Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 177: Mirror Flower Water Moon. Skinned Alive
Hua Wuyan was still as effeminate as ever. When he saw Ye Beixuan, he politely bowed and said, "Mr. Ye, I'm here on the orders of the Sect Master to lend a hand."

This guy, his cultivation is not too strong, can he help us? Ye Beixuan pondered for a moment, bowed and returned the greeting, saying: "In that case, thank you, Brother Hua, let's talk inside."

"please."

"please."

After some pleasantries, Ye Beixuan led Hua Wuyan into the military tent, drank a sip of tea, and then sat down.

Ye Beixuan then spoke quietly, "Young Master Hua, you came here because you must know what magic weapons the Demon Sect has and how to break it?"

Hua Wuyan took a sip of tea and replied calmly, "This matter goes back hundreds of years."

Then Hua Wuyan continued:

It turns out that the previous leader of the Flower Fairy Sect fell in love with the handsome Li Jiuxiao. Li Jiuxiao was a man without martial ethics. He pretended to accept the love of the leader of the Flower Fairy Sect in order to gain his trust and steal the Flower Fairy Sect's treasure, the Clairvoyance.

"So, Mr. Hua has a way to break this clairvoyance?" Ye Beixuan finally understood. It turned out that Mr. Hua had clairvoyance. No wonder his whereabouts were exposed.

Then he paused and said, "If I have this magic weapon, then wouldn't I be exposed all the time?"

Hua Wuyan shook his head and said calmly, "That's not the case. Using the Clairvoyance consumes a lot of energy. The farther you look, the greater the energy consumption. Even a Jindan stage cultivator would find it difficult to see such a long distance. Please rest assured, Mr. Ye."

"I don't know." Before Ye Beixuan could finish his words, a voice interrupted him.

"Our sect has a magical power called the illusion of Mirror Flower and Water Moon, which is extremely difficult to practice. Only our sect master and I have mastered it. The sect master is working with the three major sects to encircle and suppress the Heavenly Demon Sect and other remnants of the Demon Sect, so he specially sent me to lend a hand, young master." Hua Wuyan said calmly, explaining everything to Ye Beixuan at once.

"That's great." Ye Beixuan stood up and laughed, saying, "Come on, prepare the banquet. I want to treat Mr. Hua to a drink to welcome him back."

"My dear, I have another person here. You will be overjoyed to see him."

"Oh?" Hua Wuyan paused, then said calmly, "Who is it?"

"Sir, please follow me." Ye Beixuan's lips curled up into a faint smile. Quit smoking! Quit smoking, I'll find an acquaintance for you.

Ye Beixuan brought Hua Wuyan into the smoking cessation tent. The moment they opened the curtain, a strong masculine scent hit them in the face.

Hua Wuyan frowned slightly, disgust flashed in his eyes, and he subconsciously fanned his nose.

He was handsome and elegant, and his every move had a feminine beauty. He was totally out of tune with the rough guys in the barracks, like a crane standing out among chickens.

Inside the tent, four great monks were sitting around a simple wooden table. Jie Du was shaking the dice with great skill. The table was piled with copper coins and small change, and it was obvious that they were gambling.

Jieyan was sitting in the middle, his upper body naked, revealing his muscular chest. Sweat was dripping down his neck. He had a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth, and there was a bit of anxiety in his eyes. He was staring at the card game in his hand, his face flushed. It was obvious that he was so angry about losing that he even pulled down his monk's robe.

Seeing someone suddenly coming, the four of them subconsciously looked towards the door.

"Hey! Sissy? Why are you here?" Jieyan raised his eyes and glanced at Hua Wuyan, grinning, his tone was playful and casual, like an old friend.

As he spoke, he held up two Pai Gow cards and squinted at them with one eye closed.

"Two o'clock, two o'clock, two o'clock. Fair enough, two o'clock, it's two o'clock, not three o'clock!" Quitting Smoking was extremely excited and shouted excitedly, "I've made back my money, I've definitely made back my money."

"Hahaha, Di Gang. Hahaha." Quitting Smoking slammed the cards on the table, leaned back, and stretched his arms on the back of the chair, looking nonchalant and invincible.

Hua Wuyan's face turned slightly red when he heard this, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. This damn monk is still like this. Why do I always want to control him?

He snorted softly and turned his head away, not wanting to look at Jieyan's rude look anymore, which made him angry.

He had no good feelings towards the crude act of quitting smoking, and at this moment he felt that he was rude. This guy should be taken out with a fork and shot the bird a hundred times.

"Ouch!" Jie Du suddenly shouted, scaring Hua Wuyan and Ye Beixuan.

He had a painful expression on his face, holding two cards in his hands, his hands trembling slightly. He slammed the two cards on the table and shouted, "Tian Gang."

"impossible"

He had just been nonchalant about quitting smoking, but suddenly he stood up like a gust of wind, his face full of disbelief, his hands unconsciously touching the random cards on the table, and kept shouting "impossible".

The ground gang and the sky gang are dead, a sure kill. Quitting Smoking's eyes were red as he crushed the Pai Gow into pieces. He pointed at Quitting Gambling and said, "Are you cheating again? You idiot gambler, your gambling skills are better than ours, you're definitely cheating."

"Cheating? You're overthinking it." Jie Du shrugged and said with a smile, "I was afraid you wouldn't play with me, so I suppressed my realm!"

Seeing this, Ye Beixuan quickly tried to smooth things over and said with a smile, "Okay, that's all for today. I'm willing to accept the loss. I'll hand the money I lost to quitting smoking to the gambling master later."

"Young Master Hua has come specially today to lend us a hand. I have prepared a banquet and would like to invite you all to have a drink together."

When Quitting saw someone paying, his expression immediately returned to normal, as if it had nothing to do with me. He then raised his eyebrows, shrugged disapprovingly, and said, "Oh? Sissy can help us? Is he here to sing a little song for us to entertain us? Hahahaha."

Upon hearing this, Hua Wuyan's face flushed red and he clenched his fists, but since his master had specifically warned him not to act rashly, he held back.

So he glanced at Jieyan and said calmly, "Mr. Ye, I'm a little tired from traveling, so I'll take my leave first."

Seeing this, Ye Beixuan knew that this was just a joke, so he stopped him and said with a smile: "Don't be angry, Mr. Hua. Don't you know who Jieyan is? Come on, come with me to the banquet."

Quitting smoking and seeing Hua Wuyan was really angry, and he didn't dare to say anything more, and immediately put away his playful mood.

Upon seeing this, the four great monks stopped playing around and straightened their clothes. They no longer had the ruffian look they had just had, but instead had serious and compassionate expressions on their faces.

The three of them each bowed to Hua Wuyan.

Although Hua Wuyan had an extremely bad impression of Quitting Smoking, he nodded to his fellow apprentice as a return gesture.

Seeing that they had all quieted down, Ye Beixuan extended his hand and said, "Everyone, please."

Led by Ye Beixuan, several people came to a larger military tent. The first thing they saw was an octagonal table filled with wine and food, which exuded an enticing aroma.

Ye Beixuan stretched out his hand and said, "Come on, come on. There are only wild game in the mountains, but the chefs in the army are very skilled and the food should taste good."

"And this wine, it's a good one I distilled in my spare time. Come and have a sip."

At Ye Beixuan's signal, several people took their seats.

Hua Wuyan sat next to Ye Beixuan, picked up the wine glass and took a sip. A spicy feeling entered his throat, choking him and causing him to cough.

Quitting smoked with disdain, picked up the glass and drank it all, and said in a rather sarcastic tone: "Good wine, good wine, good wine, this is the wine that real men drink."

Seeing this, Ye Beixuan smiled bitterly in his heart.

This quit smoking, if you don't tease him, he will die! Could it be that you are in love with him? If it weren't for the need for people, I would beat you into returning to secular life and tie you two together to get married.

"My dear Mr. Hua, your help has given me an even greater advantage." Ye Beixuan smiled and raised his glass. "I would like to toast to everyone. I believe that with your cooperation, I will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Hua Wuyan glanced at Jieyan indifferently, his tone still cold: "As long as others don't hold us back, that's fine."

Hearing this, Quitting Smoking sneered and said, "I don't have the time to play house with a sissy. Mr. Ye, if we have to kill the enemy, my four brothers will definitely take the lead."

Hua Wuyan couldn't help but said coldly, "If it weren't for Mr. Ye, do you think I want to cooperate with you?"

Jieyan raised an eyebrow, stood up, walked behind Hua Wuyan, leaned down and pressed half of his body against his soft back, smelling the fragrance on his body, with a somewhat provocative smile on the corner of his mouth, and said in his ear: "Oh? Then tell me, what can you do?"

Hua Wuyan quickly pushed away Jieyan, his eyes unyielding, raised his head and looked at him, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes: "My Mirror Flower Water Moon illusion is enough to help you defeat the enemy."

Hearing this, Quitting Smoking laughed out loud and said, "Mirror Flowers and Water Moons? It does sound like a woman's magic, hahahaha."

"You" Hua Wuyan said, his face flushed with anger, and his words and actions were like an angry kitten.

Seeing the commotion getting out of hand, Ye Beixuan quickly stood up, stood between the two men, and said with a smile, "Alright, alright, let's not start a fight among our own people first. Let's talk about business first."

Hua Wuyan snorted coldly and turned away. Jieyan shrugged and sat back in his chair.

Ye Beixuan sighed inwardly. These two people started bickering as soon as they met, but he knew that they would definitely not be vague when it came to serious matters.

"Let's talk about this Clairvoyance first!" Ye Beixuan said seriously, "Since Mr. Hua has a way to deal with it, could you please tell me in detail?"

Hua Wuyan nodded, his expression slightly relaxed, and said, "If the other party uses his clairvoyance to see my mirage, then what he sees will be what I want him to see."

Hearing this, Quitting Smoking raised an eyebrow. This spell is quite interesting! Then I want to see Hua Wuyan in women's clothing. Is that also possible?

He put away his nonchalant attitude and asked, "How long can this illusion last?"

Hua Wuyan glanced at him calmly and said, "With my cultivation level, this can last for an hour. If someone helps me, it can last longer."

Ye Beixuan touched his chin! He nodded, a smile on his lips, and said: "One hour, the time is a bit rushed. I wonder how long it can last with the help of the smoking cessation masters?"

"If the four of them help me together, it can last for five hours." Hua Wuyan glanced at the four monks and said calmly.

"Okay." Ye Beixuan picked up the wine glass, took a deep sip, took a long breath, and said with a smile: "In this case, let's make a plan. Three days later, we will use this mirror flower and water moon to test his clairvoyance."

After three days, the logging will be almost done. This time, I want to mix truth and falsehood, truth and falsehood.

Hua Wuyan looked at the nonchalant Quitting, and although he felt a little reluctant, he still endured it.

The atmosphere in the tent finally relaxed, and everyone fell silent. They drank and chatted from time to time.

Three days later.

Three days later, Ye Beixuan went to Tian Huazhi's camp to see if the river crossing tools had been prepared.

Tian Huazhi had been waiting outside the camp. When he saw Ye Beixuan, he bowed and said, "General Ye."

Ye Beixuan nodded slightly and said, "General Tian, how are your preparations?"

Tian Huazhi showed a confident smile on his face and gestured with his hand, "Everything is ready. We are just waiting for General Ye to give the order to fight."

Ye Beixuan followed Tian Huazhi to the back of the camp, where they saw a piece of wood like a backpack tied with a rope. The soldiers only needed to carry it on their backs and jump into the river to cross the river.

Ye Beixuan carefully inspected it, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Okay, let's start at midnight tonight."

The night was deep, the stars were sparse, and the rushing river made a rapid sound in the darkness.

Tian Huazhi led a team of elite troops, quietly lurking on the river bank, waiting for the signal to start the battle.

Their mission was to cross the river and attack from the front and back once the main force of Beiliang left the city to fight.

Tian Huazhi crawled on the ground, glanced at the quiet opposite side, then reached into the river and felt the speed of the water.

The river is rushing and waves are hitting the shore.

He whispered to the deputy commander beside him, "Everyone, check that the ropes are tied to the wood. If anyone drowns while crossing the river, there will be no compensation."

"After reaching the shore, carry the square wood in front of you to prevent the enemy's bows and arrows. Discard all of it when you reach the designated location."

The lieutenant nodded in agreement and turned to convey the order. Although all the soldiers were crawling, each one of them methodically checked whether the rope was tied tightly.

at the same time.

In front of Beiyu Pass.

Ye Beixuan led his army in battle formation, flags fluttering. Astride his warhorse, his eyes gleaming coldly as he gazed at the vaguely visible Northern Liang defenders on the wall. On the wall, the Northern Liang army's flag fluttered in the night breeze. Ye Beixuan leaped to his feet, unleashing a flying knife that cut through the flag.

Then he got back on his horse, raised his sword high, and shouted in a voice like a bell: "Wang Tianzhong, do you dare to fight?"

Beiyuguan Beiliang military camp.

A soldier hurried into the central army tent and knelt down to report: "Report! General, the enemy is challenging us at the gate!"

"Challenging others?" Wang Tianzhong asked calmly.

"General, the man is about twenty years old." The soldier replied.

"In his twenties." Wang Tianzhong frowned upon hearing this and immediately stood up and asked, "Ye Liuxiang? Have you seen Tian Huazhi?"

The soldier shook his head and said, "There is no sign of Tian Hua."

Tian Huazhi fought against Beiliang several times, and many people knew him.

Wang Tianzhong's heart trembled. He turned to look at Lan Cangqing beside him and said with a bow, "Master, Tian Huazhi is not in the front. I'm afraid there's a trick. Could the enemy cavalry be ambushing us from behind?"

Lan Cangqing still closed his eyes to rest, but he slowly opened them upon hearing this, and said calmly, "It's okay, let me find out."

After saying that, he took out the clairvoyance from his arms and put it in front of his eyes. The clairvoyance emitted a faint red light. Lan Cangqing used the clairvoyance to look at the river and the mountain in the distance.

The river was normal, and the mountains behind were also quiet, with no soldiers.

After a long while, Lan Cangqing took off his clairvoyance, a trace of fatigue showing on his face. He said calmly, "There's nothing unusual on the river or in the mountains behind. The enemy doesn't have any ambushes."

"We can fight."

Wang Tianzhong felt relieved upon hearing this and immediately gave the order: "Pass the order down, select the troops and generals, and follow me out of the city to fight!"

The gate of Beiyu Pass slowly opened, and Wang Tianzhong, wearing armor and holding a bright silver spear, rode out on horseback in a heroic manner.

He looked at Ye Beixuan across from him with a stern gaze and shouted, "Ye Liuxiang, I will kill you today and avenge the 300,000 men of Beiliang!"

Ye Beixuan sneered, pointed his sword at Wang Tianzhong, and said, "Wang Tianzhong, you Beiliang have killed countless soldiers of my Great Zhou, and even slaughtered pregnant women. I am only killing you in retaliation."

Before he finished speaking, a slim and beautiful person shouted and rode out on his horse, holding a long sword in his hand.

"Beiliang is a coward, who dares to come?"

Ye Beixuan's pupils shrank. It was actually Qin Ruoxi. This girl, is she really crazy? Didn't I order Tian Huazhi to let her stay in the Fire Army? Why did she run away?

On the Beiliang side, a general immediately rode out on horseback, wielding a spear.

The two of them fought each other in an instant.

The Beiliang general's spear shadows were like dragons, while Qin Ruoxi's sword moves were like drizzling rain.

The two fought for dozens of rounds, with swords and guns flashing and shadows intertwined.

In the end, Qin Ruoxi took advantage of the flexibility of his sword moves, seized the weakness of the Beiliang general, and cut him off his horse with one sword.

Wang Tianzhong's face darkened upon seeing this, and he immediately waved his hand and ordered: "All troops, listen up! Kill!"

The Northern Liang army surged towards the Great Zhou army like a tide. Instead of defending, they wanted to take the initiative to attack.

Ye Beixuan was not to be outdone and shouted: "Brothers, flatten Beiyu Pass! Kill them!"

The two armies clashed in an instant, with swords flashing and killing cries shaking the sky.

Wang Tianzhong wanted to rely on the terrain to advance steadily and try to use his military advantage to wear down the Great Zhou army.

at the same time.

While the two sides were fighting fiercely, Tian Huazhi had already quietly led his troops across the river.

They quickly organized themselves and then moved towards the rear of Beiliang.

Tian Huazhi arrived at the designated location, looking at the battle ahead from afar, a sneer curled up at the corner of his mouth: "Today, I will make sure that your entire army is wiped out."

He waved his hand and ordered: "All troops, listen up! Kill them!"

The soldiers responded in unison, and then launched a fierce attack on the rear of Beiliang like an arrow shot from a bow.

The Beiliang Army was currently concentrating on dealing with Ye Beixuan's frontal offensive, and had no idea that there would be an attack from the rear.

The situation on the battlefield was reversed in an instant. The Beiliang army was attacked from both sides and their formation was instantly broken up.

Wang Tianzhong was horrified when he saw this. How could this be possible? Where did this army come from?
Ye Beixuan and Tian Huazhi were like a pair of scissors, and the Beiliang army was defeated and some died and some fled.

Lan Cangqing was also extremely shocked at this moment.

He murmured in a low voice, "How did this army evade my clairvoyance?!"

Soon the Northern Liang army was defeated and Beiyu Pass was captured.

Tian Huazhi was leading his team to hunt down the Beiliang soldiers, but Ye Beixuan, Hua Wuyan and the four great monks disappeared because they surrounded a man, who was Lan Cangqing.

"It was you who killed the fox!" Ye Beixuan said calmly.

"So what if I killed them? I admit that the four monks' formation is amazing, but if you want to keep me by relying on the formation and the two of you who are in the Foundation Establishment stage, I'm afraid you can't do it. I'm not one of those fake golden elixirs who rely on elixirs and evil methods." Lan Cangqing said in a calm tone, holding the long sword in his hand. It would be a lie to say that he was not nervous, he was just pretending to be relaxed.

"Very good, as long as you killed him." Ye Beixuan nodded and said calmly, "You were wrong about one thing."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Lan Cangqing asked puzzledly.

"I will kill you alone, not them." Ye Beixuan said calmly.

"You?" Lan Cangqing was stunned for a long time, then he laughed and said, "Did I hear correctly? Hahaha, just you?"

"If I can't kill you, I won't stop you." Just because I don't stop you doesn't mean the monks won't stop you. You're dead anyway.

After saying that, Lan Cangqing raised the long sword in his hand, and the sword emitted a faint cold light under the silver moon.

"Let me ask you one last question." Lan Cangqing said in a cold tone, "Why don't you join forces? Isn't this safer?"

"It's very simple." Ye Beixuan also used the Immortal Slaying Technique: "Because I want to kill you alone."

Woo woo woo. Suddenly a strong wind blew, and a dead leaf suddenly flew between the two of them.

Swoosh! The two figures turned into afterimages and instantly entangled with each other. The sound of weapons clashing and the sound of air waves were endless.

Lan Cangqing's swordsmanship was sharp and brutal. When the two men clashed, the swords cut the ground into cracks like a spider web.

Lan Cangqing sneered and said, "A Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator can achieve this. I'm very curious!"

Ye Beixuan looked indifferent. He did not respond to Lan Cangqing's ridicule, but just gripped his sword tightly and fought back.

The two men's movements became faster and faster, and the sword lights intertwined into a dense net.

At the moment when the two passed each other, Lan Cangqing suddenly found that Ye Beixuan seemed to have revealed a flaw.

"good chance."

Lan Cangqing turned 360 degrees without hesitation, and swung his sword fiercely, and the tip of the sword instantly pierced Ye Beixuan's chest.

"Hahahahaha!" Lan Cangqing let out a sinister and terrifying laugh, his eyes filled with pride and contempt. He said, "To be able to compete with me at the Foundation Establishment stage until now, you are already proud enough to be the pride of the world! What a pity."

The four great monks and Hua Wuyan exclaimed at the same time: "Mr. Ye!"

However, Lan Cangqing's laughter came to an abrupt end before it could even stop, and a strong feeling of palpitations instantly swept through his body.

A cold light suddenly shot out from another unexpected angle.

"puff"

Lan Cangqing looked at the bloody hole in his chest in disbelief, where a faint blue flame was burning.

The evil-killing power in his body, along with the Nanming Lihuo, instantly shattered his golden elixir.

"You..." Lan Cangqing's eyes were as big as copper bells.

The "Ye Beixuan" he pierced turned into starlight and dissipated into the air - it was actually just a clone!
The real Ye Beixuan slowly walked out from the shadows, holding the Immortal Slayer tightly in his hand.

He looked at Lan Cangqing coldly and said indifferently: "How?"

Lan Cangqing's face instantly turned as pale as paper, his golden elixir was destroyed, and his cultivation was completely lost.

He raised his head with difficulty, his eyes filled with resentment and unwillingness: "You actually have a clone..."

Ye Beixuan's expression was calm, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone: "Do you know why I left you alive?"

Lan Cangqing's body gradually became limp, and finally he fell to the ground powerlessly. He looked at Ye Beixuan with horror, as if he realized something.

"Please, give me a quick death." He pleaded in a panic.

"Satisfying?" Ye Beixuan swung his sword, and the fox fur coat fell intact into his hands, while Lan Cangqing's clothes were all torn apart.

Hua Wuyan turned his back in disgust and bumped into Jieyan's arms. Jieyan subconsciously hugged him and comforted him softly: "Don't be afraid, brother is here."

Hua Wuyan's face turned red, but unexpectedly he did not push her away. The other three monks were all envious and jealous.

"Ah" The Immortal Slayer is destined to be stained with blood tonight.

The four great monks' hair stood on end.

Lan Cangqing was actually skinned alive by Ye Beixuan.

There was no Lan Cangqing in the field. All that was left was a bloody body with only a faint breath left and a complete piece of human skin.

At this moment, Tian Huazhi and others also arrived. He bowed and reported: "Reporting to General Ye, Beiyu Pass has been completely captured after killing 100,000 enemies. Please give the order."

Ye Beixuan said calmly: "Those who surrender will not be killed, and the rest will be slaughtered."

"Hang him on the wall of Beiyu Pass. Make a small fire underneath for me. Let him slowly die, then burn him."

"After the burning is finished, go back and follow me to discuss the attack on North Gate City."

After saying that, Ye Beixuan headed towards the top of Beiyu Pass Mountain.

"Yes." Tian Huazhi looked at the bloody Lan Cangqing, his heart trembled, and he was secretly glad that General Ye was not an enemy, otherwise
But it’s okay. If we take the north gate, we can go straight to the Beiliang imperial capital.

(End of this chapter)