Chapter 91: Chapter 90: Overturning Yin and Yang, Reversing Time! Jiang Guanshui’s Secret

Slightly curious, Su Bai picked it up and took a look.

"King Bohai..."

"A member of the Great Xia Royal Family, original name Longbo Hai, a man of heaven-sent genius!"

"Reached the Qi Sea at eight, Divine Power at ten, and became Extraordinary at thirteen!"

"Before the age of twenty, he broke through to the Innate realm!"

"At twenty-three, he led the Xia Dynasty’s army to repel the joint forces of the Great Yan Dynasty and the Demon Sect. For his great merit, he was personally granted the title of King by Emperor Xia!"

After flipping through a few pages, Su Bai made a startling discovery!

This so-called *King Bohai’s Chronicles* was describing the past deeds of none other than that wretched old man from the depths of the prison, Longbo Hai!

His curiosity piqued, Su Bai continued to flip through the book.

When he reached a certain passage, he was suddenly stunned!

This *King Bohai’s Chronicles* recorded that Longbo Hai was a prodigy in his youth!

In his youth, he was said to be exceedingly handsome and incredibly charming, driving countless swordswomen and celestial maidens wild with infatuation!

Huh?

’Exceedingly handsome? Incredibly charming???’

Su Bai thought of the wretched old man in the depths of the prison, with his wrinkled face and only a few strands of hair left!

He simply couldn’t connect him with the words "exceedingly handsome"!

Snapping back to reality, Su Bai continued reading.

The book went on to say that King Bohai, relying on his powerful Cultivation, youth, and good looks, was a philanderer who left a trail of romance wherever he went!

Not only did he have ambiguous relationships with numerous Celestial Maidens from the Righteous Sects within Great Xia.

He even fell in love with a prodigious Saintess from the Soul-devouring Demon Sect!

Once this affair was exposed, it immediately caused a massive uproar on both the Righteous and Demonic paths!

On one side was the young and promising prodigy of the Imperial Dynasty!

On the other was the Demon Sect’s once-in-a-century Saintess!

Their stances were completely opposed!

For these two to fall in love was simply outrageous!

It was said that the Righteous and Demonic paths took the rare step of joining forces to pressure the Emperor of the Great Xia, demanding he hand over Longbo Hai!

Su Bai guessed this probably had something to do with Longbo Hai playing the field with multiple women!

’He really took things too far!’

There was nothing to be done. Faced with the combined pressure from the Righteous and Demonic paths, the Celestial Emperor of the Xia Dynasty at the time had no choice but to promise to lock Longbo Hai in prison!

He was ordered to reflect deeply on his actions, and if he did not repent, he would never be allowed to take even half a step out of the prison for the rest of his life!

After reading the entire book in one go, Su Bai couldn’t help but think how ridiculously melodramatic it all was!

’You really can’t judge a person by their appearance!’

Who would have thought that a wretched old man guarding the Ninth Prince in the depths of a prison had such a dramatic and eventful life in his youth!

Even the Saintess of the Soul-devouring Demon Sect had been captivated by him and fallen in love!

’Impressive!’

Su Bai sighed emotionally. He then put away *King Bohai’s Chronicles*, gathered his other books, and was about to go pay.

But he discovered that the owner of the study, who had been nearby just a moment ago, was now nowhere to be seen!

A sweep of his Divine Thoughts!

He couldn’t find him anywhere in the entire Daoist Study.

’What a strange man!’

At the counter, Su Bai casually tossed down a silver note.

Then he walked out of the Daoist Study.

After returning to the prison, Su Bai handed the fried pancake to Zhang Wei.

Then, he placed the "premium goods" the study’s owner had given him into his bedside table.

After doing all this, Su Bai dusted off his hands.

’I can flip through these before bed later. Consider it... expanding my knowledge in advance!’

When the afternoon break came, Su Bai took the copy of *King Bohai’s Chronicles* and headed for the depths of the prison.

...

In a secret chamber beside the Cyan Hall, deep within the prison.

Longbo Hai, dressed in a black robe, was currently deep in cultivation with his eyes closed.

"Lord Bohai!"

Just then, a middle-aged Military General in black armor, who was patrolling the corridor, bowed and spoke.

Longbo Hai slowly opened his eyes. "What is it?"

The Military General’s expression turned serious. "That senior Great Venerable has come to the depths of the prison again!"

A flicker of light passed through Longbo Hai’s eyes. "Is he here to see the Ninth Prince?"

The middle-aged Military General replied, "Yes! He’s been here for a while. Right now, that senior is in the main hall talking with the Ninth Prince. This subordinate came to report to you, my lord, as soon as I found out!"

"Mm."

Longbo Hai waved his hand. "If there is nothing else important, you may withdraw."

"Yes!"

After the middle-aged Military General left, a subtle change came over Longbo Hai’s expression.

’That senior coming to talk with the Ninth Prince is a common occurrence.’

He was mainly concerned about something else.

"Lately, whenever I cultivate, I feel restless, as if something major is about to happen!"

"I also find myself frequently thinking about past events!"

"Sigh! Once a man gets old, he starts to dwell on memories!"

He murmured softly, "Could it be... that my time is up?"

"To think that I, the great King Bohai, was so full of vigor in my youth! And now, I am an expert at the Ninth Level of the Spirit Transformation Realm, yet in the end, I’m doomed to die of old age in this prison!"

Longbo Hai lowered his head and sighed deeply!

...

Meanwhile, inside the Cyan Hall, after finishing *King Bohai’s Chronicles*, the Ninth Prince, Jiang Guanshui, his face flushed red, slammed his hand on the table and shot to his feet!

"This King Bohai! He’s too pathetic! He couldn’t even protect the woman he loved!"

"How can a true man, born between heaven and earth, be so spineless?"

"Besides, this King Bohai was a fickle womanizer, playing the field with multiple women!"

"And yet that Demon Sect Saintess was willing to risk life and death to be with him, devoted only to him!"

"But in the end, the man backed down!"

"How absurd! Ridiculous! What a coward!"

"How can such a pathetic person be worthy of the title of King, no matter how strong his Cultivation is!?"

"Well said!"

Su Bai couldn’t help but applaud!

’Serves you right, you old coot, for always speaking in riddles!’

’People who speak in riddles deserve to be scolded!’

"Actually, I think if this King Bohai truly liked those women, and they were also devoted to him,"

"he should have just taken a domineering stance and married all of them!"

Jiang Guanshui said after calming down a little.

Su Bai asked, "Even the Demon Sect Saintess?"

"Of course!"

Jiang Guanshui replied as if it were a matter of course.

Then, after a brief pause, he began to speak with excitement, "In the face of love, so-called identity, power, status, and principles!"

"What do they even count for?"

The more he spoke, the more agitated he became!

"Though mountains and seas may separate lovers, even mountains and seas can be conquered!"

"If I had someone I loved, I would overturn the heavens and reverse the flow of time and yin and yang itself to get them back!"

The more Su Bai listened, the more he felt something was off.

"Are you just quoting lines from *The Celestial Fox Royal Family*?"

Jiang Guanshui looked a little embarrassed, then said softly, "Brother Xu Qing, it’s the only book I’ve read a lot."

"..."

’This chuuni prince is a hopeless romantic!’

’It’s a good thing he’s been stuck in prison with no chance for romance.’

’Otherwise, with his personality in this chaotic era, he’d probably be scammed out of his last penny!’

Just as he was thinking this, the Ninth Prince, Jiang Guanshui, suddenly adopted a serious expression.

"I’m sorry, Brother Xu Qing! The truth is, I’ve been deceiving you all along!"

After hesitating for a moment, he said, finding the words difficult.

"Actually... I’m a demon!"

Silence!

Inside the hall, the two of them stared blankly at each other.

After a few breaths.

Su Bai blinked, then said jokingly,

"Am I supposed to gasp in shock now?"

"..."

Jiang Guanshui took a deep breath and spoke again, earnestly, "Brother Xu Qing! I’m telling the truth!"

Su Bai just smiled and nodded.

Jiang Guanshui gritted his teeth!

He reached for the buttons on his trousers.

"Since Brother Xu Qing doesn’t believe me, I’ll prove it to you!"

Holy shit!

’What the hell is he doing?’

’This can’t be happening!’

This time, Su Bai was genuinely stunned.

BUZZ!

Before he could say anything to stop him, Jiang Guanshui undid the button, and a Dragon-shaped Mark burst forth in an instant!

Immediately after, a dense Demon Qi began to emanate from his body!

The massive phantom of a nine-tailed fox appeared behind him!

"Trouble!"

Meanwhile, in the secret chamber, Longbo Hai, who had been diligently cultivating, sensed this wisp of Demon Qi.

His expression changed drastically!