Reunion with Imperial Advisor Jiumozhi

"Li Qiushui is the Queen Consort of the Western Xia Kingdom. She has a granddaughter, Princess Yinchuan Li Qinglu of the Western Xia Kingdom."

"Meng Gu... Meng Gu is actually a princess..."

Xu Zhu stood there, dumbfounded.

Ji Boying laughed heartily.

"Who cares if she's a princess or a prince? You two are in love. With your current skills, can anyone in the world stop you? If you don't believe me, you can sneak into the palace and investigate. You'll know the truth then. Anyway, with the strength of the Western Xia palace's guards, they won't be able to find you and cause any trouble."

Such actions are naturally illegal and against the law.

However, Xu Zhu, who was usually somewhat pedantic and rigid, seemed to be deep in thought at this moment, clearly having fallen in love.

"Even if you don't go to him yourself, he will surely find a way to come to you. If news of the Western Xia princess spreads in the martial arts world in a short time, it will naturally confirm what I said."

Xu Zhu nodded blankly, clearly in a much better mood.

If he could see Meng Gu again, Xu Zhu would be willing to pay any price.

"Speaking of which, this Li Qinglu is actually a sister of Miss Wang."

Upon hearing what Ji Boying said, Miss Wang looked surprised and tapped her nose.

"I?"

The young couple both looked embarrassed.

"Could it be... could it be... my father... um... again..."

The absurd idea that Duan Zhengchun, the Prince of Prince of Zhennan, would cuckold the King of Western Xia was on their minds, yet they didn't find it unreasonable at all.

If this was truly a good deed done by Duan Zhengchun, it wouldn't be surprising at all.

Ji Boying almost burst out laughing.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, this is a great injustice to our Prince of Zhennan, this time it really can't be blamed on him."

Ji Boying smiled and said, "Miss Wang, your mother's name is Li Qingluo, and isn't Li Qiushui your maternal grandmother? So you are relatives too."

Wang Yuyan covered her mouth in surprise.

I never expected this to be so bizarre.

When it comes to things in this world, they all seem to be related, as if they were all relatives.

The entire martial arts world was in such chaos, and the Prince of Zhennan's contribution was truly significant.

Duan Yu had been wandering the martial arts world for quite some time, but he was always overshadowed by his father.

Now he has finally found a relative who has nothing to do with his father.

Xu Zhu remembered this at this moment.

She said in surprise, "Uncle Li once told me that she and Master Wu Yazi have a daughter in the Gusu Wang Family. She must be Miss Wang's mother."

Wang Yuyan shook her head; she had absolutely no idea.

"I don't know about these things, I guess."

Xu Zhu also remained silent.

He remembered what Li Qiushui had said.

Li Qiushui didn't even know whether her daughter was alive or dead, and she was too busy taking care of her own family affairs to have any time to care about anything else, which was truly heartbreaking.

Xu Zhu lowered his head and quickly took out a slightly wrinkled scroll from his bosom.

"This is?"

Xu Zhu rolled up the painting on the table and opened it. Wasn't the painting of Miss Wang?

This surprised both Wang Yuyan and Duan Yu, who couldn't help but look at Xu Zhu with strange eyes.

If this young master were to fall in love with his Yanmei, Duan Yu would not be surprised or angry at all.

With Yanmei being so beautiful, it's normal for the young master to have fallen for her.

However, Yanmei already belonged to him, Duan Yu couldn't help but feel a little smug.

Xu Zhu quickly explained, "This painting is very similar to Uncle Li's. Although it's not exactly the same, it can prove that Uncle Li is indeed Miss Wang's maternal grandmother. You two really look alike."

Xu Zhu scratched his head again.

"The situation is quite complicated, but it is indeed drawn almost exactly like Uncle Li's."

Ji Boying took over the conversation.

"This painting isn't of Li Qiushui, it's of Young Master Duan's Fairy Sister!"

Duan Yu didn't understand what Ji Boying meant and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, thinking that Ji Boying was making fun of him for his past foolishness.

"Back then, Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui lived a carefree and happy life in the Langhuan Jade Cave on Mount Wuliang. However, later, Wu Yazi used a piece of jade to create a statue of Li Qiushui. He poured his heart and soul into carving the jade statue, and although the jade statue was 99% similar to Li Qiushui, there were still some differences."

"This painting depicts that jade carving, but it is not actually by Li Qiushui."

"It was from then on that Wu Yazi actually fell in love with that jade carving, and was obsessed with it every day, inevitably neglecting Li Qiushui. It was after that their relationship broke down."

It is indeed a bizarre story.

Although Wu Yazi and Li Qiushui were both considered reclusive masters, Wang Yuyan felt somewhat ashamed when she heard about her grandparents' deeds.

Why do my grandparents and parents always do such irresponsible things?

Ji Boying also treated this as a joke, so Wu Yazi truly deserves to be called the number one figurine maker in the Great Song.

The group chatted for a while longer.

Xu Zhu then got up and left to practice the kung fu in the stone cave, preparing to recover his internal strength so he could continue to help the people outside remove the Life and Death Talisman.

Duan Yu and Wang Yuyan stayed at the Vulture Peak Palace for the time being.

Ji Boying originally wanted to get up and leave immediately to go to the next destination, but with Duan Yu and Xu Zhu there, they could also have a chat.

Ji Boying was no longer surprised by Duan Yu's Six Meridian Divine Sword, particularly the method of condensing qi into a sword. Now, he could unleash Sword Qi and Sword Light that were several feet long.

However, the Six Meridian Divine Sword relies on the six acupoints on both hands to condense six qi swords, which are then combined to form a sword formation, or rather, a sword technique.

This sword technique still has some merit.

However, it was only a slightly familiar and basic understanding.

In terms of swordsmanship alone Ji Boying has already reached the pinnacle of the world. In addition, now that he has mastered the Tianshan Plum Folding Hand, he can transform all kinds of moves into swordsmanship.

The Six Meridian Divine Sword technique is powerful because it unleashes all six swords simultaneously.

However, since Ji Boying possessed Ambidexterity Technique and the Big Dipper Sword Formation, the Six Meridian Divine Sword technique was not particularly surprising.

It was quite interesting to spar with Xu Zhu.

Although Xu Zhu had learned some decent martial arts skills under the guidance of the Tianshan Child Elder, he could never quite use them on his own. However, Ji Boying did not intend to fight him, but rather to slowly exchange and learn from him, gradually enabling him to use these exquisite techniques and allowing Ji Boying to see these skills from another perspective.

At the same time, let's examine the differences in understanding between the skills that Tianshan Child Elder comprehended and our own.

It was precisely because of this sparring that Xu Zhu had to devote a lot of energy to it that Ji Boying stepped in to help Xu Zhu break free of the Life and Death Talisman.

Ji Boying acted even faster than Xu Zhu, the legitimate master of the Vulture Peak Palace.

It wasn't just because Ji Boying was knowledgeable and skilled in martial arts; the Innate Purple Mist Qi Ji Boying practiced was also known for its ability to neutralize different types of true qi. The Life and Life and Death Talisman wasn't actually a poison, but rather a mixture of yin and yang internal energies in a special ratio. Therefore, the Innate Purple Mist Qi was the nemesis of the Life and Death Talisman.

To break the Life and Death Talisman using the Tianshan Six Yang Palm, it is necessary to do so in a specific ratio.

However, if one uses the Innate Purple Mist Qi, regardless of its proportion, one simply sweeps away all the true Qi in the acupoint.

Furthermore, Ji Boying had also practiced the Tianshan Six Yang Palm, so the effect was even better, and his speed was many times faster than Xu Zhu's.

In just a few days, the Life and Death Talisman on the people of the Thirty-Six Caves and Seventy-Two Islands were completely removed.

The rest of the time was spent sparring with Xu Zhu, while Wang Yuyan and Duan Yu watched from the sidelines.

It was less of a friendly exchange and more of Ji Boying guiding Xu Zhu in practicing his skills. However, the mutual learning and teaching also greatly benefited Ji Boying.

Wang Yuyan, being well-read, occasionally had flashes of inspiration and offered some unique insights.

Duan Yu's martial arts skills have no room for improvement.

It was simply that under Ji Boying's guidance, he was able to wield the Six Meridian Divine Sword, which was sometimes effective and sometimes not, more smoothly. And with that, he was able to rank among the top in the world.

Wang Yuyan's martial arts skills improved rapidly, but unfortunately her internal strength was not strong enough.

After several dangerous encounters, Wang Yuyan has come to realize the importance of martial arts. Unlike before, she is no longer so naive. Once you have mastered a skill, it will belong to you. You still have to take control of your own destiny.

She is the descendant of Li Qiushui and Wu Yazi. In terms of talent, she is extremely gifted, especially with her exceptional intelligence, which allows her to memorize all the martial arts techniques in the world.

Therefore, she is very adept at practicing martial arts and can do it with ease. No matter how difficult the skill is, she only needs to try it a few times. As long as her physical condition is sufficient to support her in completing the move, she can do it.

However, she still lacks experience. Although she knows a lot of martial arts, she is not as clear-headed as she used to be, and she can give advice to others in combat. Sometimes, even when she can use a certain move, she will be startled, forget it, or get stuck.

However, he is still much stronger than Duan Yu was when he first started out.

However, Wang Yuyan had only just begun practicing martial arts, and her internal strength was a weakness.

She then had two paths to choose from, one of which was Duan Yu's Northern Darkness Divine Skill.

Duan Yu had not fully mastered the Northern Darkness Divine Skill. He tore the book to shreds during a mad outburst, and thus never completed it.

Now that he has met Xu Zhu and they have become sworn brothers, he no longer regards the Northern Darkness Divine Skill as a monstrous threat as before, and has learned the entire art from Xu Zhu.

The Northern Darkness Divine Skill is naturally a quick way to master martial arts. By simply finding a few evildoers and having Wang Yuyan absorb their internal energy, Wang Yuyan could instantly become a top-tier martial artist, even surpassing Murong Fu.

However, after Wang Yuyan started practicing martial arts, she also tasted the benefits of it and became very interested in the profoundness of martial arts.

The Northern Darkness Divine Skill was known to Xu Zhu and Duan Yu, so it was no secret to him that the two of them knew it. Wang Yuyan had little interest in it, so she learned Ji Boying's Innate Azure Capital Purple Star Divine Skill instead.

In this way, they would be following the orthodox path of road construction.

It's too early to see many benefits. Even though Ji Boying's Daoist kung fu is relatively fast, it's still not as fast as the Northern Darkness Divine Skill.

However, once Wang Yuyan has mastered the martial arts moves, even without internal energy, she will be able to hold her own against a skilled opponent in the martial world. At the very least, she can easily deal with people like the Dan Family Five Tigers.

After all, if one's internal strength hasn't reached a certain level, one is still just flesh and blood, unable to withstand swords and blades. By targeting their weaknesses, one can still become the king among these lower-level martial artists.

Ji Boying lingered in the Vulture Peak Palace for many days and made some small gains.

He then bid farewell to Duan Yu and Xu Zhu.

It's time to head to the next destination.

Ji Boying left Vulture Peak Palace and headed towards Lingzhou.

Although the Western Xia was just a small border state with a territory much smaller than that of the Liao Dynasty and Great Song, it was still a behemoth in the northwest.

The current emperor is named Li Qianshun.

He also ascended the throne at the age of three, and from a young age, his mother's party controlled the government. He took personal control of the government at the age of sixteen.

The current Li Qianshun is only ten years old and has not yet reached the point where he can assume personal rule.

Meanwhile, in the Great Song, Empress Dowager Empress Dowager Gao, who was praised by scholars as a female sage-king, was still alive but was already very old. Emperor Zhezong of Song, Zhao Xu, was not far from assuming personal rule.

It's truly difficult to judge whether this woman, a paragon of virtue and vice, was good or bad.

Maintaining political stability was certainly a merit, but she was biased towards the old party, including Sima Guang, and longed for the rule of Yao and Shun. She would be flattered to the point of being infatuated whenever she was called a female Yao or Shun.

Sima Guang, a renowned figure, naturally possessed exceptional abilities.

However, his talent lay in compiling books; governing the country was not his forte.

His faction not only opposed all of Wang Anshi's reforms, but even radically wanted to abandon border areas such as Xihe Road.

This was solely due to the continuous bloodshed caused by the ongoing friction between the various regions and the Western Xia over the years.

He then considered simply giving away this entire thousand-mile-long territory, a thought that is truly laughable.

The Zizhi Tongjian is well-compiled, but while it speaks eloquently about the power struggles and historical conflicts throughout history, it's impossible to actually learn or apply those grand strategies in practice.

Li Qianshun of the Western Xia Kingdom has not yet assumed personal rule.

This is probably one of the reasons why Li Qiushui has been stirring up trouble and living a carefree life in the Western Xia palace these past few years.

Ji Boying's destination was the Western Xia Imperial Palace.

It was in the original story that the stone wall behind the hanging calligraphy and paintings was hidden in the palace.

Just like the stone walls of the Vulture Peak Palace, those walls were also inscribed with martial arts manuals.

Those with insufficient internal strength cannot even watch it; they will feel dizzy and lightheaded. If they dare to practice along with it, they will suffer a qi deviation in an instant.

That was the lineage of the Xiaoyao School Sect belonging to Li Qiushui Ji Boying naturally couldn't miss.

They arrived in Lingzhou after only a few days on the road, and the further they went in, the more lively it became.

There was a three-way intersection on the main road, and a convoy of cars was converging from another road.

Ji Boying sensed a considerable internal force.

Looking up, the dignified and extraordinary-looking high monk sitting on horseback was none other than an old acquaintance.