Embers of Sword

Chapter 362 General

After five glasses of wine were finished, the sixth glass of wine was suspended in the air in front of Xie Xuanyi.

The smell of alcohol emanated.

The whole bamboo forest was filled with a strong wind, but the aroma of wine lingered.

Immortal Drunkenness, Heartbreak Powder... It doesn't matter whether the porcelain bowl contains wine or poison.

No unnecessary words.

Xie Xuanyi picked up the porcelain cup, raised his head and drank it all, not a drop left. The wine flowed out from the corners of his lips and wet his clothes.

Deng Baiyi, Miyun, remained silent.

The scholar in green narrowed his eyes and waited quietly for what would happen next.

……

……

The sea of spirit is swaying, and the lake of heart is rippling.

Xie Xuanyi closed his eyes and let the power of the Drunken Immortal Wine dissipate in his blood. The "Immortal Fountain" seemed to turn into a whirlpool, absorbing every drop of wine, and then also sucking his thoughts and consciousness into it. This extremely splendid and short life, at this moment, turned into a dream.

There was a final "boom".

Exploded like fireworks.

He saw a corner of the broken memory.

[“Squeak, squeak, squeak!”]

The fire was spreading.

Xie Xuanyi opened his eyes again. He was no longer surrounded by swaying leaves, nor was he surrounded by the murderous Qixia Mountain.

Instead, there were collapsed buildings, crying crowds, and the Imperial City guards wearing black armor with large dragon patterns.

here it is……

Imperial City.

To be precise, it was the imperial city ten years ago.

Emperor Chu died and the imperial city was in chaos. This is a forbidden piece of history that has been blocked. No one knows what happened in the imperial city that year.

"Back off! Back off!"

There was a sudden explosion in front of Xie Xuanyi.

The sound is like beating a drum, striking at one's heartstrings.

He subconsciously stepped back.

With just one step, he was enveloped in pitch darkness...it turned out that he was hiding in an alley.

After making this move, Xie Xuanyi was stunned for a moment.

Under the stimulation of "Drunken Immortal Wine", he actually came to this lost memory scene. Everything that happened at this moment was just a "re-screening" of that year. His subconscious step back was just a coincidence.

After retreating into the shadows.

Xie Xuanyi looked up at the horrifying scene in front of him.

The sea of fire raged and wailing filled the air.

A teahouse was tottering and about to fall when a tall, black-armored rider suddenly rushed out from the end of the long street. He held a spear in his hand and looked awe-inspiring. With one swipe of the spear, he knocked a huge burning wooden beam flying. Then he stretched out his arm and took a little girl, who was sitting on the ground, into his arms. The horse neighed and galloped out for dozens of feet. After escaping from the sea of fire, the tall, iron rider gently put the frightened child in his arms down and returned her to the crowd.

"Please rest assured, everyone. The Imperial City Division is doing its best to put out the demon fire and hunt down the fugitives!"

The man in black armor shouted, "In less than an hour, we will be able to restore peace to you all!"

Demonic fire?

fugitive?

Xie Xuanyi was stunned again, and he suddenly stared at the tall iron cavalry.

The cavalryman in front of him was of burly stature, his face covered by black armor, so he could not see clearly, but Xie Xuanyi felt a sense of familiarity for no reason... It seemed that he had seen this tall cavalryman somewhere before. Soon, law enforcers from the Imperial City Division appeared one after another. Under the command of the tall cavalryman, they put out the fire in the street, and then posted a more familiar wanted poster on the burnt dry and charred stone wall.

On the wanted poster for Huang Xuan, it was himself that was clearly depicted.

"My benefactor, why don't you run away quickly?"

An anxious cry came from behind.

The word "benefactor" fell into Xie Xuanyi's heart and gave him a heavy blow... It turned out that someone had called him that more than ten years ago?

"He" slowly turned his head and saw a pretty face covered with a wide hemp robe.

Call yourself a benefactor.

She was a young woman with a pretty face and loose short red hair. Under her coarse linen robe, the black scale armor of the Imperial City Bureau could be vaguely seen.

Is this a special envoy from the Imperial City Bureau?

Xie Xuanyi wasn't quite sure.

"All the special envoys from the Imperial City Department have been dispatched. In addition, there are also the Tanyi Guards, the Black Scale Guards, and the Library Secret Agents..."

The woman gritted her teeth and said, "Although the news of the Hidden Moon Realm has been blocked, it will get out sooner or later. Fortunately, you are lucky. For some reason, all the big monsters in Renshou Palace have escaped. That pure-blooded phoenix has set off a huge monster fire in the imperial city. Now is a time of turmoil. If you don't leave the city now, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave!"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi listened to these words in a daze, somewhat unable to believe it.

talking.

The woman pulled up his sleeve and led him to the dark side of the alley. As she walked quickly, she whispered, "You don't have much time now. Half an hour at most. After half an hour... the person in the palace will take over the dragon talisman, and the imperial city will be under complete martial law. When the eight gates are closed, even if the 'Chun Yang Sect Master' comes in person, it will be difficult for him to take you away."

【"Who are you?"】

Xie Xuanyi really wanted to speak and ask this question.

But unfortunately... this is not a dream, but a real memory.

Back then, I stumbled and staggered along the way, as if I had a serious illness and was extremely weak.

He was led by the red-haired woman all the way through the alley. Finally, the darkness dissipated and Xie Xuanyi saw a simple carriage covered with thatch.

"My benefactor, I'm afraid I'll have to bear with you for a while. Due to my special status, it's inconvenient for me to continue seeing you off, so I hired a horseman to take you out of the city in half an hour on the pretext of transporting food and fodder."

"But you don't have to worry about safety. I have a close friend who holds a low position but has excellent character. He also happens to be the gatekeeper of the North Gate. I have already said hello to him, and he will not check this carriage when he sees you off..."

"After leaving the Imperial City, head north."

The red-haired woman took a deep breath.

Xie Xuanyi "struggled" to lie down in the thatch.

He squeezed out a word in a hoarse voice: "Thank you..."

"My benefactor, what are you thanking me for?"

The woman smiled, her voice full of joy: "If it weren't for your kindness in slaying the demon, Chi Lin would have died long ago... Opening the door to see you off today is the only way Chi Lin can help you. Benefactor, there must be some misunderstanding about the case in Yueyinjie. If you can escape this disaster, your injustice will be redressed in the future."

red phosphorus.

Xie Xuanyi tried hard to open his eyes wide, wanting to see the woman's face clearly again.

But she gently closed the thatch.

The woman left.

The vision became dark again.

The sound of the burning demonic fire in the distance gradually covered everything.

"!!!"

Xie Xuanyi suddenly opened his eyes.

Grass debris was flying, bamboo leaves were falling, he was holding a teacup, sitting steadily in front of the bamboo table, and he didn't know how much time had passed since he finished the sixth cup of wine... The back of his black shirt was already soaked with cold sweat, his lips were dry, and his face was very bleak, but his spirit was not "sleepy" at all, on the contrary, he was energetic to the extreme.

The smell of alcohol has been completely dissipated by the Immortal Fountain.

"You will be a hero in life, and you will be a hero in death."

The scholar in green applauded calmly and said, "You are worthy of being Xie Xuanyi's disciple. After seeing you today, I can see that your reputation is well-deserved... After you finish these six cups of wine, you can take your people away. From now on, the Yuanzhou cavalry will not trouble you within an hour." Xie Xuanyi slowly stood up, the earth shook, and after drinking six cups of Drunken Immortal Brew, his sea of consciousness felt as if it was torn apart with severe pain.

Deng Baiyi hurried forward to support him, and he was finally able to stabilize himself.

"Is it still possible?"

The scholar in green robes smiled and said, "Do you need me to give you an extra thousand-mile horse?"

"Don't worry, sir."

Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath.

He raised his hand and waved gently, the spring breeze blew over the wild grass, and the sheathed umbrella and sword fell in front of him, trembling very obediently...

Even if Xie Xuanyi only had his last breath left.

Still able to steer the sword thousands of miles away.

This was his last pride.

……

……

"Meng Kejian, we've been walking for such a long time, why haven't we seen Xie?"

Venerable Bai Yu could no longer hold his temper.

Qixia Mountain is large.

But how fast are the two Yin Gods traveling?

He just led the horse and followed Meng Kejian all the way, moving forward in the fog... Venerable Bai Yu had already released his divine sense, and it didn't seem like Meng Kejian was chasing anyone at all. He was taking turns all the way and didn't even walk in a straight line!
"Your master is not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry?"

Meng Kejian still maintained that indifferent attitude.

He sneered, "If you want to kill Xie Zhen so much, why don't you do it yourself? When the Immortal Cage Formation was set, weren't you watching from the sidelines?"

"..."

These words left Venerable Bai Yu speechless.

Previously, he was indeed watching the fight in the Cage Immortal Formation like a spectator.

There is another reason for not doing it myself.

Miaozhen and Junshan, these two reincarnated yang gods are really frightening.

A Yin God Venerable like him who relied on elixirs to achieve advancement had to rely on years of practice to stabilize his initial level of cultivation. Once he angered the reincarnated Yang God, the latter could forcibly break through and suppress him!
"Your Majesty?"

Venerable Bai Yu could only move out King Jiangning.

"Master Meng, Jiang Ning just sent a big gift to Dali Fangyuanfang."

King Jiangning said softly, "Taking money from others and helping them get rid of disasters... Kill Xie Zhen quickly to avoid more troubles."

"That's the truth."

Meng Kejian's attitude did not improve much. He still said lazily, "It's just that the one who accepted the money was not me, Meng Kejian, nor the general. Since it was Nalan Xuance who accepted Jiang Ning's gift, then it should be Nalan Xuance's people who should kill Xie Zhen... So if Xie Zhen escapes, Your Majesty, you should find Nalan Qiutong to punish him."

"...?"

Venerable Bai Yu widened his eyes.

There is such truth.

The people of Li are so shameless!
Veins bulged on Prince Jiangning's forehead.

"Okay, I won't tease you two anymore."

Meng Kejian spoke again with a half-smile, explaining calmly: "This Qixia Mountain has long been trapped by Nalan Xuance. If you rush in without a formation map, you will probably be trapped and killed. By then, the longer you walk, the farther you will go..."

"You mean, we're taking a detour to avoid Nalan Xuance's trap?"

Venerable Bai Yu frowned: "But what about Xie Zhen? Xie Zhen was flying with his sword, just randomly choosing a direction. Could it be that he didn't fall into the trap?"

"You're really right."

Meng Kejian continued to smile and said, "It is said that sword cultivators have good sensitivity in their hearts and can avoid danger and seek good fortune... I don't know if that kid is lucky or if he really has sensitivity. During his escape, he chose the safest route to leave Qixia Mountain as quickly as possible and did not fall into any trap."

"Are you kidding me?!"

Venerable Bai Yu said coldly: "Meng Kejian, are you serious, or are you teasing my prince?"

Prince Jiangning's expression gradually became gloomy.

"Meng is not that boring."

Meng Kejian had no intention of backing down. He said quietly, "If you don't believe me, you can verify it yourself."

While talking.

The three of them came to a bamboo forest.

The wind has died down, and the leaves in the forest are scattered all over the ground.

A young child in Taoist robes was lying in front of the bamboo table, snoring. On the other side, a scholar in blue robes was sitting, reading a paper.

"Master Junshan of the Taoist Sect?"

Venerable Bai Yu's eyes lit up. He knew very well that Jun Shan was traveling with Xie Zhen.

Junshan is here.

Then Xie Zhen must have been here!

He raised his head and looked at King Jiangning, who nodded expressionlessly.

Venerable Bai Yu loosened the reins of the horse, took a step forward, and came to the bamboo table. He stretched out a hand to grab the collar of Junshan Zhenren.

"Snapped!"

A breeze suddenly blew, and a bamboo leaf fell on Venerable Bai Yu's wrist, making a very light and crisp sound.

Venerable Bai Yu had no time to react as his wrist was pulled, leaving a red mark, and his entire movements were stunned.

"Today we are at Qixia Mountain, and you two are guests."

"The guest should follow the host's wishes. This is a principle that has remained unchanged for thousands of years."

"Taking something without asking is called 'theft'... Since you are a spectator, you should abide by the rules of etiquette. If you take something without permission, you are committing the crime of 'theft'..."

The young scholar never took his eyes off the book from beginning to end, and the breeze turned a page for him.

The young scholar said indifferently: "Meng Kejian, if he is in the Yu Camp or the Cang Camp, how should we deal with him?"

Meng Kejian jumped off his horse.

The commander-in-chief, who was usually lazy and playful, no longer had a smile on his face at this moment. He spoke in a very serious manner: "General, if you were in the Yu camp, you should cut off this hand to serve as a warning to others."

"???"

These words were like a bolt from the blue. Venerable Bai Yu took several steps back in shock and almost lost his balance.

The light pull of the bamboo leaf doesn't hurt.

What is truly shocking is the title given by Meng Kejian.

General?
Great General!!

The Yu Camp and the Cang Camp are the top elite troops of the Li Kingdom.

Du Yunzhong and Meng Kejian only recognized one person as their master.

“…Chen Chong? You are Chen Chong?!”

Venerable Bai Yu stared at the young Confucian scholar in front of him, his eyes full of disbelief. It was said that the Dali Dynasty had an extremely young Supreme Pillar of the State who had unparalleled talent and had reached perfection in the Yin Shen Realm at an extremely young age. However, the world's impression of him seemed a bit "biased".

Chen Chong avoided the period when Xie Xuanyi was at his peak.

During these ten years, Taoism locked itself up, Dashui Sword Palace was in seclusion, and Buddhism was in decline. It seemed that the whole world was in decline, but Chen Chong was rising at an extremely rapid speed. He led the cavalry to quell the rebellion in the three states, suppressed all the Dali holy places that stood on the opposite side, and then fought with the demon tribe on the border of Li State, winning all 19 battles.

As for himself, he even killed a great demon lord who had reached the perfection of Yin God realm last year and was only one step away from becoming a Yang God!

Everyone says that Chen Chong is a ruthless character who will "do whatever it takes", and many people compare him with Yuan Jimo of the Great Chu Dynasty!
How could such a person wear a blue shirt?
How could it look so thin and weak?

(End of this chapter)