Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 525 Truth and Falsehood: A Self-Calculated Scheme

Relying on their status as "young lady", Li Qingying and Chu Danqing not only saw off Duan Zhilu and Shen Yuhan.

They were also given travel expenses, provisions, and horses.

Then it was simple. I took Da Bao for a walk around Tingxiang Pavilion and quickly found the place where the mistress kept her martial arts manuals by following her scent.

Chu Danqing simply packed everything up and put it into the team's storage space.

He didn't intend to take it; he left it for Li Qingying.

You won't make much money selling them.

Most of them are only of good to excellent quality.

Excellent and Brilliant grades are extremely rare.

Instead of taking it all, we should use it to develop our allies.

After getting the items, the two of them left Tingxiang Pavilion immediately.

As for starting a fight, there's no need for that.

Because someone has already made a move.

The army that took action was from the neighboring country of the East, and they came directly to wipe out the entire family.

Chu Danqing could even see the flames soaring into the sky at Tingxiang Pavilion halfway there.

So it's good that they arrived quickly; otherwise, they might not have gotten anything at all if they had been any later.

"Brother Chu, how could there be such a stupid woman?" Li Qingying could only say this, seeing the scene.

"There are fools everywhere." Chu Danqing had actually guessed it; it was just that he was spoiled and thought everyone should give way to him.

As a child, she had a father with superb martial arts skills. As a teenager, she met Duan Zhilu and later became the mistress of Tingxiang Pavilion.

Wherever she goes, she is pampered and spoiled, and there are people who support her through any pressure.

This led to the downfall of Tingxiang Pavilion.

Otherwise, if it were another power, which sane person would dare to act so recklessly?

Killing three or five people could be covered up, but the other side is blatantly arresting people boat by boat, and not even sparing gentry and officials.

If it were an ordinary person, there would still be room for maneuver, but to mess with landlords and bureaucrats is truly outrageous.

If the Eastern Lin Kingdom couldn't handle the Three Kingdoms, why couldn't it handle your small sect?

"Disguise yourself and put on makeup, just in case something unexpected happens on the way," Chu Danqing reminded Li Qingying.

The main reason is that Li Qingying looks too much like the daughter of the mistress of Tingxiang Shuixie Pavilion.

If they find out, it will be troublesome.

Thinking about this, Chu Danqing also felt that this matter was a bit outrageous, with both sides stealing each other's bases.

The other party went to Xilong Kingdom and pretended to be Li Qingying. When Li Qingying went to Tingxiang Pavilion to get the martial arts manual, she also pretended to be the other party.

“Okay.” Li Qingying naturally did not refuse, and then began to explain the process of disguising herself as an ugly person.

During this time, she also said, "Brother Chu, there is a very high probability that Yu Wan'er's martial appearance is that of a celestial maiden."

"However, she should not be the Goddess of Melodious Sound, but rather the Goddess of Eloquence."

Upon hearing this explanation, Chu Danqing asked curiously, "What's the difference?"

“Of course I have it,” Li Qingying explained. “My Wonderful Sound Celestial Maiden Martial Form is used for cultivation and enlightenment, allowing one to grow by leaps and bounds in a day.”

"But the Goddess of Eloquence is different; her martial ability is to see through and give guidance."

"Yu Wan'er can see through other people's moves and footwork, and can also counter them with her own moves."

"Therefore, if the enemy uses a move or footwork that she knows, she can instruct her own side to counter it."

"Like me, she is probably well-versed in various schools of thought, just not as much as I am."

Li Qingying only learned about it after reading those martial arts manuals.

These martial arts manuals are filled with dense annotations, all written by Yu Wan'er.

"But this Eloquent Celestial is similar to my Wondrous Sound Celestial. I'm afraid she also couldn't strengthen her body through martial arts and has no fighting ability whatsoever," Li Qingying said softly.

Chu Danqing wasn't too concerned about the effect of the Eloquent Goddess; instead, she was curious about how Li Qingying knew.

"Speaking of which, how did you guess it?" Chu Danqing asked curiously.

“First, there are annotations on martial arts manuals; second, since she is impersonating me, her martial appearance must be similar,” Li Qingying said. “The martial appearances of the Heavenly Maiden of Wonderful Sound and the Heavenly Maiden of Eloquence are extremely similar.”

"If you don't look closely, you won't notice it."

At this point, Chu Danqing narrowed his eyes: "Then, your grandmother must be able to tell, right?"

Li Qingying paused after Chu Danqing said that.

Yes, her grandmother is at least a top expert, so she must be able to see these subtle differences.

You should know that she had to go and pay her respects every day.

“No, it’s not just my grandma, my parents probably can tell too.” Li Qingying realized that things were getting increasingly strange.

“Yu Wan’er, that’s your grandmother’s granddaughter,” Chu Danqing said. “Both are equally dear to you.”

"It's highly unlikely that she'll pay the price, and it's highly unlikely that you will either."

"Then the one who will pay the price will be..." Before Chu Danqing could finish speaking, Li Qingying interrupted, "Young Master Xuanji, Yuwen He."

“That’s right.” Chu Danqing nodded in agreement: “It’s unlikely that Yu Wan’er impersonated you herself. Her previous demeanor was based on what her cousin Yuwen He did.”

"It's highly likely that he was the one planning this."

"Well, their ambitions are too high." Chu Danqing didn't believe the other party could succeed at all.

Neither the Empress Dowager nor the Emperor of Xilong Kingdom were kind people.

The Emperor of Xilong, in particular, was probably not only using Yuwen He, but also Yu Wan'er.

"But speaking of which, what is Yuwen He trying to achieve?" Chu Danqing couldn't quite understand why someone from Donglin would get involved.

Surely he's not planning to become a prince consort in a marriage contest.

What's the point? With his talent, he's already a top-tier expert at such a young age.

As long as one grows up step by step, one can become another Jiang Buqi in middle age.

Becoming a prince consort, in the end, becomes a constraint.

As for actually getting something for free and leaving? That would involve dragging your cousin into it, wouldn't that be an even bigger loss?

“Perhaps it’s a case of someone usurping another’s place?” Li Qingying said. “Judging from the current situation, the two must be childhood sweethearts.”

"Wait a minute." Chu Danqing discovered a blind spot.
"You and Yu Wan'er are cousins, so where did Yuwen He come from?"

Li Qingying looked puzzled: "The owner of Tingxiang Pavilion is his uncle, so wouldn't they be cousins?"

"Brother Chu, don't you have an uncle?"

Upon hearing her question, Chu Danqing did indeed realize what was going on.

Not only can your aunt's side be your cousin's side, but your uncle's side can too.

"Oh, no, that's not true." Chu Danqing said honestly. Not to mention his uncle, he was the only person on the household registration book.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Once we're done, let's set off and get back to Xilong as soon as possible," Chu Danqing changed the subject.

"Wait for me to finish this last bit." Li Qingying's hands moved faster.

It must be said that Li Qingying's makeup skills are indeed quite good.

Asking her to disguise herself and enhance her appearance is indeed difficult, but her talent for making herself look ugly is truly exquisite.
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"Greetings, Grandmother." Yu Wan'er gave a stiff bow, then stole a glance at the woman in the main seat.

The woman didn't look sixty at all; she looked more like a girl in her early twenties.

"Why are you so nervous, child?" The Empress Dowager chuckled, walked over and helped her up, saying, "I'm not a man-eating tiger."

How could Yu Wan'er not be afraid? She knew she wasn't the real Princess Miaoyin, not to mention that the person in front of her was a top expert.

If his identity is exposed, not only will he die, but his cousin Yuwen He will also be implicated.

"Yes, yes, Grandmother." Yu Wan'er forcibly controlled her body, afraid of making any mistakes.

She thought she had disguised herself very well, but in the eyes of the Empress Dowager, she was full of flaws.

If she hadn't pretended not to see it, she would have been exposed long ago.

It was only because Yu Wan'er was his granddaughter that anyone who dared to impersonate Li Qingying would have been dragged out and beaten to death immediately.

"Wan'er, do you have any good news to tell me today, especially since you've been away from the palace?" The Empress Dowager smiled and helped Yu Wan'er to the side, picking up a grape and handing it to her.

“Yes, Grandmother, I…” Upon hearing this, Yu Wan’er trembled.

She's been exposed, she's been exposed.

The Empress Dowager did not call her Qingying, but Wan'er.

"I...I..." Yu Wan'er trembled all over.

"Qingying, what's wrong?" The Empress Dowager realized she had spoken too soon, so she pretended not to say anything and asked in a concerned tone.

These words left Yu Wan'er momentarily confused. Could it be that she had misheard?
"Today...today, I'm feeling a bit unwell and would like to go back to rest," Yu Wan'er quickly said.

"Very well, let's talk another day then." The Empress Dowager did not insist, but said, "Send Qingying back to rest."

As she spoke, several palace servants rushed in and escorted Yu Wan'er back to her palace.

Upon returning, Yuwen He, disguised as a guard, noticed that Yu Wan'er's expression was off and hurriedly asked with concern, "Wan'er, did that old hag give you any trouble?"

"No, it's just that the person was too imposing." Yu Wan'er didn't mention that she had misheard something today, otherwise her cousin would scold her again.

"It's good that you're alright." Yuwen He felt relieved. "I only hope that my cousin will be patient for a few more days. When the time comes for the marriage selection, I will repay her for all the suffering she has endured!"

He wasn't worried about Yu Wan'er, but rather that she might not perform well and affect his plans.

Yuwen He was of royal blood from the Former Hu dynasty and was determined to restore his kingdom.

According to the original plan, the uprising should have started with the weakest neighboring country in the east.

As a result, the Fengyun Gang was too powerful, not only ruining the plans of several generations, but also thwarting all of his actions by Jiang Buqi.

They thought that after the Fengyun Gang was stripped of its power and Jiang Buqi fell from power, they would have a chance to succeed. However, Donglin Kingdom suppressed the martial arts world in order to prevent the next Fengyun Gang from emerging.

This put Yuwen He, whose base was originally in the martial arts world, in a very awkward position.

Fortunately, there is always a way out. He unexpectedly learned that the woman who looked like his cousin and was with Master Nanshan was actually Princess Miaoyin of Xilong Kingdom.

Therefore, he decisively moved all his arrangements from Donglin to Xilong, intending to coordinate with external forces and use them to his advantage, ultimately succeeding in restoring his kingdom.

(End of this chapter)