Chapter 309 Who do you see below?
Shi Yuezhen no longer stayed at the clinic, and because the Hundred Families Night Parade was about to begin, it was not safe to stay at the clinic. Therefore, the location for treating Kong Yiyi was changed to Cang Shu's farmhouse.
Nian Qiuyan stayed by Kong Yiyi's side the whole time, and Zhong Lishan, because of Kong Yiyi's injury and his own reasons, also didn't leave. Su Tong heard about this and, despite still being in a cold war with Zhong Lishan, came to visit Kong Yiyi.
Just before dawn, Xing Chun placed the food box on the table, peeked into the house, and greeted Shi Yuezhen, who had just come out, with a look indicating whether she needed help.
Shi Yuezhen shook her head.
Cang Shu shook the medicine pot in his hand and asked the people in the room, "Why aren't you all saying anything?"
It's just that the five elements are out of balance, causing them to be unconscious and needing rest. It's not a big problem. Why are they all so lifeless?
Nian Qiuyan seemed relatively normal, but she was staring at Kong Yiyi with a slight frown, as if she was recalling something.
Zhong Lishan stood by the window, lost in thought, his expression somewhat cold.
Su Tong looked at this person, then at that person, and finally looked down at the Listening Wind Ruler in her hand without saying a word.
Shi Yuezhen ignored them and went to wash her hands before opening the food box. Xing Chun glanced at Tingfeng Chi and took the initiative to start a conversation: "Do you still remember the Golden Pearl Banquet?"
Su Tong peeked out from inside and asked, "I remember, what's wrong?"
Xing Chun asked her, "You didn't go this year?"
Su Tong pursed her lips and said, "How can I go to the Golden Pearl Banquet after the rules have been changed? Everyone at that banquet is either a princess or a county princess."
“Your grandfather wasn’t…” Xing Chun started to speak, but Su Tong glared at him. “When was my grandfather’s time? Now my family is poor and has nothing.”
Xing Chun raised his hands in surrender, staring at Su Tong with pleading eyes, silently indicating that he would stop talking.
Zhong Lishan, who had been standing silently by the wall, looked up at the two of them.
Shi Yuezhen spoke up at the right moment: "Yesterday, someone came here to deliver an invitation to Yiyi for the Golden Pearl Banquet."
Kong Yiyi was not from a prominent family, nor did her ancestors have any background of being ennobled or appointed as prime ministers. Her parents were both from Pingshu and made their fortune in business in the south of Taiyuan. They were only considered small wealthy merchants.
Su Tong knew that the Golden Pearl Banquet had changed its rules and would not invite someone as capable as Kong Yiyi who had no background or connections, so she frowned and asked, "Who sent the invitation?"
Shi Yuezhen replied, "Qin Yidong."
Like Cang Shu, she was stateless, so she had no reservations about the princes, princesses, and young masters and ladies of the Taiyi family.
"What is she planning to do now?" Su Tong had a bad feeling about Qin Yidong. "She was the one who wanted to change the rules of the Golden Pearl Banquet, and now she's coming back to invite Yiyi. She definitely has ulterior motives. Qin Yidong wouldn't even give a second glance to someone who's useless to him."
Xing Chun sat down at the table, lightly tapping the surface with his fingers, and said, "What I want to talk about is not whether the rules of the Golden Pearl Banquet have been changed or not. Haven't you all received the news? Something happened at the Golden Pearl Banquet that is related to the Xiaoshan family."
Shi Yuezhen said, "They haven't had time to check the wind-listening ruler yet."
“Aren’t you watching?” Xing Chun pointed to Su Tong, who had been holding the wind-listening ruler since he entered the room.
Su Tong said expressionlessly, "I won't look into anything related to him."
Xing Chun looked at Zhong Lishan, who was silent, and then at Su Tong, and sighed, "If we're talking about what happened at the Golden Pearl Banquet, the one who must be the angrier is Meimei. It's a pity she's not here; I wonder where she's off gallivanting off to."
After Xing Chun finished speaking, he sent the message he received on the Listening Wind Ruler to the Ganfan Group. Shi Yuezhen and the others each picked up the Listening Wind Ruler to take a look.
Xing Chun refers to the scandal involving the Nangong family exposed during the Golden Pearl Banquet, which involved the Zhongli family and mentioned that Zhongli Que was injured.
After reading it, Su Tong's eyes widened slightly, and she turned around to look at Zhong Lishan behind her in surprise.
Nian Qiuyan was also shocked after reading it. Qingkui's identity in the capital had been exposed?
Why is Qingkui in such a hurry to provoke the young lady of the Zhongli family?
He had just exposed Taiyi's Xuan Kui organization when he revealed his identity as a descendant of the Nangong family in Qingyang Imperial Capital. Was it a misjudgment caused by excessive anger, or was someone deliberately framing him?
Could it be that Nangong Sui also gave instructions for what happened in Qingyang?
Qingkui injured Zhonglishan's own sister this time. Thinking of this, Nian Qiuyan also looked up at Zhonglishan.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Zhong Lishan spoke in a low voice, "I know about this."
"You knew all along?" Xing Chun exclaimed in shock. "When? Then why didn't you say anything!"
“In the Broken Sword Domain.” Zhong Lishan glanced at Kong Yiyi, who was lying unconscious on the bed. “Duan Mingde told me about this, so I wanted to leave the Broken Sword Domain ahead of time. That’s why I fought with Duan Mingde, which led to Bei Shan joining in as well.”
Duan Mingde and Bei Shan were partners at the time. When Zhong Lishan attacked Duan Mingde, Bei Shan could not stand idly by for his own benefit.
Zhongli Shan originally intended to return to Qingyang first, but Kong Yiyi was injured because of this, so he couldn't leave. After leaving the Broken Sword Domain, the Hundred Families Night Parade began again. During the Night Parade, disciples from all academies were not allowed to leave Taiyi Academy, not even the outer city.
Once you leave the academy, you lose the qualification to challenge the Hundred Schools Night Parade.
Su Tong stood up angrily and said, "Since you know, why are you keeping quiet about it!"
Zhong Lishan felt that talking about what happened at home was useless and would only cause more trouble for everyone. There was no need to make them worry about him, as that was not a good thing.
He really didn't expect this to make Su Tong angry. He was stunned for a moment, then pursed his lips and remained silent, his face becoming even colder and harder.
Su Tong retorted angrily, "Zhong Lishan, are you mute?"
"Hey!" Xing Chun nudged Cang Shu, who was sitting next to him. Cang Shu turned to look at Shi Yuezhen, who calmly said, "I'm a little hungry. Let's eat first."
So the two of them had no choice but to go and see Nian Qiuyan, who was guarding the bedside.
Nian Qiuyan said gently, "You two can argue first, we can pretend we didn't hear you."
Zhong Lishan frowned even more deeply, looked back at Su Tong with a blank expression, and said, "I'm not mute."
"So you can't speak human language?" Su Tong sneered. "Does this kind of thing have to be exposed at the Golden Pearl Banquet and become known to everyone before you'll let... us know?"
Zhong Lishan: "That's not what I meant."
Su Tong pressed, "Then what do you mean?"
“I don’t want you to worry.” Zhong Lishan softened his tone, but before he could finish speaking, Su Tong exclaimed in surprise, “Do I have the right to worry about you? You never say anything, so I’ll stop worrying just because I hear it from someone else?”
Zhong Lishan's face turned ashen from her words. He stepped forward to take her outside to talk, but Su Tong refused, and the two became deadlocked.
Nian Qiuyan turned to look at Kong Yiyi, ignoring the two arguing people next to her.
Xing Chun leaned back in his chair, looked up at the roof, and listened to Zhong Lishan and Su Tong arguing. He muttered, "Maybe I should go find Meimei, or maybe I should go find Suisui. Sigh, she must be very sad to suddenly have an older sister. This person is known as the Little Medical Saint of the Medical Family in Qingyang. I wonder who is more powerful between you and her."
He looked down at Shi Yuezhen with a hint of curiosity.
Shi Yuezhen didn't care much: "Since they are from the Nangong family, they are no ordinary people. How can I compare to them?"
“Many people can’t compare to you.” Xing Chun rolled his eyes, put his hands behind his head and said in a low voice, “But she probably can’t compare to Sui Sui either.”
The Little Doctor Saint has a great reputation, but Nangong Sui is a true master of the Nine Provinces Star Sea.
There's no comparison.
Xing Chun said this because he knew of Yu Sui's talent in Yin-Yang philosophy. He didn't expect Shi Yuezhen to agree and nod, saying, "Suisui is not bad either."
Cang Shu: "Why do you two both have so much confidence in Nangong Sui?"
Nian Qiuyan, who was guarding the bedside, also pricked up her ears to listen, and was equally puzzled as to why Xing Chun and Shi Yuezhen had so much confidence in Nangong Sui.
Although he himself felt that Qingkui might not be able to beat Nangong Sui, I know much more than you do!
What do you know?
Xing Chun feigned ignorance and said, "Huh? She can go from a mediocre sorcerer to a low-level sorcerer, that's already quite impressive!"
Shi Yuezhen's words carried a hint of teasing: "Anyone who can win Meimei's favor is truly remarkable."
Cang Shu frowned: "Who likes whom?"
Shi Yuezhen glanced at him and said, "Meimei likes you too."
Cang Shu: "..."
Inside the room, there were two groups of people: one group was arguing, and the other group was discussing which of the two young ladies from the Nangong family was more capable.
After Chen Shi (7-9 AM), the few people who were busy with their discussion finally had time to glance at the Listening Wind Ruler.
"Hey, stop arguing for a moment, take a look at this first." Xing Chun called out to Zhong Lishan and Su Tong, who were still arguing and trying to communicate.
"What?" Su Tong asked irritably.
Zhong Lishan reached out and took the Wind Listening Ruler, his brows furrowing as he looked at the messages on it.
The phrase "Nangong Sui rose eight realms in one night" is terrifying.
Everyone in the room fell silent.
When Xing Chun learned that many people were challenging Yu Sui's Blazing Sun Formation, he couldn't help but roll his eyes. If they continued fighting like this, and Nangong Sui's Nine Provinces Star Sea was exposed again, wouldn't that scare them to death?
Nian Qiuyan kept all her emotions to herself, not daring to reveal a single trace. She even doubted whether Nangong Sui was really only at the eighth realm. Was she sure it wasn't the ninth or tenth realm?
Zhong Lishan then recalled the days he spent with Su Feng in Qingyang.
They rarely talk about each other's sisters.
One is a princess of a royal family who practices martial arts, while the other is the eldest daughter of a general's family who is forbidden from practicing martial arts.
It was all painful to talk about, and the two teenagers didn't want to tell anyone about their sister's shortcomings and flaws.
Zhong Lishan couldn't remember which year it was, but the boys gathered at the military training ground of Bingjia Chongtai to compete. One of them couldn't beat Su Feng and got angry. Coincidentally, his sister was also there, so he made sarcastic remarks about Su Feng's sister.
The man went to great lengths to praise his sister's talent, openly and subtly expressing his contempt for Nangong Sui, saying how shameful it was for someone who practiced martial arts. A group of people echoed his sentiments because he was telling the truth.
Su Feng remained completely unaffected and simply replied, "I don't care how talented your sister is, anyway, she's not as pretty as my sister."
The man's eyes widened, but he couldn't say a word, and those who had previously agreed fell silent.
Because that's also a fact.
That night, Nangong Sui came to the military headquarters to pick up Su Feng and take him back. Zhong Lishan still vividly remembers the envious looks the boys at the gate of Chongtai gave Su Feng.
For some reason, Zhongli Shan remembered this matter again today. He looked at the shocking news about Nangong Sui on the Listening Wind Ruler, his expression complicated.
Nangong Sui advanced eight realms in one night. If Su Feng knew this, what would happen? Wouldn't he be even more of a show-off?
Everyone in the room was lost in their own thoughts, but after a long silence, Cang Shu finally spoke up and asked, "Really?"
"Let's go and see for ourselves! Let's go!" Xing Chun slammed his hand on the table and stood up.
After weighing the options in her mind, Nian Qiuyan said, "You all go first. I want to wait until Yiyi wakes up before we talk."
“It’s best for you to stay here and watch over things. People will definitely come later, and with your three guardians guarding the place, no one can break in.” Shi Yuezhen also stood up and said, “Although we don’t know what surprises Sui Sui has in store, if we wait too long, the people in the dormitories won’t really keep their word and come to her one-on-one.”
They'll be besieged sooner or later.
"From what you're saying, you're not planning to go and take a look?" Xing Chun, who had already run to the door, turned around and looked back.
Shi Yuezhen shook her head: "Someone spread the word about the location of the Purple Flame Ginseng. I couldn't keep it all to myself, so I had to go and steal it."
"Do you want us to come along?" Xing Chun asked her, and the others looked up as well.
"Not for now," Shi Yuezhen smiled.
Zhong Lishan was about to walk outside when Su Tong, who was beside him, nudged him back with her elbow.
Su Tong glared at him: "Aren't you just asking for a beating if you go to the dormitory now?"
Zhong Lishan clutched his chest where he had been hit: "I'm not afraid of them."
“I’ll go,” Su Tong said.
Zhong Lishan looked at her disapprovingly: "No way."
If the people at the dormitory can't find him, they might instead cause trouble for Su Tong.
"Who cares if you can do it or not." Su Tong rolled her eyes at him. "I can set up an array to move people away, can you do that?"
Xing Chun, who was waiting at the door, nodded and said, "That's right. Her divination formation combined with my Shadow Devouring technique is invincible. No one can stop us."
Zhong Lishan was still a little worried, but Su Tong had already started to leave: "You should also experience what it's like to wait behind someone and worry about them without knowing anything."
Shi Yuezhen lowered her head and said to Cang Shu, "I don't know how badly Meimei is hurt. You stay here and wait, so they won't be unable to find her later."
Cang Shu thought for a moment and said, "I'll come find you later."
Shi Yuezhen responded and left with Xing Chun and Su Tong.
After the three of them had walked away, Cang Shu and Nian Qiuyan looked up at Zhong Lishan, who was standing at the door, sulking to himself.
After a long while, Zhongli Shan asked Cang Shu, "Why do you two never argue?"
Cang Shu tidied the table and said in a flat tone, "Because we are us, and you are you."
Nian Qiuyan: "I don't really want to hear you guys talk about this kind of topic."
Zhongli Shan ignored him and grabbed Cang Shu, asking, "I've never seen Yuezhen angry with you."
Cang Shu looked up blankly: "Why did I make her angry?"
Zhong Lishan said helplessly, "What I mean is, how do you manage not to make her angry? Why do I feel like there's something wrong with everything I do?"
Cang Shu thought for a moment and said, "It's probably because you never listen to Su Tong."
Zhong Lishan couldn't understand: "When did I not listen?" Yue Ge
Cang Shu: "Just tell Su Tong what she wants to know honestly."
Zhong Lishan felt as if the problem had returned to that vicious cycle, and pursed his lips, saying, "I don't want her..."
Before she could finish speaking, Nian Qiuyan suddenly interrupted, "Do you think Su Tong and you can only share the good times but not the bad?"
Zhongli Shan was stunned, but Cang Shu suddenly realized and said to him, "That's exactly what I mean."
Nian Qiuyan didn't know why he had chimed in. He usually just joked around and wouldn't offer advice or opinions, but for some reason, just now, he remembered something Yu Sui had said earlier:
Do you really consider yourself their friend?
His feelings are cheap, fake, and unacknowledged.
But what is true friendship like?
Is true friendship defined only by being completely honest with each other?
In the instant that Nian Qiuyan hesitated, she spoke up: "You always think that Su Tong can't handle it. In the long run, Su Tong will also feel very tired. If you don't want to lose her, then change your mind sooner rather than later."
Upon hearing the words "losing her," Zhong Lishan's mood changed drastically. He stared intently at Nian Qiuyan and asked, "Did you consult a divination?"
“Su Tong would never presume to take my place, so I will,” Nian Qiuyan said. “The outcome will be just as I just said.”
The atmosphere in the room became somewhat subtle after he said that.
“Impossible,” Zhong Lishan said in a deep voice.
“You may not believe me and choose to believe in yourself, but there are too many changes that can influence the future,” Nian Qiuyan said. “They are more resolute than your determination.”
Cang Shu cleared away the dishes and went to the back kitchen, saying before leaving, "You guys chat."
After a moment of silence, Zhonglishan walked towards the autumn geese.
After the news spread, more and more people went to the temple to challenge Yu Sui's Blazing Sun Formation.
The lively and spectacular scene almost made Tie Peng vomit.
I wanted all of you to go up together and break her Fiery Sun Formation, not for you to line up one by one to challenge it.
How long will this go on?!
If the fighting continues like this, Mei Liangyu will be able to heal himself. Even if his injuries haven't healed, his other helpers will be arriving soon.
What Tie Peng found even more unacceptable was that Nangong Sui had withstood one challenger after another, yet the Blazing Sun Formation showed no signs of abnormality, still steadily suppressing everyone who entered the formation.
If Yu Sui encounters a powerful opponent he cannot defeat, he will compete with the opponent in the Five Elements Qi within the Blazing Sun Formation. Most people do not want to have all their Five Elements Qi devoured by the Blazing Sun Formation, causing their Five Elements to become disordered on the first day of the Hundred Families Night Walk, so they retreat and admit defeat.
Ultimately, those who are challenging her now are all doing so out of curiosity about the Blazing Sun Formation and Yu Sui, rather than disciples who have a grudge against her or Mei Liangyu.
Those who truly intended to take advantage of Mei Liangyu were still observing.
Bai Zhengqi was still lying in Cao Ao's dormitory room. He had fainted and then woken up. After calming himself down for a while, he struggled to sit up from the ground and said to Cao Ao, who was standing at the door, "Don't you feel that something is wrong?"
Cao Ao continued to strengthen the barrier, saying expressionlessly, "Something's not right!"
“She has challenged many people, maintained the Heartfire Talisman and Blazing Sun Array, and even used many other low-level techniques, but her Five Elements Qi remains stable, showing no signs of reversal.” Bai Zhengqi coughed as he spoke, his chest injured. “How precise must her Qi control be to do that?”
"That's why she's called a genius of the Ghost Dao School. How could a disciple who could be favored by Saint Chang Gen not have some extraordinary abilities? Look at how heaven-defying Mei Liangyu is, how could Nangong Sui be any less capable?"
Cao Ao didn't find it strange at all; in fact, he thought it was quite understandable: "We might misjudge, but the Ghost Dao Saint certainly wouldn't misjudge."
His understanding stemmed entirely from mindless trust in the saint.
After hearing Cao Ao's words, Bai Zhengqi was unable to refute them for a moment, and even felt that they made some sense.
Yes, if Nangong Sui didn't have some extraordinary abilities, would she have been accepted as a personal disciple by Sage Changgen on her very first day in Taiyi?
What kind of disciples did the Sage Chang Gen have? Mei Liangyu was already very skilled in mastering the arts of a hundred schools, so how could Nangong Sui be more skilled than Mei Liangyu?
Saints can see what ordinary people cannot, but they simply cannot see Nangong Sui's hidden talents and abilities at a glance.
Now that Nangong Sui has risen eight realms in one night, doesn't that prove to the world that the sage's vision was correct?
Bai Zhengqi convinced himself in his mind.
But he was determined to see just how strong this genius of the Ghost Daoist sect truly was!
Bai Zhengqi leaned against the wall to get up, wiped the blood from his face, and stumbled forward, his eyes scanning the crowd.
"What are you doing?" Cao Ao asked warily. "You're already in a state of chaos, and you still want to fight?"
"I'm looking for someone!" Bai Zhengqi stepped forward angrily, took a deep breath, and shouted in a certain direction, "Beishan! You can repay the favor you owed me last time today, as long as you help me break Nangong Sui's Blazing Sun Formation!"
Bei Shan's acquisition of the extraordinary weapon, the Water Moon Sword, in the Broken Sword Domain has made him famous and has also become a hot topic among military strategists. When people heard Bai Zhengqi's shout, they all turned to look at Bei Shan to see how he would react.
Yu Sui was guarding the house when he heard Bai Zhengqi's shout and looked towards the crowd.
Beishan, a top-tier disciple of the military strategist, is a ninth-realm sorcerer.
He is considered a prominent figure in the Taiyi Military School, and with the addition of the Water Moon Sword he obtained in the Broken Sword Domain, his strength has greatly increased, making him a formidable opponent.
Yu Sui asked Mei Liangyu, "Senior brother, do you have a grudge against this person?"
"No." Mei Liangyu raised her hand and gently touched her brow bone, answering calmly, "They're just passersby to me."
Yu Sui thought for a moment and said, "Then I won't use too much force."
“I’ve sparred with him in the trials before. His swordsmanship is superb, but it’s hard to say what he’ll be like without a sword.” Mei Liangyu’s gaze swept outside. “However, he does have a very handy and effective weapon now.”
"The Water Moon Sword in Beishan's hand is a perfect counter to your Blazing Sun Formation."
Yu Sui blinked after hearing this.
Mei Liangyu continued, "You've already used up too much energy. Aren't you worried that your five elements will become disordered?"
“No.” Yu Sui thought for a moment and then felt something was wrong, so she added, “It is very difficult to make my five elements go into chaos by consuming qi. Even if they do go into chaos, give me some time and I can resolve it.”
The key is to prevent anyone from discovering that she was able to eliminate the imbalance of the Five Elements by relying on the Nine Provinces Star Sea.
Yu Sui did not intend to reveal his knowledge of Yin-Yang Nine Schools of Arts in Taiyi.
Mei Liangyu said, "What you have shown so far has already shocked them enough. If the Blazing Sun Formation still has no flaws, some people may doubt your abilities."
“Let’s go somewhere else. I also think it’s not good to have too many people here,” Yu Sui said softly. “When Bei Shan makes his move, I’ll create an opening for him, and then I’ll take you and jump out the window to get downstairs.”
Mei Liangyu said, "Junior sister, this floor is a bit high."
"Are you afraid of heights?" Yu Sui asked, turning around.
"How are you going to take me down?" Mei Liangyu asked thoughtfully. "Carry me?"
He was quite happy to agree.
Yu Sui readily agreed: "Okay."
Mei Liangyu was taken aback.
Bai Zhengqi's shouts summoned Bei Shan, who stepped out of the crowd and walked toward Mei Liangyu's dormitory, while the others cheered and made way for him.
Beishan walked to the middle of the corridor and said to Bai Zhengqi in Cao Ao's room, "As long as we break the Blazing Sun Formation, it will be fine?"
Bai Zhengqi fiercely wiped the blood from his face and stared at Yu Sui in the opposite room, saying, "Yes, as long as we break her Blazing Sun Formation, we'll be fine!"
Bei Shan remained calm, gripping the hilt of his sword with one hand, and turned to look at Yu Sui inside the house: "Alright."
He had just taken a step forward when he heard a male voice shout, "Wait! Beishan, if you go to challenge this Blazing Sun Formation, I can't guarantee I won't intervene."
Bei Shan turned his head to look at the sound and saw the man in the blue Taoist robe who had been watching the commotion for a long time raising his hand and shouting at him with a mischievous look on his face: "I only said before that multiple people are not allowed to ambush Nangong Sui together. Whoever ambushes is a beast. I didn't say that you, Bei Shan, can't be ambushed."
Taoist disciple Xiahou Shu played with the purple talisman in his hand, his narrow phoenix eyes squinting with a smile, instantly making his fair face look like a cunning fox smiling at you.
Upon hearing this, Beishan frowned sharply: "You want to play the villain?"
"I'm just eyeing the Water Moon Sword in your hand," Xiahou Shu said, spreading his hands. "During the Hundred Families' Night Parade, we can openly kill and plunder treasures. You must know that, right? Besides, I already told you in advance. A true villain wouldn't tell you before the operation."
Xiahou Shu seemed to be seriously considering Bei Shan's question, and finally squinted his eyes in satisfaction and said, "I don't acknowledge a true villain, but if you want to call me a fake villain, I can accept it gladly."
Yu Sui looked curiously at the person who had suddenly appeared to cause trouble. His demeanor was completely different from the Taoist disciples she had ever met; he was quite unique.
If Xue Mushi, that fool, could look somewhat like a sage in a blue Taoist robe, then Xiahou Shu was like a fox in human skin, exuding a sinister aura.
Hearing the commotion outside, Mei Liangyu said calmly, "Xiahou Shu, the fox of the Dao Academy, is a first-class disciple and should be at the ninth realm. He's a shrew with a sharp tongue and an even sharper hand. He likes to use any means necessary to seize treasures, and he'll always take something from you, no matter how useful it is."
Yu Sui asked, "Do you two have a grudge?"
"What do you think?" Mei Liangyu looked back at Yu Sui with a half-smile.
Yu Sui was unsure: "So that means it exists?"
Mei Liangyu snorted lightly, without giving a direct answer: "Although Xiahou Shu is a troublemaker, he is very good at fighting. He not only knows thunder magic, but also Taoist swordsmanship."
"Senior brother," Yu Sui asked him, "when it comes to seizing treasures and stealing things, is Xiahou Shushou faster, or are you faster?"
Without hesitation, Mei Liangyu replied, "Of course I'm better."
Before Bei Shan could respond to Xiahou Shu's charlatan speech, Princess Liuxing stepped out from the crowd and said, "Xiahou Shu, you can't ruin my good mood for watching the show. If you want to fight, wait until Bei Shan has finished challenging Nangong Sui."
Princess Liuxing of Taiyuan, a first-class disciple of the Yin-Yang Academy, and a ninth-realm sorcerer.
Yu Sui had heard that she had a good relationship with Princess Shangyang, and the two often traveled together.
She was just about to ask her senior brother about Princess Liuxing's strength when Mei Liangyu suddenly said, "She definitely has feelings for Beishan."
"Senior brother," Yu Sui said, somewhat amused and exasperated, "is that the point?"
"Aren't you curious?" Mei Liangyu stroked his chin, unconcerned about the situation, continuing to be a leisurely bystander. "This isn't the first time Princess Liuxing has helped Beishan."
Yu Sui suddenly thought: "Could it be that you and Princess Liuxing..."
“I have a grudge against her.” Mei Liangyu answered decisively this time. “At the Yin-Yang School’s star-gazing event one year, I injured her, and she held a grudge for a long time, determined to retaliate.”
Yu Sui said, "Injuries during trials are common, why would they remember you for so long?"
Mei Liangyu said lazily, "Because I suppressed her in front of many instructors and three deans, leaving her powerless to fight back, which damaged the face of her noble Taiyuan royal family."
Yu Sui: "..."
I understand.
Mei Liangyu remembered something and asked again, "Did she provoke you at the Golden Pearl Banquet?"
If he remembered correctly, Princess Liuxing had a good relationship with Xun Zhiya of Nanjing and Duan Shangyang of Qingyang.
“No.” Yu Sui shook her head.
Mei Liangyu then said, "Then it's up to you. She has made rapid progress in the past two years, but half of her cultivation advancement is due to the use of rare and precious materials. Princess Liuxing herself is not a threat. What we need to be careful of are the rare and precious weapons she has hidden."
Yu Sui nodded, having already made up her mind.
Xiahou Shu was blocked from his path, but he smiled slightly at Princess Liuxing and said, "Your Highness, I will not listen to you."
Princess Liuxing immediately activated her protective aura, standing between Xiahou Shu and Beishan: "Let's see if you dare."
Bei Shan also stopped, caught in a dilemma. He didn't want Princess Liuxing to help him, nor did he want to get entangled with Xiahou Shu. Just as he was hesitating, he heard Yu Sui from inside the house shout, "Then all of you come at me at once!"
Upon hearing this, all three looked into the room in surprise.
Yu Sui pretended to be very confident and said to them, "Bei Shan only needs to break my Blazing Sun Formation to repay a favor. If you all come at me and can break my Blazing Sun Formation, you can then set your sights on Bei Shan's Water Moon Sword, and Princess Liu Xing won't be able to do anything to you."
"Nangong Sui, are you that confident?" Princess Liuxing turned to face Yu Sui, raising an eyebrow as she asked, "Do you think the three of us combined can't break your Blazing Sun Formation?"
"You'll have to try it out to find out." Yu Sui raised her chin slightly, adopting an arrogant posture. "Anyway, Bei Shan alone definitely can't break it."
Beishan was somewhat displeased by this assertion.
Princess Liuxing felt that Yu Sui was too arrogant, just like her senior brother Mei Liangyu, who looked down on everyone.
Xiahou Shu waved the purple talisman in his hand: "Little Princess, I'm willing to listen to you. Let's do as you say."
He acted immediately, throwing out the purple talisman with a flick of his wrist. A burst of eerie blue lightning caused Cao Ao and the others watching nearby to instinctively raise their hands to shield themselves.
The Star Array unfolded beneath Princess Liuxing's feet, with the Black Tortoise Star General Wei Yueyan in command.
Countless colorful long-tailed swallows flapped their wings, carrying a thick aura of ice, as they chased after the fire patterns that were climbing and moving along the wall.
The sharp claws and short, sharp beak of the Wei Yueyan made a dull, powerful sound as it chased the fire patterns on the wall.
They move swiftly, freezing the five elements of energy in the area the moment they land and touch it, producing a sound like ice shattering.
When Princess Liuxing released the Xuanwu Star Array, the silver crystal chain around her neck shimmered slightly, enhancing her power as the Dangerous Moon Swallow.
The fire patterns inside the room moved faster, frantically dodging the pursuit of the dangerous moon swallow. The seemingly cute flying bird would shred the fire patterns the moment it opened its beak or curled its claws.
The moment Yu Sui saw Bei Shan draw his sword, his eyes reflected a shimmering, watery light, as if he had stepped from a house engulfed in flames onto a cool lake or sea.
If she hadn't known the Water Moon Sword's abilities beforehand, she would have been misled by the illusions in her eyes and become addicted to them.
As the sharp blade approached, Yu Sui strengthened his protective aura and was about to block it with both hands when he was struck on the back of his hand by lightning that was moving along the blade. He had no choice but to retreat and create distance.
The fiery patterns on the ground surged toward Beishan, but were all blocked by Weiyueyan and Leidian.
The three of them were at odds just moments ago, but when they actually started fighting, they cooperated perfectly.
Yu Sui was relentlessly pursued, dodging at the limit within the blazing sun formation. Bei Shan swung his sword upwards, grazing her chin and severing a few strands of her hair with the sharp blade.
As the fire pattern was devoured by the Moonlit Swallow, the power of the Blazing Sun Formation was also diminished.
Forced into a corner by Beishan, Yu Sui glanced back and, just as Beishan's sword was about to strike him, casually pulled out an umbrella from the shelf.
Yu Sui gripped the umbrella staff and deflected Bei Shan's attack with the same upward sweeping motion. Then, as Bei Shan withdrew from his defensive stance and was unable to launch another attack, she took the initiative to strike. The sturdy and heavy umbrella staff twirled lightly between her fingertips, and the end of the staff slammed down with the force of a thunderbolt.
The speed was too fast, and Beishan was unable to retract his sword to defend. Fortunately, his leg skills were not bad either. He raised his foot in time and kicked the umbrella stick to the side, using the force to retreat and create distance.
Seeing that his attack had failed, Yu Sui did not pause. He kicked the umbrella pole that had fallen to the ground, and with a bang, the umbrella ribs exploded, opening up a huge umbrella canopy.
The large red umbrella spun rapidly and flew towards Beishan. Beishan remained calm, but was somewhat surprised. Nangong Sui's physical and sword skills were very quick, indicating that he had practiced a lot.
I had heard before that this disciple of the Ghost Daoist often came to the Military Academy to practice swordsmanship, and I thought it was just for show. But now I see that he does have some skill.
Beishan became much more serious, and instead of facing the rapidly spinning red umbrella, he gripped his sword with both hands and slashed forward horizontally.
The Water Moon Sword is incredibly sharp, capable of cutting through metal and water. Bei Shan's sword strike directly shattered the protective aura of the umbrella, cleaving it in two horizontally.
The umbrella ribs shattered and flew everywhere, but Beishan couldn't see the person behind the umbrella. The fire patterns that came out of the broken umbrella were reflected in his dark pupils, like fire snakes raising their heads and roaring at him, staring straight into his eyes.
The dangerous swallow let out a sharp cry, trying to make a rescue, but it was a step slower than the lightning that leaped from the sword to touch the fire pattern.
Bei Shan was startled and glanced at Xiahou Shu, who was still standing at the door.
The man's thunderous aura was firmly attached to his sword, yet he himself was completely unaware of it.
"Why are you still distracted?" Xiahou Shu noticed Bei Shan's glance over and laughed, "This little princess is not easy to deal with."
After Xiahou Shu finished speaking, he glanced at Mei Liangyu, who was completely still in the inner room.
Is he really not planning to make a move?
While keeping an eye on Yu Sui's battle, Mei Liangyu played with the divine wooden divination stick in his hand. At this moment, he was not staring at the people in the house, but at Lei Anbai, who was still hiding in the crowd.
Lei Anbai is known as the God of Slaughter among the Fangji people for a reason. Every year during the Hundred Families Night Parade, he uses up all three of his spots, and you can't find any reason for him to kill. It might be someone who has nothing to do with him. Once you walk into the divination array he has already set up, your life or death is uncertain.
Some people even suspected that Lei Anbai was practicing evil magic to kill, but there was no evidence. Everything was within the rules, and there was nothing you could do about it.
If it were just a sneak attack to kill someone, that would be one thing, but Lei Anbai is also quite strong. His Wind and Rain Divination Formation is both offensive and defensive, and he can run away if he can't win.
He is usually elusive, never participating in unnecessary trials, and his movements in and out of the outer city are well concealed, making him impossible to catch.
The most outrageous commission Mei Liangyu received last year during his "Hundred Families Night Tour" was to help him kill Lei Anbai.
Although he didn't agree, it seems there's some misunderstanding on Lei Anbai's side.
This person's attacks are either fatal or severely injured. At this moment, Lei Anbai stretched out his hand from his sleeve. There were large burn marks on the back of his hand, and his skin was covered with wrinkles. If you look closely, you will notice that the lines on his fingertips have all been worn away.
Lei Anbai pressed three fingers down on the surface of the sacred wood divination stick, and a line of golden incantation characters flashed across the black surface.
Mei Liangyu didn't care about Beishan, Princess Liuxing, and Xiahou Shu, but he couldn't let Lei Anbai quietly set up a complete divination array behind them. So, the moment he noticed Lei Anbai making a move, he also flipped the divine wooden divination stick in his hand.
Both individuals had the same divination result for wind and rain, and the sacred wooden slips they used both contained incantations of wind and rain.
Lei Anbai discovered that someone in the house was performing a divination array, and without a doubt it was Mei Liangyu.
He glanced at the battle situation inside the room again. Nangong Sui's Blazing Sun Formation was showing obvious signs of vibration, and most of the fire patterns that had previously covered the entire wall had been swallowed up.
Lei Anbai judged that Nangong Sui's Blazing Sun Formation would be broken, so he immediately stopped.
Mei Liangyu stopped after seeing Lei Anbai give up using the divination array, and looked up at Yu Sui in front of him.
Yu Sui used the broken umbrella to block Bei Shan's Water Moon Sword, and it seemed he could still exchange a couple more blows.
Bei Shan remained calm and focused, not underestimating his opponent. After Yu Sui used his strength to block and knock away the Water Moon Sword several times, he finally found an opportunity to break through and easily cut the umbrella staff in half with one sword.
Yu Sui's eyes flickered slightly as she deliberately revealed the location of the fire talisman within the Blazing Sun Formation.
Beishan acted decisively, striking Yu Sui's shoulder with the hilt of his sword, sending him flying back. In the midst of the falling sword formation, he firmly pierced the Heartfire Talisman, which was trying to shift its position.
Yu Sui retreated to the door of Mei Liangyu's house, one hand covering her injured shoulder, the other hand forming a hand seal, the fire patterns on her fair wrist gradually fading away.
With the Blazing Sun Formation broken, Bei Shan looked up at Yu Sui and saw a hint of a smile flash in those extremely dark and bright pupils.
wrong!
Xiahou Shu, who had been standing at the door without taking a step forward, suddenly looked up. He looked at the wall above and saw that the fire patterns that had been cleared from this spot were now covered with dense lightning patterns, trapping the three of them inside the room.
When Bei Shan saw the new lightning patterns growing on Yu Sui's wrist, her expression changed slightly. The blazing sun had transformed into wind and thunder, and she had been prepared for it all along!
"Get out!" Beishan immediately drew his sword and retreated.
Thunder and fire responded, and explosive combustion occurred again.
Xiahou Shu ran the fastest, while Princess Liuxing reacted a beat slower. She was still surprised to see Lei Wen and didn't know that Yu Sui had a backup plan, so she changed formation instantly.
In an instant, Princess Liuxing's eyes were filled with images of thunder and fire bursting forth, and the dangerous swallows flying in the room were instantly ignited, just like the dazzling cranes before them.
Those outside the corridor were even more surprised that Yu Sui would change his formation. The second burst of energy was even more powerful than the first. Although Cao Ao reacted extremely quickly and knew it was all over after Xiahou Shu withdrew, he immediately strengthened the barrier, but he was still impacted by the burst of energy after the formation change.
The barrier shattered, and an invisible shockwave sent him and Bai Zhengqi flying.
A heatwave swept across both floors, and a loud noise drew the attention of everyone near the dormitory. Blazing flames burst out of the doors and windows.
The people gathered downstairs all looked up at the same time.
With the help of Qian Ying and Xiang Feifei, Gu Gan finally got rid of Sha Qian, this persistent pest, and arrived at the dormitory.
He had heard many rumors along the way. After arriving at the dormitory, his face grew darker and darker, and his heart beat faster and faster. He had an inexplicable feeling of tension as if he was about to lose something.
Gu Gan was holding the wind-listening ruler, about to send a telepathic message to Chen Xian to inquire about the current situation, when he heard a loud bang from upstairs, which startled him.
Amidst the burst of flames, two figures were sent flying by the explosive force.
Yu Sui took an extra umbrella as a spare. After exploding his energy inside the dormitory, he opened the umbrella ribs and stood on the umbrella with Mei Liangyu. They used the Wind Control Technique to slowly descend.
Mei Liangyu calmly put on his coat, listening as Yu Sui quietly asked him, "How was my final tactical change?"
"Impressive." Mei Liangyu patted her head casually. "I didn't expect that either."
The blazing sun transformed into wind and thunder, drawing in lightning and fire to create explosive impacts. Mei Liangyu was also surprised by this attack strategy, and after the surprise came an indescribable sense of expansion.
"Shall we leave the dormitory first?" Yu Sui asked again.
Mei Liangyu lowered her eyes, her gaze sweeping over Gu Gan, who was standing below, glaring angrily. A meaningful smile curved her lips: "I'm afraid we won't be able to leave for a while. Look who's down there."
[Author's Note]
Sorry everyone! We had so many guests during the National Day holiday, and after finishing up, I caught a bad cold and had a persistent fever. I took medicine but just felt sleepy and kept sleeping. I'm finally feeling a bit better today o(╥﹏╥)o I'm finally updating what I've been writing intermittently o(╥﹏╥)o
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