Chapter 787 Mind Reading
He could understand the thoughts of the two princes.

They didn’t want this marriage, but they didn’t want to openly oppose the emperor.

But the resistance deep in my heart cannot be suppressed, so when I encounter such an opportunity, I can’t wait to jump out.

At least you are right.

If the Yujing Dynasty assassinates a marquis from the Fenghuang Dynasty, the subsequent marriage would become a joke.

“My eldest brother and second brother also care about me and feel that I have been wronged.” Li Miaotan said.

Chu Zhiyuan laughed.

Li Miaotan rolled her eyes at him.

Family disgrace should not be made public. No matter how much you argue with your elder and second brothers, you cannot show it in public. You still have to show your closeness to them.

This is family love.

Of course, this was shown to the emperor.

Chu Zhiyuan said: “There is nothing wrong with the eldest prince doing this. He wants to keep fighting. As for the second prince…”

Li Miaotan said: “Second brother sees that eldest brother is like this, so he has to do this, otherwise he will appear weak to the Yujing Dynasty.”

Chu Zhiyuan pondered and said, “It seems that Yu Jing will have to take the blame for this.”

Fan Yaohui shook his head helplessly: “No matter how much I say, they won’t listen.”

He couldn’t stand such distortion of facts. It was obviously not the Yujing Dynasty that did it, but they had to put the blame on the Yujing Dynasty.

If you want to attack the Yujing Dynasty, why bother looking for such an excuse? It only makes people laugh and embarrasses yourself.

But they seemed to be crazy and demented, and insisted on blaming the Yujing Dynasty for this matter.

It seemed as if everyone from top to bottom had reached a tacit understanding.

He frequently stole glances at the Third Prince, but the Third Prince seemed to be in a trance.

This is obviously still practicing.

The third prince is obsessed with practicing martial arts, but how could he be distracted in such an occasion?
He felt helpless.

Therefore, we still have to consult with the Twelfth Princess, as she is the only one who is truly reliable.

Li Miaotan asked, “What is the situation in the army?”

“They are indeed a bit restless.” Fan Yaohui said helplessly: “It’s been a while since we started fighting, and our bones are itching.”

“How long can it be suppressed?”

“A year or two is the limit.” Fan Yaohui said.

Chu Zhiyuan remained expressionless, frowning secretly.

This is the source of Phoenix Imperial City’s bellicosity; there is something wrong with their path of cultivation.

He suspected that the method of fighting to support fighting was not just a matter of practice method, but also related to the mentality.

Li Miaotan hesitated for a moment, then turned to Chu Zhiyuan and said, “The soldiers are practicing the Mystical Record of War, which has twelve levels in total.”

Chu Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows.

This was the first time he had heard of this.

Li Miaotan said: “The practice of the Secret War Record is extremely fast, and it needs to be improved in battle, but there is a special feature.”

“Warrior? Bloodthirsty?”

“I’m not bloodthirsty, but I am indeed belligerent and have a strong fighting spirit. If you hold back your fighting spirit for too long and don’t vent it, it will affect your state of mind.”

Chu Zhiyuan said slowly: “Is there no way to vent the internal sparring?”

“It’s true that I can’t really vent my fighting spirit.”

“Is it because I can’t vent my fighting spirit that I’m not driven by hatred, or is it something else?”

“It’s not necessarily hatred, it’s about entering a certain state to vent the will to fight.”

“Hmm…” Chu Zhiyuan pondered: “Can we set up a competition in the army?”

“Competition? Yes, there is.” Li Miaotan nodded slightly and looked at Fan Yaohui.

Fan Yaohui said: “Every year there is a big competition in the army, and each battalion is ranked.”

“What rewards will the battalions with the highest ranking receive?”

“Reward? Ten taels of silver for each person.”

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and shook his head: “No wonder I can’t get into the state.”

“Does your Excellency have any good ideas?” Fan Yuxuan asked.

Fan Yaohui was skeptical.

Li Miaotan also looked at him curiously.

Chu Zhiyuan said: “Each camp will select ten people. If they win a match, each person will receive 100 taels of silver. The top ten will receive 100,000 taels of silver or cultivation resources of equal value. The second place will receive 60,000 taels of silver, the third place will receive 50,000 taels of silver, and so on. The tenth place will receive 10,000 taels of silver.”

“Impossible.” Fan Yaohui shook his head quickly.

Chu Zhiyuan said: “Anyone who is selected into the top ten in each camp can be promoted, or directly receive 100 taels of silver.”

“It’s even more impossible.” Fan Yaohui said, “Where can I get so much silver?”

Chu Zhiyuan said: “Compared to the compensation for the casualties in the war, this amount of silver is not much, right?” “…But will it work?” Fan Yuxuan said.

Fan Yaohui remained silent.

Chu Zhiyuan said: “If you can’t stimulate their state, then it means that the reward is not heavy enough and the competition is not fierce enough. Compared with the life-and-death fight, the battle to change your own destiny is no less exciting, right?”

Fan Yaohui said: “We need to try this.”

He was not sure whether this would have such an effect.

Try it out in your own army.

If it is really effective, it will be a great achievement and will definitely be promoted in the army.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed, “I shouldn’t have said so much. I became Yu Jing’s sinner.”

Fan Yuxuan said: “How can this person be a sinner? Instead, he is a benefactor.”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head and said, “People are greedy. If this method is really effective, your Phoenix Army will definitely be stronger, but they will not yearn for peace. If Yu Jing fights with you, he will be defeated faster.”

Fan Yuxuan said: “If you can really improve your cultivation in the competition, why bother fighting to your death.”

“Miss Fan, you don’t know enough about the military.”

Chu Zhiyuan looked at Fan Yaohui as he spoke.

Fan Yaohui was silent.

He thought Chu Zhiyuan was right.

The practice of the Secret War Record led to changes in his mind and character, and he became warlike in nature.

Even though there is this method to vent his fighting spirit, he still longs to go to war with Yujing and Yuanzhen.

After all, only a small part of the game can change one’s fate, but starting a war can benefit everyone.

Therefore, the warlike habits in the army are difficult to change.

The Phoenix Dynasty will still go to war with the Yujing Dynasty and the Yuanzhen Dynasty.

Li Miaotan sighed and said, “Don’t tell anyone about this.”

“Yes.” Fan Yaohui and Fan Yuxuan nodded quickly.

Fu Zheng was worried.

If this matter were to get out, Your Highness would become a sinner of the Yujing Dynasty.

By then, how could he bear being criticized by everyone?
Given your highness’s caution, you shouldn’t make such a mistake, right?

Does His Highness have other intentions?

As he was speaking, Li Yuzhen’s voice came from outside: “Your Highness, the gentlemen from Fengtian Palace have arrived!”

Li Miaotan said, “Please come in.”

She walked gracefully to the gate of the courtyard.

Li Yuchun hurriedly opened the gate of the courtyard, and Li Yuzhen led the three men into the courtyard.

A tall, sunny and handsome young man.

The other two were middle-aged and old men of ordinary appearance.

All three of them were dressed in purple robes, with solemn and calm expressions. They walked slowly into the courtyard and saluted with their fists clasped.

Li Miaotan looked at Li Yuzhen.

Li Yuzhen nodded, turned around and walked out lightly, and brought back a middle-aged man in a gray robe a moment later.

It was the middle-aged man in gray robe who was knocked down by Chu Zhiyuan earlier and brought back by Fu Zheng.

Fan Yaohui and Fan Yuxuan were both a little stunned, and when they saw this person, their eyes widened.

Fan Yaohui was surprised and said: “Your Highness, this is… this guy is…”

Fu Zheng said: “Your Highness accidentally saw him and captured him.”

Fan Yaohui stared at the middle-aged man in gray robe.

Fan Yuxuan was amazed and said, “The Prince Consort actually caught one. I admire you!”

When she was fighting with this group of guys, each of them was very slippery and had extremely high martial arts skills.

I also wanted to capture him alive, but failed.

Unexpectedly, she fell into the hands of the prince consort. Could it be that the prince consort’s martial arts are more powerful and his lightness skills are better?

Chu Zhiyuan took a look at the middle-aged man in gray robe. He looked much more haggard and his breath was weak.

It is obvious that he suffered a lot and must have been tortured.

In the end, I was unable to ask the answer because I was being stubborn.

Li Miaotan said: “Mr. He, Mr. Zheng, Mr. Lu, thank you for your help. His mouth is too hard. There is no other way but to try to read his mind beads.”

The three men clasped their fists and looked at the middle-aged man in gray robe.

They came here to activate the mind-reading beads and find out this person’s origins.

(End of this chapter)