Volume 1 Chapter 484: Imperial Palace Competition
"Dongfang Ye? Such a familiar name, who is he... why can't I remember him?"
Dongfang Ye murmured a few words in a low voice. He had been in this prison for too long, so long that he even forgot his own name.
No one had mentioned his name for more than ten years, and no one had even chatted with him for more than ten years. Then he slowly raised his head, and with the faint candlelight, he looked at the person in front of him through the gaps in his sparse dirty hair.
The other person was dressed in white with a jade pendant on his waist. Dongfang Ye frowned slightly and thought to himself, "Why does this outfit look so familiar? Isn't this... how I used to dress?"
When he saw the other person's face, Dongfang Ye's pupils suddenly shrank. He screamed in fear and struggled to retreat, shouting, "Don't come over here, go away, go away quickly, ah ah ah!"
This face was too terrifying. Ever since he was thrown into the Sky Prison, this face had been lingering in his mind day and night. He would remember Xiang Yun's evil grinning face while wearing the imperial robe until his death.
There is no way. The psychological trauma is so strong that I can’t get out of it at all.
Xiang Yun just looked at him quietly and let him scream and shout. He knew best what it felt like to be imprisoned for ten years. That feeling was truly unbearable for a human being.
Even his own temperament had changed drastically after he was released from prison after ten years. He no longer had the competitive, aggressive spirit he had before, and it seemed as if he had become more open-minded about everything.
But Xiang Yun knew that this was not his original self, nor was it his true self.
But he didn't know when he could be himself again. Perhaps, the trauma of ten years would require countless years to repair, and this time would be at least longer than ten years.
Half an hour later, Dongfang Ye's emotions gradually stabilized, and Xiang Yun slowly said, "Dongfang Ye, you only need to answer one question for me, and you can get out of this prison."
As soon as these words came out, Dongfang Ye's expression was startled, and soon changed from fear to desire. He quickly knelt down and took a few steps forward, and asked excitedly: "Tell me, what's the problem? Tell me, I will tell you everything I know!"
"Okay!" Xiang Yun smiled at him and asked, "More than ten years ago, you and Shangguan Xiuzhu fought on the top of the Jinluan Palace for the world's fastest sword, and I caught you because of that. Let me ask you, Shangguan Xiuzhu roamed the world, and was hard to find. How did you get in touch with her?"
Dongfang Ye was stunned for a moment, then he lowered his head and said slowly: "People in the martial arts world have their own martial arts rules. It's ridiculous to say that all you need to do is spread the word in the martial arts world to agree on a time. If the person you want to find is in the martial arts world, he will naturally get the news. You just need to wait at the agreed time and place."
Xiang Yun frowned: "So careless?"
Dongfang Ye laughed and said, "People in the martial arts world act according to their own impulses, and being reckless is common."
Xiang Yun was a little anxious: "What if she doesn't come?"
Dongfang Ye sneered, "Everything depends on fate. If this person is still in the martial arts world, he will definitely get the news. Whether he is willing to come after hearing the news is another matter."
Dongfang Ye then looked up at him, staring at him for a long time before saying, "You want to find Shangguan Xiuzhu? Hahaha, I'm afraid you can't find him..."
Xiang Yun stepped forward and kicked him in the chest, pinning him to the ground, and said in a cold voice: "Speak clearly, what do you mean by can't find it!"
Dongfang Ye said with difficulty: "Even ten years ago, the martial arts world knew that Shangguan Xiuzhu was hiding in the martial arts world. If she didn't want to show up, no one would be able to find her. Moreover, ten years have passed now, and her cultivation has increased rapidly. Her current strength is unfathomable, making her even harder to find in the world."
Xiang Yun was shocked, and suddenly he understood.
Yes, in the past, Shangguan Xiuzhu had always taken the initiative to look for him, so he could only see her. If Shangguan Xiuzhu didn’t come to look for him, where would he go to look for her…
At the beginning, he wanted the country, Shangguan Xiuzhu wanted freedom and liked to wander around the world. They took different paths and never met again after that separation.
When I look back suddenly, I may have lost her a long time ago.
Xiang Yun slowly closed his eyes, no longer looking at Dongfang Ye, and strode away holding Jiang Li's hand.
As for letting Dongfang Ye go, Xiang Yun did not say a word. Everything depended on Zhu Qiyu's own judgment. Zhu Qiyu had no time to care about a prisoner at this time. He just followed Xiang Yun away in a hurry.
Soon everyone left the prison. Poor Dongfang Ye, no matter how he shouted, no one paid any attention to him.
After leaving the prison and coming to the street, Xiang Yun fell into confusion again. Seeing Xiang Yun at a loss, Jiang Li couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, is Shangguan Xiuzhu someone very important to you?"
This shout brought Xiang Yun back to his senses. He carefully explained to Jiang Li: "Yes, she is a very important person to your uncle and one of your aunts."
"Do I have many aunts?" Jiang Li asked curiously.
Xiang Yun nodded: "Yes, you have more than ten aunts, and even uncle himself can't count them."
This time Jiang Li didn't say anything. It was obvious that he found it difficult to understand this kind of thing and needed to think about it carefully.
The two rested in the capital for three days, then Xiang Yun found some wanderers in the martial arts world and asked them to spread the news that Shangguan Xiuzhu, the fastest swordsman in the world, did not live up to his reputation. Today, a swordsman named Xiang Yun made an appointment with Shangguan Xiuzhu to fight in a month on the top of the Golden Throne Hall of the Dayu Dynasty palace to decide the winner.
From the day the news was released, Xiang Yun and Jiang Li sat on the roof of the Golden Palace, one big and one small, each holding a pot of wine in their hands, looking at the red sun in the east, drinking while waiting for Shangguan Xiuzhu to arrive.
After more than ten days of fermentation, this news gradually caused quite a stir in the martial arts world, and many masters in the martial arts world became interested.
You should know that martial arts competitions in the palace are rarely seen. After all, the martial arts world is just the martial arts world, and it is difficult to fight against the imperial court. The last martial arts competition in the palace was more than ten years ago. At that time, Dongfang Ye competed with Shangguan Xiuzhu, and one of them disappeared without a trace. People in the martial arts world said that Dongfang Ye had died a long time ago, and the other one walked out leaning against the wall and was picked the fruit by the Emperor Yun of that year.
Now, more than ten years have passed, and there is another palace competition. Who knows what kind of waves it will cause.
In the martial arts world, many people who considered themselves to be quite powerful and had made great progress in their cultivation began to have the desire to compete and began to quietly rush towards the capital of the Dayu Dynasty.
After all, the current Dayu Dynasty is not the former Dayun Empire, nor is it the Dayun Dynasty. Its strength is much weaker. He believes that he can escape unscathed with his own abilities.
Xiang Yun and Jiang Li sat on the roof of the Golden Palace for a whole month. During this month, Zhu Qiyu was very worried. There was nothing more depressing than having someone sitting on his head. As an emperor, his face was completely lost.
In the blink of an eye, it was night. Tonight was the night of the martial arts competition that Xiang Yun had agreed to hold. Xiang Yun looked at the starry, cloudless sky and fell into deep thought. He recalled every detail of his past with Shangguan Xiuzhu and thought to himself, "I don't know if you will come tonight. If you do, I just want to say... I miss you so much."
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