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

"All three of you have passed the review."

"We, the three parties, cannot find any trace of your lives before the age of five."

"Either they have amnesia, or they only have scattered fragments of memory. The Golden Guards, the Six Doors, and even I, the King, have no way of distinguishing the real from the fake."

At this point, Li Yuanhao suddenly laughed.

"But even the most meticulous plans can have flaws. When you work for someone else, they're bound to have something on you. Besides, this wasn't a plan that started ten years ago, so loopholes are inevitable. When I learned that His Highness the Crown Prince had a few more guests at his villa in the Western Hills..."

Upon hearing this...

The last of the three knelt down with a thud.

"Your Highness, they are innocent! I was coerced, please spare them."

Done.

Before Li Yuanhao could react, the man pulled out a dagger and stabbed himself in the heart.

"puff!"

Blood splattered everywhere.

It only took a few dozen breaths.

Of the five imperial grandsons to be selected, more than half were lost.

One was beaten to death with sticks, another committed suicide here, and the third was taken away by the people of the Prince of Qin's mansion, his fate unknown.

Once all of this has settled down.

Li Yuanhao then turned his attention to Li Changqing and Bai Wushuang.

"Alright, now that the fools are all dealt with, it's your turn! I'm not afraid to tell you, based on the clues I've uncovered, one of you should be my son."

Upon hearing this, Bai Wushuang showed a fleeting excitement on his face, which he forcefully suppressed.

Li Changqing, however, remained calm.

It seems that no matter what Li Yuanhao says, it has no real effect on him.

"Both of you have perfectly normal life trajectories, and you were both adopted by experts. One is an elder of the Wenjian Sect, and the other is the vice leader of the Cao Gang."

"Clear-headed and quite capable. If only one of you had appeared, I would have almost made my decision. But two of you have appeared..."

At this point, King Li Yuanhao of Qin suddenly paused.

He stared at Li Changqing and Bai Wushuang for a full quarter of an hour.

Neither Li Changqing nor Bai Wushuang spoke.

The King of Qin nodded in satisfaction. "Very good! No matter what conspiracies or schemes are involved, I believe you two little ones are unaware of them. So, whichever one is my son, I will adopt the other as my godson."

at this time.

What Li Yuanhao conveyed to the two of them was that he might admit his mistake.

So both of their lives were saved.

To avoid killing the wrong person, he simply didn't kill any of them.

Li Changqing remained expressionless, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

Whether they had just been beaten to death with sticks, or committed suicide in front of him and were dragged away by the Imperial Guards.

He doesn't care.

"Let's go, it's time for the three of us, father and sons, to have a proper talk."

Li Yuanhao took the lead.

Bai Wushuang followed closely behind, and when he realized that Li Changqing hadn't caught up, he pulled Li Changqing along.

"Brother Li, I knew we were destined to be brothers."

Bai Wushuang had completely forgotten the shadow of the deaths of those three fake imperial grandsons.

Whether it's a blood relative or a godchild.

Being able to become the son of King Li Yuanhao of Qin represents a completely different future.

Li Changqing smiled and nodded.

This King of Qin was completely different from what Li Changqing remembered.

His smile is warm and gentle.

He gives the impression of a kind superior, or even a kind elder.

But when it comes to getting things done, they are decisive and efficient.

He was one of only two legitimate sons of His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

He is also the only biological son of the current empress.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is showered with love and affection.

If it weren't for His Highness the Crown Prince holding the title of eldest son, the King of Qin would probably already be the undisputed Crown Prince.

How could someone like that develop the kind of personality you just saw?

Decisive and ruthless, yet acts on impulse.

In the largest private room of Wanhualou, there was a square table.

Li Yuanhao sat at the head of the table, with Bai Wushuang and Li Changqing sitting on either side.

"You may all leave. Order the guards to keep watch, and not even a fly is allowed to get in."

"yes!"

The Qin Prince's secret guards were well-trained and highly skilled.

After receiving the order, they didn't waste any words and surrounded the house like an iron barrel.

A butterfly with fluttering wings silently approached.

"puff!"

A strong gust of wind swept in, and the butterfly was instantly pulverized and vanished into thin air.

"Alright, now that there are no outsiders to disturb us, my son and I can have a heart-to-heart talk."

Li Yuanhao personally poured a cup of wine for Bai Wushuang and Li Changqing respectively.

This terrified Bai Wushuang. He stood up and repeatedly said he dared not.

Li Changqing got up impatiently.

When his elders poured him wine, Li Changqing was not allowed to stand, a testament to his upbringing from both past and present lives.

But to be honest, he was a little unhappy with the King of Qin's actions.

This detail did not escape Li Yuanhao's notice.

The corners of Li Yuanhao's mouth curled up almost imperceptibly.

That brat, he's just like him.

He did the same thing when the emperor poured him wine.

I had no choice but to get up.

But I was really impatient, and I didn't know what the old man was up to.

The only thing that's certain is that it will definitely not be a good thing.

Just like this fake imperial grandson...

Finding their son after receiving the news could have been much easier than this.

Searching discreetly might take longer, but it's safer.

But His Majesty the Emperor insisted on a grand and public search instead of doing that.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, His Majesty extended the reach of the Golden Guard and the Six Doors to every corner of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Normally, this would be impossible.

Leaving aside the powerful and wealthy families, even the martial arts sects would never allow the imperial court to extend its reach into their sphere of influence.

It is truly heartless of the imperial court.

His Highness the King of Qin took a deep breath and exhaled the pent-up emotions in his heart.

The smile on his face became even more genuine.

"Your appearance is no coincidence!"

Getting to the point, His Highness the King of Qin still wore a confident smile.

"When the second prince had his accident, even I thought the child had died. To hide a living, breathing grandson of the emperor perfectly intact, and make everyone believe that the grandson had died, is not something an ordinary person could do. So this matter was a grand conspiracy from the very beginning."

"Logically, if only one of you survived, the conspiracy would be plausible. But now, you're both alive. That means something unexpected happened back then, and only in this way could both the real and fake imperial grandsons live."

"The old woman's dying words were that she had a change of heart, but I don't think so. How can someone not have a change of heart for ten years, and then suddenly have one on their deathbed?"

"If she were truly that kind of conscience, how did she manage to endure those ten years?"

Bai Wushuang dared not utter a single word.

Li Changqing seemed to be deep in thought.

What His Highness the King of Qin said was pretty much what he had expected.

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