At this time, the members of the Li family had already arrived inside the ancestral hall, kneeling and bowing towards Li Wei's spirit tablet.
"Ancestor, today our family leaves Azure Cloud region. Please, Ancestor, grant us protection!"
[Permitted]
Li Wei transmitted the message using the ancestral spirit tablet. Over these years, he had also seen the Azure Dynasty's oppression of the Azure Cloud region. He knew even more; Li Yaowen, far away in the Moon Dragon Tribe, had reported to him that not only had the Azure Dynasty not helped these years, but people belonging to Imperial Preceptor Min Youguo's faction had even repeatedly sent messages to the Wu Clan. The implication between the lines was always to let the Wu Clan take the Azure Cloud region sooner, saying things like the Azure Dynasty never had any intention of defending the Azure Cloud region.
Those fellows in the Azure Dynasty also knew the Li family's potential.
The reason Eternal Sun Prefecture's power restricted the Azure Cloud region's development these years, preventing the Azure Cloud region from buying and selling resources in Eternal Sun Prefecture, was precisely to suppress the Li family's growth. If not for Azure Cloud region continuously fighting the Wu Clan, possessing the moral high ground, and—it was heard—the Grand Tutor's faction, far away in the Northern Territory, secretly providing protection and preventing Min Youguo from moving against the Li family, Li Wei feared the Li family would have had to flee by now.
"We must deal with them!"
Instantly, following Li Wei's agreement, all the Li family members held their ancestral spirit tablets and began preparations one by one.
The expressions of the Li family elders, who had experienced great calamities time and again, remained composed as usual.
Only the group of already grown-up descendants from Li Tianniu's lineage, following their legendary elders, had faces full of excitement.
...
[Special Event – Beast Uncaged]
[Resources are scarce, coupled with Li Yaozu's serious injury, your clansmen can no longer endure the oppression from the Azure Dynasty and Eternal Sun Prefecture. Your clansmen, under the leadership of Li Dalong, have decided to no longer endure the humiliation from the Azure Dynasty and will begin to counter-attack the Azure Dynasty, starting with Eternal Sun Prefecture!]
Following the appearance of this special event, Li Wei's viewpoint also followed his clansmen.
They were not being reckless.
The Li family's affiliated force, 'Dawn', had been dispatching spies throughout the Azure Dynasty for several decades. Over the past ten years, Li Changsheng had focused on dispatching the Hall of Heavenly Principle · Shadow Division to investigate the various powers in Eternal Sun Prefecture, planting spies within each of them. And now, Li Changsheng was the first to leave Azure Cloud region, avoiding the inspection patrols dispatched by Eternal Sun Prefecture outside Azure Cloud region.
"Brother, is it really necessary for you to go personally?"
Li Changyao had also matured. The 'Shoo-Shoo Pink Bow' behind her had also become stronger and stronger, emitting the aura of a mid-grade spirit artifact. Unfortunately, as she grew older, she rarely bullied the younger generation of the Azure Cloud region anymore; instead, she seemed more like Li Changsheng's nanny.
"Great-grandfather Yunbing and Grandmother Tianyue are both fighting the Wu Clan at the border. The elders of our family are all a bit too reckless; I still need to go check." Li Changsheng still had his eyes closed.
"Then how long will you be gone?" Li Changyao looked back reluctantly.
She was already an accomplished cultivator; when she was young, she had beaten up all her peers among Azure Cloud region's younger generation. She had originally wanted to beat up the seniors again, just so Big Brother would praise her, and then become famous throughout the Li family. She had even thought up her own nickname: 'The Flower of Azure Cloud Region'.
Who knew that before she even had the chance to go fighting, Big Brother was about to leave.
"Remember the former Feng Mansion?" Li Changsheng grinned widely, revealing a mouthful of big white teeth.
"I remember. My deceased maternal grandfather was rotten to the core."
Li Changyao frowned.
"Maternal Grandfather was actually one of the world's rare heroes. To be honest, I still quite admire the old man. He spent several hundred years scheming for Azure Cloud region, and failed. I want to learn from him, do better than him, and also do even greater things than he did." Li Changsheng's smile was clearly radiant.
"...." Li Changyao glared at her older brother, feigning anger. "Don't you dare learn from him and sell me off in an arranged marriage! Otherwise, I'll get Dad to beat you up!"
"Depends on the price."
"Believe it or not, I'll push you into a ditch!"
"....."
Half a month later, Li Changsheng wore the robes of a scholar. He opened his eyes, his voice low, "Changyao, the things I do next might be very cruel. Far crueler than today. If you cannot accept it, then return to Azure Cloud region as soon as possible."
Li Changyao glanced behind her. There was a small family belonging to a city in Eternal Sun Prefecture. The characters 'Li Family' were engraved on the family's door plaque. Assassin after assassin from Hall of Heavenly Principle · Shadow Division was leaving from the walls of this family's compound.
"It's okay, Brother. From childhood until now, it was always you protecting me. From now on, it's my turn to protect you."
Li Changyao chuckled mischievously.
People in the family all say the Older Brother is very bad. The title 'Master of Hall of Heavenly Principle · Shadow Division' has also spread throughout the Azure Cloud region, capable of stopping babies from crying. The older Brother must certainly be the biggest villain.
But only Li Changyao knew that no matter what others said about her older brother, and no matter what her older brother did, it must definitely be right.
After all, where else in the world could she find an older brother like this, who had silently protected her from childhood to adulthood?
"Alright then."
Li Changsheng had Li Changyao crouch down beside his wheelchair.
It was currently autumn. Li Changsheng stroked Li Changyao's head. Li Changyao smiled foolishly. Afterward, the two of them headed towards the interior of Eternal Sun Prefecture.
[Your descendant Li Changsheng believes that acting under the identity of the Azure Cloud Region Li family would anger the imperial court. He has decided to imitate Feng Qingyang by disguising himself, supporting puppets, acting on behalf of the Li family, and plotting against Eternal Sun Prefecture step by step.]
[He wiped out the century-old aristocratic Li family of Serelis city in Eternal Sun Prefecture. Together with Li Changyao, he disguised himself as a descendant of the Eternal Sun Prefecture 'Li family' and headed towards the main lineage of the ten-thousand-year-old aristocratic 'Li family' in Eternal Sun Prefecture to claim kinship.]
[Acquired trait: Chess Player]
"Huh?"
Li Wei, back in Merit City, stared at the information before his eyes, completely dumbfounded. Only after a long moment did he murmur, "An enhanced version of Feng Qingyang?"
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