Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1815 Water Dragon's Chant 19

Fang Pingzhai did not restrain himself after hearing Tang Lici's harsh words. Instead, he continued to make small moves. First, he made a series of harsh words in front of Tang Lici, and then he turned around and found Zhong Chunji to sow discord, saying that Tang Lici was a fox demon and that she joined the Central Plains Sword Society not to attack the Fengliu Shop, which was suspected to be a remnant of the Yique Yin Yang faction, but to achieve her ulterior motive of disrupting the Great Yong Dynasty.

It is also said that the better Tang Lizhi does now, the more people appreciate and value him, and sooner or later he will steal the glory that belongs to her, Zhong Chunji.

Zhong Chunji was naturally reluctant to give up her current status and position, and even more reluctant to give up the power she had already obtained. However, compared to Fang Pingzhai, who had suddenly appeared, she trusted Tang Lizhi, who had experienced a lot, more. Therefore, she sternly rejected Fang Pingzhai's provocation and gave him a warning.

Fang Pingzhai never expected that Zhong Chunji would develop romantic feelings for Tang Lici, and even more unexpectedly, that these feelings would lead Zhong Chunji to trust Tang Lici.

It doesn't matter if Zhong Chunji doesn't accomplish anything; there are plenty of people in the Central Plains Sword Society anyway. Fang Zhaiping used fortune telling and character analysis as pretexts to slander Tang Lizhi in the Central Plains Sword Society, and for a time, Tang Lizhi's reputation was indeed somewhat affected.

However, Tang Lizhi did not do nothing. He still had a good godfather, and moreover, he trusted Jiang Xinxin even more. It had been a while since he had contacted Jiang Xinxin, so he decisively sent a message by carrier pigeon to ask Jiang Xinxin for help.

Fang Pingzhai was not some nameless nobody. At least, the Biluo Palace, in conjunction with the royal family, quickly investigated a lot of things. It turned out that Fang Pingzhai's real name was Chai Xijin. He was the sixth prince of the late emperor who believed in the Yin-Yang theory and caused chaos in the world. Most importantly, the sixth prince's birth mother was suspected to be a descendant of the Chai family of the previous dynasty. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why she would change her surname to the former dynasty's royal surname, Chai, after the late emperor's death.

It was easy to ascertain Chai Xijin's identity. All he had to do was show his face before the emperor, and the emperor would recognize him as the former sixth prince.

Jiang Xinxin rushed to the Central Plains Sword Gathering overnight to meet Tang Lizhi. Tang Lizhi, seeing Jiang Xinxin in the middle of the night, was naturally curious: "Princess, were you originally going to return to the capital?"

As Jiang Xinxin entered, she waved her hand, signaling Tang Lizhi to ignore the detail and get straight to the point: "You've seen Fang Pingzhai's information, what are your thoughts?"

Although Tang Lizhi was intelligent, he always viewed things from the perspective of an ordinary martial arts practitioner and was unaware of the rules governing the imperial court. Therefore, he was very puzzled by Fang Pingzhai's thirst for the "Rebirth Manual". "The Thirteen Towers of Fallen Life can almost be described as a place that gathers rare treasures and extraordinary people from all over the world. Princess, what do you think is the reason why Master Fang is unwilling to let go of the 'Rebirth Manual'?"

Jiang Xinxin said, "Based on the information I have so far, either Fang Pingzhai simply wants to pursue the pinnacle of power, after all, everyone in the martial arts world knows that you, Tang Lizhi, have cultivated the 'Rebirth Manual' and that you are the undisputed number one martial artist in the world; or it is Chai Xijin, no, it should be Jiang Xijin, who has his sights set on the Great Yong Kingdom."

Tang Lizhi asked directly: "How can the 'Rebirth Manual' still be related to the Great Yong Dynasty? After all, everyone knows that this skill is related to a Yin-Yang technique. Most importantly, it was the late emperor who caused the chaos of the Yin-Yang technique during his reign. If he wanted to seize the Great Yong Dynasty, shouldn't he have completely severed ties with everything related to the Yin-Yang technique?"

Jiang Xinxin couldn't help but chuckle, guessing, "Perhaps that guy felt he couldn't use his identity as the late emperor's son, so he completely changed his appearance and even went so far as to win over the remnants of the previous dynasty, just to take advantage of my father's unstable position to start another war and seize the throne by force?"

That was a plausible reason, but Tang Lizhi looked at the smiling Jiang Xinxin and couldn't help but laugh as well, "It seems that you, Princess, are not taken seriously by your cousin. Otherwise, he would know that even if the Emperor only has you as his princess, the throne will not go to the Fang family head who took his mother's surname."

The Fallen Thirteenth Floor involved a prince of the late emperor, so Jiang Xinxin had no choice but to personally go to the palace to inform the emperor.

After hearing Jiang Xinxin's guess, the emperor couldn't help but feel a headache. So he took the opportunity to play the victim and tried to get Jiang Xinxin to change the name of Sword King City so that it would be easier to bring Sword King City under the complete jurisdiction of the court. "My princess, look at the court now. It's beset by internal and external troubles. First, there's the remnant of the Yin-Yang sect, the brothel that makes people tremble at the mere mention of it. And then there's the late emperor's son trying to seize the throne!"

"None of your brothers and sisters are capable enough; I can only count on you now—"

Jiang Xinxin didn't believe a word the emperor said. He was able to ascend the throne not only because he was the only member of the imperial family, but also because of the good reputation he had built up in the early stages and the talented people he had gathered together because of his wisdom.

Although the people of Dayong are now impoverished, with powerful families and martial arts factions vying for power, and the presence of the imperial court and royal family is not prominent, Jiang Xinxin has great faith in the abilities of this cheap emperor.

Jiang Xinxin happily went to Empress Tang's palace for a meal. As Empress Tang's only child and currently her favorite person, Jiang Xinxin enjoyed treatment in front of her that even the emperor could not receive.

While the mother and daughter ate, they naturally chatted for a while. Empress Tang directly instructed her daughter to be more perfunctory with the emperor, saying, "Your father has become more and more ruthless over the years. Anyone who can get things done will only be suspected by him. He will not trust them at all. Others either don't notice, or they have something to ask of him and can only endure it, or they avoid him long ago."

"Although you are just a princess, some people are naturally suspicious, and when they doubt you, they are completely unreasonable!"

Empress Tang was starting to regret agreeing to let the Tang family interfere in the reconstruction of Sword King City. After discovering that the Tang family was using Princess Jiang Xinxin as a backer, the Emperor's trust in the Tang clan had greatly diminished, and he no longer...

Jiang Xinxin didn't see anything wrong with it, and even said, "Did my maternal grandfather tell you that the sixth prince of the late emperor has actually become the master of the Fallen Thirteen Towers, and even jumped around in the Central Plains Sword Gathering to coerce Tang Lizhi to hand over the 'Rebirth Manual'? Mother, what do you think my cousin is trying to do?"

Empress Tang stopped chewing her food abruptly, and after a long while, she smiled and said, "That's good too. There are many things to do in the court, so at least your father won't be constantly thinking about us."

Jiang Xinxin shared the same sentiment, but she was truly impatient with the matter of choosing a consort for the Empress Tang. She didn't even accompany the Empress Tang for a walk after dinner before disappearing without a trace.