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He finally got the temple messenger and ordered the strongest inner court guards to help the messenger kill Wu Zhu.
As a result, Wu Zhu was seriously injured, and the temple messenger died.
Emperor Qing sneered, "A messenger from the temple? Let me see for myself whether he is a god or a demon."
After he finished speaking, he gathered his true energy in his fist and smashed open the skin on the temple messenger's abdomen with one punch.
Upon seeing the metal components beneath his skin, Emperor Qing's eyes widened in shock.
"Neither a god, nor a ghost, nor a human!"
The surrounding guards were utterly astonished!
They were not surprised by the robot's structure, but by His Majesty's power!
If you're not a Grandmaster, how could you possibly smash through the temple messenger's skin like that?
Emperor Qing punched a few more times, looking at the incomprehensible structure and materials with a deep look of doubt.
"What the hell is this thing?!"
After fussing around for a long time without any results, Emperor Qing had no choice but to leave the small courtyard.
He encountered Hong Sixiang, who had been waiting at the entrance of the courtyard, and said, "Preserve the body well. I will come to see it at any time. Leave none of these guards alive."
Hong Sixiang, a peak ninth-rank martial artist, bowed and walked into the courtyard. Suddenly, he swept out several palms, killing all the guards.
Then he glanced at the interior of the temple's messenger and was equally shocked and puzzled.
"This monster has no flesh and blood, no wonder it has no true qi..."
"This...is this what God created?"
However, he dared not look at it for long and quickly carried the wreckage of the machine to the most secret storeroom in the inner palace.
In the royal study.
Emperor Qing smelled the strong engine oil odor on his hands and showed a look of disgust.
Even though I've washed it many times, it just won't get clean.
The plan to use the temple messenger to kill Wu Zhu failed, and Wu Zhu disappeared again, his whereabouts unknown.
Emperor Qing now understood that Wu Zhu was a steel monster, just like the temple messenger.
He was going crazy with curiosity. What exactly was in the box that Fan Xian had opened?
Emperor Qing was unaware that the box he so desperately wanted was no longer in Fan Xian's hands.
"The box left by Xiao Yezi is definitely not simple; it must be something that can change the world's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing both state and overall situation)."
"Fan Xian took the initiative to go to Jiangnan to continue investigating the smuggling of the Imperial Treasury and bring down the Ming family."
"The Ming family are parasites and traitors to the country; they should be overthrown."
"But is Fan Xian's proactive trip to Jiangnan related to the box he has?"
Emperor Qing thought for a moment and decided that he had to find someone to test Fan Xian's abilities and see who had the upper hand!
"Who should we turn to? Wan'er's influence is too weak, the Crown Prince cannot leave the capital, and he lacks skilled warriors."
"Actually, Yunrui is the most suitable, and the Ming family are also Yunrui's people."
However, Yunrui excels at sacrificing pawns to save his king; he might just abandon the Ming family altogether.
"That's right! Let Chang'an go. He's been investigating the Junshan Society. Isn't the Ming family matriarch a member of the Junshan Society?"
Emperor Qing made up his mind to get Li Chang'an moving, which would also allow him to continue to hone the Crown Prince's skills—a win-win situation.
"Eunuch Hou, go to the Dragon Guard Manor and summon Prince Yong to the palace!"
Hulong Mountain Villa is located a hundred miles away, deep in the mountains.
Fan Ruoruo was dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, and to avoid obstructing her vision, she tied her hair into a cute bun.
She was lying in the grass, getting used to the powerful Barrett weapon.
When Fan Ruoruo first saw the Barrett, she was instantly attracted to it and then fell in love with it.
Having trained in sniping techniques for a year, Fan Ruoruo, now at the seventh rank, can easily wield a Barrett sniper rifle.
Fan Ruoruo's martial arts skills lean towards arm strength and agility, which she practiced specifically for using the Barrett rifle.
Jingni, both curious and envious, lay to the side, acting as Fan Ruoruo's observer.
While snipers are accurate shooters, the use of a scope inevitably restricts their field of vision, making it difficult to get a full view of their surroundings.
Jing Ni, now at the peak of the ninth rank, is clearly the most powerful observer in this world.
As a Grandmaster, Li Chang'an could observe a sufficiently long distance, making it the safest and most secure place to train Barrett in these deep mountains.
"Your Highness, there's a wild boar about a mile away!"
Fan Ruoruo had gotten used to it. Ever since Jingni moved into the palace, she had started calling her Princess Consort, and no amount of correction could change her mind.
Fan Ruoruo gripped the Barrett firmly, her eyes fixed on the wild boar in the distance, the Barrett showing no sign of trembling.
"Your Highness, I'm about to launch the first missile!"
Fan Ruoruo has been training here for several days, and today is her first live-fire exercise.
"boom!"
A deafening explosion rang out, and a thumb-sized spent cartridge flew out of the gun!
The wild boar a mile away was blasted to pieces without even a howl, leaving no trace of its flesh or bones!
Despite her aching shoulder, Fan Ruoruo jumped up excitedly!
"I hit it! I hit it!"
Jingni stared blankly at the pool of blood and flesh in the distance, marveling at the power of the Barrett.
"Such immense power! Even a Grandmaster might not be able to withstand it!"
Li Chang'an said, "That's not entirely true. If it's a grandmaster with unparalleled lightness skills, it's possible to dodge it."
In the original novel, Fan Ruoruo ambushed Emperor Qing from two miles away, but Emperor Qing managed to evade her attacks.
Ultimately, Fan Ruoruo's understanding of Emperor Qing's behavior and habits allowed her to strike Emperor Qing in the chest through a wall and a steel shield.
However, Emperor Qing, who was extremely cautious, wore a breastplate under his dragon robe, which barely saved his life.
Barrett is indeed very powerful, and mastering its use certainly provides an additional trump card.
However, it is also unreliable to place all your hopes on external things.
It was getting late, so Li Chang'an put the Barrett into the box and then into the system space.
Fan Ruoruo couldn't understand Li Chang'an's magical system space at all; she only knew that His Highness was amazing.
Jing Ni wasn't surprised at all. She herself was summoned by Li Chang'an through his transformation technique, so transforming away an inanimate object was nothing to her.
"Ruo Ruo, Jing Ni, it's getting late, let's go back to the manor."
After Li Chang'an finished speaking, he gently put his arms around the two women's slender waists and took two steps to reach a hundred feet away.
Having the happiness of both Yu Manli and Jing Ni at the same time, who among you understands!
Recently, the Western Qin state has occupied all the vassal states of the Northern Qi. The former Northern Wei territory was mostly occupied by the Northern Qi, and the remaining part was occupied by the Western Qin.
The area occupied by Western Qin was a quarter the size of Northern Qi, and its army expanded to 150,000!
According to intelligence from the Luo Wang, the Western Qin Kingdom is now operating smoothly, so Li Chang'an has cancelled his idea of summoning Zhuge Liang or Xiao He.
As long as Zhao Gao listens to him and lets the Luo Wang academy students, who are skilled in internal affairs, manage the government, there shouldn't be any major problems.
The Western Qin state has both money and troops, and the Northern Qi is unable to launch a large-scale offensive, so it is relatively stable now.
Because of the rise of the Western Qin Kingdom, Li Chang'an's power ranking rose to third place, second only to Emperor Qing and the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi.
Although Li Chang'an had close relationships with the Empress Dowager and the young emperor of Northern Qi, they were only equals; neither of them were Li Chang'an's subordinates.
In terms of martial prowess, he ranks second. Only by continuing to diligently cultivate the Yi Jin Jing can he unleash the potential of the Bei Ming True Qi, further improve his cultivation, and surpass Wu Zhu after he removes his blindfold.
Alternatively, you could kill Wu Zhu before he takes off his blindfold, and you could also reach the top of the combat power ranking.
Thanks to the stable rise of the Western Qin Kingdom, Li Chang'an's wealth was secured, and he has now risen to second place in the wealth rankings.
If Lin Wan'er can successfully take over the inner treasury, then Li Chang'an's wealth ranking will reach number one.
Because Lin Wan'er is Li Chang'an's person inside and out, while the young emperor of Northern Qi is already in the shape of Li Chang'an inside, but on the surface he is still the independent emperor of Qi.
Therefore, now that we have secured our position in the court, the next step is to assist Lin Wan'er in taking control of the Imperial Treasury and climbing to the top of the wealth rankings.
Name: Li Chang'an
World: Joy of Life
Age: 19 years old
Realm: Grandmaster
Cultivation Techniques: Northern Darkness True Qi (Perfected), Yi Jin Jing (Great Success), Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand (Perfected), Tianshan Six Yang Palms (Perfected), Six Meridian Divine Sword (Perfected), Lingbo Steps (Perfected)
Su Hui: A person with keen insight and a photographic memory.
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