Xiong Ba did not report Li Chang'an's affairs in Jiangnan. He stood in his study, staring blankly at the comments given to him by the Mud Bodhisattva.

A golden carp is no ordinary fish; it transforms into a dragon when it encounters wind and clouds.

This trip to Jiangnan by Li Chang'an may be his opportunity to transform into a dragon.

What needs to be done now is to figure out how to seize this opportunity.

Yang Zhi's side had no hope at all. When Li Chang'an appeared in Jiangnan, Xiong Ba knew that the outcome was already decided.

This prince has just returned from wiping out the Japanese pirates and their people. Millions of Japanese pirate prisoners are still working in Fujian to atone for their sins.

Even if Yang Zhi were to immediately transform into a dragon, let alone seize the dragon vein, Xiong Ba would not be optimistic about him.

He sat there from dusk until dark before a rough plan finally formed in his mind.

The next day at noon, Li Chang'an got out of bed, opened the door, and saw Zhang Xianzong, Zhang Sanfeng, and others sitting at the stone table by the door, waiting for him.

"Good morning, Master Zhang."

Zhang Sanfeng looked at the sun in the sky and shook his head helplessly.

This prince is good in every way, except that he is too lazy.

I always sleep until noon before getting out of bed, and then in the middle of the night, I like to look at the starry sky and drink and make merry.

"Your Highness, Chen Da and the others have already reached the border of Jiangnan,"

Zhang Xianzong stood up and asked, "They asked you, are we going directly into Jiangnan now?"

"Tell them they don't need to wait, just come directly to Iyama."

Li Chang'an plopped down on the stone chair, picked up the pastries on the table, and started eating.

He slept until noon, and when he woke up, he was at his hungriest. He could eat anything that was around him.

When she was in Tai'an City, You Chu always kept things for herself.

These days, you don't get such good treatment when you're traveling.

Thinking of Lin Youchu, Li Chang'an missed her a little. He wondered if the silly girl had escorted them to Tai'an City.

"Your Highness, do you believe that this great disaster in Jiangnan is related to the dragon vein?"

"It should be, otherwise how could a place like Jiangnan have such an earth dragon turning over?"

After eating a few pastries, Li Chang'an finally came to his senses and began to analyze the situation in Jiangnan: "All along our journey, we have only encountered ordinary people."

"As we get closer to Anji, the number of people from the martial arts world increases, and the closer we get to Jingshan, the more people from the martial arts world we encounter."

"I have a feeling that someone deliberately arranged these people from the martial arts world here to form a protective circle."

"Moreover, I've heard that Yang Zhi, the governor of Jiangnan, has been staying in Jingshan all these years. I suspect that this governor is definitely plotting something."

After hearing his words, Zhang Xianzong felt that they made some sense. Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense why the Governor of Jiangnan would not stay in Changnan but instead come here.

"Old Zhang, go and inform Chen Da and the others to send the army directly to Jingshan. Zhang Zhenren and I will go and see what our Jiangnan governor is planning."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Not long after Zhang Xianzong left, Nie Feng came in: "Your Highness, my master has prepared the carriage and would like to ask when Your Highness plans to depart."

Li Chang'an stood up and stretched: "Let's go now. I'm getting sick from all this boredom."

The World Society is not far from Jingshan; it only takes half a day to travel there by fast horse.

Although the carriage was not moving fast, it arrived at the foot of Jingshan Mountain before dark.

Li Chang'an lifted the curtain and looked at the bustling street, marveling at the sight.

"The level of prosperity here is almost on par with that of the capital."

Zhang Sanfeng nodded, and couldn't help but sigh, "I really hope that all places in the Ming Dynasty can be as prosperous and flourishing as this place."

Upon hearing his words, Li Chang'an paused for a moment, then looked at him seriously and spoke.

“Master Zhang, give me a few more years, and you will see that the Ming Dynasty is even more prosperous than this place.”

Zhang Sanfeng laughed upon hearing this: "Hahaha, I believe Your Highness can do it. I even secretly visited Tai'an City, which Your Highness established."

"The prosperity here is far inferior to that of Tai'an City. It took the manpower and financial resources of the entire Jiangnan region to create such a place."

"And the Prince's Tai'an City is far better than here in every aspect."

"The people there live a life that I never dared to dream of."

"I just don't know if the old Taoist priest will have the good fortune to see His Highness bring such a good life to all the people of the world."

Zhang Sanfeng's tone was somewhat low: "At forty, one is no longer perplexed; at fifty, one knows the will of Heaven. At my age, I have already known the will of Heaven twice. I have a good idea of ​​how much life I have left."

"Looking back on my life, I can say that God has been kind to me. As a child, I was adopted by a highly virtuous monk who taught me martial arts. Later, I followed Emperor Taizu to overthrow the Liao people and establish the Ming Dynasty."

"The Wudang Sect he founded has become the leader of Taoism. My life has been smooth sailing. To ask for anything else would be greedy."

At this point, Zhang Sanfeng patted Zhang Zhiwei on the shoulder: "Although I can't see it, my disciple can see the prosperous Ming Dynasty built by the Prince for me."

Li Chang'an looked at the old man in front of him and said, "Master Zhang, don't worry, you will see it in a few years. At that time, I will need you to watch over this martial world for me."

Upon hearing the words "jianghu" (江湖, the martial arts world), Zhang Sanfeng sighed: "Your Highness, this old Taoist priest wants to ask, what exactly do you intend to do with those people in the jianghu?"

"You don't need to spout any grand principles. I just want to know what Your Highness is really thinking."

"kill!"

"Kill them until they are afraid, kill them until they are terrified."

“Severe cases require strong medicine. Those people in the martial arts world have already gotten used to it. If I don’t use ruthless methods, I’m afraid they won’t take my words seriously.”

This time, Li Chang'an did not hide his thoughts. After spending these days with Master Zhang, he understood that the old man in front of him was not a pedantic person.

"Hahaha."

After hearing Li Chang'an's words, Zhang Sanfeng burst into laughter.

"Your Highness, you are a disciple of the immortals. Such a task is too sinful. Let this old Taoist priest do it."