Ten years of dormancy: Starting as a martial arts master at the pinnacle

Wanjian Manor is a top-tier, first-class power in the martial arts world.

It is said that there are over a hundred masters and over a thousand disciples in the manor...

In particular, the four manor lords are all renowned masters of the Free and Unfettered Realm in the martial arts world.

This man who looks like an old farmer is none other than Ma Nanshan, the fourth master of Wanjian Manor and the Thunder Sword Immortal.

With such a powerful being from the Free and Unfettered Realm protecting him, Li Changqing has absolutely no reason to worry about his safety.

Even so, the King of Qin still gave instructions.

"The events of that year were strange in every way. It should have been a coincidence that the child survived, but there was also a Bai Wushuang. Whether in appearance or other aspects, this child is extremely similar to Qing'er."

"Although I haven't found any evidence yet, I'm certain that someone is pulling the strings behind the scenes."

"Even Qing'er's survival was within the scope of their plan."

Ma Nanshan nodded: "Has Your Highness ever suspected that the sudden appearance of the extraordinary martial arts skills of the Canal Gang might be a pretext for secretly eliminating the young prince?"

The King of Qin had obviously already thought of this.

"No! Although the whole thing seems to have the air of a conspiracy, if their goal was simply to kill Qing'er, they would have plenty of ways to do it before I even realized it. There's no point in going to all this trouble to stage such a grand show."

The farce that the Canal Gang staged back then was not a sure way to die, and there was no sign that the several innate masters were targeting Li Changqing.

It was Li Changqing who took the initiative.

The King of Qin was clearly unaware that Du Daniu was not a late-stage Innate Realm cultivator, but a Grandmaster.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have made that deduction.

The other innate masters indeed showed no signs of targeting Li Changqing.

But Du Daniu was clearly deliberately getting close to Li Changqing, preparing to find an opportunity to make a move.

Even without knowing this, His Highness Prince Qin had already guessed from the strangeness emanating from Bai Wushuang that there was a mastermind behind this.

This is a spectacular drama of a cat substituting for the prince!

Both main characters are present; let's see how this grand drama unfolds.

Li Yuanhao thought the same thing as Li Changqing.

Let the people behind the scenes get a shock, provided it's safe to do so.

They've spent ten years on this; they absolutely cannot give up halfway. They will definitely find a way to help Bai Wushuang rise to power.

As long as the other party makes a move, they can follow the clues and find out who is behind it.

Thinking of this, Li Yuanhao clenched his fists.

He didn't even notice his fingernails digging into his flesh. All he knew was that those who dared to spy on his son deserved to die!

Also in Kyoto, in a quiet alley.

The two are meeting.

One of them looked to be in his sixties with gray hair.

Anyone who knows him will recognize him.

He was Bai Wushuang's master, an elder of the Wenjian Sect, and a grandmaster.

However, this powerful grandmaster's behavior when facing another person could no longer be described as servile.

If the person on the other side hadn't objected, he might have even lay down on the ground.

"Master, news has come from Wushuang. That true imperial grandson has arrived at the Wan Hua Lou."

The man opposite was wearing a cloak that completely covered his body.

The cloaked figure remained silent, while Bai Wushuang's master continued speaking.

"I had already used the Heavenly Divine Skill as bait, but I still couldn't kill him. The Thousand-Faced Man has also disappeared."

"We finally managed to track them down. The Blood Skull organization's assassins had already made their move, so why did they still manage to reach Kyoto unscathed?"

Bai Wushuang's master looked completely puzzled.

Even if the opponent's strength was higher than they expected, the Blood Skull organization's assassins shouldn't have remained completely silent.

"Those assassins have been targeted by the devil."

The voice emanating from within the cloak was incredibly muffled, clearly a disguise. No one could pinpoint its source from the sound.

"A demon?"

"It should be the Heavenly Demon Elder."

The cloaked figure continued, "Supposedly, that old devil should be dead by now, but I didn't expect him to make a comeback?"

"The Heavenly Demon Elder! Wasn't that someone from decades ago?"

Bai Wushuang's master's pupils widened.

"That old devil has nothing to do with us."

The cloaked figure seemed quite wary of the Heavenly Demon Elder and was unwilling to mention it.

"The most important thing next is to help Bai Wushuang become the true thirteenth imperial grandson."

"We can't get into the brothel, so even if we wanted to kill him, we couldn't."

Bai Wushuang's master shook his head regretfully.

"idiot!"

The cloaked figure spoke sternly, "Does Li Changqing's death not prove his true identity as a grandson of the emperor? He's already at the Wan Hua Lou; killing him is out of the question. The key is his identity..."

"Li Changqing was injured before, and he has no memory of anything before the age of five."

"Send a message to Wushuang, telling him two things. You don't need to be too clear, just describe a few details."

They looked very similar, one had memories, and the other did not.

Who should be chosen as the son?

Isn't it obvious at a glance?

Although doing so would allow Li Changqing to remain by the King of Qin's side.

But so what?

Once the identity is secured, a guy who looks similar to the thirteenth prince can only become a stand-in.

Once inside the Qin King's mansion...

Those two young masters from the Prince of Qin's mansion are no pushovers.

Bai Wushuang's master received the definite news and sent a message to Bai Wushuang that very night.

Bai Wushuang rubbed her palms, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes.

"Not kill them?"

It seems that the people behind his master are simply no match for the Qin Prince's Mansion.

Otherwise, given the current situation, we should just take action directly.

The Imperial Guards and the Secret Service were certainly not weak.

However, any powerful expert in the Free and Unfettered Realm could easily take Li Changqing's life.

Master Yao has no powerful cultivator from the Free and Unfettered Realm behind him.

This possibility is extremely low.

To dare to plan something like this 10 years ago would have been impossible without sufficient strength and resources.

That leaves only one other possibility: they don't have a powerful figure in the Free and Unfettered Realm behind them who can hide their identity.

This means that they will be exposed as soon as they make a move.

Regardless of whether the person behind him can offend the Prince of Qin's mansion.

Even if you could afford to offend him, the people behind him would absolutely not make a move.

After all, it wasn't just King Li Yuanhao of Qin who was paying attention to this matter.

The current emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty is also fixated on this matter.

They dared to plot against the direct descendants of the royal family.

Once captured by the Emperor of Great Zhou, being torn to pieces would only be the beginning; his entire family would likely be exterminated.

The next day, nothing unexpected happened.

Nothing was said that night, and before they knew it, it was the third day, the day when Prince Li Yuanhao of Qin had to distinguish between the real and fake imperial grandsons.

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