. Its tail, like an iron whip, swept fiercely, causing the air to vibrate. The tiger's eyes emitted a cold and stern glint, this tiger was what they called 'Lietiger'.

  Suddenly, two more burly men emerged from the mansion of Zhen Dong Wang, also bare-chested and each leading a ferocious tiger on a leash. They were here to take over the shift.

  Outside the mansion, the noble clans and commoners of Yanjing City all consciously avoided the mansion of Zhen Dong Wang.

  In a quiet small courtyard inside the East Town King's Mansion.

  A middle-aged man in a green robe was sitting on a stone bench, with a lovely little boy sitting on his legs. In front of the middle-aged man stood twelve people, who were either elderly men, beautiful women or young people... But one thing they had in common was that all twelve of them wore purple robes.

  "Father King, why have you brought so many teachers here?" Six-year-old Qin Yu sat on his father's lap, fiddling with a snowball in his hand, looking at his father Qin De with confusion.

  Qin De gently stroked Qin Yu's head, then looked up at the twelve people and said calmly: "You've been teaching Yu'er for a while now, it's fine, don't worry about anything, just say what you think."

  The twelve men looked at each other, and then a white-haired old man stepped forward, respectfully saying: "Reporting to Your Highness, we have observed from various aspects that the Third Prince is only slightly interested in clever tricks and techniques, but as for the way of ruling subordinates, he has not the slightest interest. According to our judgment, the Third Prince cannot become a perfect ruler."

  It seems a bit rash to make such a judgment based on just one day's contact with the boy, but Qin De didn't have any doubts.

  Qin De let out a long sigh, looked at Qin Yu who was still clueless, and smiled wryly: "I can see that you're just like your mother, having no interest in worldly power or wealth, but when it comes to cultivation...".

  Qin De said up to this point and then stopped, waving his hand: "You've been troubled for a while now, you can leave the palace now."

  "Your Majesty, we bid you farewell!"

  Twelve people in purple clothes bowed at the same time and then came out of the quiet villa one after another.

  At this moment, there were only Qin De and his son Qin Yu in the courtyard. Qin De was silent and didn't say a word, occasionally glancing at Qin Yu on his leg, with an implication in his eyes that even six-year-old Qin Yu couldn't understand.

  "What's wrong with Father, why isn't he speaking?" Qin Yu thought to himself, but he didn't disturb his father. Since young, without a mother, in Qin Yu's heart, the most important people were his father and his two older brothers.

  For a long time, Qin De sat there, and Qin Yu quietly sat on his father's lap.

  Suddenly, a crane's cry echoed through the air.

  Suddenly a white crane appeared in the sky, and on the back of the crane sat a handsome middle-aged man with an elegant and refined demeanor. In an instant, the crane landed in the courtyard.

  "Feng Xiong, about Yu'er's Dantian problem, can you think of a way..." Qin Deyi immediately stood up and asked anxiously when he saw the middle-aged man.

  Feng Yuzi saw Qin De like this, he naturally knew the situation of his good friend Qin De, and could only sigh: "Your Highness, I've said it before, Yu'er has no hope on the path of cultivation. His dantian is very strange and can't store internal energy, so he can't cultivate. Such a dantian is born in heaven, and it's impossible to find one in millions of people. I, Feng Yuzi, am also completely helpless."

  Upon hearing this result, Qin De slowly sat down and fell into deep thought for a long time.

  "Father king? What is internal force? My dantian can't store internal force, what's wrong with that? Just now those teachers said something about a superior, what does that mean?" Six-year-old Qin Yu asked with wide eyes and a puzzled tone.

  He still remembers what was said just now.

  Qin De smiled wryly in his heart, but comforted him by saying: "Yu'er, don't ask so many questions. You don't like studying this and that, do you want to go to 'Yunwu Mountain Villa'?"

  Qin Yu's eyes lit up, like the twinkling stars in the night sky: "Ah, do I not have to study those boring books? Cloud and Mist Mountain Villa, I love that hot spring, I also love watching the stars, and I also love watching the sunrise."

  "Alright, alright, alright, Yu'er. Since you like it, I'll give you the Yunwu Mountain Villa and a thousand elite soldiers will be under your command from now on. If you want anything, just tell your grandfather directly."

  "Great, wonderful! Wow, Yunwu Villa is mine now. I can soak in that hot spring every day, it's so comfortable!" Qin Yu's excited face was flushed red.

  Qin De's smile was completely fake, but Qin Yu couldn't tell.

  "It's okay if you like it, Yu'er. You go back to sleep first. Whenever you want to go to Yunwu Mountain Villa, just tell your grandfather and me." Qin De smiled and patted Qin Yu's head.

  "Goodbye, Father King! Goodbye, Uncle Wind!" Qin Yu waved his hand and ran directly to his own room.

  Qin De smiled as he watched Qin Yu enter the room, but then his expression suddenly turned cold and stern. He transformed into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared into the courtyard, with Feng Yuzi following closely behind like a floating feather.

  ……

  In the secret chamber of the palace, there were only three people at this moment: Qin De, Feng Yuzi and a black-clad scholar holding a folding fan.

  "Your Highness, have you really made up your mind?" The scholar in black clothes looked at Qin De with a puzzled expression.

  Qin De nodded and said, "Yu Er can't become a leader or a top-notch master of the Innate level. It's better for him not to get involved. His strange Dan Tian... Alas, what I can give him is perhaps only ten or more years of happy and peaceful days. When we start our final plan, Yu Er will also be unable to live a stable life."

  Feng Yuzi thought for a moment and decided to speak out after all.

  "Prince Wang, are you really going to carry out your plan? You should know what the consequences will be once it's implemented," Feng Yuzi asked again.

  Qin De's face suddenly turned cold, his eyes gleaming with a chilly light: "No matter if it's for the sake of my Qin family ancestors or for Jing Yi, this plan must be carried out. Jing Yi left me three sons, although Yu'er has problems with his dantian. But Feng'er and Zheng'er are one martial and one literary, enough to achieve great things. Xu Yuan, has the first move 'Hidden Chess' been put into play?"

  Xu Yuanshan, dressed in black, fanned himself twice with his folding fan and smiled as he closed it: "Your Highness can rest assured, everything is under control."

  "Good, very good." A shocking killing intent flashed in Qin De's eyes.

  Zhen Dong Wang Qin De's world is Qian Long Continent, and the vastness of Qian Long Continent is still unclear to this day.

  The easternmost part of the Profound Dragon Continent is the endless Desolate Expanse, within which are towering mountains and dense forests, inhabited by countless ferocious beasts. The deeper one goes, the more terrifying the beasts become, to the point that even the 'Supreme Beings' on the Profound Dragon Continent cannot explore the entire Desolate Expanse.

  The boundless and desolate west is where the three major nations are located.

  The Chu, Ming and Han dynasties, the three major dynasties with a population of nearly 10 billion, and the land area is even more astonishing. Among the three major dynasties, the Chu dynasty was the most powerful, and within the Chu dynasty, there was an extraordinary family - the Qin family.

  The Qin family occupies the eastern three counties of the twelve counties of the Chu royal court, and the eastern three counties are adjacent to the boundless wilderness. The Qin family has been passed down for hundreds of years, with a very deep foundation in the eastern three counties. Even if the emperor of the Chu royal court wants to deal with them, it is extremely difficult. Moreover, the Qin family has a special army called "Lietu Army".

  Fierce tiger, whole body fiery red, body shape is relatively large, is a branch of the tiger. Large-scale breeding of fierce tigers, this is one of Qin family's most important secrets.

  The Qin family controls an army of 600,000, among which 50,000 are the Liehu Troops. Every soldier in the Liehu Troops rides a 'Liehu', and the Liehu's attack power is already frightening. With the addition of soldiers, they are even more invincible.

  The mere roar of 50,000 fierce tigers can greatly dampen the enemy's morale. An army of 50,000 fierce tigers can easily annihilate an ordinary cavalry of over 100,000.

  The Dragon Continent is the strongest in martial arts, and each of the three major countries has a cultivator who can suppress the country. In the eyes of ordinary people, every cultivator is like a god. With a flying sword, one can behead someone thousands of miles away, and with a flying sword, one can soar through the nine heavens, which is not a divine skill?

  Yunwu Mountain Villa, built on top of 'Donglan Mountain', Donglan Mountain is over 3,000 meters high, which can also be considered a high mountain.

  Two years later.

  At this moment, Qin Yu was eight years old and had grown a lot taller. His eyes would occasionally flash with wise light, but in the depths of his eyes, there was a faint hint of melancholy. At this moment, Qin Yu was walking alone on the mountain path, with a black eaglet perched on his shoulder.

  "Xiao Hei, it's been two years. Exactly two years since Father came to see me only once." Qin Yu bit his lip and said to the young eagle on his shoulder.

  This young eagle was discovered by Qin Yu when he visited Donglanshan a year ago, and he has been carrying it with him ever since. With the young eagle by his side, Qin Yu will not be too lonely. Before the age of six, he often had his father accompany him, but after the age of six, for two whole years, he only saw his father once.

  The black eagle flapped its wings and stroked Qin Yu's tender face, and Qin Yu suddenly smiled.

  After walking for a while, Qin Yu suddenly saw that there was a pregnant woman carrying firewood in front of him, struggling to walk. He immediately said to Hei Ying, "Hei Ying, shall we go and help this aunt?"

  The black eagle flapped its wings and hovered over Qin Yu's shoulder for a moment before he smiled and rushed towards the pregnant woman at incredible speed.

  "Auntie, let me help you carry the wood," Qin Yu said, looking at the pregnant woman.

  The pregnant woman heard the voice, put down a bundle of firewood on her body, wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked at Qin Yu who was still a child, and smiled: "Little baby, thank you, Auntie can carry it herself, and there is only one more mile to our village." She then wanted to pick up the firewood again and continue walking.

  "Little doll? I'm not little, I'm eight years old this year. I can definitely carry this wood." Qin Yu looked at the sweat on the pregnant woman's face and suddenly snatched the wood, putting it on his back with a burst of strength.

  A bundle of wood is naturally not heavy for an ordinary person, but it's very heavy for an eight-year-old child. However, Qin Yu had often soaked in the natural hot springs at Yunwu Mountain Villa, and his body was much stronger than that of an average eight-year-old child, so he managed to carry it on his back.

  "Auntie, look, I'm not carrying it on my back now? Humph, you still say I'm a little kid." Qin Yu said proudly, but at this moment his tender little face was covered with dust and dirt.

  The pregnant woman was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "You're really strong, but it's a mile away. You can't hold on, let Auntie do it."

  "Who says it can't be persisted?"

  Qin Yu saw the pregnant woman stretch out her hand, and hastily ran forward, then turned back to say: "Auntie, I've run up this Donglanshan many times before, I know there's a small village about a mile away from here, it must be yours. Let's go, hurry! You're not as fast as me!"

  The pregnant woman's face lit up with a smile: "This kid, I don't know whose child it is, but whoever the parents are, they must be thrilled to have such a child."

  Qin Yu carried the bundle of firewood on his back, and at first it wasn't too difficult. However, after walking for a while, Qin Yu started to feel his legs getting weak. After all, he was climbing up a mountain with a heavy load on his back, and he was only eight years old.

  After a moment, Qin Yu's legs suddenly trembled.

  "Ah..." The pregnant woman was startled.

  "It's okay, this matter is very simple." Qin Yu turned his head and forced a smile, his tone was like that of a strong man, but the mountain road was uneven, and Qin Yu's foot hit a stone, causing him to stumble.

  "Boom!" Qin Yu's entire body couldn't help but fall down.

  The pregnant woman hastily came over, took the wood, and helped Qin Yu up. At this moment, Qin Yu's face was completely covered in dust, her small face all dirty, and she looked at the pregnant woman with a hint of embarrassment: "Auntie, actually... I can still carry it, just now I was hit by a stone."

  "Alright, Auntie knows you can recite, but the village is just ahead, thank you."

  The pregnant woman carried the wood, saw that Qin Yu was not injured, and then helped Qin Yu wipe his face clean. After carefully instructing him for a while, she waited until Qin Yu nodded in agreement before returning to the village.

  Qin Yu looked at the village about 100 meters in front of him, furrowed his brow and said: "Xiao Hei, it's just a little short." Then Qin Yu smiled, "But Auntie is much more relaxed now, she can reach the village in an instant."

  Qin Yu's smile was brilliant, it was a heartfelt smile.

  Three figures in the dark looked at each other, they were the masters who secretly protected Qin Yu.

  Qin Yu was the son of the Eastern King, a dignified third prince, how could he possibly let him run wild in the mountains alone?

  "Third Highness is still a child, yet his heart is so kind. How can the King bear to abandon Third Highness in Yunfeng Mountain Villa, only visiting once every two years? Every time I see Third Highness sitting alone on the mountain top at midnight, that small body exposed to the cold night wind on the mountaintop, my heart aches." A figure sighed softly.

  Another figure nodded and said: "Every time the Third Prince gazes up at the night sky, his expression makes my heart ache. The prince... Alas!"

  "Never mind, what Prince Wang wants to do is not for us to know. We just need to protect the Third Highness well."

  Suddenly——

  A black giant with eyes as big as bronze bells, riding a ferocious bright red tiger, came rushing down the mountain path at high speed. Seeing Qin Yu from afar, he shouted loudly: "Third Highness, First and Second Highness have arrived."

  "Big Brother, Second Brother is here!" Qin Yu's excited eyes sparkled as he quickly ran towards the black giant, climbed onto his back, and urged anxiously, "Uncle Wang, let's go, hurry up, back to Yunwu Mountain Villa!"

  That big man hugged Qin Yu tightly and then drove the fierce tiger at top speed down the mountain, leaving behind a trail of dust.