Under the Rain Curtain

When this epidemic spreads on a large scale, it will be a catastrophe no less severe than the snowstorm disaster we just witnessed.

Li Zhaoyuan resolved the matter.

Influence on the government,

This achievement is no less than the annihilation of the Barbarian Tribe.

In order to control military power,

In a crisis of absolute strength, the charisma of a leader is amplified, and those at the grassroots level are easily swayed and conformists.

They lack the sophisticated self-interest of the middle class, and are far less driven by profit-seeking than the upper class.

With the meticulous planning of Valley of Ten Thousand Medicines and Li Zhaoyuan, they will have ample time and opportunity to rebuild the military spirit of this 100,000 elite troops from the Sect Alliance.

Public opinion propaganda, the leader's reckless courage, and the lure of military merit are all the best ways to brainwash the grassroots.

If the entire plan is successfully completed, the Second Prince Li Zhaoyuan will have all the necessary conditions in place.

Not only could he command an army entirely of his own, but his prestige in the court was even enough to directly challenge the Crown Prince.

Li Zhaoyuan is climbing out of hell step by step, in his own way.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan suddenly chuckled softly:

"Junqing, I suddenly understand why our father said Li Zhaoyuan resembled his father."

Our father?

Li Yunqing was slightly taken aback, then his eyes twitched and he ignored it.

"Father has always been very good at judging people. Although the situations are different, the circumstances he faced back then were almost the same as my second brother's now."

"At that time, just like now?" Xu Yuan chuckled.

In the quiet and secluded corridor, the two exchanged a fleeting glance.

Li Yunqing also smiled, then shook his head.

"My second brother doesn't have Lord Xu to assist him."

At the end of the corridor is an open-air platform with a sheltered area.

Listening to the crisp sound of raindrops hitting the wooden deck as they fell from the sky, Xu Yuan replied noncommittally:

"How do you know that Li Zhaoyuan didn't?"

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Li Yunqing didn't speak, but stared intently at Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan chuckled and changed the subject:

"Junqing, to be honest, I always thought that Li Zhaoyuan's imitation of his father was just a facade, and that you were the one who truly resembled him."

"Oh"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunqing chuckled softly and said quietly:

"Speaking of this, my father did give me an evaluation."

"What?"

"He said I look a lot like his older brother."

"The former Crown Prince?"

"Yes, that's the one my father removed from the position of Crown Prince and then killed."

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After a few moments of silence, Xu Yuan gave Li Yunqing a deep look:

"Is your royal family's relationship so complicated?"

"?" Li Yunqing.

"Haha, no explanation needed."

Xu Yuan laughed and said, "Thank you for reminding me of this. If you have nothing else to do, you should go back to your room. It's still far from the Imperial Capital. I'll have the steward of the pavilion send a few maids to your room for your amusement."

After saying that, he patted Li Yunqing on the shoulder and quickly walked up the stairs to the fourth floor.

Having achieved his goal, Li Yunqing didn't shamelessly follow Xu Yuan any further. Standing there watching Xu Yuan's departing figure, he laughed loudly:

"Call a few more; I fear these mortals cannot withstand them."

"Good--"

A cheerful voice came from the end of the spiral staircase. Upon hearing this, Li Yunqing chuckled and turned back to his room.

He walked straight past the screen in the side room to the window, looked at the rain outside, took out a white crystalline object from his Sumeru Ring, and casually tossed it into the air.

After doing all this, Li Yunqing glanced down at the ground floor.

Lou Ji's departure time should be approaching soon.

It's time to bring over the woman that his elder brother placed by his side to be his bodyguard.

On the fourth-floor corridor, Xu Yuan casually gave the butler a few instructions, then headed upstairs, lost in thought.

Xu Yuan wasn't too worried about the conflict between Tianyan and Bai Muxi.

One is a manipulative woman, the other a simpleton; neither is a wicked woman like the "Bracket Princess." Even if they fought, it wouldn't be a bloodbath for Xu Yuan.

Compared to the conflict between them, Xu Yuan was actually more concerned about Li Zhaoyuan, who was far away.

Xu Yuan didn't actually dislike Li Zhaoyuan that much.

Despite differing stances, those who stop at nothing to achieve their goals and attempt to forcibly break free from their own destiny are always admirable.

If Li Zhaoyuan had been of higher birth, and had gone from being Li Yunqing's second brother to his elder brother, perhaps the conflict between the royal family and the Prime Minister's Mansion would not have been so acute.

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" in life.

By relying on the power of the sect, from the perspective of the royal family, Li Zhaoyuan was essentially inviting a wolf into the house.

However, Xu Yuan could understand this behavior.

With each position filled by a radish, the Crown Prince, with the help of his maternal clan, had already filled all the positions in the court. If Li Zhaoyuan wanted to break the deadlock, he could only introduce external forces.

Moreover, Li Yaoxuan gave his father special treatment back then, using the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion to suppress sects, which is essentially the same thing.

When used properly, it can be a demonic blade to slay those who stand in your way.

His father did indeed become such a demonic blade during the first half of their lives.

However, his father was more skilled and successfully broke free from Li Yaoxuan's control, becoming the second emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty.

As for whether Li Zhaoyuan can succeed now...

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan gently shook his head, stopping his thoughts.

There's no need to think about it any further.

Li Zhaoyuan has no future.

No matter how powerful one's strategies or how meticulous one's calculations, they are nothing more than a stumbling block that can be easily broken in the face of absolute information asymmetry.

He Xu Yuan is a fortune teller, a fortune teller who can predict the future.

The information he provided to Lou Ji was enough to destroy the Valley of Ten Thousand Medicines.

certainly,

If Li Zhaoyuan can still fight his way out of this desperate situation and qualify as a chess player, then Xu Yuan would call him a hero sent from heaven.

Then tell him the facts.

Even if a superhuman were to appear out of nowhere, he still couldn't beat a cheater.

Lost in thought, Xu Yuan had already arrived at the room next to his own.

The small hole pierced by the hairpin before he went downstairs was particularly conspicuous on the wooden door that had been used to wake him up.

Although the hole was small, it had already disrupted the Sound-Blocking Array of the room, allowing Xu Yuan to hear the "thump-thump" sound of flesh being pierced inside.

Little White is still getting beaten up.

Even the hands of that princess with the bound bodice weren't this dark.

Hearing the sound of flesh being pierced, Xu Yuan did not knock on the door immediately, but instead looked into the room through the hole.

Since the screen at the entrance had been damaged for some reason, Xu Yuan could see the current situation inside the room at a glance.

Xu Yuan gasped in shock after just one glance.

Tianyan really does destroy houses!

A large hole, about ten feet wide, was blasted open in the outer wall of the room. The drizzling rain, accompanied by the speeding Mystic Eagle, drifted into the room through the hole. Two stunningly beautiful women stood and knelt at the edge of the hole, their clothes mostly soaked.

Before Xu Yuan could get a closer look, he noticed that one of the figures over there had suddenly disappeared.

Then,

Swish!

A black steel pipe-like device pierced the small hole through which Xu Yuan was peering, enlarging it several times over, and then stopped a few millimeters in front of him.

His eye twitched slightly, Xu Yuan straightened up without changing his expression.

"Squeak--"

The door opened,

Tianyan appeared at the doorway, looked up at him, and his clear, melodious voice was cold:

What are you looking at?

Seeing the coldness in her eyes, Xu Yuan remained calm and spoke softly:

Still angry?

Upon hearing this, Tianyan turned his head away and snorted coldly:

What are you trying to say?

Looking at her delicate yet aloof profile, Xu Yuan chuckled, walked past her, and entered the room.

"Nothing, I just wanted to ask you."

Did I let you in?

Tianyan grabbed Xu Yuan's wrist and said angrily, "This is my room."

"Your room?"

Xu Yuan stopped in his tracks, turned around and looked her up and down, then gently leaned close to her earlobe and whispered:

"Shouldn't it be ours?"

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The man's breath drew near, Tianyan's heart stirred involuntarily. He subconsciously loosened his grip, his voice softening as he turned his face away and asked casually:

"The Spirit Soul Chapter that I passed on to you, did you study it?"

Xu Yuan smiled at her expression and answered decisively:

"No."

Upon hearing Tianyan, Tianyan frowned, his face darkening, and he turned around:

"Then tell me about our room?"

Xu Yuan pointed to the ground beneath his feet and laughed:

"This Mystic Eagle Pavilion is mine, but the rooms are temporarily yours. Is there a problem with me saying they're ours?"

Tianyan was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his foot and kicked Xu Yuan in the shin.

The speed was neither too fast nor too slow, just the right speed that he could only watch helplessly.

Bang!

Xu Yuan's face flushed instantly. He bent down, clutching his calf, hissing in the cold air, and looked up at the girl in palace attire before him:

"Tianyan, are you out of your mind?!"

Tianyan casually pulled the black iron rod from the gatehouse and glanced down at him:

"Ha~ Go ahead and fight back if you dare."

After saying that, Tianyan seemed to feel a little better and turned to walk into the house.

Looking at the other person's slender back, Xu Yuan rolled his eyes inwardly.

They had to pull this stunt before letting him into the room.

The arrogant one has long since left the scene; doesn't this washboard saint know that?

Tianyan just now, causing him pain, but the pain would only last for a moment.

A few breaths later, Xu Yuan stood up, chuckling as he asked:

"Judging from your appearance, you think I couldn't beat you even in the illusion? I seem to remember inheriting Jing He's cultivation, right?"

When this topic came up, Tianyan's lips unconsciously curled up, and when he turned around, his expression was already cold, his eyes filled with contempt:

Even if you were to advance a whole realm, you could only manage a draw with me, not to mention that most of the time we're at the same realm.

Xu Yuan's eyes were suspicious:

"Real?"

As the Tianyan Palace attire fluttered gently, the light gauze swayed, and she said reproachfully:

"Don't you have any self-awareness about what you were like back then?"

Upon hearing this,

As he approached, Xu Yuan's eyes remained suspicious:

"Real?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the large bed beside him.

Tianyan's fair skin instantly flushed an alluring red, and he raised his fist to punch Xu Yuan in the chest:

"A lecher as always!"

But in the end,

The punch, however, stopped just before Xu Yuan's chest.

Just as Xu Yuan was wondering,

"Buzz--"

A gust of wind pressure instantly spread outwards from the hole, clearing away the rain curtain within a radius of a hundred feet.

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Swallowing hard, Xu Yuan realized that he couldn't flirt with this washboard saintess right now.

The purpose of flirting is to have a deeper conversation about life, but if you're not careful, going to bed with that kind of flirting can easily turn into a funeral procession.

That punch could kill him.

Tianyan seemed to realize his mistake, turned his face away, and whispered:

"Don't look at me like that. I... I didn't mean to. Your cultivation level used to be high enough that you weren't afraid of this, so I subconsciously used that kind of force. Just don't do it again. Besides, I did this because of your lecherous behavior, you bastard."

"I'm not blaming you."

Xu Yuan raised his hand and gently stroked the girl's long, soft hair, saying softly, "It was indeed my fault just now; I shouldn't have done something that could be misunderstood."

Tianyan blinked his pair of beautiful golden eyes, his expression somewhat surprised.

"But that shouldn't be the case."

Xu Yuan's voice suddenly changed at this moment, tinged with doubt, as he asked, "I vaguely remember that the Bewitching God Illusion Realm lasted for almost twenty years, right? For such a long time, Tianyan, you were always there."

Tianyan suddenly raised her foot and kicked Xu Yuan in the shin with a "bang," her fists clenched tightly, her teeth clenched.

"It's all because of your weird and strange demands!"

Xu Yuan, who was bent over in pain, was taken aback upon hearing this, then looked up and blinked:

"Strange and unusual requests?"

Tianyan's delicate, flawless face was so dark it seemed to drip water, and his gaze as he looked down at Xu Yuan was as if he were looking at trash.

"Say one more word and I'll throw you down."

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Xu Yuan didn't speak again, staring at Tianyan's cherry-like lips, and licked the corner of his lips.

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Tianyan clenched her fists instantly, her petite body trembling slightly, whether from shyness or embarrassment.

Xu Yuan coughed lightly upon seeing this:

"The Tianyan food and sex are human nature, in fact..."

"Shut up." Tianyan was as cold as ice.

Xu Yuan muted his microphone and looked away.

But once it's moved, it can never be moved back.

He saw Little White kneeling upright over there.

Her dark hair was damp with dew, adorned with a gold hairpin. Her elegant and graceful face was enhanced by the dew, giving it an unusual charm. Her wide, white embroidered gauze dress clung tightly to her lithe body after it became wet.

Kneeling in front of the hole, Bai Muxi blinked, staring at the two people inside the room. Her eyes showed some surprise, but she also understood some of what she was saying.

The young master enjoys strange and unusual things.

She could try to find out from the saintess what the strange matter was.

Thinking,

Bai Muxi suddenly noticed that the young master's gaze had finally turned towards her.

A moment of silence,

Xu Yuan suddenly noticed that Little White had moved.

The posture didn't change much, but for some reason it seemed even more alluring.

The sky was dark, with rain curtains obscuring the view.

Bai Muxi lowered her eyes, knelt on the ground with her body turned to the side, her buttocks raised, and her waist and jade back formed a beautiful arc, which further highlighted her proud figure.

Everything was so peaceful and beautiful.

However, this beautiful moment only lasted for a moment.

"Bang!"

Tianyan suddenly slammed the iron rod in his hand into the ground, shattering this beautiful moment.

She looked at him:

Is it pretty?

As he circulated his internal Cultivation Method, he said without changing his expression:

"Generally."

"Snort."

With a cold snort, Tianyan walked towards Bai Muxi, iron rod in hand.

As he approached, Tianyan stared at the woman:

"You did this on purpose?"

Bai Muxi was taken aback upon hearing this. She raised her eyes, her red lips glistening with dew, and asked softly:

"Holy Maiden, what is it you wish to speak of?"