Chapter 259: Chapter 109: Unexpected Events at Lingyi Five Peaks
The sect on one hand maintains the legitimacy of the Great Yin royal family, yet on the other hand, it doesn’t mind warlords from various places sending them more gold, as if maintaining the current state is best for the sect.
So, the generals without a master are likely scrambling to put on the chains themselves.
Li Xuan doesn’t care about the dogs, but who holds the leash.
Moreover, ever since he, Prince Qing, ascended to his position, he hasn’t done anything particularly noteworthy, aside from everyone knowing his martial prowess is unparalleled, there’s nothing else.
But with the advent of the sects, what does "unmatched martial prowess" even count for?
Especially after the sect named "Lingyi Sect" seemed to have reached a "peace" with Xinci Temple, it became even more so.
So, this time with Prince Qing heading north, he might be a laughing stock.
Some people might even take the initiative to provoke him.
Therefore, Li Xuan is moving very slowly, wanting to see who would jump out.
For others, this needs exploring, but for Li Xuan, "the map of Great Yin" is almost fully revealed.
Except for a small part of the area he can’t spy on, everything else is within his sight as long as he looks.
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That day, the Li family’s group arrived by the Luo River once more.
Due to the carriages and horses, they needed to take a slight detour.
As they walked along the Luo River, they stopped by the riverbank at dusk. The servants set up stoves, the princess played with the young commandery princess, and the young heir stood idly like a wooden post.
Li Xuan lounged leisurely on the water’s surface, gazing into the distance.
In his line of sight were the sparkling waves of the river, but also a certain mansion in Luoshui Province.
Inside the mansion, a general in armor was conspiring with his subordinates.
"General, I’ve found out, the Prince Qing’s family is crossing the Luo River, should we send people disguised as river pirates to take the Li family..."
As he spoke, the subordinate made a gesture of a knife falling.
The general pondered for a moment and said, "That Prince Qing going to the capital is to take over our troops, but his strength?"
"Isn’t it just the Dual Demon Form?
Compared to an Immortal, it’s nothing.
Moreover, we don’t need the Immortals to take action.
We only need to place archers along both sides of the river, and summon the Secret Martial Artists we worship, surely they can capture and kill." The subordinate said.
The general said, "Do not forget the Prime Minister, Prince Qing going alone, he must have inherited some of the Prime Minister’s power, we better not act rashly.
I know that one in Yunzhou is more impatient than us, and he is the closest to becoming an Immortal, and coincidentally controls the Ice Crystal Ore.
Heh... once Prince Qing enters the capital, there will be a good show to watch."
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Li Xuan is quite curious about what that good show might be.
So, he used incense to survey other places.
Thus, until the evening he saw a secret meeting of generals in Red Rock Province.
Someone said, "In terms of merit, even ten Prince Qings don’t measure up to our big brother, he’s just a pretty face, on what grounds can he be the Divine Martial Monarch? On what grounds can he command the troops of the world?"
Someone on the side agreed, "What does he count for? Merely opportunistic! I suspect that his so-called Dual Demon Form fame was something the Prime Minister fabricated. Those civil officials love to lie!"
Another person sneered coldly, "When he enters the capital this time, our general will also send an envoy to the capital, firstly to crown that Zhao She brat, and secondly to have Zhao She marry a royal princess. Let’s see how that Prince Qing handles it."
Yet another person said, "Why not just crown all the generals, let them all marry princesses, haha."
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As they spoke, everything fell into Li Xuan’s ears.
If Li Xuan were merely the Prince Qing of the "Dual Demon Form," he would probably be extremely nervous, readying for battle at this moment.
But now his perspective has broadened considerably.
Much like watching ants squabble over a tiny piece of land, he observes with interest from the outside.
He wasn’t angry, nor did he have any intention to prove his strength before the generals.
His mind has always been clear, he always knows what he is doing, and understands the difference between "what others think he should do" and "his true purpose."
His primary purpose of coming to the capital has never been to "show off before the Ministry of War’s generals" or to "help the Zhao family regain control of the military," but to... become stronger, to successfully engage with the sect, and see if he could gain any benefits from the sect.
He has too many doubts that require the sect to answer, and at the same time, he has too many expectations for the sect.
He hopes for his own immortality, and for the immortality of his parents and wife, even if that cannot be achieved, he at least hopes for longevity and freedom from illness.
He hopes for a cure for his son’s congenital ailment, he hopes for too much... these things, he can only see if the sect can help.
However, for potential crises like this, he still needs to deal with it.
So... Li Xuan had already taken care of it.
After assuming the identity of the "Divine Martial Monarch," he was waiting in Xiongshan County for Li Zhili’s wedding, but during this period he had done quite a bit.
He contacted the bandits in Bailang Province.
Within the territory of Great Yin, his ears and eyes reach everywhere; how could he not know that the ghost bandit Guan Wu he created has not died yet?
Therefore, this time, he directly turned all five thousand fierce bandits in Bailang Province into ghost bandits.
Among these fierce bandits, some may have been forced into banditry, but after becoming bandits, they committed many misdeeds, so Li Xuan felt no guilt in killing them.
The method of killing was simple.
Guan Wu gathered all the bandits together and invited the brothers to drink poisoned wine.
Among the brothers were some old-timers, but just one Illusion Realm from Li Xuan confused them all.
After the brothers drank the poisoned wine, they were then turned into evil spirits by Li Xuan.
