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Wu Shizhen, kneeling on the ground, heard Li Chang'an's words gradually fading into the distance.
"Tell your father that I will definitely pay him a visit after I have wiped out the bandits!"
"Prepare several of his superior cultivation manuals for me."
Wu Lingsu cultivates the authentic dual cultivation path, which can simultaneously improve the power of both men and women.
Wu Shizhen, who has always been domineering and extremely concerned about her image, is about to explode with anger!
"Li Chang'an is nothing but a slave of a conquered nation!"
"How dare you humiliate me, the young master, in public!"
"I think you've reached the end of your life!"
Wu Shizi stood up angrily, climbed into the sedan chair, and left Tieshuang City.
Provoking Wu Shizhen and drawing out a decisive battle with the mountain bandits was the first step in Li Chang'an's plan.
According to intelligence from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the bandits in the mountains had long since incited public resentment.
It was an open secret that the mountain bandits colluded with the people of Qingcheng Mountain.
Furthermore, the abduction of innocent women by Wu Lingsu and his son only fueled public outrage!
Therefore, the people of Guangping harbored great resentment towards the bandits and Wu Lingsu and his son!
Killing Wu Lingsu and his son can be considered as eliminating a scourge for the people.
That night.
The leaders of several mountain strongholds gathered in Qingyang Palace to discuss countermeasures.
There are more than a dozen bandit groups in Qingcheng Mountain, with Qinglongzhai and Heihushan being the largest.
Liu Sandao, the bandit leader of Qinglong Village, was the head of these bandit leaders.
"Your Majesty, these girls are the best we've been scrambling for in the last six months; they're all virgins."
“They killed all their companions and their families, leaving absolutely no future trouble.”
"Among them is an aunt and niece, which is even rarer than twin sisters!"
Six women stood outside the door, each one exceptionally beautiful.
Wu Shizhen nodded and accepted it.
Liu Sandao continued, "Emperor Wu, I heard that the Tang King has already arrived at Qingcheng Mountain."
"The Tang Emperor is coming to suppress the bandits, Your Majesty Wu, you must stand up for us!"
Wu Shizhen had already planned to use the power of these people to kill Li Chang'an, who had insulted him!
Wu Shizhen said coldly, his face expressionless, "I, the Crown Prince, want to make it clear to you that the imperial court has not sent a single soldier to Li Chang'an!"
"Li Chang'an only recruited two thousand new soldiers three months ago!"
Upon hearing this, the bandit leaders immediately relaxed!
"These new recruits not only lack cavalry, but their combat effectiveness is also extremely poor!"
"Two thousand men were wiped out by small groups of bandits along the way!"
"This afternoon, Li Chang'an led a thousand men and stationed them directly in Yinping County."
This was, of course, a deliberate illusion created by Li Chang'an. A thousand White Feather soldiers were secretly marching through the mountains and forests, deliberately misleading Wu Shizhen.
After Wu Shizhen finished speaking, the bandits all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Even if you send two thousand people into Qingcheng Mountain, you won't be able to touch a fart!"
"Thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince's words, we no longer have to live in fear!"
Just as the bandit leaders were celebrating and making a ruckus, Wu Shizhen suddenly coughed twice.
"You bandits are so short-sighted! Here's another piece of information!"
"Li Chang'an has brought with him ninety percent of the Tang Prince's wealth!"
"The former Southern Tang was the richest of the nine kingdoms during the Spring and Autumn Period. Li Chang'an's chamber pot was worth a thousand taels of silver!"
"Although Li Chang'an has few men, the money in the carriage is a full 300,000 taels!"
Wu Shizhen fabricated this news to incite the greed of these bandits and use them to get rid of Li Chang'an!
We must also snatch those two top-grade furnace cauldrons from Li Chang'an!
Such a fine furnace cauldron should be kept hidden away and not shared with the old man!
After saying these words, Wu Shizhen began to leisurely drink tea.
Next, the bandit leaders were expressing their opinions and decided to strike first.
Just then, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his thirties suddenly entered through the doorway.
The man was handsome and bore a resemblance to Wu Shizhen.
Wu Shizhen quickly stood up and said, "Father, what brings you here!"
The bandit leaders bowed in unison, saying, "Greetings, Immortal Wu!"
Wu Lingsu sat in the seat of honor that Wu Shizhen had given up, saying, "Gentlemen, even bandits must be careful with their actions."
"The Tang King is, after all, just a minor prince; you cannot harm him!"
When she said the last few words, Wu Lingsu emphasized them.
The meaning is clear: you can steal things, you can kill your personal guards, but you cannot kill Li Chang'an!
If Li Chang'an is kept alive, the court will use him as a scapegoat when it comes to weakening the power of the princes.
Liu Sandao immediately agreed, "Yes, yes, yes! I will follow the immortal's teachings!"
The imperial court ordered Wu Lingsu to keep an eye on Northern Liang, and Wu Lingsu had been very diligent in doing so.
However, he is not the actual person in charge of Qingcheng Mountain.
Instead, it was his wife, Zhao Yutai!
Zhao Yutai has her own disciples and influence, and Wu Lingsu truly has no idea what she's up to behind the scenes.
Zhao Yutai is a martial artist at the Profound Realm, and his combat strength is stronger than Wu Lingsu's, a Daoist at the Profound Realm.
It was Zhao Yutai's idea to raise these bandits.
The goal was to turn Qingcheng Mountain into a dead mountain, so that the imperial court's power could not penetrate it.
Keeping these bandits around also made it easier for Wu Lingsu and his son to forcibly seize the furnace vessels.
Seeing that the passing woman was of good appearance, they killed her family, kidnapped her, and took her up the mountain, framing her directly to the bandits.
Wu Lingsu and his son did this kind of thing quite often.
Otherwise, where did the hundreds of Taoist nuns of Qingyang Palace come from?
Wu Shizhen naturally had no objection to Wu Lingsu's words.
But the King of Qingcheng's next words made Wu Shizhen's vision go black.
"Bring both of Li Chang'an's concubines up the mountain for me!"
It turns out that Wu Lingsu had been keeping an eye on Li Chang'an ever since he entered Guangping County.
No sooner had Wu Lingsu finished speaking than a furious shout came from the doorway.
"Leave no one alive, kill them all!"
There stood a tall woman at the door, with a very noticeable scar on her face!
This scar is even more menacing than the three knife scars on Liu Sandao's face.
Upon seeing Zhao Yutai appear, Wu Lingsu and his son immediately felt their legs go weak.
The bandits were terrified when they saw Zhao Yutai.
With a series of thuds, the bandit leaders knelt down in unison.
"Greetings, Fairy Zhao!"
Back then, Zhao Yutai casually killed several major bandit leaders and then supported these people in front of him.
These people fawned over Wu Shizhen and revered and worshipped Wu Lingsu.
For Zhao Yutai, it was a fear that ran deep in his bones!
Zhao Yutai's expression was icy. "I don't care how you two mess around."
"But Li Chang'an must die. I'll take responsibility if anything happens!"
"Did you hear me!"
Zhao Yutai gave a sharp shout, and the burly bandit leaders trembled like leaves!
"I will obey the fairy's decree!"
Zhao Yutai was furious with Li Chang'an for targeting Beiliang, and he was determined to kill him through the bandits.
"I want to see Li Chang'an's head within ten days!"
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