The author

Chapter 154: The divine soldier Chi Xiao, the madman of the world!
When the eunuch in charge of ceremonies said this, the entire martial arts arena fell silent.

Then it suddenly became noisy.

The question is, of course, how could Chen Yuyun, a disciple of the sixth grandmaster in the world, with a strong physique, profound internal strength, and a top figure among the younger generation, suddenly die?
Everyone's eyes subconsciously turned to Yu Wenhua over there.

Yu Wenhua, a son of a general, was always arrogant and rude, but he was still only a 23-year-old young man with great scheming and scheming. So, just as Po Jun had expected, Yu Wenhua subconsciously looked at his uncle.

He instinctively thought that it was his uncle who killed Chen Yuyun in order to help him win.

But such a thing can be rejected immediately.

In this battle, he wanted to beat Chen Yuyun half to death.

Then admit defeat.

Yu Wenhua's scalp tingled almost instantly, and Yu Wenlie also lowered his eyes. He turned to look at Emperor Chen and took the initiative to speak: "Someone wants to harm my Ying State and to sow discord between Chen and Ying, Your Majesty."

"Hua'er lost this battle."

Chen Huang's expression was calm.

Yuwen Lie had never seen such cold and indifferent eyes.

The eyes of the Emperor of Ying State were always blazing and powerful, and would never be as indifferent as this. Emperor Chen replied, "General, there is no need to be like this. The State of Chen and the State of Ying are both great powers in the Central Plains, and we will always be friends."

Then he looked toward the booth and stood up calmly.

Yuwen Lie felt a strong true energy emerging from Emperor Chen.

And then it was suppressed again.

Yuwen Lie guessed that the identity of the deceased Chen Yuyun might not be that simple. Only in this way could the emperor of a country, Chen Huang, who practiced the emperor's skills, lose his composure for a moment. In such a state, there would be fluctuations in internal energy, which was enough to show that under that calm face, there were already turbulent waves.

"Before the national festival, a murderer committed a crime and was handed over to the city lieutenant and other officials for handling."

"Chen Yuyun failed to come here to fight. Yu Wenhua won the first battle."

"The Grand Sacrifice Martial Arts Competition is a national event and cannot be stopped because of the death or injury of one person. Today's matter will be handled by the officials. The people of Dachen, please pay attention to your own safety when you go out."

"The Grand Festival competition is not over yet, there is still the second battle."

Emperor Chen sat down calmly, sipped his tea, his eyes calm.

He continued to chat with the Seven Kings, the Crown Prince of Ying State and others.

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies returned to Emperor Chen's side and saw that he looked the same as always. Even his breath and expression had not changed. There was only a hint of displeasure as if there were thieves causing trouble, but other than that, there was no other disturbance.

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies felt a chill that went straight to the bone.

Xue Daoyong was shocked, but Tan Tai Xianming felt something was wrong in his heart.

The others were also stunned for a long time.

Zhou Liuying was stunned: "Chen Yuyun... is he dead?"

Although he didn't like that gloomy guy, he didn't expect him to die. For a moment, he didn't know why, but it was hard to be happy. Ye Buyi looked at Li Guanyi and said, "Next, it's you and Ge Shuyin, Brother Li."

Zhou Liuying reacted:
"You just said that the final battle will be a great victory for our Chen Kingdom."

"At this point, doesn't it mean that the boss is bound to win?"

Ye Buyi shook his head and said slowly: "No..."

"It should be. The royal family will definitely win. Now Chen Yuyun, a member of the royal family's lineage, is dead."

"Then I'm afraid that in the end, those two people will try their best to win against Brother Li."

Zhou Liuying was puzzled and asked, "Why?"

Ye Buyi remained silent and said:
"Because this will subtly convey a message to the people - the opponents are afraid of the royal family, so they assassinated them. Without the royal warriors, our Great Chen will only be second or third."

"In this way, if Brother Li loses, it will be more beneficial to the royal family than if he wins."

Zhou Liuying was dumbfounded. He sighed and said, "I don't understand. It's so complicated."

Ye Buyi said: "This is the government."

"Life and death, win and loss, all for the royal family."

Yu Wenhua stepped down from the arena, and everything seemed to be normal. The people were angrily discussing the conspiracy behind Chen Yuyun's death, but soon abandoned the topic and eagerly awaited the next battle.

Li Guanyi, Ye Buyi, Zhou Liuying and others fought each other, picked up their spears and stepped onto the ring.

Geshu Yin was ordered by the seven kings to win.

"We need to have a good relationship with the State of Chen. Chen Yuyun, the face that the State of Chen prepared for itself, is gone. We have to give face back to the State of Chen."

Geshu Yin was a loyal and brave warrior. He just silently followed the king's will. Having witnessed Li Guanyi's battle arena, he chose a heavy battle axe this time. It required both hands to hold it. The sharp axe was enough to easily split the warhorse and armor.

It is a weapon that is more primitive, simple, heavy and domineering than the halberds in the Central Plains.

Tu Shengyuan, a guest official at Tianxia Diyilou, held the bamboo slips and the carving knife and said, "Geshu Yin, in the battle against Tuyuhun, he followed the seven Turkic kings and made many military achievements. He was born into a Turkic noble family, but he is not at his peak at this moment."

"He has a captain-level iron pagoda armor."

"Wearing such heavy armor, with his horse and men's equipment weighing nearly ten thousand pounds, charging with a battle axe, he is simply unmatched. This kind of martial arts fighting is not what he is good at."

“But he also exercises his body.”

"The martial arts practice of the grasslands is related to primitive shamanism. It focuses on the physical strength, with Qi as a supplement. The martial arts moves are open and closed. He is a martial artist of the same type as Li Guanyi. He previously fought against the Little Sword Saint with his physical strength, and Xu Huiyang was defeated because of his state of mind."

Someone curious asked, "What do you want to bet on this time, sir?"

Tu Shengyuan said: "I bet, I bet..."

He has suffered losses twice in his life so far.

One time was the wife of Duke Taiping.

Once it was this little guy.

It's impossible to eat it a third time.

Tu Shengyuan sneered and said, "I bet Li Guanyi can't beat Ge Shuyin within a hundred moves!"

The onlookers were dumbfounded. They had never expected that this guest from the world's number one building would speak such words in such a domineering and powerful tone.

Tu Shengyuan said: "If he can last a hundred rounds, no, fifty rounds."

"If you can beat Geshuyin in fifty rounds, I will eat this carving knife!"

Others stood in awe.

Li Zhaowen closed his folding fan slightly and watched all this.
Next to the Crown Prince of Chen, the young swordsman Xu Huiyang sat with a sword case on his back. The usually gentle hero of the martial arts world now opened his eyes, watching the battle seriously and thinking in his heart how the situation would develop.

The battle below had already begun. Geshu Yin did not hesitate at all. He burst out all his internal energy at the beginning and rushed forward like a bull. It seemed that the whole ground was shaking. Then, with the help of the momentum of this terrifying burst of charge, he swung out the battle axe.

The ink-black battle axe is wrapped in rich internal energy, abandoning the Central Plains technique of transforming internal energy into weapons.

It just purely increases destructive power and speed!

Pure power!

Pure fierceness!

Li Guanyi took a Bagua step and stabbed out with the halberd in his hand. The halberd, which was a heavy long-handled weapon, accurately hit the side of the battle axe. With a turn of energy, the battle axe chopped down fiercely, deviating from its original position, but Li Guanyi's halberd was extremely light.

Like a sword, it pointed directly at Geshu Yin's shoulder.

Li Zhaowen smiled.

Tu Shengyuan's expression slowly solidified: "Skill?!"

The war halberd has never been just a heavy weapon.

In the subsequent fight, Li Guanyi once again proved this to all the onlookers. His strength was enough to allow him to hold the halberd and perform many exquisite techniques. He also had the skills to use swords, guns, knives, daggers, and sticks.

Either stabbing or cutting.

Either click or collapse.

Either sweeping like a stick or swift like a sword.

Everyone quieted down and watched the fight between Li Guanyi and Geshu Yin. They realized that Li Guanyi did not compete with Xu Huiyang in skills before, but won with physique, which did not mean that he did not understand the skills.

At this moment, Li Guanyi used his halberd skills to the extreme, and made the warriors of the grassland recall again the weapons of the top generals in the Central Plains, which were the most difficult weapons to master, combining skills and weight to the extreme.

Xu Huiyang sat up straight.

Li Guanyi, who had experienced the beating by General Xue, was concerned about such a reckless warrior.

I miss it so much.

Compared to Xu Huiyang, this kind of warrior is easier to deal with. Li Guanyi's physique is enough to allow him to fight with such a warrior without being shocked to the point of having difficulty holding his weapon, while his own skills can enable him to deal with Ge Shuyin.

He pointed east and struck west, his moves continuously.

Yu Wenhua's expression was solemn.

Finally, Ge Shuyin seemed angry, raised his head and roared, and the internal energy of the third level finally burst out, and the internal energy turned into armor, and he managed to take Li Guanyi's sweep, then held the long-handled battle axe with both arms, hid himself behind the sharp edge, lowered his body, and rushed forward. He didn't care, relying on his own body and strength, and pushed Li Guanyi off the ring even if he was injured.

Make good use of the rules and defeat your opponents.

This is a general who knows how to use the rules, not a brainless reckless man.

Li Guanyi's eyes flickered slightly, his body turned sideways, and he held the halberd in his right hand.

Point out with your left hand.

He suddenly thought of Xu Huiyang's heart sword.

The heart sword is just to use one's own mind to hit the opponent, and then fight in the consciousness.

Li Guanyi is all too familiar with this experience.

He stabbed out with his soul transformed sword. He did not understand Xu Huiyang's magic method of sword with mind, but he imitated him and relied on his own soul to stab out. Geshu Yin only felt a flash before his eyes. Although he broke free immediately, the momentum of the charge was stagnant.

Li Guanyi had already stepped on the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams and appeared at his side. He held his halberd in a dragging motion and tripped Geshu Yin's legs. At the same time, he placed his left hand on Geshu Yin's shoulder.

It's not the explosive force that is used.

It is a soft, heavy, pressing, entangled and dragging force.

He directly pushed Geshu Yin into a somersault, and the third-level warrior fell off the stage.

This time the victory was effortless and beautiful. The martial artists in the martial arts world recognized the clever move and cheered loudly with swords in hand. Although the common people did not understand, they knew that their people had won, so they also cheered.

Only the young swordsman next to the prince recognized the beauty of Li Guanyi's sword.

He closed his eyes in pain and whispered, "The prototype of the heart sword..."

Just one confrontation.

He has actually learned his own methods.

Such talent and understanding are truly amazing.

Geshu Yin over there sat up angrily, then looked at the young man over there holding the halberd in one hand, then leaned over slightly and stretched out his hand towards him with a gentle and calm expression. Geshu Yin sighed, grabbed Li Guanyi's outstretched hand, and stood up with an effort.

"I lost. You have a good physique and great skills."

"I really don't want you and I to meet on the battlefield at last."

Geshu Yin expressed the most sincere praise as a military officer, which was, "I don't want to meet you on the battlefield." However, Geshu Yin knew that this was impossible. In such a chaotic world, after parting here, if he and the young man could meet again, it would most likely be on the battlefield.

Xu Huiyang looked at this scene, sighed, and made a decision.

"Your Highness."

The Crown Prince of Chen was startled for a moment, and looked at the young swordsman who was sitting upright next to him. Then, Li Guanyi raised his halberd on the stage, enjoying the cheers of tens of thousands of people. At this time, the people in the martial arts world also slapped the ground with their weapons to express their approval.

Such noise drowned out the voice of the young swordsman.

Emperor Chen was overlooking all this from a high place.

These were supposed to be enjoyed by his son.

Tomorrow's battle will be the last battle before the grand sacrifice. It will be between Yu Wenhua of Ying State and Li Guanyi. Now many people subconsciously believe that it was Yu Wenhua who killed Chen Yuyun in order to win, so the popularity of this battle has skyrocketed, and people all hope that Li Guanyi will win.

Such a change made Emperor Chen unhappy, and he ended today's affairs hastily.

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies held an umbrella to block out the hot summer sun, and the emperor walked quickly forward.

Quick Q&A.

"Where did you find it?"

"In his yard."

“Are there any traces around?”

"…We are investigating."

There was no ripple in the emperor's eyes, he just said: "Good one, I'm investigating."

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies felt a chill on his back as he quickly walked to the place where the body was found. The eunuch had spoken and no one dared to move. The emperor leaned over and looked at his son. All the major acupoints in his body had been pierced, with a penetrating wound on his forehead and neck.

The coroner said: "The victim was killed because he failed to mount an effective counterattack."

"The opponent seems to be good at fists, kicks and close combat. The fight ended in an instant. His martial arts level should be at least one level higher than the victim, but not too high."

"Not too high?"

Emperor Chen was indifferent. He leaned over and looked at his son.

Chen Yuyun had a hideous wound on his forehead, and his eyes were open. Even Emperor Chen felt sad to see his son, who looked a bit like him, die here. He dismissed the coroner and asked the eunuch in charge of ceremonies, "What do you think?"

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies said, "Perhaps, it is indeed as the coroner said."

Emperor Chen said calmly: "Stupid."

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Emperor Chen said calmly, "Why should we kill him? On the surface, it is impossible for Yuwen Hua and Yuwen Lie to kill him. But, what if they are taking advantage of our intention?"

"If the body is not destroyed, it means that the body will be found."

"These traces left by the other party seem to be traces of a fight between people of similar realms. They are for you and me to see. The real fatal injury was a sword on the neck, which directly cut off Yu Yun's life. If he was not holding a magical weapon, he must be a top killer."

"Why did you kill my child?"

"Who is the biggest beneficiary of killing my child?"

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies said: "...It can't be Yuwen."

Emperor Chen said calmly, "It's my prince, Tan Tai."

"But what if the opponent deliberately guides you this way?"

"Yuwen Lie killed my son, provoked the monarch and the prime minister, and created traces that deliberately made it impossible for him to kill my son, in order to clear himself and pass the matter to Tan Tai Xian Ming. It is also possible."

"Keep investigating."

"Kill my son. If I can't avenge him, I'm unworthy of being a father!"

Emperor Chen opened his mouth, then closed his eyes and said, "As for Yuyun's mother."

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies bowed slightly.

The emperor turned around and said calmly, "Kill him."

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies froze and seemed unable to react.

Emperor Chen raised his eyes to the distant sky and said calmly, "A loving mother loves her child. She must care about her child. The child is dead. The best way for her to avenge her child is to go to the grand sacrifice and say in public that Chen Yuyun is my son and make a big fuss."

"Isn't this tarnishing my reputation?"

"As a woman and a mother, it is okay for her to do such a thing."

The eunuch in charge of ceremonies thought of the gentle woman and said, "But, she, she may not necessarily do that."

Emperor Chen said: "It's not necessary."

He took the bamboo umbrella, said in a gentle tone, turned around and walked away, saying lightly:
"Death."

………………

And on this day, the envoy from the Great Emperor of Zhongzhou finally arrived. Although the Great Emperor of Zhongzhou, who had enfeoffed the kings in the past, no longer had the domineering glory he once had, Emperor Chen, Prince Ying and others still gave him face and courtesy.

A banquet was held in the palace.

The person who came here was a white-haired old man, an envoy of the Zhongzhou royal family and the emperor's uncle.

During the grand ceremony, the Red Emperor, the ancestor of the Great Emperor of Zhongzhou, was also worshipped. Emperor Chen asked with a smile, "Did you bring any ritual objects today?" In the past, he also brought ritual objects, such as tripods and books. This time, the old man, who also practiced martial arts very well, raised his eyes and said, "I brought it."

Emperor Chen asked with a smile, "I wonder what it is?"

The uncle of the Great Emperor of Zhongzhou said, "You all know this thing."

"Such a big thing happened in Zhongzhou. You are well-informed. You must know that the madman Si Wei has returned to the academy. He knew about the grand sacrifice and asked us to take this item and travel around the world."

The old man lifted the red curtain.

A sword bound with red ropes lay there quietly.

Majestic and simple, just like it looked when it whipped the world.

There was a dead silence at the banquet.

After an unknown amount of time, a dreamlike voice came:

"... Chi Xiao?"

(End of this chapter)