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Chapter 1418: Princess of Northern Qi

Northern Qi is the next stop Zhou Chen has planned.

To be precise, he had already decided on his route after he left Kyoto.

If he couldn't break through to the Grandmaster level, all the plans would be useless. But now that he has become a Grandmaster, he naturally would not change his plan.

In fact, Dongyi City is closer to Dadong Mountain. If one has to fight against the four great masters for the mission, Si Gu Jian should be the closest one.

However, Zhou Chen did not choose Dongyi City as his next stop, but chose Northern Qi. As for Si Gu Jian in Dongyi City, he planned to wait until he returned from Northern Qi and passed by Dongyi City to find Si Gu Jian.

Comparing the combat power of the four great masters, Si Gu Jian may not necessarily be the one with the strongest overall strength, but in terms of the art of killing, he is definitely the most powerful one among the four great masters.

Moreover, Si Gu Jian is the craziest among the four great masters, so Zhou Chen is not in a hurry to fight with Si Gu Jian. Ku He is the first whetstone he chooses.

I have been in this world for more than four years and have been studying and practicing martial arts. Except for this trip to Dadong Mountain, I have no time to travel around this world.

Northern Qi was born out of Northern Wei, which was originally a more powerful country than Qing. However, due to the appearance of Ye Qingmei and the rise of Emperor Qing, Northern Wei fell apart and was replaced by Northern Qi, while Qing became the most powerful country on the continent.

Northern Qi was not as powerful as Southern Qing, but it was more prominent than Qing in many aspects, such as the literary world.

The literary world of Qing was really beaten by Northern Qi. Whether in terms of literary masters or cultural heritage, it was completely inferior to Northern Qi.

This is why Fan Xian was able to rise rapidly in the literary world of Qing Kingdom after he wrote a seven-character poem, and it is also the biggest reason why he was revered as the Immortal Poet by the people of Qing Kingdom after he wrote hundreds of poems while drunk in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.

The Kingdom of Qing is in great need of a leader in the literary world.

In the eyes of many literati in the Northern Qi Dynasty, Nan Qing was like a southern barbarian and was despised by the literary world of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

The rapid growth of Qing's national strength was certainly due to Emperor Qing's contribution, but more importantly it was due to Ye Qingmei. Without Ye Qingmei's many inventions, Qing would not have become so powerful in just a few decades.

It's a pity that a remarkable woman like Ye Qingmei is excellent in everything, but she is really disappointing when it comes to men. Not to mention Fan Jian, even a eunuch like Chen Pingping is much more reliable than Emperor Qing.

Although Northern Qi's national strength was not as strong as Southern Qing's, its territory was actually larger than Southern Qing's.

Zhou Chen started from Dadong Mountain, passed Dongshan Road, came to Danzhou Road, then crossed the heavily guarded border and entered the territory of Northern Qi.

The capital of Northern Qi was Shangjing City. As the capital of all dynasties, Shangjing City was as prosperous as Kyoto. It was the political, economic and cultural center of Northern Qi.

Zhou Chen did not have the identity and pass of Northern Qi, but this did not pose a problem for him as a grandmaster. Entering and leaving the city was as easy as playing house.

This trip to Shangjing City was more relaxing than the trip from Qing Capital to Dadong Mountain. Along the way, he also saw the customs and practices of Northern Qi. The people of the two countries were not much different, but in other aspects, there were still certain differences.

The country of Qing is more martial, while the country of Qi is more literary.

It took a whole month to travel from Dadong Mountain to Shangjing City.

While on the road, Zhou Chen also used his true Qi to clear the meridians of his horse, making the black horse more majestic and its endurance better than before.

"Go to the capital city!"

Standing in front of the majestic city wall, Zhou Chen looked at this city that looked like a giant beast. It was worthy of being the capital of a country. It really had a special aura.

After handing his "borrowed" pass to the soldier guarding the city gate and checking it, Zhou Chen led his horse slowly into Shangjing City.

You can't ride a horse in Shangjing City, and he didn't want to be treated specially, so he just led the horse and walked slowly on the stone road of Shangjing City.

When he arrived at Shangjing City, he couldn't help but think of the scene in the plot of Joy of Life where Fan Xian raised the flag to provoke Qi State. In comparison, his entry into Shangjing City was silent and did not cause any ripples.

But what he is going to do next is not simple at all and may very likely cause an explosion in Shangjing City.

He found a good inn to stay in the inner city, and then wandered around the inner city. The prosperity of Shangjing was no less than that of Qingguo's capital, especially some streets and alleys, which were extremely lively.

For example, places like brothels and places with many literati are more prosperous.

I stayed in Shangjing for several days, eating a lot of local specialties, and also tasting delicacies from famous restaurants, watching circuses, singing and dancing, attending poetry gatherings, and watching martial arts competitions...

Finally, on the seventh day, Zhou Chen remembered the purpose of his coming to the capital, which was to find Ku He.

He knew that Ku He was practicing at a waterfall in Qi State, but he did not go to great lengths to look for her. Naturally, the fight between grandmasters would be different from others.

Zhou Chen got up early in the morning before daybreak. He was going to start his business today.

When he came out of the inn and headed for the palace, he found that many carriages were heading towards the palace. These were ministers going to attend the morning court.

He also went to the palace, but he didn't go to attend court. Instead, he went to issue a declaration of war!
As the capital of a country, the imperial palace is naturally the most heavily guarded place in the country. Unless you have powerful means or special connections, it is absolutely impossible to sneak into the imperial palace.

Every emperor has been assassinated many times, but those who were successfully assassinated are extremely rare.

However, the strict guard is only for other people, but it is not the case for the grandmaster, unless there is also a grandmaster hidden in the palace.

But it is obvious that there is no grandmaster in the Northern Qi Imperial Palace, and the strongest is only of the ninth rank.

In the previous world, Zhou Chen learned Ren Ruyi's assassin skills and became proficient in infiltration and hiding. With the strength of a grandmaster, it was even more impossible for anyone to discover him.

Zhou Chen was not familiar with the Northern Qi Imperial Palace. He originally wanted to find the place where the young emperor reviewed memorials, but while searching, he came to another palace.

"It's so boring. It would be nice if I could go outside the palace."

Inside a magnificent palace, which was very empty, a pure and beautiful girl, dressed in gorgeous and noble clothes, was sitting there with her chin supported by her hands. Her beautiful face was full of expectation and yearning for the outside world.

"If I could escape from the palace, I could go outside. But no, I am a princess of the Daqi royal family. I must respect the royal family's reputation. How can I run away?"

The girl refuted her own idea seriously, but after a while, her expression became depressed again.

"But I really want to go out and play."

Zhou Chen was hiding on the beam inside the hall, looking at the girl below who was talking to herself, sometimes energetic, sometimes decadent. The girl's pretty and lovely appearance made him smile.

There are not many princesses in the Northern Qi royal family. Considering the age of this princess, she should be the eldest princess of Northern Qi, a supporting character who does not appear much in the plot but is quite distinctive.

After a while of self-pity, the girl actually started thinking about how to escape from the palace, as if this was a very interesting and fun thing to do to kill time.

As the eldest princess of Qi, she had the same father as the young emperor of Northern Qi and was not favored by the empress dowager, but she was not treated harshly either. She had her own palace in the imperial palace and was treated just as well.

But she always felt that staying in the palace was too boring. She wanted to go out of the palace countless times and even planned to escape many times, but she never carried it out.

In the play, the eldest princess of Northern Qi, Zhan Pianpian, is a straightforward, cute, naive and strong-talking princess. Later, she married the eldest prince of Qing State and made peace with it.

Seeing that she was still mumbling to herself, Zhou Chen suddenly floated down from the beam and landed behind her, but she didn't notice it at all.

"I don't know when I can leave the palace and go outside."

"Do you really want to go outside the palace?"

The sudden voice from behind scared Zhan Pianpian so much that she jumped up in panic and turned to look behind her.

The next moment, her beautiful eyes widened in vain, and she looked in disbelief at Zhou Chen, who suddenly appeared behind her and stared at her quietly.

"You, you, I..."

Suddenly an unfamiliar person appeared, a man. She opened her mouth to scream, but the next moment, Zhou Chen appeared in front of her and covered her mouth.

"Don't shout. If someone comes, you won't be able to explain to them if you see a man suddenly appear in the hall."

Zhan Pianpian was shocked. Yes, she was a princess. If there was suddenly a man in her bedroom and someone found out, she would definitely not be able to explain it.

Feeling Zhou Chen's hand slowly loosen, although her pupils were still filled with panic and fear, she tried hard to stay calm.

"You, who are you? Why are you in my bedroom? Are you an assassin? If you are an assassin, shouldn't you go and kill His Majesty? Why are you here? Is the palace too big and you got lost?"

He asked several questions in a row, completely forgetting that he was in danger. This amazing train of thought also made Zhou Chen laugh.

"You asked so many questions at once, which one do you want me to answer first?"

Knowing that Zhan Pianpian would not yell, Zhou Chen let her go, walked over casually and sat down, then waved at the door of the bedroom.

"boom!"

The opened door was closed instantly.

Zhan Pianpian looked at the scene in shock. Zhou Chen was sitting there, several feet away from the door. How could he close the door with just a wave of his hand?

"Your Highness, are you okay?"

The sound of the door closing startled the palace maid outside, who asked carefully outside the door.

Zhou Chen pointed to the door and Zhan Pianpian immediately gave Zhou Chen a look of understanding and reassurance, then got into position and said in a serious tone: "It's okay, I'm fine. It's windy outside, you just need to stay outside."

"Yes, Your Highness."

When there was no more sound outside, Zhan Pianpian carefully turned to Zhou Chen again and stretched out his hand to make a wave.

"What happened to you just now? Why did you close the door with just a wave of your hand?"

The eldest princess’ name is Zhan Pianpian, I think. I haven’t read much of the original novel, so please let me know if I’m wrong so I can change it.