After taking the pills and then running his qi around the sky, Qing Yu finally stabilised the injuries he had sustained.
“My lord, are you feeling better?” Li Xin, who was at the side, saw that Qing Yu’s pale face had improved and went forward to ask with concern.
“Much better, fortunately I have recently started practising horizontal kung fu, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to withstand it,” Qing Yu waved his hand feebly and said, “I can’t imagine that the Innate Realm is as terrifying as this, far beyond the reach of the Houtian Realm.”
Qing Yu had the help of the Xuan Iron Dagger, and in his spare time, he swiped Ao Shao Bao’s character card and obtained the inheritance of the Thirteen Tai Bao Horizontal Training Golden Bell Shroud martial art. However, the horizontal training kung fu required a lot of medicinal materials to help, otherwise it would only break down the body.
It was only after Qing Yu received the medicinal herbs from the Li family’s inventory that he started to train. When he thought about it, the Li family was really Qing Yu’s lucky stars in life.
Li Xin smiled, his worried expression slightly restrained, and said: ”That’s good. I didn’t expect that the experts from Department Six would follow Zhang Qingfeng out, it seems that Zhang Qingfeng is indeed very important to them.”
Qing Yu nodded and said, “Yes. Zhang Qingfeng, he’s more important than I could have imagined. That Lord Luo, who was able to advance to the Innate level at a young age and seems to be an arrogant person, is willing to babysit and escort Zhang Qingfeng, which can only mean that Zhang Qingfeng is important.”
“However, he is not without resentment,” Qing Yu turned his words around, “Zhang Qingfeng was injured to that extent by us, and he could only ask for help before he was willing to step in. It seems that he is also very unhappy with this babysitting job.”
“Forget it, let’s not mention him. Over at the Iron Dagger Society, how is it going.”
Li Xin said, “The Third Elder sent someone to report that a group of mysterious men in black suddenly appeared from the Castle Peak Gang and easily repelled our men. However, it is strange that they are far stronger than the Iron Daggers’ men, yet they did not take advantage of the situation to pursue them, and mysteriously disappeared after repelling the men.”
“Mysterious people? I think it’s someone from Department Six, they should have some scruples.” Qing Yu laughed heatedly.
As for what they were scrupulous about, Xuan Guang, or Zhen Shan Jun, Qing Yu had no way of knowing.
After a moment’s thought, Qing Yu said, “Over at the Li family, what has changed?”
The Li family is too conspicuous, and some of Li Xin’s recent actions already indicate that something must have changed in the Li family, so much so that it allowed Li Xin, an unlikely person, to take the throne.
Qing Yu had led Li Xin to fail in his a*sa*sination of Zhang Qingfeng today, relying on having Lord Luo throw himself at him before he could get away.
Whether it was a proud person like Lord Luo or Zhang Qingfeng, neither was willing to take a loss and would have to retaliate afterwards.
At a time like this, it would be a bit foolish to stay at the Li family while still injured, especially when the enemy is far stronger than oneself. Therefore, the place where Qing Yu was currently staying was a residence that Li Xin had secretly arranged.
“Your Excellency’s guess is good. Department Six’s people may really have some concerns, and on the Li family’s side, the wind is calm and quiet, and there is no movement.” Li Xin returned.
“The necessary resources, such as spiritual medicines, will be transferred first. It’s not convenient for Department Six’s people to step in. When Zhang Qingfeng’s poisonous wounds heal, he won’t be able to tolerate it. What Zhang Qingfeng suffered, were all external injuries, as well as deadly poison, once the poison is resolved, it is much easier than this internal injury of mine.”
“Keep a close eye on the situation in Yangcheng. Our actions today have thrown a huge stone in the stagnant water of Yangcheng, and the calm situation will not last for long.”
“Also, pay more attention to the movements of the City Lord’s Palace. I always feel that the City Lord’s office is reacting a little too calmly. No matter how much stability is sought, it is impossible for the City Lord’s House to remain untouched. No, I should say that it is precisely because of the desire for stability that there should be big moves to stabilise the situation at this time.”
Qing Yu’s regulations were clear and he instructed Li Xin one by one.
In Yangcheng, no matter at present or in the past, the strongest power on the surface was the Song family, the city lord’s house. The other three families, no matter how powerful and influential they were, all had to pay taxes to the city lord’s house.
To put it mildly, the Li family and the other three families were pitiful, as they not only had to pay tribute to Zhenshanjun, the emperor of the frontier, but also had to pay taxes to the City Lord’s House every year.
The reason for this is that they are still not as strong as others. The Zhenshan monarch’s side is not to be mentioned. The Song family, the city lord, controls the city guards. Although the City Guards are always idle, there is still a question mark over their fighting ability.
However, with nearly two thousand men, it is basically equivalent to the combined manpower of the three families. Not to mention that, however useless they were, the City Guards were also a regular army on file with the Imperial Ministry of War, although in reality this regular army was no different from the Song family’s private army.
In a regular army, there is no shortage of standardised weapons and armour, and perhaps a crossbow. The Li family and other three families, not to mention their numbers are equal, even if they have a few hundred more people, they may not be able to beat the city guards.
“My lord ——” Li Xin wanted to say something but stopped.
“Say what you have to say, no need to worry.”
“Yes.” Li Xin made up his mind, “It’s about Song Ziqi, the eldest lady of the City Lord’s residence.”
“Song Ziqi ——” Qing Yu looked at Li Xin with a wry gaze, this kid, he can’t be deep in hiding, right?
“You don’t want to tell me that you and the Song family’s eldest miss secretly have an affair.”
The story is from a third-rate novel, and Li Xin is not the protagonist of the legend. He’s an illegitimate son, but he’s a self-made man, filial to his mother, with an irresponsible father, a malevolent wife, and a half-brother who’s not on good terms. Now add to that a relationship with a young lady from another family, there’s a story.
Qing Yu instantly made up countless twists and turns.
As he thought this, he looked at Li Xin with a more and more strange look.
Li Xin: “——”
“Gongzi, Gongzi!” Li Xin called out.
“Ah, ahem, Li Xin, what can I do for you?” Qing Yu snapped back from his endless brainstorming.
Li Xin said very patiently, “Something about Song Ziqi, the Song family’s eldest miss.”
“Oh,” Qing Yu said as he straightened his stance, “I’m ready, please tell your story.”
“——”
Despite being a bit speechless, Li Xin said, “Isn’t your Excellency curious about how I cultivated to the realm I am today. Recently, I received the resources from the Li family and my realm has advanced by leaps and bounds, but don’t forget, my lord, I reached the seventh level of Houtian before I met you.”
That goes without saying, the protagonists in novels have nothing else, but their talent is never bad, what do they need for cultivation resources. Not to mention, isn’t there still Miss Song —–
The first thing that I want to do is to get the best out of this. The three young masters of the main family, Li Qiusheng, Li Quran and Li Quyin, are not very talented and are always away. If I grow up quickly, I may become a tail-end.
Therefore, not only does the Li family not provide cultivation resources. Even in terms of gong methods, what I cultivate is only the basic Qi training duel pa*sed down in the Jianghu.”
Qing Yu began to look straight, he knew that what Li Xin was practising was by no means a bad basic Qi training duel.
“All of my martial arts are pa*sed down from the City Lord’s House ——“
