What He Wanted

Well, after watching the drama unfold for so long, it Li Country people want to drag this bystander, who just happened to be passing by, back to make him emperor?

' The Profound Heaven Sword Intent that Li Country is one of the eight vassal states, and can only respect its ruler, not claim the title of emperor, as that would be overstepping its bounds.'

Who cares about that kind of petty stuff! Whatever!

Li Fan took a deep breath to calm himself down, squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then beckoned a maid to clean up the melon that had been spilled on the ground. He then casually pulled a barmaid onto his lap and asked her a couple of questions.

He already knew roughly what had happened with Guo Erpangzi. Moreover, he had heard many key details. With a little more information from the locals, Li Fan could roughly piece together the whole story.

After all, everyone knows which Li is which Li, and it's easy to find out which Guo is which Guo.

Which other Guo family could it be? The Guo family in Changsi City is naturally the top family that now holds immense power in the Li Country Kingdom. They made outstanding contributions during the Black Lotus Sect Rebellion and were practically the Guo Family that rebuilt the Li Country.

The Guo Family originally rose to power in a military town on the Border Prefecture the Li Country. Back then, when they suppressed the Black Lotus Sect, the head of the Guo Family served as the Jiedushi. He joined forces with the cultivators of Ink Bamboo Mountain to defeat the Black Lotus Sect rebels and made the greatest contribution. He rose through the ranks, becoming a general and a prime minister, and was promoted to the rank of Grand Tutor and Grand Master. He was just one step away from being granted a fiefdom and becoming a king. With eight sons and seven sons-in-law, the family was full of nobles and their disciples and former officials were all over the court and the country. They were practically all-powerful.

Of course, due to the camaraderie forged through shared hardships, the Guo Family and Ink Bamboo Mountain became an unbreakable alliance, and the Guo Family also became a heavyweight ally of the Outer Sect of Ink Bamboo Mountain.

The current head of the Guo Family naturally benefits from his ancestors' influence. He is a Duke with the title of Pillar of State and the rank of Grand Tutor. His faction is spread throughout the Imperial City and beyond, and he is also the leader of the Outer Sect of Ink Bamboo Mountain, representing the power of the court. His eldest son is also the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince, in charge of the general affairs of the Eastern Palace.

The fat man next door, Guo Er, is the legitimate son of the Grand Tutor Guo family, a well-known figure in the Changsi City.

His name was Guo Zhao. He was the second son of the Guo Family. At a young age, he was already a Fengli Lang of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices. Naturally, he also studied at Ink Bamboo Mountain and was Outer Sect Disciple who had graduated. He was a scion of Northern Faction family.

Moreover, because his stepmother was also a princess of the Li Country, and he himself was tall and imposing, much like his ancestor, he was greatly favored by his elders and was a first-class leader among the noble families. Among the four famous playboys in Changsi City, Young Master Guo was the "Leopard" among the "Four Young Tiger Leopard Jackal Wolf and Jackal".

He also had a half-sister, Guo, who was also the Crown Prince's wife. Therefore, he had very close relationships with members of the imperial clan. My cousin was my brother-in-law. He also held the honorary title of Imperial Guard Commandant of the Eastern Palace, which allowed him to frequently travel within the Eastern Palace and serve two successive Crown Princes.

Such powerful and influential families are naturally at the height of their power and influence, so it is only natural that they would arrange for their fellow nobles from the Outer Sect to do things for them.

Oh, one thing needs to be clarified: his sister, Consort Guo, was the former Guangling Heir.

The ruler of Li Country Kingdom has neglected state affairs for many years. The affairs of Li Country have always been managed by the former Guangling Heir in the Eastern Palace. However, he has not yet ascended the throne and is still just a prince. He was actually whipped to death in public by the Immortal King Crown Prince of the Nangong Family, who took advantage of the etiquette of the Immortal Palace royal family.

Therefore, the position of Crown Prince and heir apparent is temporarily held by the eldest son of the former heir apparent. The succession is clear and straightforward, with the son succeeding the father. However, from what I've overheard, it seems that some minor changes have occurred in the Crown Prince's palace.

Both crown princes were students of Imperial Censor Wen Jin of the Li Country. However, the former crown prince was publicly whipped to death, and then Grand Censor Wen was forced to cut out his heart to prove his innocence and was reincarnated.

The current crown prince is probably still young, and he was horrified by the tragic deaths of his two protectors, so he fell ill and never recovered.

The king of Li Country Kingdom had just lost one of his princes, and now another prince was about to die. He couldn't bear it any longer, so he fell ill and stopped attending to state affairs.

With three kings on the verge of death, the Li Country's court and the country were naturally thrown into chaos.

Fortunately, there are still quite a few princes in the former crown prince's residence, and the king has as many as twenty legitimate grandsons, so it's not to the point of the country being wiped out. Therefore, the current Li Country is that the court and the public are debating which one of them should inherit the position of crown prince.

Given the king's tone, he might not last more than three years. The elixirs given by the abbot will soon be used up, and the next crown prince will inherit the position of the head of the Liqiu Palace, which is essentially a selection of a new king.

Therefore, the court is now divided into two factions regarding the selection of the heir apparent.

The two most popular princes are the eldest and most proper princes who were enfeoffed as kings along with the Crown Prince after the death of the Guangling Heir.

The second Prince of An, Li You, the crown prince's wife, Consort Guo, born to the Prince of Jian'an's legitimate wife.

Well, only the two of them can be granted the title of Prince, so they're naturally close to coming of age.

Originally, the matter was quite clear: the Prince of An was older but lacked the support of his maternal relatives. The Prince of Jian'an was the legitimate son, but his maternal maternal family, the Guo Family, was too powerful, with many supporters and opponents, which led to many unforeseen changes.

But in short, these things clearly have nothing to do with 'Li Yi' who is only ten years old.

But Guo Zhao said that his nephew Li You was kidnapped by people from the mountains in the south at this time, and now, upon checking the official records, it turns out that he has been renamed Qingyue.

That means there's a relationship.

This Guo Erpangzi, isn't he Li Fan's greatest opportunity? He's practically handed the throne to him!

Now that Li Fan's body has changed, and since all the members of the Li family look similar anyway, he doesn't know how the misunderstanding happened. But as long as he kicks down the door and shows Lou Guan's official Dao certificate to the four 'fellow disciples' and 'relatives' next door, and announces his name, hey, look, I am Qingyue, the Golden Core Stage disciple of the Ink Bamboo Mountain Inner Sect!

Then these scions of noble families wouldn't need to worry about who's second or third, and they'd even solved the problems in the south and north! Who cares about 'Li You' or 'Li Yi'? They just need to support 'Qingyue' to rise to power!

This is a disciple of Ink Bamboo Mountain who has already achieved the Golden Core. He is a disciple favored by the sect leader and the sect master. He is a natural leader of the Outer Sect and the rightful leader of the northern faction!

Push him out to inherit the Li Country, and incidentally inherit the Lou Guan Tower Sect of Ink Bamboo Mountain, so that the state religion and the mortal and immortal realms can be integrated! Create a new Immortal Palace, wouldn't that be wonderful? For the aristocratic families of Li Country and the disciples of the Northern Faction of Ink Bamboo Mountain, it's practically the perfect script!

Of course, there is only one problem in this script: Li Fan knows that he is not 'Li You', nor is he even 'Li Yi' anymore. He is Li Fan, the 'Fan' of an ordinary person.

He didn't want the title of Lord of the Liqiu Palace.

' Profound Heaven Sword Intent, what?! I'm shocked! Kid, are you kidding me?! Do you know what this is?! This is the throne of the Li Country! One of the Eight Great Kingdoms! The legitimate lineage of the Immortal Emperors of the Twelve Countries! And you don't want it!?'

Do you think he's stupid? There's no such thing as a free lunch! He's a time traveler, you know! Back in the day, the First Emperor would send him text messages every day, promising that if he transferred 10,000 yuan as a donation, he'd get the Imperial Seal of the State once the tomb was unearthed...

Li Fan doesn't want this kind of 'opportunity' at all! If he were really Li You, that would be fine, but he's not even that! The Crown Prince has no chance with him! The idea of plotting to seize power is incredibly dangerous, enough to lead to bloodshed!

Besides, even if you become the ruler of Li Country, so what? Look at the current rulers, crown princes, and other princes of Li Country —what's so great about them?

They were still subject to the control of their relatives, maternal relatives, eunuchs, and court officials below, and the control of the Three Great Sects and various other masters and sorcerers above.

Li Fan doesn't even care about the path Postnatal Immortal Dao immortality, let alone the wealth and status within the Human Dao. Coveting wealth and status that he can't obtain is putting the cart before the horse and only wastes his energy on cultivating immortality.

Besides, isn't the life of a deity—cultivating with fairies when there's nothing to do, and flying out on a sword to behead people when trouble arises—more appealing?

Ah, King of Li Country, thank you, but no need, I don't think much of you.

' Profound Heaven Sword Intent, no! This is the first time I've ever witnessed such an interesting spectacle! Why don't you play with them a little longer!'

So you just wanted to watch the show...?

"The Profound Heaven Sword Intent, this is an opportunity! This kind of royal destiny is also fate. As long as an immortal gets involved in the struggle for the throne, a bloodbath is bound to occur. If we can take this opportunity to seize some of the fortune, it's not a bad thing!"

Besides, don't you find it strange that Guo Er obtained your Daoist certificate, Qingyue, and how he mistook you for his nephew Li You?

Li Fan nodded. Indeed, this was very strange. Profound Heaven Sword Intent had also mentioned that the archives of the Zongzheng Temple's royal family were managed by a specialized institution like the Li Country Clan Court. Li Fan's Daoist certificate was also obtained from Lou Guan Tower, right? If the two were twins, that would be one thing, but one had already been granted the title of Prince, while the other was only ten years old. With such a large age difference, how could they possibly be together? Moreover, how could the legitimate son of the Crown Prince and Consort Guo have been abducted by Ink Bamboo Mountain?

Because of this 'misunderstanding,' at least two Golden Core cultivators have already died by Li Fan's sword. If it weren't for Yuan Tianxiao's reminder, he might have been the one to die. By the way, what role did the Luo Sect play in all of this, Yuan Tianxiao?

Li Fan couldn't figure it out for a moment, but he was certain that the name Qingyue had probably been linked to Li You by many forces. Simply fleeing to the mountains to hide wouldn't be enough to escape. And that wasn't even the worst of it.

The worst-case scenario isn't even being assassinated or being approached by powerful clans from the Northern Faction, who would then invite him to become the ruler of Li Country.

The truly terrible situation is that the upper echelons of Ink Bamboo Mountain genuinely believe he is some prince from the Li Country, and in order to 'check and balance' and avoid internal strife within the sect, they might even expel Li Fan from the sect instead of allowing him to continue his Inner Sect cultivation!

That's incredibly bad luck; even their path to enlightenment has been cut off!

Therefore, you can't passively hide and wait for others to weave a bunch of conspiracies to befall you.

We must turn the tables and take the initiative! We must deal with all the troublemakers before these things become a reality.

If they really can't find the mastermind behind it all, they can simply kill all of Li You's supporters, slaughter the Guo Family, and sever Li You's karmic ties in the Human Dao. Then naturally no one will bother Qingyue's peaceful cultivation anymore.

All who stand in his way shall die...

' Profound Heaven Sword Intent, hey kid! Calm down, you're getting a little out of control!'

Li Fan suddenly woke up with a start, only to realize that the murderous aura he had just revealed had terrified the wine server in his arms, causing her eyes to roll back, foam at the mouth, and faint.

"This... sword intent, how is this...?"

"Profound Heaven Sword Intent, didn't I tell you? Your killing intent has been too strong lately. Look at how much you're drooling! You almost lost control just holding a maid. If I hadn't called you, you would have almost broken her spine. What, are you unable to restrain yourself and want to devour her whole?"

Li Fan jumped up in shock, almost dropping the waitress in his arms. Upon closer inspection, he saw that the waitress's clothes had indeed been torn by him, her fair neck was soaked with saliva, and her wrists and back were scratched with bloody marks by Li Fan's fingernails. She looked as fragile as a lotus root carving, almost turning into a piece of dead flesh.

Li Fan took out a bronze mirror and looked at his face. He clearly saw that there was no magical transformation in the mirror; instead, there were only a pair of beastly eyes, one black and one white, bright as starlight, with protruding fangs and even the markings on his skin. It was obvious that the Qiongqi Dao Body had been aroused by the delicious food he was holding in his arms and the fragrance lingering on his lips, making him reveal his ferocious nature and unbearable hunger.

"Profound Heaven Sword Intent, that's why I told you to find a proper dual cultivation partner at the Golden Core realm, otherwise you'll just get provoked into eating people. Of course, eating people is also a solution. Look at how ferocious your Qiongqi transformation is, it's because it's hungry and wants to eat people. So, eat a hundred or eighty people and it'll be full, then its ferocity will be suppressed. However, I think your current Dao heart can't accept this solution, so I didn't mention it to you."

Li Fan felt a chill run down his spine as he stared at the almost beast-like pupils in the mirror, yet his throat burned like fire. He managed to say with difficulty, "This... this isn't some kind of three or four-way solution! It's clearly a case of having no other way but to cultivate your sword scripture! Stop dawdling, I'll cultivate the Taiyin Sword Scripture..."

"Profound Heaven Sword Intent, hmm... Actually, after thinking about it, switching to Taiyin cultivation is only a temporary solution. Using killing intent to nourish the sword will only make it more thirsty and want to kill more. It's like your Dao body wanting to eat people; once you eat people, you'll only become more and more greedy, and your appetite will only grow bigger. It's not a good solution either."

Alright, just bear with it a little longer, hold it in, and let me think carefully about which other Cultivation Method is suitable for your situation. Sigh, such rapid progress in cultivation has led to these bizarre problems; it's truly outrageous...'

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