Seeing Yu'er's happy expression and looking at Li Ling's serene face, Yu'er's mother felt relieved and said, "It seems you haven't been wronged here. That's good. I think Young Master Yi treats you very well, much better than that Yi something-or-other."
Yu'er giggled and said, "Of course, Mother. Don't you know whose daughter I, Zhao Yu'er, am? You have such good taste."
Mingjian Manor is the number one manor in the martial arts world. Brother Yi has now inherited the token of the martial arts alliance leader, and countless people come to Mingjian Manor every day to curry favor.
Speaking of which, I have to thank that princess of the Great Song Dynasty. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have met Brother Yi.
As Yu'er spoke, she noticed a slight change in her mother's expression. A thought struck her, and she couldn't help but ask, "By the way, Mother, I remember you often told me many stories about the palace when I was little. You must know about that Song Dynasty princess, right?"
Yu'er's mother immediately denied it: "Don't talk nonsense. When have I ever told you anything about the palace? You must have remembered it wrong!"
Yu'er snorted, "Mother, don't lie to me. I have the best memory. Besides, you showed me a white jade bracelet and said it was something that only existed in the palace. Do you want me to find it for you?"
Yu'er's mother looked worried and asked, "How did you know?"
"Hmph, there's nothing in this house that I don't know, Mother, just tell me!" Yu'er said, pulling on her mother and acting coquettishly.
"Why do you meddle in so many things?" Yu'er's mother stubbornly refused to admit it.
"Mother, you don't know, many people are searching for this Song Dynasty princess, even Brother Yi's grandfather..."
"Yu'er, wait a moment!"
Just as Yu'er was about to continue asking her mother questions, Li Ling, who had been walking behind them and letting the two of them whisper to each other, suddenly appeared in front of them.
Li Ling said in a deep voice to one of the guards beside him, "Zhang Sen, take Yu'er and your aunt back, and at the same time inform my grandfather that the Prince of Xiaoyao has arrived."
At that very moment, Li Ling saw a sedan chair being carried by eight people on the street.
This eight-bearer sedan chair is not uncommon, but the eight bearers are all top-notch martial arts masters, and the one-armed Zhang Qiqiao serves by the side of the sedan chair.
The only person in the martial arts world who can command such a grand entrance is undoubtedly the Carefree King. (Wish Star of All Realms and Worlds)
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Chapter 205: Jealousy and Murder
At this moment, the sedan chair landed lightly in front of Li Ling, and a cold, sharp voice came from inside: "You are Yi Jifeng from Mingjian Villa, aren't you!"
"I am Yi Jifeng of Mingjian Villa, and you must be the Carefree Prince!" Li Ling stared intently at the sedan chair and said coldly.
"Back then, you fought my grandfather, used your subordinates to deplete his internal energy, and then took the opportunity to break the tendons in his legs!"
As he spoke, a sharp sword intent erupted from his body, rushing straight towards the carefree prince inside the sedan chair.
"Good, such sharp sword energy! You truly live up to Yi Yun's words about being the most outstanding successor of the Famous Sword Manor throughout the ages. If it weren't for the Eighth Prince speaking up, I wouldn't have been willing to kill you!"
The sedan chair curtain moved without wind, revealing a sprightly old man with white hair. Without him making any movement, he floated up from inside the sedan chair and slowly landed in front of Li Ling.
The carefree king's gaze was indifferent, but his aura was locked on Li Ling. He said, "You are so young yet you have such swordsmanship skills. Although you are still a bit lacking in experience, given time, your achievements will be limitless."
"But I've already promised the Eighth Prince to wipe out your entire Famous Sword Manor. Today, you can only die here!"
At this point, the carefree king exuded a strong killing intent, and wisps of violent lightning energy spread from his body.
"Eighth Prince, so that's how it is. It's because I ruined his plans!" Li Ling sneered inwardly. After this period of time, he had roughly figured out that the current emperor only had one son, Crown Prince Deyi. The Eighth Prince's son was the most likely candidate to succeed the emperor, apart from the current crown prince.
The Eighth Prince colluded with Qin Hui to assassinate Chen Muyang, the reincarnated Crown Prince Deyi, so that his own son could have the opportunity to become emperor.
The assassination attempt was almost certain to succeed. If Li Ling hadn't appeared, they would likely have succeeded. Li Ling ruined the Eighth Prince's plans, and the Eighth Prince wished he could grind Li Ling to dust.
Because of the assassination attempt on the Crown Prince, the Eighth Prince has been under close surveillance by the Emperor, preventing him from using the power of the court to deal with the Famous Sword Manor. Therefore, he sought solutions in the martial arts world.
It just so happens that the Carefree Prince wants to establish a martial arts alliance and needs the support of the Eighth Prince. The Eighth Prince also needs the Carefree Prince's help, which is why the Carefree Prince said what he just said.
Li Ling had imagined many scenarios of fighting against the Carefree King, but none of them were like this, catching him somewhat off guard.
However, being a seasoned veteran of the world, he quickly regained his composure, and the turbulent lake of his heart calmed down once more.
Yu'er and her mother have been taken back by Zhang Sen. Perhaps because of his arrogance, the Carefree King did not allow anyone to stop them. Now, he only has eyes for Li Ling, his opponent.
"Let me see just how good you are, Yi Jifeng!"
After the carefree king finished speaking, his violent aura rushed towards Li Ling. He began to condense true energy in his hands, and the intense lightning true energy even formed a visible purple energy in his hands.
Seeing this scene, Li Ling took a deep breath, and his sword energy was activated. Eight swords appeared out of thin air around Li Ling and slowly rotated around him.
It was the swordsmanship that Jian Yuan was simulating – the Eight Treasures Swords of the Famous Sword Manor: the Glazed Sword, the Mu Iron Sword, the White Jade Sword, the Fatal Sword, the Xuanwu Sword, the Purple Lightning Sword, the Azure Nether Sword, the Nameless Sword, and the Xuan Iron Sword. All eight swords flew together!
The swords were formed from the condensation of eight sword essences, each one incredibly detailed, as if they were real.
"As expected, with such oppressive power, the Carefree King is indeed a master of the Innate Grandmaster realm!" The Carefree King on the other side unreservedly displayed his full power to Li Ling, and Li Ling also felt the heavy pressure.
He had only been in this world for a short time, and his breakthrough to the Innate Grandmaster realm was only recently. Even with the World Seed in his mind acting as a cheat, he was still a step behind the Carefree King, who had been practicing martial arts for decades, in terms of skill and realm.
"However, this battle is a perfect test of my martial arts skills, Eight Swords Flying Simultaneously!"
As he uttered those words, Li Ling's eyes sharpened like never before, his gaze like a tangible sword, the aura of eight sword energies intertwining and piercing straight towards the carefree king opposite him.
As a master of the Innate Grandmaster level, Li Ling and Xiaoyao Wang were facing off, their energy and spirit constantly clashing and clashing. Although Li Ling was slightly weaker than Xiaoyao Wang in the confrontation, he was still able to resist Xiaoyao Wang.
This evenly matched situation immediately changed the expression of the Carefree King. His expression turned cold, and his tone became even more icy: "I didn't expect you to have reached the Grandmaster level at such a young age. You actually have such talent. It seems I can't let you live!"
As the carefree prince spoke, there was even a hint of jealousy in his tone.
The Carefree King was obsessed with martial arts and pursued it relentlessly, but he was not an upright person either. If we were to compare him to someone with a similar personality, it would be the Fire Cloud Evil God from the movie "Kung Fu Hustle".
Decades ago, Yi Yun and the Holy Monk were among the three top masters. In order to deal with Yi Yun and the Holy Monk, he used some dark methods. This was mentioned by the Holy Monk when he was chatting with Zhang Junbao in the original story. Moreover, judging from his actions in the story, he was by no means a righteous person.