Chapter 154: Chapter 87: Dust Settles, Great Yin’s Prince Qing
But Li Xuan refused.
The young man is clever.
And regarding this young man’s affair, I’ve come to understand quite a lot at the Hundred Flowers Mansion.
He is so sincere to his coarse wife; although I have a beloved daughter, it seems I do not wish for her to become a concubine or secondary wife."
Xie Feng said: "Even if Li Xuan is arrogant and domineering, he wouldn’t dare refuse the marriage bestowed by Your Excellency, would he?"
Yan Fujing smiled and said: "Xie Feng, you are usually so composed, why do you become so impetuous when it comes to Li Xuan?"
Xie Feng snorted coldly and said no more.
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Several days later.
Li Xuan was invited to the Prime Minister’s residence. After a merry session of drinking.
Yan Fujing looked at this young man and smiled: "In my lifetime, I’ve had only three daughters, but no sons. I’m afraid once I get old, there will be no one to fulfill filial duties."
Li Xuan smiled and said: "Xuan, just a commoner, is thankful that Your Excellency did not look down on me, but instead granted me the privilege of joining the Secret Martial Arts Society, which is an act of immense kindness."
Suddenly the atmosphere became quiet.
Li Xuan rose, respectfully knelt before Yan Fujing, and said: "If Your Excellency does not mind, I am willing to be your son and care for you long into your old age."
Yan Fujing quickly stood up, bent over to help him, saying repeatedly: "Good child, good child..."
After helping Li Xuan up, Yan Fujing even bent over to dust off his knees, and then took him by hand to sit down, afterwards inviting his family to introduce them to Li Xuan one by one.
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At the end of May.
The Crown Prince fell from a horse and broke his leg.
The Sovereign, with the reasoning that "a monarch must maintain a dignified appearance," appointed Princess Consort Lan’s third son, Zhao Chengji, as the new Crown Prince.
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Mid-June.
Li Xuan married the Little Princess Zhao Qingxue.
The dynasty made a special allowance in this instance, Li Xuan was the only exception in the entire realm. He could have two primary wives, both holding equal status.
In hindsight...
Princess Consort Lan is the daughter of the Grand General Wang Baxian.
And the ’new Crown Prince’ Zhao Chengji, along with the ’Little Princess’ Zhao Qingxue, were both born of Princess Consort Lan.
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Beginning of July.
The Sovereign abdicated due to illness.
The ’Crown Prince’ Zhao Chengji ascended the throne, becoming the new Sovereign of Great Yin.
Zhao Chengji, acknowledging Li Xuan’s youth and prowess, specially conferred upon him the title of "Prince Qing," granting him a fief of 100,000 households in the Cyan Wood Province.
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Rapid reshuffling, power reconstruction, all happening in a dizzying flurry.
However, there was no instability.
Power transitioned peacefully.
The new power network became stronger.
And in this power turnover, the most dazzling new star is evidently the only Alien Monarch of Great Yin ——— "Prince Qing" Li Xuan.
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July, scorching heat.
The capital city...
A grand procession passed through the streets.
Citizens on both sides debated animatedly, watching the young prince galloping by on horseback.
Prince Qing, in his serpent-patterned robe, with his long hair tied into a crown, his eyes shining like the sun, appeared intensely masculine.
The procession quickly stopped in front of a grand residence.
Inside, a delicate young man had to come out, clasp his hands and said: "Greetings, Prince Qing."
Li Xuan dismissed everyone else, looked at Xie Feng, and said: "Let’s take a walk?"
Xie Feng said: "My humble abode is rough and simple, I fear it might dirty Prince Qing’s boots."
Li Xuan smiled and said: "Then... shall we spar?"
Xie Feng’s pupils suddenly constricted, the ambition and deep-seated desires he had suppressed burst forth.
There cannot be two suns in the sky, nor two tigers on a mountain; he never accepted the young man who reached the demonic form realm at twenty.
In Great Yin, Xie Feng considered himself the true strongest.
Xie Feng smiled and said: "Fists and feet have no eyes; being merely a commoner, I fear I might injure Prince Qing."
Li Xuan said: "If you touch me, consider it my defeat."
Xie Feng’s smile froze completely.
Li Xuan continued: "I will publicly admit that you, Xie Feng, are the true strongest of Great Yin."
Xie Feng’s Adam’s apple moved, his blood boiling.
He truly couldn’t reject this.
"Really?"
Li Xuan said: "Absolutely."
Xie Feng took a deep breath, containing his excitement, then gestured inward and said: "Please."
Li Xuan said: "Please."
With that, the two walked to the backyard.
In the courtyard arena, Xie Feng dismissed everyone, then leapt onto the stage. Seeing Li Xuan also take the stage, he said: "Prince Qing, the previous conditions don’t count.
You and I fight seriously."
He never thought he would lose.
What does it matter if someone is a genius?
The realm requires consolidation.
Li Xuan merely smiled faintly, as if to explain: "During these recent days, I received many resources at the Prime Minister’s residence, also saw many things, and made some breakthroughs. Today, I will display them to Brother Xie.
The conditions remain unchanged; as long as Brother Xie touches me, consider it my loss."
Xie Feng said coldly: "Prince Qing, don’t be too arrogant."
Li Xuan laughed heartily.
As he laughed, Xie Feng was already enveloped in a black mist.
In the next instant, the mist and man split, both moving as fast as lightning, their aura spreading, surpassing even tigers and leopards.
But the figure floating in the air was not the dark Vajra, but a dark skeletal celestial maiden.
The two were moving at extreme speed.
Yet the next moment, Xie Feng stopped abruptly, as though seeing a ghost, looking at Li Xuan incredulously.
Li Xuan stood motionless, with two demonic forms standing on either side in front of him.
One was Vajra, the other... he had never seen!!
"You... you..."
Xie Feng was too shocked to speak, the scene before him exceeded his imagination.
Li Xuan nodded and said: "Brother Xie, the demonic form realm is not the end of Secret Martial Arts. The path ahead is still broad."
Xie Feng: ...
Li Xuan extended his hand, smiled and said: "Let’s walk this path together."
Looking at the two demonic forms, and the strong Prince Qing behind them, Xie Feng finally withdrew his dark skeletal celestial maiden, then stepped forward, extended his hand, and said: "I submit."
