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

Chapter 78 The Third Prince

Hearing this, Li Yuanling frowned slightly and said with her hands on her hips:
"She doesn't even want to see her own brother, but she keeps thinking about a fake prince. I wonder what's going on in her mind?"

As she spoke, she walked up to Li Musheng, patted her chest with her hand, and said with a firm face:

"Don't worry, even if your biological sister doesn't want you, you still have me as your adopted sister, but..."

"I hope you can behave like a human being in the future and stop backstabbing me, the only sister who treats you well."

Li Musheng laughed and made no comment.

Then, he glanced at his property in the small hall and nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, remember to make up for the gift next time."

Li Musheng waved his hand and turned to leave, asking the guards from Tianjin Guard to take him for a stroll in Shangyang City.

Li Yuanling saw this and her eyes moved. She quickly followed him, walked beside him with her hands behind her back, and said:
"I grew up in Shangyang City. I know all the fun places. Are you sure you don't want to ask for my opinion?"

"Huh? I actually forgot about you."

Li Musheng reacted, glanced at the other party, and said:
"Since you volunteered, I'll let you show me around."

Hearing this, Li Yuanling rolled her eyes.

But soon, she seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly her eyes were full of joy as she said:

"I know a very interesting place, but I've never had the chance to go there. It's a good opportunity for us to go and see it together today."

Li Musheng looked at her suspiciously and touched his chin with his hand:
"Why do I feel that it doesn't seem very reliable?"

Li Yuanling frowned, put her hands on her hips, squinted her eyes and stared at him, saying:
"Forgive me for being blunt, but when it comes to your familiarity with the entire imperial capital, if you can't even trust me, Princess Huarong, I don't know who else you can trust."

"So confident?"

Li Musheng raised his eyebrows and then clapped his hands:
"Not bad, not bad. I like confident girls."

……

The capital of Dali.

On the central axis of Zhuque Street, near the edge of the outer city of the imperial palace, stands a luxurious and majestic mansion.

Its red gate is wide open, and its lintel is high, majestic and towering.

In front of the open gate, there were armored guards standing solemnly, and people from the martial arts world coming and going chatting with each other, making it extremely noisy.

At this time, a carriage from the Dali Palace came galloping from the end of Suzaku Avenue and suddenly stopped in front of the mansion.

Soon, a white-faced, beardless eunuch got off the carriage. He looked up at the mansion in front of him.

Then he quickly walked past the group of people chatting and laughing, came to a guard, and said:
"Hurry and inform His Royal Highness the Third Prince that we have something important to report."

Hearing this, the surrounding people from the martial arts world looked over with curiosity on their faces.

The guard took a look at the eunuch and saw his anxious expression. He did not dare to neglect him and said hurriedly:
"Please wait a moment, sir. I will go and inform you."

……

In the center of the Second Prince's mansion's back garden, nestled between a rockery, a pond, and lush ornamental trees, stood a vast martial arts arena. At this moment, Second Prince Li Que sat upright on a towering stand. To his left and right sat Third Prince Li Zhu and a white-haired, gray-robed elder on armchairs.

Li Que has a handsome face and a high nose bridge, but his eyes are a little gloomy. The occasional glance that he inadvertently reveals a sharp edge.

Li Zhu, who stood beside him, was a bit more sturdy, with broad shoulders, a large body, a square face, and sword-like brows. His purple silk robe was stretched tight by his burly figure.

He stared at the iron-cast martial arts arena below with his piercing eyes and said in a deep voice:
"The martial arts masters that Second Brother recruited into his residence today are more powerful than ever before."

"Just now, that abandoned disciple from the 'Golden Tripod Pavilion', with his Golden Light Giant Tripod skills, faced the siege of three martial arts masters alone for a whole incense stick of time, yet he remained motionless, and his Qi defense was not broken. This truly opened my eyes."

Hearing this, Li Que looked calm and said with a smile:
"Third brother, you're in for a treat! I heard from the servants that a martial arts expert has arrived today. His martial arts skills are truly astonishing. Even the exiled elder has come to watch the fight in person."

As he spoke, he looked at the gray-robed old man beside him and asked with his head lowered:

"Master Ze, you said that man's martial arts cultivation has reached the realm of heaven and man. Is this true?"

The old man in gray robe had prominent cheekbones, deep eye sockets, a wrinkled face, and drooped eyes, looking very sad.

He raised his eyes slightly, bowed to the Second Prince Li Que, and said in a voice like a broken bellows:
"Of course, I wouldn't lie to Your Highness. That man used just one move with one hand, and he made Zhu Wuming, the founder of the Ten Thousand Monuments, who was half a step away from becoming a celestial being, kneel down on the spot, completely losing the power to resist. And yet, no one present saw how he did it?"

"Unless one is a celestial being master, even a half-step celestial being whose strength is far stronger than Zhu Wuming, can do this with ease."

After hearing this, Li Que's face lit up with joy. He looked at Li Zhu beside him with a smile in his eyes and said:

"Third brother, you heard me, I'm afraid we'll have to add another celestial being to our Jianghu staff."

"Then I would like to congratulate you, Second Brother, in advance. Next, I must take a good look at the demeanor of that celestial master."

Li Zhu bowed, smiled heartily, and looked towards the martial arts stage, only to see that no one had come on stage yet.

His eyes moved slightly, and suddenly his tone changed. He tilted his head and asked:

"What does Second Brother think of the Eighth Prince recognized by our father?"

Hearing this, the Second Prince Li Que narrowed his eyes slightly, waved his hand, and said:
"That eighth brother has been living among the common people for twenty years. Concubine Jing is dead, and he has no roots in this imperial capital. His mother's family does have a surviving Guanjun Hou Mansion, but I don't take it seriously."

As he spoke, he leaned his hand on the chair, supported his chin, and said with sharp eyes:

"The only people I consider as rivals are my eldest brother and the fake prince Li Zhi who is still imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison."

Hearing this, Li Zhu frowned tightly and said:
"Honestly, I really can't fathom what Father is thinking. He clearly knows that Li Zhi is a fake prince, so why hasn't he dealt with him yet? He even left the position of Seventh Prince vacant?"

Li Que glanced at him and shook his head:
"Third brother, you really still don't understand our father. He certainly has his own deep meaning behind what he did."

Li Zhu was still puzzled and said,

"What do you mean by that? Please explain clearly, second brother."

Li Que smiled, looked deeply in the direction of the palace, and said:
"Think about the current state of the world. Dali has only been established for a hundred years and is surrounded by neighboring countries. Since my father inherited the Dali foundation from my grandfather, he has been working hard to govern the country, intending to dominate the world."

"To achieve this, the most important thing is people. The way of an emperor is to control people. Regardless of whether they are good or bad, as long as they are useful and can be used, they are worth keeping."

"So in my opinion, whether Li Zhi is the real prince or not, I will not kill him, because he is a sharp blade that can split the land. Keeping him is more useful than killing him."

　Hey everyone, there is only one chapter to be published today, and the other chapter will be posted tomorrow. I wish you all a happy New Year!

　　
　
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