After the Skyfall

Chapter 554: The Protector of the Nation
"Xinzhou is in the south, and the capital is in the north. You can go all the way north."

There was no wind or waves above the auspicious clouds. Prince Xin sat down directly, looking quite free and easy. He unwrapped the package, and inside was nothing else but a jar of fine wine, a few side dishes, and a bowl of exquisite wheat rice. Apart from that, there was nothing else.

Prince Xin drank wine and ate barley rice. He seemed to feel that he would definitely die on this trip, so he decided to just die like a glutton. Before he came, all the matters in the mansion had been arranged, except for the news of his death to reach Xinzhou City.

"Are you hungry?" Li Yi said.

Prince Xin said, "I didn't eat anything at the banquet, and I was shocked. Now my stomach is empty. After thinking it over, I decided to take some food with me and have a full meal on the way. After all, I don't know when I will have food again."

"It seems that you don't think you can come back from the capital alive." Li Yi said.

Prince Xin laughed at himself and said, "The Taoist priest is extremely capable. He will definitely cause a great uproar when he goes to the capital this time. I am involved in it. I am very satisfied if I can die a good death. I dare not ask for anything else."

"Don't you believe that I can protect you?" Li Yi asked.

"I don't believe it." Prince Xin continued to drink and eat.

Li Yi said: "You have a good character, you are not afraid of life and death, and you are suitable for boxing. If this world really can't accommodate you, I will send you away from this world and go to the four seas and eight continents to practice boxing and martial arts. Although you will suffer a little and won't enjoy the life you had as a prince, maybe in a few years, you can become an extraordinary warrior."

"Leave this world?" Prince Xin just put down his cup and chopsticks and looked at Li Yi in shock.

As a king, he had been well-read since childhood and understood the affairs of the world. He was also an intelligent man, and he had captured very important information with just one sentence.

"The Taoist priest is not from this world?"

"He is not either." Li Yi said calmly: "When will the spring flowers and autumn moons end? How much do we know about the past?"

Before the poem was finished, Prince Xin spat out a mouthful of wheat rice. He stood up suddenly in shock and fear, and shouted, "This is impossible. This is absolutely impossible."

He was very emotional, as if something he had believed in for a long time had been overturned. He lost his previous calmness and composure and immediately went out of control. He started yelling. His face turned red and his whole body was shaking. He kept repeating what he said, as if trying to refute Li Yi.

Li Yi simply dodged the food by moving sideways, and continued to ride on the red auspicious cloud, heading north.

The sky is high and the land is vast here, and there is no one within a thousand miles. No matter how two people talk or what they talk about, no third person can hear them.

"It's not impossible. Since I can come to this world, naturally there are other people who can come to this world. That poem is the best proof." Li Yi said, "Prince Xin, you are a smart man. You guessed the truth when I read the first sentence. Otherwise, you wouldn't be so excited."

"Impossible, you must have stolen this poem from somewhere, so you came to Xinzhou to find me, and then made up such a lie to deceive me. You want to use me to spread rumors to achieve your ulterior motives." King Xin was furious and said, "Demon, kill me. I would rather die than be your pawn."

Having said that, Prince Xin rushed out of the auspicious cloud without saying a word and jumped down, intending to fall to his death from the height.

However, he did not fall far before a red auspicious cloud caught him and lifted him back up.

"Don't be so excited. If you want to die, you have to help me find the person who wrote the lyrics first." Li Yi said calmly, "Besides, your death won't solve any problems. I already know that the person is in the capital. Even if you don't lead the way, I can find him with a little more time."

Prince Xin was still emotional and said, "This is different. You have only found it. No one will believe that the person who wrote the lyrics is from another world. But if I get involved, it will be different. What if, what if..."

He didn't dare to continue talking after this.

"So you are afraid, no wonder you want to die." Li Yi shook his head slightly: "But the more you say this, the more curious I am about the identity of the person who wrote the lyrics in this world."

He couldn't be sure yet that the cross-border person was his father. He had to see everything with his own eyes before he could confirm it.

"I am not afraid, but this matter involves a lot of things." Prince Xin said, "I hope that everything is just a conspiracy of yours, so that I can be at ease."

Li Yi smiled and said, "What do you think is the point of me using this method?"

Prince Xin was silent. He no longer spoke, but just sat slumped on the auspicious cloud. Then he picked up the jar of wine and poured it into his mouth. He wanted to get drunk, or even die from drinking, so as to avoid being involved in this dispute and turmoil.

"Take your time to think about it. Don't seek death or rebirth, because you can't escape anything by dying. I also know a little about the methods of soul-capturing." Li Yi said.

Prince Xin didn't say anything, but just kept drinking.

Unfortunately, the jar of wine he brought was too small. Even if he drank it all, he couldn't get drunk. Instead, his head became clearer and clearer. He threw the jar of wine in anger, lay back, and simply left everything to fate.

The speed of the cloud-soaring technique is very fast.

Li Yi went all the way north, crossing mountains, rivers, villages and towns. Soon, a bright light appeared on the land in the distance. It was the brilliance of thousands of lights.

In this world that is similar to the ancient times, there is no doubt that only the capital city that gathers people from all over the world can have such a magnificent style in the city with thousands of lights at night.

"Is that the capital?"

Li Yi slowed down his flying speed and looked at the city in the distance. It was indeed magnificent.

The city is so large that it covers an area of ​​300 miles.

Backed by towering mountains and surrounded by nine rivers, it has spiritual veins, earth veins and water veins crisscrossing each other, gathering the power of incense and faith from all over the world, transforming into the aura of dragons and tigers that rises into the sky.

It was clearly night, but it felt like day.

In the city, there are things similar to hot air balloons pulled by ropes, suspended in the sky, emitting light and heat, lighting up the entire city. Even at night, the streets are still crowded with people, as if there is no distinction between night and day here, only extreme prosperity and noise.

Li Yi has also traveled across many worlds and seen many cities similar to those in ancient times, but in terms of prosperity and grandeur, this world is the best.

Such high popularity also means that this place is very popular, and I wonder how many gods can be born here.

He only looked out and saw a thick green smoke coming straight towards the direction of the capital. In the green smoke was a burly and majestic general wearing armor with a sword hanging from his waist. Although the general was a god of incense and worship, he had been supported by the court for countless years and his body had turned from virtual to real. At this moment, he appeared like a god from heaven who had descended to the earth.

"That is the Southern Protector of the Nation from the imperial court." Prince Xin was shocked and said, "How did a Taoist like you attract that great god?"

As a prince, he had seen the statues of the four great national guardian generals when he was in the capital. Each statue was eighteen zhang tall, standing in the four directions of the capital, overlooking the mountains and rivers for thousands of miles, shocking the world.

However, it was the first time for him to see the appearance of the Protector of the Nation. You should know that the Protector of the Nation would not show up easily. Only when monsters and ghosts were born that were enough to threaten the safety of the capital, would they hold their magic weapons, step out of the capital, and slay demons and monsters.

Li Yi narrowed his eyes, threw away his Taoist robe, and slowly stood up: "Of course it was my powerful aura that attracted it."

He could feel the power of this divine general even from a distance.

The mountain gods and land gods near Shinshu Castle are nothing compared to this.

"I am the guardian general of the south of the capital, Lord Zhang Jianguo. The Taoist in front, please stop." The guardian general announced his name and stopped not far from Li Yi. At this moment, he took big strides, holding the sword at his waist and shouted.

Li Yi's red cloud hovered in the sky. He said calmly, "I am Tai Yi. I came from Zizhou and wanted to enter the capital. Why are you stopping me?"

Zhang Jiangong looked calm and said, "You are a Taoist with extraordinary aura. I saw a red light carrying dragon and tiger aura heading north from a distance. Your speed is so fast that the mountain gods, city gods, and guards you passed by were powerless to stop you. Seeing that you were going to go straight to the capital, I had to show up."

"And the person you are accompanying is the current King of Faith?"

He then recognized Prince Xin and immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Highness Prince Xin."

Prince Xin hurriedly said, "You are too polite, General. Please get up quickly."

He doesn't dare to act like a king.

You have to know that the national defender Zhang Jiangong has existed for twelve dynasties and has an extremely noble status. He, a leisurely prince, cannot be compared with him at all.

The national guardian general Zhang Jiangong nodded slightly. After the courtesy was over, he no longer paid attention to Prince Xin, but stared at Li Yi: "When did such a master appear in Xinzhou? How could this general not know? Taoist, why did you bring Prince Xin into the city? If you don't tell the truth, this general will never allow you to enter the capital."

He could ignore some small demons and monsters sneaking into the capital, but he would never dare to ignore the Taoist in front of him who called himself Taiyi.

This person's aura is so strong that it is rare.

Li Yi said: "I came to the capital only to look for someone, not to cause trouble. If the general can make it convenient for us, that would be great. Otherwise, we can live in peace."

"What if not?" asked Zhang Jiangong, the national defender, holding his sword.

Li Yi said directly: "If we start fighting, it will destroy the three hundred miles of Kyoto and cause endless killings. That will be bad. At that time, I can just pat my butt and walk away. I am afraid that the general will be spurned by the people, the incense will disappear, and the statues will collapse."

"How dare you, a Taoist priest, threaten this general?" The national defender Zhang Jiangong's eyes widened with anger, and the sword at his waist hummed.

Just a rage and there were rumbling thunders and flashes of lightning between heaven and earth.

Prince Xin on the side opened his eyes wide and stared at Li Yi.

Is this Taoist always so arrogant?

Because of a disagreement, the 300-li Kyoto was destroyed.

"It's not a threat, but a fact." Li Yi took another step forward at this moment. The aura of dragon and tiger was entangled, and his magic power soared into the sky. His Taoist robe faded away, turning into a set of red feather purple gold armor. He didn't know when a large bow made of magic wood appeared in his hand. Although it was not opened, an astonishing divine power was gathered in it.

The surrounding wind and clouds suddenly changed, silver lightning intertwined, and golden flames flickered.

Such momentum is truly amazing.

Even the national defender Zhang Jiangong's expression suddenly became solemn at this moment.

(End of this chapter)