Chapter 91: Blood Luan Cries in Chu

After Ye Xuanshang swept out of the back alley of the Marquis Mansion, he lifted his energy and lightened his body, sprinting for nearly ten feet like an arrow. Suddenly, he changed his breath in mid-air, changed direction lightly, flipped over the high wall on the right, wore into the backyard of a winery, flipped out from the other side of the courtyard wall, crossed houses and houses, and finally turned back to the East City from another alley. Only after confirming that no one was following him did he turn around and jump into the ancient temple where he had an appointment with Yan Ling.

Sweeping onto the roof, it was still early, and Yan Ling must not have arrived yet. Ye Xuanshang simply stretched his muscles and bones and lay down on the high ridge of the roof.

The stars in the night sky were like rain, sprinkling down densely, as if they were within reach.

The mysterious and vast universe displayed all the unreachable beauty in front of him without reservation, making people feel infinite vitality. The long exploration and pursuit in life also became exceptionally clear at this time.

Ye Xuanshang narrowed his eyes, a smile crossed his lips, and he enjoyed this tranquility of being alone for a moment with a distant mind.

The sound of wind rang in his ears. Ye Xuanshang didn't even open his eyes, raised his hand and caught the thing thrown from mid-air. Yan Ling didn't know where he popped up from, threw a bottle of wine again, sat down beside him, and drank two mouthfuls after pulling out the cork before saying: "It's really hell. I thought the Liefeng Cavalry would take four cities in one go and would surely take advantage of the victory to drive straight into the Xuan State. Who knew Huang Fei would suddenly station troops to truce? The Chu and Xuan armies are in a standoff with Yanci as the boundary, neither advancing nor retreating. Just received news, Huang Fei led three hundred Liefeng Cavalry back to the country to face the Saint this afternoon. Ji Cang doesn't seem to be in the army either. The play just started and the gong was dumb. What are these two doing?"

Ye Xuanshang poured wine into his throat, feeling very satisfied, and grabbed a piece of beef from the paper bag and threw it into his mouth. With the national strength of the Xuan and Chu states, if this battle were fought with real swords and guns, it would be difficult to see the outcome in three or five years. What kind of people are Ji Cang and Huang Fei? They naturally wouldn't fight to the death like ordinary reckless men, letting the Di Du or even the Mu State sit back and reap the benefits. This play within a play is probably still worth watching. He smiled: "Ji Cang is not in the army, nine out of ten it has to do with Huang Fei. First the Thousand Clouds Spear, then the Blood Luan Sword, interesting. Now the Chu capital is going to be lively."

"What? You met Ye Xuanjian!" Yan Ling immediately leaned over, looked him up and down, "Actually intact, count your kid's life as big!"

Ye Xuanshang pushed away his face that was almost close to his nose without hesitation. "If Ji Cang really has any arrangements in the Chu State, you should restrain yourself. If you run into his hands, you will look good."

Yan Ling flashed to the side, sighed and made an exaggerated expression to show his distress at the tragic fact that he might run into Ji Cang again.

Ye Xuanshang laughed, lay on his back and pondered for a moment, and by the way told him about the Helian Marquis Mansion tonight, and then said: "Although Huang Fei seems to be an ally with me for now, it is actually just a sham. Once he solves the Xuan State, the Mu State will be the next target. Helian Yiren wants to turn over with the fake Second Young Master. With Bai Shu'er's help, it will be twice the result with half the effort. At worst, it will provoke a civil strife in the Chu State."

Yan Ling also lay back, didn't know where he grabbed a handful of peanuts and threw them into his mouth, and said: "We help Helian Yiren dismantle Huang Fei's platform, wouldn't it be cheaper for Ji Cang? What kind of good heart would the Xuan State have for the Mu State?"

Ye Xuanshang said: "Don't worry, even if the Chu army fails, the Xuan State won't take much advantage. No matter who wins or loses between Huang Fei and Helian Yiren, the Chu State has enough strength to protect itself. How could it be cleaned up in one battle?"

Yan Ling was obviously very wary of the King of Xuan. "That said, Ji Cang is not a character to be messed with. In case he takes advantage of the emptiness, the trouble will not be small."

Ye Xuanshang smiled meaningfully: "The Eastern Emperor is now in Shangying, how could he sit and watch Ji Cang destroy Chu?"

Yan Ling thought this made sense, and didn't miss the opportunity to tease him: "Almost forgot that the Shao Yuan Jun is about to be the Eastern Emperor's brother-in-law. The Di Du naturally protects the Chu State. Hey, I said, don't you look for her to ask the bottom line?"

Ye Xuanshang didn't answer, looked at the vast night sky for a while, a star light flashed across the sky, leaving a deep and bright trace in his eyes.

Just as he was about to close his eyes, a warning sign suddenly appeared in his heart!

A loud laugh came from the high roof: "Facing the wind and the moon, lying high and drinking happily, Third Brother has a good interest!"

Ye Xuanshang opened his eyes abruptly. On the roof opposite, a long figure stood tall on the high building with his back to the starry sky. Emerald sleeves were like water, silver spear like snow, indescribably transcendent and elegant.

The sound of breaking wind came from all directions, and thirty or forty people appeared on the roofs near and far, forming a siege on the ancient temple.

"Thousand Clouds Spear!" Yan Ling jumped up and shouted, recognizing this terrifying weapon that rampaged through the Mu State and shook the world of martial arts.

Ye Xuanshang sighed long, sat up slowly, raised the wine in his hand and smiled: "If Royal Brother doesn't dislike the poor wine, why not drink a pot together? Maybe there won't be such an opportunity in the future." As he said, he threw the wine bottle out.

He just threw it casually, the wine bottle drew an arc and fell toward the opposite side, but when it reached the front of the building, it paused out of thin air, as if supported by an invisible object, flying forward steadily and falling into the shadow of the emerald sleeves.

"Thank you for Third Brother's kindness." Ye Xuanjian raised his hand at this time, as if someone had sent the wine to his hand, and smiled while holding the pot.

This hand of taking objects from the air was not obvious, but it could not be done without pure internal strength, which made Yan Ling secretly shocked. Ye Xuanshang praised "Beautiful!", took another pot of wine and drank it, threw away the empty pot and stood up, laughed and said: "Second Brother, please!"

The starry sky behind was bright, and the lights of Shangying City were brilliant, magnificent and boundless.

Man and sword were one, and he seemed to suddenly merge into the vibrant world, making people feel mysterious and mysterious.

Ye Xuanjian's eyes suddenly brightened, and for the first time, he had real interest in this pursuit operation.

Zi Rao swept onto the octagonal drum tower standing in the center of the Chu capital, looking at the capital of the world's largest country.

The huge Shangying City was distributed east and west, with layers of palaces, heavy pavilions, thousands of doors and households, countless. The spectacular building complex with the brightest lights not far away was the real military and political center of the Chu State, which was more magnificent than the royal palace—the Shao Yuan Jun mansion.

The night wind brushed the clothes, and the lights of the city reflected dazzling and charming light and shadow in Zi Rao's eyes. As a key figure in the prosperity of Great Chu, he could attack cities and seize land as he pleased, and stop the war to deter the enemy invisibly. The Shao Yuan Jun, who had the world in his heart, would not let others control the situation and control the world of Xuan and Chu. Stationing troops in Yanci and standing in a stalemate, he was waiting for the attitude of the Di Du.

That magnificent marriage contract of wind and clouds.

Zi Rao smiled lightly, just about to sweep toward the Shao Yuan Jun mansion, when she suddenly turned her head and shouted coldly: "Who is it!"

Before the words fell, four long swords appeared simultaneously from front, back, left, and right. Zi Rao looked with cold eyes, but did not dodge, until the sword wind reached her body, she suddenly swirled with the wind.

The four purple-clothed boys who appeared with the sword light had a flower in their eyes, and their moves fell through completely.

The ice shadow in Zi Rao's hand shot out, and the black sleeves intertwined with brilliance, as if the stars and clouds were floating in the air. The four sword boys did not react, their eyes were colorful, stinging and painful, and they fell back in unison.

At the same time as the sword light disappeared, Zi Rao's long sleeves flew, and thousands of clear lights broke through the night, shooting toward the roof in front. A blade of sword wind pointed, at first a star of scarlet, suddenly turned into dazzling sword brilliance. Red light exploded in the thousand-thread shadow, like fire flowing, illuminating the night sky in an instant.

Zi Rao's heart was shocked, avoided this amazing sword energy and drifted back to the drum tower. On the top of the roof opposite, the gorgeous brocade fluttered like wind, and an evil sword light pressed toward the eyebrows.

Blood Luan Sword, King of Xuanji Cang!

"Clang!" Ye Xuanshang met the earth-shattering blow of the Thousand Clouds Spear, and his heart shouted for fun, but it was a pity that this was not a discussion of martial arts, and he couldn't joke. He shouted, suddenly accelerated, and threw himself toward the original temple roof.

Yan Ling had already received his hint and flashed to follow.

"Boom!"

The two hit the tile surface like cannonballs, and in the flying broken tiles, they forcibly shattered the temple roof and broke into the ancient temple.

Ye Xuanshang returned the sword to his back, pushed his palms up, and countless broken tiles passed through the hole above to block the spear shadow that was chasing, and at the same time accelerated to fall to the ground.

Before the Thousand Clouds Spear could catch up, Ye Xuanshang shattered the temple wall again, and flashed to the side street with Yan Ling.

Ye Xuanjian was both angry and funny, suddenly lifted his energy and leaped, his falling figure miraculously broke through the air and blocked the end of the cross alley.

Ye Xuanshang cursed Crown Prince Yu for being shameless for the first time in his life. Regardless of Yan Ling's appearance of holding back a belly of dark laughter, he decided not to face the Thousand Clouds Spear head-on, flashed into the cross street intersection, and fled in a panic.

The scene immediately turned into a chase battle.

Ye Xuanshang had been in Chu for six years and was extremely familiar with every street and alley here, plus a ghostly Yan Ling. Even though the Heavenly Sect disciples were numerous and powerful, they were helpless for a while.

Seeing that the direction was toward the Shao Yuan Jun mansion in the East City, Yan Ling leaped to Ye Xuanshang's side, "Haha, Huang Fei is extremely conceited, how could he let the Heavenly Sect act recklessly in the Chu capital? Free shield, don't use it for nothing!"

Ye Xuanshang smiled and didn't answer, suddenly accelerated and leaped, soaring into the drum tower complex where the lights were flickering in the city.

Ye Xuanjian knew that if they were allowed to enter the East City area where the mansions were located, it would be even more difficult to pursue. His figure suddenly accelerated, appearing on the top of a high building, emerald sleeves against the wind, flying into the air.

Thousand Clouds Spear emerges! The night seemed to stand still, only the almost perfect elegant posture, a spear like a miracle.

Several feet away, the Guili Sword rang out!

Ye Xuanshang's face changed slightly, and his figure sank sharply. Yan Ling landed on the eaves of the house below almost at the same time as him. Unexpectedly, just as he stepped on the edge of the tile eaves, he felt a shocking airflow rolling from the opposite side.

A black shadow fell on the drum tower, and the silk flowers scattered into the sky with fluorescent light.

Ye Xuanshang frowned, and the sword energy surged!

The whole street seemed to be washed over by a huge wave, and strange sounds were made in all directions, almost as if he were in a surging wave of ten thousand hectares. Ye Xuanshang carried Zi Rao and retreated with all his might, and it was too late to pull out his sword.

Yan Ling was stimulated by the fierce wind and turned over more than a foot, and when he looked, he was shocked.

At the critical moment, the spear shadow fell from the sky!

"Bang!" A huge sound of energy collision came from the center of the long street, and rubble flew.

The Thousand Clouds Spear revealed its true body in ten thousand points of silver light. Ye Xuanjian slightly shook the spear tip, and several layers of energy waves came out with his hand, forcing the opponent to be unable to pursue, and gracefully retreated to the roof in the flying dust.

At the end of the long street, a person was as red as fire, black hair as wind, against the gorgeous background of the night, the blood-colored long sword in his hand reflected light, intertwined between the red clothes and gold patterns, emitting a soul-taking killing intent.

The sound of wind rang all around, and several figures appeared. In addition to the two purple-clothed sword boys, there were also the two envoys Ru Guang and Huayue under the Xuan King. The Ru Guang envoy was still holding a seriously injured and unconscious sword boy in his arms. The four sword boys were still missing one, but he had already died in Zi Rao's hands.

Zi Rao retreated a few steps to stabilize her figure, and a mouthful of blood choked out. Ye Xuanshang noticed that the True Qi in her body was broken and continuous, which was very different from usual, but it was definitely not caused by fighting with others, but because her vitality had been injured early and had not recovered. Otherwise, even Ji Cang's Blood Luan Sword would not have caused her such serious injury.

Seeing the Xuan King like a demon in the middle of the street, Yan Ling cursed that he was afraid of ghosts when he met ghosts, shrugged slightly, and turned to land beside Ye Xuanshang.

Ji Cang's dark and charming eyes shrank abruptly, obviously recognizing this number one Golden Matchmaker who had provided important military intelligence for the Liefeng Cavalry and caused the Xuan State to be defeated in Shaochong Mountain, "Very good, everyone who should come has come."

Yan Ling said with a hippie smile: "I heard that the Xuan King is very interested in my head. I'll come to see what a good price it is. However, the Xuan King sneaked into the Chu capital at this time. I don't know how much gold this news is worth to the Shao Yuan Jun?" While talking, he quickly looked at the surrounding situation, and found that the Heavenly Sect people had already blocked the four sides of the long street, plus the Ye Xuanjian who seemed to be out of the game and a group of Xuan State experts, this time he really couldn't fly.

Anger flashed in Ji Cang's eyes, but in an instant he returned to terrifying calm, moving his eyes to lock onto Ye Xuanjian, "Heavenly Sect Thousand Clouds Spear."

Ye Xuanjian stood quietly under the moon, calm and relaxed, smiled and nodded: "Xuan King Ji Cang."

The Blood Luan Sword in Ji Cang's hand was faintly red, and his long eyes narrowed slowly, "Able to withstand my Blood Luan's full blow and still have the strength to counterattack, worthy of being a top-grade expert in the Mu State."

Before Ye Xuanjian could answer, he heard Zi Rao sneer with raised eyes, "Your Duose Zither has been destroyed under my Royal Brother's jade flute. What's so great about the Blood Luan Sword? It's really bragging!"

Ji Cang had always been brooding about the destruction of the Duose Zither, and the anger he had just suppressed was provoked again, his eyes suddenly turned cold, "Looking for death!" The cold light in his hand surged, "Ye Xuanshang, do you want to accompany her to die? If you abandon your sword and retreat immediately, this King can still spare your life."

Ye Xuanshang's sword tip raised slightly, and he smiled freely: "Thank you for your kindness, but Xuanshang has always cherished the fragrance and cherished the jade, I'm afraid it's difficult to stand by and watch, please ask the Xuan King to give me some advice!"

When he spoke, he raised his eyebrows and smiled, as if he didn't take his opponent in his eyes at all. Ji Cang's long eyes flashed cold light, "Third Young Master Ye is really bold, well-deserved!"

Sharpness gradually grew in Ye Xuanshang's smiling eyes.

Ji Cang's gorgeous brocade robe like red flames suddenly rose without wind, dancing and flying. His sword and his person made everyone present feel a powerful oppression, and everyone had the illusion of flames rushing to the sky and rushing toward them.

The Xuan King, who rampaged through the Northern Domain, was enough to make any expert in the world fight with all his might, let alone the strong enemies surrounding him and watching him covetously. If he wanted to escape tonight, he was afraid he would face a bloody battle. Ye Xuanshang still looked like that careless attitude. In the face of such compelling momentum, the Guili Sword pointed diagonally to a corner, as if static and moving, hidden and unpredictable, but his eyes changed, revealing a rare majesty and solemnity.

Suddenly seeing his expression, which was completely different from breaking out of the encirclement during the day and refusing to fight just now, Ye Xuanjian's heart moved slightly, and suddenly, he laughed loudly: "Third Brother is young and vigorous, and has no intention of offending the Xuan King. I wonder if I, as his brother, can take his place to learn your high skills?" His wrist turned, and under the swirling emerald sleeves, the Thousand Clouds Spear turned upside down.

The silver spear fell like lightning, just hitting the peak of the confrontation between Ji Cang and Ye Xuanshang's sword energy, just like hitting an invisible wall of energy. The spear body bent slightly and suddenly bounced upward.

Ye Xuanjian's figure flashed in mid-air, the Thousand Clouds Spear returned to his hand, silver light followed the wind, and covered Ji Cang like flowing clouds and flowing water. The starry river flew down! Ji Cang's eyes surged, and he whistled and soared into the air, and the Blood Luan Sword shot over.

"Clang!"

The night sky exploded with dazzling red and white light rain, completely covering the two.

Only those present with high eyesight like Ye Xuanshang or Zi Rao could see the time when the Thousand Clouds Spear and the Blood Luan Sword intersected and solidified in mid-air. It was like a scene where the starry sky was still and everything was brilliant.

Ye Xuanshang's eyes brightened, then returned to calm, sent Zi Rao away from his side backhandedly, and shouted to Yan Ling: "Take her away!"

A sharp whistle sounded, and the Ru Guang and Huayue envoys attacked together, a pair of curved blades, a pair of circular rings, both sealing the way. Ye Xuanshang turned around like a whirlwind, the Guili Sword's edge flashed, surging like a tide, covering the people blocking the way. Sword light in the air, the two envoys had the illusion at the same time, both feeling that Ye Xuanshang was attacking them with all his might with one person and one sword.

The moment the Huayue envoy's circular ring saw it hit Ye Xuanshang, his body suddenly trembled, and he groaned and retreated in a panic, injured by the amazing sword energy slashed from mid-air without even fighting. The Guili Sword suddenly accelerated, slashing both curved blades at the same time. The Ru Guang envoy was shocked and used all his True Qi to resist the layers of sword energy transmitted from the Guili Sword, one wave after another, even without the possibility of withdrawing like the Huayue envoy, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out.

Unlike the Xuan State subordinates, the Heavenly Sect disciples around did not attack together, but were distributed in various places to block all of Ye Xuanshang's paths of retreat.

At this time, a black shadow flashed, and Zi Rao smiled lightly beside Yan Ling: "Why don't you go and sell this news to the Shao Yuan Jun!" After saying that, her jade-like hands pierced and struck, breaking into the two purple-clothed sword boys who were attacking with swords, and at the same time flew her sleeves and swirled, hitting Yan Ling's shoulder, borrowing strength to send him out, "Go quickly!"

Yan Ling was reminded of this, and suddenly thought that if Huang Fei knew the whereabouts of the Xuan King, he would definitely send the Liefeng Cavalry to pursue and kill him with all his might, and even the Heavenly Sect people who secretly entered Chu would not be spared. With the combined strength of Ye Xuanshang and Zi Rao, even if they couldn't defeat the Blood Luan Sword and the Thousand Clouds Spear at the same time, it was not difficult to support until the reinforcements arrived. He praised "Wonderful plan!" Before the words fell, his figure pulled up, borrowed the help of Zi Rao's sleeve to jump out several feet, fell directly onto the roof, exerted his light-body technique to the extreme, and before the Heavenly Sect disciples guarding in front could react, he had already flashed past the heavy eaves, and his traces were gone.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 92 =====