Pei Zi Yun looked back and saw that the sky had darkened. Blood, flesh, and rocks were falling from the sky, causing the cliffs to shake. Pei Zi Yun's heart was filled with sorrow. Many a time, he had no control over his own life.
When he and Wei Ang first met, there was no conflict between them. In fact, they appreciated each other. Wei Ang had the demeanor of a noble from the ancient times. As time passed, their friendship deepened. However, because of the War of Conquering the Country, Wei Ang had colluded with King Lu to set up a trap to kill him.
If it weren't for the fact that Pei Zi Yun felt that something was amiss, he would have been the one to die.
Just as he was thinking about this, Pei Zi Yun felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, as if he had been hit in the head by a hammer. He reached out to wipe his hand, and realized that his hand was red.
Pei Zi Yun coughed loudly, as blood flowed from his nose and mouth. He felt a sharp pain in his chest.
'So, using external forces to kill an official would result in a backlash? But it's much lighter than an assassination attempt. 'Pei Zi Yun thought to himself as he heard someone shouting from below.
"Quick, run, it's a demon, the bird demon is here. Quick, run, the bird demon wants to eat you. Quick, run!" Someone shouted from below, as well as the sound of people running.
Hearing these words, Pei Zi Yun looked down and saw a group of woodcutters throwing away the firewood in their hands as they ran into the forest, afraid that the bird demon would pounce on them.
Pei Zi Yun laughed bitterly. The so-called wings were actually just a parachute. It couldn't fly, and could only glide down to the ground.
Pei Zi Yun then retrieved a handkerchief from his robes and wiped it. The handkerchief was stained with blood, and it was terrifying.
Pei Zi Yun turned around and saw a group of people moving around the temple. Pei Zi Yun felt blood dripping from his nose again as he wiped it off with the handkerchief. He then laughed bitterly, 'When a simple martial artist kills someone, he will be hunted down and not suffer any backlash. But when I kill someone without using Dao Arts, I still suffer backlash. This is the tragedy of being a Daoist.'
Pei Zi Yun revealed a cold smile. It seemed like he had killed an important person, which was why he was suffering such a backlash.
'Is this eunuch of the fifth or sixth rank?'
As he finished laughing, the wings transformed back into a piece of cloth. He wiped the blood off his face and turned around to leave. He then washed his face and took out a makeup box to apply his makeup.
His eyebrows were a little longer, his nose was a little straighter, his eyes were a little dimmer, his skin was a little more yellow, and he had a little more beard. He looked like a completely different person.
Not far from the foot of the mountain was the town market, Tonghua Restaurant. This was a newly built two-story building with two to three feet of ice hanging from the eaves. The door was open, and many people poured in to order food and eat.
Pei Zi Yun walked into the restaurant and glanced around before heading upstairs. When he reached the second floor, he chose a seat by the window and sat down. The waiter then approached him.
"Give me a flask of osmanthus wine, a plate of pig's ears and a plate of beef."
"Young master, please wait a moment." These were all cold dishes, and very few of them were on hand. The waiter brought the wine and meat over and placed them on the table.
Pei Zi Yun retrieved a pill from within his robes and placed it into his wine cup. He then poured some Osmanthus Flower Wine into his cup, causing the pill to dissolve. Pei Zi Yun took the cup and gulped it down in one gulp. He then looked out at the street, feeling a sense of melancholy in his heart, "This is a pill that I concocted myself in the past. I thought it would be useless. But now that I'm injured, it's just right for me to use."
Just as he was thinking about this, he heard the sound of footsteps on the stairs. Pei Zi Yun turned around and saw a man dressed in embroidered robes with a cold expression on his face.
A waiter walked up to him, but the man waved his hands, "There's no need, I'm looking for someone."
The man's gaze swept around before stopping on Pei Zi Yun. Pei Zi Yun's hands fell to the side of his body as he held onto the hilt of his sword. The man didn't seem to mind as he sat down in front of Pei Zi Yun. He then looked at the waiter and shouted, "Waiter, give me another cup and chopsticks."
"Yes, please wait a moment." The waiter replied.
He then turned around and spoke in a low voice, "Master Top Scorer, you're truly impressive and capable. King Lu and Hou Mansion had more than a hundred men surrounding you. You killed thirteen of them and blew up twenty-six others. That's not all. Even Assistant Minister Qi of King Lu's Mansion was killed by the explosion. He was an instructor in the Imperial Library, and one of the five eunuchs that the Emperor bestowed upon King Lu.
"He even blinded Third Young Master Wei in one of his eyes. His face was disfigured and he fell unconscious. Now Hou Mansion and the prefecture government are in chaos."
Pei Zi Yun raised his head and looked at the man in front of him, "How did you find me?"
"Guest, the bowls and chopsticks you ordered are here." The waiter placed the bowls and chopsticks in front of the man.
The man picked up a pair of chopsticks and picked up a piece of pig's ear. He then threw it into his mouth and chewed, "Master Top Scorer, although you've put on makeup, you haven't changed your clothes. Look at your physique, height, and sword. It wasn't difficult to find you."
The man's words were filled with confidence.
"Which family are you from?" Pei Zi Yun looked at the man and asked coldly. He didn't believe this man's words. The fact that he was able to find him so quickly meant that he had been watching him for a long time.
"Young Master, if I'm an enemy, I should've reported to you earlier. Why should I waste my time talking to you?" The man looked at Pei Zi Yun and spoke softly, "I'm a subordinate of the Crown Prince, and I'm in charge of a hundred households."
"The Imperial Concubine sends her greetings to you. Many years ago, you saved her and her grandson's lives. If master Top Scorer has any difficulties, the Imperial Concubine says that she will do her best to solve them."
"This lowly official arrived late. I didn't expect King Lu to be so violent and direct."
"If you say that I didn't expect this, I don't believe you." Pei Zi Yun stared at the official as he spoke.
The official sighed and placed his chopsticks down, "There are many things that even the Imperial Concubine is powerless to do. The Imperial Concubine only wants to repay her kindness."
Hearing these words, Pei Zi Yun didn't speak. He picked up a jug of wine and poured himself a cup. "Gulp!" He finished the entire cup in one gulp, and his face regained some color.
Seeing Pei Zi Yun like this, the official sighed and took a sip as well, "Master Top Scorer, what requests do you have? I can arrange it."
Pei Zi Yun picked up the wine cup and muttered to himself, "I don't have many requests. I just hope that my mother and Snail Village won't be implicated. As for me, I want to roam the world and go wherever I please. What do you think?"
When the official heard these words, a look of admiration flashed past his eyes. He then retracted it and said, "Master Top Scorer is indeed an intelligent man. My requests aren't outrageous. I've already arranged everything. I won't ruin your plans, and won't implicate your family and friends."
Pei Zi Yun picked up the wine cup, his face was filled with melancholy. If he was really a seventeen or eighteen year old youth, no matter how intelligent he was, he would still be limited by his experiences. He would then ask the Crown Prince to step in and stop him. If not, who would help the Crown Prince?
It was a pity that he was a transmigrator. He knew very well that even if one were to buy a bone with a thousand gold, it had to be the bone of a thousand-mile horse.
A Top Scorer, a poem, and a Yin Master Daoist Master. Were they the bones of a thousand-mile horse?
That depended on the occasion. Most of the time, they were. However, the Crown Prince and King Lu were still far from being comparable.
The Crown Prince was the Crown Prince after all. If he wanted to inherit the throne, he had to watch and not do anything. That was the only way to stabilize his position. If not, he would be feared by the Emperor.
From the actions of this official, it could be seen that the Crown Prince was an intelligent man. Now, he even had the intention to fight the tiger. Pei Zi Yun had no choice but to fall into the trap.
'Ai, this is the ancient times. Even if the Emperor admired my talents, to the Emperor, my position was too low. If I die, then so be it. To be able to observe the temperament of the Crown Prince and King Lu, not to mention one Pei Zi Yun, even if a hundred of them were to die, it would be worth it. '
'The Crown Prince is the same. Every move he makes is watched by the entire world. Even if I have done him a meritorious deed, my position is too low. It's not enough for the Crown Prince to make a move. In fact, the fact that the Crown Prince was willing to send an official to help me secretly was already a rare act of kindness. '
'The ancient times were like this. The modern times are just better on the surface. '
"Waiter, bill please." Pei Zi Yun thought it through as he took out a tael of silver and placed it on the table. He then turned around to leave.
"Young Master, please be careful on your journey. If you need any help, we will help you." The official stood up, his expression was unreadable.
"I got it!" Pei Zi Yun walked down the stairs.
"King Lu, Crown Prince!" Pei Zi Yun's eyes flashed. It looked like they were all scheming against each other. He glanced at the restaurant and sighed. A sense of fear, anger and anxiety welled up in his heart.
'King Lu, since you're forcing me, I have no other choice. You and Xie Cheng Dong are one and the same, and it's inevitable that you'll be enemies. I didn't expect you to meet each other so soon. Original owner, you've caused me so much trouble. '
'But since that's the case, Xie Cheng Dong and your henchmen, I shall kill them all. At least to the extent that I know of! '
Just as he was thinking this, an information interface appeared before his eyes. A new mission appeared, "Mission: Eradicate Xie Cheng Dong's forces in Ying, Yong and Liang Prefectures."
Pei Zi Yun glanced at it once and was about to close it. However, a message was transmitted to him. Pei Zi Yun's face fell as his muscles twitched, "Original owner, I really want to kill you."
"Mission completed. You will receive a direct divine ability – Convert Reputation Points!"
The spiritual Qi in this world was extremely sparse. To reach the ten levels of the foundation, one had to cultivate Qi and convert it into spiritual energy. Apart from this, there was no way to breathe in the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth. Only Paradise had some.
The spiritual Qi in this world was sparse. Without Paradise, one would not be able to become an Earth Immortal. So the Plum Blossom had a divine ability to convert reputation points into spiritual Qi.
It was no wonder that the original owner only became a Rogue Cultivator after five years, and was able to open the gates of heaven in just a few years. It was no wonder that Xie Cheng Dong had turned the impossible into the possible. His physical body became a saint, and he was the first person to become an Immortal!
'This is so exciting, and it makes me even angrier. Original owner, did you predict that this day would come, and purposely hid your key memories and skills from me, causing me to fall into such a predicament that I have no choice but to avenge you? '
Pei Zi Yun mumbled to himself. In all fairness, if he had known that this would happen, why would he have stepped into this quagmire? He had already planned to find another way, but it was too late now.
The only thing he could do now was to defeat Xie Cheng Dong and King Lu.
'Original owner, you're so scheming. After being imprisoned for so many years, you've really learned your lesson. '
People were walking back and forth. Snow started to fall from the sky, bringing with it a bone-chilling cold.
Hou Mansion
More than twenty corpses were lying on the ground, their limbs torn apart.
"Master Hou, that bastard had gone mad. He buried explosives at the top of the mountain. Within the explosives, there were poisoned metal pieces. He killed thirteen people on the spot, and ten more people died. Young master, young master led some people there, and now …."
"Bring me to him." Ji Bei Hou said coldly.
The butler led the way as they entered the room. When they looked around, they saw Wei Ang lying on the bed. His entire body was bandaged up, and his face was covered in wounds. One of his eyes had been destroyed, and he was still unconscious.
Seeing Wei Ang in front of him, Ji Bei Hou lowered his body and called out softly, "My son, Wei Ang, little Ang …."
Out of his three sons, Wei Ang was the suave and elegant one. Although he often scolded him for being naive and childish, he loved him the most. Now that he had become like this, Ji Bei Hou pulled out his blade and sliced the table in half. Ji Bei Hou was enraged, "Pei Zi Yun, you're really fast at escaping. Hmph, gather your troops immediately. I'm going to kill your whole family, confiscate your house, and kill your whole family. Let's see if you'll come."
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