Chen Long knew that he was not yet capable of overthrowing the emperor who currently ruled this kingdom.
But it was not impossible for him to do so; he just needed a little time and effort to make it happen.
In his solitude and silence all this time, he knew the extent of the power of the kingdom where his father worked.
And he knows how strong he must be to overthrow this kingdom.
Clearly, his current strength is not far off from being able to do so.
Nevertheless, this kingdom is merely the lowest-tier kingdom in this realm, and the cultivators guarding it are not the powerful individuals Chen Long had encountered in his past life.
But with his current cultivation level at the first stage of the Body Purification Realm, he couldn't do much yet, but soon he would be able to do a lot.
Chen Yiling continued to look worried. "Long'er, we must leave immediately before the palace troops arrive here."
Chen Long smiled, nodded, then said, "After I do this one thing."
After saying that, Chen Long immediately entered the Fifth Prince's chamber, entered his private room, and soon found himself facing a large chest placed beside the Prince's main bed.
Chen Yiling immediately pulled Chen Long's hand. "What are you doing? We must leave here immediately, take Mother, and leave the city. I will inform Officer Cian to bring our Father with us to evacuate to our mother's hometown."
"Our father and possibly Officer Cian have been detained by the Eastern Wing of the Palace. They will be in danger. They must be rescued, and only I can save them."
"Father and Officer Cian?" Chen Yiling was greatly shocked by this news, as she had not yet heard about it.
She didn't know that her father had been imprisoned, and upon learning that Officer Cian was trying to save her father, she became very worried because Officer Cian was also a man she greatly admired.
Unfortunately, because Officer Cian respected her father too much, he refused to approach Chen Yiling and only allowed her to be arranged to marry Giam Hok.
Now that Chen Yiling knew Giam Hok's true colours, she returned to her first love, her admiration for Officer Cian. Therefore, she was very shocked to hear the news that Officer Cian might have been imprisoned along with her father.
Chen Long immediately opened the treasure chest in the fifth prince's room.
There were several gold ingots and hundreds of silver ingots in the treasure chest, but what caught his attention most were several objects.
These objects were items that should not exist in a small kingdom like this.
It was possible that these items were relics from the past, when the kingdom was still prosperous and had some mid-to-high-level cultivators. However, after that, these items had only become collectibles because no one could maximise or utilise them.
But at first glance, Chen Long immediately understood and grasped the purpose of these items.
However, considering the time, Chen Long could only store these items. One of these items was a storage ring.
With this storage ring, one could obtain a vast storage space as large as the hall in Chen Long's house.
Therefore, Chen Long immediately infused spiritual energy into it with his blood and stored several items that caught his interest in this storage space, while leaving the gold and silver untouched.
Chen Long immediately went to the side courtyard because he had been hearing the sounds of women crying in several rooms there.
As Chen Long had suspected, there were several rooms locked from the outside, and that was where the crying was coming from. He immediately forced open the doors to those rooms.
Inside the four rooms that Chen Long had forced open, there were dozens of beautiful young women in a pitiful state.
Chen Long knew that they had been kidnapped from their families and locked up here to satisfy the fifth prince's desires.
Therefore, he immediately gathered them in front of the fifth prince's room and said, "I know what happened to you. But do not worry; the demon that has been holding you captive has been slain by me. So take the gold and silver in the treasure chest in the room of the one who wronged you. Do not be afraid. Take it as a small compensation for your fate. After that, you may return to your respective homes."
The women were still in shock and couldn't speak, only able to remain silent. They only began to move after Chen Long spoke, as Chen Yiling, who was very afraid of what might happen, immediately urged them to act.
They quickly took the gold and silver they could carry, divided it among themselves, and then followed Chen Long out of the Fifth Prince's house.
Some of the girls lived in the Royal City and returned directly to their respective homes, while the others lived outside the city.
Chen Long instructed the girls to return to their hometowns in groups so they could protect one another.
Since they were still afraid to move, Chen Long caught several golden crows flying above.
Then, using Taoist movements, Chen Long successfully brainwashed the birds, making them all tame and obedient to the girls.
Chen Long then instructed the birds to protect the girls as they returned to their respective hometowns.
After everything was settled, Chen Long immediately invited his sister, Chen Yiling, to return home.
Mrs. Chen was very surprised to see Chen Long's arrival. Earlier, she had contacted several of her husband's friends to ask for help to ensure Chen Long's safety. But none of them were willing to come forward to assist him.
Now, seeing Chen Long's arrival, Mrs. Chen was very surprised. Especially when she heard from Chen Yiling about Chen Long's heroic deeds in saving her and killing the Fifth Prince.
"Mother, we must return to your hometown immediately. The royal authorities won't pursue us there because your hometown is located in a neighbouring kingdom," Chen Yiling said to her mother.
Mrs. Chen immediately urged Chen Long to leave, but Chen Long only said, "Mother, sister, there is nothing to worry about. Stay here. I will train for a while, and if given enough time, I will be able to defeat anyone who comes here."
"But this..." Mrs. Chen was still very hesitant. She was still very worried.
Chen Long smiled, held his mother's hand, and said, "This is our only chance. I have to become stronger than I am now, so that I can protect our family and also save my father and Officer Cian from prison."
Although they disagreed, Chen Long didn't care. He immediately went to his room to begin cultivating.
One of the items found in the Fifth Prince's treasure chest was a cauldron. This cauldron was no ordinary cauldron; it was an alchemist's cauldron.
With this cauldron, Chen Long would be able to make many high-quality pills using ingredients he could find in this house or at the nearest medicine shop.
Therefore, Chen Long immediately sent one of his servants to buy some medicinal ingredients at the medicine shop.
While waiting for the servant to return, Chen Long took out the second item he had found in the Fifth Prince's treasure chest.
This second item seemed to have been neglected for thousands of years; no one had used it for thousands of years. Chen Long could tell this from the item's characteristics.
Chen Long knew that no one had recognised this item for thousands of years, but because it was visually appealing, it had apparently become a collectible passed down through generations in the royal family of this kingdom.
For the royal family, this object was merely an aesthetically pleasing item for collection, but for Chen Long, it was extraordinary. Because this object was a formation.
With this object, Chen Long could create a formation array to protect a place or a house, enveloping it so that anyone with evil intentions toward the inhabitants of that place or house would be killed or unable to enter the formation array.
This formation array is precisely what Chen Long needs right now, as he is about to leave this house to head to the palace to save his father. With this formation in place, he need not worry about the safety of his mother and the people remaining in the house.
With his knowledge from the past, even though only 5% of it remains in his mind, it is sufficient for him to activate this formation, which is of a relatively low level.
Chen Long immediately set up the formation around the house to protect it and seal it off, so that anyone who sees it cannot enter.
Only those known to Chen Long could enter the house—family members, servants, or soldiers guarding the house.
After successfully setting up the formation, Chen Long finally brought out the last item he considered extremely valuable, which he had found in the Fifth Prince's treasure chest.
And this item was...