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He had previously thought that Xu Fengnian would not lose, but Xu Fengnian suffered a crushing defeat.
Later, he devised a esoteric Buddhist technique to use underhanded tactics, but Li Chang'an managed to crack it.
Later, Li Yishan started Wang Linquan's scheme, but the man died and the money was gone!
Xu Xiao stared blankly at Li Yishan with his bull-like eyes.
Then, Xu Xiao let out a painful howl!
"Yishan, my money, my Wang Linquan!"
"Zhao Yutai, Wang Ying, Wang Linquan! Li Chang'an is targeting me like a nail!"
Li Yishan sighed, "Wang Linquan is meticulous in his actions and basically leaves no trace."
"Unexpectedly, the commendation order personally issued by the prince back then led to his exposure of his identity."
Xu Xiao's face still held an expression of disbelief!
"Li Chang'an's seven thousand men actually defeated Zhao Heng's forty thousand men!"
"If word got out, everyone would think that I, Old Xu, have come out of retirement again!"
"If he, a descendant of the Hong family of Southern Tang, is really that powerful, could he have caused Gu Jiantang to destroy the country?"
Xu Xiao was a little worried. If Li Chang'an really went to Shazhou, who knows what kind of big trouble he might cause.
However, Xu Fengnian was hidden by Li Chang'an, and Beiliang could not openly confront Li Chang'an.
Li Yishan pondered for a while, and seemed to have come up with another idea.
However, Xu Xiao spoke first, before he could.
"Yishan, it's not that I don't trust you!"
"But this Li Chang'an is really too strange."
"Qingcheng Mountain, Daliang Mountain, and Tianmu Mountain—Li Chang'an has taken all three of our strongholds!"
"We must not act rashly this time at Mazhai in Longshang, within the territory of Western Shu Road!"
Longshang Mazhai is a mountain stronghold that operates a black market for horses.
The village has a large population, totaling 20,000 people.
However, the main task of these 20,000 people was to raise and sell horses.
It was located in a no-man's-land between the Northern Liang, the Western Shu Road, and the barbarian tribes.
Because of the secret support from Beiliang and the meticulous arrangements made by all parties, it has remained standing.
Xu Xiao's actions left Li Yishan both amused and exasperated.
"Your Highness, rest assured, the matter of Mazhai in Longshang is of utmost importance and we will not act rashly."
"If Li Chang'an goes further west, he needs to go through the Western Shu Road and then through Jiange to reach Shazhou."
"However, there has been a major development recently in Shanshan."
Like the Waleng tribe of the White-Robed Guanyin, the Shanshan tribe is a large tribe of non-Han people.
A glint flashed in Xu Xiao's eyes. "That's right, how could I forget about those savages!"
"They want to attack Jianmen Pass, and they have repeatedly tested whether we will come to their aid."
"Jianmen Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and there are also 60,000 border troops stationed in Liyang."
"Beiliang is busy defending against Beimang, where would it find the troops to deal with Jianmen Pass!"
Li Yishan smiled and said, "If they can eliminate Li Chang'an, we won't have to send troops."
“The barbarians of the Western Regions are different from the Hu people of the Northern Barbarians. The barbarians only plunder grain and people, and do not seize land.”
“The Northern Barbarians want to occupy my cities and slaughter my people. Moreover, the Northern Liang only defends against the Northern Barbarians for the court. It is not the responsibility of the Northern Liang to defend against the Western Region barbarians.”
Xu Xiao nodded slowly, "Yishan, I think this is feasible!"
Even if the Western Region barbarians didn't care and Li Chang'an escaped from Jianmen Pass.
"Li Chang'an has also forged a blood feud with Shanshan, making it even more difficult for him to gain a foothold in Shazhou!"
Li Yishan continued, "There is one more thing, concerning Jiang Si."
"Jiang Si has disappeared. We don't know who kidnapped her."
"Let's spread the word that the princess of the fallen Western Chu kingdom is being kept in the army by Li Chang'an!"
"In that case, those remnants of Western Chu will also cause trouble for Li Chang'an!"
Xu Xiao said with satisfaction, "Of all the people in the world who cause trouble, Li Yishan is definitely number one!"
After discussing the matter of the barbarians, the two then brought up Xu Fengnian.
"Yishan, after all these years of running Fushui House, how come you can't find Fengnian's whereabouts at all?"
Li Yishan shook his head helplessly. "According to my guess, Li Chang'an didn't keep Feng Nian by his side at all."
"If he has already sent people to hide Feng Nian in the heart of Li Yang, how can we possibly find him?"
Because they couldn't plant spies around Li Chang'an, Xu Xiao and Li Yishan had no way of getting any information about Xu Fengnian.
Qingzhou, Tang King's military camp.
Jiang Si finally met Li Chang'an.
However, the scene of their meeting was not quite what she had imagined.
The Li Chang'an of the past was something she longed for.
But Li Chang'an, who was standing in front of her, was very far away from her.
The easygoing boy I remember has now become a majestic prince.
The words "Brother Chang'an" that were on the tip of his tongue were swallowed back down.
"Jiang Si greets Your Highness."
Now, only Qingniao is by Li Chang'an's side.
Qingniao said politely, "Miss Jiang, please have a seat."
"His Highness is busy."
Jiang Si sat down with a puzzled look on her face, occasionally stealing a glance at Li Chang'an.
In her eyes, Li Chang'an's handsome and dashing appearance remained, but he also possessed an added air of composure and dignity.
On the table in front of Li Chang'an was a book called "Sword Manual".
This was written down from memory by Wu Liuding and Cuihua; it was a collection of sword techniques from all over the world gathered at the Sword Tomb.
Of course, these sword techniques were not top-notch; they were used by the master and servant to cultivate their sword intent.
Knowing more sword techniques will naturally help them understand the essence of swordsmanship.
Wu Liuding and Cuihua, as the contemporary sword master and sword attendant, both possess sword intent in their finger techniques.
Li Chang'an read through it once and memorized all the sword techniques.
Name: Jiang Si
Age: 17 years old
Realm: Martial Arts Rank 5 - Peak
Talents: Kendo (First Rank), Financial Management (Second Rank)
Abilities: Kendo (Sixth Rank), Financial Management (Third Rank)
Emotion: 90
Jiang Si has grown up, and her current appearance is worthy of her ranking as the third most beautiful woman on the Rouge Ranking.
The top five on the Rouge Ranking in the future were Nangong Pushe, Chen Yu, Jiang Si, Huyan Guanyin, and Pei Nanwei.
"Jiang Si, how is your swordsmanship?"
Jiang Si suddenly raised her head, clearly not expecting Li Chang'an to ask such a question.
Li Chang'an's voice was the same as the one she had heard these past few days.
He was dignified and magnetic, but utterly devoid of emotion.
Although there were only two or three zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) between them, Jiang Si felt as if they were a great distance apart.
"Your Highness, I have practiced swordsmanship for several years, but I have never been able to grasp the essentials."
Jiang Si's words surprised Li Chang'an.
Jiang Si is a natural-born swordswoman, how could she possibly fail to grasp the essentials of swordsmanship?
"Bluebird, find Jiang Si a sword and test her swordsmanship."
Then, Qingniao brought out a sword, and Jiang Si began to demonstrate the swordsmanship she had learned.
Having read the Sword Manual, Li Chang'an couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, realizing that Xu Xiao hadn't taught Jiang Si any particularly good sword techniques.
A dignified innate sword embryo has actually become a sword idiot.