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He was smiling when he suddenly turned his head and saw that Li Chang'an had just turned the corner and was walking towards them.
Li Chengqian shrank back immediately, like a mouse seeing a cat.
He dared not show off in front of Li Chang'an, who had just broken through to the ninth rank. If he accidentally pushed him down, the Crown Prince would have no way to reason with him.
"The Crown Prince himself said that not just anyone can stand at such a high position; you need to have the strength."
The Crown Prince found Li Chang'an's words chilling.
"The second prince is doing well in there. Don't try to do anything dangerous like the crown prince. If you fall in, the crown prince won't be able to explain himself."
Li Chang'an was right. After all, Li Chengze had said that he would not commit suicide, and if he did die, it was Li Chengqian who did it.
The Crown Prince chuckled and said, "Uncle Yongwang is joking. My second brother and I have always been on good terms."
Li Chang'an didn't reply and went straight to the observation deck on the top floor along the boardwalk.
When Li Chang'an arrived, he found that Lin Wan'er had already arrived.
"Wan'er, we meet again."
To outsiders, Princess Ariel Lin Wan'er and Prince Yong Li Chang'an are in one faction, while Fan Xian and the Crown Prince are in another.
Lin Wan'er covered her mouth and smiled, "Uncle Yong is newly married and naturally forgets the passage of time, feeling that not much time has passed."
"Actually... we haven't seen each other for over a month."
"On the day of Prince Yong's wedding, Wan'er was unwell and could not attend. I hope Prince Yong will forgive her."
Li Chang'an knew that Lin Wan'er was afraid of being reminded of painful memories, after all, Lin Wan'er dreamed of marrying Li Chang'an openly and honestly.
Li Chang'an said softly, "Wan'er, you're being too polite. We're family, so why would I blame you?"
Lin Wan'er pouted, and seeing that the princes had also entered one after another, she didn't say anything more.
Once everyone had arrived, Emperor Qing strode in amidst the cheers and congratulations of the officials.
As soon as Emperor Qing entered the room, Li Chang'an heard someone approaching outside the window.
Sure enough, it was Fan Xian who came to report that the lower level of the Hanging Temple was on fire.
Emperor Qing asked coldly, "How is the fire?"
Fan Xian replied, "Your Majesty, the fire has been extinguished!"
Emperor Qing scolded, "Now that it's been extinguished, what's all the shouting about? Come in and talk!"
After entering the hall, Fan Xian immediately suggested, "Your Majesty, this fire is too strange. If there really is an assassin, the highest point is the most dangerous!"
Emperor Qing said nonchalantly, "You and Prince Yong didn't even flinch when you saw a Grandmaster being struck by lightning, did you?"
"A fire that didn't even start has scared you this much!"
Emperor Qing was actually using the father-son relationship to win over Fan Xian, after all, Fan Xian's Barrett rifle was too terrifying.
Eunuch Hou chimed in at the opportune moment, "His Majesty has been assassinated forty-three times in his life, yet he has never retreated!"
Fan Xian insisted, "His Majesty's fate rests on the shoulders of the nation and the state of Qing; there is no room for error!"
Emperor Qing led everyone to the open-air viewing platform, while simultaneously reprimanding Fan Xian.
“You and Prince Yong have both broken through to the ninth rank, Li Chengru is also an eighth-rank expert, and Eunuch Hou is also an eighth-rank expert.”
"With you all here, can't I even enjoy the flowers in peace?"
"Enough with the chit-chat! Since we're here, let's make the best of it! Let's find a place to sit!"
Li Chang'an observed coldly. Emperor Qing seemed stern, but in every way he showed his respect and care for Fan Xian, performing his understanding of fatherly love.
Fan Xian was about to argue further when Emperor Qing became completely absorbed in the magnificent chrysanthemum scenery at the foot of the mountain.
The Crown Prince warmly pulled Fan Xian over, "Fan Xian, come here, sit next to me."
As everyone took their seats, Li Chang'an had already spotted the two assassins on this floor.
One of the inner court guards, with a cultivation level of the lower ninth rank, should be that Western Hu swordsman.
There was also a eunuch whose cultivation level was only seventh rank, but he had considerable intelligence-gathering abilities.
The moment Emperor Qing settled into his seat, the ninth-rank guard drew his steel sword from his waist.
He moved with lightning speed, and in the blink of an eye, he was already rushing towards Emperor Qing with a steel knife in hand.
Suddenly, a major change occurred, and chaos erupted on the observation deck.
Almost at the same time the swordsman launched his attack, a white figure flew in through the window, long sword in hand, and thrust it straight at Emperor Qing!
Emperor Qing watched coldly, seemingly caught off guard and unable to react or dodge in time.
He saw Li Chang'an's figure flash lightly and appear in front of the ninth-rank swordsman, knocking the swordsman's weapon away with a single move.
Fan Xian launched his attack almost simultaneously, targeting the white-clad swordsman, who was none other than Shadow, the head of the Sixth Bureau of the Supervisory Council!
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Li Chang'an only needed to use his lower ninth-rank strength to easily knock away the ninth-rank swordsman's longsword with the Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand, and then kicked him away.
At this moment, the eunuch not far from Emperor Qing also took out a dagger from under the tray and gradually approached Emperor Qing.
A shadow flew in from outside the window, and a long sword was already close to Emperor Qing. In a panic, Li Chengping actually stood between the shadow and Emperor Qing.
The third prince, with his back to his shadow, was unaware that his life was hanging by a thread.
He only saw Li Chang'an seem to turn into a blur before suddenly appearing in front of him and lifting him up.
At that moment, Fan Xian rushed over, and Shadow's sword struck Fan Xian squarely in the chest.
Li Chang'an kicked a wine vessel that had rolled on the ground at the eunuch holding a dagger. The eunuch was knocked down by the wine vessel and then subdued by Eunuch Hou.
The ninth-rank swordsman was beaten down by Li Chengru and subdued by the guards who rushed in.
Shadow missed his first attack and immediately engaged Fan Xian in combat, exchanging several blows in an instant.
Seeing that the assassination attempt was hopeless, Shadow jumped out of the window and escaped. Fan Xian chased after him to the window, hesitating whether to continue the pursuit or protect Emperor Qing.
Emperor Qing never changed his position from beginning to end.
"I've heard that Si Gu Jian has a younger brother who uses the Si Gu Jian Technique!"
"Fan Xian, go and capture him! Prince Yong and the Boss are here to protect us!"
The chrysanthemum appreciation gathering was suddenly attacked by assassins, throwing all the officials into chaos.
Fan Xian chased the shadow down the cliff, while Emperor Qing, with a strange movement, glided directly to the railing.
This move stunned the princes; it demonstrated at least the cultivation level of the upper ninth rank!
The eldest prince exclaimed with delight, "Congratulations, Father! You have recovered your cultivation!"
Before Emperor Qing's meridians were completely severed, he was already at the ninth rank of upper cultivation.
After all the meridians were severed, everyone thought that Emperor Qing was deposed.
Emperor Qing's sudden display of his cultivation level was naturally meant for Chen Pingping's benefit.
Although both the eunuch assassin and the Western Hu swordsman were lurking in the palace, they were tricked by Chen Pingping into assassinating them today.
Chen Pingping even used his shadow clones in order to spy on Emperor Qing's true strength and weaknesses.
Chen Pingping had long suspected that Emperor Qing had recovered his cultivation, and that Emperor Qing might even be that Grandmaster.
Emperor Qing wanted Chen Pingping to see that he had recovered and that Chen Pingping should bring out his tricks!
Emperor Qing stood with his hands behind his back, watching Fan Xian and Shadow chase each other with a deep gaze, looking completely calm and collected.
"Chang'an, your footwork is good, and your fists and feet are skillful, but your moves lack a bit of killing intent."
"Cheng Ru, your punches and kicks are indeed fierce, and your killing intent is sufficient, but your moves are too clumsy."
"You two, if you want to reach my level of cultivation, you should learn from each other."
Emperor Qing never speaks nonsense. Even when he boasts, it's not just empty bragging. Almost every word he says has a hidden meaning.
Li Chengru's martial arts skills were honed on the battlefield, while Li Chang'an's Shadow Guards were mainly responsible for protecting the capital.
In this incident, Gong Dianhui will be removed from his post due to dereliction of duty, and Li Chengru will take over as commander of the Imperial Guards.
Li Chang'an guessed that Emperor Qing must have other plans for him.
Judging from Emperor Qing's tone, could it be that he wants Li Chang'an to go to the border to fight?
However, it didn't matter where Li Chang'an went. His main task was to focus on cultivation. Once he achieved a certain level of mastery in the Black-level Pagoda, he could then kill a Grandmaster in one fell swoop.
With his current strength, he is confident he can injure a Grandmaster and then kill him with a Barrett sniper rifle.
If Emperor Qing really arranges for Li Chang'an to go to war, Li Chang'an wouldn't mind finding another Grandmaster to fight.
Fan Xian was no match for Shadow, but after Ye Zhong and Wang Qinian arrived to provide support, Shadow fled when he saw that he was no match for him.
Although Fan Xian was injured, he was rescued in time and his condition was not as serious as in the original drama.
However, his internal energy still went out of control, so he had to stay in bed to recuperate.
Chen Pingping, the head of the Supervisory Commission, personally visited Fan Xian, the second-in-command and successor of the Supervisory Commission.