Peace Order
Chapter 235 - 115: Princess, Qingyan

Chapter 235: Chapter 115: Princess, Qingyan

Li Guanyi looked at these words and realized that the aloof Princess had recognized him. His current disguise, concealing his aura and appearance, was thanks to the Magic Skills taught by his aunt. But if Princess Chen Qingyan also knew these skills and had practiced them for ten years, her mastery would surely surpass his own.

His concealments and transformations were probably useless in her eyes.

Perhaps she saw through them at first glance.

However, the Magic Skill was indeed the "Jiangnan Misty Rain Twelve Layers" directly passed down by the Jiangnan Divine Weapon Mansion’s Murong Family. When Aunt left the Capital City, she informed the Princess about this technique – was it to repay a favor?

Or was it that, at the time, Aunt had already resolved herself to a likely death on her journey?

Passing this Cultivation Technique to the Princess was simply to prevent the Absolute Skill from losing its lineage with her.

The tragedy of that year was now evident.

Li Guanyi lowered his gaze.

He had recorded down the names and the means of contact for these twenty-four generals.

All were generals who once rode into battle alongside his father, rising from the Southwest, sweeping across the Western Regions, even clashing with the World’s Number One Divine General and surviving. Li Guanyi even suspected that these twenty-four generals, should they have not passed away in these ten years, must all be on the Divine General List.

Even if they were not ranked at the top.

Even if they were all ranked outside the fifty, they were still twenty-four famous generals.

Moreover, there’s likely a representative of every kind of military force among them – cavalry, infantry, naval, fierce, fighter, and strategist generals – these twenty-four represented a complete military force system!

But ten years have passed, and where these generals are now, what their current stances might be, Li Guanyi couldn’t ensure. It’s fickle, human hearts change. To say that his father has been dead for ten years and then pop up expecting these renowned generals to pledge allegiance to him was something not even Li Guanyi would believe.

That was just as impossible as a complete rebellion against him.

This was the only information left behind here, and Li Guanyi had decided in his heart that he would find out the whereabouts of these generals upon his return.

Chen Country was too vast to keep the whereabouts of these generals hidden. Li Guanyi thought about it and remembered the archives of the Imperial Guard, which is independent of the conventional Ministry of War and directly under the royal court.

The Imperial Guard has its own independent records.

It looks like he needs to head back sooner.

Besides this archive, he also needed to retrieve the items he left in the Qilin Palace, as well as the Mountain Marrow that Empress and Hou Zhongyu had agreed on, which was placed in the pavilion. He should retrieve it soon, or if Hou Zhongyu is already dead, the Empress would surely find an opportunity to take the Mountain Marrow back.

The South Mountain Marrow, along with the Magician’s laws.

These two ought to have a synergy.

The Undying Vitality of that old Magician Hou Zhongyu was something Li Guanyi coveted.

Li Guanyi made up his mind, making a note of these things. He paused for a moment, then extended his hand to rest on the bookshelf. While he seemed to be searching for Divine Skills and Magic Techniques, in reality, his Qi Mechanism was circulating in his forehead, operating the "Jiangnan Misty Rain Twelve Layers" taught by his aunt.

Then he lifted his hand.

In his grasp was the "Vast Sea Strength" Chen Chengbi had pointed out for him to take. This skill emphasizes the circulation of Jin Qi like the vast sea and can envelop the Different Species True Qi within the body.

After a period of cultivation, he would be able to fight openly and frankly.

He was also interested in participating in the martial contest before the Grand Sacrifice.

The Mystic Turtle Dharma Form appeared on Li Guanyi’s shoulder as the light danced and shifted. Just as Li Guanyi planned to leave with the "Vast Sea Strength," the Mystic Turtle clung stubbornly to his shoulder, staring intently in one direction with eyes the size of mung beans.

Li Guanyi saw that there was a concealed staircase leading to a higher place.

The small-eyed Mystic Turtle Dharma Form, filled with an inner longing, clung tightly to the young man’s shoulder. After consideration, Li Guanyi walked over, only to be stopped by someone who spoke up in a low voice, saying, "Esteemed sir, you cannot go there."

The voice was gentle.

Li Guanyi paused mid-step, subconsciously turning to look. He had not even felt the approach of this person before. When he looked up, waves of shock erupted within him.

The one who spoke was a mild-looking middle-aged man.

His eyes were small, with downturned corners, appearing fatigued yet gentle. Speaking with a slight bow, he seemed very polite. He was dressed in deep blue official robes, appearing to be of lower rank, standing before the young man in a ruby-colored battle robe with a white jade belt at his waist, looking like a somewhat timid low-ranked official.

Inside Li Guanyi, the bronze tripod howled.

He saw that on the middle-aged man’s shoulder was a Dharma Form.

An owl!

Except for special cases like Li Guanyi, heroes across the world usually had distinct Dharma Forms.

And Li Guanyi had seen this Dharma Form before. Back then, he didn’t have this shrinking demeanor. Dressed in full armor, wielding a Divine Weapon, he came close to backstabbing the elderly master of the Xue Family. This was the assassin who had attempted to murder Xue Daoyong outside of Guan Yi City.

Li Guanyi silently recited the man’s title.

The tenth-ranked assassin in the world, Situ Deqing.

In possession of the third-ranked assassination Divine Weapon, the Chengying Sword, the stealth-enhancing Black Dragon Coiled Body Armor, and—

The face mask that once belonged to Duke Chen,

Later worn by Taiping Duke Li Wanli as he dominated the Western Regions.

Situ Deqing had witnessed Li Guanyi burst out of Guan Yi City, reminding Xue Daoyong and Yue Qianfeng. Although he claimed that it was for the old man that he broke out of the city, it was not impossible for someone like Situ Deqing to see something more.

If he guessed that Li Guanyi and Yue Qianfeng knew each other, then Yue Qianfeng’s attempt to assassinate Li Guanyi with the Red Dragon Power was a flaw.