Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 103 Great Practitioner

Ye Yunke and the middle-aged man walked in front, and the Chuzhou governor Meng Yong led a group of people following behind them, all of them were trembling with fear.

Just because of Ye Yunke's words, a deputy commander died.

The current emperor of the Dali Dynasty was at the peak of its power, so the position of crown prince had not yet been decided. There were three candidates who were eligible to compete for this position and inherit the throne.

The Ye Yunke in front of him is the seventh prince of the Dali Dynasty. He is one of the three candidates. His biological mother is the imperial concubine of the current dynasty and also the most beloved concubine of the current emperor.

This is Ye Yunke’s advantage.

But his weaknesses were also obvious. He was not born to the queen, and he was the seventh child. He was still young, and his cultivation was far from enough.

Therefore, if the position of crown prince is decided now, Ye Yunke will have absolutely no hope. Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor will not be in a hurry, so Ye Yunke still has a long time.

He needs to work harder to have a chance.

It was still somewhat surprising that this extremely noble prince came to Chuzhou City in person.

"Your Highness, by capturing Sun Qian, are you trying to show goodwill to him?" asked the middle-aged man beside him.

"I guess so." Ye Yunke said with a smile.

"Since he doesn't know what's good for him, Your Highness, why should you be so polite to him?" the middle-aged man said calmly.

In his opinion, Ye Yunke personally went to the inn to find Li Fan and recruited him, which was already giving Li Fan enough face.

But Li Fan not only did not accept it, on the contrary, his attitude was very unfriendly.

Ye Yunke smiled. Some things can only be understood intuitively.

"Sir, do you think Li Fan can leave Chuzhou City alive?" Ye Yunke asked.

"Difficult." The middle-aged man responded.

Although the princess arrived at the palace and wanted to save Li Fan from death.

However, there are people in that imperial city who want Li Fan dead.

Even if he didn't do it himself, it would be difficult for Li Fan to survive as long as those people's will was there.

His Majesty would not care about the life or death of a young man, and was willing to give Ye Qinghuang this face. After all, His Majesty was a well-known filial son, so how could he make the Holy Empress Dowager sad.

But your majesty doesn't care, someone does.

As long as Your Majesty does not intervene in this matter, Li Fan will not survive.

Although Ye Qinghuang has the title of princess, she can actually only be regarded as a princess of the previous dynasty. Her will cannot save Li Fan's life.

"Sir, how about we make a bet?" Ye Yunke said.

"Oh?" the middle-aged man asked, "How would you like to bet, Your Highness?"

"I bet Li Fan won't die." Ye Yunke said.

"Why do you think so, Your Highness?" asked the middle-aged man.

"My cousin returned to the palace. I guess the main purpose was to prevent my father from issuing this order, and others would not take action openly." Ye Yunke said: "Also, I heard that my cousin was very smart when she was young. She must have made a lot of progress after so many years away from home. Since she wanted to protect the young man, how could she not have a backup plan?"

"Now that the young man has appeared in Chuzhou City, I guess Wen Ruyu is not the only one in Chuzhou City." Ye Yunke smiled and said, "There are others in Lishan."

"Your Highness is smart." The middle-aged man praised and said, "But who is the person we need to see?"

Is the portion enough?

"Let's wait and see." Ye Yunke turned around and said, "Meng Yong."

"I'm here." Meng Yong, the governor of Chuzhou, stepped forward. He was quite frightened when he heard the conversation between the two. Fortunately, he did not get involved in the affairs of Lishan and the Chen family.

During such a sensitive period, he should be cautious.

"There are demons causing chaos in Chuzhou City, but I heard that you, the governor of Chuzhou, didn't even show up?" Ye Yunke looked at Meng Yong with a smile.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. I deserve to die." Meng Yong knelt on the ground with a thud. This prefect who was in the Condensation Dan realm did not have the demeanor of a great cultivator at all.

But he was very frank and didn't make any excuses. He also knew that there was no point in making excuses.

He just saw how Sun Qian died.

Ye Yunke said that since he could kill Sun Qian, he could also let him die.

"You really deserve to die." Ye Yunke said coldly: "The government didn't kill the monster, but the Chuzhou family got involved. The court transferred you to Chuzhou to serve as the prefect. As the prefect of Chuzhou, you can't even suppress the family. Where is the majesty of the court?"

Meng Yong was trembling with fear and dared not speak a word.

"You take people to the Cui family and invite Cui Lengzhou, the head of the Cui family, to the prefectural government. Tell him that I want to talk to him about something. Note that it is 'invite'." Ye Yunke emphasized.

"Yes, Your Highness." Meng Yong knew that his life was saved. He stood up and led his men away to the Cui family to ask for help.

I thought that this Prince of Dali had just arrived in Chuzhou City, but he seemed to know everything that happened in Chuzhou City.

These royal children are not easy to deal with.

…………

Li Fan returned to the courtyard.

"Junior brother, Ye Yunke is the seventh prince of the Dali Dynasty, born to the favorite concubine of the Dali Emperor. He came here today to win you over. It seems that he has ambitions." Wen Ruyu said.

"Is the competition for Prince Dali fierce?" Li Fan asked.

"The Emperor of Dali has many children, but he has not appointed a crown prince. I guess he is letting them compete. However, throughout the dynasties, the struggle for imperial power has been the most brutal, and it is common for brothers to kill each other. Although Ye Yunke's mother is a favorite concubine, his chances are slim. The Emperor of Dali is not a lustful and incompetent emperor. How could he be influenced by a woman in choosing the successor to the throne?"

Wen Ruyu said: "This Ye Yunke is probably just daydreaming."

"Perhaps, he has no choice." Li Fan whispered. He thought of his senior sister's father, who was the brother of the current emperor.

"That's right. For the princes fighting for the imperial power, once they take action, there is no turning back. Failure means death." Wen Ruyu felt a little bored. He hated these political schemes the most. Because of this, people's hearts are treacherous, like demons, and they will do anything to achieve their goals.

Don't think that Ye Yunke is being polite to his junior brother, but he is just a junior brother who is useful to him.

What's more, Ye Yunke, a mere seventh prince, is he worthy of recruiting a junior disciple?

Just claiming to be noble.

To Wen Ruyu, the identity of a prince is like dirt.

"Boom!"

At this moment, Wen Ruyu and Li Fan only felt their hearts beat, the ground was shaking unsteadily, and the surrounding houses seemed to be shaking, as if an earthquake had occurred.

"Boom..."

There was another violent tremor, and both of their bodies shook, and dust fell from the eaves of the yard.

Wen Ruyu raised his eyes and looked towards the distance. The sword intent in his body surged and spread towards the surroundings, instantly covering the vast space.

At the same time, everyone around the inn ran out into the street, their hearts shaken violently.

what happened?
The trouble between the Chen family and the demon ended just last night, and this morning Prince Dali came to this inn.

Now, there is another storm.

It is true that one wave has not yet subsided when another wave comes.

This place suffered a disaster last night, and many buildings are still under repair. As the earth shakes, those buildings that are still under construction are showing signs of collapse again.

Everyone's heartbeat became faster and faster, as if there was a foot stepping on their chest.

"there."

Someone shouted, pointing to the sky.

Everyone looked up and were extremely shocked. They saw a tall figure striding towards them from high in the sky. Every step he took covered a long distance.

Every step he took caused the ground to shake.

Many people were shocked. They thought it came from the ground, which caused the earth to shake.

But the other party came from the sky. What level of cultivation is this?
Wen Ruyu's figure fell on the house and stared at that direction from afar, with sword intent lingering around his body.

Li Fan then came to him.

It seems that some people are willing to pay the price to kill him.

The tall figure took a few steps and arrived above everyone's heads. He was wearing a cloak made of animal skin, casually draped over his body, with a wine gourd hanging from his right hand and a big knife on his back. A powerful force emanated from his body, making it difficult for half of the city to breathe.

Is he someone from the court?
How many cultivators were dispatched to kill a disciple from Lishan?

The tall figure in the air stopped and stood high in the sky. He picked up the wine gourd and drank from it. Some wine splashed down from the air.

"It feels great." The man spoke loudly, his voice shaking the void.

He lowered his head and glanced downwards, his eyes showing a disdainful look, and asked in a loud voice: "Who is Li Fan?"

"really……"

No one responded, but the figure sensed Wen Ruyu's sword intent.

"You are not a fifth-level peak swordsman." The man said, then looked at Li Fan beside Wen Ruyu and said with a smile: "It should be you."

"Who are you?" Li Fan asked, looking up.

"Someone asked me to kill you. You are a teenager, so I shouldn't have done anything. But I owed you a favor. You know that favors are the hardest to repay, so I had no choice but to kill you." The man said, "It doesn't matter who I am."

In another place in Chuzhou City, Ye Yunke also looked up at the visitor and asked, "Sir, do you know this person?"

The middle-aged man next to him nodded, he naturally recognized him.

"Zhou Ding." He said, causing Ye Yunke to show a strange look, and said: "I don't know who invited him here."

Obviously, he knew the person who came.

There was a general in the imperial court who loved killing. The troops under his command were brave and good at fighting. They slaughtered demons and made outstanding contributions.

But this general was murderous by nature and even killed many humans. Later he was impeached and some people wanted him dead.

Eventually he was rescued and expelled from the army, and his whereabouts are unknown.

It was this Zhou Ding.

Unexpectedly, he appears here now.

However, Zhou Ding is indeed a good candidate. At least, no one will know who he is.

"Your Highness, since you think Li Fan can survive, then who will come to Lishan?" the middle-aged man said.

"Just watch." Ye Yunke said.

Li Fan looked at Zhou Ding and asked, "Are you sure you can kill me?"

"This sword cultivator's sword is good, but his cultivation at the peak of the fifth realm cannot protect you, so you can only die." Zhou Ding walked down, and as soon as he took a step, everyone felt unable to move, as if a huge force of ten thousand pounds was pressing on them.

What level of cultivator is Zhou Ding?
"Hmm?" Just when Zhou Ding was about to take action, he suddenly looked up and saw sword intent flowing above the sky. The clouds in the sky dissipated, as if they had also turned into sword intent.

An extremely powerful sword intent descended from the sky above Chuzhou City and then fell down. The people around the inn were horrified.

Is Chuzhou City going crazy today?

"Who do you want to die?" A voice came from the void.

(End of this chapter)