After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 402 Suppression
Upon hearing this, Li Musheng glanced at Cang Yinyue and Shen Anran, then waved his hand meaningfully and said:
"My relationship with her is just so-so, far less than my friendship with Miss Cang and Miss Shen."

Upon hearing this, both Cang Yinyue and Shen Anran revealed a hint of secret joy in their eyes.

Cang Yinyue stopped asking questions and instead picked up the bowl of white porridge in front of her, taking a small, happy sip.

Shen Anran then took the initiative to speak, saying that she was somewhat confused about martial arts and wanted to ask Li Musheng for guidance after the meal.

Li Musheng nodded slightly in agreement. Although he had spent fifteen years cultivating in seclusion in Shun'an City in this life, he had very little contact with outsiders.

But having lived two lives, he still handles emotional intelligence with ease.

Just now, those two girls in front of me were clearly jealous, but there was nothing I could do; his damn charm just had nowhere to go.

Moreover, she has high emotional intelligence. Tell me, which girl could resist her?

The big black cat next to them completely ignored the ambiguous atmosphere between Li Musheng and the others; at this moment, it was filled with envy and jealousy towards Zhao Muning.

The other party was just a princess of the Great Xuan, but Li Musheng simply raised his hand and helped her become the emperor of the Great Xuan.

Despite diligently following Li Musheng and letting him manipulate it at will, it failed to obtain any official position, which was undoubtedly a great failure for it.

The big black cat thought to itself that no matter what, once it returned to Dali, it would have to pester Li Musheng to help it get a high-ranking official position.

Cao Gaoshan, on the other hand, kept his eyes down and ate his breakfast without a care in the world. He had already witnessed too many impossible things from Li Musheng.

Although he was also extremely surprised by Zhao Muning's actions, he had long been accustomed to them and was therefore not surprised at all.

……

However, this day was an extraordinary one for the entire Great Xuan Imperial Palace and the imperial court.

First, the Great Xuan Imperial Palace issued an edict to the world, abolishing the position of Crown Prince Zhao Kuang as heir apparent. Zhao Kuang, who was about to ascend the throne, was directly thrown into the Heavenly Prison.

Then, the two princes who were originally confronting Zhao Kuang simultaneously received an order from the Da Xuan Imperial Palace, ordering them to disarm and attend the court assembly with the Da Xuan officials.

The two princes of Da Xuan initially suspected that this was a conspiracy by Zhao Kuang, who intended to wipe them out in one fell swoop, but the patriarch of the Da Xuan Imperial Palace came to their door in person.

His first move was to suppress all the martial arts experts around the two princes with overwhelming force, and then directly imprison the two princes and take them back to the Great Xuan Imperial Palace.

Then, another shocking piece of news came from the Great Xuan Imperial Palace: according to the recommendation of all members of the Zhao royal family and the secret edict left by the Great Xuan Emperor before his death, the Seventh Princess of Great Xuan would ascend the throne as Emperor on that very day and receive the congratulations of all officials and people.

Once this news spread, it caused a huge stir, shocking the entire Tai Xuan City and becoming a topic of conversation among countless people.

After all, it was unprecedented for a woman to become emperor; this was a first in history.

Within the Great Xuan Dynasty, however, there were many dissenting voices. Some officials submitted memorials questioning the credibility of the so-called secret edict of the late emperor, and at the same time, they strongly demanded that the Great Xuan Imperial Palace withdraw the edict and remove Zhao Mu Ning from the throne.

The response from the Great Xuan Imperial Palace was extremely simple: any minister who dared to speak ill of the throne would be considered a traitor and executed without mercy!

In order to fulfill his promise to Li Musheng, the patriarch of the Great Xuan Imperial Palace was ruthless and decisive. Anyone who disobeyed his orders was simply "killed".

Once the killings had ceased to elicit any further opposition in the entire Tai Xuan City, the matter would be settled. However, seeing this, Zhao Mu Ning couldn't bear to commit unnecessary bloodshed. Instead, he temporarily imprisoned those people in the Heavenly Prison, only beheading a portion of the truly rebellious officials who had attempted to seize the opportunity to overthrow the Great Xuan Dynasty, as a warning to other officials.

The effect of this approach was undoubtedly good; those who should be killed were killed, and those who should be arrested were arrested. The entire court officials, and even the confidants of the two princes, all became well-behaved.

The people of Tai Xuan City who learned the news dared not discuss the new emperor in public, clearly frightened by the ruthless methods of the Da Xuan Imperial Palace.

With the help of the patriarch of the Great Xuan Imperial Palace, Zhao Mu Ning gradually took over the Great Xuan Imperial Palace, the Emperor's secret guards, and the army guarding Tai Xuan City.

During this period, the patriarch of the Great Xuan Imperial Palace discovered that although Zhao Mu Ning was only a princess, she was proficient in both literary and military arts and possessed the talent to lead.

More importantly, this younger generation was not as ruthless and heartless as Zhao Kuang, who disregarded even his own family. He was kind-hearted and used gentle but decisive methods.

Moreover, Zhao Mu Ning has his own unique insights and ideas. In fact, if the patriarch of the Great Xuan Imperial Palace were to be honest, if he were a prince, he would undoubtedly be the best candidate to inherit the throne.

Several days passed, and Tai Xuan City gradually returned to its former tranquility. The generals and ministers who had previously followed the two princes all surrendered under the intimidation of the patriarch of the Da Xuan Imperial Palace.

After all, both princes are now under house arrest, and the Crown Prince Zhao Kuang, whom they had previously opposed with a legitimate cause, has already been dealt with by the palace.

If they continue to be stubborn and oppose the Great Xuan Imperial Palace, they will undoubtedly become traitors and rebels.

Moreover, this group was only assembled temporarily, and each faction had its own agenda, so they were not capable of accomplishing anything significant. Rebellion would only lead to certain death.

While Zhao Muning was doing her best to secure her throne, Li Musheng and the others remained at the inn, waiting for the arrival of Taoist Qingye.

During this period, Zhao Muning would send people to deliver the latest news from the palace and the court every day, clearly regarding Li Musheng as the major shareholder who helped her ascend the throne, reporting everything in detail.

Li Musheng glanced at it at first, but then lost interest and hardly looked at it anymore. He found it more interesting to pet the cat.

These days, the big black cat has been pestering Li Musheng to help it get a high-ranking official position in Dali, but Li Musheng has given it a cold shower.

They said a cat shouldn't be an official, so they told it to give up that idea!

The big black cat's mood plummeted immediately, even though it wasn't a real cat, but a divine being.

However, due to certain special reasons, she has been able to possess the body of a big black cat for many years and has developed some bad habits.

But the big black cat thought that he was just greedy for money, and that he was perfectly capable of becoming an official. After all, if a princess like Zhao Mu Ning could become the emperor, why couldn't a cat like him become a high-ranking official?

Whenever the big black cat thought of Zhao Mu Ning, its bright green eyes darted around, and it made a mental note of her.

That night, it secretly hid a copy of the official gazette that Zhao Muning had given to Li Musheng under its belly, and then quietly left the inn, heading towards the direction of the Great Xuan Imperial Palace.

These days, the secret agents of the Dali Hidden Intelligence Bureau at the inn are secretly plotting Zhao Mu Ning's ascension to the throne of Da Xuan.

The three demonic sects vanished from Tai Xuan City overnight. That same night, some people discovered that demonic energy was surging near Qing Xuan Temple, but these events were suppressed by the news of Zhao Mu Ning becoming emperor.

However, the secret agents of the Dali Secret Intelligence Bureau knew that both incidents were related to Li Musheng.

(End of this chapter)