After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 10 Chongzhou
"However, before the last emperor could open the secret treasure of Tianqi, the Great Qi Dynasty was destroyed, and the seven keys in his hands have never been found since then."

Speaking of this, Cang Yinyue's eyes turned cold and said:
"So, don't bother me anymore. It's impossible to open the secret treasure of Apocalypse with just a wooden box!"

Hearing this, Li Musheng sighed deeply and said:

"Oh, I knew it wasn't that simple."

He stuffed the wooden box into his arms, stood up and walked in front of Cang Yinyue, saying:
"However, Miss Cang, you know a lot. If there is anything I don't understand in the future, I will ask you."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and put his fingers together, ready to untie the other person's acupuncture points.

However, halfway through, he suddenly stopped:

"Are you planning to knock me out later?"

"will not."

Cang Yinyue replied quickly and calmly.

Li Musheng laughed:
"I'm afraid you don't even believe what you said."

Cang Yinyue snorted coldly and said:
"As long as I don't let you get close to me, I don't believe you can hit my acupoints."

Li Musheng shook his head. This girl was still stubborn.

After thinking about it, he suddenly said:

"Miss Cang, I actually have a way to remove the tattoo on your face."

Upon hearing this, Cang Yinyue's expression changed slightly, but soon returned to normal, and said coldly:

"I do not believe."

Li Musheng looked at her without saying anything.

Cang Yinyue's eyes gradually dimmed, and then he said to himself:

"The person who tattooed my face has mastered the 'Bone-Eroding Yin Wind Finger' to perfection. What you see are only the words on the surface, but in reality, they have long been engraved into my facial bones, like bone-eating maggots, impossible to erase in this lifetime."

Hearing this, Li Musheng bent his fingers and directly untied Cang Yinyue's acupuncture points, and said slowly:

"Miss Cang, if you don't try something, how do you know it's impossible?"

Feeling that the acupoints had been unblocked, Cang Yinyue moved his palm which was now able to move. The next moment, he disappeared from the spot and retreated like a ghost.

Soon, she stopped in front of the old tree where she had been standing before, and confronted Li Musheng from a distance.

However, Li Musheng folded his arms and said:
"Don't forget, I'm the Seventh Prince, exiled among the common people. Every move you make is an act of insubordination. When I regain my status, even the head of your Secret Service won't be able to protect you!"

Cang Yinyue was silent for a while, then she stood up straight and slowly leaned towards the old tree behind her, saying:

"If you can truly erase that word from my face, I can risk my own life to save yours when you're in danger of death!"

"It doesn't have to be this way."

Li Musheng smiled and shook his head, stretched out a finger, thought for a moment, then added two more and said:
"Miss Cang, just promise to agree to my three conditions."

Cang Yinyue's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly and said:
"no problem!"

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng's face suddenly changed:

"So straightforward? Aren't you afraid that I might make some outrageous demands?"

Cang Yinyue smiled coldly and said:
"If it's something I don't want to do, I won't do it even if I die."

"Have some backbone."

Li Musheng gave a thumbs up in praise, then turned around and sat down in front of the campfire.

However, he was thinking about the secret treasure of the Apocalypse. This was also a clue in his pursuit of martial arts transcendence. However, collecting the seven keys was giving him a headache. "How can you remove the words on my face?"

At this time, Cang Yinyue, who was standing not far away, took the initiative to speak.

"Let's talk about it when we get to Shangyang City."

Hearing this, Cang Yinyue stared at Li Musheng for a long time, and finally said "OK", then leaned against the tree, closed his eyes and stopped talking.

……

Nothing happened all night.

The next morning, after a night's rest, the two men continued their journey on horseback, heading towards Shangyang City, the capital of the Dali Empire.

At the beginning, Li Musheng was not in a hurry. He rode his horse leisurely, enjoying the scenery of mountains and rivers along the way, which was quite interesting.

In response, Cang Yinyue did not urge him. He sat on the horse as if he was walking on flat ground, practicing breathing in and out of true qi while maintaining the same pace as Li Musheng.

After a few days, Li Musheng got tired of the scenery on the road.

After all, the mountain road is not a famous scenic spot, and there are very few beautiful views worth seeing. The most common things you see on the road are trees, grass, and a lot of dust.

So, he finally changed his slow pace and quickened his pace.

"Miss Cang, how long will it take to reach your destination?"

Li Musheng didn't know the way, and all the route maps along the way were only in Cang Yinyue's head.

"If we travel day and night, we can reach Jingzhou in ten days, and then the imperial capital in another day. Normally, it would take twenty days."

Cang Yinyue replied expressionlessly, then jokingly said:
"Actually, you don't have to be so anxious. After all, the real prince is always the last to appear."

These were the excuse Li Musheng had come up with in order to slow down his journey, and now he was returning it exactly as it was.

In response to this, Li Musheng had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and continue on his way in disappointment.

After a few more days, the two men and their horses arrived at the border of Chongzhou, exhausted from the journey.

The journey was a bit boring, but we did encounter a group of bandits who were blocking the road. However, as soon as the bandits showed up, they were killed by Cang Yinyue in seconds.

Apart from that, there was no other disturbance.

According to Cang Yinyue, that group of robbers was an accident, and the routes she chose to take were specially screened by the Secret Service.

Specifically bypassing some dangerous areas and places with complex underworld forces is the safest and least complicated route.

This is also the reason why the journey was smooth and basically no accidents occurred.

However, after entering Chongzhou, Cang Yinyue became obviously cautious. He did not practice breathing exercises once along the way and basically kept an eye on the surrounding situation at all times.

Although Li Musheng understood that this situation must have a reason, he didn't know what it was, so he asked this living map and human version of the Encyclopedia of Li.

"Miss Cang, what's so special about Chongzhou? You seem a little too nervous."

Cang Yinyue was not polite to Li Musheng. Along the way, no matter whether she knew the answer or not, he would ask her about everything he didn't understand.

To be honest, she was a little afraid of Li Musheng.

However, she finally explained:
"Chongzhou has been experiencing unrest lately. According to secret reports from the Secret Service, the largest underworld forces in the state seem to be showing signs of war with each other."

"We are currently located within the sphere of influence of a group called the Bloodbath Alliance. Under these circumstances, they will undoubtedly be guarding all the intersections."

"But this force is both good and evil, and it's not easy to deal with them. It's better to be cautious and try not to run into them."

(End of this chapter)