Chapter 272: Chapter 227 Winter Is Not Bad Either
 

The nights at Wenrui Palace were still and quiet.

Liang Lu lay curled up in her quilt, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Jiang Cheng loomed in her mind like a nightmare.

She kept recalling words related to “Talisman,” “Prince,” “Jiang Cheng,” “Immortal Sect” and the more she thought, the more she felt something was amiss.

Prince Liang Chu’s exit was directly related to Jiang Cheng’s talisman. Without the Willpower Empowerment Talisman, Prince Liang Chu wouldn’t have died due to lechery.

Although there was no direct evidence that Prince Qi’s exit was related to Jiang Cheng and talisman, as a student of Qingxuan University, Liang Lu naturally knew about the Taixu Sect’s organizing students and sect members to protest against the Tongtian Sect.

Back at the university, the protest was significant, but then inexplicably it stopped, and then Prince Qi was accused of conspiring with the Hehuan Sect, leading to Prince Liang Chu’s death, and was ultimately thrown into prison.

The sudden rise and end of the protests at Qingxuan University were highly suspicious. It felt like it was being manipulated.

Prince Liang Wu’s exit was quite dramatic too. It was said that he had someone buy a Pit-digging Talisman at Lotus University, which ended up digging up his own ancestors’ graves, causing an uproar amongst the royal relatives.

But Liang Lu sharply noticed that Jiang Cheng was a student at Lotus University during Prince Liang Wu’s incident and was also one of the few who didn’t go home for the winter vacation.

The timing of Jiang Cheng’s activities coincided highly with when Prince Liang Wu bought the talisman at Lotus University.

Finally, there was Prince Liang Hong.

No need to say more about Prince Liang Hong, he personally invited Jiang Cheng to draw a talisman, and once even came to Wenrui Palace with Jiang Cheng and met Liang Lu herself.

All the princes who have lost the opportunity to ascend to the throne, even if not directly related to Jiang Cheng, are indirectly connected to him.

One or two connections might be a coincidence.

But all four? It is hard not to suspect a secret behind these events.

Especially since Mo Ningdan repeatedly warned her, making Liang Lu’s curiosity about Jiang Cheng climb to a new level.

What had Jiang Cheng done to merit Mo Ningdan mentioning him so often and with such cautions?

The most conservative explanation was—Mo Ningdan paid more attention to Jiang Cheng! Knew him better!

So, why was Mo Ningdan so interested in Jiang Cheng?

Liang Lu had a sleepless night, and as soon as the sky was dimly lit, she had already gotten up, dressed, and finished her makeup.

She had an extremely bold guess.

She needed to find Liang Qing immediately to help her verify her conjecture!

Leaving Wenrui Palace, it took her half an hour to walk out of the palace, then she hailed a cab on the roadside and headed straight for Prince Liang Qing’s “Prince Yue Mansion.”

As a male member of the royal family, although Liang Qing’s mother was still in the harem, Liang Lv stipulated that princes couldn’t stay in the harem overnight after the age of twelve.

Princes that were conferred titles were given a mansion by the court.

Those not conferred titles were also provided with residences by the court.

As for a princess like Liang Lu, there were no such rules; she could stay in the harem with her mother or reside at the university.

Prince Liang Qing’s Yue mansion was similar to Liang Hong’s Chu Royal Mansion—both were located in the outskirts of Capital.

They weren’t small in size, but their locations were average, and it took at least forty to fifty minutes by taxi from the palace.

When Liang Lu got out of the taxi at the Yue mansion, the sky was completely bright.

Liang Lu didn’t hold back, pounding heavily on the gates of the Yue mansion.

A servant appeared and said discontentedly, “Who are you? What do you want?”

Liang Lu said, “I’m looking for Liang Qing.”

“Do you have an appointment?”

“What appointment? I’m his sister.”

“Which one?”

Liang Lu frowned, “What do you mean ‘which one’?”

“Which sister from where?”

Liang Lu’s face darkened as she said, “My surname is Liang, tell Liang Qing to roll out here quickly.”

Liang Lu had the confidence to say this because Liang Qing was three years younger than her, and they had fought a lot growing up. After Liang Qing moved out, they hadn’t had much contact.

After a dozen minutes or so, Liang Qing came out of the mansion.

“Liang Lu? What brings you here?”

Liang Lu looked at Prince Liang Qing and said, “I’m going to ask you something, and you must tell the truth.”

“Go ahead and ask.”

“Has Jiang Cheng ever looked for you?”

“No, he hasn’t.”

He hasn’t?

Liang Lu’s brow furrowed deeply.

How could he have not looked for him? Could she have guessed wrong?

But unexpectedly, Liang Qing said with high spirits, “Jiang Cheng didn’t look for me, but we’ve looked for him!”

Liang Lu’s emotions fluctuated like a roller coaster.

She quickly asked, “Who is ‘we’? And what did you want with him?”

Liang Qing recounted to Liang Lu in detail how he “narrowly lost” to Li Qing, and even cheerfully said, “Just wait until Jiang Cheng finishes making the talisman for me; that little Li Qing will be no match for me.”

Unfortunately, Liang Qing’s excitement could not infect Liang Lu at the moment.

Li Qing from Qingxuan University, Jiang Cheng’s talisman…

Just like the other princes, these seemingly unrelated elements were again involved with a prince who could potentially claim the throne!

However, what troubled Liang Lu the most was Li Qing’s existence!

From Liang Qing’s descriptions, Li Qing was incredibly powerful! Even with the capacity to beat those in the later stages of Foundation Establishment, Liang Qing wasn’t a match for Li Qing, and could only “narrowly lose” to him.

As someone whom Mo Ningdan took special care of, Liang Lu not only sparred with Lin Yao frequently but also with other sophomores and seniors.

If Li Qing was truly that strong, so exceptional, why had she never heard of Li Qing’s name at Qingxuan University?

This Li Qing seemed like someone who popped out of a stone just to defeat Liang Qing.

“By the way,” Liang Qing said, “why are you asking about Jiang Cheng?”

Liang Lu internally felt a storm surging, but her face remained calm, “I also have a friend I can’t beat.”

“Oh, so you want to ask Jiang Cheng for a talisman too, huh?”

“Yes, brother, can you give me Jiang Cheng’s contact information?”