"I'm going too!"
Li Xiu Ning stepped forward.
Though much of the realm was still unsettled, the vassal lords beyond the passes had not attacked Guanzhong, and Great Tang remained relatively stable for now. Of the three, Li Jiancheng had the heaviest burden of affairs—after all, he was the Crown Prince.
Li Shimin and Li Xiu Ning, on the other hand, had far more free time.
"Mm!"
Li Shimin nodded in agreement.
Having made up their minds, the two soon bade Li Jiancheng farewell. Watching them leave, Li Jiancheng let out a soft sigh.
After Qing Nü and Hong Luan arrived in Wan Nian County, they went directly to visit the Wan Nian Liu Clan.
Hong Luan, who had transformed into a little Taoist boy, looked helplessly at Qing Nü waving her fly-whisk. She stepped forward in small strides, reached the Liu Clan's main door, pounded on it, and shouted, "The Shunde Heavenly Maiden of Maoshan has come calling! Please grant me an audience!!"
Hong Luan's voice was full and resonant, quickly spreading throughout the entire Liu Clan.
Hearing the shout, Liu Hong hurriedly brought his clansmen to the main door.
When the door opened and he saw Qing Nü standing outside, Liu Hong's face lit up with delight. The members of the Liu Clan behind him, however, showed far more anger and resistance. After all, Qing Nü was publicly still Ning Lingyi, the Shunde Heavenly Maiden of Maoshan—the one who had seized the Qing Xiao Jade Maiden Temple from their Liu Clan and handed it over to the court.
"What are you here for?"
"The Liu Clan does not welcome you—why haven't you left?"
"Ning Lingyi—"
The Liu clansmen shouted, only for Liu Hong to bark, "All of you, shut your mouths!"
Liu Hong's roar stunned every member of