93: Lin Wan'er: I want to be a real couple with you! (23

Chapter 93: Lin Wan'er: I Want to Be a True Couple With You! (23, Please Subscribe!)

After the dance, Lin Wan'er panted softly, looking as if her long-cherished wish had been fulfilled.

“Clap! Clap! Clap!”

Li Chang'an offered appreciative applause. Lin Wan'er had indeed learned a lot from the seasoned Jianghu veteran, Gao Wuniang.

Lin Wan'er enthusiastically threw herself into Li Chang'an’s arms, leaning blissfully against his sturdy chest.

Her beautiful eyes, beneath gracefully arched brows, were slightly open, and her plump, fair face was like a blooming rose.

Li Chang'an picked up a rose petal and greedily savored it.

After a long while, Lin Wan'er struggled out of Li Chang'an’s embrace again.

If she hadn't explained why, Li Chang'an would have wanted to pin her down directly.

“Husband, Wan'er made you a brocade robe. See if it fits.”

The clothes of royal descendants were all custom-made, but her heartfelt gesture was hard to refuse. Aside from his imperial concubine mother, no one had ever made clothes for Li Chang'an before.

Li Chang'an reached out and took the blue brocade robe from Lin Wan'er’s hand.

It was made of top-grade royal silk, smooth to the touch, and carried the unique fragrance of silk.

Li Chang'an held it against himself and couldn't help but exclaim, “Wan'er really knows how to do everything, and the size is just right.”

Hearing the word “size,” Lin Wan'er’s face flushed crimson. How could the size she had personally measured be inaccurate?

Although the two had not yet crossed the final boundary, other matters were as easy for Lin Wan'er as driving on a familiar road.

Lin Wan'er’s beautiful eyes, sparkling with a smile, held traces of shy delight.

Her voice, soft and slightly cloying, asked, “Husband, won't you try it on?”

“No hurry, I'll try it later.”

Li Chang'an gently placed the brocade robe on the headboard and naturally sat beside Lin Wan'er.

He reached out and took the jade-like woman's soft hand, feeling a sensation of softness and delicacy.

He embraced Lin Wan'er, who had completed all the rituals and now had nowhere to escape. “Wan'er, you are thoughtful.”

“Husband, this is what Wan'er should do,” Lin Wan'er said with a trembling voice.

“It is only right for a wife to sew clothes for her husband. Wan'er must do it herself.”

Lin Wan'er knew that she might never be able to openly be with Li Chang'an in this lifetime.

But she was already much happier than Li Yunrui; her beloved had not rejected her and had fully helped her.

Even if she could never marry, Lin Wan'er was already very content.

“Then I… must thank my wife properly.”

Li Chang'an turned Lin Wan'er’s fragrant shoulders and captured her rosy lips to continue plundering sweetness.

Lin Wan'er noticed that the ties of her dress were being undone. A blush spread across her fair face, and her sparkling beautiful eyes seemed to well up with moisture.

Although Lin Wan'er was extremely shy, her tone was unusually firm.

“Husband, today Wan'er wants to be your true wife. Even if the sky falls, we must.”

Li Chang'an couldn't help but tease, “Is Wan'er just saying it, or does she truly mean it in her heart?”

Lin Wan'er’s delicate body trembled slightly, delighted by the affection Li Chang'an showed, her heart trembling incessantly.

However, at this moment, she was truly like the poetry described, hesitant to face the situation when it came down to it.

With her robe half-undone, Lin Wan'er slightly closed her beautiful eyes, turned, buried her head in the pillow, and arched her rear high.

“Husband, you're teasing Wan'er again.”

“Silly girl, if I don't tease you, how can we be true husband and wife?”

After speaking, Li Chang'an pulled down the bed curtains, and continued to tease and caress Lin Wan'er, making her begin to beg for mercy.

“Husband, spare me! Wan'er says it with her mouth and thinks it in her heart…”

Li Chang'an turned Lin Wan'er over, looking somewhat disbelieving.

“Wan'er, a person's heart is hidden behind their belly, most untrustworthy. I must go in and see.”

Lin Wan'er’s red lips moved slightly, muttering in a voice as soft as a mosquito, “Then come in…”

...For several days thereafter, Li Chang'an would secretly slip away to the royal villa as soon as night fell.

It wasn't that he was greedy for her body; it was mainly because Lin Wan'er was so devoted, and it wouldn't be right to neglect her.

The war between Qi and Qing had entered its final stages, and the Qing Kingdom had essentially settled on a national policy of gradual annexation.

Currently, the Qing Kingdom had already occupied a prefecture in Northern Qi. Although Northern Qi had made multiple attempts, it was completely unable to reclaim the territory.

Li Chang'an, meanwhile, continued his Cultivation of the White Level Futu. This process involved gradually increasing control over True Qi, ultimately allowing the True Qi in each acupoint to be precisely released externally.

Once that level was reached, the White Level Futu would be considered complete.

After that, the True Qi could Break Through the limitations of the Meridians and acupoints, filling the Physical Body.

Wu Zhu was right; studying other Great Grandmaster Secret Manuals was highly beneficial for improving True Qi control.

In this world, apart from Wu Zhu, the envoy of the Divine Temple, the Four Grandmasters all had successors, but none of them had reached the Great Grandmaster realm.

Even Geniuses like Fan Xian, Haitang Duoduo, and Wang Shisanlang in the original novel never reached the Great Grandmaster realm.

Therefore, for Li Chang'an to Break Through to Great Grandmaster, he still had to rely on the Muscle exchanged through the System.

However, studying the Cultivation Techniques of other Great Grandmasters could serve as an auxiliary function, helping him to increase the speed of his True Qi control.

Especially the Heavenly One Method, Si Gu Jian Swordplay, and Overbearing True Qi—these three Cultivation Techniques were brought out of the Divine Temple by Ye Qingmei.

Essentially, these Cultivation Techniques were methods that artificial intelligence had repeatedly deduced over tens of thousands of years, allowing humans to utilize nuclear radiation to the greatest extent.

These methods were not applicable to everyone. If they were universally applicable, figures like Yun Zhilan, Shadow, and Lang Tao should have already reached the Great Grandmaster realm.

Li Chang'an estimated that by studying just one or two of them, he should gain significant insights.

He first ruled out the Overbearing True Qi. Fan Xian only had half of it, though Emperor Qing possessed the complete version.

However, Li Chang'an certainly didn't expect to obtain a Great Grandmaster Cultivation Technique from Emperor Qing.

The easiest to obtain right now was, of course, the Heavenly One Method in Xiao En's mind.

At that time, both Xiao En and Ku He received the Heavenly One Method from Ye Qingmei, but only Ku He successfully Cultivated it, ultimately achieving the Great Grandmaster realm.

In the following days, Li Chang'an attempted to infiltrate the Supervisory Council. He was able to smoothly infiltrate any place with an open door or window.

He even stole Zhu Ge's peanuts and took Chen Pingping's potted plant, undetected even by Shadow.

However, Xiao En was imprisoned in the deepest dungeon, with no doors or windows for entry, making it impossible for Li Chang'an to infiltrate silently.

Fortunately, Xiao En was to be exchanged back to his country soon, so there would be plenty of opportunities later.

In the current Northern Qi, General Shang Shanhu held a pivotal position, but he was not skilled in political maneuvering.

Therefore, he wanted to bring his adoptive father, Xiao En, who was also the former Northern Wei spy chief, back to Northern Qi to help him.

Zhuang Mo Han, the common teacher of scholars across the land and a literary giant, was Xiao En's elder brother and also wished to bring Xiao En, imprisoned in Southern Qing, back to the country.

The most important figures in both the civil and military spheres of Northern Qi desired Xiao En's return, which Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping had already foreseen in their planning.

Northern Qi.

General's Residence.

Zhuang Mo Han, traveling light, specifically came to visit Shang Shanhu.

“General, the war has not yet ceased, why have you returned from the front lines?”

Shang Shanhu’s face darkened as he said, “Sir is my adoptive father’s brother, so I won’t hide it from you.”

“The Southern Qing’s military might is flourishing. That prefecture cannot be reclaimed by Great Qi.”

“I led the troops into battle this time and lost a prefecture. His Majesty and the Empress Dowager conveniently seized my military authority.”

Zhuang Mo Han was not in the imperial court and only heard rumors of the internal strife, but he knew that Shang Shanhu was skilled in warfare but not in political struggles.

“General, victory and defeat are common in warfare. With Great Master Ku He presiding over Great Qi, it is unlikely that Southern Qing would dare to go too far.”

Shang Shanhu scoffed, “The young emperor is unwilling to give up, so he replaced the general and continued fighting. Now, hasn't he still suffered losses and casualties?”

“Sir, the war situation is set. It won't be long before His Majesty has no choice but to accept defeat and send someone to Southern Qing to seek peace.”

“Sir, have you come this time to rescue my adoptive father during these peace talks?”

Zhuang Mo Han said worriedly, “Many years ago, when I, Zhuang, was rising to fame in the literary world, my brother refused to benefit from my reputation, wanting to achieve something through his own abilities.”

“Therefore, he changed his surname to his mother's and eventually became one of the foremost figures in the former Wei.

It's just a pity that he was ambushed and abducted by Chen Pingping. He must have suffered greatly in the Southern Qing Supervisory Council.”

“General, not long ago, this old man contacted The Eldest Princess of Southern Qing through an elder of the Junshan Society, hoping to rescue Xiao En back to the country through her.”

Upon hearing this news, Shang Shanhu was overjoyed.

The Junshan Society was a mysterious organization established by Li Yunrui. Initially, this organization was merely an assassin's guild, helping Li Yunrui with minor tasks.

For instance, people Emperor Qing wanted to kill but found inconvenient to, Li Yunrui would accomplish through the Junshan Society.

Later, as Li Yunrui's power grew, this organization became increasingly massive.

Even the Great Grandmaster Ye Liuyun, the Empress Dowager of Northern Qi, and Zhuang Mo Han were members of the Junshan Society.

Today, this organization is no longer just an assassin's guild, but also a platform for important figures to exchange resources.

“Sir, is Li Yunrui willing to mediate and let the Southern Qing Emperor release my adoptive father back to the country?”

Zhuang Mo Han said, “That’s right. She sent word that if we can help her with one thing, she will give us enough leverage to exchange for Xiao En.”

Shang Shanhu asked, “Sir, is this credible?”

Zhuang Mo Han said, “Although the Junshan Society is secretive, Li Yunrui has always kept her word in her dealings within the society.”

“What she wants us to do is to destroy a young man's Foundation, make him lose his reputation, and make it impossible for him to gain a foothold in Southern Qing.”

Shang Shanhu was greatly puzzled, “Mr. Zhuang, as The Eldest Princess of Southern Qing, can't she handle such a small matter?”

“To deal with a young man, why not just kill him directly?”

Zhuang Mo Han stroked his long beard and said, “That young man is named Fan Xian. He is currently only an Eighth Rank Auxiliary Music Officer.”

“He has only been in the Southern Qing capital for less than half a year, but he has caused quite a stir, even surviving an assassination attempt.”

Speaking of Fan Xian, Shang Shanhu naturally connected the dots. The major events in Southern Qing these past few months were all inseparable from Fan Xian.

“Sir, I understand. That Fan Xian has a complicated background. His father is Emperor Qing’s childhood friend.

He is the Supervisory Council's Commissioner at a young age, and I hear Emperor Qing also values him greatly.”

Zhuang Mo Han said meaningfully, “He may also take over the financial authority of the Southern Qing Imperial Treasury…”

Fan Xian’s affairs had caused a stir throughout the capital, and this intelligence had long spread among the upper echelons.

Shang Shanhu suddenly realized, “So Li Yunrui is hesitant to act, and can only rely on external forces… Fan Xian is the Junior Martial Champion of Southern Qing, and what he relies on most is his martial arts.”

Zhuang Mo Han nodded, “Li Yunrui wants Fan Xian to have his reputation ruined and his martial arts completely crippled in public!”

“If he were a scholar, I could, against my conscience, ruin his reputation completely.

But he is a martial artist, so I can only ask for your help.”

Regarding the rescue of Xiao En, Shang Shanhu was naturally dedicated.

“Sir, Southern Qing values martial arts. As long as we send a young master of similar age to publicly challenge him.”

“During the challenge, completely cripple Fan Xian’s True Qi. Even Emperor Qing would have nothing to say, and the matter would be settled!”

“However, to find a sixteen-year-old young master who is also highly skilled in martial arts and capable of crippling Fan Xian’s True Qi, they must be a Martial Dao Genius!”

Zhuang Mo Han cupped his hands to Shang Shanhu, “General, this old man knows this matter is difficult, which is why I came to seek your help.”

Shang Shanhu, a Ninth Rank Upper Level master, had a sharp glint in his eyes.

“Originally, the Saintess would be the most suitable, but the Saintess would not casually venture deep into an enemy country for this matter.”

“I am devoted to the Martial Dao, and I have paid attention to many young Geniuses in the world.

There is a young master in Dongyi City, also only sixteen years old, but his martial arts are already stronger than Fan Xian’s!”

Zhuang Mo Han asked doubtfully, “Dongyi City… Great Grandmaster Si Gu Jian has been reprimanded by Emperor Qing.

I heard they are also sending an envoy to the capital to apologize. Would they dare to help us?”

Shang Shanhu frowned and said, “This matter is of great importance. Please, Sir, accompany me secretly to Dongyi City to discuss this matter personally with Great Master Yun Zhilan.”

“As long as we offer enough leverage, claim that young man is a Northern Qi Genius, and keep the matter discreet, it can be done!”

Zhuang Mo Han’s worried expression eased slightly. With the first-ranked civil and military figures of Great Qi appearing together, what matter couldn't be discussed properly?

The war between the two countries continued for another two months, and Northern Qi finally reluctantly accepted the status quo.

Northern Qi formed a negotiating delegation to enter the Southern Qing capital to seek peace, and Dongyi City also had to send a delegation to apologize to Southern Qing.

If Northern Qi had won, Dongyi City naturally wouldn't have had to humble itself, take the blame, and apologize.

But Southern Qing’s military might was strong, and since Northern Qi had come to seek peace, Dongyi City could only act subserviently.

Li Chang'an originally thought that the negotiations had nothing to do with him; he just had to wait to intercept Xiao En.

However, Emperor Qing suddenly summoned him to the palace.

When Li Chang'an entered the Imperial Study, he found that it was a private audience this time.

As soon as Emperor Qing saw Li Chang'an, he mysteriously said, “Did you come up with a way for that ‘charlatan’ matter I asked you about last time?”

Only then did Li Chang'an realize that Emperor Qing was holding onto this wicked plan: to make Li Chang'an a Celestial Vein Holder acknowledged by all three countries, and make Haitang Duoduo a fake.

This would be a devastating blow to Northern Qi, which favored religion.

Li Chang'an also lowered his voice, “Your Majesty, your humble brother has thought of a move.

However, whether it succeeds or not depends on how well the Supervisory Council’s intelligence work is done.”

Emperor Qing was overjoyed, “You actually have a way to make the other two countries acknowledge you as a Celestial Vein Holder?”

Emperor Qing actually didn't have much hope. He was thinking of arranging a Celestial Vein Holder conferment ceremony for Li Chang'an as well.

It would be quite good if the envoys from the other two countries felt too awkward to openly object.

Li Chang'an said seriously, “Your Majesty, we can invite a god to possess… ”

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