The World is Shocked 126. The Great Chu's No. 1 Expert

"Mu Qingcang!" Feng Zhiyao fell into the courtyard and looked at the man in black in front of him with frowns.

Hearing this, Ye Li raised her eyebrows with interest and smiled lightly, "The best master in Da Chu... Mu Qingcang? You are willing to send out such a top master. Your Majesty really thinks highly of me." Mu Qingcang looked cold and said lightly, "I don't understand what the princess means. Why is it that Ye Sha is paid to do the job?" Ye Li raised her eyebrows, and looked at him with a smile in her eyes. For some reason, Mu Qingcang seemed to be unable to withstand her gaze, and turned his head away in a wolfish manner. Ye Li tilted her head to look at him for a few times, and smiled lightly, "The best master in Da Chu? I think I am afraid that you have exaggerated a little bit, right?"

"Why do you say that?!" Mu Qingcang's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he turned his gaze to Ye Li again and glared at her. Princess Ding could insult his behavior and even his character, but she could never insult his dignity as the number one master in the Great Chu. He glanced at the people standing around him, sneered and said, "Just relying on these young people..." He was halfway through his words, and when he met Ye Li's mocking eyes, he swallowed the rest of his words with an ugly face. No matter how these people caught him, they caught the number one master in the Great Chu with almost no loss, this is the fact. Since ancient times, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Even if you have great abilities, if you lose, you lose.

Ye Li nodded and smiled, "It's a bit lucky that they beat you today, but you'd better believe it. Not to mention one Mu Qingcang, even if there are several more Mu Qingcangs, this princess will still catch them." Mu Qingcang sneered, obviously not believing it. Ye Li didn't get angry, and continued, "This princess said that you are the best master in Da Chu, but it's not because you lost to them. It's because... you are old." Mu Qingcang's heart was agitated, and his face gradually turned livid in the twisted state. He was less than 40 years old, which was not old for a martial artist. But he was indeed old. The oldest of the four great masters in the world, the King of Xiling Zhennan, although he lost an arm in the duel with Mo Liufang in the past, did have power over Xiling and was very famous. The next leader of the Yanwang Pavilion, Ling Tiehan, is also from the same world as him, but the Yanwang Pavilion is so famous that even the dignitaries of the four countries dare not offend it easily. The youngest, the Dingwang of Great Chu, Mo Xiuyao, was seriously injured and disabled as a teenager, but he was also famous in the world when he was a teenager and was known as the young god of war. And he... he is a few years older than Ling Tiehan. Although he is known as the number one master of Great Chu, he can only guard a night and grow old slowly. He can neither fight on the battlefield nor roam freely in the world. Even when people talk about the title of the number one master of Great Chu, they often sigh with regret: If it weren't for the misfortune of Dingwang when he was young, I'm afraid the number one master of Great Chu would have been replaced long ago...

Ye Li looked at the middle-aged man in front of her with some regret, and sighed secretly in her heart. Mu Qingcang's ability and ambition should have made him a local hero, but unfortunately he could only be controlled by others. The title of the number one master in Da Chu is not so easy to be.

"Since I'm defeated by you, you can kill me or chop me up as you please." Mu Qingcang said coldly, his eyes dim and somewhat disheartened.

Ye Li waved her hand and said calmly, "Take him away. Mr. Mu, Ye Li respects you as a master, you'd better not act rashly and do stupid things like committing suicide or running away."

Mu Qingcang snorted lightly and allowed the guards beside him to take him away.

Feng Zhiyao came back to his senses at this moment, patted the non-existent dust on his body, rubbed his forehead and walked over and said: "That person...how could that person be Mu Qingcang?!"

Ye Li smiled and said, "Why can't it be Mu Qingcang?"

Feng Zhiyao sighed, "He is Mu Qingcang, the best fighter in Da Chu, who is upright and not swayed by power. When the emperor offered him the position of general, he refused because he had no interest in officialdom and was only focused on studying martial arts. It seems that he has been studying for so many years to learn how to be a killer?" Although Ye Sha is indeed good, it is far inferior to Yan Wangge, which is also a killer organization, right? Ye Li lowered her eyes and raised her red lips slightly, "When awake, he holds the power of the world, and when drunk, he lies on the lap of a beauty. This is what all men in the world pursue. Mu Qingcang loves neither power nor beauty. Do you think this is possible?"

"He loves martial arts."

"How much better do you think his martial arts skills are than those of the other three masters?" Ye Li asked with a squint.

Feng Zhiyao touched his nose and remained silent. Mu Qingcang's martial arts skills were indeed very high, but as the title of the best martial artist in Da Chu, Feng Zhiyao was obviously disappointed, because he was not better than the other three masters, and even lacked in some aspects. The other three were all busy people with trivial matters, and in comparison, Mu Qingcang seemed a little... not as good as he was in person. "How do you plan to deal with Mu Qingcang, Princess? He is a member of the Mu family."

"What happened to the Mu family?" Ye Li asked with a smile.

Feng Zhiyao frowned and said, "Although we are not afraid of the Mu family, one more enemy will always cause some trouble. The Mu family has always been neutral. If it is because of him..."

Ye Li shook her head and said, "Feng San, doesn't Mu Qingcang's appearance here remind you of something? Do you think a person like Mu Qingcang, with his background, would really go against the Dingguo Palace for money?"

Feng Zhiyuan was startled, his expression slightly gloomy. It was not that he could not think of it, but that he did not want to think about it. Although he was not a blood relative of the Dingguo Palace, he grew up with Mo Xiuyao. He knew exactly how much the Dingguo Palace had contributed to the Great Chu, and even his own efforts were involved. So every time he saw those who had been friends with him attacking the Dingguo Palace without scruples, he felt not only disappointment and anger, but also boundless chill.

Ye Li said calmly: "The matter of eating the emperor's food and being loyal to the emperor is over."

Feng Zhiyao shook his head, shook off his displeasure, raised his eyebrows and smiled, "What are your plans, Princess?"

Ye Li smiled and said, "What can you plan? If the Mu family can afford the price, return Mu Qingcang to them, so as not to hurt the harmony between the two families. If they can't afford the price... I don't need to keep a powerful enemy alive in the world, right?"

It was almost five o'clock in the morning when the sounds of fighting outside completely disappeared. A faint trace of white was already visible in the distant sky. Ye Li led people out of the main courtyard. The strong smell of blood spread in the air. Standing in front of the round moon gate outside the main courtyard, looking around, blood flowed like a river and corpses were everywhere. Qingluan and Qingyu, who were following behind Ye Li, looked at the scene in front of them and couldn't help but rush to the side and lean over to vomit. Ye Li closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, only the cold light was flowing in his eyes.

"Greetings, Princess!" People standing in various places in the courtyard, holding swords, looked at the woman in white standing at the door and called out respectfully.

Ye Li looked sullen, nodded slightly and said, "Thank you all for your hard work tonight."

Zhang Qilan was covered in blood and said solemnly: "Protecting the Dingguo Palace is the responsibility and honor of my Mohist Army. Princess, you are too kind."

"Your Highness, the Emperor is here." The steward from the outer gate came in hurriedly, and although he was in a hurry, he remained calm.

Ye Li was a little surprised and raised her eyebrows and asked, "The Emperor is here?"

The steward nodded and said, "That's right, the Holy Chariot is already two miles away. Should we go out to greet him?"

Ye Li smiled and said, "Since the emperor came out of the palace late at night to the Dingguo Palace, how can we, as ministers, not go to greet him? Chief Steward Mo, you should take people out to greet the emperor first." Chief Steward Mo responded respectfully, waved his hand and led people out. Ye Li looked at the people in the courtyard, pursed her lips and smiled, "Everyone should go out to greet the emperor."

Outside the magnificent Dingguo Palace, the bodies that were lying on the wide street had been quickly removed, but the streets stained with blood were not so easy to clean up immediately. The dark red bloodstains looked even more eerie and cold under the light. Long Yu drove slowly under the protection of a large number of Yulin troops. The eunuchs waiting outside lifted the curtains and Mo Jingqi, wearing an imperial crown, walked out with his head lowered. When he leaned over and saw the dark red all over the ground, his face changed. He frowned at the chief steward Mo who was standing on the street to greet him, and said, "Where is the Princess Dingguo?"

Chief Steward Mo said in a deep voice: "The princess was frightened and her appearance is not in good shape. Please forgive me for the late arrival of the carriage."

Mo Jingqi was startled, then immediately smiled and said, "It's good that Princess Dingguo is safe. Prince Ding is not in the capital, and if something happens to the princess, I won't be able to explain to Prince Ding."

Watching Mo Jingqi being helped down from the dragon halberd by the eunuch, Chief Steward Mo took a step back and bowed his head and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Please come in."

Of course, it wasn't just Mo Jingqi who came along. Following Long Yi were the dignitaries of the capital. No matter what they were thinking, they all looked worried and relieved. Butler Mo saw that his old eyes, which had seen the world, didn't show any warmth. Mo Jingqi turned around and said to the ministers, "In that case, all the ministers and officials should go with me to visit the Princess of Dingguo." Zhang Qilan stepped forward and frowned, saying, "Your Majesty, the prince is not in the capital at this time. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for so many adults to enter the Dingguo Palace together?"

Mo Jingqi's eyes flickered as he stared at Zhang Qilan and asked, "General Zhang? I remember you were in charge of tens of thousands of troops near the capital, why are you here?"

Zhang Qilan did not evade the question and said sternly, "Before leaving, the prince entrusted the safety of Prince Dingguo's Mansion to me. Recently, Prince Dingguo's Mansion has been very uneasy, so I led my men back to the capital to guard Prince Dingguo's Mansion. This matter... I have submitted a memorial to the emperor, but I have not received the emperor's will. However, the safety of Prince Dingguo's Mansion is as important as Mount Tai, so I have no choice but to return to the capital to ask the emperor for punishment."

Mo Jingqi felt a mouthful of blood swell in his heart. Zhang Qilan's memorial was probably submitted together with those memorials about the assassination of Prince Dingguo's Mansion in recent days. He was too lazy to even read such a memorial and threw it aside. But now he couldn't deny the punishment of Zhang Qilan in front of everyone, because Zhang Qilan submitted a memorial to him in advance. If he disagreed, it would be a pre-emptive death for Prince Dingguo's Mansion. Even though this was his true thought in his heart, he couldn't let others know.

Mo Jingqi forced a smile and said, "General Zhang, you are too kind. General Zhang is dedicated to the country and is truly a role model for the military commanders of our Great Chu. I will reward you heavily for your meritorious service in protecting the Dingguo Palace today."

Before Zhang Qilan could express his gratitude, a clear and elegant female voice came from the door, "Your Majesty is wise. Ye Li will wait for General Zhang to thank His Majesty."