"Your Highness, forgive Wang Chong for asking too much, but this place is remote and rarely visited. Why is Your Highness here?"
Wang Chong suddenly said.
"Moreover, with Your Highness's status, you should be able to enter Longwei, Shenwei, and Kunwu Camps, right?"
"This …"
A hint of hesitation flashed across Fifth Prince Li Heng's usually cheerful face. How could he explain the matters of the Imperial Palace to Wang Chong?
"If Your Highness finds it inconvenient to say, then forget it."
Wang Chong said.
"Heh, this … it's actually nothing."
A bitter smile appeared on Li Heng's face.
"I was born with insufficient blood energy, so I was born after only seven months. Mother believed that I wouldn't even survive. But it was also for this reason that I was innately unsuited to cultivating martial arts. Longwei, Shenwei, Kunwu — to me, there is no difference. Kunwu is quiet, and very few people come here. In comparison, I prefer this place. "
As Li Heng spoke, his expression suddenly became extremely bleak and desolate. He also wanted to possess unrivalled martial arts so that he could protect the people at his side.
But the truth was that he was simply unsuited to cultivating martial arts.
There were countless rare and precious treasures in the palace, and even more in the treasury. But all the pills and treasures he had tried were useless.
The imperial physicians, the Guardians, the experts of the sects, all of them would lose their heads upon seeing him.
Even his father, who he viewed as a god, could do nothing, saying that his body was too weak and that he could not endure his strength.
Thus, Li Heng had given up hope from a very young age.
Years of experimenting and taking all sorts of medicinal pills and concoctions had caused his body to be extremely weak. The most obvious thing was that his face was forever pale, without the slightest hint of blood.
If it wasn't for this reason, he wouldn't have been slapped by Li Jingzhong so easily, and he wouldn't have been slapped to the ground.
A person had to accept their fate!
After trying everything he could think of to no avail, he had given up many years ago.
Now, Li Heng only hoped to escape the whirlpool of power that the princes were fighting over, find a peaceful place, and live out the rest of his life in peace.
"Hehe!"
Hearing this answer from Li Heng, a smile appeared on Wang Chong's face. He already knew the answer. The reason why he asked this was for his next goal.
"Your Highness, actually, if Your Highness wishes to practice martial arts, I might have a way!"
"What!?!?"
These words caused Li Heng and his servant to tremble. Even Li Jingzhong had forgotten his fear of Wang Chong and looked at Wang Chong with surprise and joy.
"Wang gongzi, you must be joking. Even his father, the Emperor, had said that there was a way. How could there be any hope? Even I have given up hope. "
The light in Li Heng's eyes only flashed for a moment before dimming.
"Your Highness, what are you saying?"
A figure flashed by the side, and Li Jingzhong suddenly cut in. The great ambition and desire in his heart won over his wariness and fear towards Wang Chong.
"If we don't try, how will we know if it works or not? Wang gongzi, this old servant was wrong just now. … Is that thing you spoke of real? If it really can cure Your Highness, this old servant will kneel and work as an ox or a horse for you. "
Li Jingzhong looked at Wang Chong, making no attempt to conceal the extreme desire in his heart, or the desire for power. He had accompanied the Fifth Prince for almost ten years, so he was well aware of the Fifth Prince's situation.
His innate flaw was the greatest constraint on him. If a person didn't have the strength, they would naturally choose to retreat.
But if they were given great strength, even a country bumpkin would develop the greatest ambition.
Li Jingzhong was well aware of the root of this problem, so he had been trying to cure the Fifth Prince's illness for all these years. He would not give up even the smallest chance.
This lowly person is rather diligent!
Wang Chong was well aware of why Li Jingzhong was doing this. Li Jingzhong's performance made him even more certain of his judgment. This future villain truly would be of some use in the early stages.
But Wang Chong was even more aware that he could not give him any face and had to suppress him.
"Your Highness."
Wang Chong ignored Li Jingzhong as if he hadn't even seen him. Instead, he turned to Fifth Prince Li Heng.
"I'm not sure if this will work. However, not too long ago, I met an unknown peerless master. He gave me a pill and said that this pill can cure all kinds of innate flaws. But I've never tried it, so I can't give you an answer. "
Wang Chong did not make any promises. Fifth Prince Li Heng had been born with an innate flaw. Other people were born in October, but he was born in July. Without three months, many things in a person would not be able to fully develop.
The first thing Wang Chong thought of when he saw Li Heng's condition was the Stone of Destiny's' Blood Exchange 'ability.
Blood was the source of all Qi, and the first step in cultivating martial arts was to absorb Heaven and Earth Origin Qi into one's blood. If he could exchange one person's blood, he might be able to solve Li Heng's problem.
But whether it would work or not, Wang Chong had never tried it, so he did not dare to be certain.
Besides, Wang Chong did not want the secret of the Stone of Destiny to be known by others.
"Wang gongzi, there's no need …"
Li Heng habitually wanted to refuse, but upon seeing Li Jingzhong's pressing gaze, he could only bitterly smile and nod.
"Wang gongzi, then I'll have to trouble you. What do I need to do? "
"I'll have to trouble you to return to Deflecting Blade Manor with me!"
Wang Chong said after a moment of thought.
Wang Chong led Li Heng and Li Jingzhong back to Deflecting Blade Manor after dark. In a secluded room on the second floor, Wang Chong had Li Heng sit on the floor. After apologizing inwardly, he took out a recovery pill and passed it over.
"Your Highness, swallow this pill first."
"Mm."
Li Heng nodded and took the recovery pill from Wang Chong's hand.
"Is this the medicine that treats innate flaws? But it's strange, it seems a little similar to the recovery pills in the palace. "
Li Heng had consumed all kinds of pills since he was young, so he was extremely familiar with them.
"Your Highness is overthinking things."
Wang Chong's heart skipped a beat, but he maintained the same expression on his face as he said:
"Pills are made from all kinds of herbs. As long as the same ingredients are used, they will give off a similar smell. How could the palace have such a pill? "
"You're right, I'm overthinking things."
Li Heng chuckled. He also felt that he was overthinking things. The pills of the palace were strictly controlled, so how could it be so easy to obtain them in the outside world? Picking up the pill with two fingers, Li Heng casually tossed it into his mouth and swallowed it.
After so many years, after consuming so many pills, after failing so many times … Li Heng was already used to it.
"Wang gongzi, what should I do now?"
Li Heng asked with a smile as he turned his head around.
"Your Highness, just sit on the floor."
Wang Chong took in a deep breath and then sat down behind Li Heng. Not even Wang Chong knew if the Stone of Destiny's' Blood Exchange 'could be used or not.
But this matter had to be carried out.
Wang Chong had always had a favorable impression of Fifth Prince Li Heng. This favorable impression was not because of personal reasons, but because Li Heng possessed a compassion and compassion that the other princes lacked, as well as a desire to revitalize the Central Plains and revitalize the Tang dynasty.
Several years later, when that Star of Calamity from the Andong Protectorate rose up in the northeast of the Central Plains, mobilizing the armies of Youzhou, Pinglu, and Fanyang to sweep across the world and wreak havoc on China, Fifth Prince Li Heng was the only person who stayed behind for the sake of the common people, the only person who faced the danger of being killed.
And when the eight years of war left the people of the Central Plains destitute and their supplies running low, Li Heng was the first person to call for frugality in the Imperial Palace and gather food for the common people.
There was hope for the Tang dynasty to prosper.
Li Heng was the ruler of a resurgence!
But his personality was his most fatal flaw. Although he was not a weak and incompetent person, as a sovereign, he lacked a manly spirit, a firm heart, and the ability to make decisions.
This was not something that could be seen when the empire was at war, but when it came to the people at his side, Li Heng's indecisiveness showed itself.
If not for this, Li Jingzhong would not have risen to power, turning from 'Li Jingzhong' into 'Li Fuguo', ultimately becoming the first traitor in the history of the Tang dynasty and the Central Plains!
In the later years of the Tang dynasty, Li Fuguo single-handedly controlled the court, dictating all matters. Even Li Heng was reduced to a puppet, causing Li Heng's plans for the resurgence of the empire to come to a premature end.
Of course, Wang Chong had encountered Li Heng after his rebirth, so he naturally would not allow such a thing to happen. But killing Li Fuguo was useless.
The root of the problem with Li Heng, the future emperor, lay in his personality. After Li Fuguo's death, he could not avoid placing the eunuch closest to him in important positions, and in the end, he repeated the same fate …
This led to the destruction of the hopes of the Tang dynasty.
Wang Chong had once thought this matter through, and the root of the problem was that Li Heng, the future emperor, didn't know any martial arts at all.
Strength strengthens one's body, strength strengthens one's courage!
If Li Heng were a peerless expert like the Holy Emperor, no one, be it Li Jingzhong or anyone else, would be able to escape his grasp or play any tricks.
It was precisely due to his lack of strength that Li Heng was unable to keep the eunuchs at his side in check. In fact, even a poison of unknown origin was capable of killing him without him realizing it.
What Wang Chong wanted to do at this moment was to change all of this so that Li Heng could cultivate martial arts and wield great strength.
Strength strengthens one's body, strength strengthens one's courage!
If Li Heng were to wield sufficient strength, he would become the next sage of the Tang dynasty. Even though he couldn't match up to the current Holy Emperor, he wouldn't be too far off.
A just cause enjoys abundant support, while an unjust cause finds little support!
If Wang Chong were to have such a wise sovereign, he would be able to accomplish his mission without any restraints.
These thoughts flashed across Wang Chong's mind, and he quickly regained his composure.
"Your Highness, please focus on your abdomen with your eyes, your nose, and your heart."
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