From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 124: The world is declining, and people’s hearts are not as old as they used to be.

Qing Kingdom, Kyoto, the seat of the Northern Qi envoys

"Brother Langtao, it's time to eat."

Haitang Duoduo walked into the house carrying a plate of food and looked at Langtao who was sitting cross-legged on the bed with worry in her eyes.

Ever since being replaced yesterday, Lang Tao hasn't said a word, and his already cold and stern aura has begun to turn gloomy.

The aura that made people retreat made no one in the delegation dare to get close, except Haitang Duoduo.

Lang Tao, who had been concentrating with his eyes closed, opened them and glanced at Haitang Duoduo. His tone was a little bitter, "Why did Master agree to the exchange terms?"

"We're defeated. Ye Zhong's army has reached Tieshan Pass. Fengshui and the other four kingdoms have all been destroyed. The country is in chaos. If the fighting continues, it will fall apart." Haitang Duoduo said, "Master agreed to this deal because he didn't want you to become a condition for Nanqing's negotiations. If that were the case, the diplomatic mission would be in a much more difficult position." Haitang Duoduo put down her food tray. "Furthermore, Master is also very interested in Nanqing's Eastern Palace. To be able to trap you there without a sound, he must have some extraordinary qualities."

"Master, you'll be disappointed. I've been imprisoned in a small basement in the Eastern Palace, and I don't know much about the Nanqing Eastern Palace." Lang Tao shook his head. "However, the man who defeated me was terrifying. He was only a beginner in the Ninth Rank, but his Qi contained a strange toxin that could transform into the opponent's Qi. I was caught off guard and fell victim to it. My Qi was dissipated, and I couldn't use it anymore, so I was captured."

"We've heard some rumors about this as well." Haitang Duoduo looked solemn. In this world, martial artists are ranked by their true Qi. True Qi is the foundation of all martial arts, and even grandmasters are no exception.

Gui Zitian can make Lang Tao, a ninth-grade strongman second only to the grandmaster, lose his combat effectiveness with just one palm. So, will this ability be effective against the grandmaster?

Anyway, she herself would never want to confront such a guy.

"Is this poison permanent?"

"No, but no one can guarantee whether it will happen in the future." Thinking of his own experience, Lang Tao's face became extremely ugly.

Gui Zitian is simply the nemesis of all warriors below the Grandmaster level. He doesn't care about anything and just disperses other people's true energy. How can you let others beat you? It's disgusting.

"Gui Zitian's poison skills are terrifying, but even more terrifying is Nanqing's Eastern Palace," Haitang Duoduo said. "It's now confirmed that, besides Gui Zitian, the Eastern Palace has at least three other ninth-grade experts, at least two of whom are upper ninth-grade. You saw it yesterday on the long street; even Yan Xiaoyi was defeated by Qin Yuan. Besides Qin Yuan, the Eastern Palace also has the even more mysterious Mao Qiwu."

"The Eastern Palace of Nanqing is known to have four great Vajras, Mao Qiwu, Qin Yuan, Gui Zitian and Guo Baokun. The other three are all ninth-grade masters, so there is no reason why Guo Baokun is not one either." Lang Tao said.

"Guo Baokun has never attacked in public." Haitang Duoduo said with a wry smile, "I heard that Qin Yuan's imperial guards are all eighth-rank warriors. With such a powerful force under the Eastern Palace, I wonder how the Emperor of Nanqing can sleep well."

"I don't know if the Emperor of Nanqing can sleep, but I know that such a powerful Eastern Palace has never been heard of before, and it will definitely not last long."

"This isn't a bad thing for us." Haitang seemed to realize something, a glint in her eyes. "Oh, right, someone from the Overwatch Council has been secretly contacting us, wanting to trade Sean for the Tianyi Dao technique."

"Sean?" Lang Tao raised his eyebrows slightly. This name had disappeared for twenty years, but...

“Why would the Supervisory Yuan do this?”

"I don't know, but I've already written to Master. Whether this will succeed or not depends on his decision."

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"The East Palace has become famous again this time."

East Palace, small garden.

Fan Ruoruo peeled a grape and put it into Li Chengqian's mouth, her tone somewhat lazy.

"The confrontation in the street caused a huge uproar, and even I, who never left the Eastern Palace, knew about it."

"I told you, take good care of the baby. It's only been two months. How dare I let you go out!" Looking at Fan Ruoruo who looked a little resentful, Li Chengqian smiled bitterly helplessly.

He doesn't care whether Donggong is famous or not. What he cares about is Fan Ruoruo. She actually has a congenital physique that makes her fertile easily. Isn't this in the original book?
Oh, she didn’t get married in the original book!
After all, he was going to be a father.

This was his third time being a father. In his previous life, he had two children, a grandson, and two grandsons-in-law.

So, there is nothing to be excited about being a father.

What's good about having a son? He is just someone else's son. Doesn't he know what kind of person he is?
What about my daughter? Even more annoying. She was cute when she was little, but she'll definitely be a bit of a creep when she grows up. If I meet a yellow-haired girl, should I kill her or not?
However, he was not excited, but someone else was!

His mother, who had turned the harem into a cold palace, now ran to the Eastern Palace every day, pulling Fan Ruoruo to ask about her well-being. Every time she brought a lot of things, which almost filled up the small Eastern Palace, making him very annoyed.

There is also the Fan family, who also send things to the Eastern Palace every day. Liu has also come to the Eastern Palace several times, and her smile is so bright!

Yes, Fan Jian stopped pretending.

From the day my daughter got pregnant, I became a princeling!

Looking at the rising fortunes of the Eastern Palace, he felt that he should just lie down and wait to take over the throne.

"That's not what I meant." Li Chengqian saw through Fan Ruoruo's thoughts and her round face turned red. "It's just that the constant coming and going of people in the East Palace is a little unusual."

"It's better to have more people come, so that there will be more popularity. You are pregnant, and it's different from the past. You still need more popularity." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"You are the prince, whatever you say is what counts." Fan Ruoruo said helplessly, "By the way, Wan'er came yesterday."

"For your brother?"

"Well, my brother is currently serving as the Assistant Law Officer of the Imperial Court. It's a sinecure, and he doesn't usually have that much official business."

"You don't want your brother to come to the East Palace, do you?"

"How could that be? His Majesty won't agree." Fan Ruoruo smiled. "It's just that he still has a job at the Supervisory Council. Last time, my father asked him to return the Supervisory Council badge, but he refused."

"If I had a Tisi brand, I wouldn't give it back. It's so useful." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

Yes, the badge of the Supervisory Council's Chief Inspector is very useful. At least for the lower levels of the Supervisory Council, this badge is very authoritative. With this badge, Fan Xian basically has no worries about having no one to use in Kyoto.

"But your relationship with the Overwatch Council is so bad now, and my father doesn't want him to have anything to do with it."

"Lord Fan, you're overthinking it. Given Fan Xian's status, it's impossible for him not to be involved." Li Chengqian laughed. "Your brother, while claiming to have a wife and children, is actually a troubled man. Tell me, what does he want to do?"

"He wants to reconcile the relationship between you and the Supervisory Council."

"He doesn't want to take sides," Li Chengqian said. "Tell him not to overthink it and just act according to his own ideas. As long as he doesn't go to brothels to listen to music, he can do whatever he wants."

"what?!"

"Don't be so surprised. I'm only eighteen. How old is Chen Pingping? With his body, even with Fei Jie's help, how many years can he last? Why should I fight him? Let your brother relax and do it boldly."

"Oh, okay." Fan Ruoruo nodded, but there was still worry between her brows. After all, the Supervisory Office was different from other departments. It was a whirlpool. Even if it did not become an enemy of the Eastern Palace, there was no guarantee that it would not be involved in other troubles.

"Don't think too much. He is a smart man. Smart people will become smarter after falling a few times." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

Fan Ruoruo: "..."

"Your Highness." Mao Qiwu came over, bowed to Fan Ruoruo with a smile, and walked in front of Li Chengqian, "Yan Bingyun is about to be captured."

Li Chengqian turned around in surprise, "Yan Bingyun? Huh..."

He was stunned for a second, as if he had figured something out, then shook his head and sighed, "The world is going downhill, and people's hearts are no longer the same!!"

"Secretly monitor Yan Ruohai and see his reaction."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)