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Chapter 103: Entering the Battlefield to See Qilin

The military officer was slightly startled, but he was relieved. He had never thought that the young man sent by the Xue family was actually such an upright person. He saved himself a lot of effort and said hurriedly, "Okay, okay, I'll write it like this."

The military hero lying on the ground was furious: "I don't want your pity."

The leader supported himself and got up, saying, "I'm going to Qilin Pavilion too!"

"You don't have to bear the blame for my sins!"

After all, they are children of military meritorious families. There are always some who are unruly and have backbone. With a leader, the other children of military meritorious families grit their teeth and think that face is more important than guarding the cold palace or the forbidden palace. What's more important is that they are not good-for-nothings.

They were truly capable young military officers, and they decided to come here because of Yuwen Lie's words.

Li Guanyi suddenly turned around and kicked out. The young man's face changed and he crossed his arms to block in front of him. His martial arts skills were quite good, but he did not use internal energy, sword energy or knife blades.

Relying only on his physical strength, he is no match for his opponent.

Being thrown two meters away by a kick, his palms trembled, he gritted his teeth, and glared at the young man in front of him. Li Guanyi held the sword with one hand, practicing the skills taught by his aunt, with a bit of arrogance on his face, he said lightly: "I will take the responsibility for what I did, you..."

"Humph."

"A loser has no right to talk."

"If you're not convinced, let's compete again in the next ten days!"

The young man of military honor took a deep breath.

Even after being swept by Li Guan's powerful physique, he was still able to get up.

Sitting in front, with a rebellious look in his eyes, he just refused to accept the defeat and said, "Okay! This month, you win. Let's fight again in the next ten days. If I win, I will bear the punishment and go to guard Qilin Palace!"

The faces of the people around him all changed: "This, Major General..."

The man looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old. He waved his hand to shut up the others.

He looked at his peer with sharp eyes.

Li Guanyi knew that he had passed this level.

He was not transferred to Qilin Palace himself, but this group of military heroes' sons were looking for trouble. After he won the fight, he chose to accept the punishment of the Jinwu Guards and go to Qilin Palace. This was logical and would not arouse suspicion.

After all, because Emperor Chen wanted to use Li Guanyi as a whetstone to hone his military sons, and because of Yuwen Lie's words of flattery, most of the civil and military officials in the court knew about it.

It was natural for these sons of military honors to cause trouble for him.

Li Guan turned around, holding his sword, with his back to the person behind him. Then he stretched out his right hand, pointed his finger at the young man, paused, and suddenly pointed downwards.

"So."

He replied: "I'll wait for you guys to lose another game!"

These sons of military honors were almost furious, but even as they gritted their teeth in anger, they couldn't help but shout out "good" for such magnanimity.

The young military hero stood firm with his weapon and shouted, "Li Guanyi!"

"Next time, it will be us who will guard Qilin Palace!"

"You remember!"

So the military personnel and the other Jinwu Guards who had been idling around for quite a few years were suddenly stunned. When they looked at these young men with bruised faces and noses who were shouting and yelling wantonly, they actually felt as if they were in a dream for the first time.

They felt dazed and absurd. They wondered how these people could be willing to guard the Forbidden Palace, which had no benefits and was very boring.
They looked at those faces that were bruised and swollen, cursing loudly, but full of energy.

He touched his face subconsciously.

But he only felt rough skin and thick beard.

I don't know why, but I feel a kind of uncomfortable feeling in my heart.

He turned around and cursed, "This is crazy."

"You actually want to fight for the position of guarding Qilin Palace."

But they knew that what they were fighting for was not something, but the breath in the young man's heart.

The military officer bent down, picked up the file, and recalled the faint tiger roar just now. Although he could not see it, he could indeed feel a trace of fear in his heart. He had originally planned to compile today's situation, but Li Guanyi was sent by Concubine Xue after all.

He had no choice but to record all these things honestly.

Including active provocations from the children of military honors.

And Li Guanyi alone beat down nine children from military families.

Among them were the eldest son of General Zhenwei, the second son of General Longxiangwei, the son of a royal princess, and the distant nephew of the current emperor. The most powerful among them was the son of the deputy commander-in-chief of the Chen State Yechi Cavalry, who was also the young man who spoke and was called the major general.

The Night Cavalry is one of the most powerful armies in the world.

Together with the Iron Pagoda and the Tiger Cavalry, they are known as the three greatest cavalry in the world.

In such an army, the commander-in-chief must be a member of the royal family, so the deputy commander-in-chief is the actual commander-in-chief of the entire Night Cavalry.

He is almost the most elite of the younger generation of the Chen State's military families.

But he was beaten up by a young man from his maternal relative's family.

Participate in military affairs and record it honestly.

Including what my wife said to me and what she asked of me.

He handed the thing over to the superior of Jinwu Guard very honestly, and was scolded by the General of Yulin with a smile. But the man was cunning and didn't want to offend anyone. He knew that as a military officer, he often couldn't help himself, so he threw the thing back and scolded him, saying, "Go back and be your bridegroom." The matter was left unresolved.

After hearing how Li Guanyi handled the situation, Elder Xue drank and laughed. He did not get angry, but patted Li Guanyi on the shoulder and said cheerfully, "Next time, keep beating them. This group of people is like this. Only when you beat them up will they obey you."

"You have to convince them before you can reason with them."

"But, Qilin Palace, do you really want to defend it?"

Li Guanyi said: "Everyone is responsible for his own actions."

"Once a word is spoken, it is hard to follow."

Xue Daoyong nodded and said, "Qilin Palace... is the most complicated of the seven forbidden palaces in the entire imperial palace. It is said that His Majesty won over all the sorcerers in the world and invited them to the State of Chen with a large sum of money. Then those sorcerers disappeared. If they are not dead, they should be in Qilin Palace."

"These sorcerers each have their own methods, taking care of both the physical body and the magic."

"There are many taboos. You need to be careful when you work in Qilin Palace."

Li Guanyi nodded.

After this, all the major military merit families suddenly quieted down. Those military merit sons had originally planned to beat Li Guanyi and go back to serve as night cavalry, but this time they stayed in the Jinwu Guard and trained hard.

He was determined to fight Li Guanyi.

During the banquet held for them, a young man with military honors smiled and complimented:
"I heard that the son of the Xue family's in-law dared to challenge several young generals and was exiled to Qilin Palace to suffer. He is such an ignorant toad. A mere in-law dared to challenge the military heroes who have made great contributions to our Chen Dynasty."

The military hero who was beaten before was drinking. He picked up the wine jar and smashed it down, cursing:

"Who are you scolding, Toad?!"

The martial hero who was beaten stammered, "He was called a toad."

This brought back the young man's memory, and he became furious, and out of habit he swung the stool next to him and smashed it. Fighting between children of military honors was not uncommon in the capital, but this time it was a big deal.

The two sides were originally at a banquet, and they could still control the situation with just their own group of people.

It was just that another group of nobles next door threatened Feng, saying that you have been practicing martial arts since childhood, but you are not as good as your brothers. Did you practice martial arts in a brothel? The nine people were furious. Without swords, they swung benches and knocked down more than 30 people. Only then did they regain confidence in their fighting ability.

The son of the deputy commander-in-chief of the Night Cavalry picked up the jar of wine, tilted his head back and drank in big gulps.

The young man Zhou Liuying, who habitually picked up the bench, was still cursing:

"Damn it, he beat us."

"He is a toad, what are we?"

"What are we?"

"Are you calling us stinky shit that is worse than toads again?!"

The nobleman stammered, "I didn't say that."

"How dare you talk back!"

He hit him with a backhanded bench, knocking him out. Zhou Liuying suddenly felt that this kind of thing that can be seen everywhere is really refreshing.

The son of the deputy governor of the Night Cavalry put down the wine jar and looked at the other military heroes who had been assigned to the civil officials of Prime Minister Tan Tai Xian Ming, and said:
“Remember this later.”

"In the next ten days, we are going to fight with Li Guan again and again!"

"Before that, I don't want to hear anyone gossiping about him!"

"If there is still one, I, Ye Buyi, wouldn't mind having a good fight with him!"

This young man, about seventeen or eighteen years old, is tall and has a calm gaze.

He could wield a very long horizontal sword with ease, and could somersault on the back of a mount. He could also shoot while riding a horse, and draw the bow with both hands. He could never miss an arrow within a hundred steps. He could ride a fast horse and cut through three layers of iron armor with a single blow at great speed. He was an outstanding young man known as the young general of the State of Chen.

If it weren't for Yuwen Lie's words that day, which aroused the young man's arrogance, he might not have come to the Jinwu Guard.

But Li Guanyi's strength is surprisingly so great.

He was just like those fierce generals recorded in history books who could charge into battle.

Fighting in the palace is already prohibited, and using internal energy to exit the body is even more wrong. But it is really frustrating that nine people cannot hold down one person.

He leaned against the window of the restaurant and drank. He lowered his head and saw the young man wearing a blue shirt, a sword on his waist, riding a red horse. Ye Buyi sneered and hesitated, but still said, "Li Guanyi!"

He raised the jar of wine in his hand and said awkwardly, "The scenery and wine here are both great."

“I just don’t have anyone to drink with.”

"Would you like to have a drink?"

Li Guanyi raised his whip, pointed ahead, and said, "I'm going to the Taoist temple to read."

Ye Buyi sneered.

I think the person who defeated nine of them alone is lying.

Li Guanyi thought for a moment and said, "But, if there are desserts that are sweet but not too sweet."

"Please give me one."

So Ye Buyi sat by the window and cursed:
"Sweet, but not too sweet?"

"Why are your requirements so high?"

Then he turned around and yelled, "Didn't you hear me?! Go get it!"

Finally, Ye Buyi picked up a package wrapped in silk and threw it down. Li Guanyi caught it and hung it on the side of the chestnut horse. He stretched out his hand and waved towards the upstairs without saying anything. He rode away on his own. Ye Buyi also didn't say anything. He just picked up the jar of wine and drank.

This is just the communication between them during this period of time.

Then Ye Buyi said that they were friends.

Li Guanyi thought about it and agreed.

Even though we are friends, we still have to fight.

After entering Qilin Palace, Li Guanyi just quietly and dutifully performed his duties at first. He was on duty during the day and went to the Taoist temple when he was free. He practiced formations with Zu Wenyuan and did nothing from beginning to end.

The guards under the Jinwu Guard also knew that the entire Qilin Palace belonged to them.

This new Jinwu Guard was sent here because of a fight with other Jinwu Guards. I'm afraid he has a bad temper. I have been very worried these days. Gradually I found out that he is just silent and doesn't like to talk. When on duty, he mostly practices in the house and doesn't like to be disturbed when practicing.

I also lost my temper once.

So the guards didn't bother him anymore. Fortunately, other than that, he was a very easy person to get along with.

On this day, Li Guan arrived at one o'clock in the morning and performed the basic guarding duties of Qilin Palace. He then went to the Quiet Garden alone to practice. The other guards dispersed and did not dare to disturb him. Li Guan closed his eyes for a long time, and when he sensed that no one was coming, he let out a breath.

open one's eyes.

The time has come.

He lay dormant for several days, waiting for everyone to accept his character and habits. At this time, all the guards would think that he was practicing and would not come over; and the Jinwu Guards would think that he was an arrogant young man from a noble family.

Li Guanyi was able to determine that the person at the center of the formation was not there by observing the changes in the [Four Symbols Soul Sealing Formation].

He would leave at this time every day and come back an hour later.

This period of time is an opportunity.

A trace of aura emerged in Li Guanyi's eyes, and changes in aura could be seen in his eyes. The [Four Symbols Soul Sealing Formation] unfolded in his perception. At this moment, he was no longer confused and dazed as he was when he first came into contact with this formation.

He found the direction.

Then came the core of the formation, and the trajectory of the formation changed in an instant and brushed past the young man's temples.

This is the variation that Yaoguang and he developed.

Such an array formation involves Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, astrology and arithmetic. Li Guanyi can see some remnants of soldiers left behind in dangerous places, and even some bones. These seem to be traces left by those who have entered the array in the past ten years. Because of the danger of the array formation, even the palace maids did not dare to come in to clean it.

However, in Li Guanyi's eyes, this dangerous formation was like a leisurely stroll in the garden.

He walked through the gardens and pavilions outside.

Then he walked into the palace, avoiding a deadly place where thunder would flow from the Yin-Yang and Five Elements, and then held his breath, took a step forward, and stepped on the deadly place. Just at the moment his foot landed, this deadly place turned into life, and all other places were dead places.

Finally, Li Guanyi walked into the formation.

It only took a cup of tea.

And Qilin has been trapped and locked up for ten years.

Li Guanyi raised his hand and gently pressed his palm on the bright red carved wooden door. After a pause, he slowly pushed it open. A scorching breath rushed towards him. Li Guanyi's eyes went white, and he slowly got used to the brightness. Then he was stunned.

The four spirits form a formation.

However, the five elements are still circulating inside, and the yin-yang diagram inside is constantly circulating.

There are eight huge pillars.

Copper pillars that require three people to hug are placed inside the palace according to the directions of the Eight Diagrams. Runes are engraved on each of the giant pillars, and a depression has been dug out on the ground of the palace.

The Qilin is locked in the middle.

However, it was different from what Li Guanyi had expected. The Qilin in Li Guanyi's impression was a majestic and powerful mythical beast, but what he saw at this moment was a dilapidated beast, with its body entangled in chains, one of its horns broken, and its scales covered in flames.

But when the flames spread, one could see the dense sword marks on the Qilin's scales.

Only He opened his eyes, and those red-gold eyes still carried divine majesty.

The voice was deep: "Jinwu Guards..."

"Hmph, are you finally going to send troops to kill me?"

The chains whistled, and Qilin barely stood up with a cold look in his eyes.

Then he saw the Jinwu Guard wearing a helmet and a mask sitting in front of him, taking off his sword and putting it aside, and the formation began to gradually loosen.

Qilin's killing intent suddenly stopped.

He saw the Jinwu Guard in front of him stretch out his hand and knock on the Jinwu Guard's golden visor.

Then it was opened, revealing the teardrop mole at the corner of the eye and a somewhat familiar face.

'Hey, it's me. My name is Li Wanli.'

Qilin was stunned, his eyes widened, and in a trance he seemed to see the young man who took off his visor and smiled with high spirits, stretching out his hand towards him with a smile. The face in the sunlight gradually blurred and gradually turned into the young man in front of him. Li Guanyi sat in front of Qilin and put down his visor.

When I was in the most miserable state, I met the son of an old friend.

Qilin was in a trance, wondering if he was about to wake up from a big dream, and if that person was still alive and would talk to him with a smile. The present and the past were intertwined.

The young man spoke in a low voice, and in a trance, it was as if he saw old friends from the past speaking together.

'Hey, Kirin!'

"I am coming."

(End of this chapter)