The Proof of the Heavens Begins with The Legend of the Condor Heroes

The future heir of Beiliang can only be Xu Fengnian.

Xu Xiao has never wavered on this point, and even started to quietly plan for it more than ten years ago.

Now, it's time to close the net.

"Fengnian, as long as your father is still alive, the situation in Beiliang can be stabilized. The most important thing for us right now is to obtain the hereditary imperial edict so that we can have a legitimate succession when we take over." Xu Xiao said.

Although Beiliang is a place where Xu Xiao has the final say, the emperor's edict is not as useful as Xu Xiao's words when it arrives in Beiliang.

But in name, Beiliang is still the territory of Liyang, and Xu Xiao is also a subject of the Liyang Dynasty.

As the saying goes, if the name is not right, the words will not flow.

Before receiving the imperial edict of "hereditary succession", Xu Fengnian was still not the legal heir to the Northern Liang lineage.

"So, I have to pretend to be a grandson for a while longer." Fang Hao said with a self-deprecating smile.

"Why are you pretending to be a grandson? You have to pretend to be a dandy, a reckless, extravagant and dissolute dandy!" Xu Xiao continued, "This time, you have to go to Liyang to pretend, and show those big shots what kind of romantic figure our Beiliang prince is."

Seeing Fang Hao nod his head to show his understanding, Xu Xiao continued, "I will ask the emperor for the title in Tai'an City by then. The bigger the action you take, the easier it will be for us to accomplish this."

"I see. It's just pretending to be a playboy. I'm very familiar with this matter and I will do it beautifully for you." Fang Hao agreed directly.

At this time, Li Yishan suddenly said: "You are not going out this time just to pretend to be a playboy. There are two things you have to do well."

"Master, please speak." Fang Hao responded.

"The first thing is to find a way to subdue Huishan Xuanyuan. The Xuanyuan family controls the water veins of the world, which is the weakest link of Beiliang. If we can get the help of the Xuanyuan family, Beiliang's layout in Liyang will be connected."

Li Yishan paused and said, "The second thing is to contact the old members of Xichu and find a way to form an alliance with them to share the pressure from Liyang on us, so you have to bring Jiang Ni with you on this trip."

Seeing Fang Hao remained silent, Xu Xiao continued, "The Xuanyuan family is not so easy to deal with. Xuanyuan's ancestor, Xuanyuan Dapan, is a master of the celestial realm who has been famous for many years. However, this time I will invite an old senior to take charge for you. With him here, it will be no problem to deal with Xuanyuan Dapan. As for Jiang Ni..."

"As for Jiang Ni, she should be allowed to make her own choice!" Fang Hao said firmly: "Xu Xiao, in order to protect Beiliang, you can use anyone, but not Jiang Ni!"

The only thing that Fang Hao was unusually resolute was his attitude towards Jiang Ni.

"Good boy, you now know how to be gentle and considerate to women. I hope you can be so tough when facing Cao Guanzi." Xu Xiao said embarrassedly.

After hearing this, Li Yishan pondered and said, "You can handle Jiang Ni's matter with full authority. Just remember, don't forget the overall situation. The lives of the people of the three states of Beiliang and the 300,000 armored troops are all in your hands!"

"Disciple knows!" Fang Hao said.

Having learned the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Virtue and having accumulated experience from two lifetimes, Fang Hao is confident that he can lead Beiliang to become stronger and even unify the world.

"I will have Ning Emei select a hundred elite soldiers from the Phoenix Camp to accompany you on this trip. Don't complain about the small number of people. After all, that place is not your father's territory. Too many people will only attract attention."

Xu Xiao chattered on, "In addition, I will select a few martial arts masters to follow you. After all, when traveling in the martial arts world, you always need some people who understand the ways of the martial arts world to help you. It's called traveling, but it's actually a secret investigation. The spies from the Fushui House will also follow your footsteps and infiltrate our Beiliang tentacles into all aspects. As for how far you can go, it all depends on you."

In the original novel, Xu Fengnian's second trip to the martial arts world was planned by Xu Xiao and Li Yishan, and Xu Fengnian just passively accepted it. After this trip, he completely awakened and realized his true heart. But now, because Fang Hao's performance was far beyond Xu Xiao's expectations, he was able to participate in the decision-making in advance.

"By the way, you should also bring along the courtesan I got from Zijin Tower. A playboy should act like a playboy." Xu Xiao casually interjected.

It can be said that Xu Xiao has taken almost every detail and aspect into consideration.

Fang Hao thought about it and asked the most important question: "Xu Xiao, you said that I would be accompanied by a great master on this trip. Who is that person?"

"That's the big devil held under the Tingchao Pavilion." Speaking of this person, Xu Xiao said with a serious face, "This person is full of rage. Although it has been almost completely worn out due to decades of imprisonment, I am not absolutely sure whether I can persuade him to come out. After I persuade him to come out, whether you can subdue him depends on your ability."

"Xu Xiao, don't keep me in suspense. Who is that person?" Fang Hao asked.

"Li Chungang!" Xu Xiao uttered a name.

"It's him!" Fang Hao said with a smile: "Xu Xiao, you really found a good bodyguard for me!"

Li Chungang, the "Sword God", is the "Sword Jia" among the Thirteen Jia of the Spring and Autumn Period, one of the four great masters before Jiazi. He is the number one swordsman in the past five hundred years, and his talent in swordsmanship is comparable to that of Lu Zu.

In the first half of his life, Li Chungang was a perfect example of a protagonist.

He entered the Vajra Realm at the age of sixteen, the Zhixuan Realm at the age of nineteen, and the Celestial Realm at the age of twenty-four. After that, he secluded himself for six years without unsheathing his sword, and finally he mastered the magnificent sword intent of opening the gates of heaven with one sword.

In his battle records in the first half of his life, the Sword Master of Dongyue Sword Pool and the Sword Master of Wu Family Sword Tomb were both defeated by him. The famous sword Wooden Ox and Horse was also taken away by him from Wu Family Sword Tomb.

Others such as Spear Immortal Wang Xiu, Xuanyuan Dapan, Xishu Sword Master, and Western Region Arhat were all defeated by him.

His most famous battle record was that he had fought against Wang Xianzhi seven times, and won six out of seven.

In the last challenge, he was unwilling to use his sword to open the Heavenly Gate because he valued Wang Xianzhi's talent, even at the cost of destroying his own reputation. In the end, he let Wang Xianzhi break the Wooden Horse and Ox, and was defeated gracefully.

Such a first-class swordsman would not have disappeared for so many years if he had not been trapped by love and mistakenly killed his confidante Fengdu Lupao, causing his character to change drastically and his realm to fall drastically.

According to Fang Hao's estimation, if he recovered his strength to his full height, he would be no less powerful than he was in his previous life after he broke through the void.

For Fang Hao at the moment, if he wants to ask Li Chungang for help, he can only rely on talking.

After deciding on the strategy for traveling eastward, Fang Hao, Xu Xiao and the others began to busy themselves with the soul-calming ceremony.

Beiliang has been established for more than ten years. How many people have sacrificed their lives and shed their blood for Beiliang, and died on the battlefield. Therefore, Xu Xiao also holds a soul-calming ceremony every year to commemorate the dead heroes.

On this day, the lights on the top of Qingliang Mountain were as bright as day. On the Yellow Crane Tower, led by Xu Xiao and Xu Fengnian, all the Beiliang generals enjoyed the grand heavenly music "The Magnificent Beiliang Requiem Song" performed by more than 200 singers in the Beiliang Palace.

“Name and honor can be given with a pot of wine. How many handfuls of soil can emperors and generals give?” Fang Hao wore a purple gold crown and a sacrificial robe. When he walked, he walked with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, with a majestic and awe-inspiring demeanor of a king.

On this day, many of the military elders who came back to participate in the soul-calming ceremony, whether they were the old soldiers from Yuyang who had conquered the world with Xu Xiao, or the young soldiers in the army represented by the "Six Adopted Sons", all realized that the situation was different.

Fang Hao's entry into the palace was Xu Xiao's way of telling everyone that the successor to Beiliang had been decided! (End of this chapter)