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Wait for him on the way out of the city; you must go with him.
As soon as she finished speaking, Fan Ruoruo lifted the carriage curtain and climbed into the carriage.
"Ruo Ruo, this trip to Northern Qi is no joke; it's much more dangerous than staying in the capital!"
"With His Highness the Crown Prince here, Ruoruo has nothing to fear!"
Looking at her determined yet somewhat endearing face, Li Chengqian finally nodded: "Alright!"
Outside the carriage, the terrifying pressure suddenly eased.
Sean stood up with a hint of lingering fear, his expression slightly somber.
With a grandmaster in the team, many of his methods have become meaningless.
Moreover, the person he just tried to kill was actually the Crown Prince's woman?
For a moment, a rare, faint sense of regret welled up in his heart.
The journey ahead is likely to be difficult.
The group left Kyoto.
At this time, there were about a thousand soldiers waiting outside the city.
Sean was startled.
This was an army he had never seen before.
Especially his spirit and energy, which are quite extraordinary.
He had seen Chen Pingping's proud Black Riders before, and this army seemed to be no weaker than the Black Riders.
In fact, his feeling was correct.
This army, numbering a thousand, was secretly trained by Li Chengqian's Luo Wang (a military organization) using modern military concepts.
Each of them possesses strength no less than that of a seventh-rank official.
At the head of the army, Jing Ni, clad in red armor, dismounted and stepped forward.
"Your Highness, the Qian Army of one thousand men has been fully assembled."
This army, named after the character "Qian" from Li Chengqian's name, is clearly extraordinary.
Inside the carriage, Li Chengqian slowly said, "The entire army shall set off."
Jingni responded, turned around, and mounted her horse.
With just a gesture, the army moved out quietly and efficiently.
The neatly arranged formation moved as if they were a single person.
Seeing this scene,
Sean was once again so shocked that he fell silent, and even Wolf Peach, who was not far away, was speechless.
The procession moved slowly.
Inside the carriage, Li Chengqian closed his eyes, lost in thought.
He will leave this army in Nanjing City to assist Bai Qi and help him truly take control of this mighty city.
With sufficient support, these thousand men, having undergone certain military training,
It will rapidly expand into a massive army of over 100,000 in the shortest possible time.
This can be considered an extremely important core team for his future.
What he's considering now is whether or not to subdue Sean.
Sean's injuries were nothing to him.
With his help,
With Sean's foundation, there is a considerable chance that he will break through to the Grandmaster level.
In the future, Chen Pingping can also be cured.
It's important to know that before his leg was broken, Chen Pingping was also a ninth-rank official.
So many years have passed, and once the injuries have healed,
With his help, it's not impossible to break through to the Grandmaster level.
At that time, Sean can then check and balance Chen Pingping, and they can monitor each other.
With the existence of the Net,
There is nothing in the world that can be hidden from him.
However, gaining Sean's loyalty will likely be quite difficult.
However, whether Sean is loyal or not is just icing on the cake, and there's no rush to do so.
Thus, with an elite army clearing the way,
The journey was peaceful and uneventful.
And so they gradually stepped into the former border of the Northern Qi.
They headed towards Nanjing City.
Chapter 103 Emperor Qing: Fan Xian, how about you become the Crown Prince?
Kyoto, Imperial Palace.
Emperor Qing leisurely strolled through the back garden.
He subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief after Li Chengqian left the capital.
Have to admit,
Since the banquet at the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests that day,
His fear of Li Chengqian reached its peak.
As long as Li Chengqian lived, this threat would constantly sting him.
In terms of affection, although Li Chengqian was his biological son, he was far inferior to Ye Qingmei.
If he could be so ruthless as to kill Ye Qingmei, he certainly wouldn't be so heartless as to kill a crown prince.
However, the reason he has not yet taken action is that he is currently simply incapable of doing so.
Therefore, even though the threat posed by Li Chengqian was like a thorn in his side,
He could only let it go for the time being.
And Li Chengqian's departure,
Although it didn't eliminate the threat, it greatly reduced his stress.
At least, in Kyoto at this moment,
He was once again the undisputed, one and only king.
Moreover, Li Chengqian's departure gave him considerable room to maneuver.
He can arrange many things calmly and proceed gradually.
The three grandmasters were indeed formidable.
But since Ye Liuyun was able to betray him, he might very well betray the Crown Prince in the future.
Putting aside his own combat strength, after the emergence of the threat of the Eastern Palace, Northern Qi and Eastern Yi might be suitable candidates to win over.
Compared to him, Northern Qi and Eastern Yi would certainly prefer to see Qing Kingdom have a crown prince with the strength of a Grandmaster.
Moreover, it is quite obvious.
The Crown Prince Li Chengqian, a Grandmaster-level cultivator, posed a far greater threat to the future of Northern Qi and the Eastern Yi than he did.
With their limited perspectives, Ku He and Si Gu Jian couldn't possibly have missed this point.
The result of the three kingdoms jointly ruling Nanjing City was the signal he sent to Kuhe and Sigu Jian.
Although the Crown Prince's palace seems to have great power now, it has also become the target of everyone's criticism.
It is still unclear who will win.
Moreover, besides the Northern Qi and the Eastern Yi, he was not without assistance.
The temple messenger who died on Niulan Street seemed to have vanished without a trace.
But the forces behind it are the ones who truly control this land.
The death of a temple messenger will not be left to be taken so easily.
Therefore, although Emperor Qing was wary, he still had various plans and remained calm and collected.
As they were walking, Eunuch Hou came hurrying over.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince is almost at Nanjing City."
Emperor Qing's eyes brightened slightly. After a moment's thought, he said, "Summon Prince Yong to the Taiji Hall. I wish to see him."
Upon hearing this, Eunuch Hou responded and withdrew.
Fan Xian followed behind Eunuch Hou with a solemn expression, heading towards the Taiji Hall.
It should be noted that since the Second Prince Li Chengze was enfeoffed and the Crown Prince was sent as an envoy to the State of Qi,
In the entire capital, apart from the still young Third Prince, he was the only other member of the royal family with impeccable lineage.
In the past few days, he has witnessed the conflict between His Majesty and the Crown Prince.
There was no longer any father-son affection between them.
In fact, even now, thinking about it still makes his brow twitch and his heart race.
The Crown Prince has only been gone for a short time now.
His Majesty summoned him alone; what good could that possibly be?
However, for now, he can only take it one step at a time.
After all, the Crown Prince had the strength and confidence to stand up to Emperor Qing head-on.