All Heavens: From Joy of Life to The Great Feng Night Watchman

But as someone within the net, she knew, of course, that obedience was the ironclad rule.

If His Highness forbids me to wear it, then I won't wear it!

A month later, Jing Ni had completely taken over the Luo Wang intelligence network.

Jing Ni no longer needs to take on the bodyguard duties assigned by Zhao Gaoyuan, because Li Chang'an's combat strength is almost invincible below the Grandmaster level.

Now that the Luo Wang network is growing stronger, Jing Ni only needs to manage it well and serve as Li Chang'an's eyes and ears to oversee the world.

Six months later, in the winter of the third year of the Qingli era.

In the abundant spiritual energy of Da Dong Mountain, Li Chang'an's Yi Jin Jing had reached a proficient stage, and he could leave Da Dong Mountain at any time.

[Techniques: Northern Darkness True Qi (Perfected), Yi Jin Jing (Proficient), Tianshan Plum Blossom Hand (Mastery), Tianshan Six Yang Palms (Mastery), Six Meridian Divine Sword (Mastery), Lingbo Steps (Perfected)]

At this time, among the important events in the court reported by Jingni, there was one very important matter.

"Your Highness, Emperor Qing intends to bestow a marriage upon Princess Yichen and Fan Xian, the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Sinan."

He had stated beforehand that whoever married Princess Yichen would take over the Imperial Treasury.

"The eldest princess and Chen Pingping both oppose this arranged marriage, but Emperor Qing is quite determined. It is estimated that he will issue the decree after the New Year."

The eldest princess had been in charge of the imperial treasury for many years, so how could she easily give away such a lucrative opportunity? Of course, she opposed the arranged marriage.

Chen Pingping opposed the arranged marriage simply because he felt that Fan Xian should take over the Supervisory Council. He believed that taking over the Imperial Treasury would only bring wealth and status, and Fan Xian's safety could not be guaranteed.

However, the eldest princess had been draining the inner treasury too much, and Emperor Qing had made up his mind not to let her continue to manage it.

Therefore, the Emperor will surely bestow this wedding gift, and Fan Xian should be heading to the capital next spring.

"Jingni, get ready, it's time for us to go out and stretch our legs."

Half a year later, the Spring Festival of the fourth year of the Qingli era is approaching.

In the imperial study, Emperor Qing looked at a report from the Surveillance Bureau, his mood not very pleasant.

Hong Sixiang was trying to comfort him, "Your Majesty, in recent years, Prince Yong has been ordered to govern Wu, and all the martial arts sects have followed the imperial court's lead. The martial arts sects of Daqing would never dare to do that."

"Langya Pavilion is a sect of the vassal states of Northern Qi. Their so-called list of masters is largely due to the tyranny of Northern Qi, and they are indeed siding with Northern Qi."

Emperor Qing's voice was a mixture of anger and disdain: "The Great Qing Dynasty was founded on martial arts and reveres the martial way. There's nothing wrong with this kind of ranking in the martial arts world."

"But the ranking should at least be fair! Look, they even put a nameless Celestial Vein user in first place!"

Hong Sixiang scoffed at this as well, saying, "The Embroidered Uniform Guard has been creating hype, trying to promote Ku He's closed-door disciple, Haitang Duoduo, as a person with a divine talent."

"Ultimately, the Northern Qi has been declining in recent years, and they need a holy woman, a person with a celestial lineage, to boost the morale of the entire nation."

Emperor Qing sneered, "Si Xiang, you've hit the nail on the head. This is also why they put those with Heavenly Vein at the top of the list."

The memorial that Emperor Qing unfolded contained the list of masters released by Langya Pavilion at the beginning of the year, which was now spreading like wildfire throughout the martial arts world!

"The first one, the current Heavenly Vein Being, possesses the bloodline of the heavens and will surely be the strongest in the world. Within ten years, the current Heavenly Vein Being will surely be born!"

"Second place, Master Kuhe, the pillar of the Great Qi, the leader of the Heavenly Dao Sect, and the strongest among the four grandmasters."

"The third one is Si Gu Jian, the guardian of Dongyi City. His will is integrated with the energy of heaven and earth, and he can kill enemies in an instant. He is the best swordsman in the world."

"Fourth place, Ye Liuyun, created the Flowing Cloud Scattered Hand, which is unpredictable and elusive. He is the martial arts genius with the strongest comprehension in the world."

"Fifth, Grandmaster of Qing Palace. Si Gu Jian sensed the aura of a Grandmaster when he entered Qing Palace to assassinate someone."

This person is hiding his true colors and dares not leave the palace; his strength is likely the weakest among the four grandmasters.

This is what angered Emperor Qing the most. Why is hiding one's head and tail considered the weakest? Of course, the one who keeps their strength hidden is the strongest!

They hid themselves, daring not to leave the palace!

Who are you insulting?!

The list was so biased towards Qi that it was disparaging Qing, and it spread very widely. Emperor Qing almost believed that this was a tactic devised by Northern Qi to boost its morale.

As for the sixth place, Emperor Qing scoffed, "A mere young girl dares to call herself the number one person below the Grandmaster level? Does she deserve it!"

"Not to mention that Si Xiang is hiding in the shadows, can she beat Yan Xiaoyi? Can she beat Lao Qin? It's absurd!"

The document clearly stated, "Sixth place, Haitang Duoduo, the Holy Maiden of the Great Qi, invincible among the ninth-rank masters in the Northern Territory, the number one person below the Grandmaster level!"

P.S.: To reiterate, this book is a fanfiction based on the TV series, and the beauty list in the next chapter is also based on the TV drama. According to the original novel, there aren't many beautiful women.

Chapter 60: The Beauty Ranking of Langya Pavilion! Zhan Doudou is a sasaeng fan!

"The seventh is the Shadow Swordsman. After Chen Pingping, the King of the Night, was crippled, this man became his personal bodyguard and is one of the world's top assassins."

"The eighth one is Lang Tao, the first disciple of Master Ku He. He has strong internal strength and is good at using short swords and strange blades. If the Shadow Swordsman does not launch a sneak attack, the two are evenly matched."

"Ninth place, Yan Xiaoyi, commander of the Southern Qing guards, can take a life from a hundred feet away, the strongest archer in the world."

"Tenth place, Yun Zhilan, the first disciple of Si Gu Jian, who has obtained the essence of Si Gu Jian's inheritance, and is the number one swordsman below the Grandmaster level."

This list was, of course, produced by the newly established Langya Pavilion under Zhao Gao, and it also followed Li Chang'an's wishes.

Li Chang'an had already thought it through: it was reasonable for the list produced by the Langya Pavilion of the Western Qin Kingdom to favor the Northern Qi.

Afterwards, it was reasonable for Prince Yong of Daqing to lead his secret guards to infiltrate Northern Qi, beat up Langya Pavilion, and force them to publish a fair ranking.

Seeing Emperor Qing's displeasure, Hong Sixiang asked, "Your Majesty, why don't you send the Northern Qi spies from the Surveillance Bureau to destroy Langya Pavilion?"

Emperor Qing frowned and said, "I'm afraid this list is a trap set for the secret agents of the Surveillance Bureau. The Embroidered Uniform Guard is just waiting for the Surveillance Bureau to fall into their trap."

"Because of Prince Yong, the once-powerful literary world of Northern Qi is no longer as strong, and now they've come up with this kind of trick!"

Hong Sixiang then suggested, “Your Majesty, the Northern Qi reveres the temple even more than the Great Celebration.”

Why not strike at the root of the problem! This old servant will go and kill their damned saintess!

Emperor Qing shook his head and said, "Don't leave so easily. Let me think about how to strike at the root of the problem and completely strip their Heavenly Vein Masters of their prestige!"

"Regarding the list, have the Oversight Council pay attention to public opinion and urge Chen Pingping to come up with a proper solution as soon as possible!"

Inspect the hospital.

Shadow said in a muffled voice, "Dean, the Northern Qi actually knows of my existence."

Chen Pingping smiled and said, "You've taken action to protect me quite a few times. The other party doesn't know your identity, but they already know you exist."

Shadow was a martial arts fanatic and always cared a lot about the ranking of masters. "The first place, the Heavenly Vein Master, should belong to one of the Five Great Talents!"

Chen Pingping said, "The Northern Qi may not really know Wu Zhu's strength. He hasn't made a move in many years."

Then, he turned to Yan Ruohai and asked, "Ruohai, how's the investigation into the Langya Pavilion in Western Qin going?"

Yan Ruohai said, "The martial arts sects that have risen in the last two years specialize in buying and selling information and have close ties with the Western Qin royal family."

“The Western Qin has seen frequent changes in its upper echelons in the past two years, and the current small court is completely pro-Northern Qi. I suspect that Northern Qi is behind all this.

The change of leadership in the Northern Qi dynasty was undoubtedly orchestrated by Luo Wang and Zhao Gao.

The Western Qin state is now firmly in the hands of the powerful eunuch Gao Yao.

They pretended to be completely pro-Northern Qi in order to slowly develop under Northern Qi's protection.

Chen Pingping's view was somewhat similar to that of Emperor Qing; he thought of a word that Ye Qingmei had used back then.

"This is all a propaganda war waged by Northern Qi to boost their own morale. We can only respond in kind."

"His Majesty also asked me for a solution. My idea is that Prince Yong's magazine is sold all over the world, and people in Northern Qi are scrambling to buy it."

"Why don't we ask His Highness Prince Yong to add a ranking list to the magazine? Its influence will surely surpass that of a martial arts sect!"

"Shadow, send a message to the Eighth Bureau, tell them to draft a list as soon as possible!"

One month later, at the Northern Qi imperial palace.

Haitang Duoduo propped her feet up on the table in the imperial study, gracefully eating the little emperor's grapes.

The two were also talking about the list of experts released a month ago, "Gao Yao of the Western Qin Kingdom really knows how to get things done."

"Putting the Heavenly Vein One first is to prepare a position for Junior Sister to break through to Grandmaster in the future."

"Junior Aunt, if we put you ahead of Mr. Wolf Peach, won't he be unhappy?"

Haitang Duoduo smiled disdainfully, "If he dares to be unhappy, this Holy Maiden will beat him to death!"

"Your Majesty, didn't you say that there was a ninth-rank peak eunuch by the side of Prince Yong of Nanqing?"

Why wasn't he included in this list?

The young emperor frowned and said, "I'm not quite sure, but I know that the eunuch named Zhao Gao has already left Prince Yong."

"It is said that he will stay in the Great Eastern Mountain and will not come down the mountain until he breaks through to the Grandmaster level."

However, the eunuch's body is disabled, and he may never be able to break through to the Grandmaster level.

Haitang Duoduo looked at Zhan Doudou with a complicated expression, "Your Majesty, you seem to be very interested in the Prince of Nanqing?"

Zhan Doudou slammed her fist on the table in anger, “Of course I’m paying attention!”

"Dream of the Red Chamber hasn't been updated for four years; it stopped updating after the Mid-Autumn Festival poetry gathering!"

"They used to update two chapters a month, which were short and insignificant. What could you possibly read in two chapters? Now, they've stopped updating altogether!"

Haitang Duoduo stared wide-eyed and said, "Dream of the Red Chamber is so long and tedious, why does it keep taking up so much space?"

The latest adaptations of Journey to the West are much more interesting than Dream of the Red Chamber!