I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 1357 Blade Armor, Sword Saint Defeated

The arena was surrounded by ravines and devastation.

Fist-force thunder, unparalleled sword energy, and domineering blade light were all mixed together.

But what's extremely strange is that the only place affected was the arena; everyone else outside the arena was unharmed.

Even so, those outside the arena, witnessing this horrifying scene beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, felt as if they had already perished within it.

But those four figures moved with ease.
To be precise, it was the one in white who handled things with ease.

Two figures brushed past each other in an instant!

Fist to fist!
Click!
The sound of the old master's index finger breaking with a punch was exceptionally crisp.

But the old master seemed not to care, and his body flashed by in an instant!

Su Chang'an had already raised his sword.

But it wasn't aimed at the old master; rather, it was because Yu Taohua thrust out her sword.

With three against one, Su Chang'an had no time to rest. The three were all waiting for an opportunity to strike, and when they did, they were ruthless!
Keng!
The swords clashed once again.

It was another unprecedented clash between the intent of the blade and the intent of the sword, another scene of rampant sword and blade energy.

Yu Taohua's hand trembled slightly, and her sword-wielding hand was covered in blood. Every time her sword clashed with Su Chang'an's, it was a collision of forces!

Yu Taohua knew about the Empress's innate superhuman strength, but there was a huge difference between hearing about it and experiencing it firsthand.

He withdrew his longsword, thus dissipating the force.

But just as Yu Taohua was about to do so, she froze, only to see that the Empress had already raised her other hand.

He clenched his fist and threw a punch straight at his face!

Water vapor rises from the fist, steaming like a vast swamp!
The fist's intent was immense and surged forth!

Yu Taohua immediately raised her hand to block while turning her body to the side!

boom!
Click!

But in the instant their fists collided, Yu Taohua was blasted backward.

After rolling several times, Yu Taohua finally regained her balance, but her left arm was hanging limply and she couldn't use it.

Yu Taohua winced in pain and looked up at the white-clad figure. A chaotic wave of sword intent swept past, and it was Yan Yunxiao's sword that had been delivered to the Empress.

But that white-clad
Respond calmly.

Yu Taohua smirked, then pressed her hand against her shoulder and twisted it, putting her dislocated shoulder back in place after being punched.

If I hadn't reacted quickly and turned to the side, I probably would have broken my bones.

but.
Yu Taohua looked at the man in white.

How are we supposed to fight this? They're outnumbered three to one and they're still dominating us.
Yu Taohua was puzzled by one thing: why did they suddenly want to take action against the Empress, especially to kill her?

So I asked the old master beforehand.

But the answer they received was, 'We must force out the Empress's kindness.'

On her second day after arriving, Yu Taohua drank with the old Taoist master and heard from him about the Empress's good and evil personality.

The old celestial master then added a word of caution, "Be careful later. Don't be as carefree as before. The goddess is evil now and won't kill us, but if she really forces good out of us, we might die. I almost got cleaved in two by a single blow."

Thinking of this, Yu Taohua couldn't help but laugh at herself. If this is evil, then what must good be like?

Keng!
With a clang of metal striking metal, Yan Yunxiao was struck squarely by the blade.

Looking at the scene of blood splattering, Yu Taohua pursed her lips: "How about we lie on the ground and pretend to be dead? Like Kuyue."

As she spoke, Yu Taohua had already begun to look for a comfortable spot.

But Yu Taohua glanced at it from the corner of her eye.

An ordinary-looking woman with two children was standing outside the ring, protected by the couple who were eager for more.

He noticed the woman's worried eyes and the excited looks on the two children's faces.

"Heh!" Yu Taohua's lips curled into a smirk.

Where would you find someone who acts like a coward in front of their wife and children?

The moment Yu Taohua tied the sword to her right hand with a strip of cloth, she charged towards Su Chang'an again.

The dragon formed from the sword energy roared and howled, instantly transforming into streaks of sword energy that shot straight at Su Chang'an.

Su Chang'an and the old master exchanged another punch. The moment he sensed Yu Taohua, he raised his sword, turned around, and was about to unleash a sweeping slash.

"Your Majesty, what would your mother think if she could see your current splendor?"

The old Celestial Master's voice reached Su Chang'an's ears at this moment.

"Are you glad that you have lived such a wonderful life?"

Su Chang'an's expression froze.

The knife in his hand went sluggish in an instant.

But in that instant, the sword energy around Yu Taohua suddenly condensed on the longsword in his hand, and the sword light instantly solidified into a line.

A straight thrust of the sword.

Bold and unrestrained, full of elegance!
In the instant Su Chang'an leaned back, the longsword swept past his eyes, the sword energy slicing through his mask, leaving an extremely tiny slit, and even severing a lock of his hair.

suddenly!

Yu Taohua's long sword moved like a dragon, suddenly twisting and turning, originally thrusting straight at Su Chang'an.

The dragon formed from the sword energy broke free from the longsword in that instant, roaring as it lunged at Su Chang'an.

It looks like I can get my hands on it.

However, Yu Taohua dared not be careless at all. In the instant she clenched her other fist, a burst of energy and lightning swirled around it, and sword intent condensed on it. Her fist transformed into a sword, and she threw a punch directly at the spot where the Empress could dodge the sword.

Can.
Snapped!
Su Chang'an did not dodge!

Instead, he raised his hand and grabbed the blade of the longsword, directly taking the punch head-on.

But before Yu Taohua could react, Su Chang'an turned his back to her and released his grip on the sword.

Only then did Yu Taohua realize it.
Boxing stance!

He turned his back to grab the sword, and took the punch head-on, both of which were executed with a proper stance!

But it's too late!
Su Chang'an bumped his elbow into Yu Taohua's chest.

The protective aura was as fragile as paper and shattered in an instant.

"puff!"

A mouthful of blood spurted from Yu Taohua's mouth.

Then, Su Chang'an turned his body slightly, raised his arm high towards Yu Taohua with an elbow strike, and as he closed his five fingers, he threw a punch at Yu Taohua.

Yu Taohua took the full force of the punch to the side of her face.

He then collapsed to the ground.

boom!
The ground trembled violently.

But as the peach blossoms gently bounced up...

boom!
The already riddled arena collapsed completely with a deafening roar, leaving a huge crater.

Yu Taohua lay motionless on the ground, her eyes rolled back, clearly unconscious.

But before losing consciousness, Yu Taohua cursed, "Fuck your mother, you old Taoist priest!"

Everyone looked at the dignified sword saint and pursed their lips.

"well played!"

But someone in the crowd said something like that.

Hearing this made people ashamed, but seeing Yu Taohua's miserable state made them even more embarrassed.

That dog deserved it!

But it was also at this time.
Everyone was taken aback, because a tall figure appeared right behind the Empress.

Yan Yunxiao raised the Zhan Ye sword above his head and, without the slightest hesitation, slashed it down at Su Chang'an.

A sword with a different peach blossom.

When Yan Yunxiao made a move, he never used any fancy or flashy techniques.

Slashing and sweeping.

That's it.

With a single slash, a trail of black ghostly mist followed behind the blade.

Keng!
Su Chang'an turned around, the Moon Palace in his hand trailing frost.

Blades clashed!
The two locked eyes.

Aunt Yan's current appearance is extremely frightening, one could say it's terrifying to the extreme. After all, what normal person would be surrounded by ghostly mist and exude murderous aura?

But looking at Yan Yunxiao, Su Chang'an showed no fear whatsoever. It wasn't the difference in strength that made him unafraid.

Instead, they knew that Aunt Yan was Aunt Yan.

There is nothing to be afraid of.

That day, when Bao Xian was chatting with Su Chang'an, she mentioned why Aunt Yan, whose mind had been honed to such a high level, could not overcome the third level of inner demons.

At that time, Suiyang City was almost no different from a living hell.

After that rebellion, Suiyang became a ghost town.

Countless refugees came to Suiyang City, where power was divided and even the government did not easily provoke those living in hell within the city.

'Where are the evil spirits in the human world, in Suiyang!'

This was Suiyang's reputation at the time.

Moreover, once you enter Suiyang, it's extremely difficult to get out.

Countless people want to leave Suiyang City, but they have to pay a large sum of money.

At that time, there was a scholar who, as a young boy, was taken to Suiyang City by his parents, who had nowhere else to go, to make a living.

Even when you grow up, you can't escape it.

But the scholar didn't want his daughter to grow up in Suiyang. He wanted to teach her a lesson: "The world is good, but Suiyang is not. Don't be disappointed in this world."

So he was going to take his daughter out.

So he worked desperately to earn money, hoping to pay the exit fee and leave the city with his daughter.

He named his daughter Yunxiao (Cloud Soaring) because he wanted her to be as free as a bird, able to fly into the clouds, skim over streams, and go anywhere.

The girl was thirteen years old that year. She clearly remembered that when her father left in the morning, he excitedly told her to pack her luggage and wait at home until he returned before leaving Suiyang City.

The girl waited for a long time and fell asleep.

But when I woke up, my aunt and uncle were at home.

The girl asked, "Where's my dad?"

My uncle said, "Your dad will be back later; he told us to come over first."

The girl nodded happily, then continued to sit on the steps of the courtyard, clutching her luggage, staring at the tightly locked gate.

After a long while, my aunt brought over some food, which was a rare sight – meat dishes, including meatballs.

My aunt said, "Yunxiao, eat quickly, don't make your father sad. After you've eaten your fill, your aunt and uncle will take you away."

The girl shook her head. "I'm waiting for Dad to come back. He said he'll be back."

Auntie said, "Then you have to eat something, right? Yunxiao, be good, listen to me, your dad will be back after you've eaten your fill."

The girl nodded and began to eat.

The woman saw this, smiled, and left.

Meat is hard to come by in Suiyang City, so the girl ate very happily.

However, the girl left a lot for her father.

So after eating some, she took it to the kitchen to put away and wait for her father to come back so they could eat together.

But when she got to the kitchen, she smelled blood.

In Suiyang City, deaths were common, happening every day. Even though Yan Yunxiao was only thirteen years old, he had already seen many corpses.

He was well protected by his father, so he rarely saw him.

So the smell of blood is just a minor issue.

But before the girl could get close, she heard her aunt and uncle's voices inside.

"Damn it, five hundred taels! We're rich! He actually managed to scrape together five hundred taels! Don't pat me here, wife! It hurts! That bookworm bit me right here when he died."

"Ouch, it doesn't hurt at all. But husband, with all this hard-earned money, can we leave now?"

"Nonsense! Five hundred taels is enough for both of us, and after we get out, we'll sell that brat immediately. Looking at her, I reckon she'll fetch a good price outside. If it weren't for the need for a good price, I'd even want to take her body and play with her."

After saying this, the man continued, "However, that man is truly insane. He actually risked his life to save up so much silver to leave the city for that little brat Yan Yunxiao, all so that his daughter could see the outside world."

"A madman, huh? He's the boss, but you're smart. Just boil him. That way, even if Boss Chen comes knocking, he won't find anything."

"Although Boss Chen doesn't care whether he lives or dies, he still needs to show his men that we must ensure there are no witnesses. Besides, even if outsiders smell the meat we're cooking, they won't suspect anything. After all, that little girl ate it herself; what daughter would eat her own father's flesh?"

"Exactly. It's a bit ridiculous to think of that poor, bookish guy who, before he died, begged us not to hurt that little girl. This is Suiyang, after all."

'That girl didn't notice anything, did she?'

'No, and so what if they noticed? At worst, we'll just arrest them and sell them!'

……

The girl overheard the conversation, blinked, and then looked down at the meatballs on the rice bowl she was holding.

She was only thirteen years old.

But she was a thirteen-year-old girl who grew up in Suiyang City. Even though she was young, she knew a lot about many things.

And looking at the meatballs right now
For no apparent reason, a wave of nausea washed over me.

The girl was about to gag when she suddenly remembered something, covered her mouth, and turned to run away quickly.

But once she got back to her room, the girl couldn't stop vomiting.

But looking at what he had vomited, and then at the meatballs on the table.

She felt her face getting wet.

But her eyes were only fixed on the meatballs.

Her father was seen by outsiders as a good-for-nothing, a coward, someone who only knew how to study and whose legs would buckle even if he held a knife.

But in her eyes, her father, that scholar, was someone who would hold her in his arms whenever she was in danger, someone who was always by her side protecting her.

When she was bullied, her father grabbed a stone and pounced on her.

Even though they couldn't win, they still pounced on it.

Everything he did seemed to be for her sake; he always looked at her with a smile, and whenever he saw someone, he would immediately shield her behind him.

He always told her, "Yunxiao, wait a little longer, Dad will take you to live a normal life."

The girl's lips trembled as she tried to reach out and touch the meatball, but her whole body trembled uncontrollably, and she struggled to hold back her tears.

"Dad~~" The girl looked at the meatball, covered her mouth with one hand, and couldn't help but speak.

But the next moment, just as she was about to cry out, she covered her mouth with both hands.

Because they were just outside, her aunt came over and said, "Yunxiao, are you full? Is there anything else? I'll bring it to you."

The girl remembered the conversation between the woman and her man, so she grabbed her throat to stifle a sob and replied, "Mmm, I'm full!"

As she spoke, the girl stared straight at the meatball.

My aunt outside the door said, "Okay, then you rest. I'll call you when your dad gets back."

With that, the woman left.

The girl looked at the woman's departing figure through the narrow crack in the door, clenched her fists, and then looked towards her bed.

Dad said he hid a knife there so she could protect herself.

……

When Bao Xian deliberately stopped there, she looked at Su Chang'an and said again, "Back then, when we met your Aunt Yan, she was watching us from a pile of corpses. In the entire Suiyang, only she listened to us. That little girl, wielding a knife, fought her way up to become the top leader of Suiyang."

"Eating her own father's flesh, even you, Aunt Yan, sometimes wake up in terror from nightmares about it; it's a lingering ailment in her heart. So, one reason she's terrified of seeing her father again is that she fears she won't survive and will die, leaving His Majesty alone."

'She promised the late Emperor and Empress that she would always stay by His Majesty's side and protect him. Therefore, she chose to abandon the Demon Scheme and remain with His Majesty.'

"Isn't it funny? Your Aunt Yan has always been striving to become stronger, but because of a misunderstanding from when she was young, and a promise she made, she gave up on becoming stronger."

Su Chang'an remained silent for a moment, then said, "Aunt Yan, like me, you've never forgiven yourself, have you?"

Baoxian laughed. 'Yeah, she said that because of her, her mother died; and because of her, her father died, and she even ate his flesh. People, sometimes living is truly fucking awful.'

at the moment
Their eyes met.

Su Chang'an looked at Aunt Yan and said softly, "Aunt, please rest for a while."

Yan Yunxiao was taken aback, puzzled by the sudden softening in Su Chang'an's gaze.

Can.
shuh~~
Originally, the blades were touching.

But Su Chang'an suddenly drew his sword.

As the blades rubbed together, Su Chang'an leaned forward, twisted the Moon Palace sword in his hand, and held the sword in reverse, with the hilt pointing towards Yan Yunxiao.

Then.
boom!
The hilt of the knife slammed directly into Yan Yunxiao's abdomen!
Her movements were extremely gentle, even more so than those of Yu Taohua and others.
She was far too gentle.

In terms of power only.
The moment Yan Yunxiao spat out a mouthful of blood, his entire body went limp.

Fortunately, Su Chang'an caught him, then carefully placed Yan Yunxiao on the ground before turning his head to look at where the Old Celestial Master was.

(End of this chapter)