The fifth volume is full of awe and martial arts legends Chapter 261: Full Moon Night, Forbidden City (Part 3)
"Yeah, I'm here."
Li Muchan walked in with a smile, as if he didn't see those women at all.
He was definitely going to come, not only to eliminate future troubles and kill them all, but also because he couldn't let go of such a perfect opponent.
Nowadays, looking at the Central Plains martial arts world, there are very few who are worthy of his attack, and those who are worthy of his all-out fight are even harder to find.
He wants to keep this person for himself.
When a person is weak, he can be full of tricks and use any means to survive. But once a person is strong enough to survive, he should pursue higher goals.
On the road to the top, Li Muchan also longed for an opponent, a perfect opponent.
Now, Zhu Si and Gongzi Yu are dead, Qiu Xiaolou is dead, and Bai Yujing is trapped in the devil's barrier. Only this person is qualified to compete with him and show who is better. Of course, he cannot miss it.
Eunuch Liu finished his drink, smiled charmingly, and raised his hand to invite, "Please sit down!"
Someone quickly brought a jade table in front of Li Muchan and put some wine on it.
He sat down.
The fighting outside seemed to be getting closer.
Eunuch Liu sipped his wine, listened attentively, and then said with a calm smile, "It seems that the situation is over."
He seemed neither anxious nor panicked.
Even though the situation is lost, life is still there.
"Does Alliance Leader Li know who set up this situation?" asked Eunuch Liu.
Li Muchan looked at the wine on the table and poured himself a drink. Then, after a moment of reflection, he said, "Just now in Fengtian Palace, I met a few young eunuchs. One of them, although he concealed it well, had a restrained look between his brows, and his eyes were full of yang energy, with a faint purple glow rising. Unfortunately, this energy seemed to be a little weak, like a rootless fire, not generated by his own energy... I think this person must have consumed something like a Taoist elixir stone."
Eunuch Liu narrowed his eyes slightly and couldn't help but exclaimed in admiration: "I see, it seems that the Zhu family has produced another very cunning person."
Li Muchan said, "That person has seen me coming towards Leopard Pavilion. If he is smart, he will definitely give us a fair fight."
Eunuch Liu grinned broadly. "So what if he's not smart? With the strength of the two of us, even if all the masters in the imperial city were combined, we might not be able to save him. Unless there are still elders of the Zhu family hiding in the Forbidden City, there might be a glimmer of hope."
Laughing, the man asked again, "Master Li, have you seen Bai Yujing?"
Li Muchan drank the wine and said "hmm" softly.
The smile on Eunuch Liu's face grew even wider, subtler, and even more insane, as if he had seen the ambiguous look in Li Muchan's eyes. "Hehehe, it seems that Alliance Leader Li also thinks that I've lost my mind through practicing martial arts and have fallen in love with men?"
The words sounded extremely harsh and sharp in the laughter, like the tip of a knife grinding against gold and stone.
But Eunuch Liu, whose fierce and sinister expression, eyes filled with murderous intent, suddenly regained his composure and spoke softly, "Unlike those eunuchs who entered the palace at a young age, I was fortunate enough to be adopted when I was six. In this capital, I've met countless people from the martial arts world and many scholars. They all yearn to rise to prominence and become famous. In the end... I became one of them."
Eunuch Liu said this in one breath, his expression becoming melancholy, his tone becoming somewhat complicated. He said lightly, "I wonder what Alliance Leader Li thinks: who is better in this world, a smart person or a fool?"
The battle was imminent, and the peerless master was right in front of them, yet the two of them were still able to sit opposite each other, laughing and drinking. The scene was really a bit weird.
Without waiting for Li Muchan's response, Eunuch Liu smiled curiously and said, "I heard that Alliance Leader Li once wandered the streets, struggling through life and trying various ways to become famous, but in the end, he was always frustrated and unable to achieve success. Coincidentally, I'm the same way."
The man's eyes flickered as he stared at the lights, muttering absentmindedly, "If I were dull, it would be fine, but I have a photographic memory. Whether it's some strange trick or some unorthodox technique, even someone showing off their martial arts in the street, as long as I take a second look, I can discern the secrets and gain my own insights."
He looked at Li Muchan and said in a quiet voice, "I have also tried many methods and honed my abilities, but in this capital city where there are many talented people, people like me are as humble as ants, not even as good as a dog kept by the nobles, let alone making a name for myself."
"The difference between you and me is that you entered the martial arts world and rose to prominence amidst the struggles of various factions, while I," Eunuch Liu said, embracing the beauty beside him, his smile growing increasingly manic, "I rose step by step within the inner courts of the Imperial Palace. Since I felt that fame was hopeless, I might as well curry favor with the man who adopted me. He was also a eunuch, so it was only natural that I entered the palace."
Eunuch Liu's voice grew louder, his eyes grew fiercer, and his smile grew crazier. "What a shame! I thought life in the palace would be peaceful, but it's become even worse. It doesn't matter if you're skilled in martial arts or not. Anyone can come and step on you. As long as you look easy to bully, everyone will want to bully you."
This man laughed until tears came out, and there was actually a sense of frustration in his eyes, as well as mockery of the world and contempt for this world.
"Fortunately, there's always a way out. I stumbled upon the secret formula for the 'Wedding Dress Magical Skill' deep in the cold palace. I guess the person who left the secret formula there had ulterior motives, having memorized it backwards. What I didn't expect was that I stumbled upon it and actually mastered it."
Eunuch Liu raised his glass and laughed wildly, then opened his mouth to spit, and suddenly a big hole appeared in the roof of the hall.
The moonlight is vast and the moon is bright in the sky.
Eunuch Liu bowed to the moon from afar and laughed heartily. "So, from that moment on, I began to defy fate and change my destiny. You wanted to reach the pinnacle of success, to swallow up the world, but I, well, just wanted to turn the world upside down, to trample all those people under my feet, to be unbridled and do whatever I wanted."
"You did it." Li Muchan finally spoke.
Eunuch Liu shook his head and said with a strange smile: "No, not even close. After all, I am still second only to one person."
At this point , Eunuch Liu said very seriously, "There's one more thing. My last name isn't Liu, it's Tan. I've chosen a new name for myself, Tan Wushuang. What do you think, Alliance Leader Li?"
The energy around this person was quietly changing. As it spread, dozens of lights in the pavilion suddenly leaped up together, like dancers dancing in the wind, causing the firelight in the room to flicker in brightness. It looked both fantastic and magnificent, but also a little weird and terrifying.
Li Muchan put down his wine glass and said, "What a nice name."
The night wind blew past, and all the curtains and drapes in the hall fluttered like floating clouds.
And many of the women who had originally snuggled up to Tan Wushuang had fallen down silently.
These people had died without anyone noticing. Their originally beautiful faces and graceful bodies had lost their original bright and beautiful colors and had become dull and withered, like a pile of skeletons.
"Master...we are...loyal to you...ah..."
The women who were still enjoying Eunuch Liu's touch seemed to have just noticed this change. They were terrified, screamed, and tried to escape, but those wandering hands took their lives in an instant.
A terrifying suction force emanated from the acupoints all over Eunuch Liu's body. These people were like prey wrapped in a spider web. No matter how they struggled, they could not break free and eventually lost their lives.
Li Muchan's eyes moved around, and he saw that beneath the curtains and veils were corpses that had been drained of their vital energy.
Eunuch Liu, no, or maybe he should be called Tan Wushuang at this time.
Tan Wushuang looked at the corpse beside him and whispered to the dead man, "I need people who are my peers, not loyal people."
After he said that, he looked up at Li Muchan.
"please!"
