Embers of Sword

Chapter 165 Give him a peach and repay him with a plum.

Outside the Dachu Imperial City.

Wild mountains and ridges.

A spark portal was opened.

Qing Falcon, covered in blood, walked out of the door with difficulty and fell heavily to the ground.

He was drenched in sweat and tried his best to stand up, but in the end, he was unable to move even a finger.

Qing Falcon just lay in the muddy mountain road, gasping for breath.

“Da…da.”

The sound of horse hooves came from far away and finally stopped slowly.

Half of his face was soaked in a puddle of dirty, filthy mud.

Qing Falcon tried to open his eyes wide, trying to see who was coming...

But in the end, the vision was completely blurred.

The figure on horseback became more and more blurry the more I looked at it.

"I have already reminded you to take off the 'Fire Scale Armor' and be careful of being devoured by fire."

Yuan Jimo sighed lightly, patted his horse, and dismounted.

He took out a waist bag from his arms... it was still the one he prepared for Qing Suan when they parted. The waist bag opened and there was a thick stack of talismans inside.

The tall man curled up in the mud growled angrily.

If possible, he wanted to push Yuan Jimo away.

But this time.

He couldn't even lift a finger.

"Don't move, be good."

Yuan Jimo squatted in front of the mud pit and pasted the talismans one by one on Qing Falcon's shoulders, back, and limbs. While pasting the talismans, he said softly: "Didn't I also say that... the mountain masters of Dasui Sword Palace are not easy to mess with. Once their identities are exposed, they will definitely end up miserably?"

These talismans emit a faint red glow.

Qing Falcon's heavy breathing gradually became slow and calm...

Because of the fire.

His skin had already burned through his robes, with tiny dots of light and fire bursting out through the cloth, like a bundle of dry firewood that could burn at any time. After these talismans were attached, the "fire bite" was suppressed, and the skin with light spots also returned to its normal color.

This medium-sized mud pit had been burned to the point of nearly boiling, emitting bursts of foul and hot mist.

Qing Falcon turned over.

He lay down with his arms and legs spread out, looking at the dense forest leaves that covered the sky.

After a long time.

Qing Falcon said in a hoarse voice: "...Thank you."

One yard owned by a yard.

Although he disliked Yuan Jimo and hated Yuan Jimo, after all... Yuan Jimo had just saved his life.

"You don't need to thank me, you should thank the queen."

Yuan Jimo stood up and leaned against an old tree. "The person who really saved your life... was not me, but the queen."

"..."

Qing Xun closed his eyes and suddenly laughed twice in a low voice.

When leaving the palace.

The empress gave him the imperial city jade talisman, and said that if he encountered an unsolvable crisis in the Dasui Sword Palace, he could crush the jade talisman and save his life.

Indeed, after crushing the jade talisman, he saved his life.

But everything that happened afterwards... was not quite what Qing Falcon had imagined.

What kind of crisis could not be solved by assassinating a Cave Heaven Realm expert?

The only ones who could make him feel fear from the bottom of his heart and unable to face it were the two Yang Gods in the Dashui Sword Palace.

Qing Suan didn't expect that this jade talisman was not connected to the Holy Queen.

But it was Wu the Exiled Immortal.

To be precise, it was the Qin Zu who was behind Wu Zexian.

and so.

The real purpose of letting himself step into the Dasui Sword Palace is to lure out Zhao Chunyang and let Qin Zu fight with Zhao Chunyang… On the one hand, it can confirm the rumors circulating in the outside world in recent years, and on the other hand, it can test the strength of the Sword Palace's headmaster.

As for myself, as a chess piece, after entering the game, being able to save my life is already a blessing in disguise.

"Crash..."

The mud and water were surging.

Qing Suan regained some strength and tried to raise the hand that Zhao Chunyang had pinched.

Don't talk about your palms.

Along with the entire arm, it lost all its sensitivity.

The Yin God Realm envoy stood up with difficulty, half of his body swaying, and his arm drooped limply, bloodless. When the fire attack occurred just now, only this arm did not move...

Qing Falcon looked gloomy.

After being pinched by Zhao Chunyang, the entire arm seemed to be shattered by the sword energy.

He was convinced.

The Sword Palace's headmaster actually held back at first.

Otherwise, in a moment, his body would be turned into ashes by the sword energy.

"I have contacted the Equipment Refining Department."

Yuan Jimo felt a little sympathetic and said slowly: "I heard that they have recently refined the 'Divine Machine Hundred Arms', which uses high-quality materials and can compete with the Vajra Realm physique... Although it is not as good as your original limbs, it is worse than nothing."

"……Need not."

Qing Falcon covered his shoulders with his hands and took a deep breath.

next moment.

"His!"

He suddenly exerted force, and a burst of light and fire turned into a fierce blade, bursting out from his shoulder, and blood splattered.

Bang.

The limp arm sank into the mud.

"..."

Blood splattered all over Yuan Jimo's face.

The head of the Imperial City Division had a calm expression. He took out a piece of brocade, wiped his cheek slowly, and said with a hint of regret: "If it was just an ordinary broken arm, you could take elixirs from heaven and earth to recover. It is not too difficult to regenerate a broken limb... It's a pity that the other party is Zhao Chunyang. Even if the queen helps, you can't keep your arm." It is difficult to cure when the sword intent enters the body.

As for Zhao Chunyang's sword intent, there was no way to eliminate it.

So when Yuan Jimo came here, in addition to suppressing the uncontrolled fire in Qing Falcon, he also needed to cut off his arm.

He originally wanted to speak tactfully, using the name of the "Weapon Refining Department" to give his old friend a glimmer of hope... But the other party was much more decisive than he had imagined. He cut off an arm without any hesitation, saving a lot of trouble.

If we delay for a few more days, the sword intent will continue to spread.

Then what Qing Falcon has to sacrifice is more than just an arm.

of course.

Except for the two things of "fire bite" and "broken arm".

Yuan Jimo has another most important purpose for coming here this time.

He was not in a hurry to speak, but just supported Qing Falcon and sat down against the ancient tree.

Flames oozed from the wound on the broken arm.

Beads of cold sweat appeared on Qing Falcon's forehead. After a while, the flesh and blood solidified and scabs formed on the broken arm.

This process took nearly half an incense stick of time.

Qing Falcon was almost exhausted, but he did not rest. Instead, he smiled with dry lips: "You came to me not just to save me..."

"What on earth happened in Dasui Sword Palace?"

Yuan Jimo looked at Qing Falcon solemnly.

The most important thing this time is to get information about the Sword Palace.

Qing Falcon sneaked into the Dasui Sword Palace this time.

The assassination of Xie Zhen was only a "temporary task". The most important task was to investigate the remaining clues of the Beihai case.

"call……"

Qing Falcon laughed lowly.

He was about to speak when his smile suddenly froze.

"?"

Yuan Jimo frowned and looked at the man in front of him with some confusion, not understanding why he couldn't say a word when the words came to his lips.

Qing Falcon's eyes became empty, confused, and then fearful.

Before he climbed out of the door of the Lotus Peak courtyard... he tried hard to remind himself in his heart that when he met the people from the Imperial City, he would pass on all the information he saw in the Dasui Sword Palace, even if he only had one breath left.

Xie Zhen, Zhao Chunyang.

And the little girl who spit out fire from her mouth.

But at this moment.

The moment Qing Falcon opened his mouth, he suddenly realized that the memories in his mind were empty, leaving only the extremely tense "empty reminder".

He just remembered that there was something very important.

but……

Whatever it was, I completely forgot.

No matter how hard I try, I just can't remember.

……

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"The Imperial City's Tanyi Guard has four special envoys, all of whom are in the Yin God Realm."

Zhao Chunyang closed his eyes and rested in the cool breeze, and said leisurely: "The one who sneaked into the courtyard last night and assassinated with the 'Yuanhuo Explosion'... was the Tanyi Guard 'Qingsuan'."

"That Innate Fire Holy Body?"

"Yes, it's him. Many years ago, he came to the Sword Palace, under the pretext of 'paying respects to the mountain', and wanted to ask the sword of Lotus Peak, but you were not there." Zhao Chunyang said calmly: "Although he is just an insignificant little character, he has been to the Sword Palace after all... The Holy Queen asked him to come this time to investigate the Beihai case of that year."

The two words "Saint Queen".

Xie Xuanyi felt heavy in his heart.

"Back then, Qing Falcon was also a martial arts fanatic. He studied your sword moves and sword intent carefully from beginning to end... Once you use [Chronic Illness], he will definitely recognize it."

Zhao Chunyang smiled and said, "When people are in desperate situations, they often burst out with incredible strength. If he guesses your true identity, he will definitely try every means to 'survive'. Even without the jade talisman, your sword may not be able to kill him."

Now Xie Xuanyi has just rebuilt the Sword Qi Cave Heaven.

The killing power of the serious illness is also far less than before.

If you want to kill a powerful Yin God like Qing Falcon... you can only rely on Phoenix Fire, Fire Devouring, and Sword Intent.

It must not be enough.

No matter how wonderful the killing game is, it cannot make up for the huge gap in hard power.

"He saw Jiang Huang's 'Phoenix Fire', and you just let him go?"

Xie Xuanyi looked solemn.

"Let it go, why can't you let it go?"

Zhao Chunyang said calmly: "Killing him would be a disadvantage. The Holy Queen allowed you to leave the Imperial City alive, so why can't I let Qing Falcon leave the Sword Palace alive?"

Xie Xuanyi was stunned.

"I let Green Falcon go, not out of pity or mercy."

Zhao Chunyang looked at his disciple and said in a gentle voice: "I just want to show the Holy Queen that there are some things in this world that she is not the only one who can do."

"Now, you live with the identity of Xie Xuanyi's disciple... Countless people in the world will respect you for this, and countless people will hate you for this."

Zhao Chunyang smiled and said, "Xiao Chen from the library has helped you so much, you must go to the imperial city. If I don't use thundering methods, how can I make them afraid and scared?"

Xie Xuanyi fell silent, understanding what his master meant.

In the Da Chu Dynasty, there are not many forces that can make the Sword Palace fearful.

The Da Chu royal family is one, and the Taoist sect is the second.

There is nothing more than this.

Master just had a fierce battle with the Qin family's ancestor... This battle is enough to make most people in the imperial city shut up and not dare to provoke him.

But the Holy Queen is the true "Supreme One" standing at the highest point of the Great Chu Dynasty.

"To throw a peach, to return a plum."

Zhao Chunyang closed his eyes again and smiled happily, "She wanted to send someone to the Sword Palace to investigate the truth of the Beihai case... I will give her a 'truth'. However, it is the 'truth' that I saw."

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