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Chapter 80 Li Qiushui's Amazing Plan
"I see……"

After reading the letter, Li Qiu Shui breathed a sigh of relief.

This letter contains some old stories about the Southern Tang Kingdom and the reason why my parents lived in Taihu Lake.

Li Canghai sighed softly and said slowly, "No wonder my father asked me to come back to see their tablets. However, the past of the Southern Tang is too far away from us. Even if we are skilled in martial arts, there is no need to talk about restoring the country. The change of dynasties is a normal thing."

Li Qiushui pondered for a moment and said, "Now that Senior Sister is in charge of Lingjiu Palace, even though we are descendants of the Southern Tang emperor, no one will follow us even if we restore the country. However, I do have an idea, but I wonder if my husband would agree."

"What's the idea?" Shen Lang asked casually.

Li Qiushui said, "There is no hope for the restoration of the Southern Tang, but we can take advantage of the situation and rely on others to realize our own ideas."

"What do you mean?" Li Canghai asked in confusion.

Li Qingluo chuckled and said, "If the country is truly restored, wouldn't I become a princess of Southern Tang?"

"Don't be too quick to daydream. Let your mother tell you what she thinks first." Shen Lang said.

Li Qiushui smiled sweetly, as charming as a blooming spring flower.

She said in a delicate voice, "I have recently heard that the Xixia Emperor, Li Liangzuo, is in poor health. When he dies, a new emperor will surely ascend the throne. My husband, you have a superb art of disguise. Could you please demonstrate your skills and change the new emperor's appearance to your own without anyone noticing?"

"Wait until the people of Xixia have adapted to their new appearance, then I'll kill him and you, my husband, will take his place. After I marry him in style, as long as I can give birth to a son for you, then the entire Xixia Kingdom will belong to us!"

Speaking of this, she couldn't help but beam with joy, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Then she continued to talk non-stop, "By then, we can transform Xixia into a brand new country as we please. With your erudition, talent, bravery and strategy, governing a small country will be as easy as taking something out of a bag."

However, Li Canghai on the side frowned and looked worried.

He softly retorted, "Sister, Xixia was founded by the Tanguts. It's located in a remote area, a barbaric land. What good is there to be gained? In my opinion, the Song Dynasty is more prosperous and a country of etiquette, far superior to Xixia by a thousand times."

Upon hearing this, Li Qiushui curled her lips in disbelief, chuckled, and explained, "Sister, you don't know. The rules of the Great Song Imperial Palace are very strict. How can we sneak in so easily? Even if we racked our brains to invent new identities, I'm afraid it would be difficult to escape the eyes of those who are interested."

"In comparison, the Western Xia were completely different. They didn't care about the so-called etiquette and moral principles of the Central Plains. Their founding emperor, Li Yuanhao, was even more licentious and immoral. Many of his wives and concubines were forcibly taken from others. He even took his own son, Ning Lingge's wife, and openly took her into his harem as a concubine."

"This way, it will be much more convenient for us to act, and the chances of success will naturally be greatly increased." After saying this, she chuckled again, seeming to be very satisfied with her plan.

Hearing this, Li Qingluo muttered, "Mother, how could you come up with such an idea?"

Li Canghai pondered for a moment and said, "This plan is feasible, but my husband can't always disguise himself as their emperor, right?"

"Don't we still have you?" Li Qiushui said, "My husband will have to travel the world, and he needs to take care of A'Luo. You've also been learning from him for so many years. When the time comes, I'll have him disguise you to look like him, and we sisters will be able to control the Western Xia Kingdom."

He continued, "Besides Xixia, the Dali Kingdom can also follow this method. Select a young prince and slowly change his appearance to resemble your husband. After a few years, even if they see your husband, they will only think he is their prince."

Shen Lang laughed and said, "This method is not bad. If we do as you say, Xixia and Dali will be completely under our control."

Then he added: "But there is a problem."

"What's the problem?" Li Qiushui asked, "Could it be that my husband's disguise skills have regressed?"

Shen Lang shook his head. "How can my disguise skills decline? I simply place a poisonous insect into your nose, then use some medicine to attract it. I let the insect feed on your facial bones. After shaving the bones, I cut open your face, use a needle, and sew it up for a few days. I can achieve the effect of changing my appearance."

"I'm just worried that if I'm not by your side, and you fall in love with someone else, I'll be cuckolded."

Li Qiushui said coquettishly, "Husband, what nonsense are you talking about? Even if you're not with us, how could we fall in love with someone else? You can come find us anytime, and with our martial arts skills, it would be easy for us to find you."

Li Canghai sighed deeply and said, "It's normal for my husband to have such thoughts, but I also think that your idea is feasible. As you said, in addition to Xixia, we can also use this strategy to replace Dali."

"Even though the child will still have the surname Duan, as long as we explain these things to him, perhaps he will do as we say. In addition, we can also disguise the prince who will inherit the throne."

She looked at Shen Lang, "If my husband wants to replace them at that time, it will be easy. Besides, it's not my husband who is disguising them, but they are replacing your appearance."

"This is a good plan. We can indeed act according to it. I'll have your senior sister gather intelligence on the Western Xia Kingdom." Shen Lang said, "As for the Dali Kingdom, we'll be going there in a few days, so we'll take the opportunity to investigate."

Suddenly, Li Qingluo smiled softly and said, "If mother's plan works, wouldn't I become the princess of two countries? I just don't know if it will work."

Shen Lang laughed and said, "Your mother is like a vixen. Since she came up with this idea, she must have thought about it several times in her mind." Even though Li Qingluo was full of resentment, she couldn't help but chuckle at this moment.

Li Qiushui's cheeks flushed slightly as she gently patted Shen Lang, saying, "Do you still think I'm willing to go to a place like Xixia? I just want you to be able to put your knowledge to good use."

"You are extremely knowledgeable, but none of us three sisters have learned from you. If we can give you a son in Dali or Xixia, you can teach him what you have learned, so that you will have successors."

Shen Lang laughed and said, "Then should I thank you?"

"In that case, you should thank me profusely," Li Qiushui said. "If you're short on time, you can also dispatch a woman of similar stature to you from the Lingjiu Palace to disguise herself as you."

Shen Lang said, "Let's go to Dali first. I don't know what secret manuals your senior brother left behind. Maybe that traitor of his has already taken them away."

Seeing that it was getting late, several people returned to the boat to rest.

The next morning, he wrote a letter back to Wu Xingyun, then let the boat dock, got off the boat, took a short rest, and set off for Dali.

We took the official road and it took more than a month.

Finally they arrived at the border of Dali and headed straight for Wuliang Mountain according to the map left by Wuyazi.

We came to the cave where Wuyazi practiced. Although it was a cave, it was quite tidy.

"So this is where Senior Brother practices cultivation." Li Qiushui looked around. "It seems no one has been here for a while. The table is covered in dust."

Several people were wandering around in the cave and found a stone chamber on the left.

There were no quilts, pillows, or clothes in the room. Beside the bed stood a stone table with nineteen chessboard patterns carved on it, and more than two hundred chess pieces on the table.

Black and white are confronting each other, and this game is not over yet.

Li Qiushui took a look and said, "Senior Brother Wuyazi left this chessboard behind. I'm afraid there's some purpose behind it."

Li Canghai frowned slightly as he saw the intricate changes in this chess game. "This game is indeed full of changes. It's difficult to crack."

"This is a Zhenlong chess game. It's a calamity within a calamity. It offers both coexistence and immortality." Shen Lang said, "The only way to crack it is to risk your life and then survive. Let's look elsewhere. Wuyazi definitely didn't ask us to come all this way here to see this chessboard."

There is a moon-shaped door at the end of the stone bed, and four characters "Langhuan Blessed Land" are carved on the wall next to the door.

This stone cave is several times larger than the stone chamber outside. The cave is filled with rows of wooden bookshelves, which are filled with densely packed books.

Several people holding candles approached and saw that the bookshelf was covered with signs, including names such as "Kunlun School", "Shaolin School", "Sichuan Qingcheng School", "Shandong Penglai School", etc., including a sign for "Dali Duan Family".

However, the label of "Shaolin School" was marked with "Quick Yi Jin Jing", the label of "Beggars Clan" was marked with "Missing Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon", and the mark of "Dali Duan Family" was marked with "Missing" The words "One Yang Finger Technique and Six Meridian Divine Sword Techniques are very regrettable".

Li Qiushui glanced across the bookshelf and said, "It seems that the news that Senior Sister heard back then was true. The person who challenged all the major sects everywhere was Senior Brother Wuyazi, and he also obtained the secret manuals of these sects."

She sighed softly, "I just don't know whether Senior Brother Wuyazi is alive or dead now."

"Maybe he's still alive." Shen Lang said, "Although he was ambushed, his martial arts skills are enough to save him. I just don't know where he's hiding."

Li Canghai thought for a moment and said, "I think it would be better if we stay here temporarily, study these secret books first, investigate the situation of Dali Kingdom, and wait for the senior sister to finish her investigation of Xixia Kingdom."

……

A few days later.

In a restaurant in Dali City.

Li Canghai poured a few glasses of wine and said, "The Dali Kingdom is currently ruled by Duan Silian. Besides his son Duan Lianyi, the young royals who may ascend the throne include Duan Shouhui, Duan Yanqing, Duan Zhengming, and Duan Zhengchun. Husband, who do you think is likely to become the next emperor?"

"Duan Lianyi isn't suitable." Li Qiushui shook her head. "He's too old, and it's too late to change his appearance now. Let's choose someone younger. Duan Zhengming looks good to me. He's young, and while he's not emperor yet, with our martial arts skills, we can definitely become one."

Shen Lang still shook his head, "Duan Zhengming is not suitable, let's choose another one."

"Then let's go with Duan Zhengchun," Li Canghai analyzed. "He's young, and his appearance can be easily altered. He definitely hasn't learned the Dali One Yang Finger. Let's capture him, perform surgery on him, torture him to extract the One Yang Finger secrets, and then find a way to make him the Crown Prince of Dali."

(End of this chapter)