"Assist me?" Siao Shi smiled faintly and shook her head, "I don't need assistance. What does Chu Li want?"
Li Xinghe smiled and puffed his chest proudly, "To assist Prince Junior An in obtaining the throne."
"Are you confident?" Siao Shi asked.
Li Xinghe replied slowly, "Although I can't say it's in the bag, as long as I put my heart into it, there's always hope!"
"That sounds reasonable," Siao Shi said faintly. "I don't have much hope. The throne has been decided. It's His Highness the Crown Prince. As long as His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't do anything outrageous, the Emperor won't change his mind."
"That might not be the case," Li Xinghe smiled, "The Emperor's mind is unpredictable. It's hard for others to guess it."
"If that's the case, can you guess it?" Siao Shi asked.
Li Xinghe replied proudly, "Most likely."
"Hehe …" Siao Shi suddenly laughed. Her laughter was as sweet as jade rolling on a jade plate, crisp and charming.
Li Xinghe scoffed, "Does the Princess not believe me?"
"Although you're a disciple of the Stargazing Pavilion, you're just a disciple. You're not the Fu Dynasty's Emperor. So what if you can guess the Emperor's mind? You can't change his mind!" Siao Shi shook her head, "I really don't know where you get the confidence to fight for the throne!"
Li Xinghe said, "I could've used the Fu Dynasty to force the Emperor to change the Crown Prince. Now that Chu Li's reputation is like the sun in the sky, we can use his influence too. After all, he's the Head Chief of the Imperial Residence of King An, a disciple of Goddess Attraction Mountain, and a future Enlightened Master. Even if he becomes an Enlightened Master, he'll still be an Enlightened Master of the Fu Dynasty. He'll still have a deep relationship with the Imperial Residence of King An. The Emperor will think of all these and think of which Emperor is more beneficial to the Ji Dynasty."
"I see …" Siao Shi nodded, "It's still not enough. The Young Prince doesn't want to fight for the throne."
"Let me meet the Young Prince," Li Xinghe said.
Siao Shi nodded at Suru.
Suru, dressed in an apricot yellow gown, floated away. After a while, she returned with Xu An, who was dressed in a red monk's robe.
"Aunt Siao," Xu An bowed with pressed palms.
"This is Chu Li's strategist." Siao Shi said, "Stargazing Pavilion's disciple, Li Xing He."
"Greetings, Almsgiver Li." Xu An pressed his palms together in a gentle and refined manner.
Li Xinghe sized Xu An up and looked at Siao Shi in surprise, "So the Young Prince is really a disciple of the Titanium Temple. Your Dharma cultivation base is truly profound. I'm impressed!"
Xiao Shi waved her hand dismissively. "Don't just say nice things. Do you really think someone like him can become an emperor? Do you think he looks like an emperor?"
"Of course." Li Xinghe nodded and said, "Such an appearance is more suitable to be the Emperor. In this way, the subjects can act with ease."
Siao Shi let out a knowing smile and scoffed, "Don't think of all the officials as idiots. Oh, also, the key to who the throne is going to be passed down is still the Emperor's thoughts. Outsiders cannot influence the Emperor."
"That might not be the case." Li Xinghe shook his head and said, "The selection of the throne seems arbitrary, but His Majesty has actually considered the opinions of the ministers. It's just that he doesn't show it."
"Then what should we do?" Siao Shi asked, "Do you have any ideas?"
Li Xinghe pondered and said, "The Young Prince doesn't have to participate in the politics of the court. Instead, he has to cultivate his martial arts. When his martial arts is strong, His Majesty will naturally want to pass the throne to you."
"What kind of idea is that?" Siao Shi scoffed, "No matter how strong Xu An's martial arts is, how can he be compared to the Crown Prince?"
Li Xinghe smiled and said, "Although the Crown Prince's martial arts is strong, from what I see, the Young Prince has a high chance."
Xu An let out a smile and said, "Aunt Siao, that's a good idea. The politics of the court is not my forte."
"If you become the Emperor in the future, are you going to learn it on the spot?" Siao Shi said snappily, "An Emperor who doesn't understand politics won't do."
Xu An said, "I don't need to know too much. I just need to know the thoughts of the officials. I want to return to the temple to cultivate the Eye of Insight."
"It would be best if you can cultivate the Eye of Insight." Li Xinghe clapped and praised, "If you can cultivate the Eye of Insight, the throne is in the bag!"
Siao Shi frowned and looked at Li Xinghe.
Li Xinghe smiled and said, "Princess may not trust me, but do you not trust Chu Li?"
"… Alright, I'll do as you say." Siao Shi scoffed and said, "But you don't have to go to the Titanium Temple to cultivate the divine power. You can cultivate here too!"
Xu An let out a bitter smile and said, "Aunt Siao …"
"It's decided then!" Siao Shi said, "You shall cultivate in seclusion in the residence. Only in the secular world can you cultivate your heart."
Xu An nodded helplessly. Seeing her determined expression, he could not bear to disobey.
Siao Shi let out a smile and said, "That's right. Chu Li isn't in the residence. If you aren't here too, the Imperial Residence of King An won't be able to gather the people's hearts. Even if you cultivate in seclusion in the residence, everyone will feel different."
"Yes." Xu An pressed his palms together and nodded.
Li Xinghe looked at Siao Shi.
Siao Shi sized him up and said, "Mm, you do have some skills. I really don't trust you but I have faith in Chu Li's foresight. Then you can stay!"
"Thank you, Princess." Li Xinghe closed fist saluted.
He now understood that Siao Shi in front of him was not easy to fool. She was also a shrewd person.
If he wanted to work under her, he would have to serve her carefully.
"Where's Chu Li?" Siao Shi asked casually.
Li Xinghe shook his head and said, "I haven't seen him since the time we planned to plot against Tang Ye and Tang Haotian. I heard that he killed Tang Haotian."
When he thought of this, he felt his heart palpitate.
He had witnessed Tang Haotian's prowess. He was like a ghost or a god. For such a person to fall in the hands of Chu Li, it was clear how powerful Chu Li was.
"Forget it, you can go." Siao Shi waved her hand dispiritedly, "Suru, arrange his residence."
"Yes." Suru agreed and waved her hand, "Young Master Li, please follow me."
She left the backyard leisurely and brought Li Xinghe to an elegant courtyard. After giving him some instructions, she returned to the backyard and saw Siao Shi staring at the flowers in a daze. She said softly, "Second Lady, Chu Li will be back soon."
"Mm, I just don't know if he's injured." Siao Shi frowned and sighed, "How can he not be injured after killing Tang Haotian? I'm guessing he's hiding somewhere to heal himself! "
Suru nodded lightly.
They thought that Chu Li must have been severely injured. It was probably a lose-lose situation, so it was rare that Chu Li managed to survive.
Siao Shi said, "Younger Sister too!"
Her face darkened and she shook her head. She was extremely displeased with Siao Qi.
Siao Shi had really gone astray to cultivate the Regal Sword Scripture. She had abandoned Chu Li again for the Regal Sword Scripture. She had done it once, and now she was doing it again. What was she up to? Was the Regal Sword Scripture really that important?
Suru smiled bitterly and said nothing.
She could not guess Siao Shi's thoughts. She did not know why Siao Shi gave up her sweet life and insisted on pursuing swordsmanship alone. To a woman, swordsmanship was not that important.
"Forget it. No one can stop her from doing what she wants. Poor Chu Li!" Siao Shi scoffed.
Suru smiled. "Even without Siao Shi, there's still Miss Lu."
Siao Shi gave her a sidelong glance.
Suru stuck out her tongue.
Siao Shi scoffed. "Don't mention Lu Yurong!"
"Yes." Suru chuckled.
Siao Shi scoffed. "I think he's obsessed with Lu Yurong and doesn't know to come back."
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