After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 43 Concubine Jing
Aurora Pavilion.

Li Musheng had nothing to do during the day, so he leaned against the railing of the corridor, admiring the scenery in the patio below while trying to create a martial art similar to the "Life and Death Talisman".

Although it was not difficult for him to create his own martial arts, it still took some effort to create a martial art from scratch.

At this time, Li Yuanling, who was following him, stared at him curiously for a long time and then said:

"You have to be careful. This Aurora Pavilion may seem heavily guarded, but there are actually quite a few spies hiding in the dark."

Li Musheng turned around and glanced at her, but suddenly asked:

"If I report you to the deputy commander of the Tianjin Guards, will they kick you out immediately?"

Hearing this, Li Yuanling's face darkened, and she frowned slightly and said:

"Don't be like this. I really want to stay and protect you. You don't know how much my godmother missed you when she was alive. She would never want to see anything happen to you in heaven."

After saying this, Li Yuanling suddenly realized that she seemed to have said something wrong, and immediately covered her mouth with both hands.

Li Musheng's face showed a strange expression and he asked:

"What do you mean?"

"I remember that before the incident of the true and false princes happened, wasn't Concubine Jing accompanied by the Seventh Prince in the Heavenly Prison?"

Li Yuanling blinked her eyes, then waved her hands repeatedly and said:
"You heard wrong. What I meant was...I meant..."

Seeing that the other party was hesitant and couldn't find an excuse for a long time, Li Musheng shook his head:

"If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. I won't force you."

Then, he turned around and stared at the red lotus pond in the distance, continuing to ponder the key to creating the Life and Death Talisman martial arts.

Seeing this, Li Yuanling breathed a sigh of relief.

However, after seeing that Li Musheng didn't seem to care about this matter at all, a deep sadness appeared in her eyes again.

After a long while, Li Yuanling finally spoke softly:

"Godmother actually knew a long time ago that Li Zhi was not his biological son, but she never said anything and only told me."

As she spoke, she stared at Li Musheng tenderly and said:
"Before my godmother passed away, she lay in bed all day without saying a word. But I know she wanted to see you before she died, but... she never got her wish."

At this time, Li Musheng turned around and looked at Li Yuanling with red eyes, and was silent for a moment.

Then he sighed softly and said:

"So, it was you who exposed the fake prince?"

Hearing this, Li Yuanling shook her head:

"My godmother wouldn't allow me to do this. She just wants you to be safe and live as an ordinary person. That's why she hasn't looked for you yet."

"I don't understand, but I never went against her wishes, so this wasn't me."

Li Musheng frowned slightly:
"Then who did this?"

"I don't know. The case from twenty years ago is still under investigation and there is still no result. But I think this was most likely done by Li Zhi's enemies."

Li Yuanling expressed her guess, but she was not involved in this matter, so what she knew was very limited.

Li Musheng just thought about it for a moment and didn't ask any more questions.

At this time, Li Yuanling said softly with a firm look:
"You don't need to dwell on the past. Now that you've returned to the imperial capital, I will definitely fulfill your godmother's last wish and let you live in peace." Then, her expression suddenly became serious, and she continued:
"Godmother lives in seclusion and rarely shows up, but there must be people in the palace who have seen her. So after you appeared in Aurora Pavilion, there must be someone who can recognize your true identity like me."

"You should know that everyone in the Aurora Pavilion dreams of becoming, or thinks they are, the Seventh Prince. The forces behind them are extremely complex, and there's no guarantee that someone won't take the risk and attack you."

Li Yuanling paused at this point, and suddenly saw Li Musheng staring at the pond below in a daze again. She wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of her eyes angrily and shouted softly:
"Are you even listening to me?"

Li Musheng glanced at her and said:
"Of course I'm listening, but don't worry about it. The real thing is to go back and be your princess."

Just at this moment, two figures suddenly fell from the sky and appeared behind Li Yuanling in the blink of an eye.

One of them was wearing a dragon fish costume. He had a majestic appearance and was tall. There were some white hair on his temples, but his face was resolute, giving people a sense of strength and power.

The other man had a fair complexion and no beard. He was wearing a neatly ironed scarlet eunuch's uniform, and his black hair was combed neatly and hung on his shoulders.

His fingers were slender and long, and when he raised them slightly, he unconsciously curled his fingers.

"Your Highness, this is not a place for you to come. Please follow me back to the palace."

The chief eunuch Sun Changyu, the chief eunuch of the Zhidianjian, bowed and saluted, and the deputy commander Song Shanyue did the same.

At this time, Li Yuanling stared at Li Musheng with shock and anger, saying:
"Did you really report me?"

Li Musheng turned around and smiled, saying:

"Do you think I'm kidding you?"

He told Xiao Anzi this morning about Li Yuanling disguising herself as a man, but perhaps because Tianjin Guard needed to ask for permission from their superiors, they were a little slow to act.

"Ah...ah..."

Li Yuanling was obviously a little furious at this time. She turned around and yelled at Sun Changyu and Song Shanyue:
"You all get out of here. I'm staying here and not going anywhere."

Hearing this, the eunuch Sun Changyu shook his head slightly and said:
"If Your Highness insists on doing so, please forgive me for my offense."

"You dare to touch me?"

Li Yuanling's face was gloomy, but the next moment, she shook her head vigorously, felt dizzy, and then slowly fell to the ground.

Seeing this, the eunuch Sun Changyu quickly supported the other person and said behind him:

"Come here, escort Princess Huarong back to the palace."

In an instant, several young eunuchs carried a sedan chair and hurried upstairs from downstairs. After taking Li Yuanling from Sun Changyu, they carried her away quickly.

At this time, only Sun Changyu, Song Shanyue and Li Musheng were left on this corridor.

After a while, Li Musheng glanced at the two of them and asked:

"Do you have anything else to do?"

Upon hearing this, the chief eunuch Sun Changyu and the assistant commander Song Shanyue looked at each other, and there was a hint of strangeness in their eyes.

Just now they used a kind of medicinal powder on Li Yuanling that can help people sleep and relax their minds, called "Yin Xiang Yan".

This thing is not harmful at all, but it can make people fall asleep instantly. Even martial arts masters are not immune to it. Only masters at the grandmaster level can resist it with their powerful true qi.

But Li Musheng clearly inhaled the Yinxiang saliva, but nothing happened to him from beginning to end.

(End of this chapter)