Sword Tomb wields his sword a billion times, to marry Li Hanyi!

"Forget it? Hehehe... Why is Master Wang backing down?"

Li Jianyi smiled.

"Hmph! Am I being cowardly? My master treats me like family, how can I abandon him?!"

"Furthermore, I treat my junior brother like my own son. When he first came up the mountain, I raised him with great care, and later I even went to the Famous Sword Manor to snatch the Fire God Sword for him. I have really worried myself sick over him!"

So how could I first betray my master who treated me like a father? And how could I abandon the son I raised with such care?!

Wang Yihang spoke eloquently and confidently.

Zhao Yuzhen, who was standing to the side, initially thought that Wang Yihang was still conscientious and knew that he could not betray his master, but as she listened, she felt that something was wrong!

I treated you like a senior brother, but you treated me like a son?!

"Senior brother, who is your son? Get out of here! Hurry up and move into the Sword Heart Tomb! Then I will be the senior brother of Qingcheng Mountain!" Zhao Yuzhen was so angry that his body was trembling.

Suddenly I'm a generation younger?

And out of nowhere, an elderly father appeared?!

This is utterly outrageous! Absolutely incomprehensible!!

"Why did my son, Yuzhen, swear at your old father?" Wang Yixing raised his head and looked at Zhao Yuzhen with a serious expression.

Seeing this, Zhao Yuzhen immediately drew the Qingxiao Sword, a treasure of Qingcheng Mountain, and slashed at it!

Wang Yihang wasn't stupid, and he immediately started running!

He even made a face during the conversation: "Why did my son kill his adoptive father?!"

"Ahhhhhh, senior brother, I'm going to fight you to the death!"

Enraged, Zhao Yuzhen grabbed the Azure Sky Sword and chased after him!

Li Jianyi and Xiao Hanyi couldn't help but burst out laughing when they saw this scene!

"Yi-yi, according to what Master Wang said, Master Zhao really did become Master Wang's son!" Xiao Hanyi smiled as she looked at Li Jianyi.

"Yes, in fact, Master Wang dotes on Master Zhao quite a bit. In a sense, he really treats him like his own son." Li Jianyi nodded slightly.

"Just like Grandpa and you, Yi Yi?" Xiao Han Yi blinked her beautiful big eyes.

"Mmm!" Li Jianyi nodded, cupping Xiao Hanyi's face in his hands.

"Then... then why doesn't she call me Mother or Senior Sister?" Xiao Hanyi asked, puzzled.

"Why? Well, it's because I like it..."

Li Jianyi was about to blurt out, but upon seeing Xiao Hanyi, he swallowed his words and instead said, "Of course, it's because Aunt Li treats me like a nephew, so what's wrong with me lowering my generation?"

"Oh." Xiao Hanyi nodded thoughtfully.

"Alright, Hanyi, let's not talk about this anymore. Didn't you say you wanted to learn swordsmanship? I'll start teaching you right now!"

Li Jianyi quickly changed the subject and took out another wooden sword that he always carried with him.

"Yes, yes, I want to learn the sword technique that Yi Yi used when she competed with Master Zhao!" Xiao Hanyi said with anticipation.

"The other side?" Li Jian was taken aback.

"Yes! I want to learn how to use a sword that can bloom beautiful flowers!" Xiao Hanyi nodded vigorously.

Li Jianyi: "..."

I practiced swordsmanship for nine years before I finally grasped the essence of swordsmanship and unleashed the "Other Shore" sword technique. Hanyi, you've only just come into contact with swordsmanship and you already want to learn?

How am I supposed to teach this?

"My dear, haste makes waste. We must begin by practicing the eight most basic sword techniques, such as the rapier!"

Li Jianyi offered words of encouragement while demonstrating the standard rapier stance.

Xiao Hanyi looked at it, her delicate nose wrinkling slightly: "Yi Yi, isn't there a way to speed up my learning to the other shore?"

"No, we have to take it slow!" Li Jianyi shook his head after thrusting out his sword.

"Oh, okay then." Xiao Hanyi nodded slightly.

Then, he obediently followed Li Jianyi to Sword Heart Cliff to practice swordsmanship.

Meanwhile, Zhao Yuzhen and Wang Yihang, whose father and son had a love-hate relationship, followed closely behind.

And so, the four of them began their cultivation at Sword Heart Cliff.

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Imperial Prefecture.

After hastily arriving at Qi Tianchen's place, Emperor Tai'an directly stated his purpose: "Is it possible that the young Taoist priest from Qingcheng Mountain has descended the mountain and will this have any impact on my Northern Li?"

"Zhao Yuzhen?" Qi Tianchen, who had some knowledge of the art of observing qi, calculated with his fingers and then said, "Fate is determined by heaven. If Zhao Yuzhen has already gone down the mountain, then it proves that the overall situation of the world has changed!"

In other words, Master Lü must have had a plan, otherwise he wouldn't have let Zhao Yuzhen come down the mountain so easily.

Therefore, Your Majesty, do not worry, for everything is preordained!

"I understand, Grand Preceptor, but there is one thing I cannot understand. What made Lü Suzhen willing to let Zhao Yuzhen go down the mountain?" Emperor Tai'an was not stupid. Everyone said that Zhao Yuzhen going down the mountain would cause a major change in the world. Wouldn't the variables that could make Zhao Yuzhen go down the mountain be even more terrifying?

Therefore, Emperor Tai'an felt that he should be wary of him no matter what.

"Well... unless I ask Sect Leader Lü in person, I'm afraid my meager ability to observe qi is too little to make a prediction..." Qi Tianchen shook his head awkwardly.

"Is that so? Then could we trouble the Imperial Preceptor to personally make a trip to Qingcheng Mountain?" Emperor Tai'an was still worried about that variable who was even greater than Zhao Yuzhen.

"Your Majesty's command, I will do my utmost!" Qi Tianchen nodded slightly and immediately set off for Qingcheng Mountain.

……

The next day.

Li Jianyi and Xiao Hanyi got up early and practiced their swordsmanship at Jianxin Cliff after breakfast.

After they had been practicing their swordsmanship for half an hour, Zhao Yuzhen and Wang Yixing woke up and arrived at Sword Heart Cliff.

"Young Master Li, Miss Li, thank you both for your hospitality these past two days. My junior brother and I are about to continue our travels!" Wang Yixing and Zhao Yuzhen said goodbye to Li Jianyi.

"Very well, then I wish you both a carefree and joyful journey through the martial world! May you forge your own path!" Li Jianyi cupped his hands in greeting.

"Well then, Young Master Li and Miss Li, we shall take our leave!" Zhao Yuzhen and Wang Yixing also cupped their hands in farewell, and then left Sword Heart Tomb with Li Jianyi and Xiao Hanyi seeing them off.

Upon returning to Sword Heart Cliff, Li Jian did not envy Zhao Yuzhen and Wang Yihang, but continued to practice his sword skills diligently at Sword Heart Cliff!

A year is neither a short nor a long time, so he also needs to work hard to improve his strength!

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Tai'an Hall.

Imperial Preceptor Qi Tianchen made his round trip to Qingcheng Mountain in just one day and returned to Tianqi City.

"Your Majesty, the reason Sect Leader Lü sent Zhao Yuzhen down the mountain is because of Li Jianyi, the successor of the Sword Heart Tomb!"

Qi Tianchen looked at Emperor Tai'an, who was sitting in front of the dragon desk, and reported the truth.

"Li Jianyi? The one who had a conflict with the Prince of Qing?" Emperor Tai'an recalled the rumors circulating in the martial arts world not long ago, saying that an assassin had tried to kill Li Jianyi during the final exams at the academy, and that the assassin was from the Prince of Qing.

"Yes!" Qi Tianchen nodded.

"The Azure King has a grudge against Li Jianyi! And Li Jianyi is the biggest variable in the world today!"

Emperor Tai'an frowned slightly.

Then, steeling his resolve, he asked, "Does the Imperial Advisor think it would be successful if I sent Eunuch Zhuoqing to eliminate this variable?"

"Your Majesty is joking. If a variable even greater than Zhao Yuzhen could be easily eliminated by Your Majesty, wouldn't that variable be a joke?"

Therefore, Your Majesty, please reconsider! Qi Tianchen's expression changed drastically.

"That makes sense!" Emperor Tai'an nodded thoughtfully, then said without hesitation, "It's time to put forward a suitable candidate for the position of Crown Prince!"

The Green King has disappointed me greatly! The other five kings are all subservient to him, and they don't even have the right to disappoint me!

Therefore, the crown prince can only be chosen from either the Prince of Langya or the Prince of Jingyu!

"If I remember correctly, Lao Jiu and Lei Mengsha have a good relationship, and Lei Mengsha has a close relationship with Li Jianyi!"

Therefore, if we want to ensure that the changes in the world do not alter the situation in Beili, then the crown prince must be none other than the ninth prince—Xiao Ruofeng!

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