Chang Ruoli, the eldest princess of the Da Zhou Kingdom.
The reason he was sent to this remote corner of Red Maple City to be a Xiaoxiao city lord was...
It was simply to protect Chang Ruoli.
Chang Ruoli entered the Martial Dao at the age of nine, reached the Eighth Pin at twelve, the Seventh Pin at thirteen, and Martial Dao Fourth Pin at twenty-one. She is a rare Martial Dao genius in the Da Zhou Imperial Dynasty.
The Martial Dao Alliance does not allow the royal family to have geniuses.
Every genius who has ever appeared in the royal family has either died, become mentally impaired, or been crippled.
To protect Chang Ruoli Chang Ruoli, the Emperor of Da Zhou arranged for her to fake her death and then secretly sent her to Red Maple City.
"So, you're only 21?" Ling Yi looked Chang Ruoli up and down.
Ling Yi thought this girl was almost thirty!
It's not that Chang Ruoli looks old, but rather it's a psychological effect due to various reasons.
Firstly, Chang Ruoli is the city lord. Generally, someone who can sit in the position of city lord is unlikely to be too young.
Secondly, Chang Ruoli is domineering and mature in her actions, completely unlike a young girl.
Thirdly, a woman's age really cannot be judged by her appearance.
With the right style, it's not difficult for a 30-year-old woman to look like she's 18 or 19.
"I'm twenty-one years old, is there a problem?" Chang Ruoli asked.
"No, it just feels so magical," Ling Yi said, picking up an apple, taking a bite, and then adding.
Chang Ruoli rolled her eyes at Ling Yi, then said, "I will arrange for my men to go out under the guise of bandit suppression tomorrow. They will then head to the capital first to make their own arrangements."
"Three days from now, a caravan will depart for the capital. We will disguise ourselves and follow the caravan as cover."
Ling Yi raised an eyebrow. "So troublesome?"
" The Jianghu Chaos Plan has already been launched. If I return with my true identity, it will inevitably attract the attention and suspicion of some people, which may very well affect our plans."
Ling Yi nodded nonchalantly.
The Jianghu Chaos Plan was merely a plan that Ling Yi had come up with on the spur of the moment.
The main purpose is to create chaos in the Jianghu, so that no one pays attention to Red Maple City and gives it time to develop.
But to my surprise, the system was incredibly powerful.
Ling Yi is now completely unafraid of any enemy.
At worst, I can hide in my Personal Space, cultivate until I'm invincible, and then come out to cause trouble. What difference will it make?
Reckless Man person will never think before acting if they can do it without using their brain.
Why resort to underhanded tactics when a simple slap can solve everything? It's just too much trouble!
However, since Chang Ruoli Chang Ruoli made this arrangement, then we should just do as she says.
Let's play around, Ling Yi isn't in a hurry anyway.
Anyway, the items I've checked in with so far are pretty good, so there's no rush to complete the Main Quest Sign-In tasks.
" The Jianghu Chaos Plan still needs some time to be arranged, so there's no need for us to rush it."
"This journey will give us more time to improve our strength."
After a pause, Chang Ruoli added, "Also, I heard that the Inquiry Sword School will hold Sword Inquiry Ceremony in half a month, and the Medicine King Valley will hold an auction a month later."
"Two months from now, it will be the Martial Dao Alliance's triennial grand competition."
"If we set off now and plan our routes properly, we can all make it in time."
Oh wow, is this the start of the main storyline?
This seems interesting.
"What is the Sword Inquiry Ceremony?" Bai Xiao Yun asked curiously.
" The Inquiry Sword School is one of the strongest free Martial Dao Sect sects in the Da Zhou Jianghu, and also the only old sect that completely ignores the Martial Dao Alliance Martial Dao Alliance and exists independently of its jurisdiction."
It wasn't Chang Ruoli who spoke, but Song Qingxue.
"It is said that the Inquiry Sword School Sect has stood for ten thousand years, and its members are countless powerful individuals."
"Among them, there are more than thirty experts of the Upper Ninth Pin, and even Martial Practitioner at the Half-Step Spirit Transformation Realm in the sect."
"At the same cultivation level, sword cultivators are basically invincible. Therefore, even though the number of Upper Ninth Pin Martial Practitioner in the Inquiry Sword School is less than that of the Martial Dao Alliance, their Battle Power is by no means weak."
Chang Ruoli nodded. "That's right. The Sword Inquiry Ceremony is also the Inquiry Sword School's disciple recruitment ceremony. As long as you pass the Sword Mountain test, you can join the Inquiry Sword School."
"On Sword Mountain, there are many Sword Momentum swords imbued with sword energy, each comparable to Divine Weapon. If one could obtain even one, one's strength would greatly increase."
"If one can comprehend the Sword Momentum within, one can become a master Sword Dao; in short, Duoduo benefits."
Bai Xiao Yun asked again, "So, even if you take the sword from the Inquiry Sword School for free, it's okay if you don't join the Inquiry Sword School?"
"Yes!" Chang Ruoli nodded.
"Why? Is the Inquiry Sword School being so generous?"
"Little girl, do you think a sword with Sword Momentum is so easy to handle?" Chang Ruoli tapped Bai Xiao Yun's forehead and laughed.
"Is your Sword Momentum very powerful?"
Ling Yi continued, " The Martial Dao Intent Realm is extremely difficult to comprehend. Subtlety the subtle level is still somewhat hopeful, but Entering Momentum is almost impossible."
"Therefore, some people have taken a different approach, using the Extreme Realm techniques of Martial Dao, such as Sword Momentum, Fist Momentum, Saber Momentum, Staff Momentum, Spear Momentum, and so on."
"This can be considered a kind of Entering Momentum, but this kind of Entering Momentum can only reach the ultimate level of one state and cannot comprehend other states, so it is not considered a true Entering Momentum."
"Yet he is far stronger than those Martial Practitioner who haven't even Entering Momentum."
"I see." Bai Xiao Yun said with a sudden realization, "Young Master Ling, you really know a lot."
Ling Yi didn't understand at first, but with the Combat experience of a certain powerful figure, he came to understand.
Don't ask who this powerful figure is; Ling Yi doesn't know either.
After all, these are only memories related to Martial Dao Combat, not the life experiences of this powerful figure.
At this moment, Song Qingxue said to Chang Ruoli, " Ruoli, you Inquiry Sword School not just for the divine sword of Sword Mountain, right?"
"Oh? What do you mean?" Chang Ruoli looked at Song Qingxue in surprise.
"You're probably trying to win over the Inquiry Sword School, aren't you?"
Chang Ruoli couldn't help but laugh and exclaimed, " Qingxue is indeed clever. I do have this idea, but I wouldn't call it trying to win her over."
"Moreover, attempts to win them over are unlikely to succeed."
"The main purpose of this trip to the Inquiry Sword School is to probe Inquiry Sword School attitude towards the Martial Dao Alliance and the current state of the Jianghu."
As for the rest, we'll see how things go at that time.
At this point, Chang Ruoli looked at Ling Yi again. "I received news that the patriarch of the Inquiry Sword School is nearing the end of his lifespan. If we can help extend his lifespan, the Inquiry Sword School will owe us a favor."
"Why are you looking at me?" Ling Yi shrugged.
I don't care about favors from the Inquiry Sword School.
"I care!"
"What does that have to do with me? I don't do things that don't benefit me."
"What benefits do you want?" Chang Ruoli asked.
"Oh? If you put it that way, then I'm going to have to make some rather unconventional demands."
"How can I be improper? At worst, I, the princess, will marry you and make you my consort."
"You wish." Ling Yi shook his head.
"Me? Dream on!" Chang Ruoli immediately turned cold.
"I, Ling Yi, am destined to be the strongest man in the world. You want me to marry into your family and become your son-in-law? You're dreaming!"
Chang Ruoli wasn't angry; she just smiled slightly.
Then, changing the subject, he asked, "Could you teach me your Qinggong, us?"
"No, it's just a Qinggong technique. You, a dignified royal princess, can't even Qinggong one?"
Chang Ruoli could answer, Song Qingxue explained, " Ling Yi, you may not know this, but Qinggong is hard to find."
"In the Jianghu, more than 80% of Martial Practitioner have never practiced Qinggong."
"The value of a single Qinggong far exceeds the value of even the most advanced martial arts techniques."
is that so?
Ling Yi sorted through the original owner's memories, and it seemed that was indeed the case.