King Ping sat on a tree stump and stared at the bonfire, deep in thought.
He had always felt that he could not retreat. It was easy to take a step back, but it was as difficult as ascending to heaven. King Jing was powerful in the imperial court, and there were other brothers supporting him from the side. It was enough to destroy his chance to command the army again.
In this world, it was the same no matter who was missing. No one was indispensable.
No matter how conceited he was, he dared not be so careless. That was why he resisted the pressure and did not relinquish his military power.
Chu Li saw through his thoughts and said, "Your Royal Highness, do you think that everyone will support you to take that position if you hold the military power?"
"No," King Ping said in a low voice.
Chu Li took a sip of wine and became more talkative. "Then Your Royal Highness should be able to see your end. You just don't want to face it. You think you can drag it out, and if you can't, then so be it. Is that what you think?"
He could see through King Ping's thoughts, especially at this time. The thoughts that King Ping had always suppressed in the depths of his heart floated up and were clearly captured by him.
King Ping sighed softly.
"Today is the day. Your Royal Highness only has this thought." Chu Li sighed. "As a Grand General, I don't know when I'll die on the battlefield. It's understandable to have this thought!"
King Ping looked up at him and was a little surprised. He did not expect him to be so smart and could really see through people's minds. He could see through the deepest thoughts in his heart!
Chu Li said, "Since it's a dead end sooner or later, the Emperor still has ten years left. Your Royal Highness, do you want to live for another ten years, or do you want to take a gamble and see if you can avenge the princess?"
King Ping raised his head and raised his waterskin, gulping down a few mouthfuls of wine.
Chu Li continued, "Your Royal Highness has always held on to the military power, so it's impossible for you to avenge the princess. If you let go of the military power, there's a chance! … However, this is very risky. You may become a ghost under the knife tomorrow. It's good to accompany the princess. "
"Humph!" King Ping said coldly, "They won't dare to kill me."
Even if it was a fight for the throne, it could not involve a fight to the death. This was a fixed rule.
With the Emperor's Discerning Eyes, no one dared to violate this rule. He would at most lose his power and become a peaceful prince like Prince Bao. He would not lose his life.
Chu Li said, "That might not be the case. The Li Dynasty, Zheng Dynasty, and even the Fu Dynasty will attack you!"
"Them?" King Ping pursed his lips in disdain. "They can't do anything in Fairy's Capital!"
Chu Li shook his head and said, "Your Royal Highness has underestimated them!"
"Have you ever heard of any prince being murdered?" King Ping said coldly, "The most they dared to do was to kill the concubine. If they dared to lay a finger on a prince, my father would take action! … My safety is not that important. If I can't avenge the princess, what's the point of living! "
Chu Li said, "Your Royal Highness, you must not be careless."
Seeing that King Ping was not worried about his own safety, he was a little worried.
If the Great Light Peak wanted to assassinate King Ping, the Zheng Dynasty would probably do the same. The Zheng Dynasty was no weaker than the Ji Dynasty, so it was not impossible for them to assassinate King Ping.
He immediately read the reason from King Ping's mind. King Ping was equipped with a treasured armor bestowed by the Emperor, and he was confident in his profound martial arts. The eight protectors around him were all top-notch masters, so he was not afraid of assassination.
"Let me think about it," King Ping said in a low voice.
His expression was uncertain.
Chu Li nodded. "Your Royal Highness, you have to think about it … It's getting late, I should take my leave. If anyone sees us meeting, my good days will come to an end. Goodbye!"
"Alright, that's all for today. We'll meet again another day!" King Ping said.
Chu Li fist saluted and was about to leave when he suddenly stopped and frowned.
King Ping looked at him in confusion, but he kept his composure and did not ask further.
Chu Li turned his head to look in the southwest direction, then to the northwest. He shook his head and said, "Your Royal Highness, there's a guest!"
"An unwelcome guest?" King Ping scoffed.
Chu Li nodded slowly and said, "I won't be able to leave today!"
"Your Royal Highness, be careful!" The protectors shouted from afar. They had already noticed that something was wrong and were flying toward King Ping.
"Tss tss tss tss!" Eight streams of light suddenly appeared and shot toward the eight protectors.
In the face of these eight streams of light, the eight protectors were like children learning to walk. They were extremely slow and were caught up in an instant.
"Hey!" The eight protectors snorted angrily and the blade light formed a light screen in front of them.
"Ding …" The streams of light collided with the blade light. The long blade stopped and revealed its blade.
"Tss tss tss!" Eight streams of light appeared again.
The blade light from the southwest shot toward the protectors in the northeast direction, and the blade light from the northeast shot toward the protectors in the southwest direction. However, the eight protectors were blocked by the streams of light.
The protectors wanted to get closer to King Ping, but the streams of light were too strong. When they collided with the blade, half of their bodies went numb and they were powerless.
Flying blades were shot out one after another. Ten silhouettes stepped on the treetops as if they were riding on the wind. Their feet barely touched the trees as they kept throwing flying blades in mid-air. The flying blades landed on the ground and surrounded Chu Li and King Ping.
Chu Li sized up these ten people.
All of them were dressed in black and their faces were masked, revealing only a pair of warm and lustrous eyes. It was not cold and threatening, but it made Chu Li groan inwardly. The cultivation levels of these ten men in black were extremely high, and they were even higher than him.
He was Chu Li now, not Zhao Dahe. Not counting the hidden masters, there were very few people in the martial arts world who could match him. However, these ten elders were even better than him. This made him guess that they were hidden masters from the Great Light Peak.
"Your Royal Highness!" The eight protectors roared.
They were shocked and angry at the same time. They rushed forward in a frenzy and did not care about the blade light, allowing them to hit their bodies.
When the flying blades landed on their bodies, they only pierced through their clothes and revealed the silver soft armor underneath.
They rushed forward and faced the ten elders, waving their blades and attacking fiercely.
Eight of the elders faced them while the other two shot toward Chu Li and King Ping. They had already thrown flying blades in the air like two streams of light.
Chu Li shook his head. Although their cultivation levels were high, they relied on their cultivation levels to perform the Light Blades. Their Light Blades were not of a high level, so their speed was not as fast as his flying blades.
He picked up two flying blades and threw them. The flying blades arrived first even though they were launched later.
"Bang bang!" The two elders met the Light Blades with their fists.
The Light Blade was different from other martial arts. It was difficult to recognize it. There were many flying blade heart techniques in the world. Most flying blade techniques did not have any moves and only focused on speed. The Light Blade was a technique that pushed speed to the extreme, moving as fast as a stream of light.
"Ding! Ding! " The two elders' fist force was extremely solid. After the flying blades were hit by the fist force, they slowed down and were easily deflected by their swords.
The two elders used the Divine Light Fist with their left hands and the Divine Light Sword with their right. They attacked the two of them.
The Divine Light Fist was so powerful that Chu Li dared not take it head-on.
The Divine Light Fist amplified one's cultivation level. If one's cultivation level increased, the power of the Divine Light Fist would increase by ten percent. The gap between their cultivation levels would be widened by the Divine Light Fist. The Divine Light Fist performed by Chu Li and the Divine Light Fist performed by them could not be mentioned in the same breath.
King Ping raised his head and gulped down the wine in the water bag. He tossed the water bag aside and pushed out with both palms.
A turbulent force slammed toward the two like a raging wave. The two elders had no choice but to take two steps back. Their eyes were bright as they looked at King Ping in surprise.
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