Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the group had arrived in the bustling city of Kyoto.
King Liang was deeply grateful to Li Xi and Meng Zhelan for saving his life, so he invited them to live in his palace.
The Liang Prince's Mansion covers a vast area and boasts magnificent architecture, with its carved beams and painted rafters exuding an extraordinary royal grandeur.
Under the warm hospitality of Prince Liang, Li Xi, Meng Zhelan, and Ling'er finally accepted his kindness and moved into the most exquisite guest courtyard in the Prince's mansion.
Later, with the help of the King of Liang, they successfully rescued Meng Zhong from his predicament.
Meanwhile, thanks to the strong recommendation of the Prince of Liang, Li Xi successfully entered the Five Cities Military Command and took up a position. Meng Zhelan, with the support of the Prince of Liang, opened a medical clinic in the capital.
The three of them started a restaurant business in Kyoto. Thanks to Meng Zhelan's ingenious ideas, they gained a foothold in Kyoto and made a lot of money.
Meng Zhelan's clinic quickly gained fame in Kyoto due to its superb medical skills and unique treatments, attracting numerous patients. Li Xi also performed exceptionally well in the Five Cities Garrison, rising through the ranks.
Later, King Liang and Meng Zhelan fell in love. They experienced many wonderful times together, and their feelings for each other grew stronger.
However, when the Prince of Liang proposed to the emperor that he would marry Meng Zhelan as his principal wife, the emperor firmly opposed it.
The emperor believed that the daughter of a royal physician was unworthy to be the principal wife of the dignified Prince Liang. However, Prince Liang deeply loved Meng Zhelan and was unwilling to give up so easily, so he repeatedly pleaded with the emperor.
Seeing that the Prince of Liang was so persistent, the emperor finally made a concession and agreed to let Meng Zhelan become the Prince of Liang's concubine.
At this moment, Meng Zhelan was deeply in love and completely blinded by love, so she actually agreed to the arrangement.
Despite feeling a little wronged, nothing else matters as long as I can be with the one I love.
After their marriage, the two enjoyed a happy and sweet period.
However, as time went on, the King of Liang was forced by pressure to marry Lu Yulu, the daughter of the Minister of War, as his principal wife.
This change caused Meng Zhelan great pain; she could not accept that she was no longer the only one.
The scene then shifts to Li Xi comforting the heartbroken Meng Zhelan: "Lan'er, why don't I take you away? Although His Highness loves you, he will definitely be biased towards you after he has a principal wife."
Upon hearing this, Meng Zhelan burst into tears, sobbing as she said, "I don't want to leave him. He was forced to marry her. He said he would always love me..."
Several years later, Li Xi became the commander of the Five Cities Garrison, guarding the safety of the imperial city.
Then, at the New Year's Eve banquet, the Prince of Liang launched a long-planned coup, plunging the palace into chaos and flames. The news spread like wildfire, quickly reaching every corner of the capital, including Li Xi.
"Commander Li, the Liang King's rebel army is approaching the palace gates!" A deputy general rushed in to report, sweat streaming down his face, the urgency of the situation was self-evident.
Li Xi took a deep breath, steadied herself, and quickly issued orders: "Send word to close all palace gates, strengthen defenses, and buy time to wait for reinforcements. Also, send a team to secretly go to the inner palace to protect the Empress and all the concubines and ensure their safe evacuation to a safe place."
Under Li Xi's leadership, the Liang King's army was quickly defeated. Just as the situation was about to turn around, a mysterious person dressed in a black robe embroidered with red lotus flowers appeared beside the Liang King and played a jade flute.
King Liang: "Li Xi, without me, you wouldn't have your current status. I advise you to lay down your weapons and submit to me. For Lan'er's sake, I will definitely appoint you as a king and prime minister after I ascend to a high position, even if you are a woman!"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding generals were stunned. "King Liang, you mustn't speak nonsense! General Li is a man of steel!"
"Hahaha," King Liang laughed loudly, "Is that so? Then have you ever bathed in the hot springs with her? Have you ever seen her being intimate with other women?"
Li Xi's face appeared exceptionally calm and resolute against the backdrop of the war.
Her gaze was piercing, penetrating Liang Wang's lies and striking the mysterious man in black robes. "Liang Wang, your methods are becoming increasingly despicable. Using rumors and illusions to undermine the morale of your army is nothing more than your last-ditch effort."
The man in black robes played his jade flute lightly, the sound like weeping and lamenting, carrying a strange magic that seemed to invade the minds of every soldier.
But Li Xi remained unmoved. She took a deep breath and shouted, "Fellow soldiers, we fight not for personal honor or disgrace, but for the people of this land, for our faith and glory!"
As Li Xi finished speaking, the soldiers' doubts and wavering gradually dissipated, replaced by an even stronger fighting spirit.
The black-robed man's flute music suddenly became shrill and piercing, as if it were tearing the air apart, but Li Xi drew his longsword at that moment. The sword light shone like a dragon, pointing straight to the sky. "In my name, I swear to uphold justice!"
Under her leadership, the soldiers erupted in deafening shouts and surged towards King Liang and the man in black robes like a tidal wave.
Upon seeing this, the man in black changed the tune of his flute, making the notes even more rapid.
For a moment, Li Xi was stunned as if struck by lightning, and then her body staggered backward a few steps uncontrollably.
"Trying to control me with such petty tricks?" Li Xi suppressed the turmoil in his heart, gritted his teeth, and felt as if the power within him was rekindled by an invisible will.
She suddenly looked up, her eyes flashing with an indomitable light, and with a swing of her longsword, she severed the invisible shackles that bound her will.
Seeing that things were not going well, the man in black brought the jade flute to his lips, and the flute music started again. This time, Li Xi could no longer resist the flute music, which sounded like a curse, as if it was specifically designed to suppress the power within her.
Gradually, Li Xi was overwhelmed by the demonic sound and lost her senses.
Her eyes gradually glazed over, her limbs moved uncontrollably as she turned to look at the general behind her, then swung her sword at her subordinate general, instantly causing shock and chaos to spread among the soldiers.
The general, caught off guard by Li Xi's sudden attack, stared in disbelief at his former commander, his eyes filled with shock and confusion. He slowly collapsed, his battle robe stained with blood.
"No! General!" the soldiers cried out in alarm. Their fighting spirit was instantly shattered by this sudden turn of events, and the ranks began to waver, cracks appearing in their formation.
Taking advantage of the situation, the King of Liang's army launched a fierce offensive, with thunderous war drums and deafening hoofbeats.
Amidst the billowing dust, the Liang King's iron cavalry surged like a black torrent, relentlessly attacking the already chaotic battlefield.
At this moment, Li Xi had become a puppet of the man in black robes, and no one who went there survived.
The soldiers' shouts and the clanging of weapons intertwined to create a desperate symphony, and the battlefield was filled with the heavy stench of blood and the atmosphere of despair.
Li Xi, like a war god swallowed by darkness, moved expressionlessly through the battle formation. Wherever her sword went, it was invincible, yet it also chilled the hearts of all who saw it.
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