The alley was pitch black, but to a Daoist, there were no obstacles. Pei Zi Yun ran as fast as he could, using his Dao arts to increase his speed.
"Kill!"
Shouts could be heard from afar. It was the sound of soldiers being killed. Cold sweat rolled down Pei Zi Yun's forehead. He did not expect an Earth Immortal to be so terrifying.
"I cannot stop." Pei Zi Yun thought to himself. Within the alley, he kept changing directions. As he increased his speed, his energy flowed faster and faster. Even his skin turned red.
"Pei Zi Yun, you do not care about your subordinates at all. You are indeed cold-blooded!" Xie Cheng Dong continued to chase after him, trying to shake his resolve.
"Hm, according to the laws of the Xu Dynasty, if the general dies, all his personal guards will be executed."
"For a general like me to bring disaster to his family, this is not just a personal matter."
"If they die for me, they can still receive compensation. If I die, not only will they die, their wives and children will be implicated as well." Pei Zi Yun's head was steaming. It was obvious that he was running as fast as he could. However, he was only barely able to avoid being caught.
However, on this matter, he had a clear conscience.
In the age of cold weapons, wars were extremely cruel. In order to ensure the morale and determination of the army, military laws were set up to punish those who did not fight. The most important rule was that if the general died, all his personal guards would be executed.
Not to mention warlords, even the famous Yue Fei was the same.
When Yue Fei fought with Cao Cheng at Moxie Pass, his general, Han Shunfu, died in battle. Yue Fei then killed all of Han Shunfu's personal guards and ordered Han Shunfu's assistant general, Wang, to continue to lead the battle.
When Gao Yang was conquering the Barbarians in the north, a governor died in battle. Gao Yang immediately killed the guard who was responsible for protecting the governor and ordered his soldiers to eat the flesh of the guard who had failed in his duty.
Hence, when Pei Zi Yun saw that the situation was not right, he retreated decisively. He even ordered the scouts to go forward. Although the lieutenant knew that he was going to die, he had no choice but to do so.
These were the rules.
If Xie Cheng Dong wanted to use this to shake his resolve, or even stop him from supporting his personal guards, then he would be the most idiotic person in the world.
These thoughts flashed past his mind as he entered a small alley. The alley was narrow and dirty. As he walked past it, he could hear the barking of dogs.
Xie Cheng Dong gritted his teeth and followed closely behind. Pei Zi Yun instinctively hid his powers in order to reduce the number of targets. However, Xie Cheng Dong did the exact opposite. His powers surged forth to guide the Earth Immortal. Under the pressure of his powers, the barking of the dogs in the alley stopped. Instead, they started whimpering in fear.
Xie Cheng Dong chased after him closely. If it weren't for the many twists and turns in the alleys, which slowed him down, he would have caught up with Pei Zi Yun a long time ago. Cold sweat dripped down Pei Zi Yun's forehead, which quickly evaporated under his burning hot skin.
"Damn it, damn it! Xie Cheng Dong's transcendence energy is indeed above mine. I've already pushed the Wind Form and Cloud Body to its limits, but I still can't widen the gap."
"If I am intercepted by Xie Chengdong, an Earth Immortal can kill me!" Pei Zi Yun looked at the distance and suddenly pulled out an object. He didn't have the time to light it up, but he blew on it with his mouth. With a 'pa' sound, the fuse was lit and started burning rapidly.
"Boom!" A firework soared into the sky and exploded. The word "Pei" was written in large letters.
"Not good, Pei Zi Yun might have reinforcements." Seeing this, Xie Cheng Dong was furious as well. He could no longer hold back his strength and increased his speed by several notches.
The two of them, one in front and one behind, passed through the alleys. All of a sudden, everything turned dark. It was a dead end. Pei Zi Yun wasn't surprised, but was instead overjoyed. At the end of this alley was the county wall.
"Xie Cheng Dong, just you wait to eat dust!" Pei Zi Yun channeled his transcendence energy, and his entire body was enveloped in a dim light. His body was as light as a swallow. With a tap of his foot on the ground, he stepped onto the roof of the house and pounced towards the county wall.
"This time, when I escape, I must activate my Wind Form and Cloud Body." Pei Zi Yun had already landed on the wall and was about to leap down when all of a sudden, his vision turned dark. It was as if he and the heavens and earth had disappeared. Following that, a cold light exploded and turned into a sky full of shooting stars, flying towards him.
"It's a sword technique. It's an Earth Immortal's sword technique." Pei Zi Yun was shocked. He knew that even if it was an Earth Immortal, his speed would not be much faster than his own. Their sword techniques might not be as profound as his own, but this was a divine technique that interfered with his senses.
If he could not break free from this illusion, even if an Earth Immortal did not know any sword techniques, he would still be able to kill Pei Zi Yun easily.
"Damn it, damn it. This isn't a sword technique." Pei Zi Yun knew that many high level sword techniques were like this. For example, the Heavenly Flying Immortal was a technique that interfered with one's senses. Pei Zi Yun had always despised such techniques, but when an Earth Immortal used it, he could not tell which was real and which was fake!
This was using strength to prove one's Dao. It was just that this strength was just spiritual energy.
In a life or death situation, Pei Zi Yun raised his sword and pointed towards a direction. "Peng!" The shooting stars in the sky disappeared. It was an indescribable scene.
Pei Zi Yun fell backwards, his face was pale. Halfway through, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
The middle aged Daoist appeared in mid-air, holding the sword in his hands, "Good sword techniques. You managed to break through in the middle of battle. That's impressive. However, your path ends here."
Before he could finish speaking, Xie Cheng Dong leapt down from the wall and thrust his sword downwards. Pei Zi Yun was in mid-air, and blocked the attack. "Clang!"
"This person's sword techniques are really miraculous." Just as Xie Cheng Dong was thinking this, he heard the sound of a horse nearing him. His face fell, "Patriarch, this is bad. Pei Zi Yun has reinforcements."
"If Pei Zi Yun manages to escape, and we use the black robed guards to assassinate him, we won't be able to hide this from King Lu. This would bring huge trouble to King Lu."
In the past, attacking Pei Zi Yun wasn't a big deal. After all, he was just a Top Scorer. The imperial court would not go against an Imperial Prince just because of a Top Scorer. But now that Pei Zi Yun was the commander of an army, and was the Imperial Envoy, everything was different. Initially, they wanted to kill him and clean up the mess.
When the middle aged Daoist heard this, he sighed, "I wanted to preserve the life of this body. But it seems like I can't care about that anymore."
As soon as he finished speaking, the middle aged Daoist started bleeding from all seven orifices.
Taking advantage of this time, Pei Zi Yun leapt down from the city walls. He saw five cavalrymen rushing towards him. They had seen the signal from the fireworks and rushed over. They were holding onto a horse, "Dao Master?"
Pei Zi Yun leapt over and landed on top of the horse. He then whipped the horse and shouted, "Let's go!"
The cavalrymen were startled as well, but understood what was going on. They were all experts in horsemanship. They turned around and followed Pei Zi Yun, protecting him from both sides.
The middle aged Daoist opened his eyes and saw a gust of wind in the air. This wind started off as a gentle breeze, but in a blink of an eye, it turned into a normal wind. Soon after, it became a strong gust of wind, surrounding the middle aged Daoist.
With this gust of wind, the middle aged Daoist leapt up, and his speed increased exponentially. Although he wasn't flying, it was as though he was flying. He then chased after the middle-aged Daoist.
Xie Cheng Dong heaved a sigh of relief, as his eyes revealed a look of envy. This was an Earth Immortal!
As they galloped along the road, they saw an enemy approaching them from behind. The remaining five cavalrymen shouted as they turned their horses around and charged forward.
"Protect the Dao Master!" These men shouted out in anger as they turned around and charged forward. Pei Zi Yun turned around and raised his whip to whip the horse. He then sighed, "I will remember you all."
The Earth Immortal was enraged, "Go to hell!"
"Peng" A bolt of lightning flashed across the night sky, followed by the flash of a sword. The man's head and the horse's head flew into the air, as fresh blood spurted out.
At this point, Pei Zi Yun had managed to increase the distance between them by another hundred meters, "Hypnosis technique!"
He then slapped the horse, and heard a "pipa" sound. The horse neighed and sped up.
The Earth Immortal had killed the five of them, and the wind had dissipated. He looked at Pei Zi Yun as he ran further and further away. His face was no longer calm and composed. He then gave a cold hum as the wind picked up again, carrying his body forward.
Pei Zi Yun turned around and saw that the wind was still surrounding the Daoist's body, carrying him forward. Although he wasn't flying, he was moving at an extremely fast speed. Furthermore, he had the same amount of strength as the horse.
After half an hour, he reached a bend. The horse could no longer take it, as it neighed and knelt down. Pei Zi Yun fell down.
"Go to hell!" The Earth Immortal who was a hundred meters away was bleeding profusely, and his face could no longer be seen. It was obvious that he had used up all his energy. When he saw Pei Zi Yun, he leapt forward in joy.
Pei Zi Yun's heart sank, and he was about to fight to the death. At this point, he heard the sound of horses galloping. Someone shouted, "Who is it?"
Pei Zi Yun saw a few cavalrymen approaching. He was overjoyed, "It's me, come quickly!"
As he said this, he looked up into the sky, and a bright light appeared. It wasn't an attack, but rather a way for the cavalrymen to see clearly. He then ran towards them with all his strength.
"It's a real person!" When the cavalrymen saw this, they closed in on him. The Earth Immortal increased his speed as well. Seeing that he wasn't going to make it in time, he threw out his sword.
"Pu!" A cold light flashed, and Pei Zi Yun instinctively ducked. The sword passed through his hair, but when it was in front of him, it turned around and stabbed at him.
"Dharma Origin Spirit!" Pei Zi Yun was shocked, and instinctively stabbed his sword forward. A "Zheng" sound rang out, and a huge force struck him. Pei Zi Yun fell to the ground.
"Kill!" Immediately, more than twenty men dismounted from their horses, and raised their shields to protect Pei Zi Yun. Pei Zi Yun calmed down, and saw the cavalrymen charging towards him.
"Crackle!" Lightning flashed, but the cavalrymen in front stopped. The cavalrymen behind continued to charge forward. Wherever the Earth Immortal's sword struck, there would be casualties. No one could stop them. However, the cavalrymen continued to charge forward, suppressing the Earth Immortal. In the blink of an eye, there were corpses everywhere.
"Kill!"
"Use the crossbows!"
"Raise your shields and press forward." The officer behind shouted out orders, and more and more cavalrymen charged forward, only to be turned into corpses.
Even so, the Earth Immortals were not unscathed. After a while, there was a flash of lightning. Wherever the sword flashed, several cavalrymen were decapitated. The middle-aged Daoist in the middle was covered in wounds. He let out a sigh and a beam of light flew out from his head, disappearing into the night.
"Indeed, although the Earth Immortal is unafraid of the Imperial Qi, and is able to follow the wind and thunder, the Earth Immortal is still human, and has its limits." Seeing that they had lost half a company of cavalry, and yet they had still won the battle, Pei Zi Yun's entire body was drained of energy, as though he was about to collapse. He then commanded, "Clean up the battlefield, and rush to Baoyang County.
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