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"The rebels will summon monsters!"
After slaughtering several thousand more of the more than 50,000 infantrymen, they were completely scattered.
These royal troops sent by Tai'an City were so easily defeated. The Xuanjia Army charged once, then turned their horses around and charged again!
It was not impossible for the Tang Emperor's Xuanjia Army of 5,000 to scatter an army of 100,000!
Fortunately, Gu Jiantang was still alive, and the cavalry did not collapse. They began to launch an organized counterattack.
However, the Xuanjia Army and the cavalry made light contact, and then began to charge at the infantry again, slaughtering half of the fifty to sixty thousand infantrymen, while the remaining half scattered and fled.
The steel torrent, which came and went like the wind, suddenly broke away from the battle after clashing with the Liyang cavalry and fled north.
Gu Jiantang dared not pursue them at all. Even without the ambush, the fact that these Xuanjia soldiers, who had not suffered any losses, could turn around again would be enough to give them a hard time.
Following Li Chang'an's orders, Li Cunxiao would kill a batch of soldiers and then run away. Once the routed soldiers were gathered back by Gu Jiantang, he would then cut off another batch!
When the Xuanjia Army massacred the Liyang Army, Li Chang'an had already returned to the Northern Liang Royal Palace.
In a quiet and elegant room, Xu Zhihu was staring blankly at the pond outside the window.
So many things have happened these past few days; it feels like she's lived through several lifetimes. The Northern Liang Prince's Mansion has been burned down, and she is destined to become Li Chang'an's person; nothing unexpected has happened.
Now she has no way back, and Xu Zhihu really doesn't know what to do next.
A tall figure appeared at the doorway, drawn to Xu Zhihu's bewildered sigh.
"Princess, what is it that makes you sigh?"
Xu Zhihu looked at the handsome and gentle Li Chang'an, but she couldn't feel any hostility towards this man who should have been her enemy.
How will she be treated? Will she be locked up as a plaything, forever this man's plaything?
Is there any other possibility besides this?
"Your Highness, what do you intend to do with me?"
Li Chang'an walked to the bedside, held Xu Zhihu's fair and soft hand in his, stared into Xu Zhihu's panicked eyes, his gaze filled with both tenderness and murderous intent.
"I have asked you, now that you are married, do you now follow your husband or continue to follow your father?"
Xu Zhihu opened his mouth, looking astonished. After a moment's thought, his final answer was somewhat helpless.
"I...will obey my husband."
Chapter 240 Breakthrough to Land Immortal, System Settlement!
Xu Zhihu is no longer willing to be loyal to Beiliang. She can obey her husband after marriage, but she cannot help Li Chang'an to deal with Xu Xiao and his son.
After all, Xu Zhihu was not Xu Weixiong. Xu Weixiong was not his biological son and had a life-and-death feud with the Northern Liang royal family.
Xu Zhihu is Xu Xiao's biological daughter and Xu Fengnian's older sister. Now she's caught in the middle, but fortunately, she didn't go against Li Chang'an before, so Li Chang'an hasn't made things difficult for her.
Li Chang'an had insisted on abducting her to teach the Li Yang court and Xu Xiao a lesson, but Hong Xixiang's appearance changed the meaning of Xu Zhihu.
The dual cultivation technique that Li Chang'an obtained from Qingcheng Mountain allows him to plunder the luck of others. This is how Li Chang'an gradually stole the luck of Jiang Si and Huyan Guanyin.
Xu Zhihu now possesses half of the eight hundred years of Daoist fortune bestowed by Lu Zu, which is exactly what Li Chang'an has been dreaming of. After all, one of his important tasks in this life is to collect this fortune.
Although Xu Zhihu was stunningly beautiful in Beiliang, she was not particularly outstanding in the Tang Prince's mansion, which was full of beauties, each with her own unique charm. If it weren't for her good fortune, Li Chang'an might have simply abandoned her in the cold palace to live out her remaining days.
But things are different now. The fortune on Xu Zhihu must be taken away. It can be said that Hong Xixiang personally delivered Xu Zhihu to Li Chang'an's bed.
Xu Zhihu lowered her eyes and sighed again, "From now on, I will only be an ordinary concubine of Your Highness, and will no longer care about the affairs of the world."
Li Chang'an reached out and put his arm around Xu Zhihu's slender waist, causing the inexperienced woman in red to tremble.
"Zhihu, don't talk as if life has lost its joy. Being my concubine is a source of endless pleasure for you."
The backyard of the Tang Prince's mansion was filled with beautiful women. Every day, the concubines would frolic and play. These women were not only stunningly beautiful, but they were also pampered and radiant, and in high spirits.
"This humble servant...is willing to serve you wholeheartedly."
As a daughter of a military family, Xu Zhihu possessed considerable background and influence; her bed rocked all night long.
In another room, Jiang Si and Qingniao were greeting Zhao Fengya.
Princess Zhao Fengya of Suizhu was not imprisoned, which was beyond her expectations. Li Chang'an gave her a fairly nice room and asked her to tell him what she knew about the inner palace and the court.
Although Princess Suizhu was favored by the emperor, she knew very little about palace affairs. After being imprisoned for half a month, the information she revealed was extremely disappointing.
Zhao Fengya knew less than the Embroidered Uniform Guard had gathered, so there was really nothing of note.
Qingniao couldn't help but frown, which frightened Zhao Fengya so much that she didn't dare to breathe. Qingniao looked down on this princess to some extent.
Back in the Northern Liang, they were arrogant and domineering, but now they're as wilted as a frostbitten eggplant.
"It seems that's all you know. You're really useless."
Upon hearing Qingniao's words, Zhao Fengya immediately admitted, "Lord Qingniao, I am a useless person. Please let me go."
Jiang Si said with some difficulty, "We proposed to the court that your father grant the Shu region to Your Highness, and then we can let you go back."
"However, your father is reluctant to give up the land of Western Shu, and has even enfeoffed Zhao Kai as the King of Shu. He has already gathered several armies and is preparing to attack us."
Zhao Fengya's heart skipped a beat. This was it; her father was unwilling to redeem her.
"My lords, you have no use for me, do you? Keeping me around will only consume food and take up space, right? Please let me go."
After crying and wailing for half a month, this once noble and precious daughter has now been reduced to the dust.
"You should kill yourself."
The bluebird's answer was so abrupt that Zhao Fengya didn't react for a moment.
The bluebird continued, "His Highness said that if you can't provide any useful information, then you are indeed of no use."
"Keeping you around would take up a room, consume our food, and require a maid to take care of you. It's too wasteful, so you should commit suicide."
Tears welled up in Zhao Fengya's eyes, and a sense of sorrow arose in her heart. How could someone of her privileged status have the courage to commit suicide?
She wasn't like Jiang Si, a princess of a fallen kingdom, but a princess who was spoiled by her parents from childhood. She was Zhao Chun's only daughter, and everyone had always pampered and indulged her, so she had never encountered any adversity.
Zhao Fengya knew she was in dire straits, and it was a miracle that Li Chang'an hadn't killed her.
"My lords... perhaps I am still of use. I can do what those maids did. I am willing to do my part for the Prince's Palace. I only beg you not to kill me."
As if he hadn't heard, Qingniao continued, "Actually, Zhao Gou's men tried to save you, but they failed."
"No one can possibly sneak into the Tang Prince's Mansion now, so you'd better not have any bad intentions, or your fate will be worse than death."
Zhao Fengya's last hope was completely shattered. Thinking of the scene of Li Chang'an massacring the Northern Liang royal family, she couldn't help but tremble.
It was absolutely terrifying. Li Chang'an was a ruthless killer, and she, who was already quite timid, was almost scared out of her wits.
At this moment, Jiang Si said to Qingniao, "Sister Weixiong is short of a maid. Why don't we let Zhao Fengya give her a try?"
Hearing Xu Weixiong's name, Zhao Fengya became even more terrified. She had personally witnessed Xu Weixiong dragging Chen Zhibao to his death with Li Yishan's head in his arms.
Xu Weixiong's cold gaze and ruthless demeanor instilled fear in Zhao Fengya.
Qingniao replied, "Then let's do it this way. Let her give it a try. Sister Weixiong is the best at training maids."
Then, Qingniao said to Zhao Fengya, "From now on, you will be called Xiaofeng. Tomorrow, someone will take you to Sister Weixiong's room."
The proud and arrogant Princess Suizhu became Xu Weixiong's maid and underwent the strictest training, transforming from a person of high status into a servant.
Li Chang'an had almost completely absorbed the fortune of Jiang Ni and Huyan Guanyin, which is why he was able to combine the three realms into one in just over half a year.
During this period, Li Chang'an began to collect the Taoist energy from Xu Zhihu. Since Xu Zhihu entered the mansion, he had basically never gotten out of bed.
A dozen days later, Li Chang'an completed the full fusion of the three realms.
The perfect fusion of the Great Vajra, the Great Finger Profound, and the Great Celestial Phenomenon finally allowed Li Chang'an to break through the realm of a terrestrial immortal and become one of the top ten masters in this world.
This ranking isn't some childish martial arts assessment; it's a ranking that includes all the old monsters.
The reason he was able to break through to the level of a terrestrial immortal was twofold: first, because of his battle with Hong Xixiang, which resulted in the fusion of their realms; and second, because of the Daoist fortune emanating from Hong Xixiang.
On this day, the Qi within his body was circulating harmoniously, but in the next instant, it suddenly erupted with a magnificent and soaring momentum.
The entire palace was enveloped by a powerful aura of qi, even attracting the clouds in the sky. The emergence of each terrestrial immortal is a major event in the world, affecting the fortune and structure of the world.
Within the Prince's mansion, everyone enveloped by Li Chang'an's罡元 (罡元 is a type of internal energy), experienced a slight improvement in their cultivation level.
Because Li Chang'an was a true embodiment of the three religions, he utilized a great deal of luck during his breakthrough process, and naturally leaked some of his luck after the breakthrough.
Although this fortune was insignificant to Li Chang'an, it was extremely difficult for other martial artists to obtain even a little bit of fortune.
Having officially stepped into the realm of terrestrial immortals, Li Chang'an should no longer encounter any rivals in his mortal battles.
Moreover, Li Chang'an's status as a terrestrial immortal is based on three major realms, so even some old monsters who have lived for many years may not be Li Chang'an's match. Li Chang'an's martial prowess ranking in this world has risen to fifth place.
Before the forces surrounding Li Chang'an had fully arrived, he was already facing a system-wide settlement. This settlement came swiftly, catching even Li Chang'an somewhat off guard; the main reason was that as one's strength grew to a certain level, the increase in influence would inevitably accelerate.
This time, Li Chang'an ranked in the top five in all of his rankings, so the system conducted a settlement.
Having eliminated Xu Xiao's martial arts figures, killed the Northern Liang's immortal prince, and burned down the Northern Liang royal palace, Li Chang'an's power ranking has surpassed Xu Xiao, making him third. Those ahead of him can only be Zhao Chun and Empress Murong.
[Your influence in this world has greatly increased; you are rewarded with 30000 Mortal Points!]
World: Walking in the Snow
Age: 22 years old
Realm: Land Immortal