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Princess Zhan Pianpian is still eagerly waiting for him, and Empress Zhan Doudou must also have a fierce sparring match.
During this period, Li Chang'an's rankings have improved significantly, and now he has entered the top ten in all of them.
【排名：权势6、财富6、武力6、风流5、文艺3】
Li Chang'an estimated that this trip to Northern Qi would allow him to reach the pinnacle in both romance and literature.
Li Chang'an was still looking forward to being ranked first in a certain dimension of a world.
Moreover, his system is a reincarnation system. Whether ranking at the top is related to the opening of the next world needs to be verified.
Although he was very busy with official duties when he went to Northern Qi, Li Chang'an was very relaxed about it.
Because the Southern Qing Dynasty had Emperor Qing, a Grandmaster Emperor, the court was very oppressive, and everyone had to be careful in everything they did.
Li Chang'an has not yet broken through to the Grandmaster level, and many things are done behind the scenes.
Even if he doesn't get the Heavenly Dao Heart Sutra, Li Chang'an is confident that he can break through to the Grandmaster level before the end of this year.
If we could obtain the Heavenly Dao Heart Sutra, this timeframe could be significantly shortened.
Once he breaks through to the Grandmaster level, Li Chang'an is confident that he will live a more carefree life than Ye Liuyun.
In comparison, the Northern Qi court lacked Grandmasters; the strongest among them were Lang Tao and Haitang Duoduo.
Since there had been no news from Ku He for so long, Li Chang'an guessed that he had been injured by Wu Zhu.
In that case, wouldn't Li Chang'an be able to do whatever he wanted once he went to Northern Qi?
With that thought in mind, Li Chang'an became even more excited.
At this moment, Li Chang'an is teaching Fan Ruoruo how to be a sniper.
Fan Ruoruo was very puzzled as to why they had to train like this.
Li Chang'an said this is called marksmanship; if you hold the gun firmly with your little hands, you will be happy in the future.
Although Fan Ruoruo didn't understand what it meant, she never doubted what Li Chang'an said.
Li Chang'an discovered that Fan Ruoruo's hands were indeed very steady; she didn't even wobble while carrying the bricks.
Jing Ni crossed her arms and looked on with a puzzled expression, wondering what Li Chang'an was up to.
"Your Highness, the rumors about you outside are getting more and more exaggerated."
"Some people say you should become the crown prince and replace him."
"Some people say that His Majesty should appoint you as the Prefect of the Capital, putting you in charge of the security of the capital region."
"The news has spread that the Princess of Northern Qi is willing to be your concubine, and some even say that you have more face than His Majesty!"
"In short, all sorts of rumors are circulating about you, saying that His Majesty has mistreated you."
Fan Ruoruo frowned upon hearing Jing Ni's words and said, "Your Highness, someone must be up to no good!"
Li Chang'an acted as if nothing had happened. He reached out and hugged Fan Ruoruo's slender waist from behind, while using his other hand to correct her movements.
That tiny waist is absolutely stunning!
Fan Ruoruo's face flushed slightly, revealing a sweet and happy expression.
Because Emperor Qing has officially bestowed the marriage upon her, she will be able to marry Li Chang'an this autumn!
Li Chang'an casually said, "These are just petty tricks by Northern Qi spies; they're of no use to His Majesty."
"His Majesty not only remained unmoved, but also bestowed a marriage upon me. If she is the principal wife, then Pianpian will be the concubine."
It's impossible for Emperor Qing to be completely unconcerned, but he has his bottom line.
For example, the secret agents of the inner court have been investigating Li Chang'an much more frequently lately.
Li Chang'an hasn't befriended a single minister in the court yet, so there's no basis for your claim that Prince Yong is interested in the throne.
In fact, Li Chang'an had already placed more than twenty people in the Supervisory Council, but they were not actually employed.
More than ten of them, during last year's internal turmoil in the Censorate, followed Li Chang'an's orders to side with Chen Pingping and were promoted to middle-level positions in various departments.
As for the court officials, Li Chang'an did not make any connections with them, but Lin Ruofu and his disciples all obeyed his orders.
Lin Ruofu is living a good life now. Li Chang'an secretly gave him an order not to support Lin Wan'er and to keep a low profile in all his actions.
If he were to help Lin Wan'er, it would be a huge problem for both Lin Wan'er and himself.
Li Chang'an is not without power, but he is currently lying low, waiting for the day he breaks through to the Grandmaster level.
"Jingni, this time you don't need to go north. You need to stay in the capital and keep an eye on everyone's movements."
Jing Ni has always kept public and private matters separate. When Fan Ruoruo is around, she appears as a secret bodyguard gathering information.
Only after Jingni left did Fan Ruoruo dare to express her feelings.
"Your Highness, this Shadow Guard sister has such a beautiful figure!"
As she spoke, she lowered her head shyly.
Li Chang'an moved his arm around her waist up a little and said softly, "It's alright, I'll help you develop properly."
Fan Ruoruo's bamboo pole trembled slightly, but she managed to keep it steady.
"Thank you for your trouble, Your Highness."
Several days later, Li Chang'an's caravan set off before Fan Xian's caravan.
Before leaving, Emperor Qing specifically sent an imperial edict, instructing Li Chang'an not to get too close to Fan Xian's entourage.
Inside Li Chang'an's luxurious carriage, Si Lili sat obediently, attending to Li Chang'an's daily needs.
Jing Ni secretly oversees the capital, while Xing Yusen openly protects the Prince's Mansion.
Wang Qinian and Teng Zijing, along with fifty guards, followed Li Chang'an northward.
Teng Zijing returned to Kyoto at the end of last year and, with Zhao Gao's help, successfully broke through to the ninth rank.
On the tenth day of their journey, the convoy arrived at Cangzhou Road, not far from the border.
While resting at camp for the night, Li Chang'an was listening to Wang Qinian's report.
"Your Highness, Fan Xian is about three days' journey away from us, and there are two groups of people protecting him."
Li Chang'an asked with some doubt, "Besides the Black Riders, who else?"
Wang Qinian chuckled, "Guo Baokun, he hired a dozen or so veterans from Nanqing to follow Fan Xian northward."
"He claimed to be a great general in the world, and if he could help Fan Xian, Fan Xian would definitely help him save Guo Youzhi."
This Guo Baokun has actually started to see the light.
In the entire capital, only Fan Xian dared to see him, so he clung tightly to Fan Xian's coattails, which showed he had good judgment.
"Any movement from the Northern Qi side?"
Wang Qinian said, "Uesugi Tiger did indeed leave the capital, leading his old border troops toward Cangzhou."
Yan Xiaoyi was implicated by Li Yunrui and was exiled to the border army. He should be arriving soon.
So, the various groups of people from the original series will still be targeting Fan Xian.
In the original drama, after Fan Xian arrived in the capital of Northern Qi, he managed to learn the secret of the temple from Xiao En through a series of schemes.
Li Chang'an didn't want to wait until he entered Northern Qi before taking action, as that would mean waiting another half a month.
In a few days, when all the various groups gather, Li Chang'an can easily create an opportunity to kidnap Sean alone.
With his precognitive abilities, it wouldn't be difficult for him to get the technique out of Sean.
As for the likes of Uesugi Tiger and Yan Xiaoyi, kill them directly if you encounter them.
Uesugi Tiger might be sent to deal with the Western Qin Kingdom, and Yan Xiaoyi is Li Yunrui's sycophant, the kind of person you just hate.
A day later, Li Chang'an had successfully entered the territory of Northern Qi, and Fan Xian had also arrived near the border.
The night before Li Chang'an was about to turn back to find Sean, an uninvited guest arrived at the camp.
A dark shadow darted between the tents of a dozen or so Shadow Guards, flying towards Li Chang'an's camp.
Teng Zijing, a ninth-rank expert specializing in hidden weapons, discovered the uninvited guest because of her ability to locate the hidden weapon by sound.
Just as he was about to rush out to stop him, he was stopped by Wang Qinian, who suddenly appeared from the side.
Teng Zijing said urgently, "Old Wang, why are you stopping me? That's an assassin!"
With his exceptional lightness skills, Wang Qinian naturally noticed the newcomer.
"I knew it a long time ago, she's just a woman!"
Teng Zijing asked, puzzled, "What's wrong with women? Women are assassins too!"
Wang Qinian said, "If it's an ordinary assassin, the two of us can handle it."
"But this female assassin of the ninth rank is an old acquaintance of His Highness, so let's leave her alone."
Teng Zijing asked, "Did His Highness mention this to you?"
Wang Qinian cupped his hands and said, "No, it was Lady Jingni who specifically mentioned it before she left."
Inside Li Chang'an's tent, the man in black quietly slipped in and, using his excellent night vision, discovered two people on the bed.
The person who arrived was none other than Haitang Duoduo, who had a slight entanglement with Li Chang'an back in the North Sea.