Chapter 112: Emerald Shadow Tracking

In the sunset over the great river, when Zi Rao and Ye Xuanshang appeared on the banks of the Chu River, the sun was setting, and the night was vast.

Ahead was Feng Shui Du, the border fortress connecting the Chu and Mu states. Because of the strict blockade by the Chu navy, many ships were stranded here, and only a few could pass through the checkpoint to sail to Mu State, most of which carried the emblem of the Yue Ma Gang.

After Zi Rao scouted the situation, she turned her head and said, "Since last night, the main ship of the Yue Ma Gang has been staying in this vicinity and secretly sent out messages to find people. Now, only the Yue Ma Gang can travel to and from Mu State, and only they can go deep into the Chu capital."

Ye Xuanshang withdrew his gaze from the river, "Do you trust the Yue Ma Gang?"

The river wind lifted her clothes and hair, and a clear, soft light flashed through Zi Rao's eyes, "What I trust is my brother. Since he personally arranged this chess piece, Yin Xiyu will never dare to break her promise."

Ye Xuanshang said, "So you dare to expose your whereabouts, just because Huang Fei would find it hard to imagine that the Yue Ma Gang would actually cooperate with the Di Du."

"What Huang Fei wouldn't imagine is that the Yue Ma Gang would agree to the Di Du to help the Third Young Master Ye." Zi Rao curled her lips slightly, "How are your injuries?"

Ye Xuanshang smiled casually, "More than enough to deal with this situation. If you have the intention to break through, Xuanshang is happy to accompany you."

Zi Rao tilted her eyes slightly. Just as she was about to speak, her face changed suddenly, and she raised her hand to press on her chest.

The unexpected palpitation in her heart made her breathing unusually stifled. This was not the first time this situation had occurred in the past two days. Last night at this time, her heart was also in such pain, but it was not as obvious as it was now.

As if drawn by some kind of power, and as if resisting something, the Tourmaline Spirit Stone from the Witch Clan on her wrist shot out a clear, faint, ghostly light.

The light flickered, and Zi Rao's heart was in turmoil. In an instant, it was as if she saw the distant demeanor on the divine path of the Imperial Mausoleum, but in the blink of an eye, it turned into a lonely back in the Changming Palace. But it was only for a moment, and the heart pain felt calmed. The illusion disappeared with it. She closed her phoenix eyes and suddenly whispered, "I want to go back to the Chu capital."

"Your True Essence was damaged before, and it is not something that can be easily recovered. Do not act rashly with True Qi." Ye Xuanshang let go of the hand supporting her, reminded her, then sighed, shook his head with a smile, "Forget it, this time I'll count it as losing to you. I'll accompany you to the Yue Ma Gang warship first. If there is no problem with Yin Xiyu's side, we will meet again."

As their eyes met, Zi Rao's lips carried a faint smile, "The Yue Ma Gang can successfully send you across Feng Shui Du. With their foundation in Mu State, it will be of great help to you."

Ye Xuanshang said, "No need to reveal my whereabouts to the Yue Ma Gang. I will handle the affairs of Mu State myself."

Zi Rao said, "But the Heavenly Sect and the White Tiger Secret Guards..."

Ye Xuanshang raised his hand and shook his head at her with a smile. The deep black eyes reflecting the night light were a piece of deep brightness that tempted people to get lost.

The smile at the corners of his lips was still bright, but the unquestionable decisiveness and the rebellious spirit hidden beneath it made people feel vaguely different from before. He seemed to be looking forward to the future path of Mu State, but what he was looking forward to was unknown. Zi Rao looked at him with her eyes, pondered for a moment, took a vermilion brocade bag from her bosom, handed it to him, and said, "Give you something, it might be useful in the future."

"A wonderful plan in a brocade bag?" Ye Xuanshang smiled and took it. He saw that the brocade bag was decorated with pearls and jade, and embroidered with a pair of Vermilion Bird divine birds flying in the clouds with golden thousand threads. It should have been made for the Nine Princess's wedding, and his eyes couldn't help but condense. Zi Rao pressed her hand on his palm, "When the time comes to use it, you will naturally know." Saying this, she turned with a smile, her sleeves fluttering, and headed toward the Yue Ma Gang seat boat.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and faint thin mist shrouded the great river, everything was hazy.

Yan Ling approached the riverbank silently, landed on a rock, and after carefully checking, said, "It seems it should be in this vicinity, but suddenly there is no trace. I don't know what this kid is doing again."

Light mist drifted beside him, and Bai Shu'er appeared near him. She faintly distinguished the breath in the wind, her charming eyes flashing, "One of them went to the river. It should be the Nine Princess who boarded the Yue Ma Gang's seat boat."

Yan Ling turned and said, "Strange, how do you know it's not Ye Xuanshang?"

Bai Shu'er smiled lightly, "Women are always particularly sensitive to fragrance, not to mention such a special faint fragrance. Of course, it is definitely not the Third Young Master."

Yan Ling said disapprovingly, "I don't think so. Every time that kid comes out of the Ban Yue Pavilion, he is also covered in thick grease and powder. It's hard to guarantee that he isn't being intimate with the Princess, making himself smell like fragrance."

"Yan Ling, when can you let me rest?" Suddenly a voice came. A person sat up from the grass near them, holding a wine pot, shaking his head unbearably.

"Third Young Master!" Bai Shu'er called out in surprise.

Yan Ling flashed close to Ye Xuanshang and snatched the wine pot, "What kind of world is this? We two escaped from the Jun Mansion after a narrow escape, but you kid are drinking comfortably here?"

Bai Shu'er also scolded, "Young Master, how could you hide your tracks from us, making it so hard for people to find!"

Ye Xuanshang accompanied Zi Rao on the boat. Because he didn't want the Yue Ma Gang to know his whereabouts, after Zi Rao safely met Yin Xiyu, he grabbed two pots of cellar-stored fine wine and waited for her news first. Just now, Bai Shu'er and Yan Ling searched all the way, and he held his breath and hid his energy to deceive them. After confirming that it was the two of them, he spoke to meet them. At this time, he let Yan Ling snatch the wine pot and asked, "What do you mean by escaping from the Jun Mansion?" His eyes moved, "You didn't send our news to the Shao Yuan Jun Mansion, no wonder the Chu army had no reaction."

Yan Ling touched his nose and coughed twice, "The news was sent, but it was indeed not what you said. Beauty Hall Master disguised as a corpse and was brought back to the mansion by Huang Fei. If it weren't for the inexplicable water flooding the Jun Mansion, it would have been quite a trouble to get out."

Ye Xuanshang's brows tightened slightly. He raised his eyes to look at Bai Shu'er, who was standing pretty under the moon, and suddenly said to Yan Ling, "Go and check the situation around. I have something to talk to Hall Master Bai."

Yan Ling's eyes flickered between the two. Although he joked and scolded Ye Xuanshang without scruples on weekdays, he was very sensible at this moment. He secretly gave Bai Shu'er a wink to be careful, and then flashed and disappeared.

Until he was far away from the two, ensuring that he couldn't hear the conversation, Yan Ling jumped onto a rock, sat down, and took a sip from the wine pot, muttering to himself, "Cut, if this kid really becomes the Mu King one day, what will happen? Beauty Hall Master took a fancy to him, I'm afraid it's a losing deal, not very cost-effective." While saying this, he drank the wine clean and praised, "Good wine, good wine!" Thinking that there was enough time to go to the Yue Ma Gang seat boat to grab two more pots, he flipped down from the rock and prepared to touch the boat. But just after landing, he suddenly stopped, let out an "Eh", and looked to the side.

The bright moon revealed its jade posture from the clouds and mist. Borrowing this bright light, there were faintly emerald fluorescent lights floating in the wild, appearing and disappearing, drifting away along the path, but in an instant, there was no trace.

Yan Ling stopped for a moment, not knowing why his smile was restrained. He looked and scouted again, then moved his figure and carefully swept in the direction where the emerald light appeared. He hadn't gone far when he saw the emerald shadow floating away again. Yan Ling was now completely sure that this was a very secret tracking technique, and he felt bad in his heart.

Just at this moment, a light shadow shaped like a Bagua suddenly appeared in the mist, expanding rapidly from where he was. Yan Ling shouted "Bad", his mind moved, and the sound of wind breaking rose around him. A charming, charming laugh came from the night sky. Countless figures appeared in all directions, cutting off all his retreat paths. The leader smiled and said, "Little slippery head, want to go and report? It won't be so easy to let you go this time!"

Yellow shirts fluttered, silver halberds were cold, a group of Jun Mansion experts appeared on the riverbank at the same time, and another group of Zizai Tang elites blocked the rear, instantly surrounding Yan Ling like a fish in a net.

Yan Ling quickly assessed the situation, knowing that this was a big trouble, but still didn't change his cheeky face, "Oh, Beauty Countess, if you want to find me, just say a word. Why go to such trouble to play tricks?"

Yi Qingqing stared at him with a half-smile. The emerald net rotated and fluctuated with her slender jade fingers, light and shadow fluttering, never leaving Yan Ling's body, "You little guy are smart, thinking that by acting with that demoness, you can deceive the Lord? If it weren't for the whereabouts of the Madam, how could the Lord allow you to walk out of the Jun Mansion alive? But you do have some real skills, even my Wuhua tribe's tracking secret technique almost lost you."

Zhan Xing said coldly on the side, "Why talk nonsense with this kid? If he doesn't lead the way obediently, don't be polite to him!"

Yan Ling realized that he had been countered by Huang Fei this time. Bai Shu'er must have been played tricks on, and it was too late to get rid of it. He sighed and said, "Alas! The Countess and her husband are truly powerful. The kid admits defeat. It's easy to ask me to lead the way, but I don't know... can you keep up!"

Before the voice faded, he had already leaped into the air. Yi Qingqing shouted and flew to intercept. Yan Ling spun rapidly, his feet pointed continuously, forcing her to be unable to launch an attack. Then his hand flashed with brilliant light, and a piece of hidden weapons shot out like rain. His figure suddenly disappeared under the light rain, "If the Countess is reluctant to part with me, then continue to chase!"

After Yan Ling left, Bai Shu'er faced Ye Xuanshang's deep and silent gaze, lowered her head slightly, and after a while, waved her soft sleeves in the wind, and knelt down, "Shu'er acted on her own, please punish me, Young Master, just don't ignore Shu'er."

Ye Xuanshang watched her for a long time, "The matter of Shangyang Palace was indeed done by you. Do you know what consequences this will bring?"

Bai Shu'er raised her head slightly, her enchanting and beautiful eyes full of affection, but a calm light flashed, "Shu'er is a Mu person, naturally everything is for the Mu State. The Di Du and Chu State turned against each other. Not only does Huang Fei have no time to target us, but even the East Emperor must win over the Young Master. As long as Chu State falls apart, the Young Master can return to the country smoothly and obtain the throne. The pattern of the Nine Domains will be re-divided. Shu'er has secretly made an agreement with the Xuan King, using Shao Yuan Jun's defeat to exchange for the old territory of the Houfeng State. At that time, my Mu State will sit on three thousand miles of mountain and sea cities, which is pivotal, and no one dares to underestimate it. Whether to take Xuan and Chu or compete for the Di Du, it depends on the Young Master's choice."

After these words, even with Ye Xuanshang's courage, he couldn't help but be moved. He didn't expect her to plan step by step, interlocking, actually pushing the Mu State to compete for the world. He couldn't help but re-examine this delicate beauty. In fact, he had long known that Bai Shu'er's true identity was the direct daughter of the Left Monarch of Mu State. After strict selection and secret training in the past, she shouldered the heavy responsibility of marrying into the Houfeng State. It was originally a pre-arranged arrangement for Mu State to expand its territory to the east. Now that she changed her methods, calculated all parties, and made Mu State benefit from it, it was reasonable and reasonable.

The surprise in his heart disappeared instantly. Ye Xuanshang raised his hand to drink wine, and a look of laziness suddenly appeared on his face, "You do this, it is to bet all your chips on me. Have you never thought about what if I can't become the Mu King?"

Bai Shu'er was slightly startled, then showed a trace of annoyance in her eyes, "Young Master, stop joking with Shu'er! You have been in Chu for six years, and have used the Xichen Palace Secret Guards to pass military intelligence many times, balancing the situation, making Mu State have room to maneuver between the two major forces of Xuan and Chu, and then looking for the secret treasure Purple Crystal Stone, stealing it out of the Chu Palace. Crown Prince Yu is not a great talent. Young Master returning to the country is occupying all the time, place, and people. Becoming the Mu King is just a matter of time."

A flash of light flashed in Ye Xuanshang's eyes, and he laughed, "The intelligence of the Zizai Tang is really impressive."

Bai Shu'er said softly, "Now the Zizai Tang is willing to work for the Young Master, and Shu'er, this Hall Master, is just a little maid in front of the Young Master. In the future, Young Master, don't call Shu'er any Hall Master. The tone of the Young Master just now really scared people."

Ye Xuanshang's eyes were deep, and he didn't speak. Bai Shu'er only felt uneasy in her heart. After waiting for a while, she couldn't help but say charmingly, "Is the Young Master still angry with people for acting first and reporting later? From beginning to end, Shu'er is thinking for the Young Master. Just like that Nine Princess, now that her engagement with Huang Fei is void, doesn't the Young Master have a chance? As long as you get her, why worry about the Royal family not..." Before she finished speaking, several rays of light suddenly exploded in mid-air, as fast as a startled swan, as powerful as lightning, shooting toward her.

The brilliant light carried the life-taking True Qi. Bai Shu'er was shocked and used her lightness skills to the extreme, dodging low at the critical moment.

The brilliant light touched the ground in front of her, and with a bang, it instantly swept the entire grass and stone flat. Bai Shu'er dodged in embarrassment, looking forward with lingering fear.

But seeing the riverbank shrouded in thin mist, a piece of black clothes floated under the moonlight, like a fairy and a demon, strands of silk brilliance floating in the void, crystal clear, reflecting the woman's cold and wanton face, "I thought it was Huang Fei's design, but I didn't expect it to be you, this demon, pretending to be me and making waves. If I don't take your life this time, isn't it a joke!"

While speaking, her figure flashed, and Zi Rao had already approached, waving her sleeves against the wind, her plain hands like electricity, hitting Bai Shu'er's face with a palm.

Bai Shu'er's eyes flashed with anger, her long sleeves raised, and she met the palm.

The two palms met under the sleeves, and the True Qi exploded, stirring the night mist to roll. The two spun their bodies, and the second move was issued at the same time.

Ye Xuanshang's brows locked, sighed, and suddenly shot to block in between, a vast True Qi dissolving the palm power of the two into nothingness.

"Stop!"

Bai Shu'er's figure lagged slightly, and she drifted backward. Zi Rao's black sleeves fluttered, and she attacked several times in a row, but was blocked by Ye Xuanshang. She suddenly retreated a step and said angrily, "Ye Xuanshang, this matter has nothing to do with you, get out of the way!"

Ye Xuanshang said, "No matter what, things always started because of me. Zi Rao, if you are really angry, then come at me."

A clear light flashed in Zi Rao's eyes, and her elegant eyes narrowed, "You say that, so you are protecting her?"

Ye Xuanshang knew Zi Rao's personality and knew that once the two fought, they would probably be dead or injured. He sighed and said, "Since Shu'er is my person, I should be responsible for what she does, right or wrong."

"Your person?" Zi Rao nodded, "Good, then there's no need for nonsense. If you block me one more step, I will treat it as if I never made this friend!" The palm of her hand was brilliant with flame light, and the ink butterflies in her sleeves intertwined with silk brilliance, hitting him without mercy.

Although her attack was fast, with Ye Xuanshang's martial arts, it would not be difficult to avoid it. But who knew that Ye Xuanshang saw the palm force reaching his chest and didn't dodge or block. Zi Rao was shocked in her heart and wanted to stop, but it was too late. The butterfly light burst between the black clothes, and a palm hit his chest.

Ye Xuanshang's old injuries had not healed, and he was shaken back several steps by her palm force, pulling at his injuries, and a mouthful of blood sprayed on his lapels. Bai Shu'er screamed in shock and flew to pounce, only to find that he didn't even use his protective True Qi, and couldn't help but be shocked, "Third Young Master, why don't you fight back!"

Ye Xuanshang forcibly suppressed the bloody smell rushing in his throat, waved his hand to signal Bai Shu'er to retreat, his pitch-black eyes like the night sinking to the bottom, but there was a clear light of stars and new moons in it. He didn't say a word, just shook his head and smiled.

A faint smile, passing the woman's eyes that were sharp and brilliant because of anger.

Zi Rao's face was as cold as frost, the light under her palm was brilliant, and her cloud sleeves were like dancing, "You don't fight back, so you think I really won't kill you!"

The rays of light became more and more prosperous. Just at this moment, a figure suddenly galloped like a meteor from the front. Yan Ling, who didn't know where he had gone just now, arrived in front of him. He didn't care what happened here and said urgently, "Run! The Jun Mansion's people are chasing!"

Everyone was shocked. Before they could ask, emerald light appeared all around, and the pursuers had descended from the sky!

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 113 =====