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Chapter 163: The Grand Ceremony Begins, Chi Xiao's Shadow Splits, Po Jun's Ingenious Plan, and a Big Change
Scarlet Sky Sword?
Ye Buyi and Zhou Liuying are the sons of good families with good pedigrees. Their fathers and brothers have won their achievements by fighting on the battlefield. They also grew up listening to the legend of the Red Emperor. They have a natural feeling for the Red Sky Sword in the Red Emperor's hand.

If it were Li Guanyi, it would be that he was suddenly conscripted to work overtime in his previous life.

There is no overtime pay and it's still very tiring.

But the job is to guard the imperial seal at close range.

Then this job will be very popular.

The envy in the eyes of the other young Jinwu Guards was almost tangible, their eyes were red with envy. Ye Buyi just saluted in response, but Zhou Liuying had already walked past his comrades with a swagger, as proud as a rooster.

Li Guanyi also bowed in response.

But he wanted to guard other places more.

But looking at this atmosphere, he knew that he would never be able to convince others, and might even arouse suspicion. From people like Chen Huang, Tan Tai Xian Ming, Po Jun, Xue Lao, Zu Lao, and Wang Tong, Li Guanyi already understood that all the counselors in this world of conflict were monsters.

Even the slightest suspicion could expose oneself.

Besides, he had no intention of taking the sword.

Qilin’s words are different. It is Qilin himself who will riot and run out.

According to Pojun's two strategies, if the grand sacrifice goes smoothly and nothing happens, after the Qilin is moved, Li Guanyi will come back to the palace; if there is a change, he will take advantage of this big change to fake his death and escape, and after the fake death, there will be a thousand-layer cake, and Pojun will finish off the matter.

It will not affect other people, let alone the Xue family.

Because the blame will be perfectly put on the source of the [Great Change], Tan Tai Xian Ming will be stripped of his position as prime minister, and Emperor Chen will definitely have his fill. Li Guanyi can even have a heroic reputation and earn some money for Old Xue.

But it’s different with a sword. The person guarding the sword would be derelict in his duty if the sword is lost.

There is no reason.

In this era, if the Scarlet Sky Sword disappears, it must be killed!

Implicate relatives!

Apart from anything else, even if Li Guanyi could run away, these two brothers would probably be taken out and beheaded on the spot, and their father's title would be lost. Li Guanyi would never do such a thing. Moreover, Li Guanyi himself possessed the Red Dragon Power and had also comprehended the charm and mystery of the Red Dragon Power.

In this situation, the Chi Xiao Sword was gone in the blink of an eye.

In the minds of those strategists, no matter how Li Guanyi behaves, it has nothing to do with the Chixiao Sword.

They will be directly judged as the Master of the Scarlet Sky Sword.

reason?

No, no, no, no crime and no reason are needed in this case.

By then it won’t be Chen State’s pursuit anymore.

Even if Qilin ran away and was finally exposed as Li Guanyi, the State of Chen would be furious and hunt him down; but with something like the Scarlet Sky Sword in hand, it would be like Yuan Shu with the imperial seal, but without any soldiers or generals, and all the heroes in the world would want to kick him.

Make enemies with a country and be hunted by the whole world.

Li Guanyi's mind was very clear. He grinned, thought about it, and finally asked for leave. While changing his armor and guard, he rode a fast horse straight to the Xue family's residence. However, Mr. Xue went to the palace early this morning, and his identity and status were different.

Although the old man is no longer in politics, the royal family of Zhongzhou still recognizes him as the Duke of Xue of this generation. Ji Yanzhong is a kind elder, and Xue Daoyong is a legendary warrior who has lived for more than two centuries and is older than Ji Yanzhong.

When Xue Daoyong was roaming the martial arts world, and was known as the Xue family's superb archer and unparalleled halberd fighter, and was a household name, Ji Yanzhong was only three or five years old.

While Ji Yanzhong was holding a sword in the imperial palace of Zhongzhou and gazing at the narrow sky over the square courtyard, Xue Daoyong was listening to the camel bells, feeling the wind and sand of the desert, looking at the holy mountain where his ancestors had left huge arrow marks, and laughing and drinking alone with the leaders of the Western Regions.

With one man's courage, a magic bow, and a skinny horse, he reopened the trade route between the Central Plains and the Western Regions, and then killed the villains. He even once pulled two carriages of arrows and wandered in the desert with only a bow.

In three months, one person wiped out all the bandits in the 800-li quicksand area.

I want to make money, and you are robbing my business.

Then I will turn you into my money.

As a result, furs, horses, and various fruits from the Western Regions were able to come to the Central Plains.

Ji Yanzhong really wanted to chat with Duke Xue, who was only inferior to the first generation of divine generals in the past five hundred years, which resulted in the old man not being able to stay in the Xue family mansion for too long in the past few days.

Li Guanyi was silent for a moment, and had to take some things with him. After thinking about it, he rushed to the Taoist temple with all his heart.

The grandfather is lighting a lamp.

Inside the main hall, the statue of Daozu was blindfolded.

Bronze lamps lit up one by one, making the place seem brighter than the sunny world outside. The old man's spirit was as bright as a flame. He turned around and looked at Li Guanyi. After hearing the young man's concerns, the ancestor smiled gently and said, "Don't worry, Chi Xiaojian."

"Your courage can suppress his. Just show your own state of mind."

"Believe in yourself. Great men since ancient times have always been confident and proud."

"Speaking of which, I have prepared a gift for you."

"A gift? What gift?"

"Thank you, Grandpa!"

The young man sat cross-legged here, very unceremoniously, nodding his head to accept the gift, then stretched out his hand, staring at the old man in front of him with wide eyes, making the old man laugh and said, "No, no!"

"I can't give you this now."

"If you don't give the gift now, then when will you give it?"

Li Guanyi lazily complained while handing the buns and other things he bought on the road to the old man in front of him. The old man only ate half a bowl of porridge and put it down, smiling gently and said: "I am a Taoist priest. Taoist priests are all good at fortune-telling. They will help you when you need them."

"I can help you once more."

He stretched out his hand and pressed the ancestral acupoint between the boy's eyebrows.

"As for the Grand Sacrifice, it is normal for something to happen during such a big event and in such a chaotic time. Peace and tranquility would make people worry. If you still have doubts, why not draw a lot?"

The old man casually picked up the lottery ticket box next to him and shook it.

Li Guanyi took a lot, without looking at it, and handed it to the old man.

The old man said gently: "It's auspicious."

The young man put his hands on his knees and said with a smile: "If the grandfather says good luck, then I will be very lucky!" The sound of the night watchman came from outside. Li Guanyi exhaled, stood up, adjusted his scarlet robe, and said: "Then, grandfather..."

"I'm going."

"it is good."

Zu Wenyuan stood up and gently escorted Li Guanyi out. Li Guanyi saw the little Taoist priest named Zhuiyue, who had opened several backdoors for him, and the blind old man who had once told fortunes for him and Li Zhaowen. Finally, he jumped on the horse, and the horse reared up and galloped across the street with all four hooves.

Zu Wenyuan withdrew his gaze, and the old man looked at the stick.

【Very bad luck】

The old man smiled faintly, broke the stick, and threw it into the trash can.

He took out another one and placed it on the table.

【Good luck】.

Li Guanyi returned to the place where the Jinwu Guards were. He put on the gorgeous and majestic armor of the Jinwu Guards again. To some extent, it combined practicality and gorgeousness. Then he covered the armor with a scarlet robe, a sword on one side of his body, and a frost halberd in his hand.

They came to the place of guarding, which was a forbidden palace with the most strict defense.

The outermost were the imperial guards, a total of 500 people, armed with guns, crossbows, and arrows.

The surrounding area was directly surrounded.

There are a few Jinwu Guards at the innermost part.

Li Guanyi tugged at his battle robe and jade belt. He felt that the real purpose of the Jinwu Guards being placed here was not to protect the Chixiao Sword. They, the Jinwu Guards, were simply placed here as decorations.

Zhou Liuying lay in front of the luxurious window, wishing he could stick his head in it.

The Chixiao Sword is placed here at the moment.

"That's great. Hehe, my old man was a master when he was alive. Although the hook-and-sickle spears are not the strongest army in the world, under the command of my old man, we can still defeat cavalry with infantry, and beat those Iron Pagodas and make them dare not go south."

"But even such an old man has never looked at the Scarlet Sky Sword from such a close distance."

"I am the luckiest person in my family!"

Zhou Liuying turned around and sat on the steps. The young man took off his helmet, his hair wet, and laughed. Ye Buyi kicked him and said, "Get up. Don't lose your manners here."

"Okay, okay, why are you always so nagging?"

Zhou Liuying stood up with a grunt and put on his helmet.

From here, everything seemed peaceful and tranquil. When Li Guanyi approached the hall, his eyes narrowed slightly. He felt the joy of the Scarlet Sky Sword and the activeness of this guy. It seemed that he wanted to leave here immediately and fly into Li Guanyi's hands. "I can't take you away."

Li Guanyi spoke quietly in his heart.

The activity of the Scarlet Sky Sword stagnated, and then a trace of angry light appeared.

The sword is about to whistle.

It seems that he is unhappy and has a feeling of cursing.

Immediately, the Chixiao Sword sensed a chill. The young man in armor was holding a halberd and staring at this place. His voice rang out in the Chixiao Sword's perception, every word pronounced with a sense of solemnity.

"But, if your sword rings and brings disaster upon you, or if you follow me and cause my brothers, friends, and elders to suffer disaster, I swear..."

"In this life, I will break you in pieces!"

"Throw it into a furnace, tear it apart in the Jiangnan Divine Weapon Palace, seal it in a box, and throw it into the deep mountains and seas, so that you will live forever and never be able to come out of the world!"

The Scarlet Sky Sword is the Emperor's sword.

But it is because Chidi is the Emperor's Sword.

It was not until Chidi conquered Chixiao that he was able to pacify the world.

The Scarlet Emperor can whip the whole world, and the legend has it that a snake-slaying sword has been sublimated into the Scarlet Sky Divine Weapon. Why can't the heroes of later generations do the same!

It is not by holding this magic weapon that one becomes an emperor, but by accomplishing great deeds that one forges this magic weapon.

If Chidi can do it, so can I.

The sword intent of the Scarlet Sky Sword was staring at the young man outside. The magical weapon was psychic, and it sensed an aura that it had only sensed from its lord's opponent before. Hidden beneath the surface was a ruthless determination to perish together with its enemies.

Slowly, the Scarlet Sky Sword calmed down.

Instead, he seemed a little aggrieved.

Li Guanyi breathed a sigh of relief, and then comforted it in his heart, saying that the time was not right now and he was not fully grown. If he took the sword, he would probably die on the spot. When he had a chance in the future and his army was strong, he would definitely go to Zhongzhou and take the sword away.

Then the Scarlet Sky Sword seemed to finally wake up from its decadence. The sound of the sword rang in Li Guanyi's heart, conveying a kind of heart sound that barely allowed Li Guanyi to understand the emotions of the sword -

[You write a document]!
【You swear】!
Li Guanyi grinned.

I swore in my heart what I had just said.

So the next moment, he felt the remaining sword shadow in his body suddenly whistling, and then quickly, the sword shadow suddenly collapsed downwards, retracted, and turned into a small sword, slowly rotating in Li Guanyi's dantian.

The sword shadow was clear and quiet, and very small, but the hilt, blade, and spine were all intact.

With a hint of red light.

It is clearly a smaller version of the Chixiao Sword.

There seems to be a resonance between this Chixiao Sword and the real Chixiao Sword. It is not a divine weapon, but it is somewhat similar to the spirit of a divine weapon. It seems that it signed a contract in advance before other divine swords and divine weapons to occupy the position.

Li Guanyi looked at the Chixiao Sword and confirmed that the opponent would not suddenly attack, and he could finally feel at ease.

Because the Chixiao Sword fell into a deep sleep, it was extremely quiet.

Li Guanyi pressed his chest and felt the sword shadow in his body. He actually felt like laughing. He then felt that the other party's operation was indeed very cunning and crafty.

Without further ado, he took this as a contract.

But after signing the contract, he decisively separated the magic weapon and gave it to Li Guanyi as an agreement.

It was quick and easy, without any tests or trials.

If you agree, I will give it to you directly.

Give it to me and I’ll go to sleep, whatever you want.

I don't care what you do.

cunning.

Yet it is also extremely heroic.

The demeanor of the Red Emperor, the bearing of this peerless hero who attracted countless heroes to join him eight hundred years ago, can also give us a glimpse of what kind of person he is. He can talk about smart things with country vendors, and he can also talk about the ambition of conquering the world with contemporary heroes.

The one who can be big or small and can do anything is the Red Emperor.

Just from the splitting of the sword spirit, Li Guanyi felt an indescribable feeling. He could only sigh and say, "No wonder..."

No wonder a hero like the Overlord would lose.

However, this is something to be rest assured about. Li Guanyi, Ye Buyi and Zhou Liuying are guarding the forbidden palace. Li Guanyi steps on the nodes of the [Four Symbols Soul Sealing Formation], loosening the seal and formation in the Qilin Palace bit by bit.

Originally it was impossible to use this method.

But no one knew what had happened. All the Taoists and sorcerers in Qilin Palace had been evacuated. There was basically no one in this forbidden palace. The guards could only stay outside and could not enter at all.

One day when nothing happened, Li Guanyi slowly pried the formation until only one step was left.

At the grand ceremony tomorrow, all the great masters of the State of Chen will gather there, and Qilin can take advantage of the opportunity to escape. Li Guanyi was thinking about this, looking at the sky, where the sun was slowly setting. The setting sun melted gold and scattered over the entire palace complex and Jiangzhou City of the State of Chen, which was extremely beautiful.

The sun went down in the blink of an eye. The palace was still bright with lanterns lit. The daytime heat had dissipated and it was not as hot. Even wearing armor did not make one feel stuffy. It was finally more comfortable.

Zhou Liuying stretched and said, "I feel comfortable."

"One day without any incident, one day without any incident, ahahahaha."

"Brother, I thought something big would happen today. I barely closed my eyes last night, and I imagined countless scenes of heroic battles in my mind."

Li Guanyi sneered.

I feel that the fantasies in Zhou Liuying's mind are just like those of high school students who used to daydream in school, imagining that some robbers would appear and then they would save the world to show off, and it would be best if they were shot and killed in front of their beloved girl.

Then he suddenly realized that Zhou Liuying was only seventeen years old.

This is a world of strife. I’m almost used to it.

Li Guanyi thought about it.

However, Pojun's speculation is not necessarily accurate...

Zhou Liuying stretched and pointed at the sky and laughed: "Come on, this is too boring, God, give me something exciting!"

Ye Buyi said, "It's safe and sound, isn't that great?"

"What else do you want?"

Zhou Liuying laughed and said, "For example, there's something about the story in the book about the attack on the imperial palace..." Before he could finish his words, there were several loud noises, as if a wall was smashed down, and then a rumbling sound dissipated, and a large number of lanterns went out.

The sound of weapons suddenly became louder, and Zhou Liuying's scalp tingled: "Really?!"

“Oh my god!”

"I'm just lip service!"

He rolled over and grabbed the halberd. Li Guanyi also held the weapon and his eyes twitched.

Pojun, ah Pojun.

You really could not be so smart.

Smoke and dust filled the air in front, the lanterns were scattered, the eyes were blocked and visibility was insufficient. Five hundred armored imperial guards rushed forward. Li Guanyi and others were guarding here. Before they could ask for help, the smoke and dust suddenly dispersed.

All five hundred armored soldiers fell to the ground.

And the person who came was only one person!

There were also roars and sounds of swords clashing coming from other directions. It was obvious that more than one person was coming. The shadows of the people coming were as fast as lightning. With a sweep of the weapons in their hands, Zhou Liuying and Ye Buyi's halberds were actually smashed to pieces!
The two young men's knuckles burst.

Only Li Guanyi could withstand this blow.

The next moment, two green shadows passed by, and Zhou Liuying and Ye Buyi were directly knocked away.

The man who came was not very murderous and just knocked them unconscious without killing them. The five hundred imperial guards were still alive. Their cloaks were flying. A crossbow arrow shot at the man, who tilted his head and his hat was shot through, revealing the bald head of a monk.

Then he turned his hand and hit the imperial guard on the back of the head with his powerful force, knocking him unconscious.

This is a monk holding a green bamboo.

Li Guanyi recognized him!
One of the twenty-four generals of Duke Taiping, a fierce general carrying the banner!

Stop the war——

Yan Xuanji!
(End of this chapter)