Your Majesty, please stop messing around.

Lin Jiangnian was stunned for a moment and turned around.

He looked surprised and a little dazed.

He looked up at the princess in his sight, a little surprised... She would actually apologize to him?

Li Piaomiao lowered her eyes and said silently: "This time I was indeed inconsiderate and impulsive."

Her voice was still cold, as if she was reviewing her behavior. But compared with her current temperament, there was always an inexplicable sense of separation.

Lin Jiangnian looked at her quietly: "You were indeed very impulsive this time."

Li Piaomiao was silent. She did overestimate herself.

To be precise, she underestimated the other party... Compared with him who fought half a year ago, he was also stronger.

"I'm sorry."

She spoke softly and repeated it again.

Her tone was very light, without the previous coldness, and more at a loss.

"You don't have to apologize to me."

Lin Jiangnian sighed, and the anger in his heart disappeared with Li Piaomiao's active apology.

"You should have a good rest."

Lin Jiangnian said in a low voice: "Leave the rest to me."

Li Piaomiao looked at him quietly and was silent for a while: "He is very strong!"

Lin Jiangnian smiled and said: "I know."

He had been mentally prepared for the strength of the leader. According to Liu Su, the leader's strength should be around the first-grade master, or maybe a little worse?

Li Piaomiao was silent for a while and said: "He is at least a first-grade master, and it is very likely to be close to the grand master..."

The smile on Lin Jiangnian's face froze.

Then, the smile gradually disappeared.

"Above the first-grade master?"

"Maybe close to the grand master?!"

Lin Jiangnian's eyes suddenly narrowed, took a breath, and his face was solemn: "Are you sure?!"

The information given by Li Piaomiao caught Lin Jiangnian off guard. If the leader was just an ordinary first-grade master, Lin Jiangnian would not be unsure. But if it was a grand master... there is no chance at all!

Not at all!

The grand master has completely exceeded Lin Jiangnian's preset plan.

There is a huge difference between a Grandmaster and a Grandmaster. Those who have taken that step and those who have not taken that step are almost two different people!

Today, there are probably no more than one Grandmaster in the world, even including those hidden masters!

Even if he is not a Grandmaster, it also means that the leader's strength has reached an extremely terrifying level.

Otherwise, how could even Li Piaomiao not be his opponent?

Such a terrifying strength forced Lin Jiangnian to take it seriously again.

Things seemed to suddenly become more and more difficult!

"How far is he from the Grandmaster?"

Lin Jiangnian asked.

"Not far."

Li Piaomiao's words made Lin Jiangnian's heart sink to the bottom of the valley.

"But it's a bit strange!"

Li Piaomiao seemed to remember something, and frowned slightly.

"Strange?"

Li Piaomiao recalled something and said coldly: "Although he is strong, his body seems to lack something important..."

"Missing something important?"

Lin Jiangnian was stunned and didn't understand.

"He may have been seriously injured, or suffered some experience that caused his body to have problems..."

Li Piaomiao narrowed his eyes: "If he can't solve those problems, he will never become a grandmaster!"

As the eldest princess with the most extraordinary martial arts talent in the world, who has almost reached the limit of martial arts research, no clues can escape her eyes.

Back then, she realized that if she didn't make changes, her martial arts achievements in this life would only stop at the second grade. Therefore, she chose to start over and open up a path of her own.

And now, when she fought with the leader for the second time, she also noticed some "defects" in the other party's body!

The other party's strength is close to that of a grandmaster, but it didn't pose much threat to her. Otherwise, she would never have been so lightly injured this time.

Even the last time in the palace... At that time, Li Piaomiao had not entered the first grade, but when she fought with the leader, she was only seriously injured.

Although there are many masters and guards in the palace, it is not difficult for a normal first-grade master to kill a master below the first-grade realm!

This has already explained the problem... This leader is not as strong as he looks on the surface!

The other party has physical problems, which greatly affects his own strength and also affects his "way" to become a grandmaster!

Li Piaomiao's description gradually made Lin Jiangnian fall into deep thought.

Physical... defects?

He had met the leader once, but the leader always wore a black robe and never showed his face to others. Even Liu Su had never seen his true appearance.

Now that Li Piaomiao said this, Lin Jiangnian gradually realized... Could it be that the leader wore a black robe to cover up his physical problems?

And...

In an instant, it seemed that something flashed through Lin Jiangnian's mind.

He suddenly remembered that the leader had always wanted to find something from the Lin Wang Mansion - the Xuanyang Map? !

A year ago, Liu Su followed the order of the leader to sneak into the Linwang Mansion to find the whereabouts of the Xuanyang Map.

That time in the capital, Lin Jiangnian did not get the Xuanyang Map, but he gave the first level of the Xuanyang Heart Method in the Xuanyang Map to the leader!

After the leader got the first level of the Xuanyang Heart Method, he couldn't wait to study it in seclusion...

What does this mean? !

Could this be the real reason why the leader always wanted to get the Xuanyang Diagram?

There's something wrong with his body, some defect?

Or maybe there was something wrong with his body that prevented him from displaying his original strength, and prevented him from reaching the Grand Master's 'Tao'?

And in Xuanyang Tu, is there a way to help him make up for his 'deficiencies'?

In this way, it can be explained why the leader has been persevering in getting the Xuanyang Diagram? !

When Lin Jiangnian expressed his conjecture, Li Pianmiao also felt a little enlightened and thoughtful.

"Most likely."

Then, she said in a cold voice: "There is probably something he wants in this Xuanyang diagram. Even if it cannot cure him, it may be beneficial to him..."

Speaking of this, Li Miaomiao glanced at him: "Is the Xuanyang Diagram really such a miraculous effect?"

She has also heard about the legend of the Xuanyang Diagram. It is said that Lin Hengzhong accidentally obtained it somewhere. The Xuanyang Diagram records many magical rumors and martial arts secrets. It is even rumored that there are medical bones and the unique medical skills of the living dead. .

Of course, these are just rumors and not true.

But it is an indisputable fact that Lin Hengzhong understood the Xuanyang mind method from the Xuanyang diagram and became the top master in the world in just a few years.

Therefore, many people have been exploring the secrets of Xuanyang Tu over the years.

Lin Jiangnian sighed: "If Xuanyang Tu could really heal the dead, Princess Lin would not have died back then."

Li Piaomiao was silent.

"According to what you said, he has a physical 'defect' and his strength is greatly reduced..."

Lin Jiangnian's eyes gradually narrowed: "If we strike early and catch him off guard... do you think there is a chance?"

There is no chance of winning against a grand master, and even a master who is close to a grand master has a very small chance of winning.

But if it is true as Li Miaomiao said, the leader's strength is not as strong as it seems... maybe there is no chance?

Li Miaomiao was startled for a moment, then raised her eyes to look at Lin Jiangnian: "What do you mean..."

"Please enter the urn!"

"..."

The sky is getting dark, but the town is still bustling.

Xu Lan took Xiao Lu for a walk around the town during the day, and when she came back, she ran to find Liu Su.

These two women, who were supposed to be rivals in love, seemed to get along extremely well. Of course, this has a lot to do with Xu Lan's cheerful and informal personality!

In addition, there is also a little bit of Xu Lan's little thoughts...

She wanted to win over Liu Su and bring her into her own camp to fight against the eldest princess together.

Therefore, Xu Lan was extremely attentive and even took the initiative to call her sister. One mouthful called Sister Liuye, shouting so horribly and diligently.

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This surprised Jinxiu.

She and Xu Lan have always been at odds with each other. Previously, Lin Jiangnian wanted Xu Lan to call her sister, but Xu Lan would rather die than surrender.

Then he turned around and was willing to call that Sister Liu Saint?

This makes Jinxiu somewhat puzzled!

What kind of magic power does Saintess Liu possess that can make Miss Xu so obedient?

At this time, the atmosphere in the inn lobby was cold.

Jinxiu and An Ning were sitting in the lobby, bored.

On the other side of the main seat, Lin Jiangnian was also sitting there, his eyes falling on the information sent by his subordinates.

In Prince Lin's Mansion, intelligence clues from various parts of the dynasty will still be sent to him regularly so that Lin Jiangnian can always grasp the situation in the world!

It can be seen from the intelligence that the world is getting more and more chaotic. All the forces had long been aware of King Xu's intention to rebel in the north, and they began to make preparations.

Over the years, the imperial court's influence and control over various regional forces have weakened. This situation became more obvious after the death of the late emperor.

The power in the hands of governors in various states is too great, and now there are vague signs of losing control. Nowadays, all the forces are in a wait-and-see mode, and many forces have even secretly approached Prince Lin's Mansion to inquire about its attitude.

As for the north side...

Lin Jiangnian was thoughtful.

He has always been curious, what reason will King Xu use to raise an army?

Although the Daning Dynasty is now weak, it is still a huge dynasty after all. It is not easy to raise an army to overthrow such a behemoth, even King Xu is no exception.

From ancient times to the present, unless a dynasty has truly reached its final stage of decay, it has been extremely difficult to overthrow it.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Lin Hengzhong has not planned to rebel.

For him, leaving such an eternal infamy is not worth it!

In addition, Lin Jiangnian has another doubt that remains unsolved. When they were in the capital before, why did the brother and sister from Prince Xu's Mansion appear in the capital?

What is their purpose?

Lin Jiangnian had a brief confrontation with them in the capital, but there was no major conflict. But those two people still left a deep impression on Lin Jiangnian.

The brother and sister in Prince Xu's Mansion are not simple!

Is their purpose of coming to the capital really just to celebrate the New Year?

I'm afraid not necessarily...

…

Lin Jiangnian gradually recovered his thoughts and put down the information in his hand.

Inside the inn, it was still quiet. It was pitch black outside the window, with bright lights all around.

On the other side of her body, Jinxiu's delicate body was half-lying on the table, supporting her little head, feeling drowsy.

With her half-lying posture, her clothes were bulging out, and the plump and round parts of her chest were half-squeezed beside the table, making her look extremely spectacular.

Lin Jiangnian admired it quietly for a moment, and suddenly felt a cold and sharp gaze coming at him.

He looked up and saw An Ning sitting quietly in front of the window not far away, holding a sword in her arms and looking out the window, not looking at him.

Was it an illusion?

Lin Jiangnian wondered where the sharp gaze just now came from?

"Your Highness..."

At this time, Jinxiu, who was drowsy on the side, yawned, propped herself up and stretched.

As she stretched her arms, her graceful body was exposed, her slender waist was wrapped in the thin silk clothes like a willow, and her full and round chest was almost jumping out, shaky.

It's a foul!

Lin Jiangnian looked at Jinxiu, who was sleepy, with a somewhat unscrupulous look, and said softly: "If you are sleepy, go to rest early."

"Then I will go to rest?"

Jinxiu was indeed a little sleepy, so she stood up, yawned again, and went upstairs.

Lin Jiangnian's eyes followed the direction where Jinxiu left, and waited until Jinxiu left before retracting his gaze, but he happened to meet An Ning by the window.

An Ning seemed to be a little panicked and quickly moved her eyes away, then stood up and prepared to go upstairs to her room.

As soon as Jinxiu left, only she and Lin Jiangnian were left in the lobby of the inn. An Ning was obviously a little afraid to be alone with Lin Jiangnian.

"An Ning..."

Lin Jiangnian spoke subconsciously, trying to call An Ning.

But when An Ning heard His Highness calling her, her body tensed slightly, and she walked faster.

Just as An Ning walked to the stairs and was about to go upstairs.

A low and hoarse voice suddenly came from the originally quiet inn.

"Boss, bring two jugs of wine."

When this voice sounded, An Ning's delicate body trembled, and her heart tightened in an instant, and she turned back suddenly.

In the lobby of the inn, Lin Jiangnian, who had originally wanted to speak to stop An Ning, also turned his head suddenly when he heard this voice.

Under the dark night, the lights in the inn were bright.

A dark figure appeared in the inn silently at some point, sitting at a table not far away in the lobby.

The wide black robe fluttered in the wind, and the bronze mask with ferocious fangs and a creepy breath, and under the mask, a pair of cold and emotionless eyes were falling on Lin Jiangnian.

When their eyes met!

At this moment, the atmosphere in the inn instantly dropped to the freezing point!

Lin Jiangnian's eyes were solemn, he stared quietly at the figure in front of him who appeared at some point, and his back was instantly cold.

This feeling was fleeting.

The next second, a smile appeared on Lin Jiangnian's face.

He stepped forward, came to the black-robed man, pulled out a chair and sat down.

"Boss, serve the wine!"

He shouted to the backyard not far away, and then Lin Jiangnian looked back at the bronze mask in front of him.

"Master, long time no see!"

"..."(End of this chapter)