Volume 3: The Demon Cult Advances Eastward Chapter 116: Flying Swordsman
The snow stopped and day broke.
There was no conversation that night. Listening to the crowing of chickens and barking of dogs outside the wall, Li Muchan slowly opened his eyes.
He sat in the hall all night, and the Goddess of Bliss guarded him all night.
After a night, Li Muchan's eyes lit up again, and he regained his usual calmness and composure. Although he had just experienced a dangerous fight last night, his body was spotless and free of blood. His whole life was full of vitality, like the rising sun.
What remained unchanged was that Sun Wuer's head at his feet had already turned pale and deathly grey, but his eyes were still open.
Li Muchan smiled as he opened his eyes, because when he followed his gaze, he saw two snowmen standing upright in the snow , with two rolling eyeballs behind the snow.
After Li Muchan finished laughing, he suddenly said softly, "Thank you!"
The goddess of bliss yawned lightly and stretched lazily: "I don't want a thank you."
After she finished speaking, she wanted to go out, but Li Muchan reminded her, "If you feel tired, just sleep here. You are my capable man now, so be careful of an ambush."
The goddess of bliss gave a crisp laugh: "Are you concerned about me?"
Li Muchan did not respond to her words, but called out to the door: "Come in, both of you!"
Hearing these words, Tieyan and the other two felt as if they had been pardoned. They walked in trembling and shaking, then knelt down and lowered their heads.
Li Muchan smiled and said, "It seems that you are already sober enough."
Elder Tie Er said in a hoarse voice: "I know I was wrong."
Elder Yan San then spoke up: "Please forgive me, Deputy Sect Leader."
Li Muchan let out a long breath, exhaled a cloud of white mist, and sighed softly: "I thought you were smart people. After all, we have dealt with each other in Jinling City, so I specially asked you to go with me this time. I didn't expect that you two are not only not smart, but also stupid. What you eat, use, and enjoy now, which one is not given by me? If you kill me, can she give you better?"
Elder Tie Er shuddered, and then hurriedly said, "Deputy Sect Leader Mingcha, my husband and I were forced to join forces with the Tianmei Palace Master. The Golden Lion and the Silver Dragon are loyal to her, and she has the leverage over us, so we have no choice but to compromise."
The Third Elder Yan had a head full of frost, and his eyebrows and eyelashes were also covered with cold frost. He no longer looked pretty at all. He bowed his head and said respectfully: "Please give us two a chance, Deputy Sect Leader. My husband and I are willing to follow your lead from now on, and we will never have two minds."
Li Muchan hesitated for a moment and said seriously, "Okay, considering the kindness you two showed me in Jinling City, I will forgive you once more, but this is your last chance, get up."
"Thank you, Vice-Master."
The two of them stood up in fear and trepidation, and then at Li Muchan's signal, they rekindled the fire to dispel the cold.
"What does she want?" Li Muchan asked.
Elder Tie Er said without hesitation: "Power, status, she wants the entire martial arts world."
Elder Yan San then spoke in a very respectful tone: "Moreover, that person has been retching frequently these days. According to my guess, Sun Xingyu must be pregnant."
"Pregnant?" Li Muchan pursed her lips and smiled. "Xie Xiaofeng's child? I wonder how Xie Wangsun will react when he hears this news."
The goddess of bliss narrowed her eyes and smiled: "It seems that this sword god is just like this."
Li Muchan said noncommittally, "In the final analysis, he is just a poor fellow who is obsessed with swords and forced by his family to forge ahead. And that woman is naturally charming, she is not simple. You know, the more beautiful a woman is, the easier it is for her to deceive people, and the easiest to be deceived is people like Xie Xiaofeng."
"Any other news?" he asked.
"Yes," Elder Yan San did not dare to neglect and answered hurriedly, "I also secretly discovered that Sun Xingyu had a very close relationship with a mysterious person and reached some kind of deal."
Li Muchan raised his eyebrows: "You, go on."
Elder Yan San said, "Sun Xingyu's charm skills were taught by that person, and I am sure that the other person is a woman."
"Female? Charming skills?" Li Muchan fell silent, his eyes flickering, and then he murmured: "I thought, it turned out to be the "Charming Female Charming Skill", then I already know who she is... What kind of deal did they reach?"
Elder Yan San said cautiously: "The green jade wand, that person wants the green jade wand."
Li Muchan looked at her: "How did you find out?"
Elder Yan San hurriedly explained, "Because I am the only woman in the group, I have to protect her closely. Sun Xingyu also secretly delivered several secret letters. In order to protect myself, I secretly spied on her, but she was very vigilant, so I only got the four words 'Green Jade Wand'."
After hearing these words, Li Muchan smiled gently and said, "You guys go down."
"yes."
Tieyan and the other man looked at each other, their eyes filled with lingering fear and the thrill of surviving a disaster, then they lowered their heads and left the hall.
"Shangguan Xiaoxian?" The Blissful Goddess said with a tut-tut sound, "It seems that she wants to secretly control the Demon Cult."
The "Green Jade Wand" is the cult leader's token, and one can command all the demons with it, so it is not strange to have such an idea.
But Li Muchan had a vague feeling that this matter was not that simple.
Because the timing was not right, it was another matter whether the Demon Cult would still exist in the world after this disaster. Moreover, he knew his wife too well, and she was very proud. Besides, the "Money Gang" was at its peak, and people like Shangguan Xiaoxian would only take advantage of the situation to swallow it up. They would not care about such a token.
"Green Jade Magic Wand." Li Muchan pondered for a moment. "This item was brought from the West by the founder of the Demon Cult, Venerable Asura. It has been passed down from generation to generation. It is supreme and precious. It is regarded as a sacred object by the demons. Could it be that... there is something unusual about this staff?"
"Forget it," he glanced at the sky outside and suddenly calmed down, "Have all the heads of the major families in Baoding City been notified?"
"Sir, I have already informed you last night." Someone outside the door responded, "According to your instructions, they have one day to surrender, flee, or die. It is all up to them to choose."
"That's good!"
After saying this, Li Muchan's eyes seemed to be about to close again.
However, someone suddenly walked in quickly from outside the door, holding a letter of challenge written in black and white.
It is indeed a declaration of war.
"Three days later, at the Changting in the west of the city, bring your sword!"
Just a few simple words, but a sharp and murderous aura leaps onto the paper through the tip of the pen.
Sword energy.
Li Muchan already knew who the challenge was from.
Songyang Iron Sword, Guo Ding.
The smile on the face of the goddess of bliss faded a little: "Can you take it?"
Li Muchan put on the sword at his waist, a smile flashed in his eyes, and said, "Come to think of it, this seems to be the first time I have accepted a challenge in my life. As a respect for the opponent, I have to keep the appointment no matter what."
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At the same time, the news of Sun Wuer's defeat last night spread like wildfire and was quickly passed on to all directions by spies, informants, and secret agents, and fell into the hands of many important figures.
“You actually lost?”
"Sun Wuer actually lost."
"Li Muchan actually won."
…
The moment he received the message, he blurted out a series of inappropriate and surprised words.
In a mansion in Luoyang City, Shangguan Xiaoxian looked at the red plum blossoms blooming in the snow. Their beauty was more enchanting and more than that of an ordinary person.
She lowered her chin slightly and sniffed the fragrance of the flowers. Her face in the sunlight was as crystal clear as ice and jade, so transparent that one could see the blood vessels beneath the skin. It was so beautiful that it was almost evil.
It was snowing in Luoyang City too.
Behind her, a beautiful woman was reporting the news.
There was a lot of information, including what Li Muchan said in the chicken feather shop. The woman narrated everything that happened word for word.
"Haha, Sun Xingyu, you really think highly of her," Shangguan Xiaoxian's eyes gradually curved into crescents as she smiled. She was wearing a black cloak on her slender and delicate body. Her jade hands gently pulled at it. This was her favorite thing. "A woman can know nothing, but she must know how to restrain herself. Not everyone can take off her clothes easily."
After saying this, Shangguan Xiaoxian fell into a brief silence, and the plum blossoms in front of her withered and faded at a speed visible to the naked eye.
After a long while, she blinked and smiled, "Aunt Liu, the winter solstice is coming soon. I want to eat dumplings. Let's eat together when Brother Jing comes back. I think about this day every year. It just so happens that I have an extra pair of chopsticks this year."
Although the woman's appearance changed, her voice remained the same. It was Madam Liu: "Miss, there is another piece of news. The disciples in the gang discovered someone."
Shangguan Xiaoxian asked without turning her head: "Who?"
Mother Liu's eyes sparkled, and she said in a solemn voice, "Flying Swordsman."
Shangguan Xiaoxian's hand holding the flower suddenly paused: "Where is he?"
Mother Liu said: "In Baoding City!"
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In Baoding city.
Under the setting sun, a cold figure dragged on the long street...
