Martial arts of the heavens, I am unstoppable since I was born

Chapter 203 Li Maozhen: Arrogance Must Die; Easily Escaped (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"For sixteen years, you have governed Qi well. Thank you for your hard work."

Prince Qi's Mansion, study.

Li Maozhen looked at the Qi King's robe hanging on the hanger, complex emotions floating in his eyes. He gently reached out and touched the patterns on the robe, praising it, "Even if I were here, I might not be able to develop so well."

The empress stood behind Li Maozhen. Her cold face showed neither the elation of being praised nor the fear of losing the throne. She simply said calmly, "My brother shouldn't have come back."

"Why?" Li Maozhen glanced sideways. He did not think that the empress had any ambition to seize the throne. Even though the other party had been the King of Qi for sixteen years, in her eyes, he was still the little girl who wanted to pick up a pen and paint the beautiful rivers and mountains.

"Because of arrogance."

"Don't worry, he will die for sure."

Li Maozhen's tone was particularly firm.

He turned his head and brushed off the nonexistent dust on his royal robe, trying to hide the uneasiness in his heart. "You have never seen the Bad Commander in action, so you don't know how powerful he is. We are both above the Great Heaven Realm, but there seems to be a deep chasm between us. Even if we try our best, we can only see his gaze looking down upon us."

The Bad Leader went to the Twelve Caves in order to allow the Twelve Caves to re-enter the world and take the risk of being destroyed. At the same time, he also wanted them to take the blame for him. Naturally, the communication between the two sides was not a calm one.

But after taking action, the leaders of the twelve caves truly realized what it meant to "genius is just the threshold to see me". Even if they tried their best, they only got a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg of Yuan Tiangang's strength.

If the chief cave master had not taken out the heritage he had inherited over the years, and if his momentum was not comparable to Yuan Tiangang's, I'm afraid they would all have been recruited out of the mountain by Yuan Tiangang.

If these two powerful men, who have more than 600 years of experience between them, join forces, can Zhang Kuang stop them?
"can."

The empress's tone was filled with a firm confidence that she herself had not noticed, and she refuted Li Maozhen's words: "You have never seen Zhang Kuang fight, so naturally you don't know how strong he is."

Li Maozhen remained silent for a long time before he said, "Really? Then let's wait until the dust settles in the Hidden Soldiers Valley before we make plans for Qi State."

"I'm afraid not."

The Empress shook her head and said, "Before he left, he had already instructed that no matter what the situation in Cangbing Valley was, Qi would send troops to capture Chang'an first."

Li Maozhen slowly turned around, his deep gaze fell on the empress's face, and his tone was unfriendly: "Just wait for two days."

"I'm not competing for power with my brother, but the military power of Qi State is not in my hands now. The entire Qi State's military equipment is controlled by the 'Female Zhuge' Huang Rong."

Li Maozhen's expression suddenly became much more relaxed. He did not blame the empress for giving the military power to others and almost turning himself into a puppet. After all, Zhang Kuang was very powerful. Even if he was present, the result would probably be the same.

But at this moment, he was certain that Zhang Kuang was dead, so he naturally had no more reservations. He immediately waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I'll go back and talk to her later. If she's sensible, she might be able to stay in the army and continue training."

If he doesn't know what's best for him, Li Maozhen is not a man who is gentle with women.

The empress opened her mouth to persuade.

But seeing Li Maozhen's extremely confident expression, she chose to shut up.

People with superior abilities usually have superior self-confidence. They think they are standing high enough and can see a better view. Therefore, when faced with the advice of others, they will not only not listen, but will become more stubborn in order to prove their "authority."

Right now, Li Maozhen strongly wants to prove himself, to prove that his sixteen-year absence was "worth it", and to use his impeccable gains to shut up the officials of Qi State.

Unless the Empress could suppress Li Maozhen now, he would surely find various excuses to prove himself and regain power in Qi. So the Empress sighed and said, "Then my sister will wait and see."

She naturally knew that Zhang Kuang had given Huang Rong and the others something to protect themselves, so she was not worried, but rather had a little expectation.

I hope that my brother, the king who was so willful that he left for sixteen years, will be taught a lesson!
……

……

"Hey, where are you all? I didn't expect that our reunion would be like this. I wanted to treat you to a hot pot."

Holding a pile of preserved fruits in her arms, the elder sister approached the cell where Jiang Chen, Hou Qing, and Hanba were imprisoned. Seeing how these three men were weak after being fed drugs that softened their bones and suppressed their true energy, and how their joints were locked with various iron chains, she said with obvious gloating, although it was a bit concealed:
"But judging by the way you look now, you probably won't be able to enjoy it."

Jiang Chen's mouth twitched wildly, and he shook the chain on his wrist with great dissatisfaction, saying, "Why should we be locked up while you can come and go as you please, and most importantly, someone brings you food?"

Hou Qing was wearing a white robe as white as snow, with tiny calligraphy densely covering it. He sat calmly in a corner of the cell, his eyes slightly closed. He was so elegant that he didn't look like a prisoner in prison, but rather like a nobleman enjoying tea in a teahouse. He just chuckled when he heard this and said:
"Of course it's because she's harmless. If it was Ying Gou, she would naturally be treated the same as us."

But sister...

Never mind, this is just a cute funny thing.

Hanba had his back to the three people, silently fiddling with something in the corner. He didn't participate in their conversation, but his shoulders kept shaking, making it hard not to suspect that he was doing some rather simple needlework.

The elder sister didn't bother to pay attention to the jealous surrendered ministers and the marquis who looked down on others. She tiptoed closer to Hanba and suddenly poked her head out.

Then I saw a small piece of cloth spread out in front of Hanba. The cloth was folded and pressed against the wall. He was scraping powder off the stone wall of the cell. Seeing the pile of powder on the cloth, the sister asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

Although Hanba has an ugly appearance, he has the gentlest temperament among the four corpse ancestors, much like some autistic technical experts. Therefore, he was not angry when suddenly frightened by Sister, but answered every question:

"I'm making explosives. The chains on Jiang Chen and I have been in this dungeon for years without maintenance and have become rusty. As long as I mix it correctly, I can control the amount and blow the chains apart."

The elder sister nodded, seemingly understanding, but in reality, she had no idea how scraping the wall could create gunpowder. However, she still provided sufficient emotional value: "Then you are quite capable."

She finished the last piece of preserved fruit, took out a bunch of keys from her bosom and said, "Are these keys useless?"

key?

key!

Jiang Chen and Hou Qing looked over here at the same time.

"Hurry up, untie it for us first." This is Hou Qing, who can no longer bear the side effects.

"Although we have been drugged, it won't be a problem for me. I can make the antidote in half an incense stick of time." Jiang Chen's words were full of confidence.

Hanba paused, carefully put away his cloth bag, took the key and said, "The key is still convenient. There's no need to alarm them."

The four of them quickly and swaggered out of the cell, but as soon as they got out, they saw...

(End of this chapter)