klisemfg Chapter 217 Ye Dingzhi sneaks into the Imperial City, Prince Langya returns to Tianqi
Chapter 217 Ye Dingzhi sneaks into the Imperial City, Prince Langya returns to Tianqi
South Jue, towards Su Town.
This small town located on the border of Nanjue Country is always filled with accents from different places in Nanjue and Beili, just like before.
In Chaosu Town, winter has arrived and the amount of rain is much less than usual. There are more people walking on the streets, making the whole town more lively.
A young man in a red shirt and shorts was sitting near the door of an old tavern in the city.
His hat and sword were placed casually on the table. He held a coarse porcelain wine bowl in his hand and slowly drank the local specialty - Hakka Huang.
"Sir, please enjoy the steamed siu mai and beef soup you ordered!"
The waiter brought a large plate of steaming steamed dumplings and broth and gently placed it on the table.
The young man said "hmm" without raising his eyelids, took out a piece of silver from his pocket and threw it into the waiter's tray.
"No need to give me the change, just use the remaining money to fill this gourd with wine!"
After saying this, he took off the wine gourd from his waist and handed it to the waiter.
"Okay!"
The waiter picked up the silver coins and stuffed them into his arms, then took the wine gourd and ran into the back hall.
The bowl of Hakka Huang in the boy's hand was empty. He put down the bowl and raised his face. His cold, handsome and arrogant face was particularly eye-catching.
Needless to say, it was naturally Ye Dingzhi who came from Zhuiyun Peak.
I remember that when Ye Dingzhi left Tianqi City in the north and returned to Nanjue, he reunited with his master Yu Shengmo in this small town.
After being away for several months, Ye Dingzhi returned to Chaosu Town.
At this moment, his cultivation level was completely different from what it was then.
Thinking back to when Wen Yanzhao escorted him out of Prince Jingyu's Mansion, he was only at the peak of the Earth Realm and had just touched the threshold of the Ninth Heaven.
He had not learned any of the Magic Fairy Sword's moves, and only relied on the Acala Power and the ordinary swordsmanship taught to him by Yu Shengmo to repel the pursuing Zhuo Sen.
His cultivation has now reached the Fuyao realm. If he uses the last move of the Magic Fairy Sword and combines it with the Acala skill, he will be able to compete with the masters of the Great Free and Easy Realm.
In no time, the plate of steamed buns on the table, which exuded the aroma of fresh shrimp and meat, was eaten up.
There was chopped green onions in the beef soup, but Ye Dingzhi didn't like it very much. He picked up the chopsticks, picked up a few bites of beef, put them in his mouth, and stopped eating.
Seeing that the waiter had prepared the wine, Ye Dingzhi took the wine gourd and tied it around his waist, picked up the Zhenwu sword and the bamboo hat, and strode out of the tavern.
There was still more than a thousand miles to go from Chaosu Town to Tianqi City. Ye Dingzhi used the silver given by his master to buy a black horse.
Riding on his horse, he recalled Yu Shengmo's words when he left Zhuiyun Peak -
"Silly disciple, if you want to go to Tianqi, I won't stop you. As your master, I have already died once. In this world, apart from you, my disciple, I have no ties anymore."
"But... besides seeking revenge, you will definitely do everything you can to get that girl back. There are more people in Tianqi City who are better than you than Zhuoqing and Qi Tianchen. You only have one person to keep from losing your life."
"Also... don't rely on the Zhenwu Sword to recklessly unleash the Demonic Sword. Even if this sword can suppress the devilish nature, it can only suppress it!"
"You have a rebellious nature and are too deeply in love. Once your evil nature turns against you, you will be the most helpless person!"
"You are my only disciple in this world. Master doesn't want to hear the news that you have fallen into the devil's way."
"I no longer wish to set foot in the secular world. From now on, I will live out my life here on Zhuiyun Peak. If you still have a desire to be my disciple, you can always come up the mountain to visit me."
"Go ahead. If you're lucky enough to meet Li Changsheng's disciple again, you must defeat him. Haha... That would mean I've surpassed Li Changsheng for once!"
Yu Shengmo's words kept replaying in Ye Dingzhi's mind, and before he knew it, he had crossed the border between Nanjue and Beili.
Ye Dingzhi looked around and found that there was an extra sentry post at the border between the two countries. He saw the flags flashing at the Dieshi Fenshui Pass three or four miles away, and a pass had actually been built.
Moreover, there were about a hundred soldiers guarding the outpost, and a team of light cavalry went back and forth to investigate.
This is the border between Minzhou in the south and Yunzhou in the north, and Dieshi Fenshui Pass is the throat connecting the two countries.
Although there are usually soldiers guarding the pass, this time is different. In addition to the newly built outposts, four or five times the number of troops have been added.
Ye Dingzhi was a little surprised. He pulled the reins, stopped the horse and muttered:
"Beili's troops? Why would they set up a sentry post here? How strange..."
"Could it be that they knew I, Ye Dingzhi, was going to Beili to seek revenge, and were waiting here for me to take the bait? Haha... How naive."
He turned his horse around and headed straight for another less traveled path...
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Tianqi City, Jixia Academy.
"Oh, am I dreaming? Pinch me, quick!"
"This, this, this...isn't this the young master of our school, my dearest junior fellow apprentice—Fengfeng?"
"You're finally back. Where have you been these days?"
"Do you know how bored and lonely I am without you in the academy these days, Second Senior Brother?"
"Master has left with Little Dongba, Jian San is not here, Liu Yue still finds me annoying, and even Luo Xuan has gone back to visit his family. Not to mention Xiao Hei, who spends every day in the inner courtyard training room with a sullen face, doing nothing but sword practice!"
"I'm so tired that every day feels like a year... I almost forgot which way the doors of the Diaolou Xiaozhu and Baihualou open!"
Before the cock crowed in the morning, Lei Mengsha, who had secretly gone out to drink and prostitutes the night before, was kicked out of the house by his wife Li Xinyue.
He knelt in his own yard until four o'clock in the morning. He was so cold that he could not bear it anymore. Seeing that his wife and Xiao Hanyi were asleep, he secretly ran to the school and tried to stay in the inner courtyard for a few days.
As soon as I entered the inner courtyard and closed the door, before I could unlock my bedroom, I heard the door I had just closed creak open.
Lei Mengsha suddenly turned around and finally saw the person clearly in the dim light of morning light. It was Xiao Ruofeng, who had just returned from Jincheng in Shuzhong.
Xiao Ruofeng pushed Lei Mengsha away with a hint of disgust and sighed:
"Second Brother, why are you running to the academy so early in the morning instead of sleeping at home?"
"Also... you haven't showered in a few days. You reek of sweat. Stay away from me..."
Lei Mengsha pouted and said:
"Isn't it your sister-in-law who kicked me out? I had no choice but to stay at the academy for a few days."
"Where have you been? You've been gone for almost half a month and you didn't even write back."
Xiao Ruofeng walked straight into Lei Mengsha's bedroom, looked around and found that there were not many people in the inner courtyard of the school, so he closed the door.
"Following the imperial edict of my father, I went to Jincheng in Shuzhong!"
Xiao Ruofeng sat aside tiredly and rubbed his sore eyes.
Lei Mengsha was puzzled for a moment: "Why go to Jincheng? Did something happen there again?"
Xiao Ruofeng shook his head and smiled bitterly:
"Second Senior Brother, you're so out of touch with the news. Haven't you heard anything about what's happening in Guixi City in Shu and the four southwestern states?"
Lei Mengsha showed an innocent expression:
"What happened? I haven't been out recently. Your sister-in-law is watching me closely. Ever since Master left Tianqi, she won't let me leave casually."
Xiao Ruofeng raised his head and sighed helplessly:
"My sworn brother has now become a thorn in the side of my father..."
"Wen Yanzhao killed the local officials of Guixi City, opened the treasury, and distributed silver to the people in the city."
"This isn't the scariest thing. The four states of Meng, Ji, Zi, and Bing have already fallen into the hands of Baili Luochen, the Marquis of Zhenxi. Wen Yanzhao also contributed to this!"
"Let's talk about Jian San. He was also instigated by Wen Yanzhao to kill the prefect of Chaisang City. Now he has become a traitor to the court!"
"This time I went to Jincheng on the orders of my father. I was waiting for Wen Yanzhao at the Tang Clan Poison Testing Conference in Jincheng, trying to persuade him to change his mind and return to the academy as a supervisor or give him another official position..."
"Now, he's killing officials and instigating the Marquis of Zhenxi to plunder the four states' taxes and grain. My father summoned me back this time, surely to tell me to find a way to deal with him..."
"On one hand, I have to obey the emperor's order, and on the other hand, I have to be my brothers. Second Senior Brother... What do you think I should do?"
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