Qin Shi: I went astray in the Heavenly Sect

Chapter 87 The Reverse Scale Appears, An Encounter with the Crimson Lotus

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In the royal palace of Han, in the archives, Chen Xiuyuan suddenly frowned as an aura appeared not far from him.

He then put down the book in his hand, lifted his foot, and walked out.

The next moment, he vanished from his spot, appearing even more harmonious and integrated with the world than before.

Before long, he followed the scent to a cold palace, where two groups of people were facing off. One group consisted of Han Fei and Zi Nu, while the other group consisted of two unfamiliar faces.

Based on fragments of memory, he roughly guessed the identities of the other party. If he was not mistaken, the two should be the Crown Prince of Baiyue—Tianze and the Corpse-Driving Demon.

"Quicksand is not necessarily your enemy."

Han Fei stood still, his gaze very calm. He seemed unafraid of the Baiyue prince who had caused such panic in Xinzheng.

Tianze sneered. Liusha's main enemy right now is Yemu. As for Baiyue, they don't have time to deal with them yet, so they are not enemies. However, their positions are different. One is Han, and the other is Baiyue, which means that they are destined not to be friends.

"But we won't be friends either."

This is the encounter between Liusha and Baiyue. Chen Xiuyuan narrowed his eyes slightly. He was not very interested in the encounter between Han Fei and Tianze, but there was a sword that he was very interested in.

Things didn't seem to go as Han Fei had predicted. The Baiyue region was all about the survival of the fittest, and Tianze had no intention of trading with Han Fei and Zi Nu; instead, he wanted to take them hostage.

The attack came very suddenly. Why was Zi Nu protecting Han Fei but ignoring the Corpse-Driving Demon behind her? Just as the Corpse-Driving Demon was about to launch a sneak attack, he suddenly jumped away. He turned around and looked around, somewhat surprised and uncertain.

Tianze frowned upon noticing the Corpse-Driving Demon's movements.

"What's wrong??"

The Corpse Demon glanced behind him again. Just as he was about to make a move, a faint aura locked onto him. For the Corpse Demon, who had survived the battlefield of life and death, this feeling was all too familiar, which was why he instinctively jumped away.

After a moment of silence, the Corpse-Driving Demon gently shook his head. Without evidence, Tianze wouldn't believe it.

Zi Nu was also taken aback by the other party's unusual behavior.

But the next moment, she had no mind to care about those things anymore, because even though Han Fei had made arrangements in advance, he still underestimated Tianze's combat power. The Imperial Guards were defeated by Tianze in just a few moves, and the Corpse Demon even used the Corpse Gu to revive the slain Imperial Guards and charge towards them again.

Seeing the iron chains rushing towards Han Fei, a hint of anxiety flashed in Zi Nu's eyes.

Just then, the space suddenly fell silent. Chen Xiuyuan's gaze narrowed slightly as he looked towards a direction in the southwest. A broken longsword flew through the air, and at the same time, a somewhat cold aura appeared in the area.

Chen Xiuyuan looked at Tianze, who seemed to be frozen in place, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

It seems that the other party is targeting only Tianze, and only Tianze is affected.

He recognized the sword that had just broken through the air; its name was Ni Lin, a sword that Han Fei had obtained by chance.

"This is the Blade Spirit?"

He was standing not far from the center of the battle, so he could see the changes on the scene very clearly. After the sword spirit appeared, both its sword intent and killing intent were directed at Tianze alone.

As for the others, such as the Corpse-Driving Demon and Zi Nu, they were not affected. This world is somewhat strange. The famous swords in the sword manual each have their own merits. Take Qiu Li, a famous sword of the Taoist Tianzong, for example. Li Si commented that Qiu Li has the spirit of Xue Zhu residing in it, contains the ultimate Taoist principles, and can nurture the vitality of heaven and earth.

If that's the case, then it's not so hard to understand why a sword spirit could be born from the reverse scale.

However, the opponent's fighting methods were not quite what he had imagined. The sword spirit—the soul of the sword, a soul without a physical body—naturally involved the soul in its attack methods, or rather, a person's spiritual power.

This is quite unique compared to ordinary swords. Just as Chen Xiuyuan was pondering this, a sword aura suddenly shot out from the crowd, slicing away a zombie that was reaching out to Han Fei. Chen Xiuyuan looked in the direction of the sword aura.

"Is this sword energy?"

After about ten breaths, Chen Xiuyuan noticed that Tianze's aura began to become disordered, and the cold aura in the scene began to slowly dissipate.

"It seems that the clashes in the spiritual world are different from those in the real world."

Chen Xiuyuan murmured to himself, lost in thought. Just then, he sensed another aura rapidly moving toward him. After a moment's thought, he turned and left.

With the outcome of the battle already decided, there was no point in him staying any longer. The main reason he chose to stay this time was because of the sword, which, it must be said, was a mystery in itself.

On his way out, a young girl came into his view. She was not very old, wearing a pink palace dress, but she had the liveliness of a girl next door.

Although he had never seen this woman before, he guessed her identity almost instantly.

Princess Honglian of Korea is also Chilian of the future Quicksand.

The battle between Tianze and Han Fei has just ended. If she rushes over now, she might be taken away by Tianze, just like in another timeline.

Chen Xiuyuan paused, letting out a soft sigh. For Honglian, Chilian was a tragedy, a true reflection of the chaotic world of war. Of course, everyone in this world shared a remarkably similar fate.

Perhaps her future fate will remain the same, but now that he has the chance to meet her, he will not ignore her.

The next moment, Honglian, who was still rushing towards the Cold Palace, suddenly felt her body stiffen and lose the ability to move. Before she could react to what was happening, all she could see was the corridor and ruins rushing backward.

As she watched the Cold Palace recede into the distance, she realized that she had been taken away. She tried to struggle, but then suddenly discovered that she was completely unable to move, not even a finger.

A glance out of the corner of her eye revealed that the other person appeared to be a child. Upon learning this, she was somewhat taken aback. When did children become so capable?

“The Ninth Prince and Zi Nu were fighting with the people of Baiyue just now. The battle is over now, and the Ninth Prince and Zi Nu are unharmed. However, Tian Ze has not left yet, so there is no point in you going there. Moreover, if you fall into Tian Ze's hands, it will be a handle for the Ninth Prince.”

The voice was calm and unhurried as the current situation was explained. Honglian was about to ask a question when she heard this, but the next moment, her face froze. The other party had used some kind of method to temporarily deprive her of the ability to speak.

When she came to her senses again, she was already in another place. As the other person put her down, she was able to see what the other person looked like.

Just as she had imagined, the other person was indeed a young man, and his appearance was not bad either. What impressed her most was his calm demeanor and his composure that was beyond his years.

Chen Xiuyuan looked at the person in front of him, thought for a moment, and said, "Princess Honglian must know that things have been very chaotic in Xinzheng City these past few days. You'd better not run around. It's not too late to go out after this period has passed."

"And your ninth brother and father don't want anything to happen to you either."

(End of this chapter)