Big Moon Ballad

Chapter 2659 Escape
Blood splattered, lives were lost.

Countless cultivators hidden deep within emerged from the darkness, and then fell one by one before her.

In the dark tunnel, Li Jinniang was led by the hand and stumbled as she ran out amidst the pursuit of countless soldiers and cultivators, all she could hear were the sounds of clashing swords and flying flesh.

Despite the terrifying scene, Li Jinniang strangely felt no fear.

She looked up blankly at the figure running ahead, holding her hand.

Li Meiniang wields her sword with one hand, yet no one can stop her.

Her imposing presence and fierce aura alone were enough to stop the guards who were attacking from all directions from advancing.

Li Meiniang led her out of the dark underground chamber, fighting her way through the tunnel.

As they reached the ground, more and more guards surrounded them, and Li Jinniang's heart clenched with anxiety.

She worried that Li Meiniang would have difficulty wielding the sword with one hand. "Sister, I can walk by myself! Let go of my hand!"

“It’s alright,” Li Meiniang said, not letting go but instead holding her hand even tighter.

"Just hold my hand and walk boldly forward, and I will clear away all obstacles for you."

She said it, and she did it.

Li Jinniang stared blankly at the figure in front of her that was so slender yet incredibly powerful.

This is her older sister, the one who abandoned her family and left Southern Chu more than a decade ago.

But now she's back.

To save her, he returned to the homeland he had sworn never to return to.

Li Jinniang's gaze was fixed on Li Meiniang, and tears streamed down her face without her realizing it.

"Who goes there! State your name!"

"Release Your Highness!"

"The Queen has been kidnapped! There are intruders!"

"Who goes there! Are you a spy from the Former Qin?"

More and more guards surged in from all directions. Li Meiniang's eyes turned cold, and she suddenly swung her sword. The powerful pressure of true energy swept in front of her like a tidal wave. Many guards with lower cultivation levels fell to the ground, their weapons slipping from their hands.

"A Heavenly Rank cultivator!"

The guard leader exclaimed in shock, "Which country are you a Heavenly Rank cultivator from? Are you a spy from the Former Qin?"

"Former Qin?"

Li Meiniang looked up amidst the fighting, gazing down at the densely packed Southern Chu soldiers in front of her.

She raised her head, and the hood fell off, revealing her slender and beautiful face and the plum blossom between her brows.

"I'm from Nanchu."

Li Meiniang's gaze was as cold as ice and snow, and her aura was imposing.

"I've come to save my sister."

"younger sister?"

The young palace guards looked at each other in bewilderment, but the older guard leaders were stunned.

"You are……"

"The eldest daughter of the Li family..."

"Wait, is she still alive? Wasn't she supposed to be dead?"

"You are Plum Blossom..." Finally, an old guard widened his eyes, "General Plum Blossom!"

“So there are people in Southern Chu who know my name,” Li Meiniang smiled. “It’s me, I’m back.”

"General Plum Blossom!"

The name seemed to possess an extraordinary power, and many of the guards surrounding the two involuntarily took a step back.

"Since you know who I am, get out of my way."

Li Meiniang wiped the blood from the blade of her sword. "I don't want to treat my fellow villagers the same way I treat the Western Rong people, but if you insist on blocking my way..."

The woman spoke succinctly, "Kill without mercy."

……

……

When the pressure from the Celestial Realm cultivator arrived, King Jiang Xie of Linchuan finally showed a flicker in his gaze.

"Don't move." Ying Baoyue pushed the sword forward slightly. "You don't want your neck to break like this, do you?"

"Although I won't kill you, I don't mind breaking a few of your bones so that you can never get up again."

Jiang Xie stopped moving, her eyes turning to Ying Baoyue. "How did you find her?"

He had hidden Li Jinniang in such a secluded place that even a Heavenly Realm cultivator wouldn't be able to detect her presence.

“I don’t know either,” Ying Baoyue said calmly. “I just instructed my people to do it.”

She did not know Li Jinniang's location beforehand, but only told Li Meiniang to do her best to find her.

"I will hold off the Prince of Linchuan. You go find your sister and rescue her."

Faced with such an absurd order, Li Meiniang didn't ask a single question, but simply nodded as usual, "Your subordinate obeys."

"You're really crazy..."

Jiang Xie was amazed. "How do you know she can definitely do it?"

“She has never failed to carry out any of my orders.”

Ying Baoyue said, "Never in the past twenty years."

“Never before…” Jiang Xie paused, then sighed deeply, “You truly have the most capable assistant.”

That woman, renowned at the border, was clearly from Chu, yet she became Ying Baoyue's most capable subordinate.

But if she hadn't met Ying Baoyue, Li Meiniang would never have become the Plum Blossom General.

Jiang Xie couldn't help but think of another exceptionally talented woman who had escaped from Southern Chu, namely, the Grand Master of Fate, Lin Shubai.

Lin Shubai only began to truly shine after meeting Qin Emperor Ying.

“Perhaps this is what we Chu people owe you,” Jiang Xie said with a wry smile. “But do you really think you’ve won?”

Even after losing his most important piece, Jiang Xie remained calm and composed. "Even if we find the person, do you think you can escape?"

Only high-level cultivators can sneak into the palace undetected, and Jiang Xie has only sensed the presence of one intruder so far.

Li Meiniang alone wouldn't be able to kill all the guards, and with Li Jinniang as a burden, it would be difficult for her to escape from the Southern Chu Palace.

Ying Baoyue gave him a strange look. "Why are we leaving?"

Jiang Xie's smile froze on his face, and a chill suddenly ran down his spine.

“This is my friend’s palace,” Ying Baoyue said quietly, looking at him. “He is the master of this palace, and we are his invited guests.”

"Why should I leave?"

……

……

When Xu Yishan appeared in front of Jiang Yuanyuan, Jiang Yuanyuan thought she was dreaming.

With a single strike, the Broken Water Sword pierced the iron lock on the door, and Xu Yishan kicked the door open.

"you……"

“Oh, Your Majesty,” Chen Zichu poked his head out from behind Xu Yishan, “you’ve lost quite a bit of weight.”

"you……"

Jiang Yuanyuan was stunned. "How did you find this place?"

“To be honest, it was indeed quite difficult to find,” Chen Zichu said. “If your wet nurse hadn’t told us your location, we would have been wandering around in circles in this palace.”

“Wet nurse?” Jiang Yuanyuan was stunned. “But his son…”

"Weren't you poisoned?" Chen Zichu smiled. "Baoyue said she was Shao Siming and promised to help her son detoxify. That's when the woman told us where you were."

"Baoyue is here?" Jiang Yuanyuan's feelings were a mixture of surprise and complicated emotions. "Where is she?"

“They’re probably in your uncle’s palace right now,” Chen Zichu said, extending his hand towards him. “Alright, never mind that, just come out!”

Jiang Yuanyuan suddenly stood up and was about to run towards the door when a huge collision of true energy suddenly came from the doorway. The huge impact almost made Jiang Yuanyuan fall back onto the bed.

"who are you?"

The middle-aged cultivator in charge of guarding the palace stood at the entrance. "Who dares to trespass into the royal palace? Are you a spy from Qin?"

These words enraged Chen Zichu. Before he could say anything, Xu Yishan suddenly stopped him and took a step forward.

"I am not a spy for the Qin state; I am from the Southern Chu."

Holding the Broken Water Sword, Xu Yishan said, "I am Xu Yishan, the Elder of the Water Academy of Jixia Academy."

Everyone got promoted