"Mr. Yan, this is my token. Take this token and go to the Ninth Prince's residence."

"Zhao Li, the steward of the Ninth Prince's residence, and Guo Jingfei, the commander of the guards, will obey your orders."

"Nangong Qingyue, the head of the Tianji Pavilion in Yan Kingdom, will also obey your orders and provide you with intelligence."

"The Imperial Guard General Dongfang Ming, the Capital Garrison General Zhang Zhentian, and the Prime Minister Yu Shixiong are all my men."

"The entire city of Yanjing is now under my control. I have set a date of one month from now for my formal ascension to the throne and becoming emperor."

"During this month, Mr. Yan helped me purge all the corrupt officials in the court."

"No matter who it is, as long as there is a problem, Mr. Yan can solve it. The same goes for my royal brothers."

Li Jing flipped his right hand, revealing a token of the Ninth Prince in his palm. He handed it to Yan Changqing and said, "By the way, I dealt with my two elder brothers a couple of days ago."

Now only six imperial brothers remain.

He said this simply to tell Yan Changqing that whoever has a problem should be dealt with.

There's no need to worry about them being his imperial brothers.

Kill those who deserve to be killed, arrest those who deserve to be arrested.

"Your humble servant obeys the decree."

Upon hearing Li Jing's words, Yan Changqing understood that what he meant by "obeying orders" had become "obeying imperial decrees."

"This jade slip contains complete information about all the civil and military officials of our Yan Kingdom, as well as all the princes. Whether they have been corrupt, lawless, or committed any other evil deeds, it is all described in detail here."

Li Jing then handed another jade slip to Yan Changqing and said.

"Your Majesty, I know what to do."

Yan Changqing took the jade slip and said with a solemn expression.

With this information, he knew which people needed to be dealt with and how to deal with them.

"Alright, I have some things to take care of, so I'll take my leave now."

Li Jing slowly stood up and said to Yan Changqing.

After saying that, Li Jing's figure disappeared from the manor, as if he had never been there at all.

"Your Highness, this humble subject respectfully sees you off."

Yan Changqing said with a respectful expression.

After thinking for a moment, he put away the Ninth Prince's token and disappeared from the manor, heading towards the Ninth Prince's residence.

He needed to get to the Ninth Prince's residence as quickly as possible to work for Li Jing.

After leaving the manor, Li Jing headed towards Black Wind Mountain and Black Wind Village.

In the entire Yan Kingdom, there were only two people whom Li Jing needed to personally invite: Yan Changqing and Chu Batian.

As for the others, Li Jing didn't need to personally invite them; he could simply send someone to invite them to Yanjing City.

After an incense stick has burned.

Black Wind Mountain.

Whoosh!

Li Jing descended into Black Wind Mountain like a bolt of lightning.

As a master at the Golden Core Realm, Li Jing flew all the way to Black Wind Mountain.

Black Wind Mountain is not near Yanjing, the capital of the Yan Kingdom, but in Cangzhou.

Cangzhou was one of the nine provinces of the Yan state.

It belongs to an inland prefecture of Yan, hundreds of miles away from the capital city of Yan.

However, for a Golden Core cultivator like Li Jing, arriving by stepping through the air would only take the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

The entire Black Wind Mountain is a thousand meters high, with cliffs on three sides and only one mountain path leading up to it, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Black Wind Mountain is vast and expansive, with rows of rugged and imposing buildings constructed there.

In the training ground, thousands of people were practicing martial arts.

These thousands of people were all tall and incredibly strong.

Moreover, each of them has truly embarked on the path of martial arts, and there are quite a few martial artists at the Innate Realm or even the Enlightenment Realm.

"Elite!"

Li Jing could tell at a glance that the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold were all true elites, no less capable than the soldiers of the Yan Kingdom's Imperial Guard.

Even more so!

Clearly, these people were all trained by Chu Batian.

According to the information he received from Nangong Qingyue, although Black Wind Stronghold was called a bandit group, it never attacked ordinary people. Instead, it always robbed the rich to help the poor, and was widely welcomed by the people of Cangzhou.

Where is Chu Batian?

Li Jing appeared out of thin air on the high platform of the Black Wind Stronghold's martial arts arena, unleashing an incomparably powerful aura as he spoke in a deep and forceful voice.

This aura enveloped the entire training ground, and even the entire Black Wind Stronghold, causing the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold to show expressions of horror and not dare to move. They felt as if they would be crushed by the aura emanating from Li Jing if they moved even slightly.

Whoosh!

A figure flashed out from the depths of Black Wind Stronghold.

This was a tall, handsome young man dressed in black, with long, flowing hair and a black longsword at his waist, giving him a dashing and unrestrained air.

It was Chu Batian, the leader of Black Wind Stronghold.

If Li Jing hadn't known Chu Batian's background, he would never have imagined that this dashing and unrestrained leader of Black Wind Stronghold would actually be a disgraced disciple of Vajra Temple who practiced martial arts and external skills.

If Chu Batian were a large, burly man, as strong as a black bear, Li Jing would be more inclined to believe it.

"Greetings, Chieftain!"

Upon seeing Chu Batian appear, the bandits of Black Wind Stronghold breathed a sigh of relief and shouted in unison to him.

"May I ask who you are?"

Chu Batian seemed to ignore the words of the Black Wind Stronghold bandits, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Li Jing, and tentatively spoke.

He sensed a tremendous threat from Li Jing, a fact that even surprised Chu Batian.

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