Joy of Life: I am Li Chengze, and I have mastered the Eight Wonders

Chapter 49: The Hanging Temple

Fan Xian was fully exerted in the battle, and his heart was full of joy. However, he felt deeply helpless at this moment, because he was severely injured in this battle. He couldn't help but want to complain loudly, this was not just a problem of injury, but a complete failure. This reminded him of the ruthless training he had been trained by Wu Zhu since he was a child, and the fear he felt was still unforgettable.

Wu Zhu's teaching method was simple and rough, he always did it himself, and Fan Xian could only dodge desperately. In a conversation, someone praised Fan Xian for his easy breakthrough to the ninth rank, and his talent was admirable.

Fan Xian cleverly avoided Li Chengze's topic and instead praised Li Chengze: "Your Highness, you have cultivated to the eighth level at such a young age. This is truly admirable."

After the two of them praised each other for a few words, as the sky gradually darkened, Li Chengze said goodbye and left. Fan Xian could only shake his head helplessly, go home to take a shower and prepare to rest.

Although his injuries had healed, Fan Xian still looked miserable. Days passed, and the chrysanthemums that had been dug were sent to the Hanging Temple. Soon, the day for chrysanthemum appreciation would arrive.

Li Chengze prepared the carriage and headed for the Hanging Temple. However, on the way to the Hanging Temple, the carriage suddenly stopped.

"Bi'an, what happened?" Li Chengze asked.

Outside the car, Xie Bian's voice came: "Your Highness, it's Fan Xian and Commander Ye."

Upon hearing this information, Li Chengze lifted the curtain and looked outside.

In a quiet atmosphere, a middle-aged man confronted Fan Xian, and the atmosphere was tense. Suddenly, the middle-aged man slowly raised his arm, and the internal force in his body surged like a raging wave, ready to go. Fan Xian was not to be outdone, and also raised his hand, his true energy condensed, and his momentum was magnificent.

Then, without any unnecessary tricks, the two of them directly confronted each other head-on. The air flow in the air seemed to be detonated, and the invisible shock wave made the two of them take several steps back.

Li Chengze saw this scene and thought to himself, "It seems that Ye Zhong is testing Fan Xian's strength. At the same time, I hope that he can pay more attention to the safety of His Majesty at the upcoming chrysanthemum appreciation party."

The carriage moved forward slowly. Li Chengze briefly said hello to Fan Xian and Ye Chong, and prepared to continue to the Hanging Temple. However, at this moment, Ye Chong suddenly spoke up and asked the carriage to stop.

“Second Prince, please wait a moment.” Ye Zhong’s voice sounded, with a barely perceptible hint of embarrassment.

Li Chengze turned to look at Ye Zhong and asked politely, "Commander Ye, what advice do you have?"

Ye Zhong coughed lightly, looking slightly embarrassed, and then said, "Second Prince, your engagement with Ling'er has been set for a long time, and the marriage between Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er was also arranged by His Majesty. Now, Fan Xian and Lin Wan'er have been married for many days, and your marriage with Ling'er..."

Li Chengze was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart: Could it be that Ye Chong was urging him to get married as soon as possible?
Li Chengze was filled with doubts when faced with Ye Zhong's sudden change, and almost doubted whether he had heard it wrong. He recalled the plot in the original novel, before the family was forced to leave Kyoto, Ye Zhong had specifically warned his daughter Ye Ling'er not to be too involved even if she married the second prince, so as to keep a way out. This shows that Ye Zhong did not really want his daughter to marry the second prince, but it was difficult to disobey the emperor's order.

However, now Ye Zhong is eager for Ye Ling'er to marry him as soon as possible, which is very different from the situation in the original novel. Li Chengze began to wonder whether some kind of butterfly effect caused Ye Zhong's huge change in attitude.

After some thinking, Li Chengze gradually came up with an answer. In the Hanging Temple incident, Emperor Qing used Fan Xian as bait to lure out Wu Zhu and join forces with the temple messenger to deal with him; on the other hand, he also planned to take action against the Ye family. Ye Zhong asked Fan Xian to protect him together, perhaps because he vaguely sensed the threat of Emperor Qing to the Ye family.

Although the Ye family are all martial arts fanatics, they have been in the officialdom for many years and no one is a real fool. In the original novel, the reason why Ye Zhong asked Ye Ling'er not to be too involved in the second prince may be because he did not think highly of the second prince. Now, he urged the marriage to be completed, perhaps because he had a new opinion of Li Chengze.

Li Chengze cultivated rice with a yield of 1,000 kilograms per mu, which made him famous and reached a height that ordinary people could not reach. With such a reputation as a backing, no one can pose a threat to him as long as he does not seek death. Therefore, if he marries Ye Ling'er as soon as possible, he will become a strong backing for the Ye family. In this way, Ye Zhong's attitude is very different from the situation in the original book where he wanted to prevent it. He now seems to be more inclined to support this marriage, hoping to strengthen his relationship with Li Chengze and gain more protection and support for the Ye family.

Li Chengze was surprised by Ye Zhong's sudden urging for marriage, but then realized that this might be the Ye family's emphasis on marriage and their expectations for the future. When Ye Zhong called him again, Li Chengze came back to his senses from his contemplation.

"Commander Ye, you also know that although His Majesty has granted the marriage, the date of the wedding still needs His Majesty's will." Li Chengze replied with a smile, with a hint of relief in his tone.

Ye Zhong seemed a little anxious. He continued, "Although His Majesty has issued an order, Second Prince, you are not young anymore. Perhaps you can try to find out what His Majesty has to say. After all, delaying the marriage is not a solution."

Ye Zhong's words revealed his desire to see his grandson as soon as possible. There was a hint of simplicity in his smile, as if he simply hoped that his daughter could marry the second prince as soon as possible, without any other complicated considerations.

Li Chengze was not in a hurry to get married, but thinking of Ye Ling'er's worries and sacrifices, he made a decision. He nodded seriously: "I will find a suitable time to mention this to His Majesty."

After hearing this, Ye Zhong's smile became even brighter. He assured, "Don't worry, Your Highness. Although my Ye family is not as wealthy as the royal family, our preparations for the wedding will not disappoint Your Highness."

As the carriage slowly moved forward, Li Chengze's thoughts drifted to a more distant place. He thought of Ye Liuyun of the Ye family, a Grandmaster-level existence. Although he was confident that he could reach the Grandmaster level with the help of the power of Dragon Yuan in the near future, it would undoubtedly be a good thing if there were more Grandmasters standing on his side.

When the carriage arrived at the foot of the Hanging Temple, Li Chengze stepped off the carriage and set out on the road to the Hanging Temple, his heart full of thoughts and plans for the future.

The Hanging Temple, this architectural wonder, seems to be hanging in the mountains, and its ingenuity is amazing. Of course, it can only be reached on foot, and carriages and horses cannot go up. When Li Chengze walked up the mountain road, he found that the eldest prince, the crown prince, and the third prince Li Chengping had been waiting there for a long time.

"Second brother, you are finally here. We have been waiting impatiently!" As soon as the prince saw Li Chengze, he greeted him warmly and behaved very intimately.

Despite their constant fighting, the prince always handled the superficial brotherhood just right. Li Chengze smiled and responded, "Sorry, I was delayed on the way."

"Oh? What delayed you?" the prince asked curiously.

"I got some important information." Li Chengze said mysteriously.

"What information?" The prince's curiosity was completely aroused and he continued to ask.

The eldest prince stood aside without interrupting, seemingly uninterested in the conversation between Li Chengze and the crown prince, and indicating that he did not want to get involved in their fight. The third prince, Li Chengping, seemed a little scared. He looked at the abyss below the Hanging Temple, his legs felt weak, and he dared not move forward.

Li Chengze looked at the prince and said hesitantly, "I'm worried that the prince will be unhappy after hearing this information."

"Brother, now that you say that, I want to know even more." The prince became even more curious and continued to ask.

"Then I'll be frank." Li Chengze paused, then asked, "I recently heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also practicing martial arts. I wonder what level of martial arts you have reached?"

(End of this chapter)