The Geared Immortal

Chapter 1384

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Everyone's expression froze on the spot as they feel a bit weird about the 3rd prince's reaction. They did not expect that the prince and his escort would suddenly fall asleep with just a sip of the wine.

While looking at the scene one of the elders walked to the side and then patted the figure of the 3rd prince who has his head on the table, face down.

"Your highness!" he muttered then tried to tap the prince.

But he got no reaction.

Everyone in the room showed a worried expression as they quickly tried to wake the 3rd prince and his escorts up.

What baffled everyone the most is that they could detect that the prince and his two escorts are still breathing so they are sure that the three are still alive.

But how did the three people suddenly lose their consciousness?

Unknown to them, a couple of small spiders that are on the ceiling are already retreating out of the room.

The small creatures crawl towards the room and once they reached the roof, their backs suddenly grew silver wings made of Ki, and then they flew into the air in the direction of an inn.

As soon as they reached the inn, they crawl inside and then enter a room. In that room, there is a metal box and they all enter the box and disappear.

Inside the room, Xin Ja is sitting cross-legged with a headgear.

He slowly removed the headgear and then put it inside his space. His face showed a faint smile with a slight smirk.

"You dare want to deal with me? Then let's see you deal with this problem…" he thought as he kept the box in his ring space.

Xin Ja knew that this would create a light commotion in the capital, and even the king would be involved. He has already noticed that the king is biased toward his 3rd son. Well, he could not deny that because blood is really thicker than water after all.

But the blatant favoritism is really annoying him, that is why he quickly took action.

At first, he just wanted to deal with the Lei Clan by killing their leaders, but when they talked about the 3rd prince coming, he suddenly had another idea which could deal with the situation.

Before the metal spiders left the manor of the Lei Clan he has already seen some fighting as some of the guards outside of the 3rd prince were escaping and the Lei Clan people are trying to stop them.

He is not sure how the situation would turn out to be, but he is sure that the 3rd prince would not be troubling him ever.

He made the prince drink 2 concoctions, a Ki-dissipating powder, and a Hell Bound Poison. The first would make sure that the prince would not be able to use his Ki to cure himself, while the second one is a strange drug by combines hallucinogenic plants.

Hell Bound Poison has a unique way of poisoning. It is by creating mental demons inside one's dream making them face it over and over.

Since he is ruthless, then he should expect someone as ruthless as him to take revenge, right?

That night, Xin Ja did not sleep and just continue with his preparation to go to the other world. But he also dares not do anything at this point because he has noticed that someone is actually observing him from the other building.

He could already tell that these people are those guards assigned to them. But in his case, there are actually 4 of them.

Plus these people are not only here to monitor him, they carry a suppressed killing intent in their aura.

It seems that the king has decided to kill him if ever he made a move on the 3rd prince. But they did not know that he has already made his move in secret.

With the lack of technological advancement in this place, Xin Ja could only scoff at their ignorance.

He secretly threw a few formation bone runes and then the room was suddenly enveloped by the formation.

His figure stood up, but to those outside, they can only see him in meditation.

He then walked to the side of the bed and then began taking out one metal ore after another forming a small pile on the other side of the bed.

Then he began refining them using his crafting technique until they formed into an alloy on Xin Ja's side.

"I hope that this metal alloy would withstand the strength of a Ki-Champion in the late stages…" Xin Ja muttered while he began to draw a new design on the paper.

Soon, another mecha suit design could be seen appearing from the bunch of papers on the floor.

After an hour of scribbling, Xin Ja finally finished drawing, and then he commanded.

"Scan the images…"

After a few minutes, the drawing was all scanned and is now showing a 3D projection in his sight.

He then folded the papers and then sent them in his ring.

He placed it in a place where there are many other designs pilled together.

Then he began forming the newly refined alloy according to his design which soon has taken shape one by one.

Xin Ja busied himself inside his room in the inn while the others are currently walking around the street and bought some clothes and accessories they could wear during the banquet.

"We should but something for Master Xin…" Rong Guan suggested while looking at the robes on the rack.

"You should pick one then… I think that guy would wear anything we give him…" Ao Meixi suggested.

Everyone nodded their heads as they knew what she said is right. Xin Ja is not very picky with his clothes and he would wear what she would suggest.

And so, she began to imagine what kind of clothes would be nice for Xin Ja to wear. Upon thinking of his handsome face, Ao Meixi subconsciously touches her cheeks as she feels a bit flustered.

She suddenly scoffed at herself for feeling shy like a little girl.

"That guy is a block of wood, why would he appreciate my effort?" she thought as she began to scold Xin Ja in her mind.

She did not know why but these days, she likes seeing him even from afar. It makes her feel at peace. She would always want him by her side most of the time. However, when she recalled that he would soon be going away her mood would always dampen, and truly wished that he could stay.

And from the way she looks at things, she could feel that Xin Ja has someone he likes deep in his heart. And she truly envies such a woman that has captured the heart of an excellent man.

In the kingdom of Radong, it is seldom to see someone with Xin Ja's ability to stay with only one woman. Most of them have their own harem at home. And that is the reason why she did not want to be with any other men.

She is a woman who is proud of her own strength and power.

She is already a Ki-Champion and has already looked down on those proud male heirs of their family.

But she could not do that in front of Xin Ja. Although he has weaker cultivation than hers, she knew that he is far more powerful than her.

She had seen him battle in their travel using that metallic armor.

He could even defeat a mid-stage Ki-Champion level beast, so how could he not be stronger than her? That is the reason why she respected him even though his cultivation strength is lower.

The group soon finished buying stuff and decided to have dinner in a restaurant nearby before coming back to the inn.

When the group came back, they immediately went to their rooms and rested. Ao Meixi carefully takes out a wooden bow with a smile on her face.

She then walked to the table and takes out a brush. She wanted to write something on the box so that she could express how she felt subtly and hoped that Xin Ja could at least notice it. Maybe, just maybe she could sway his heart.

But of course, that is only her wish. What would happen next is something she has never thought of anymore.

She spends the whole night writing something and then crumpling the paper as she is not satisfied. One crumpled paper after another began to pile inside her room.

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The next day…

A strange atmosphere enveloped the whole of Black Wing city.

The reason for this is the presence of the heavily armored guards standing without a word around the city and the strict policy being implemented at the gates.

Many have been denied entry to the city and there are a lot of people inside that could also not go out. And this is true, especially for the merchants and many influential people.

In the courtroom of the palace, several people are lowering their heads in front of the king. These people are pleading to the king on behalf of the Lei Clan.

These elders of the court have a connection with the Lei Clan and they wanted the king to spare the clan.

But the king just glares at them in anger.

How dare they poison his 3rd son?!