Embers of Sword

Chapter 70: The Great River Flows East (Please Order First!)
The wind and waves grew stronger, and even though the large ship dropped anchor in the middle of the river, it still could not stop being swayed by the waves.

The maids on the ship were dismissed one day in advance.

Now there are only three people left on the entire boat.

Jiang Qihu pressed one hand on the handle of the long sword at his waist.

He stared intently at the vortex in the center of the river, silently waiting for the "blood light" that the gentleman had mentioned to appear.

Ye Qinglian leaned against the mast of the ship, holding the sword in both hands and closing her eyes to rest.

King Youhai was alone, sitting at the bow of the ship.

He had ordered someone to set up a jade table here and put fine wine on it. Now he sat alone in front of the jade table, pouring his own drink.

His gorgeous dragon robe was soaked by the turbid waves, but he didn't care.

"Brother Qi Hu!"

After an unknown amount of time, King You Hai suddenly smiled and said, "Do you know why this ship is called 'Po Lu'?"

Jiang Qihu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.

Po Lu... This big ship was built only in the past ten years. If I remember correctly, Chu Lin also went out frequently in the past ten years, taking this ship to travel around the North Sea.

"Forty years ago, my brother and I were sitting on a small boat at the entrance of the Lichao River and the North Sea."

King You Hai raised his head and murmured softly, "The weather was very good that day. My brother said that one day, we will drive out the monsters in the north, conquer Dali in the south, and defeat the invaders for thousands of miles, and expand the territory of Da Chu to thousands of miles away!"

Every word of these words is powerful.

Ye Qinglian, who had been resting with her eyes closed, opened them and looked towards King You Hai.

"The emperor brother was still very young at that time. To be precise...the emperor brother at that time was not yet the emperor brother."

Chu Lin chuckled softly and said with emotion: "But from a long time ago, I firmly believed that everything he said would come true."

Forty years ago, Da Chu was indeed a prosperous era.

It won’t be long before the Da Chu Dynasty will see the birth of two peerless talents and the emergence of many geniuses!
Ye Qinglian remembered that when the North and South discussed the Dao and selected young geniuses, Da Chu was far ahead of Nanli.

It’s a pity that all this prosperity was shattered ten years ago!
The emperor died and the country's destiny was broken.

It is hard to imagine that a huge dynasty that monopolized the world's fortune went from being flourishing to withered and dilapidated in just ten years.

Jiang Qihu's eyes turned dim.

He had heard from his father that forty years ago, the Great Chu Dynasty had just recovered from the "pain" of the Battle of Drinking Poison. The entire dynasty was in ruins and in a state of decline. However, both the noble families and the sects had experienced a surge in fortune, and countless geniuses emerged. The world's heroes were like crucian carp crossing the river...

If the late emperor were still alive, then defeating the invaders thousands of miles away and laying a foundation for eternity would not necessarily be empty words.

"The great river flows eastward, its waves wash away everything..."

King You Hai sighed and threw the wine cup into the river.

A faint sigh, with three parts of sarcasm, three parts of coldness, and three parts of sadness.

"It's all gone."

"It's all gone."

This cup of wine was not toasted to himself, but to his royal brother who died young.

These were also the bold words he said on the river back then.

The dream of hegemony has now been shattered by the wind and is full of scars.

"Over the years, I have often wondered how long those 'old men' and 'big men' in the imperial city who are just sitting there doing nothing will continue to be in a daze before they are willing to wake up—"

You Haiwang changed the subject.

He sighed with a sad face: "Don't they understand? If we don't kill that woman, Da Chu's foundation will be ruined."

Having said this, there was a slight pause.

Chu Lin looked at Jiang Qihu, his eyes full of expectation: "Brother Qihu... Others in the Imperial City don't understand this truth, but your master should understand it, right?"

Jiang Qihu was stunned for a moment.

I don't know when it started, but the atmosphere on the Po Lu became extremely solemn, and even breathing seemed to become difficult.

Jiang Qihu gritted his teeth and could only say: "Your Majesty...be careful with your words and actions."

After the death of the previous emperor, there was an extremely fierce struggle within the Da Chu Imperial City, which eventually led to the current relatively stable situation.

The Imperial City Division where he worked was working for "that woman" mentioned by King You Hai.

Aristocratic family, sect!
Even as transcendent as the Dao Sect and the Dasui Sword Palace, there are still people who dare not offend!
The reason is very simple.

In the world of practitioners, fists are the greatest truth!

The power of the Da Chu royal family is stronger than that of Dao Zong and Jian Palace.

Of course, the "Lord of the Four Realms" who is able to control the royal family must be strong enough.

In the current situation.

It is really inappropriate to say such things.

Especially... in front of him, the second in command of the Imperial City.

"Sorry, I spoke the truth after drinking."

You Haiwang rubbed his forehead with his hand, smiled and shook his head, as if apologizing for his previous gaffe.

Just the next moment.

He sighed softly, "So... Brother Qi Hu, could it be that Mr. Chen in your family, who knows everything about the world, really doesn't understand such a simple truth?"

"Master Chu."

Jiang Qihu's face turned cold, and he looked at You Haiwang with an unfriendly look: "You drank too much."

"many?"

"how?"

"Not much at all."

King You Hai patted the jade table, stood up, and said with great pride: "My brother and I drank ten jars of wine that day! How much is this today?!"

Looking at the half empty jar of wine.

Chu Lin laughed at himself: "This wine tastes terrible."

In the past, inferior wine was considered a delicacy and people drank it without getting tired.

Now we have replaced the fine wine with delicious food, but it doesn’t taste as good as it did before.

"Bang" sound!
King You Hai waved his hand and threw the jar of wine. It exploded in mid-air and mixed with the turbid waves of the Lichao River.

"Jiang Qihu."

Chu Lin no longer called him by his nickname.

He put his hands on the railing, turned slowly, leaned his back against the railing, and said with a smile: "I know your master. A long time ago, I had high expectations for him, because I knew that Chen Jingxuan understood everything and knew everything. But now I am very disappointed, because I can see that even though his mind is as clear as a mirror, he chooses not to do anything... He is no different from those 'old guys' in the imperial city. When he truly becomes a national teacher one day, he will probably be the same."

Jiang Qihu narrowed his eyes and clenched the handle of the knife in his hand.

Ye Qinglian also sensed that the atmosphere was not right, so she straightened her back and moved her back away from the huge mast.

"Da Chu shouldn't be like this."

Chu Lin said softly: "Those people in the Imperial City live too comfortably... What do you think?"

"Chu Lin, what do you want to say?"

Jiang Qihu spoke coldly. He immediately took out the Ruyi Order and wanted to send a message to Zhidao Bookstore.

But the entire ship, Po Lu, was shrouded in huge Dao patterns!

The transmission of the soul was cut off!

"Although I have lived overseas for a long time, I still understand the methods of the Imperial City Refining Department."

King You Hai said calmly: "The Ruyi Order is useless, give it up. This world has been covered by a formation. This is the Taoist treasure that my brother left for me. It is much better than Qin Baihuang's methods."

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured down on my face.

Jiang Qihu took a deep breath and quickly calmed his emotions.

"It seems that you are the 'traitor' that Sir is waiting for."

Jiang Qihu looked cold, staring at the man in front of him: "It's worth it that I sent the news about Qingzhou out. If there is no Bai Ze Secret Realm, how long are you going to wait?"

"It won't be long."

You Haiwang said calmly: "I was originally planning to take action on the day of high tide, but I was worried that there was no good opportunity. Since you and Chen Jingxuan chose to set up this situation, I will just go with the flow... Jiang Qihu, you are still too young. Chen Jingxuan should have warned you that you must not admit to selling out Da Chu's intelligence no matter what, right?"

"It doesn't matter anymore!"

Jiang Qihu drew out his long sword and said expressionlessly: "I am devoted to Da Chu. As long as we can successfully find the traitor, those things will not be worth mentioning!"

"???"

At this moment, Ye Qinglian, who was usually calm, looked a little confused.

She looked at Jiang Qihu, then at You Haiwang. These few sentences contained a lot of information.

Boom!

A thunderclap sounded in the sky.

When the high tide came, this huge ship that stood stubbornly like a reef became like a swaying leaf, nailed firmly to the surface of the river.

The three of them are in a pincer attack against each other.

"What's the situation now?"

Ye Qinglian spoke angrily, and she scolded, "Mr. Jiang, can you explain it to me?"

"Miss Ye, you asked me to explain... Don't you understand the current situation?"

Jiang Qihu wiped the long sword with his arm and uttered six words coldly: "Kill Chu Lin and put an end to the evil."

As soon as the words fell, lightning flashed.

Jiang Qihu flashed by and appeared in front of Chu Lin the next moment. Without any fancy moves, he slashed with his sword!

Chu Lin leaned against the railing of the ship, his posture still relaxed.

A flash of knife light flashed across his pupils. Chu Lin sneered, tilted his head slightly, and narrowly avoided the blade. Then, in a flash, he stretched out two fingers!

"Buzz!"

Just a gentle tap.

Jiang Qihu's pupils contracted.

The long sword he swung out suddenly emitted a huge force, and the sword energy tilted uncontrollably and slashed towards the river surface far away from the big ship!
"Boom, boom, boom!"

This seemingly simple and unpretentious sword move contained a strong force and directly cut a gap of dozens of feet in the river surface.

Chu Lin took a step forward and threw a punch, hitting Jiang Qihu hard in the abdomen.

boom!
Jiang Qihu flew backwards, and Taoist patterns on the ship lit up one after another. He crashed into several large formations and finally embedded himself in an iron wall.

Smoke and dust flew everywhere.

"Cough cough..."

Jiang Qihu spat out a mouthful of blood, his expression gloomy. He held the knife with one hand and slowly propped himself up. He looked at the man in the python robe in front of him in disbelief.

Cynic and without ambition.

This is probably how everyone in Da Chu evaluates Chu Lin.

Although he was one of the three kings of different surnames, Chu Lin was granted this title only because he had a good relationship with the previous emperor in his early years.

In recent years, he has traveled around the North Sea and ignored worldly affairs...

Now Jiang Qihu knows that everyone’s opinion of Chu Lin is wrong, and extremely wrong.

"Ten years ago, I ordered people to secretly build this ship, the Po Lu."

Chu Lin said quietly, "This was originally a birthday gift I wanted to give to my brother. It was my promise to him to defeat the enemy thousands of miles away... Unfortunately, my brother had a bad fate and was robbed early. I wanted to give this ship to someone who would inherit my brother's legacy, but the entire dynasty is full of those who are greedy and mean."

He looked at Ye Qinglian and said, "Miss Ye, can you understand my pain?"

Ye Qinglian's pupils contracted.

Poseidon, who had been standing at the bow of the ship just a moment ago, suddenly arrived in front of her.

Different from Jiang Qihu's running.

Chu Lin almost "teleported".

He didn't even move forward. In an instant, just an instant, his huge python robe fluttered in the air, and his pair of cold eyes emitted a faint golden light -

Ye Qinglian hasn't felt such a strong sense of oppression for a long time.

She clasped her hands together.

At the center of the eyebrows, a ray of scarlet light instantly spread out.

But the sword energy cave has not yet opened.

Chu Lin's huge palm was already hovering in front of her cheek.

"Boom, boom, boom."

The muffled thunder in the sky continued, but the Po Lu became unusually quiet.

Ye Qinglian looked at the shadow on the palm of her hand that covered the entire field of vision in front of her——

The ray of light ignited by the sword energy cave was extinguished by Chu Lin's powerful spiritual power.

"The eleventh level of Yin God, the aptitude is good, but it is not enough."

Chu Lin said softly, "I've heard that the sword cultivators in Baihua Valley have incredibly fast sword speeds. I'm curious, which one is faster, your sword energy or my shattering of your soul?"

Ye Qinglian looked gloomy and did not speak.

"As for you, the seventh level of Yin God, is even less impressive."

Chu Lin turned his head to look at Jiang Qihu who stood up with his sword, and said calmly: "Jiang Qihu, I know you are a ruthless person who likes to fight to the death. Even if you know you can't win, you will still fight to the end... But fighting to the death at this time is not bravery, but ignorance and stupidity."

Jiang Qihu gritted his teeth.

He didn't rush forward, not because he was afraid of death.

It’s just because Chu Lin’s palm was hanging in front of Ye Qinglian.

Any movement on his part could result in serious injury to Ye Qinglian.

"I have no intention of killing you two."

King You Hai smiled and said, "If you really want to do it, why wait until now?"

A glimmer of hope appeared in Ye Qinglian's eyes.

good……

If King You of the Sea's purpose was to kill the two of them, there would be no need to do this.

He could have taken action right from the beginning.

You can even choose to launch a sneak attack!

But he didn't do so, and even gave himself and Jiang Qihu time to react.

"So, what do you want to do?"

Ye Qinglian took a deep breath and tried to keep herself calm.

"You two grew up in Qingzhou. You are great talents of the Chu State and are loyal and righteous men."

Chu Lin said softly: "I can't bear to break Da Chu's spine like this."

"It's a pity that Da Chu is now full of wounds."

He slowly put down the hand that was hanging in front of Ye Qinglian and put it back into his sleeve.

"I would like to invite you to take a look at the upcoming North Sea tide, and also take a look at the brand new Da Chu that is about to undergo a transformation."

What kind of crazy boast is this?

Ye Qinglian was stunned.

She looked in the direction of Chu Lin and saw a surging tide in the distance, one layer upon another, like building a building, rising higher and higher, almost filling up half of the sky!

"I am ready to enter the realm of Yangshen today."

Chu Lin's cold voice echoed like thunder.

"Once I obtain the [Dao Bi] from the Bai Ze Secret Realm, I will personally go to the Imperial City and kill the Demon Queen!"

Jiang Qihu was also stunned.

He suddenly realized a problem... If Chu Lin was the ray of blood light that Mr. had deduced, then what was going on with those demon cultivators captured in Lichao City?

What do those broken and obscure ancient texts mean?
Wait, promoted to Yang God?
A very scary thought suddenly popped up in Jiang Qihu's mind.

He looked back and saw that the ancient city of Lichao, located at the easternmost end of the territory of the Da Chu Dynasty, was emitting a dark and cold glow from all directions. This glow corresponded to the increasingly rising tide. The Po Lu was caught in the middle of it, rising uncontrollably with the tide.

"How are you going to... become a Yang God?"

Jiang Qihu's voice trembled a little.

A soul talisman engraved with obscure words of the demon clan slipped out from Chu Lin's sleeve.

He said expressionlessly: "Probably, it's what you think."

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(There are three updates today! This is the first update! The group number has been released, and you can jump through the introduction and the link at the end of the chapter)

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