Travel through the heavens

Chapter 262: Nowhere in the World Can't Go

"Ginger mud..."

Jiang Ni turned her head and looked at Xu Fengnian who was hesitant to speak, and said softly: "Uncle Qi Zhao is right. I am the Princess of Xichu, of royal blood. I have my responsibilities. Too many people are looking forward to my appearance, hoping to see light in despair. I have experienced despair, so I know how important this little light is to them."

Cao Changqing lifted his skirt and knelt again. This time, he knelt for the prosperous Western Chu in the past: "Your humble servant Cao Changqing pays respect to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Yu Youwei also walked behind him and knelt down together: "I am Yu Youwei, a commoner, and I pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

Jiang Ni said softly: "My first order is that you two don't need to kneel when you see me in the future."

Cao Changqing lowered his head and said, "Princess, etiquette cannot be abandoned."

"Uncle Qi Zhao, do you want to disobey my order?" Jiang Ni's tone was firm and unyielding.

"I dare not." Cao Changqing stood up and said, "Princess, we will set off now."

Jiang Ni shook her head: "I will leave, but not now."

Cao Changqing asked doubtfully, "What do you mean, Your Highness?"

Jiang Ni turned to look at Xu Fengnian and asked, "Is Longhu Mountain the next stop in Jiangnan?"

Xu Fengnian nodded: "Yes."

"Besides Wudi City, the most dangerous place on this trip to the east is Longhu Mountain." Jiang Ni looked back at Cao Changqing and continued, "I want to go with him first. After leaving Longhu Mountain, I will go west with Uncle Qizhao. I am not doing this for Xu Fengnian. After all, the Xu family protected my life, and I should repay them for this favor."

Cao Changqing said, "But Your Highness, there is a problem."

"Uncle Qizhao, please speak."

Cao Changqing said: "Now that I have shown up, Your Highness can no longer travel with Xu Fengnian openly. Otherwise, if Beiliang and Xichu really join forces, Emperor Liyang will not let the Xu family go."

Jiang Ni suggested: "Then I will pretend to leave with you, and then follow you secretly all the way."

"Your Highness, if Xu Fengnian is in danger in Mount Longhu, should I save him or not?" Cao Changqing asked himself and answered: "If I take action, it means telling the whole world that the Xu family and Western Chu are not enemies. At that time, Xu Fengnian will have no way out. If I don't take action, then there is no point in us following him in secret."

Jiang Ni couldn't help but frown when she heard that.

"In fact, Your Highness does not need to worry about Xu Fengnian's safety during our trip to Mount Longhu. Not to mention that he is able to defeat Tangxi Sword Master Lu Baijie and his martial arts are extraordinary. What's more, with the old Sword Master and Master Wen here, no one can hurt him." Cao Changqing looked at Li Chungang and Fang Muye and smiled gently.

Old man Li glared and said, "What old sword god? Do you think Deng Tai'a is the new sword god? As long as I haven't fought with this junior for a day, I am still the sword god of this century-old martial arts world."

Cao Changqing didn't care and just laughed it off.

Fang Muye looked at Cao Changqing, then at Jiang Ni, smiled and nodded, and said calmly: "That's right, let alone Longhu Mountain, even if Xiaonian wants to go to Beimang Palace, I can protect him."

The Beimang Dynasty ruled over the bitter cold land and was a strong rival of the Liyang Dynasty.

For Beimang, Beiliang has always been a thorn in its side and an obstacle for Beimang to rule the Central Plains.

If Xu Fengnian went to the Liyang Palace, the Liyang royal family would still be concerned about the 300,000 cavalry of Beiliang and would not dare to do anything to him. But if he dared to go deep into the heart of Beimang and go to the Beimang Palace, it would definitely mean that he was tired of living and hated his life.

The Beimang Imperial Court, the countless masters in the martial arts world, and the million-strong army will certainly do their best to ensure that Xu Fengnian never returns.

In this situation, Cao Changqing knew that he couldn't protect Xu Fengnian. No one in the world could do it either. Even the second best man in the world who was stationed in Wudi City, Cao Changqing thought, probably couldn't do it.

Cao Changqing did not refute Fang Muye's outrageous words. He just smiled and said to Jiang Ni, "Your Highness, do you think we still need to follow Xu Fengnian?"

Jiang Ni hesitated and struggled for a long time, but finally shook her head gently.

Cao Changqing asked, "Then, Your Highness, shall we set off now?"

Jiang Ni nodded. She first looked at Xu Fengnian with complicated eyes, then looked at Li Chungang and said softly, "Old man, I'm leaving."

Li Chungang sighed and said, "Let's go. I'll come to Xishu to find you later."

Jiang Ni asked: "What?"

Li Chungang said: "I will accept you as my disciple."

Jiang Ni gestured to Xu Fengnian and asked, "Don't you have him already?"

Li Chungang curled his lips, his tone full of disdain: "This kid uses a knife, you are more suitable to take on my swordsmanship."

"Let's talk about it later. I haven't made up my mind yet." Jiang Ni forced a smile, pointed at Xu Fengnian, and said softly: "Old man, you don't have to return the talisman to me. When you are done using it, just give it to him."

Li Chungang opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, Cao Changqing suddenly said, "Princess, the talisman is with me."

As he spoke, he pulled out an exquisite dagger from his bosom and explained, "I found it in the hands of a roadside vendor, and then I followed the clues and found this place."

Jiang Ni took a look at the magic talisman in Cao Changqing's hand and couldn't help but widen his eyes. Then he turned to Li Chungang and said angrily: "Old man, I lent you the magic talisman, how did you lose it?"

Li Chungang scratched his head and said awkwardly, "It wasn't lost, it was borrowed by someone."

"Who borrowed it?" Jiang Ni asked.

Li Chungang looked at Xu Fengnian and said calmly, "Wei Shuyang said Xu Xiao wanted to borrow it."

Xu Fengnian frowned instantly, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "Grandpa Wei came with me because of this moment."

"Xu Xiao really has planned everything." Xu Fengnian smiled bitterly and said slowly: "After today, Jiang Ni will be taken away, the Princess of Chu will reappear, Li Yang will have another great enemy, and Beiliang's position will become more and more stable. As long as there are birds flying around, good bows will not be hidden. It will be easier for Xu Xiao to operate the hereditary system in the capital. His layout even started when I was a child, Xu Xiao..."

At this point, Xu Fengnian couldn't help but sigh. Although he didn't want to follow Xu Xiao's arrangements, it seemed that every step he took was within Xu Xiao's calculations.

Cao Changqing also figured out the reason behind it and praised him, "He is a good chess player."

Li Chungang snorted and laughed twice, and said sarcastically: "Aren't you invincible in official games and unparalleled in chess skills? How come you have become someone else's chess piece now?"

"Western Chu was destroyed, and the last game of chess had reached a dead end. Since then, I have never been a chess player again. Now I have found Her Royal Highness the Princess and started a new game. Let me compete with the heroes of the world." Cao Changqing's tone was proud, and he was eager to try. He looked at Xu Fengnian and asked, "Xu Fengnian, you are the prince of Beiliang, and your destiny is to guard the world. Her Royal Highness the Princess is going to gather her old subordinates and will eventually return to Western Chu. If you meet again, I am afraid you will meet in battle. What will you do then?"

"No, Mr. Cao." Xu Fengnian smiled and said firmly, "I, Xu Fengnian, never follow the path set by others. If that day comes, believe me, I can achieve both."

Although he was answering Cao Changqing, at the end his eyes were already looking at Jiang Ni.

"Have the best of both worlds? These two words are difficult." Cao Changqing still poured cold water on him.

"Everything depends on human efforts." Xu Fengnian looked at Jiang Ni steadily. Although his voice was soft, it was filled with the courage to move forward even in the face of dangers and dangers.

"Then I'll wait and see." Cao Changqing nodded slightly, took two steps forward to Jiang Ni, leaned over and presented the talisman with both hands: "Your Highness, we should go."

"Okay, Uncle Qizhao." Although Jiang Ni was reluctant, she still nodded in agreement. She took the talisman and handed it to Xu Fengnian: "Here you go."

Xu Fengnian refused: "This is the national treasure of Western Chu."

"Yes." Jiang Ni nodded and repeated softly: "For you."

Xu Fengnian stared at Jiang Ni for a long time, then suddenly smiled. He reached out to take the talisman, turned his head and said to Fang Muye, "Wen Hua, please go outside the temple and get the sword box from the car for me."

"Okay."

Fang Muye readily agreed, but his body sitting in the chair showed no intention of moving. Instead, he closed his eyes and seemed to have fallen asleep.

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