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"Fan Xian almost died a while ago, and a blindfolded grandmaster saved him. That person was Ye Qingmei's blind servant..."
Li Chang'an explained Chen Pingping and Emperor Qing's scheme to Xiao En in detail.
Sean also recalled Fan Xian's every move after they met, including his reaction when he talked to Fan Xian about Ye Qingmei.
As he thought about it, Sean's face turned ashen, then contorted into a grimace.
Sean was led astray by Chen Pingping entirely because he had been imprisoned for too long and selectively fed information. In that closed environment, he could only repeatedly digest the limited information he could obtain.
In this environment, Sean's character flaws were further amplified, and he was constantly thinking about his grandson, thus gradually falling into the mental trap set by Chen Pingping.
This is a powerful form of psychological suggestion and brainwashing hypnosis. There is no such term in this era, but the smartest people in every era know how to manipulate people's hearts.
The most thrilling battles are those fought on the hearts and minds of men.
Sean suddenly became agitated and roared, "Impossible! You're lying to me! What evidence do you have to prove what you're saying!"
"Since I took command of the Great Wei Imperial Guard, I have been able to devise flawless strategies, but I was captured because Chen Pingping took advantage of a loophole!"
"Chen Pingping, a man whose legs I crippled, how could he possibly defeat me!"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"Fan Xian... Fan Xian is my grandson!"
He was screaming wildly, his emotions completely out of control!
Sean has already realized the problem, but he just can't accept reality right now.
Exceptionally intelligent people are often arrogant and proud. Otherwise, he wouldn't have changed his surname to Xiao, avoiding any benefit from his elder brother Zhuang Mohan's fame.
Such a proud and successful person cannot accept failure. If Chen Pingping had captured him, it would have been a fluke, but this time his scheme was a complete victory.
Just then, Li Chang'an suddenly unleashed another burst of true energy upon Fan Xian.
"Since you like this grandson so much, then I'll kill him."
After Li Chang'an finished speaking, he suddenly disappeared into the depths of the cave.
Sean was confused and thought Li Chang'an had really killed Fan Xian.
"Fan Xian! Fan Xian!"
"My grandson! You're not allowed to die!"
"I'm not dead yet, how did you die!"
He had just shouted a couple of times when his ears twitched and he realized someone was approaching.
As this person drew closer, the last vestige of hope in Sean's heart began to fade.
Sure enough, a dark figure appeared at the cave entrance in the blink of an eye.
It's the shadow of the Oversight Council!
Those close to Chen Pingping!
The moment he saw the shadow, Sean immediately fell silent, his energy completely drained, leaving him like a walking corpse.
He lost! He lost to Chen Pingping completely and utterly!
Chen Pingping used a nearly twenty-year-long scheme to trick him out of his most important secret!
The Shadow was a backup plan left by Chen Pingping to protect Fan Xian's life. If Fan Xian were Xiao En's grandson, why would Chen Pingping have the Shadow secretly protect him?
Why did Shadow come running after Xiao En called out to Fan Xian a few times?
The fact that Chen Pingping sent Shadow to protect Fan Xian proves that what Li Chang'an said earlier was correct.
Sean was completely outmaneuvered by Chen Pingping from beginning to end!
Not long ago, Shadow woke up in the stone pillar cave, drenched in a cold sweat.
Wu Zhu has no true qi, but those who attack him can release their true qi!
Therefore, he must be one of the four grandmasters!
He really couldn't tell which one it was, nor did he dare to make a hasty judgment.
Sometimes, the more you know, the faster you'll die.
He had already made up his mind not to tell anyone about this except Chen Pingping.
"Fan Xian! Fan Xian!"
After confirming that Fan Xian was still breathing, Shadow quickly woke him up.
Fan Xian slowly woke up, then looked at the shadow with a puzzled expression.
"Shadow... what are you doing here?"
Sean sneered, "Two sneaky bastards! Chen Pingping's stinking lackeys!"
"You don't need to pretend anymore, just kill me if you dare."
Fan Xian stood up and said, "I have never lied from beginning to end. Everything you said was true."
Shadow was very alert; his intuition told him that he couldn't stay here any longer.
Moreover, Chen Pingping's instructions were very clear: save Fan Xian's life and ignore everything else.
Therefore, Fan Xian felt warmth in his heart when he saw the shadow.
Because Chen Pingping still had a backup plan to save his life.
"Fan Xian, don't say anything. Let Xiao En fend for himself and leave immediately!"
Sean said coldly, "Chen Pingping, and even your Emperor Qing, overlooked one thing."
"I have told Fan Xian everything about how to enter the temple and obtain great opportunities."
"But will Fan Xian tell those two old geezers? Hahaha!"
The shadow ignored Sean's words completely and pulled Fan Xian away from the cave.
As soon as Fan Xian stepped out of the cave, he was about to speak, but Shadow immediately interrupted him.
"Don't say another word about the secret. I'll pretend I didn't hear any of your attempts to sow discord."
Not long after the shadow left, Li Chang'an appeared in front of Sean.
"Old fox, you provoked Shadow to kill you, but I will definitely save you for the sake of the cultivation technique."
"Once I make a move, I will have to kill them both to cover my tracks."
"In that case, you've gotten your revenge, but Shadow was too shrewd and didn't fall for it."
Sean sighed deeply, "If I could imprison Chen Pingping for more than ten years, I could also scheme against him."
Li Chang'an exclaimed, "You've grasped the essence of the problem. Chen Pingping was able to defeat you because you were imprisoned."
Your information all comes from him; how can you not be manipulated?
Sean asked bitterly, "How is my grandson?"
Li Chang'an said, "He was trained by Chen Pingping to be the most loyal guard of Daqing, even more loyal to Dawei than you were back then."
Sean nodded. "That's exactly what Chen Pingping said back then, and he kept his word."
"Grandmaster, I will use the Heavenly Dao Technique to let my grandson know the truth about his origins."
"As for how to choose, and whether to believe, it is up to him."
Li Chang'an asked, "There's nothing wrong with being a loyal Daqing guard and hoping for a title and a good future for your wife and children."
Sean gritted his teeth. "How can Sean's descendants be allowed to be manipulated by their enemies!"
"make a deal!"
Li Chang'an made the final decision, and Sean readily recited the Heavenly Dao Technique.
The Heavenly Dao Heart Method highly values the harmony between humanity and nature, which is the resonance between true qi and the primordial qi of heaven and earth.
Li Chang'an now has a deep understanding of the martial arts of this world and has made a preliminary judgment that the techniques are correct.
Moreover, he didn't intend to cultivate the Heavenly Dao Method, but rather to comprehend its principles to accelerate his cultivation of the White-Rank Floating Pagoda.
Not long after he finished reciting the incantation, Sean also gradually stopped breathing. "Damn it... I'm so unwilling."
Fan Xian returned to the mission, recruited Guo Baokun and all the veterans, and then continued north.
Half a day later, Fan Xian sent someone to the foot of the cliff to bring back Xiao En's body, so as to give an explanation to Northern Qi.
At least there were knife wounds from Lang Tao on Xiao En's corpse, but even so, Fan Xian's handover of the dead Xiao En to Northern Qi would not be too smooth.
After all, the agreement between the two countries was that Sean would be exchanged for Yan Bingyun.
After Li Chang'an returned to the caravan, Teng Zijing returned that very night, limping.
He was hit by three arrows, but he still managed to retrieve Yan Xiaoyi's head.
"Your Highness, I chased Yan Xiaoyi for over a hundred miles, killing five of his trusted men, and finally caught up with and killed him!"
Li Chang'an glanced at Yan Xiaoyi's head, which was glaring angrily, and then tossed it aside with disdain.
No matter how good one's appearance or how great one's abilities, once one becomes a sycophant, one can never rise again and will be worthless from then on.
"Teng Zijing, from today onwards, you are the deputy commander of the Shadow Guard, on the same level as Xing Yusen."