"Princess Cang Yue... She is actually... Princess Cang Yue..." Yun Che muttered absentmindedly. ===== As a citizen of the Cang Feng Empire, Yun Che would certainly know the name of Princess Cang Yue. The current Cang Feng Emperor Cang Wanhe has seven sons and one daughter. The crown prince is "Cang Long Crown Prince" Cang Lin, and the only daughter is "Princess Cang Yue" Cang Yue. When he was young, the emperor and the princess were both legendary. Although he and Xiao Lingxi often imagined what the emperor and the princess would look like, they never thought that there would be a day when they would meet.
As a boy, he always had a special fantasy about "princess", because the title of "princess" symbolized nobility, elegance, and beauty, and was the most perfect and noble woman in the world. Yun Che had never imagined that Lan Xueruo was actually the Cang Yue Princess that he, like many other boys, had longed for and fantasized about countless times when he was a child.
He was sure that Lan Xueruo must be extremely noble, but he never thought of her as a "princess". Because a princess is born in the royal family and is the only daughter of the emperor, she must be very spoiled and overbearing, but there is no trace of these in Lan Xueruo. There is only gentleness and kindness. She is so kind to everyone, never arrogant, and never discriminates or looks down on anyone. When she sees others in trouble, she will want to help them at the first time... These temperaments are completely different from the image of Princess Cang Yue in his mind. She is much more peaceful and approachable than the average official woman.
She is Princess Cang Yue... and I am just a wanderer from the small Liuyun City, with no background, no power, and no relatives. Why did she treat me like that?
“Since she is Princess Cang Yue, why was she in Xin Yue City at that time?” Yun Che said absentmindedly.
Qin Wuyou did not answer him directly, but asked: "Yun Che, do you know the current status of the Blue Wind Imperial Family?"
Yun Che thought about it and nodded slightly: “I know a little bit. Senior Brother Sikong briefly told me before. It seems that the emperor is seriously ill, and Crown Prince Cang Lin and Third Prince Cang Shuo are secretly preparing to compete for the position of the next emperor. They have also hooked up with Xiao Sect and Fentian Sect respectively.”
Speaking of this, Yun Che felt a lump in his heart. The emperor was seriously ill... No wonder there was always such deep sadness hidden in the depths of her eyes. So that's it.
"That's right." Qin Wuyou nodded, and then narrated in detail.
"About three years ago, the Emperor suddenly fell ill and could not get up. The imperial doctors in the palace were helpless. Later, we invited Gu Qiuhong, the most recognized divine doctor in the Blue Wind Empire, to treat the Emperor. The conclusion was that the Emperor had been overworked over the years and had already been suffering from hidden diseases all over his body. That time he caught a cold, which caused all the hidden diseases to break out and damaged his vitals, making his vitality extremely weak. Since his vitals were damaged, there was no medicine to cure it. He could only nourish himself day and night with tonics. There was no other way."
“A long-standing hidden illness? Injured the vitals?” Yun Che’s brows suddenly furrowed. Is there such a disease?
"Later, dozens of famous doctors from all over the country were invited, and they all came to the conclusion that the emperor was not sick at all, but was inexplicably weak. These conclusions all pointed to the truth of what the genius doctor Gu Qiuhong said. Gu Qiuhong also said that if the vitals were damaged, there was no medicine to cure it. If the emperor was properly taken care of, he could live for at most five years. As the number one genius doctor in the Blue Wind Empire, Gu Qiuhong never lied in medicine, and now three years have passed, which means that the emperor's remaining life span is at most two years. Last month, my brother went to the palace to meet the emperor, and came back to say that the emperor's complexion was very bad and his breath was weak. Let alone two years, it was hard to say whether he could last for a year."
Yun Che: “…”
"Ever since the Emperor's life force was damaged and he was bedridden, the imperial family has been in turmoil. Crown Prince Cang Lin began to indirectly try to get the Emperor to pass the throne to him as soon as possible, while the Third Prince Cang Shuo has been coveting the throne for a long time. At first, the two of them were just fighting secretly, but as the struggle escalated, it began to turn into an open fight known to everyone in the Blue Wind Imperial City. The Crown Prince has the support of the Second and Seventh Princes, while the Third Prince has the support of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Princes. The two of them have used various means to win over the forces in the court, and even gradually eroded the core power of the Emperor. The two sides have always been evenly matched, and neither has been able to completely overwhelm the other."
"Originally, this kind of fight for the throne was normal within the imperial family. Almost every new emperor would have such a prelude before taking office. The emperor had always let it go, but no one expected that in order to suppress the power of the third prince Cang Shuo, the crown prince Cang Lin borrowed the power of the Xiao clan. In order to compete with him, the third prince Cang Shuo also borrowed the power of the Burning Heaven Sect."
"Alas." Qin Wuyou sighed deeply and said, "For a long time, Xiao Zong and Fentianmen have hidden ambitions and coveted the power to control the world. The royal family has been carefully dealing with them over the years. In addition, the royal family is on good terms with Tianjian Villa. With the constraints of Tianjian Villa, Xiao Zong and Fentianmen dare not really seize the royal power. But their active seizure and the royal family's active use of their power are two completely different concepts. In the latter, they can infiltrate their power into the royal family little by little through Cang Lin or Cang Shuo. By then, although the royal family still has the surname Cang, the sovereignty is controlled by Xiao Zong or Fentianmen, and even Tianjian Villa can't say anything."
“If that’s the case, then it’s more likely that Xiao Zong and Fentian Sect took the initiative to lure Cang Lin and Cang Shuo.” Yun Che said calmly.
"That's right." Qin Wuyou nodded. "The emperor was furious when he knew all this, but it was too late, because at that time, whether it was the Crown Prince Canglin or the Third Prince Cangshuo, their power had spread throughout the imperial court. Even if he was their father, he could not forcibly shake them, not to mention the secret help from the Xiao Sect and the Burning Heaven Sect on both sides. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the emperor still had some deep-rooted core forces and the protection of Tianjian Villa, the Crown Prince Canglin and the Third Prince Cangshuo might have forced him off the throne long ago."
At this point, Qin Wuyou's face was full of anger. After he calmed down, his face showed a distressed expression again: "Over the years, Crown Prince Canglin and Third Prince Cangshuo have become the protagonists of the royal family, while the emperor has been lying in the palace all year round and has been almost forgotten. Among the emperor's seven sons and one daughter, in the end, the only one who truly cares about him and accompanies him is his only daughter, Princess Cangyue. Alas... She has suffered so much in the past three years. Fortunately, she is just a girl and has no power or threat, otherwise, she might have been secretly persecuted by the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, alas."
“She wants to stop the Crown Prince and the Third Prince from bringing a wolf into the house?” Yun Che frowned.
"She tried, but gave up because she couldn't stop it." Qin Wuyou shook his head sadly: "In this fight, our Cangfeng Xuanfu stood on a neutral ground, loyal only to the emperor, and at the same time, became the only backing of Princess Cangyue. However, the disciples' wishes are beyond our control. Among the 100 disciples of the inner palace, more than half have been recruited by Crown Prince Canglin and Third Prince Cangshuo, including Feng Bufan, the second place on the inner palace Tianxuan list, and Fang Feilong, the third place."
"Princess Cang Yue has always been with the emperor, knowing that she was powerless and could not stop the ambitions of the crown prince and the third prince. Two years ago, in order to make up for the emperor's regret, she joined the Blue Wind Xuanfu as 'Lan Xueruo', and left after a month. Then she left the imperial city and traveled around the major branches of the Xuanfu in the country, looking for someone who could help her father achieve his wish."
Having said this, Qin Wuyou looked at Yun Che steadily.
“I am the person she is looking for?” Yun Che said, with no expression on his face: “What is her father’s wish? Why did he choose me? Why did he think I could help her father realize this wish?”
"Cang Feng Ranking Tournament." Qin Wuyou said these five words calmly.
These five words caused Yun Che’s heart to tremble instantly, and he blurted out: “Could it be…”
"Ah~~" Qin Wuyou sighed again. When he mentioned the "Cangfeng Ranking Tournament", his face became very gloomy. He stood up, put his hands behind his back and walked to the bamboo window, and said slowly: "Speaking of Cangfeng Xuanfu, everyone knows that it was built by my Cangfeng royal family. It is the largest Xuanfu in the entire Cangfeng Empire and the dream place for countless young Xuan practitioners to cultivate Xuan. However, there are many sects in the Cangfeng Empire and countless powerful people. In the eyes of those big sects, my Cangfeng Xuanfu is just a joke."
"The Blue Wind Ranked Tournament was originally held every ten years, but it was later shortened to every five years. A hundred years ago, it was shortened to every three years. From the first Blue Wind Ranked Tournament to the end, there have been exactly ninety-nine tournaments. As the core of the country's political power, the Blue Wind Royal Family will naturally be invited to participate in every tournament. However, after ninety-nine tournaments, no one from the Blue Wind Royal Family has ever been able to enter the top one hundred. This has never happened! What a joke and humiliation. When the current emperor ascended the throne, his greatest wish was to see the Blue Wind Royal Family squeeze into the top one hundred of the Blue Wind Ranked Tournament during his reign... However, after ascending the throne for nearly twenty years and experiencing six Blue Wind Ranked Tournaments, this wish has never been realized. Now that his life span is about to end, this has become his lifelong regret. In order to help the emperor realize this wish before he passes away, Princess Cang Yue left the royal family and looked for a talented profound practitioner who could represent the royal family and win the top one hundred. After two years, she chose you."
"……I see."
He finally solved the mystery of why Lan Xueruo was so good to him, even risking great danger to save him. After learning the truth, he couldn't describe how he felt in his heart.
"The Blue Wind Royal Family has a special profound skill called 'Emperor's Heart Sutra', which can only be practiced by people with royal blood and pure hearts. Among the seven princes and one princess, Princess Cang Yue is the only one who has mastered the 'Emperor's Heart Sutra'. With the 'Emperor's Heart Sutra', one can peek into a person's fate and luck to a certain extent. Princess Cang Yue should have seen the extraordinary fate and luck in you through the 'Emperor's Heart Sutra', plus your amazing performance in the New Moon Xuan Mansion, so she chose you without hesitation."
Yun Che: “…”
"Now, do you understand what I mean by 'enlightenment'?" Qin Wuyou turned around and said meaningfully.
“I basically understand. At least, I want to represent the royal family to participate in the Blue Wind Ranked Tournament for her.” Yun Che’s expression was calm, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"No, this alone is not enough to be considered enlightenment. After all, participating in the Blue Wind Ranking Tournament only involves success or failure, and it has nothing to do with life or death." Qin Wuyou continued, "Two years ago, Princess Cang Yue left the Imperial City. Finding the right person was only one of the reasons. The more important reason was... to escape from a terrible person."
“Who?” Yun Che raised his head slightly.
"The fourth place winner of the last Blue Wind Ranking Tournament - the eldest son of Fen Duanhun, the leader of the Burning Heaven Sect, and also the son of the young master of the Burning Heaven Sect - Fen Juecheng!"
[ps: The three sons of Fen Duanhun: Fen Juecheng (22 years old), Fen Juebi (19 years old), Fen Juechen (17 years old)]
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