"It's her?" Pei Zi Yun's body trembled. He had a deep impression of her, "This girl is one of the Three Ye's and Two Guo's. How did she end up in the hands of Holy Jail Sect?"
"History has been completely changed!"
Pei Zi Yun returned to his room and sat up straight. The muscles under his eyes twitched as he sighed. He had changed everything. All he had done was to kill a martial artist who had ambushed him. Who would have thought that he would end up attracting a powerful enemy. Ji Ai Guo had killed her father, and now she would bear a grudge against him. When she grows up, sigh …
As he thought about this, Pei Zi Yun thought to himself, 'Holy Jail Sect has Ji Ai Guo. This Daoist is really powerful. He knew that I had found the mark and used it to lure the enemy. Now that the ambush has failed, it means that he has succeeded.'
'Song Zhi and I have a direct conflict of interest. Only he would be able to do something like this.'
'Song Zhi, you dared to collude with Holy Jail Sect to harm me. Is it because you saw that I was about to succeed?'
'That's just like you.'
Pei Zi Yun paused for half a day before thinking to himself, 'But this Three Ye's and Two Guo's in my previous life were said to have great foresight. But the original owner had never heard of such foresight.'
He walked to the window and looked out. He then thought to himself, 'This Daoist is indeed a schemer. He drank wine to test me, and now he's still plotting against me.'
'There's no such person in the original owner's memories. Could it be that this is because I killed Zhang Jie Yu?'
'Such a shrewd person, how many waves would he stir up?'
'Not to mention, with this person helping Ji Bei Hou, the history of Ying Prefecture would change.' Pei Zi Yun was deep in thought. His heart was filled with regret. He had underestimated the heroes of the world, and did not speak for a long time.
He then thought to himself, 'No matter what, the most important thing for me now is to be conferred the title of Free Cloud Sect's Core Disciple. I am not someone who relies on prophecies. Even if there are changes, can't I deal with them?'
After pondering for a long time, he opened his eyes and saw that the window paper was brightly lit. Turned out it was the snow reflecting on the window paper, but it also meant that it was early in the morning. He got up and pushed the door open. All he saw was a vast expanse of white snow.
Pei Zi Yun walked out of the shop and paid the fee. About a kilometer away from the shop was the pier. He looked over and saw a few boats. Some of them were carrying cloth and other goods. They had hired porters and porters to transport the goods inland.
"They are all going home to prepare for the New Year. After this, there will be no one left." After asking around, someone said that there was a boat at the dock that was recruiting customers, and there was even a lantern on the bow of the boat!
Pei Zi Yun scrutinized the passengers and saw that they were all commoners. Only then did he relax. He inquired about the ship's itinerary and was even more satisfied. Although the ship wasn't very spacious, it wasn't small either. He inquired about the price and decided to board the ship.
After some time, it started snowing again. Pei Zi Yun returned to his cabin and read some books before falling asleep. Nothing happened on the journey. In the blink of an eye, seven or eight days had passed. Just as dusk fell, the boat stopped at a certain place. A boatman shouted out, "We've arrived at Ping An Prefecture. Everyone can disembark to rest and have some fun. Be sure to return at midnight, do not miss the hour."
Pei Zi Yun listened to the boatman's voice and thought to himself that he had been staying on the boat for the past few days. It was time for him to disembark for a walk. He retrieved his sword and hung it by his side as he followed the crowd down the boat.
The cold wind blew across his robes. As he walked, he saw a long road paved with green stones. There were countless teahouses, taverns, pawnshops and workshops. On both sides of the road, there were shops, taverns and inns. All of them had red couplets plastered on their doors. It was bustling with activity. There were many children running around on the road.
Pei Zi Yun strolled casually and before he knew it, he had already crossed three streets, "Is this a night market?"
The dynasty did not discriminate against merchants. Hence, when night fell, there would be no wind or rain. Not only did they sell fruits, desserts, eggs and sesame seed cakes, they also sold paintings, jade wares, old books, silk, jewellery, real and fake antiques. In reality, it was rare for Pei Zi Yun to have such a leisurely time. Looking at the crowd in the night market, he was filled with excitement.
Unknowingly, he had arrived at the northeast corner. There were many lanterns hanging there. An ox-cart came over and stopped. A lady alighted from it. Pei Zi Yun could not help but look at her. Although the dynasty was more liberal, it was rare for a lady to travel alone at night. He followed her and saw the words' Southern Plum Opera '.
At the ticket booth, the ticket seller stuck his head out, "Tickets for the back row are 10 copper coins, the front row is 50 copper coins, and the second floor is 200 copper coins. Young master, do you want these?"
"One ticket for the front row." Pei Zi Yun laughed. He had actually come across an ancient opera house. He casually bought a ticket and entered. The opera house was huge and had two floors. The first floor was the main hall, and the second floor was a private room.
He sat down and a waiter brought out a pot of tea and a plate of melon seeds. After some time, the performance began.
Pei Zi Yun watched as the curtains opened up, and a group of ladies walked out in a half circle, singing the lyrics.
"Luckily, it's not a man playing the female role." However, when they started singing, Pei Zi Yun was stumped. He did not understand the lyrics, but it would be troublesome for him to back out. He laughed and treated it as a casual chat.
In a private room on the second floor, the lights were dim. A lady was watching the performance, but her eyes were empty. After a long time, her gaze landed on a young man sitting there.
"He looks very handsome. He must be a young master from some family. It's a pity that I've lost the right to do so." The lady laughed. She wasn't really attracted to him, but just felt a little emotional.
After an hour, the performance was over.
Pei Zi Yun couldn't wait to leave. He regretted not being able to enjoy such a performance in his previous life. He inhaled a breath of cold air and watched the performance. It was getting late, and people were starting to disperse. This was ancient times after all, and the night market was limited. It was about eight or nine o 'clock, and the place was almost empty.
At this point, a fragrant aroma filled the air.
"San Xian Wonton!"
"Crab meat soup dumplings!"
He heard the sound of people selling their wares. All the shops were closed, and the night snack vendors were still selling their wares. Pei Zi Yun then said, "Give me a bowl of San Xian Wonton."
After he finished eating, it was late at night, and there were almost no people around. Pei Zi Yun then walked towards the boat. He had no choice. The boat would depart the next morning, and he would not be able to make it in time to stay in an inn.
After walking a few steps, a night watchman appeared from the corner of the street. He was wearing a bamboo hat, and was holding onto a wooden clapper. Pei Zi Yun didn't mind walking past him. As he neared, he was shocked. At the same time, a cold light flashed, and the night watchman stabbed him.
"Could it be that Ji Bei Hou and Holy Jail Sect have chased me all the way to Yu Zhou?"
"That's a thousand miles away."
Pei Zi Yun dodged to the side. He had been under attack for a long time, and his reflexes were extremely fast. He did not retreat, but instead advanced. His sword flashed, and in an instant, it pierced through the night watchman's throat. Fresh blood splattered everywhere.
"Seems like it was a little too easy?" After killing this man, Pei Zi Yun had some suspicions. All of a sudden, he heard shouts coming from the alley. He looked around and saw an ox-cart. Several guards were protecting it, and a group of masked men surrounded the ox-cart.
"Pei, so they were involved in something else!"
"That man just now was probably trying to clear the area. No wonder it was so easy to kill him." Pei Zi Yun looked around and saw several corpses on the ground. He wanted to avoid them.
At this point, one of the masked men shouted out, "Quick, kill this witness."
As soon as these words were spoken, several men rushed forward and surrounded Pei Zi Yun. Their eyes were filled with killing intent, as they brandished their swords. They wanted nothing more than to pierce through Pei Zi Yun's heart and back.
"Idiots!" Pei Zi Yun didn't want to cause any trouble. He gave a cold hum, and his killing intent was obvious. After so many attacks, he had accumulated a lot of killing intent.
"Zheng" The sound of the Mistaken Sword rang out, as the shadows of the two men split apart. The two men screamed out in pain, as fresh blood spurted out from their chests.
In a split second, the commander realized that something wasn't right. When an expert makes a move, it's easy to tell if there's a real expert. He immediately realized that Pei Zi Yun was an expert. However, his instinctive reaction wasn't to stop or question him. Instead, he slashed down with his long blade.
"Kill!" Almost at the same time, his left and right blades pierced out.
'It's this aura of killing in public, and this kind of coordination.'
The moment Pei Zi Yun laid eyes on him, he could feel the aura emanating from him. Only a soldier who had killed innocent people, or even a special kind of soldier, could have such an aura. Ordinary constables of the government, although they were law enforcers, did not have such an imposing aura.
Pei Zi Yun understood these types of people very well. Unless you were their superior, nothing they said would work on them. For the sake of the country, what's the big deal about killing a passerby?
He shouted out, as his sword glowed with a strange light.
"Zheng" The sword and the blade clashed, as sparks flew everywhere.
"No, it's a Dao technique!"
"I am King Lu's Black Robes …." This time, his opponent knew his stuff, as he shouted out. However, it was pointless. Pei Zi Yun understood them too well. Or rather, he understood their logic too well. Since he had already made his move, he would not show any mercy. With a flash of his sword, the two of them fell to the ground, fresh blood oozing out of their wounds.
"Ugh …." The leader's martial arts came into play. His clothes were torn apart, as his internal organs and blood flowed out. He did not die for a few seconds. He pointed at his finger, as if questioning Pei Zi Yun's decision to attack him without mercy.
"Against people like you, it's easier to just kill you." Pei Zi Yun said plainly. He then looked around and saw that all the guards were fighting each other.
On this side, six people had died. It seemed effortless, but dealing with the guards was a piece of cake. Two rays of saber light flashed and two of the guards were chopped to death by the assassin's saber. "Puff, puff!" Two blood-curdling screams were heard as blood spurted out and splashed onto the curtain of the carriage.
"Ah!" A scream rang out from within the carriage. A serving maid trembled as she crawled out and said, "If you want to kill, kill me. Don't hurt the Clan Leader, no, the Young Miss."
The assassin cleared his throat, as he thrust his blade forward mercilessly. Just as the serving maid was about to be killed, a loud "Kuang" sound was heard as the blade and sword clashed, causing sparks to fly everywhere.
It turned out that Pei Zi Yun had used his sword to block the attack. When the assassin saw that it was Pei Zi Yun, he did not ask for any details. Without even blinking his eyes, he swung his blade once more.
Pei Zi Yun's sword flashed, as he pounced forward and pierced through the assassin's body.
"You deserve to die!" The remaining two men in black robes screamed out in pain. Without hesitation, they turned around and fled. Since they had failed their mission, they had to return and report this to their superiors.
Pei Zi Yun laughed coldly, as a white light emanated from his body. His speed increased by several folds. Two "pu" sounds could be heard as the right side of one of the men's body was pierced through. He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and fell to the ground.
The other man clutched his throat, as blood spurted out from his throat, as he fell backwards.
The nine corpses were a ghastly sight.
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