The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 2142 Dai's Bodyguard

The guards on the tower were clearly taken aback!
After a long pause, he finally realized what he meant and immediately flew into a rage, saying, "How dare you insult me?"

Feng Jiuxiao ignored him and turned to Venerable Bailian, saying, "Let's finish this quickly!"

Bai Lian said, "Alright!" He moved with lightning speed, soaring up like a white cloud! Before the guards on the tower could react, a white figure appeared before them!
He had just realized that the other person was a white-robed monk when the monk put his palms together and said softly, "You are exhausted, so rest in peace." Suddenly, he pointed a finger at the guard's forehead, and the guard fell to the ground without uttering a sound.

Standing atop a four-zhang-high tower, Venerable White Lotus overlooked the entire Dai Clan Manor. "Young Master," he said, "the Dai Clan Manor is quite large, almost the size of a small city! They even have four gates here!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Jiuxiao immediately frowned and said, "Four doors? This is not a good thing!"

Since the Dai family has four gates, it means that the Dai family members can escape from any of the four directions at any time!

He had realized that Bai Lian was indirectly reminding him that the other side had a large garden and many gates, while he only had two people. It was almost impossible for them to catch the Dai family like turtles in a jar, win a quick battle, and wipe them out in one fell swoop!
"Venerable One, then let's block their path to survival!"

Venerable White Lotus was somewhat suspicious. "There are only two of us. At most, we can guard two gates. How easy is it to block them out?"

Feng Jiuxiao pointed to the main gate made of thick iron plates and laughed, "Why don't we just weld this iron gate shut from the outside?" He was certain that most of the people in the manor did not know light-footed kung fu, and it would be no easy task for them to climb over this two-zhang-high earthen wall!

Bai Lian thought for a moment, somewhat puzzled: "Young Master, to weld the iron gate shut, we need tin or lead. Where are we going to find that? And welding requires a high-temperature flame, but here... it's completely empty!"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and pointed to the golden eagle above his head, saying, "Have you forgotten we have this big bird? This bird can spew out high-temperature flames! As long as the flame temperature is high enough, we don't need any solder! It's no problem for the bird to melt the two iron doors into one!"

Bai Lian immediately laughed and said, "If the Great Wizard knew that the golden statue he possessed with the power of the gods was being used by you, he would probably be so angry that he would crawl out of his coffin! By the way, he didn't have a coffin, so he could only crawl out of the ground!"

Feng Jiuxiao chuckled and said, "Luckily, I have some knowledge of Taoist magic, otherwise the consequences of this giant bird being activated by someone else would have been unimaginable!" According to the Great Wizard's setting, once the bronze eagle is activated, it will execute the command to "annihilate all life within its field of vision," relentlessly until the enemy is wiped out or it is destroyed; otherwise, the slaughter will not stop! Fortunately, Feng Jiuxiao has reached the "Pseudo-Celestial Realm," infinitely close to the Celestial Realm, so he was able to forcibly control the bronze eagle statue with supreme divine power!
Bai Lian laughed, "With this giant bird by your side, your travels in the martial world will be much more interesting, young master." Wherever he went, he would always be leading such a huge bronze kite—how incredibly stylish! "Parading through the streets" is far from sufficient to describe the astonishing scene!

Feng Jiuxiao solemnly said, "If I'm not mistaken, the Great Wizard's magic that can bring bronze statues to life can only last for seven days at most! That means the divine power on this bronze bird will disappear after seven days! So we must maximize the bird's value within seven days, otherwise it would be a waste!"

Bai Lian was taken aback and said, "I thought this bronze bird could be used forever!"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "How is that possible? All spells are like that; they can't be effective indefinitely! Most similar spells that injure people usually have trigger conditions. The divine power will only take effect after the mechanism is triggered. Otherwise, any unintentional touch by external forces will trigger the mechanism, wasting all your efforts! Moreover, the output of the borrowed divine power must either be set in advance for the number of times it can be output or for the person to set the output time in advance. The borrowed divine power will eventually have an expiration time and cannot be output indefinitely!"

Bai Lian said, "In other words, the great wizard has to choose a plan when casting a spell. Either the bronze bird can breathe fire continuously for seven days, or it can breathe fire a certain number of times. It's a choice between the two, right?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "That's right! Based on my judgment, the Great Wizard set a time limit, allowing for continuous attacks within a limited time!"

Bai Lian was somewhat puzzled: "Since the Great Wizard can borrow divine power, why not borrow more? Why not extend the time limit for possessing divine power indefinitely?" Feng Jiuxiao said: "The so-called Heaven and Earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs. Heaven opens a door, but closes all the windows! The fact that Heaven can lend him divine power is already an extra favor; how dare he think of borrowing more? That would be a pure act against Heaven!"

Bai Lian said, "That's true. If he could allow the bronze statue to exert its divine power indefinitely, he would probably be invincible by now! He would have unified the martial world long ago!"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "That's right! So he's still far from being good enough!"

He suddenly formed a sword incantation and chanted, "Like the vast ocean embracing countless streams, a single thought can command immense power. Intention spreads throughout the heavens like star trails, things follow the momentum without needing to be sought. Hasten, hasten, as the law commands, grant amnesty!" He pointed the sword incantation at the iron gate, and the bronze eagle above its head immediately flapped its wings, instantly coming to life from its lifeless kite state. It let out a piercing cry and then unleashed a torrent of flames at the point where the two gates met. The blazing flames sprayed onto the iron gate, instantly turning it red-hot. A wave of heat swept over, surprisingly warm and comfortable!

He was reciting the "Tai Xu Sword Manual: Control Chapter." The "Control Chapter" emphasizes guiding all things with intention and controlling external objects through one's inner energy field. Originally, it was most suitable for sword control or talismanic arts, but in Feng Jiuxiao's eyes, mastering one method leads to mastering all methods! If one can control a sword, one can control a knife, a spear, and ultimately all things!
If you can control one, you can control ten! And then you can control a hundred, a thousand, or even ten thousand!
The bronze giant golden eagle spewed flames several times, and the place where the two iron doors met was almost melting into water. Feng Jiuxiao immediately used his invisible power of will to force the two doors together. After a moment, the two iron doors were firmly fused together!
Feng Jiuxiao said, "This is the East Gate. Let's go to the North Gate!"

Bai Lian arrived at the North Gate first and quietly dealt with the guards, waiting for Feng Jiuxiao!

Soon, Feng Jiuxiao, "leading" the bronze eagle, arrived at the North Gate. Bai Lian acted as a lookout, and Feng Jiuxiao commanded the eagle to weld the iron gate on the north side shut as well!

Bai Lian noticed that there weren't many serfs wandering around the manor; given the cold weather, no one would be out aimlessly strolling unless absolutely necessary. None of the noble young masters and ladies were present; they were probably all enjoying themselves in the pleasure quarters.

After welding the north gate shut, the two rushed to the west gate.

On the way, Bai Lian asked, "There are quite a few Tibetan female slaves in this manor. What should we do with them?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Innocent people will be released, of course. But anyone who refuses to leave, or even openly sides with the Dai family, will be killed without exception!"

He's not a bad person, but he's not a pushover either!
He will not be lenient with those who cannot distinguish right from wrong and are stubbornly ignorant.

Being overly polite is a waste of time and emotion.

Before long, all four iron gates were welded shut.

Bai Lian said, "Logically speaking, with such a large family business as the Dai family, there should be at least dozens of bodyguards and thugs. How come we haven't seen a single bodyguard?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "There are two possibilities! One is that there are indeed no bodyguards, and the other is that the bodyguards are all resting."

"Resting during the day? Wouldn't that be dereliction of duty?"

"If they don't have bodyguards, it means they are extremely powerful and confident, and don't need bodyguards at all! If they have bodyguards but they don't revolve around their masters, it also means that these bodyguards are too arrogant and completely relaxed. Isn't the logic clear?"