Ten years of dormancy: Starting as a martial arts master at the pinnacle

"You're the one who wants to be a foot-washing maid!"

How could they, as the legitimate daughters of the Minister's mansion, willingly debase themselves?

Even if Li Changqing were a god-level figure, they would never do such a thing.

Even so, the little girl's face still turned red.

No matter how stubborn she was, she was actually jealous that Luo Qingqing had married the most perfect husband in her mind.

Grandpa is so biased. They are his own granddaughters, how come they are not as good as a niece?

Li Changqing focused on providing companionship throughout the entire process.

He knew everything that happened in the imperial court, even within Wang Guodong's family.

What Minister Wang doesn't know is still a secret, and even though Li Changqing trusts the Wang family's character, he won't reveal it.

After all, the more people who know about a plan, the greater the risk.

This is common sense that those in positions of power must know.

After the homecoming banquet, everything returned to normal.

For a whole month, Li Changqing took Luo Qingqing to see every place in Kyoto.

Let's just consider it their honeymoon.

Luo Qingqing wished she could keep playing like this forever.

Even her original life ideals were temporarily left behind.

Unfortunately, happy days are always short-lived.

A month later, Li Changqing prepared to leave Kyoto for the south.

Before that, he had to go to the residence of the Marquis of Sanyang.

After all, the selection of a concubine for the Marquis of Sanyang's household has not yet been officially determined.

Li Changqing isn't stupid.

He could see, of course, that Murong Yan was unwilling to be confined to the inner quarters and wanted to make a difference.

In particular, Murong Yan had already guessed that the chief editor behind the Kyoto Daily was Murong Yao, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Sanyang.

She became even more proactive.

Even so, Li Changqing did not intend to agree to her request.

Li Changqing doesn't take anyone who shows interest in him into his household.

He always remembered a saying: "A true man should roam the world freely, not spend his days thinking about things that happen in bed."

Li Changqing's goal is to break through to the Supreme level.

This is of paramount importance to all martial artists in the world.

For Li Changqing himself, he could also achieve true immortality.

Martial artists at the Supreme Realm have extremely long lifespans.

Some dynasties have changed hands several times, yet martial artists at the Supreme Realm are still alive.

However, even martial artists at the Supreme Realm are not truly immortal.

Li Changqing's understanding of immortality is the ability to maintain a healthy and youthful body, no longer bound by the river of time.

Live as many years as you want.

This is what Li Changqing truly pursues in life.

His pursuit was not about having three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines...

So even if you know that someone has designs on you, whether it's someone who covets your power or your personal gain, it counts.

Even if Li Changqing also had feelings for the other person, he would still maintain a proper distance and not cross the line.

Luo Qingqing originally wanted to go along, but was persuaded not to by Princess Qin.

"You are the future matriarch of the Regent's Palace. How can you take the initiative to visit the concubines? They should be the ones coming to see you."

Li Changqing pondered for a long time but couldn't come up with an excuse to refuse.

Nangong Ya solved the problem with just one sentence.

"Mother is right. How can I, as the princess, personally go to see them?"

Li Changqing is acceptable.

There's a saying: "Humble yourself to marry a wife, and look up to marry a daughter."

Even a nobleman, when seeking a wife, should try his best to be high-profile in his actions but low-profile in his personal life.

To put it simply, you must be sincere, give generous betrothal gifts, be humble in your work, and be even more humble in your personal life.

It's understandable that Li Changqing would personally visit.

The Regent's wife is not suitable.

Of course, the main reason Nangong Ya stopped Luo Qingqing was because she was afraid of embarrassing her son.

He took his wife to find a concubine. His own son was caught in the middle, and he didn't know what to do.

Li Changqing paid a visit.

The Marquis of Sanyang's residence was overwhelmed with gratitude. Marquis Murong Bo and the second master of the residence, Murong Qing, all came out to greet them.

Following behind them were the direct descendants of the entire Marquis of Sanyang's household.

Besides the two gentlemen, there were more than a dozen children of all ages.

They are all the children of these two gentlemen.

When Li Changqing entered the hall, everyone followed him.

Li Changqing himself had no interest in the younger generation of the Marquis of Sanyang's family; he wanted to get straight to the point and arrange a marriage.

When exactly will they get married?

We'll definitely have to wait until he returns from Jiangnan.

But engagement is permissible.

Only when the relationship is officially announced can Murong Yao legitimately join the World Society.

Only her identity as the editor-in-chief of the Kyoto newspaper could truly be brought into the open.

Li Changqing exchanged a few pleasantries with the crowd about court affairs.

Compared to the Minister of Justice, who wielded real power, the two men from the Marquis of Sanyang's household were clearly inferior.

After the pleasantries, we got down to business.

"We know Your Highness's rules. All the legitimate daughters of the Marquis of Sanyang are willing to enter the Prince's residence."

Murong Bo's expression showed a hint of embarrassment.

The eldest daughter of the Marquis of Sanyang has always held a very high status among noble ladies.

Now it has fallen so low that people have to choose it.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Even before he read the Kyoto Daily and learned that Li Changqing was the Supreme One.

Because of this marriage, the Marquis of Sanyang's family has offended many powerful and influential people.

They secured a concubine's position by overpowering other marquis and earl families with their superior strength.

With the combined power of the Beggars' Sect and the Canal Gang, the World Society is destined to become a goose that lays golden eggs.

However, neither the Marquis of Sanyang nor the other families actually valued these things.

After all, they are not short of money.

Even though they knew that the World Society would definitely make a lot of money in the future, they did not believe that the wealth the World Society would earn could be compared with the wealth they controlled.

The two are vastly different.

After all, the wealth of the World Society couldn't all be divided among them; Li Changqing himself would take the lion's share.

After the rest are divided among the families, how much will be left?

What they truly valued was the heritage and traditions of the Grand Canal Gang and the Beggars' Gang.

Before this, no one had ever taken these two gangs seriously. It wasn't until they merged and became the current Tianxia Hui (天下会).

Then the situation would be completely different.

The channels used by the Grand Canal Gang were unique.

The Beggars' Sect is spread all over the world, and they are experts at gathering information.

With access to channels and information, just being able to benefit from it is enough to make a company thrive.

Later I learned that Li Changqing was the Supreme One, and that he was also involved in the distribution of the Kyoto Daily.

Marquis Sanyang was extremely grateful for their initial choice.

To finalize the marriage with Li Changqing as soon as possible, everything else can wait.

"There are three people of marriageable age in our Sanyang Marquis's mansion: the eldest son Murong Yao, the second son Murong Yan, and the third son Murong Xuan."

"When the three of them got married, the family would provide them with an identical dowry."

"As for their birth mothers, how much compensation will they receive?"

"That depends on them."

Li Changqing wasn't particularly interested, since he had never considered taking his wife's dowry after getting married.

He just has a very good eye and a very good memory.

Even with just a glance, he saw quite a bit of information.

"A golden man reaching the heavens."

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