Volume 4: Blue Dragon Changes the World Chapter 166: Azure Dragon Sweeps the World, Everyone is Shocked
On the outskirts of Jinling, beside the green lake.
A misty figure blended into the night and came silently.
The man did not stop, but jumped up, swept across the lake like the wind, and disappeared into the mountains full of tombs, heading straight for the top of the mountain.
After just a few rises and falls, when he stopped, under the bright moonlight, a magnificent but lifeless mountain villa came into view.
The once famous "Excalibur Villa" is now deserted, and even in the beautiful springtime, it cannot hide its dilapidated state.
The man restrained his energy, climbed over the high wall, climbed into the villa, and walked quickly all the way. He only slowed down his pace when he arrived in front of a large palace built on the back of a mountain.
It seemed that the Xie family had evacuated in too much of a hurry. Looking around, one could still see many stands for weapons and many rusty swords.
Stepping on the rotten leaves and shells under his feet, the man walked into the hall.
With the moonlight shining in from outside the hall, one could vaguely see that this place seemed to have been visited and looted by outsiders, and it was in a mess with debris everywhere.
There were countless sword boxes placed horizontally on the walls on both sides, but unfortunately they were already empty, with only thick dust and tangled spider webs left.
The moonlight fell on the pale face of the person who came, and his eyebrows and eyes became clear. It was Li Muchan.
He was just looking at everything in the hall when a figure suddenly appeared in the darkness and said coldly, "You are ten days late than agreed."
The man wore a golden mask and carried two swords on his back. He was the second leader.
Then he seemed to realize something, sniffed with his nose flaring, and then was silent for a short time. He backed away and said suspiciously, "You didn't lose..."
Li Muchan's face darkened and he said hurriedly, "Stop it."
He really didn't want to think about what he had experienced in the past ten days.
The two of them rushed out of the hall almost one after the other and headed straight for Cuiyun Peak.
But they saw that the steep mountain was shaped like a sword, thousands of feet high and as steep as a knife. However, both sides rose up like white cranes flying into the sky, riding the wind, until the rising momentum slowed down, and then they stepped on the rocks and walls, climbing up step by step.
The wind was blowing coldly in their ears, and the two of them walked in silence all the way until they reached the top of the mountain, where they stopped.
But I saw a bamboo hut on the top of the peak.
At this point, the second leader took off his mask, revealing a feminine and beautiful face.
This person was none other than the deceased second young master of Shenjian Villa, Xie Longteng.
There is a medium-sized flat area on the top of the peak, with a stone table and stone benches on which tea is placed, and there are a dozen or so pigeons nearby.
"Jin Laoqi has news. He has led his men to hide in the Yellow River waterway in advance. There is no problem." Xie Longteng said.
Li Muchan looked back again, and saw the vast world in his sight. In the distance, he could faintly see the lights of thousands of homes in Jinling City, as vast as a sea of stars.
"The elite members of the Demon Cult led by Tieyan and his companions have begun to march northward."
"Where's Qiu Shuiqing?"
"There is no big problem with Qiu Shuiqing. His family has been secretly settled. However, he has a hidden woman who is Gongzi Yu's spy planted in Peacock Villa ."
"What's your name?"
"Zhuo Yuzhen, this person is the daughter of Ni Baofeng, the owner of the Treasure Pavilion."
"Alive?"
"Alive... To ensure that nothing could go wrong, the Third Alliance Leader used the Mind-Scaring Technique to test it, but the man even revealed his entire ancestry. Now that he's been poisoned by the Mind-Scaring Technique and deceived by the Third Alliance Leader, he only sees Gongzi Yu as an enemy and has a hidden weapon... As for the remaining noble families, most of them have already joined the Azure Dragon Society..."
The two of them asked questions one after another, neither asking in a hurry nor answering in a leisurely manner.
"It doesn't matter," Li Muchan said as he sat on a stone bench. "They are just a bunch of fence-sitters. They are the easiest to deal with. As long as the general trend tilts in one direction, they will lean towards that side."
While he was speaking, Xie Longteng had already brought out two jars of wine from the sword pavilion.
"There is one more matter, which concerns the Shangguan clan."
Li Muchan took the wine and took a sip: "What?"
Xie Longteng said with a hint of surprise, "Earlier, I learned that Shangguan Jinhong was once a member of the Azure Dragon Society, so I secretly investigated. I thought that the Shangguan family was also a long-standing family in Luoyang City, but I didn't expect to make an unexpected discovery."
He looked at Li Muchan and said in amazement, "It turns out that the Shangguan clan is not from Middle-earth."
Li Muchan said "Oh" and became interested: "Not from Central Plains?"
Xie Longteng took an old book from his side, turned to a page, and pointed out: "Shangguan Jinhong appeared out of nowhere several decades ago. He was one of the masters recruited by the Azure Dragon Society. At that time, the Shangguan family had already possessed enormous wealth. Therefore, he was in charge of the financial resources of the Azure Dragon Society and was one of the twelve hall masters."
Li Muchan looked at the place pointed out by Xie Longteng, which recorded a foreign country outside the Central Plains.
"Golden Roc Dynasty?"
"That's right." Xie Longteng nodded and said in a deep voice: "I have asked Tieyan and the others. This Jinpeng Dynasty does exist. Although it is only a small country, it is very rich. Moreover, the royal family of this dynasty has the surname Shangguan."
Li Muchan held the wine jar, thought for a moment and said, "You are not trying to say that the Money Gang wants to dominate the martial arts world on the surface, but secretly intends to take over the Central Plains?"
Xie Longteng shook his head: "This speculation is actually just my one-sided statement, and it cannot be trusted. However, if there is another backer behind the Shangguan family, then the strength shown by the 'Money Gang' will definitely not be limited to what is shown on the surface, so we must be on guard."
You have to know that no matter how small a dynasty is, it is still a dynasty.
If this is true, then compared to the three forces, it seems that his "World Alliance" is the weakest.
Li Muchan nodded and said, "I have now reached an alliance with Shangguan Xiaoxian. She will not destroy the bridge before she succeeds. In addition, in addition to the 'Money Gang' you have to be wary of, there is another person you have to be careful of."
He immediately told the whole story of Bai Yujing's existence, and even Xie Longteng's face became serious.
Originally, they did not agree with Li Muchan's plan to fake his death, especially his plan to turn the "World Alliance" from open to secret. After all, they had finally come to this point, but in the end, before they even fought or even saw the enemy, Li Muchan retreated without fighting, making this seemingly stupid decision.
But now, after a series of events, and with various forces gradually surfacing, he already admired Li Muchan for being able to foresee the situation and act decisively. Otherwise, if he really had to take action, or hesitated for a moment, the "World Alliance" would be a piece of fat meat that could be divided up by anyone.
Xie Longteng's voice was a little hoarse, and there was still a sword wound on his throat left by Li Muchan. The sword seemed fatal, but it was just a superficial injury. In fact, it was just a fake death. This method is to use the golden needle to close the acupoints, combined with special herbs to paralyze the heart, and supplemented with the skills of turtle breathing, so that it is infinitely close to death.
Back then, Xie Longteng really wanted to die.
At the beginning of the competition between the two, Li Muchan was at a disadvantage. However, with the accumulation of experience and tempering, after countless fights, Li Muchan eventually caught up. Except for his inferior internal strength, his sword skills, sword moves, and even some strange tricks and unorthodox methods caught up with the second young master of the Xie family at an extremely astonishing speed.
Until the last battle, when Xie Longteng lost to him by one move, he became disheartened and wanted to die.
But Li Muchan didn't want to kill him anymore.
So the two of them made a bet on whether their fake death could be discovered.
If his plan was discovered, Xie Longteng would commit suicide on the spot. If his plan was successful, Xie Longteng would live on with another identity.
So the person Li Muchan killed was just Xie Longteng back then.
Xie Longteng sighed: "This world is getting more and more interesting. This is really fun."
Li Muchan nodded: "Now everything is ready, it all depends on Gongzi Yu's methods."
It’s very fast indeed.
Seven days later.
On the top of Cuiyun Peak, the two people who were meditating and practicing opened their eyes at the same time.
But in the distant sky, a Mars rose straight into the sky and then bloomed.
The Azure Dragon is coming!!!
