Chapter 223: The Dragon-raising Pond, henceforth called the Sword of No Tribulation, the elder sister does not share good things with her younger sister
Su Qingyao reacted quickly, stood up hurriedly, and said, "My sister's former attic is right next to me, not far from here."
Although her sister no longer lived in the Su Mansion, the attic had always been kept very clean, and the clan would always order the servants to clean it.
In the past, the two sisters’ boudoirs were not far from each other and could be walked to each other in just a few steps.
Jiang Lan nodded, and his figure flashed and disappeared on the spot.
Su Qingyao was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed.
She was just wondering when her sister would come back, but when her sister really appeared in front of her, she felt like she was dreaming.
Also, is my sister having any problems?
Why does he look unconscious?
Pushing open the door of the pavilion, Jiang Lan put Su Qinghan back on her original bed. Seeing Su Qingyao following behind, he casually ordered, "Pour me a cup of tea. I'm a little thirsty after this trip."
"ah?"
"Oh, okay, okay..." Su Qingyao's face froze, and she hurriedly trotted out of the pavilion.
"This summoning technique shouldn't have such a big backlash effect. He hasn't woken up in such a long time. It seems that something else is causing trouble."
Jiang Lan looked at the unconscious Su Qinghan, stretched out his hands and placed them on her forehead.
The next moment, an extremely sharp sword energy gushed out and turned into an unopened sword embryo, slashing from the center of his eyebrows. Jiang Lan had anticipated this. He put his fingers together and shook them lightly. The sword embryo was immediately shaken away, making a crisp collision sound like the collision of metal and stone.
"If you don't want me to wipe out your sanity, just be honest."
Jiang Lan said calmly, dropped his sword finger, stretched out his palm forward, and the void hummed, as if it was the claw of a real dragon, with the power to split mountains and crack rocks, and instantly pressed down the sword embryo, making it unable to move.
"Where did your sword skills come from?"
The sword embryo hummed and emitted a rosy light, as if it was about to shed its sword body and transform into a human form. Angry shouts came from it, filled with shock and disbelief.
"The gift from an old friend is an unexpected learning."
"How dare you act violently in front of me?"
Jiang Lan replied calmly, and the palm of his hand that was holding the sword suddenly exerted force. The auspicious light in it dimmed instantly, and the sword seemed to be unable to withstand such a tremendous force, and made a distorted sound.
The shouting voice also carried some pain and struggle, as if one was stuck in a quagmire and couldn't get out at all.
After a moment, the auspicious light on the sword completely dimmed, and the sword body returned to its ancient and natural appearance. The sword spirit in it was obviously much weaker.
"Who is that old friend of yours?"
The sword body trembled, and the sword spirit within it was still asking, not giving up, but the tone was obviously much weaker than at the beginning.
"His name is the Eternal Sword Master, and this sword is his sword. He was also the master who forged you, but you are just a failed sword embryo."
"If you didn't have this sword, perhaps you should also be called Eternal Tribulation."
Jiang Lan smiled faintly, then raised his hand casually, and the Eternal Tribulation Sword appeared in his hand again.
"Eternal Tribulation? Eternal Tribulation?"
"how so……"
"how so……"
"Impossible. I am the natal sword embryo he forged, and I should be called the Eternal Tribulation Sword..."
Upon hearing this, the sword spirit's emotions fluctuated visibly more violently, and its voice was filled with confusion, bewilderment, and disbelief... and then it became irritable and angry.
Buzz buzz buzz!!! One after another, terrifying sword energy filled and exploded, boiling in this small space, as if it was about to rush out of the house and into the sky at any time.
"Just be quiet."
Jiang Lan had an indifferent expression. He casually slapped the sword with his hand, and the nameless sword embryo suddenly trembled slightly. The sword body seemed to be almost crushed by this huge and powerful force, and then it calmed down obediently.
It sensed a sense of danger in Jiang Lan, which was definitely not comparable to Su Qinghan.
"Now that you are in my hands, it has nothing to do with me who made you."
"From now on, there will be no more eternal calamity in this world, only no calamity."
"From today on, you are the Wujie Sword. I am your only master, and Su Qinghan is the one you need to protect in the future."
Jiang Lan grasped the sword and ignored his struggle. He spoke calmly and his eyes were indifferent, with a misty and chaotic aura lingering in them.
At this moment, he was like an almighty emperor sitting high in the sky, overlooking all living beings. He was majestic, supreme and sacred, and his words were the will of heaven.
Every word was like a shackle and a brand, like the ultimate truth of heaven and earth, like the rules of the great way. The void was roaring, and one ancient symbol after another jumped out, and then flew to the nameless sword embryo in front of him, like a brand, with a humming sound, and quickly merged into the sword body.
The originally simple and natural sword body gradually gained a layer of fuzzy lines, giving people a feeling of mystery and danger.
It was just a sword spirit. Jiang Lan didn't want to waste too much time talking about it. As for whether it agreed or not, it didn't matter to him.
As these symbols sank into the sword, its struggle apparently disappeared, and a layer of shackles-like imprint appeared in its original intelligence.
Jiang Lan raised his hand casually, and the sword embryo instantly turned into a stream of light and flew back to Su Qinghan's forehead.
After a moment, she moaned, her long eyelashes trembled, her eyelids moved slightly, and then slowly opened.
His expression was still a little dazed and confused, as if he had not yet awakened.
But soon, when Su Qinghan saw the familiar decorations and rooms around him, he was obviously stunned, and subconsciously wondered if he was still dreaming?
"Sir?"
Then, after seeing the figure sitting beside the bed, Su Qinghan called out hesitantly.
Jiang Lan just looked at her and didn't respond.
"Is it a dream?" Su Qinghan was stunned again.
She remembered that she was still in the Guanyun Pavilion of Four Seasons Mountain, waiting for Jiang Lan to come and meet her. The two talked for a long time, and then she heard the voice of her master, Yuqing Zhenren, and then she fell into a coma and knew nothing.
How did I return to my home in Yuyi City in the blink of an eye? Even the decorations and ornaments were exactly the same as before.
"It was just a dream."
Su Qinghan sighed softly. There should be no other explanation except a dream. But how come Jiang Lan's face in the dream was much clearer and more real than before? She reached out her hand, and this time, not only did she touch his face, but it also had real warmth. Even her nose was filled with a faint scent of agarwood.
"You said you would come to Dao Cang Jian Zong to see me, but you never went once."
“That’s really too much…”
Su Qinghan murmured, stretched out her hands to hold Jiang Lan's face, and then slowly moved closer. Her eyes suddenly became blurred, her pupils slightly narrowed, her red lips were bright and shiny, and her breath was as soft as orchid, with a warm breath.
Just as their faces were about to touch, an inopportune and frightened voice suddenly sounded outside the house, "Sister?"
"Qingyao?"
Su Qinghan suddenly woke up from his daze, looked over, and then froze.
"I...I didn't see anything."
"No...I didn't mean to disturb you."
Su Qingyao held the tea in one hand and covered her face with the other, but she secretly looked through her fingers and explained stutteringly.
"What's going on?"
Su Qinghan was a little confused, but soon, her fair and delicate face slowly turned red, and her ears and snow-white neck were as red as blood.
No matter how slow she was to react, she finally understood it.
How could this be a dream? How could a dream be so real? "It's just a dream." Jiang Lan smiled mischievously.
“…”
Su Qinghan wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Su Qingyao stared at the two of them blankly, completely unaware of what was happening.
"Young Master, you still like to play tricks on me as always..."
Biting her lips lightly, Su Qinghan looked at Jiang Lan with resentment.
However, after learning that this was not a dream, the tension in her heart finally relaxed.
This means that not only did Jiang Lan not encounter any danger, but she was also safely sent back to the Su Mansion in Yuyi City.
"I didn't say anything and didn't do anything." Jiang Lan smiled.
"What about the master?"
Su Qinghan suddenly remembered that he had heard the voice of Master Yuqing before he fell into a coma, and couldn't help but ask.
"The Jade Green Sword Fairy wanted to capture me and negotiate with the Prime Minister's Mansion, but she couldn't take me down, so she could only let me go. As for where she is now, I don't know, maybe she is hiding." Jiang Lan answered casually.
"I'm sorry I couldn't stop Master."
"I tried to dissuade her, but she didn't listen at all. She was very stubborn and even banned me from walking."
"I don't know if she discussed it with others, and finally agreed to let me invite you to meet her. I refused, but Master controlled my mind..."
Su Qinghan's eyes were dim.
Things have come to this point, and the relationship between her and True Man Yuqing as master and disciple has come to an end.
"I trust you."
"The Jade Green Sword Fairy is devoted to the Dao Cang Sword Sect. I am not surprised that she would do such a thing."
"During this period of time, you should stay in Yuyi City. The Dao Cang Sword Sect should not dare to cause trouble for you. After the matter is resolved, if you want to set off for the Shiwan Mountains, then you can set off." Jiang Lan said.
Su Qinghan nodded, and then asked, "Sir, are you going to stay in Yuyi City for a while?"
There was anticipation in her eyes, and although she didn't say much, everything was implied.
"Do you want me to stay here?" Jiang Lan smiled and reached out to stroke her black hair.
Su Qinghan thought of the days in Anyang City and her pretty face blushed.
She glanced at her sister who was still in the room, looking at the two of them with her eyes open and a confused expression.
"Qinghan has some matters concerning cultivation and would like to consult you, young master." She simply changed her words.
"Sister, I also have some problems with my cultivation. Can Master Jiang Lan give me some pointers..."
Su Qingyao didn't understand what the two were talking about, but she was very concerned about the matter of cultivation and couldn't help but interrupt.
When she was practicing in the academy, she often heard many rumors about Jiang Lan, such as the Holy Son of Taiyi Sect, the Phoenix Lord of Great Xia, and the Future Emperor of Heaven. In short, he was said to be so mysterious and powerful that even the powerful ones in the Eight Realms were no match for him.
Even the young female elder in the academy, when talking about him, her eyes were full of respect and admiration.
After all, she had seen Jiang Lan's appearance before, and at that time she felt that he was not like the kind of domineering and arrogant second-generation rich man as rumored.
So I firmly believe in those rumors.
Young Master Jiang Lan's cultivation is so profound, so it will be no problem for him to guide me...
"Qingyao you..."
Su Qinghan was stunned for a moment, and then her pretty face turned red. She was about to stand up and twist Su Qingyao's ears, but when she saw her innocent look, she realized that she was the one who was wrong.
I wasn't like this before.
"Sister will guide you in the future." She said softly.
"I...I want the guidance of Saint Son Jiang Lan..." Su Qingyao shook her head and looked at Jiang Lan with her big eyes blinking.
Jiang Lan, however, had a smile on his face and did not answer.
"You silly girl."
Su Qinghan finally put on a stern face and showed her elder sister's aura. When she was in the Su family before, she was very prestigious, serious, and had a cold expression, which made people afraid to get close to her.
At this moment, Su Qingyao put away her smile and couldn't help but shrink her head, feeling a little afraid.
"My sister has changed..."
"My sister used to share good things with me, but now I don't want Master Jiang Lan to teach me..."
Su Qingyao's mouth drooped, feeling very wronged.
"..." Su Qinghan was helpless. He couldn't grab her ears and explain it to her.
Afterwards, she finally managed to drive Su Qingyao out, and she finally felt her ears were quiet.
When Su Qingyao was not around, I missed her a lot, but after meeting her for just a short while, I felt that this girl was a bit annoying.
"You have good things but you don't share them with your sister. You are not a competent sister at all." Jiang Lan joked.
Su Qinghan's pretty face turned red, and she said, "Qingyao is still young, she can't understand those words."
"Is it possible that you will understand it when you grow up?" Jiang Lan said with a smile.
Su Qinghan thought about when he first came into contact with these things. He was also confused and ignorant like Su Qingyao. He was not like now, where he understood things immediately.
"Do you want to ask someone to change some waterproof bedding?" Jiang Lan asked.
"Young Master..." Su Qinghan's face suddenly turned red with shame.
The fact that Su Qinghan quietly returned to the Su family was not concealed, and the entire Su family was shocked.
However, under Jiang Lan's deliberate warning, no one in the Su family dared to reveal any trace or news of her. Even Su Qingyao was severely warned by her parents and then put under house arrest, not allowed to leave the house.
Some elders of the Su family vaguely guessed that something big might happen in the Dao Cang Sword Sect, so Jiang Lan brought Su Qinghan back from that place and concealed her whereabouts.
The next day, the news that the Dao Cang Sword Sect was besieged by the Jiantiansi cavalry spread like wildfire, causing a huge sensation in Zhongtianzhou.
Many casual cultivators noticed that huge warships were hanging high outside the mountain gate of Dao Cang Sword Sect. The sky was filled with floating lights and the might of thunder. Terrifying beams of light pierced through the sky and could fall at any time.
Around the warship, there were many masters standing densely.
Teams of cavalrymen riding on ferocious beasts and covered in armor rushed to the sky like a torrent, and then killed towards the Dao Cang Sword Sect. The sky rumbled as if thousands of troops were galloping past.
Some disciples and elders tried to resist, but it was useless facing the iron cavalry of the Heavenly Supervisor.
There were also casual cultivators who noticed that among the people from the Heavenly Monitoring Department, there were several retainers and servants from the Prime Minister's Mansion standing there.
Three of them had extremely high cultivation auras, and the leader even had the aura of the eighth realm. Just standing there, he was like a towering mountain, giving people an incomparable sense of terrifying oppression.
No one knew how the Dao Cang Sword Sect had offended the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Great Xia Dynasty, and had attracted so many experts to attack them.
This battle was terrifying. After all, the Dao Cang Sword Sect was one of the four major sword sects in Da Xia, with a special status, and it had close ties with many aristocratic families in the court.
But now it was razed to the ground by the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Heavenly Supervisory Department. It was destroyed overnight, and many elders and disciples were thrown into prison.
Some people said that this was because the Dao Cang Sword Sect secretly joined forces with other forces to assassinate the Prime Minister's Mansion's son Jiang Lan, which angered the Prime Minister's Mansion.
In this battle, Yuqing Sword Immortal, one of the three great sword immortals of Daxia and the patron saint of Dao Cang Sword Sect, did not show up, which further confirmed the previous statement.
Yuqing Sword Fairy assassinated Jiang Lan, but now both Jiang Lan and she are missing.
This is why the Prime Minister's Mansion was so furious.
There are many different opinions and speculations.
After all, Yuqing Sword Fairy is a sword fairy who has been famous for a long time and is renowned throughout the world. Her sword skills are so superb that many evil powers have fallen under her sword.
Although Jiang Lan has an amazing record and terrifying strength, he is still young after all. If Yuqing Sword Immortal really assassinates him, it is still unknown what will happen.
"This Jade Green Sword Fairy is such a fool. She hesitated to make a decision and ended up suffering from the consequences. After she chose to abandon her disciple, she actually wanted to leave her a glimmer of hope. She is really too soft-hearted."
"If we want to deal with Jiang Lan, we must set up a trap and use all the forces we can to kill him in one blow. If she goes to assassinate Jiang Lan alone, she will definitely fail."
"Jiang Lan has many means, and Taiyi Sect will definitely give him many protective items. Even Ge Qixing, who hates him so much, can't do anything to him."
"Who knows if that guy has other protectors hiding in the dark."
"This guy really ruined my business."
At Prince Chong'an's mansion, Chong Xiuyuan frowned, paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, his face changing from gloomy to bright.
He had already known the news of the demise of the Cangjian Sect, and the result was not surprising at all.
The Jade Green Sword Immortal has disappeared and his whereabouts are unknown.
Jiang Lan's current whereabouts have also disappeared.
He sent people to Four Seasons Mountain to take a look, and indeed there were traces of a great battle there. In many places there was still an astonishing sword energy that was chilling.
All this shows that Jiang Lan had fought with Yuqing Sword Immortal before, and not only that, he also escaped unscathed from his hands. However, it is very likely that he has been injured and is currently recuperating somewhere.
Yuqing Sword Immortal would certainly not dare to show up. Without Jiang Lan in her hands, she would definitely be retaliated and hunted down by the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"She is more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything. She messed up all my plans..."
"But it doesn't matter. The Dao Cang Jian Sect itself is just an insignificant chess piece. If it's lost, it's lost."
Chong Xiuyuan's face was gloomy.
Sitting at the first seat in the hall, Prince Chong'an was dressed in a dragon robe and looked dignified. He had made all preparations for the impeachment at tomorrow's morning court session, with many prepared memorials placed in front of him.
He has received news from his spies in the palace that Emperor Xia Junxi has come out of seclusion and will hold a morning court tomorrow to deal with the many matters that have been piled up during this period.
"Xiuyuan, there is no need to be angry about this. Without the protection of Yuqing Sword Immortal, the Dao Cang Sword Sect would not be able to achieve anything. At that time, we wanted to cooperate with them because of Yuqing Sword Immortal, who was a powerful person in the eighth realm."
"Although the Dao Cang Sword Sect has been destroyed, as long as the Yuqing Sword Fairy is still here, she will still be on our side." Prince Chong'an waved his hand, signaling Chong Xiuyuan to stay calm.
"Father, you don't know how terrifying Jiang Lan is. He has grown too fast. Although the Xiangguo Mansion is our number one enemy and a major concern, in my eyes, the threat posed by the Xiangguo Mansion is far less than that posed by Jiang Lan."
“This Yuqing Sword Immortal has completely wasted the best way to deal with Jiang Lan. Without Su Qinghan as bait, I don’t know when he will be able to lure Jiang Lan into the trap next time.” Chong Xiuyuan’s face was gloomy and his fists were clenched so hard that they made a creaking sound.
"No matter how strong Jiang Lan is, he is only at the seventh level. His father, Prime Minister Jiang Lintian, entered the realm of supreme power many years ago. He is a greater threat."
"Taiyi Sect prides itself on being aloof. As the leader of the immortal sect, it is not easy for us to interfere in the internal affairs of Daxia. Otherwise, with Li Sheng backing them up, it would be difficult for us to make a move in this game."
Prince Chong'an did not agree with this. In his opinion, if Jiang Lan wanted to grow up to the level of his father Jiang Lintian, it would take at least several years, or even longer.
Chong Xiuyuan glanced at his father, a dark light flashed in his eyes, but he still bowed and said, "Father is right, but Jiang Lan's threat has to be considered."
"As a father, I understand this principle, so I will not raise a tiger to cause trouble."
"By the way, have you investigated the origins of Xia Hao?" asked Prince Chong'an.
Chong Xiuyuan's face looked a little unnatural when he heard this, and his expression became even more gloomy and ugly. He said, "I have followed him for the past two days and have indeed discovered something. This person should have been the male lover of a certain royal ancestor in Hulong Mountain."
"Pedophilia?"
Prince Chong'an was stunned for a moment, then looked suspicious and asked, "How did you find out about this?"
"This man hates women and prefers men. In the past two days, he has sent people to search for many young men aged 13 or 14 with fair complexions and regular features to serve him."
"I have also investigated. Back then, someone from Hulong Mountain did come down and searched for some good-looking boys in the imperial capital, and then brought them up..."
"This Xia Hao should be one of the young men back then. His real name should not be this." Chong Xiuyuan said.
"It seems that this person really has great opportunity and great fortune." Prince Chong'an stroked his beard lightly, his eyes shining.
"After making inquiries from many sources, I guess that the good fortune this person has obtained may be related to the dragon-raising pond in the Hushan Mountain. If my father is in power and can stabilize the situation, he can ask for an opportunity for me to enter the Hulong Mountain to practice."
“If there is an inheritance related to the Heavenly Emperor in the Dragon-raising Pond, then perhaps I can fight for it.” Chong Xiuyuan said with a bow, with a burning ambition hidden deep in his eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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