The man came through the crushed leaves, with his back against the full moon, and his robe billowing around him like wings.
When they could see the man's face, everyone standing on the stone steps opened their eyes in awe and surprise. It was like they were seeing rivers flow backward as if time were moving in reverse. In fact, they were so shocked their mouths dropped open.
They stood there speechless for a while.
There had been too much speculation about the man's identity. Nangong Diyi, Xu Qingfeng, some unknown Jianghu master, or even Li Guanshu... they were all possibilities. Had one of these people shown up they would have been shocked, but they would not have been left speechless.
The man that had jumped up into the air and wielded his sword from the full moon, had looked like an immortal from the Moon Palace. The light of his sword had been so dazzling and its power so horrible, how could this possibly be that person? <
When Li Ye chopped down with the knife, Wu You and the other's eyes opened wide. Seeing the cold blade begin to slice down, Li Jing'an screamed like a pig. "Prince An, please spare my life!" The blade went into Li Jing'an's body, leaving a gaping bloody wound. The power of the knife forced Li Jing'an to fall from the treetop, landing face down on the ground. His whole body trembled like a fish out of water and he breathed heavily. He had been seriously injured. A scream rose from the dense forest, Li Jing'an's woman attendant rushed to Li Ye like she was possessed, she ignored the blood coming from her mouth and her scarlet eyes. "I'm going to kill you!" The woman put her fingers together and made them into a sword. All of her Spiritual Qi burst out and her entire body became a sharp weapon. "Since you are looking for death, I will help you." Li Ye snorted. "When you do something wrong,
Afterward, Li Ye and the others had known that the Taoist sect in Zhongnan Mountain had been aware of Nangong Diyi's appearing in Niushou Mountain and destroying Sanqingguan with three swords, so masters had been sent as they worried about the pond of green lotuses. Nangong Diyi had been under siege for a long time. "Greetings, Your Highness Prince An." Nangong Diyi retrieved his sword as he saw Li Ye. He came forward to salute Li Ye, while he cupped his hands to the others. And then he began to pour out his grievances. "Li Guanshu, that asshole, told me that the Taoist priests in Sanqingguan had arrested the youths of the Imperial Clan who participated in the examination in Niushou Mountain and that they had the intention of rebellion. He wanted me to cooperate with him to rescue you." Nangong Diyi spat out a mouthful of blood and continued, "Originally, it was not a big deal. How would they not be frightened to death as they saw me? However, once I had
In an antique living room with elegant decorations and no luxuries, Wang Duo, the Prime-Minister, was having tea with someone. The Tea Master boiling tea nearby was not a graceful lady, but an old servant. The middle-aged man sitting opposite Wang Duo was in his early forties and had a decent manner. He had the martial spirit of a general and the elegant style of a Confucian. This was Gao Pian, a famous General of the Right Guards in the empire. He and Li Xian both were the most respectful Generals in the empire. "In this way, did Li Guanshu shoot himself in the foot?" Gao Pian took a sip of tea and chuckled. Wang Duo looked particularly happy. "It was more than shooting himself in the foot. It was like digging a grave for himself." Gao Pian's gaze was deep. "But at first, he didn't intend to dig the grave for himself." Wang Duo put down the tea bowl and sighed. "Duke Xing had an unsolvable feud with Prince An and
Lu Yan shook his head and he was confused. "If Li Guanshu did not die in Xu Qingfeng's hands, then he could only die in the hands of the Taoist disciples of Zhongnan Mountain. Perhaps not all the Taoist disciples of Zhongnan Mountain had besieged Nangong Diyi. Some of them killed Li Guanshu after Xu Qingfeng and more than a dozen disciples of Sanqingguan were killed by Li Guanshu." "All these are speculations! I want the truth!" Wei Baoheng was furious. "None of those youths of the Imperial Clan know the inside story?" Lu Yan replied, "When Grand Prince Gong's Heir Apparent returned, he was seriously injured and his attendant disappeared. Perhaps they knew something, but they said nothing about Niushou Mountain after they returned." Wei Baoheng waved his hand. "Pressure them! Especially Grand Prince Gong and Duchess of Li, their attendants have the highest cultivation among the youths of the Imperial Clan. I don't believe that one of the mas
In the afternoon, it rained heavily. A richly decorated carriage, coming from the heavy rain, entered the Prince An's Manor. Li Ye was waiting at the place where the carriage was parked. When the carriage stopped, he took the umbrella from the servant and went into the rain to hold an umbrella for the people who got out of the carriage. "Elder Brother Ye, why did you open an umbrella?" It was Prince Pu, Li Yan, who stepped out of the carriage. He looked up at the edge of the umbrella. "It's raining. Of course, we need an umbrella." Li Ye smiled and ushered Li Yan into the veranda. Then he took the umbrella and handed it back to the servant. Li Yan cleaned the sporadic drops of water on his sleeves and sniffed at Li Ye's behavior. "If we still need an umbrella when it rains, what's the use of our cultivations?" Li Ye smiled and said nothing, just pulling Li Yan into the house. He now had
Saying that, he looked at Li Ye. "I wonder if Vice Magistrate likes this Green Ant wine." Li Ye smiled and said, "Why I don't think this wine is a strong alcoholic?" The man blinked curiously. "Doesn't my tongue work?" Li Ye said, "I'm afraid you're drunk. A drunk person will naturally say the wine is a strong alcoholic." The man laughed. "It would be a shame if I'm drunk due to the non-alcoholic drinks." Saying that, he raised the wine pot to Li Ye. "No matter it's a strong alcoholic or not, I use this wine to congratulate Your Highness for taking up the post of the vice magistrate of Chang'an Office." With that, he raised his head and drank all the wine in the wine pot. He drank heroically, but the wine wasn't spilled at all, which showed that he didn't pretend to be heroic. Li Ye liked people who loved wine because he himself was such a person. People were always fond of people with
Maple Courier Station, 180 miles west of Luoyang City. It was a large-scale courier station. There were 20 horses and rooms that could accommodate 100 people. At dusk, the sunshine was still a little hot and spreading on the old mottled walls. The smell of the earth was fresh. On the other side of the official road in front of the courier station, there was a small river. At this time, a young servant in grey clothes was picking up some fishes from the fish pond beside the river. He dug their intestines and scales over there. The blood flowed into the river and went with it. "You are very skillful in cutting fish." An elderly man paced up and saw the young servant's flexible tactics. He was somewhat surprised. "Did you specially practice it before coming?" The young servant in grey didn't take it seriously. "I could kill people, let alone fishes." The elder man squatted beside him, pulled out a tobac
When the young servant in grey opened the door, he saw Kang Chengxun sitting in the room and an old man who seemed to be his trusted subordinate standing beside him. Compared with Kang Chengxun who was angry, the old man seemed calmer and more relaxed. Seeing the young servant in grey coming in, the old man looked at him. Although he just glanced at him casually, the young servant in grey felt great pressure. The young servant in grey put dishes and drink on table one by one and calculated the strength of the old man silently in his mind. He took time to look at the elder man who helped him, and found that he shook his head gently to him. The young servant in grey understood his meaning. The elder man couldn't overwhelm the old man in an instant. According to the young servant's previous understanding, Kang Chengxun's cultivation was in the same realm as Li Guanshu. They were in Qi-refining Level 6. In theory, a cultivator of Qi-refining Level 6 was not q