Chapter 64: Fenghou Qimen
There was obvious anger in Emperor Qing’s voice:
"Li Yunrui, she has reached this point and still refuses to restrain herself. She is really asking for death!"
However, after a moment of silence, he adjusted his mood and said to Fan Xian,
"But you are the victim. Since you have decided to forgive her, I will naturally respect your choice."
Fan Xian lowered his head slightly and said with a complicated expression:
"Your Majesty, it is better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies. For Wan'er's sake, I am willing to give her a chance to change her ways.
Hopefully this forgiveness will allow her to let go of her resentment. "
After hearing Fan Xian's words, Emperor Qing frowned and reproached: "That's why I'm disappointed in you! You, a dignified man, have become so indecisive and obsessed with the personal affairs of your children because of a woman. Love affects my decision-making!"
Fan Xian silently endured Emperor Qing's accusations without refuting, just bowed his head and remained silent.
However, Emperor Qing's tone suddenly softened and he continued:
"However, as the king of a country, I am still gratified to see the people living in harmony. So, as you wish, I hope Li Yunrui can understand your intentions."
Li Chengze, who was next to him, muttered to himself after hearing Emperor Qing's words.
He thought to himself that as the head of the family, it is understandable that he would be relieved to see his family in harmony.
However, recalling the plot in the original work, wasn't the fight between the second prince and the prince initiated by Emperor Qing himself?
For power, he even sacrificed family affection and love. Saying these words here now only makes people feel sarcastic and hypocritical.
"Okay, you are covered in blood. Go back and take care of the wound..."
Emperor Qing noticed Fan Xian's blood-stained clothes and immediately waved his hand to signal him to leave.
"My lord, please leave!" Fan Xian stood up and saluted after hearing this, then turned and left.
After watching Fan Xian leave, Li Chengze secretly rejoiced.
Thanks to Fan Xian's own blow, otherwise Emperor Qing would have discovered that his injuries had recovered, and he might have guessed the effectiveness of his hands.
"Li Chengze!" As soon as Fan Xian left, Emperor Qing turned his attention to Li Chengze.
"Your Majesty!" Li Chengze responded quickly, but felt a little uneasy in his heart.
"You hide it quite well. I didn't even know you had good martial arts skills!"
Emperor Qing stared at Li Chengze with a hint of surprise and reproach in his tone.
This sentence carries a lot of weight.
On a small scale, this was just hidden deep, and it was not a big deal; but on a big scale, if Emperor Qing wanted to label Li Chengze with the crime of bullying the emperor, it would not be an injustice to him.
Facing Emperor Qing's reproach, Li Chengze lowered his head and explained:
"Your Majesty, it's not that I intend to hide it, it's actually that as a prince, I don't have many opportunities to show off my martial arts.
For example, His Highness the Crown Prince has been skilled in martial arts for many years, but has never had the chance to show it off.
Furthermore, Your Majesty, you are also a great master, and your cultivation is deeply hidden. How can your subordinates dare to reveal their martial arts so easily? "
Li Chengze's words not only compared his situation with that of the prince, but also subtly mentioned Emperor Qing's own cultivation.
He hinted that if Emperor Qing wanted to punish him for this incident, then the prince should be punished in the same way.
Moreover, Emperor Qing himself, as a grand master, also kept his cultivation level hidden. From this perspective, he had no reason to accuse Li Chengze.
Emperor Qing was silent for a moment. It had to be said that although Li Chengze's explanation was just a response, it actually left him speechless for a while and thinking secretly in his heart.
"What level has your cultivation reached now?"
After a brief silence, Emperor Qing decided to ask Li Chengze in another way.
Since I can't blame you for hiding your martial arts skills, then you can no longer avoid asking me about your martial arts level, right?
"Ninth Rank..." Faced with Emperor Qing's straightforward inquiry, Li Chengze hesitated for a moment and then told him frankly.
He knew that his knowledge of martial arts had been exposed, and if he concealed his cultivation level any further, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.
Moreover, now that the martial arts has been exposed, there will inevitably be opportunities to take action in the future, and hiding it will only constrain oneself. "Ninth grade?!"
When Emperor Qing heard this answer, his tone couldn't help but raise a few points. He was obviously shocked by Li Chengze's cultivation.
At such a young age, he has already cultivated to the ninth level? Such a talent, even if placed in the world, is still considered a top-level genius!
What's more important is that Li Chengze's martial arts has been hidden for so many years, which means that he doesn't have much time to practice martial arts.
However, even so, he still cultivated to the ninth level.
Emperor Qing stared at Li Chengze's young face with wide eyes, and was once again shocked by his talent.
I used to regard him as the prince's whetstone, but now it seems that it is really a wrong decision.
Because although the prince is also excellent and knows how to hide his clumsiness, in comparison, Li Chengze's talent and strength are obviously more outstanding and cannot be ignored.
"Your martial arts talent is indeed amazing, I have rarely seen it in my life!"
Emperor Qing stared at Li Chengze, and after a long time, he sincerely praised him.
"If you fail to reach the realm of a great master, you will ultimately be just a speck of mortal dust."
Li Chengze's answer was meaningful. It not only showed his humility, indicating that his ninth-level cultivation was insignificant in front of the great master Qing Emperor, but also implied his ambition, implying that he aspired to reach the pinnacle of martial arts.
He seemed to be saying that if he could become a great master in the future, Emperor Qing should not be surprised.
Emperor Qing heard the humility in Li Chengze's words, and this compliment made him feel very useful.
After all, although there are many words of praise, it also depends on who said it.
Even Emperor Qing felt inferior to Li Chengze's martial arts talent.
Therefore, Emperor Qing was naturally happy when he praised himself so much. More importantly, Li Chengze's words also spoke from the bottom of his heart.
Those who fail to step into the realm of a great master are ultimately just a speck of dust in the mortal world. This sentence is extremely appropriate.
On the one hand, the strength of the Grand Master Realm is indeed much higher than that of the Ninth Grade;
On the other hand, the Grand Master has a life span of two hundred years, which is enough to look down on all living beings and watch the vicissitudes of the world with a smile.
"Yes, yes, you are indeed an outstanding talent of my Li family!"
Emperor Qing nodded repeatedly, expressing his admiration for Li Chengze,
"You have an outstanding temperament and are very talented; I am very pleased!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!" Facing Emperor Qing's praise, Li Chengze could only express his gratitude humbly.
At this moment, the system prompt suddenly sounded in his mind:
"Reminder, complete the mission 'Gange' and obtain the Fenghou Qimen!" This sudden prompt surprised Li Chengze.
He recalled that the requirement of the "Gangge" mission was to eliminate the gap between Li Yunrui and Fan Xian.
Although Fan Xian spared Li Yunrui's life before, laying the foundation for the reconciliation between the two, Li Chengze did not expect that Li Yunrui would let go of his grudge so quickly.
After all, they had just left Li Yunrui's dormitory less than an hour ago.
Just when Li Chengze was secretly surprised, Eunuch Hou suddenly ran in in a hurry, knelt down in front of Emperor Qing in a panic, and crawled forward on his hands and knees.
"What happened?"
Emperor Qing frowned when he saw Eunuch Hou's appearance, realizing that something big must have happened.
"Your Majesty, the eldest princess, the eldest princess committed suicide!" Eunuch Hou replied with a trembling voice.
"What? She committed suicide?"
When Emperor Qing heard this, he stood up suddenly and his expression changed drastically. Although family, friendship, love and other emotions seem to become insignificant in the face of power, this does not mean that Emperor Qing has no emotions in his heart.
Upon hearing the news that his biological sister Li Yunrui had committed suicide, Emperor Qing could no longer remain calm and stood up suddenly.
(End of chapter)