You kid! You don't have to be so low-key! !

Dozens of days later, Changqing arrived at the border. The soldiers guarding the border checked his identity and let him pass.

Changqing changed his white clothes and put on a thick cotton robe. After all, he had attracted a lot of criticism along the way for wearing too little. After passing the customs, he officially stepped into the territory of the North Country.

The wind was cold and biting, and the snowflakes hit my face painfully. There were few pedestrians on the road, and the roadside was covered with unmelted snow. The bell on the donkey's neck jingled as it swayed.

In the evening, they finally arrived at a small town on the border of the northern part of China. They asked for a room at an inn and handed the donkey to the innkeeper. While waiting for the meal to be served downstairs, several people at another table were talking about a topic that caught Changqing's attention.

There were three people at the other table, two men dressed as scholars and a little kid.

One of the scholars said, "Have you heard? The new emperor of Xingyang is actually a woman. It seems that Xingyang has no successor."

Another scholar said, "Your news has spread everywhere. I have the latest news here."

The first scholar pricked up his ears and continued to listen. He was not in a hurry. He took a sip of wine and said:

"The new emperor is named Li Qingxi, the eldest princess of the original royal family. Although she is a woman, she has a high prestige among the people. The power she used to overthrow the original emperor of Xingyang mostly came from the people."

The children sitting next to him were also listening very carefully.

"I didn't expect that public opinion is so important. It seems that those in power should be alert~" the first scholar sighed.

The scholar also nodded, quite in agreement, and then continued:

"I heard that she was able to win this battle mainly because of one person!"

The scholar kept the question a secret and said, "Do you know why the former emperor of Xingyang wanted to fight to the death with the whole country of Beiquan a few years ago?"

The first scholar and the child shook their heads.

The scholar was very satisfied with the two people's reactions and continued, "It's to become an immortal!"

The first scholar's face was filled with shock, and then he murmured with some envy:

"So it's a chance to become an immortal. No wonder. But if that's the case, didn't the original emperor of Xingyang get it? Otherwise, he wouldn't have let a woman ascend the throne?"

The scholar shook his head and said, "This is the problem. The emperor of Xingyang did obtain the relics of the immortals and became an immortal. They did encounter difficulties when they entered the Xingyang Palace. But at this moment, someone appeared in their team and blocked the emperor's spell."

The first scholar was even more shocked: "Could that person be an immortal as well?"

The scholar nodded and said, "Yes, who would have thought that the immortal would live in seclusion among mortals. It was this immortal who killed the emperor with a devastating force."

After hearing the word "immortal", the child kept calling out "immortal" and gesturing with his hands, as if he were also an immortal.

"And then?" asked the first scholar.

"I heard that the immortal disappeared after the new emperor ascended the throne, but he left behind a jar of immortal tea and an immortal sword. The Seven Wolves know about this, right?"

The first scholar nodded and said: "I heard that those seven people are all great martial arts masters and are very powerful."

The scholar laughed and said, "During the coronation ceremony of Emperor Xingyang, these seven people tried to get their hands on the immortal things. They were killed by the new emperor with the immortal sword. Their heads are still hanging on the gate of the Xingyang Imperial City!"

"If they are so powerful, then countries won't dare to act rashly?" said the first scholar.

"That's not...."

Changqing didn't listen any further. After having dinner, he went upstairs.

Lying on the bed, Chang Qing looked at the ceiling and sighed softly: "Li Qingxi..."

In fact, he had to leave in such a hurry.

On the one hand, he got a map from Li Qingxi, which showed the cave where the blood-colored jade pendant, the elixir, and the small black flag were found.

On the other hand, during those days, knowing that Changqing was about to leave, he met with the generals, demoted all the officials, buried the emperor, and offered sacrifices to the military souls.

Li Qingxi became more and more silent, and invited Changqing to work with him for longer and longer periods of time, and finally even let Changqing stay by his side for the whole day.

Changqing also noticed it, so he ran away. Perhaps this was the best farewell, for both of them.

Li Qingxi has fulfilled his dream, and Chang Qing came here to get rid of his inner demons. Now he finds that his inner demons are still his inner demons and nothing has changed, so naturally there is no need for him to stay any longer.

In terms of status, the gap between immortals and mortals is like a chasm. It is cruel, but this is the reality.

After carving a monument for the soldiers, he was pulled into the white space by the inner demon. The demon at the center of the space only said a few words.

After that, Changqing was left alone there, reflecting and thinking quietly.

It seemed like several years had passed in the space. Seeing that Changqing had not made any movement for a long time, the inner demon finally spoke, saying contemptuously:

"If you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are rich, you should help the world. You think you are a scholar, but you can't understand this truth!"

These words finally made Changqing's heart move a little.

At that moment, an absurd thought came to my mind: perhaps I was the inner demon.

After waking up, Changqing became more determined to leave as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Chang Qing stood up, walked to the window, pushed it open, and a gust of sharp night wind blew in, making him a little more sober.

He took a deep breath, cleared his mind of distracting thoughts, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to practice his mental skills.

In the early morning, Changqing set out again on his donkey. He was not in a hurry because he wanted to take another look at the world.

In this way, the man and the donkey disappeared in the wind and snow.

After Li Qingxi came to power, he devoted himself to busy government affairs, which gradually changed the views of many ministers on women. Many people also gradually got used to this. Li Qingxi also transferred a woman from another place, who was Que Zhihe.

Que Zhihe originally did not believe the rumor that Li Qingxi had ascended the throne until an imperial edict transferred her to the imperial city and she met Li Qingxi in person. Only then did Que Zhihe believe it.

But it didn't take long for Que Zhihe to ask the question in her mind: "I heard that Master Zhang is an immortal. Is that true? Where is he?"

Speaking of Changqing, Li Qingxi's heart seemed to twitch violently, but he still nodded, took out the wooden sword and placed it between the two of them, and said:

'He's gone'

Li Qingxi said as he looked at the night sky.

Seeing Li Qingxi's expression, Que Zhihe felt that something must have happened. She was also very smart. She did not ask any further questions and changed the subject.

"Sister Qingxi, why did you call me here so urgently this time? Is there something going on?"

Li Qingxi came back to his senses and said:

"There are many drawbacks in the selection of talents nowadays. I want you to open a large academy to cultivate students from all over the world. Talents are the foundation of a country, and I don't want this to fall into the hands of people I don't trust."

"But I am just a girl. How can I be the dean of a college? Even if I want to be the dean, someone will jump out and criticize me."

Que Zhihe immediately thought of the crux of the problem.

Li Qingxi smiled evilly and said:

"You're still pretending to be good at literature! I'm afraid that even the top scholar in the imperial court would be defeated by you. Aren't you the one who advocates 'Who says women are inferior to men?' Why are you shrinking now?"

Que Zhihe was also inspired with heroic spirit, and she held her head high and said, "Okay, I'll take it. Let them come. I'll show them the demeanor of the number one female gentleman in Xingyang."

"Good! If you can defeat these people, I will grant you the title of Female Gentleman!"

Li Qingxi and Que Zhihe smiled at each other.