Chapter 90: Stealing Heaven and Changing Day

Ye Xuanshang held Bai Shu'er and jumped off the wall. The rain eased slightly, and Shangying City was shrouded in the dusk of evening, which was not conducive to searching for enemies and tracking. Moreover, the Heavenly Sect people could not act with great fanfare, so they naturally could not find this place for a while.

Bai Shu'er was injured by the Thousand Clouds Spear. Although it was not fatal, the biting innate True Qi of Ye Xuanjian invaded her meridians, which was not a pleasant feeling. Coupled with the previous fierce battle, she had just left Ye Xuanshang's arm when her body softened, and she almost knelt on the ground.

Ye Xuanshang reached out and held her back in his arms, lowered his head to check the situation, then returned the Guili Sword to his back, used a little force to carry her horizontally, and swept toward the alley opposite.

Bai Shu'er closed her eyes, feeling him fast and slow, leaping high and low. In a short while, he bypassed the place where the Ranxiang Lake flower forest was everywhere and completely shook off the Heavenly Sect people.

A burning warmth had been coming from her back, as if endless True Qi was being sent in continuously to help her recover her spirit as soon as possible. From the fact that he could easily separate True Qi to heal her wounds even while galloping like this, Bai Shu'er knew that he was not fighting with all his might when dealing with the Thousand Clouds Spear earlier. The reason he used that method to break out of the battle circle was to preserve his strength so that he could continue to maneuver. But facing an expert like Ye Xuanjian, as long as there was a trace of flaw in spirit or momentum, it could cause an irreparable defeat. This move was truly risky.

The handsome and cold outline in front of her seemed to be carved from rock against the rain light, hiding wild and unbridled power in the calm, making it impossible for people to grasp, let alone grasp his thoughts. Bai Shu'er opened her eyes. Leaning in the arms of a man she had once wanted to kill, a strange feeling suddenly arose in her heart.

A magnificent mansion blocked the way ahead, with bright lights. Ye Xuanshang stopped, as if considering the direction. A soft voice came from his arms: "This is the Helian Marquis Mansion ahead. They dare not pursue easily."

Ye Xuanshang lowered his head and smiled, flashed into the darkness beside him, and disappeared into the high wall after a few leaps. After landing, Bai Shu'er pointed out softly, allowing him to successfully avoid the guards, which showed that she was quite familiar with this Marquis Mansion.

The two finally sneaked into a remote small building. There were no lights in the building, and it was obviously empty. Ye Xuanshang put down Bai Shu'er, checked inside and outside for a week, confirmed that there was nothing unusual, and returned to the room on the second floor, only to see the Freedom Hall Master leaning weakly on the agarwood couch, staring at him intently.

Ye Xuanshang sat down beside her carelessly, then lay halfway and stretched his limbs, not caring at all about the two sharing a couch. With silk half-covered and hair waterfall fragrant, Bai Shu'er smiled softly and leaned over: "There are really many people who want to kill you."

"Hmm." Ye Xuanshang responded casually and didn't say anything.

"Who is that person? His spear technique is so remarkable."

Ye Xuanshang suddenly opened his eyes, and his deep, star-like gaze shot over. Bai Shu'er was startled by his look, lowered her gaze, and said softly: "I won't ask then." Although she had never seen Ye Xuanjian, as the leader of the Freedom Hall who once had a close relationship with Crown Prince Yu, she naturally wouldn't know nothing about this Mu State Second Prince. From that superb Thousand Clouds Spear technique, she could infer it, so she didn't care much about Ye Xuanshang's answer. For a moment, she lowered her eyes and didn't speak, not knowing what she was thinking.

Ye Xuanshang raised his lip edge, got up and approached her, and said casually: "If you knew who that person was and almost lost your life, would you still dare to show up?"

Bai Shu'er glanced gloomily at this man who was suddenly cold and suddenly smiling. "If I had known he was such a difficult character, I would have gone as far away as possible. Don't you know the ability of Third Young Master? Who can do anything to you?"

Whether it was true or false, the words were not false.

Ye Xuanshang just smiled and didn't speak. Bai Shu'er turned her charming eyes and suddenly said: "You seem to have known early on that it was him."

Regarding her mentioning this matter again, Ye Xuanshang did not react coldly as before, but said leisurely: "Since you could track me even when I went to Wangliang Valley that day, what's strange about me knowing some of Tai Zi Yu's arrangements?"

Bai Shu'er looked at him without blinking for a long time, her eyes charming, and suddenly whispered and laughed: "It seems I didn't choose the wrong person this time."

Ye Xuanshang raised his eyebrows slightly, and Bai Shu'er continued: "Why don't you tell me who in the Mu State is secretly helping you, Third Young Master? My subordinates in the Mu State can cooperate a little, and we can make Tai Zi Yu look good right now."

Ye Xuanshang's star eyes swept across the bottom of her eyes, smiling but not smiling: "Then why don't we play a little game? You guess for yourself. If you guess right, there will be a reward."

The handsome face joking under the lamp was dazzling. Bai Shu'er replied charmingly: "What good reward does Young Master have?"

Ye Xuanshang smiled: "That depends on how many times you guess right. If you don't guess right, maybe there will be a punishment."

Bai Shu'er turned her head softly, her beautiful eyes shining with brilliance. It was obvious that her mind was turning, thinking about this question that was crucial to the future. After a while, she raised her eyelashes and looked at Ye Xuanshang burning. Just as she was about to say something, Ye Xuanshang suddenly turned his head, reached out and covered her lips, and the next moment he had taken her into the third-floor pavilion through the side window.

Bai Shu'er also heard someone walking into the courtyard, but judging by the footsteps, it should be an ordinary maid who didn't know martial arts.

Two lamps entered the room, and several green-clothed maids came in to tidy up the room slightly. The four pairs of jade-inlaid bronze lamps below were lit, illuminating the room brightly. The two women who looked to have higher status in the lead ordered: "Be quick with your hands and feet. The Marquis will be here soon, don't delay the time."

Several maids answered in unison and soon cleaned up this small building, which was not often entered, even replacing the brocade cushions and silk curtains in front of the mats. Except for the pavilion where sundries were stored, the room suddenly took on a new look.

The last two women checked it out before leading the people out.

The pavilion was small, and Bai Shu'er leaned close to Ye Xuanshang, strange: "Helian Yiren rarely comes to this courtyard. Why did he suddenly come here tonight? Could it be that some important person has come?"

Ye Xuanshang naturally didn't know the reason either. Bai Shu'er said: "If we don't leave now, it will be troublesome when people arrive in a while."

Ye Xuanshang was noncommittal, but instead hugged her into the darkness that could never be illuminated by the lights.

In the huge Marquis Mansion, Helian Yiren acted contrary to his usual behavior and came to this secret place. It was obvious that the matter to be discussed was extremely important. Bai Shu'er realized his intention, leaned close and smiled softly: "You are really bold."

In the narrow space, the charming fragrance on her body appeared and disappeared, stirring the soul. Ye Xuanshang lowered his head and sniffed: "Night-blooming fragrance."

He didn't say another word. Bai Shu'er had traveled through the rivers and lakes and seen all the ways of the world, knowing the minds of men like the back of her hand. Knowing that he didn't like this fragrance, she turned her soft sleeves and brushed past the tip of his nose: "You were wrong this time."

The charming body with concave and convex curves under her hands was full of seductive vitality, but the charming face in front of her looked pitifully weak because she had not recovered from blood loss. In the darkness, the charm was entangled, and she was pitiful. Ye Xuanshang was surprised that she could completely change the fragrance of her whole body in the blink of an eye. The Great Freedom Four Seasons Method to hide traces and change appearance was indeed wonderful. He turned his head and smiled: "What is this again?"

"This is called the Other Shore. Touch but don't see, seek but don't get." Bai Shu'er's eyes were full of waves, and the fragrance was like the smoke and clouds of the living color and fragrance on the bank of the distant Tianhe, as if it were near and far, wanting to refuse and welcome.

Ye Xuanshang's pitch-black eyes floated and sank in this Other Shore fragrance, as if intoxicated. The woman in front of him was hard to distinguish between fairy, demon, and fox charm, only seeing the soul-hooking color and the blurred and ghostly feelings. Bai Shu'er's charming eyes flowed: "Do you like this Other Shore fragrance..."

Before she could finish, Ye Xuanshang suddenly tightened his arms and lowered his head to seal her fragrant and soft cherry lips.

Bai Shu'er was caught off guard and held tightly in his arms. The warm and cold breath of the man and the domineering taste invaded and spread from the lips, stirring the heart lake and making her unable to say a word. Her brain suddenly heated up, and then she returned to clarity. Faint footsteps came from below, and someone had entered the room.

The one who could make her notice only at such a close distance was naturally the Chu State expert who was as famous as the Shao Yuan Jun Huang Fei—Helian Yiren.

Ye Xuanshang tasted her fragrant lips inch by inch, taking all the advantages, before letting her go leisurely, but still held her in his arms with one hand.

Helian Yiren was sitting below their line of sight. Bai Shu'er didn't dare to make a sound, and gave him a look of anger and shyness. A cunning smile flashed faintly on Ye Xuanshang's face, which was quite proud, only making people love and hate.

At this time, two other people entered the room. One had light steps and fast pace, exactly the "Urgent Thunder and Startling Electricity" Helian Wenren. The other had heavy footsteps, and it was obvious that his martial arts were not high. But Ye Xuanshang and Bai Shu'er saw his face clearly through the gap, and both were surprised.

Helian Yiren saw the two of them come in, and didn't even exchange pleasantries, asking in a deep voice: "How is the matter?"

Helian Wenren looked at the person behind him who was shrinking and didn't even dare to raise his head, and pondered: "The appearance has been slightly modified, and there are no flaws. It's just that this expression and temperament are compared with the Second Young Master..."

Helian Yiren had already sunk his face. Without him saying it, the person in front of him had a wretched appearance, which made people frown at first sight. How could he compare with the noble Chu State Young Master? He couldn't help but be angry: "Useless thing!"

"Small... villain..." The man was immediately scared to kneel on the ground, stuttering, and couldn't even speak a complete sentence. Helian Wenren also felt speechless. Before this, he had tried to train this person, but no matter how similar the appearance was, the innate temperament and demeanor were difficult to imitate, at least requiring a very long period of cultivation and training to see results. At the moment, time was already very tight.

Helian Yiren glared at the man fiercely, turned his head and said: "Are there any other substitutes?"

Helian Wenren said: "Only this person's appearance is the most similar. Others have been disguised, and there are always some improprieties more or less. If the time is long, flaws will inevitably arise. If you want to be truly seamless, only..."

He paused, and before he finished speaking, Helian Yiren already understood the meaning and pondered while twisting his beard. In the pavilion, Ye Xuanshang also looked at Bai Shu'er. Bai Shu'er whispered in his ear: "It's really useless. A mere trifle is worth such a dilemma. Do you believe that if I learn the appearance of Han Hui, I guarantee that even the old King of Chu will not recognize his own son? But I don't know what they want to do with a fake Second Young Master?"

Ye Xuanshang also had this question in his heart, hugged the Freedom Hall Master, whose disguise technique could be fake, and continued to eavesdrop.

Helian Yiren asked: "Is everything arranged properly in the palace?"

Helian Wenren said: "Although many insiders have been removed by the Jun mansion, several key locations have not been exposed. As long as Huang Fei can be transferred, once the palace coup starts, the Great King will have no life."

The two in the pavilion were both surprised. They didn't expect that the Helian Marquis Mansion was actually planning a palace coup and assassinating the King of Chu. It could be seen that Helian Yiren had been forced to the end by Huang Fei, and wanted to fight with all his might to turn the tide.

"There will soon be an excellent opportunity." A ruthless look flashed in Helian Yiren's eyes. "If Huang Fei sends someone to protect the Great King, it would be even better. If the Great King is assassinated, the responsibility will be borne by the Shao Yuan Jun mansion. At that time, we will support the Second Young Master to ascend the throne, and then punish him for treason. Killing two birds with one stone!"

"Sigh... The real Second Young Master has been missing for a long time, and his life or death is unknown. The key is still on this person." Helian Wenren looked at the person trembling on the ground, couldn't help frowning and sighing, "This matter is still a bit tricky!"

At this time, Ye Xuanshang quietly tightened Bai Shu'er and whispered a few words. Bai Shu'er's eyes flashed with surprise, and she swept down again.

Ye Xuanshang smiled, his palm holding her waist moved up a few inches, and an innate True Qi was injected from her heart's Jiang Palace silently, surging slowly like a spring. Bai Shu'er's heart was slightly shaken, and she looked at him in disbelief. She never thought that he would actually unlock the restriction sealed in her Jiang Palace.

That abundant and warm True Qi not only lifted the restraint on her heart method but also traveled along the meridians, helping her fully recover her cultivation, without any obstacles. The pure Yin True Qi of the Great Freedom Four Seasons Method and the Heavenly Sect's extremely rigid and Yang heart method alternated and circulated, like wind filling the world and the sea containing all rivers. An unprecedented feeling flowed through her whole body, making her glimpse a realm that martial arts practitioners strive for. Not only was her internal strength fully restored, but it was also on a higher level.

Bai Shu'er looked up at the handsome man, and incomparable complex emotions shot out of her eyes.

"Handle it carefully." Ye Xuanshang transmitted his voice secretly and exhorted in a low voice. Bai Shu'er's eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyes were charming, and she closed her eyes and sat quietly with a smile.

In an instant, the beautiful face changed.

Helian Yiren and the other were discussing the details of future actions, when suddenly their eyes turned to the window.

A figure broke through the window, clothes stained with blood, stumbled under his feet, held the table, and cried sadly: "Marquis, save me!"

At the sight of that person, Helian Yiren actually stood up from his seat abruptly: "Second Young Master!"

The person who came was only about twenty years old, with delicate features and a handsome appearance. If he grew a beard, he would be exactly like the current King of Chu. At this time, although his face was full of panic, his behavior was still gentle and appropriate, showing good family education and cultivation. He bowed hurriedly: "The Heavenly Sect people of the Mu State are chasing after me! Please, Marquis, find a way to save me!" As he said this, he bowed down.

Helian Yiren was overjoyed, and hurriedly took a few steps forward to help him up: "Young Master, don't do this. How can this old minister deserve such a great gift?" As they spoke, their arms touched, and Helian Yiren's face suddenly changed, staring at the person.

The person raised his head under the lamp, looked at him at close range, and a smile flowed from the corners of his eyes.

Helian Yiren suddenly reached out and grabbed his chest, his technique was extremely fierce, and he was worthy of being a top-grade expert in the top three of the Chu State.

The person laughed out loud, his body drifted, and he didn't know how he escaped from Helian Yiren's hand. Helian Yiren snorted coldly, his right hand conjured thousands of claw shadows, grabbing at the opponent falsely and truly.

"Yo! Marquis is really angry. If I had known, I wouldn't have deliberately revealed flaws!"

The person's voice changed suddenly. Under the swirling white clothes, a bell-like laughter came out. A pair of jade hands swept forward rapidly, sealing Helian Yiren's offensive with soft and slender True Qi. Her steps swirled like a dance, her hair and sleeves like water. In the wonderful dance, a charming beauty appeared.

The scene was extremely strange. The person lying on the ground was stunned, forgetting to close his mouth. Nearby, Helian Wenren showed joy.

"Marquis!" The beauty bowed sideways, and Helian Yiren's sharp claw wind stopped abruptly on her shoulder.

The fierce wind hit her body, and her hair stuck to her face and flew up. The beauty's smiling eyes flowed, and she was calm. What a Freedom Hall Master with high art and bold courage!

Helian Yiren's five fingers hung falsely beside her neck, the energy contained but not released, scrutinizing the beautiful and charming woman in front of him, with a beautiful skin and an unpredictable demon.

The lamp shadows flickered, and lightning and fire collided between the four eyes.

"Hahahaha!" Helian Yiren suddenly looked up and laughed, his palm reached out to her shoulder, and pulled her up: "I wondered who it was? So it's Hall Master Bai."

Bai Shu'er looked charming: "Except for me, who else does the Marquis think can describe people's voices and colors, and be superb?" She stepped forward, glanced at the fake who had failed in both form and spirit: "Does the Marquis need my help? With this kind of goods, wouldn't it delay the big event?"

The person crawled at her feet, compared with this beauty who was shining with beauty, he was as humble as dust that could not be looked at.

Helian Yiren's eyes flashed, Bai Shu'er approached enchantingly, and killing intent burst out from her sweet and sticky voice: "If the Marquis wants to deal with Huang Fei, how can you lack my share?"

The charming fragrance blew over, like a snake demon tempered with resentment, wanting to devour the heart, liver, and lungs of the man who provoked her before she could vent her hatred. Helian Yiren gradually revealed a knowing smile, hugged her soul-hooking waist lustfully, and suddenly waved his palm back and hit down. The person who had previously pretended to be the Second Young Master didn't even make a sound, blood came out of his mouth and nose, and he died on the spot.

Bai Shu'er seemed not to have seen this scene, covering her lips with charm, her charming state fully revealed, and moving laughter came out faintly.

A faint light flashed in the pavilion, a black-clothed figure sneaked away quietly, leaped over the heavy pavilions of the Marquis Mansion, and disappeared into the deep and boundless night.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 91 =====