Chapter 134: Snowy Night at Great Ming Ruins

The candle flame lit up, flickering dimly.

Feng Feiyan slowly undressed, the black robe of the Commandant's Office fell, and the inner lining was also taken off, revealing a smooth back...

Her brows were furrowed, and she was somewhat absent-minded.

Her mission during this period was to collect information on those tomb robbers of the ancient Zhou Dynasty, after all, the other party used explosives, and the quantity was not small.

Catching people is not important; the key is to figure out the source of the explosives.

The secret letter from the Commandant's Office summoned her urgently. She originally thought it was to ask about this matter, but she didn't expect it to be an internal struggle.

The Chang'an Commandant's Office garrison, like other garrisons of the Great Xuan, has three thousand-household officers, each with ten hundred-household officers under their command.

But the status of the three thousand-household officers is high and low.

One of them holds the seal as the primary, and the remaining two are deputies.

She originally belonged to the deputy thousand-household officer Yu Chen. Since entering Chang'an, it was also his planning that allowed her to walk to where she is today step by step.

As for the enemy who persecuted her family, they have naturally been beheaded.

Originally, everything was calm, and she thought it would continue like this until shocking news came that Yu Chen had colluded with the Maitreya Sect and leaked information on new-style firearms.

Hundred-household officer Chang Xuan was deep and unrevealing, rushed back overnight, used the connections he had secretly managed for many years, and directly took Yu Chen down, replacing him.

She was not Yu Chen's confidant, so she escaped a disaster.

Originally, she thought the matter had passed, but she didn't expect that it had just begun.

Because Chang Xuan cracked the firearm theft case, he was appreciated and didn't know which adult above he had hooked up with. He was temporarily in the limelight and had already threatened the position of the primary thousand-household officer Guo Yuhuai.

Today, they were called to gather openly as secret lines to inquire about Chang'an intelligence, but in reality, it was a power grab, and both sides had almost fallen out.

It is said that the martial world is sinister, but the danger of officialdom is no less.

How to walk the road still needs careful consideration...

Suddenly, Feng Feiyan noticed something wrong.

It seemed that a gaze was watching her!

She turned around abruptly, two flying daggers already buckled in her hands.

However, there was nothing unusual in the room.

Feng Feiyan listened carefully for a long time, then breathed a sigh of relief, with a bitter smile on her face, muttering: "Truly, a guilty conscience creates ghosts..."

As she spoke, she hid all the clothes of the Commandant's Office in the secret compartment under the bed, changed into light gauze underwear, and fell into a deep sleep.

On the beam, the Taiwei Chuling paper person had turned into ashes...

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In the room, Li Yan withdrew his sorcery.

"The boss lady has a pretty good figure..."

He laughed dumbly and had a little less defense against her.

In fact, he was most afraid that the other party was a person from the Maitreya Sect or some evil organization, casually arranging some kind of trap, and everyone would fall into a crisis.

Knowing her background, everything is easy to talk about.

What to do and what not to do, he has a count in his heart from now on.

Thinking of this, Li Yan packed up the things on the table and lay directly on the bed, falling into a deep sleep.

The next day, he started drawing armor horses again.

The "North Emperor Divine Travel Art," why it is called Divine Travel Art and not Armor Horse Art, is because the armor horse is just its auxiliary.

The truly subtle points of this method are two.

One is that the armor horse is extraordinary.

Like the armor horse used by Red Yecha, it can only purely borrow the power of the armor horse, while the North Emperor armor horse can borrow its own power at the same time.

For example, his Dark Jin explosion can jump seven or eight meters, plus the armor horse, realizing the legendary grass-on-flying, flying over eaves and walking on walls, is not difficult.

The second is the method of crossing danger.

In the Divine Travel Art, there are also many principles of Qimen Dunjia recorded, such as encountering some naturally formed dangerous dead lands, how to deal with them, in order to pass faster.

And this is the foundation of the escape art.

Learning Qimen Dunjia is not a matter of a moment, and one must read many books. If the aptitude is insufficient, one cannot even enter the door.

But practical magic tools like armor horses naturally have to be learned first.

Li Yan went out, practiced fist and foot techniques in the courtyard for an hour, ate something casually, and stayed in the room, learning to draw armor horses.

This thing is a bit more difficult.

It took two days to successfully make one pair.

Seeing that the Dharma fight was approaching, Li Yan didn't continue, but made hundreds of Taiwei Chuling paper people, and specially got a leather bag to hold them, hanging it around his waist.

One pair of armor horses is enough to use during the Dharma fight...

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Night fell, and a blizzard suddenly arrived.

"Everyone, the time has come."

Feng Feiyan also changed into clothes today, a green military uniform, with a pair of mandarin duck knives at her waist, and a white fox fur cloak, looking neat and exquisite in the wind and snow.

Red Yecha was still the same, bamboo armor and double swords, only there were more leather bags hanging at her waist, obviously she was also preparing for the Dharma fight these days.

As for Li Yan's trio, they were naturally packed long ago.

Fenglai Inn was still open for business, and the group left through the side door. There were already several carriages waiting there, hanging red triangular flags, embroidered with the word "Sheng."

Li Yan knew the origin of these people at a glance.

There are two major carriage guilds in Changancheng, "Taixing" and "ChangSheng." Both sides divide their territories, Taixing Carriage Guild controls the northern route, while ChangSheng goes south.

Both sides are opponents and also cooperate to exclude outsiders.

Fenglai Inn belongs to the martial world character store, and has relationships with carriage guilds, foot guilds, agency guilds, and even the Cao Gang.

Opening his mouth this time, naturally many people helped.

The young man driving the carriage was a young man, wearing a sheepskin jacket, a dog-skin hat, and a whip handle tucked at his waist.

"Boss Feng, heroes."

He smiled slightly, bowed, and said: "The president said, he has other important matters and can't come, but he wants the Fire Bear Gang to know that our Five Elements people are not something they can provoke."

"The road to Great Ming Palace will be smooth tonight!"

"Thank you!"

Feng Feiyan didn't talk nonsense, bowed, and then she and Li Yan and the others entered several carriages separately.

"Pull the wheels, don't stop in the wind and rain!"

*Slap! *

The young man driving the carriage shouted loudly, took off the horse whip and swung it suddenly, the sound of the whip resounding through the street, and several carriages rushed into the wind and snow.

Just as he said, the road to Great Ming Palace was smooth.

The carriage flew forward wrapped in wind and snow, without any obstacles along the way. Night watchmen and patrolling soldiers could not be seen at all.

This is the ability of the carriage guild.

Don't underestimate this road to the Dharma fighting place.

Some people in the martial world are not particular. They talk about negotiations and duels openly, but actually set up ambushes on the road to harm people.

The carriage guild seemed to have only sent a few carriages, but in fact, many shop assistants had already explored the road, and even bribed the night watchmen and patrolling soldiers to avoid the roads they passed.

If someone intercepted, they would take ruthless action and behead them.

No one knows the virtue of the Chang'an Fire Bear Gang better than them.

They definitely have strength, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to stand firm in this Changancheng where dragons and snakes are mixed.

The Fire Bear Gang is generous, and many good hands in the green forest and evil sorcerers have been bought and driven by them, and behind them, there is vaguely the shadow of an adult in the Commandant's Office.

But the way these guys do things is too low-class.

Sure enough, in a dark alley they were about to pass, a group of people appeared, pulling a dung cart with mules. "Remember, listen to my orders later."

"Big brother has a good plan. If they get covered in dung, let's see how they lose face later..."

Before the words fell, a group of good hands from the carriage guild rushed out, waving whip handles, beating the group of people until they howled like ghosts and wolves.

The leader who was directing covered his nose and cursed: "A bunch of rotten things, splashing dung when collecting debts, splashing dung when pitting people, do you like it so much?"

"Brothers, serve them to eat!"

"Don't let them go until they finish eating!"

While speaking, the carriage had already passed through the street.

"It's quite lively tonight..."

In the carriage, Li Yan covered his nose and shook his head slightly.

The carriage arranged by the ChangSheng Carriage Guild was not small. He, Wang Fu, and Sha Lifei sat in one, while Feng Feiyan and Red Yecha sat in another.

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When Sha Lifei heard his words, he vaguely guessed something and laughed: "Not to mention anything else, this Boss Feng has quite a big face."

Li Yan's heart stirred, and he made a few gestures.

This is martial world sign language. Sometimes it's inconvenient to speak, so they will use it to express, basically covering many secret words of the spring code.

Li Yan meant: Eagle dog, secret point, guard against.

Sha Lifei and Wang Fu suddenly realized.

The three already had a tacit understanding. From now on, in front of that Boss Feng, what to say and what not to say, they all had a count in their hearts.

The night grew deeper, and the wind and snow grew heavier.

The street was already a bit slippery, but those driving the carriage were obviously experts, moving fast, not afraid of overturning at all.

Before long, the group arrived at the Anfu Gate of the former Imperial City.

Because Taiji Palace and Great Ming Palace had been abandoned, this place had been renovated and had become one of the exits of Changancheng.

Although it was a small gate and usually sparsely populated, there were city defense soldiers, and it would be closed at night.

But now, the city gate was wide open.

The carriage whistled past, and the city defense soldiers turned a blind eye. After the team passed, they yawned and closed the gate again.

Seeing this, Li Yan shook his head slightly.

The Great Xuan Dynasty has been founded for a hundred years, and its national strength is becoming prosperous day by day, but the last large-scale war was the rebellion in the northern border.

In the inland areas, military preparations are inevitably a bit lax.

In the past, such a situation would have been punishable by death.

But looking at it now, I guess they haven't done it less.

Of course, this thought was just a flash.

After leaving the city gate, the carriage did not slow down, shuttling through the ruins of Taiji Palace in the snow, and after about the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, they arrived at the Great Ming Palace ruins.

The ruins of Great Ming Palace in the wind and snow were even more desolate.

Those magnificent palaces were left with only broken walls, and occasionally wild foxes and wolves wandered in the snow, standing on the ruins, watching this group of uninvited guests from afar.

Li Yan had been keeping his supernatural ability open and soon smelled a lot of human scent, as well as the smell of burning wood.

Sure enough, firelight was faint ahead, and the carriage stopped.

Several people jumped out of the carriage, only to see that in a ruin ahead, a raging bonfire had already been lit, and several tents had been set up.

On the periphery, there were many gang disciples holding torches and sharp blades for defense.

Inside, several people were sitting by the fire chatting. Seeing the carriage arrive, they stood up and walked over one after another.

"Hahaha..."

Before the person arrived, the hearty laughter had already sounded. "Boss Feng, you are not in a hurry at all. It seems you are sure of winning!"

The speaker was a white-bearded old man.

He was exceptionally tall, with a charred face, white beard and whiskers, a lion nose and a wide mouth, and as he walked, he seemed to have the temperament of a fierce beast.

Beside him, two more people followed.

One was a middle-aged man wearing a sheepskin jacket, with cold eyes, a meteor hammer hanging at his waist, and a bamboo basket on his back, as if something alive was jumping inside...

A young man in a green shirt, with a fair face, vaguely had the air of a scholar, but he was wearing white gloves and holding an iron fan.

"Gang Leader Tie is joking."

Feng Feiyan covered her mouth and laughed. "I am a woman, but I just can't stand the Fire Bear Gang bullying people with power. The ones who are really taking action are these few gentlemen."

"Red Yecha Miss Luo, everyone is naturally no stranger. This is Sha Lifei, this is Daoist Wang Fu, and this is..."

"Eh, the old man knows."

The white-bearded old man laughed heartily. "That old thing Zhou Pan, I have long been displeased with him, and even wanted to plot against the Chang'an Divine Fist Society. I originally wanted to give him a good look, but was snatched by Little Brother Li first."

"That old thing Zhang Yuanshang and the old man are on good terms. He mentioned you, so naturally, I have to take care of you when you come."

"That's family then."

Feng Feiyan followed and laughed. "Let me introduce you. This is President Tie of the Foot Guild, this is Mr. Lu, the consultant of the ChangSheng Carriage Guild, and this is Hall Bai Tangzhu of the Agency Guild."

"Greetings, Seniors."

Li Yan bowed respectfully. "I just arrived in Chang'an, and it's inevitable that I'm unfamiliar with the road. I have to thank you all for coming to help."

Mr. Lu, the consultant of the ChangSheng Carriage Guild, said indifferently: "We are just here to suppress the formation, so as not to let the Fire Bear Gang not follow the rules, or go back on their word afterward, bullying people with their large numbers."

"The victory or defeat of the Dharma fight depends on your own skills."

This remark was a bit impolite. Looking at his appearance, he was not very willing to come here, and even less optimistic about them.

President Tie of the Foot Guild felt displeased upon hearing this. "Consultant Lu, this is not only a matter of the Mystic Sect, but also a matter of the Chang'an Five Elements. Since President Wang agreed, don't spoil the fun."

Mr. Lu, the consultant of the ChangSheng Carriage Guild, nodded slightly, didn't agree, but didn't say anything to spoil the fun either.

Li Yan naturally didn't care.

He had just arrived, and although he had gained some reputation in Xianyang, he had no friendship with the Chang'an Mystic Sect, so it was normal not to be optimistic.

Hall Bai Tangzhu, the scholar of the Agency Guild beside him, saw this and smiled, pulling the topic away. "Everyone, Consultant Lu is also kind-hearted. The Fire Bear Gang and that Liu Wenchen have covered it up tightly, and we still don't know who they invited."

"This time, I'm afraid they are coming with ill intent..."

President Tie of the Foot Guild heard this and his face became solemn. He nodded. "The Fire Bear Gang was originally not on good terms with our Five Elements, and hearing that the Five Elements were coming to suppress the rear, they also made constant moves."

"This time, I guess they also have the intention of making things difficult for us."

*Swish! *

Just as he was speaking, a whistling arrow suddenly rose on the opposite side.

Li Yan turned his head to look, only to see that hundreds of meters away, firelight was faint in the wind and snow, which was obviously the opponent's camp.

And between the two sides, there happened to be a palace foundation, which was not small in area, and there were many broken walls with snow, looking like a maze.

Hearing the whistling arrow, President Tie of the Foot Guild sneered. "It seems that the one surnamed Xiong can't wait. Let's go meet him!"

After saying that, he led the crowd toward the palace foundation.

At the same time, there was also a fire dragon coming from the wind and snow on the opposite side.

Beside the palace foundation, there was still a large open space.

The two sides didn't walk for long before they met, stopping at a distance of tens of meters, facing each other.

Li Yan looked up, only to see that the leader on the opposite side was a tall and burly man with a thick beard, full of fat, wearing a black fur coat, with a huge jade Eight Trigrams plate around his neck.

He looked exactly like a big black bear.

Li Yan's attention was attracted by the jade Eight Trigrams plate.

This thing had Gang Sha energy flowing, forming a situation by itself, and it was actually a protective town object, and the feeling it gave him was far stronger than his own former Hundred Battles Plate.

Ordinary fierce ghosts and evil spirits probably couldn't get close at all.

This Fire Bear Gang leader looks quite wealthy...

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 135 =====