Chapter 68: Inferiority
After all, when traveling outside, identity is self-given, so a few more titles didn't matter.
Li Musheng narrowed his eyes, while Shangguan Qingqing, after coming back to her senses, stared at him with a face full of astonishment.
She had also heard today about Emperor Yuanwu recognizing his son, the Eighth Prince. However, what she was more concerned about was another matter, "Are you really the Number One Under Heaven? But I remember that the publicly recognized Number One Under Heaven in the martial world seems to be the True Martial Sword Armor at the Northern Great Wall that resists the barbaric wilderness, one of the world's three great Martial Gods."
Hearing this, Li Musheng stroked his chin, "I know, that person indeed has quite a big reputation."
Speaking, he spread his hands, "It's just that I don't care much for empty fame. Moreover, the place where he is located is too far away, and I'm too lazy to go. Of course, perhaps I'll meet him in the future."
Hearing this, Shangguan Qingqing's heroic face immediately showed a serious expression, and she actually nodded in great agreement.
Judging from the strength Li Musheng had just displayed, it was truly astonishing.
The Tianhe Blade Sect was also considered one of the top martial world forces in Qing Province, and she had naturally seen quite a few disciples with supreme blade talent and profound martial cultivation.
However, not a single one could compare with Li Musheng!
Although Shangguan Qingqing didn't know exactly how high Li Musheng's martial realm was, wasn't the future Number One Under Heaven still the Number One Under Heaven? Therefore, she felt that what Li Musheng said was absolutely flawless.
At this moment, Shangguan Qingqing's heart suddenly stirred again, and she looked at Li Musheng with burning eyes, asking full of excitement, "Your Highness the Eighth Prince, you just said you also seem to have the nickname Little Li Flying Dagger. Could it be that you're also skilled with the blade?"
Li Musheng looked at Shangguan Qingqing, who seemed to have a tendency to become a little fangirl, and casually waved his hand, modestly saying, "When I was an apprentice in the martial arts hall in the past, saber, spear, sword, and staff were all basic skills that had to be learned, so I also have quite some research in the path of the blade. I suppose it's passable."
Hearing this, Shangguan Qingqing's gaze immediately became even more fervent. As someone from the Tianhe Blade Sect who specialized in the blade, hearing these words was simply too endearing.
She even fantasized in her heart that perhaps the path of the blade would finally produce a Number One Under Heaven in the future.
At this moment, Li Musheng didn't continue chatting with her, but suddenly turned around to look.
At this time, Cang Yinyue had already come up from the bone pit, only her eyes were slightly red, as if she had just cried.
"Finished?"
Li Musheng looked at her. Seeing Cang Yinyue nod with very low spirits, he immediately walked to the edge of the pit and stopped.
Zhu Fenglan and the old woman had already been separated from their heads, while the other five people, including Cangyuan Marquis, still had a breath left.
Obviously, after avenging her mother and brother, Cang Yinyue's will had been exhausted, and she hadn't continued to attack the others.
"You're not planning to kill your father?"
Li Musheng turned back to ask. Cang Yinyue's gaze showed some struggle, but in the end she shook her head, "He was bewitched by people from the Corpse God Sect, which is why his temperament changed drastically. Although he was previously snobbish and weak in character, he wouldn't do such inhumane things. Even when that evil woman wanted to kill me back then, it was he who tried everything to save me."
Speaking, Cang Yinyue paused, "Of course, he has also secretly done many evil deeds and fully deserves death. I suggest handing him and the remaining others over to Six Doors for disposal."
Hearing this, Li Musheng showed a thoughtful expression but didn't speak.
Cang Yinyue looked up at him, her face becoming somewhat serious, "Moreover, I learned from that evil woman's mouth that all these bones before us are young women killed in recent years by Imperial Consort Ji in the palace for cultivating the Blood Transformation Return to Origin Great Method."
"This matter involves the palace's Imperial Consort and the Taiyin Yuan Sect. We should try not to get involved as much as possible."
Li Musheng frowned slightly but shook his head, "Since they're all people who deserve to die, there's no need to keep them waiting for Six Doors to handle them. Better to just kill them all to avoid complications."
As soon as the words fell, the five people including Cangyuan Marquis in the pit, along with the corpses of the old woman and Zhu Fenglan, seemed to be crushed by a terrifying tremendous force. Their bodies suddenly burst open, turning into a pool of bloody mud.
Seeing this, Cang Yinyue's body trembled slightly.
She looked at what had become of Cangyuan Marquis's corpse water, and ultimately a trace of sorrow flashed through her eyes.
Li Musheng withdrew his gaze from the pit, glanced at Cang Yinyue, and explained, "Naturally, I couldn't let Miss Cang become someone who killed her own father, so it's more appropriate for me to do it."
Hearing this, Cang Yinyue took a deep breath and nodded lightly.
She turned to look at Li Musheng.
Unknowingly, she had already become somewhat immune to his silent, effortless, terrifying martial arts power.
At this moment, she truly realized that all her previous speculations and conjectures about Li Musheng were actually completely meaningless.
With the methods and strength he had displayed, he could no longer be viewed from the perspective of ordinary people.
Thinking of this, Cang Yinyue sighed deeply and lowered her head.
She had thought that being in the Great Li imperial capital and the Hidden Intelligence Bureau, whether in reality or in intelligence records, she had already seen too many people with exceptional talent.
But at this moment she understood that those people, when compared to this Seventh Prince she had brought back from Shun'an City, what did they amount to? They weren't worth mentioning at all!
"Miss Cang, what are you thinking about?"
Li Musheng looked at Cang Yinyue who had suddenly fallen silent, and raised his eyebrows, "It couldn't be that because I killed Cangyuan Marquis, you're thinking about it more and more and are uncomfortable, planning to take revenge on me, right?"
Hearing this, Cang Yinyue's eyelids jumped violently, but seeming to fear Li Musheng would misunderstand, she quickly explained, "He was someone who deserved to die. This result now is what he deserved. Naturally, I won't blame you."
Speaking, she was silent for a while, then quietly raised her head to look at Li Musheng, "I was just thinking that I'm afraid even if I cultivate for a lifetime, I'll have difficulty reaching the martial cultivation you've achieved in just over ten years. I suddenly feel a deep sense of powerlessness and inferiority."
Hearing this, Shangguan Qingqing, who had been acting as an onlooker on the side without speaking, suddenly jumped out.
She patted Cang Yinyue's shoulder, her heroic face showing an earnest expression as she advised, "How can you compare yourself to His Highness the Eighth Prince? He's the Number One Under Heaven. He's on a completely different level from us."
"Sister, you have to think of it this way. Although we can't compare to him, we're definitely stronger and more formidable than most other people. Doesn't thinking of it this way make you feel much better?"
Hearing this, Cang Yinyue turned to look at Shangguan Qingqing. After pondering for a moment, her eyes brightened slightly.
Li Musheng, on the other hand, chuckled.
This was probably what's called being worse than some but better than many.
However, he had no intention of mocking them. Instead, he slowly turned his head to look in the direction of the Great Li imperial palace.