Ning Que heard the exclamations of the crowd. As a Tang, he knew that it was not a glorious thing to kill an enemy after he had surrendered.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Professor Huang He's worried expression and shaking his head. He knew what the professor was worried about. If he killed Liu Yiqing under such circumstances, it would be equivalent to forming an unresolvable feud with the Sword Garret of South Jin Kingdom, especially with the world's most powerful Sage of Sword, Liu Bai.
Ning Que had never thought of killing Liu Yiqing, because he wanted the South Jin Kingdom to live a life worse than death. Now that Liu Yiqing was blind, he was satisfied with the result.
But he looked at Liu Yiqing, who was sitting under the peach tree with a pale face. He slowly and firmly raised his podao, as if he was going to chop down at the next moment.
That was because he was very clear on one thing. Even those who had fallen into a situation worse than death still didn't want to die. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a situation in the world. The more determined and powerful a person was, the more they believed that they could escape from this predicament, and the more greedy they were for life.
Liu Yiqing looked miserable and desperate. But there was no doubt that he was a man with a strong will, so he definitely did not want to die.
Ning Que wanted him to feel that he was going to die soon, so that he could achieve his goal.
As expected, Liu Yiqing felt the cold knife style coming from above his head. He felt Ning Que's undisguised killing intent. His body suddenly stiffened and he said hoarsely, "You want to kill me?"
"As long as the sword lives, the man lives. If the sword dies, the man dies."
Ning Que said, "Chao Xiaoshu's sword is in your hands, so he must be dead. Since I have broken the sword, would I let you, who killed him, live?"
Liu Yiqing felt fear. He struggled for a moment and said, "I did not kill Chao Xiaoshu."
Ning Que looked at him and said, "With your cultivation state, you could not hurt Chao Xiaoshu. But who knows if you used any dirty tricks?"
Liu Yiqing smiled nervously and said, "Chao Xiaoshu has already entered the Knowing destiny State. Do you think those dirty tricks can be used against him?"
Ning Que said, "But his sword is in your hands. Since we all agree that Chao Xiaoshu is strong enough, there seems to be only one possibility."
Liu Yiqing seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly became nervous and did not want to say another word.
Ning Que said after a moment of silence, "Liu Bai did it himself?"
Liu Yiqing did not answer his question.
Ning Que looked up at the peach branch with broken petals and suddenly said, "Tell me what happened at that time. Tell me Chao Xiaoshu's current situation, and I won't kill you."
Liu Yiqing frowned and fell into an intense struggle.
Right at this moment, a clamor suddenly arose from the nearby crowd, and the faint sound of an intense argument could be heard.
Hearing the voice, Liu Yiqing was slightly refreshed and looked up. His eyes were blinded by Haotian's Divine Light and became even more terrifying because of his pride. He gritted his teeth and said coldly, "Do you still dare to challenge my brother?"
Ning Que looked at him and shook his head. He said, "Liu Bai belongs to my Second Brother, not me. Of course, if Liu Bai is beaten into a pile of dog shit by my Second Brother, I don't mind stepping on him."
Hearing this, Liu Yiqing's face twisted in shock.
In his entire life, he had never heard anyone dare to mention his elder brother in such a tone.
His elder brother was the strongest person in the world, the Sword Saint Liu Bai.
No matter if it was an enemy or a friend, when the Sword Saint Liu Bai was mentioned, they would involuntarily show some respect.
Who dared to say that the Sword Saint Liu Bai would be beaten into a pile of dog shit by someone like Ning Que?
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Some time had passed since the end of the battle. The onlookers saw Ning Que walk to Liu Yiqing, but they could not hear what they were saying. They only saw Ning Que's posture of wanting to kill Liu Yiqing, so they exclaimed.
The Divine Hall's ambassadors and the sects by the side of the road were all silent. The South Jin Kingdom's ambassador and two disciples of the Sword Garret ran down the hill in a panic, wanting to stop this from happening.
The Yulin Royal Guards had already pulled up a long rope to guard the side gate of the Academy. Other than the two participants in the duel, no one was allowed to enter. Both sides immediately quarreled fiercely.
The South Jin Kingdom's ambassador said angrily, "We admit defeat if we lose, but why won't you let us in to treat Master Liu? What are you Tangs trying to do? "
The Tang Empire was the most powerful country, followed by the South Jin Kingdom. Therefore, the people of the South Jin Kingdom were used to seeing the Tangs as opponents. However, the Tangs did not even care about the South Jin Kingdom. The Yulin Royal Guards were the proudest group of people in Chang 'an, and they even turned a blind eye to the ambassador's anger.
The conversation about Chao Xiaoshu was between Ning Que and Liu Yiqing, so they did not purposely raise their volume. Therefore, the onlookers of Chang 'an and the students of the Academy did not hear it. However, the cultivators in the horse carriages by the side of the road heard it clearly.
Chao Xiaoshu's name used to only be famous in the underworld of Jianghu. However, after the battle at the Spring Breeze Pavilion, his name suddenly spread throughout the cultivation world. Only then did all the sects know that there was a hidden powerhouse in the Tang Empire, and that this powerhouse had entered the Knowing destiny State not long after.
Chao Xiaoshu had actually been killed or imprisoned by the Sword Garret of the South Jin Kingdom?
The cultivators of the various sects knew the story of the Spring Breeze Pavilion, so they naturally thought that they understood Ning Que's anger. They understood why he raised his knife and was ready to chop off Liu Yiqing's head.
However, they did not think that it would be the right decision for Ning Que to kill Liu Yiqing.
What had happened to Chao Xiaoshu was only Liu Yiqing's own words. The Sword Garret of the South Jin Kingdom could completely deny it, because no one had any evidence.
However, Liu Yiqing's blindness and severe injuries were witnessed by thousands of people. Under Haotian, no matter how tyrannical the Tangs were, they could not stop the South Jin Kingdom from treating Liu Yiqing's injuries and taking him away.
However, it was obvious that Ning Que was not going to let Liu Yiqing leave the Academy alive.
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Ning Que held his knife.
Liu Yiqing lowered his head, as if he was waiting for death. However, he was actually listening to the movements outside.
The South Jin Kingdom envoy roared angrily at the soldiers of the Yulin Royal Guards. The two disciples of the Sword Garret looked extremely angry, as if they were ready to pull out their swords from the sheaths at their waists.
The atmosphere in the field became unusually tense because of the confrontation.
At this moment, a voice came from the side door of the Academy, which had been silent for a long time.
The voice was calm and serious. It sounded gentle, but there was an unquestionable meaning in it.
"This person has been meditating outside the Academy for three months. His willpower and perseverance are commendable. It is already impolite of us to not invite him into the Academy. Today, he is seriously injured and blind. How can he withstand such a long journey? If we leave him to fend for himself, it would be against the harmony of heaven. It is not how we treat our guests. Youngest Brother, why don't you bring him into the Academy and treat him properly?"
Everyone was confused when they heard this. They wondered what this person was trying to say after saying so much correct nonsense. When they heard that this person wanted to bring Liu Yiqing into the Academy, they could not help but burst into an uproar.
There were many wonderful people in the Academy.
However, there was only one person who could use such a serious tone to say such correct nonsense. He was so unreasonable that he wanted to lock Liu Yiqing in the Academy.
Of course, it was Second Brother.
Ning Que smiled when he heard Second Brother's words and put his podao back into its sheath.
Professor Huang He smiled bitterly and shook his head. He thought that this matter would become more and more troublesome.
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The duel that Liu Yiqing, the younger brother of the Sword Sage of South Jin Kingdom, and Mr. Thirteen of the Academy, Ning Que, had prepared for three months had ended. The onlookers gradually dispersed. Their faces were still filled with longing because they were only mortals and could not see the details of the battle between these cultivators. In their eyes, the battle had ended with Liu Yiqing stabbing and Ning Que chopping.
Not understanding did not mean that they would not talk about it. This was destined to be the most sensational duel in the world in recent times. It would definitely be retold by the people of Chang 'an, and eventually become a more exciting and thrilling legend that was completely different from the real situation.
In the days to come, there would definitely be many people discussing Ning Que's simple and unparalleled slash in the wineshops and sects deep in the mountains. And it might even become a distant memory of the people in Chang 'an.
Dozens of horse carriages on the official road gradually left the Academy. Only the horse carriage that belonged to the West-Hill Divine Palace's diplomatic corps was still there, looking a little lonely.
Cheng Lixue did not leave. He walked out of the broken carriage and came to He Mingchi's side. He looked down at the side door of the Academy, his brows full of confusion.
The side door of the Academy was tightly shut. There were some bloodstains on the green brick ground in front of the door. There were several short ridges formed by dust around it. They had previously proved Liu Yiqing's strength, but now they seemed a little ridiculous.
"Is it really possible to cultivate in talisman and martial arts at the same time?"
Cheng Lixue frowned and looked in that direction, thinking hard. As the Priest of the Revelation Department of the West-Hill Divine Palace, he had a profound state of Taoism and was even more knowledgeable. However, he had never read about cultivating in talisman and martial arts at the same time in any ancient books. Of course, he had never heard of anyone successfully cultivating it.
"Even if you cultivated in seclusion in the cliff cave for three months and combined the two into one, why did you use my West-Hill Divine Skill when you chopped at the end?"
Cheng Lixue asked himself a question.
This was the same question that Liu Yiqing had asked in a trembling voice when he was blinded and in a panic.
"How could Ning Que know Divine Skill? Who taught him Divine Skill? "
He Mingchi, who was standing beside him in silence, seemed to have heard the voice deep in his heart. He said softly, "Ning Que is a student of the Headmaster of the Academy. Then everything is possible."
According to the records of the West-Hill Divine Palace and the descriptions of the Divine Priests on the Peach Mountain, the Headmaster of the Academy seemed to be an omnipotent person.
Cheng Lixue felt that this inference was valid, but vaguely felt that this matter was not so simple.
He thought of the little girl he saw just now.
The little girl standing under the shadow of the big green tree.
Then he seemed to understand.
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(Dawn is ahead, I will eat first. The next chapter will be out before 4: 50.) (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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