Icy Snow frowned. "I've already said that this is my late husband's legacy. How can I give it to you?" In order to avenge her husband, she had been traveling all over the country to search for Murong Jingyue. Not long ago, when she passed by Cangzhou, she paid her respects to Hu Yidao and deliberately dug out the Icy Moon Saber buried in her husband's grave. She planned to use this saber to kill her enemy and avenge her husband.
Moreover, the Hu family's saber technique would be even more powerful when executed with this saber. Hu Fei was also growing up, so how could she give this saber to someone else in the future?
"Then don't blame me." The man in black sneered. He had already made up his mind. As the saying goes, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. No matter how high Song Qingshu's martial arts were, it was impossible for him to know what happened thousands of miles away. At most, he would kill them to silence them.
The man in black's figure flashed and instantly attacked the two women. Icy Snow and Xia Qingqing were already prepared. They raised their sabers and swords and faced him.
Icy Snow had already learned Ancient Tomb Sect's supreme martial art, Jade Maiden Heart Sutra, and also learned a part of Nine Yin Sutra. Xia Qingqing had been by Song Qingshu's side for a long time and received several pointers from him. Her martial arts improved even more, and the two women were already among the top experts in the world. If it weren't for the fact that the man in black's martial arts were close to the Five Ultimate Skills, they would have long defeated him if they worked together.
The more the man in black fought, the more alarmed he became. One's saber technique was upright and imposing, while the other's sword technique was abnormally strange. When the two of them worked together, they learned from each other's strengths to make up for each other's weaknesses. Their might was more than doubled. Although his martial arts were far higher than any of them, he would need at least hundreds of moves to win against them when they worked together.
At that moment, the man in black suddenly knitted his brows. He jumped out of the battle circle and stopped attacking. Instead, he looked to the west. Icy Snow and Xia Qingqing stood back to back and watched in that direction with rapt attention.
They saw a slim girl with a veil over her face leading a group of fierce-looking people on horseback. They were obviously the people from Class One Hall led by Li Qinglu.
"Huh?" Seeing that mysterious man in black, Li Qinglu couldn't help but frown. She learned about Icy Snow's whereabouts from Yelu Sui, then she went all the way to the east side of the city. Who would have thought that there would be another expert here?
At this time, the black-robed man was also bewildered. He stood in the same place with his hands clasped behind his back. He didn't attack anymore. Although he was proud of his high martial arts skills, he wasn't stupid enough to be the fisherman who benefited from the fight between the sandpiper and the clam. He had made up his mind not to attack until he had figured out the origin of this group of Xixia people.
Song Qingshu, who was far behind Li Qinglu, also recognized Icy Snow and Xia Qingqing. He couldn't help but be surprised and overjoyed, especially Icy Snow. It had probably been more than a year since they last met.
However, he was not in a hurry to greet them. This time, he had come to Shangjing City in secret. Now that there were too many people, it was not convenient for him to show himself.
"Let's see what the Xixia people are up to first." When he thought that Li Qinglu and the others were obviously here for Icy Snow, Song Qingshu became even more puzzled.
"You guys can continue, we are just passing by." After the initial shock, Li Qinglu smiled sweetly and pretended to leave.
"Hmph!" Whether it was the black-robed man or Icy Snow, no one believed her nonsense.
Seeing that she couldn't fool the other party, Li Qinglu stopped and said to the black-robed man, "May I know why you are here?" She could tell that the black-robed man was very strong, so it was best not to provoke him.
"May I know why you are here?" the black-robed man asked in a low, muffled voice.
Li Qinglu smiled and said, "This lady has just bullied a friend of mine. My friend is magnanimous and forgave her, but I have to bring her back to apologize to my friend." She recognized Icy Snow's hairstyle and knew that she was married. Moreover, she couldn't call her little girl like the black-robed old man because of their age.
Song Qingshu curled his lips. What magnanimous? It was obvious that Yelu Sui couldn't defeat Icy Snow. As for asking her to apologize, it was just an excuse. Only a ghost would believe it.
"But why does Li Qinglu insist on looking for Icy Snow?" Song Qingshu pondered and said nothing.
The black-robed man snorted coldly, "It seems that we are here for the same purpose. Why are you hiding?" He naturally didn't believe Li Qinglu's nonsense.
Li Qinglu smiled sweetly and didn't feel offended. "First come, first served. Since you came first, then you should go first." She could tell that both parties were fighting just now, so she obviously didn't want to get involved.
The black-robed man sneered. "I'm old and need to rest. Let you young people do it."
Xia Qingqing was furious when she heard the two of them treating them like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. However, although she was angry, she wasn't stupid. She knew that both parties were experts in martial arts, so she couldn't use force. She could only use her wits. "We are from the Golden Snake Camp, and this is the wife of the Golden Snake King. If you dare to offend her, the Golden Snake Camp won't forgive you."
On the side, Icy Snow was embarrassed. She thought, I'm nominally the widow of Big Brother Hu. Why did you say that I'm Song Qingshu's … Xia Qingqing stuck out her tongue. She was too embarrassed to say that she was related to Song Qingshu, so she had to push Icy Snow out.
"Good sister, I'll come to you to ask for forgiveness later." Xia Qingqing hurriedly whispered in Icy Snow's ear.
Icy Snow bit her lips, but she couldn't get angry at her. She knew that this was the wisest course of action. Now, she could only hope that Song Qingshu's name could intimidate the other party.
Song Qingshu, who was hiding in the dark, felt as satisfied as if he had eaten a ginseng fruit. He thought, Qingqing is a good girl. She knows how to use her man's name at the critical moment.
The black-robed man's eyes flickered. Previously, he decided to take action because he was confident that he could completely subdue the two women and that the news wouldn't spread. However, with such a large group of people from Western Xia present, he knew that he didn't have the ability to deal with all of them. Therefore, he decided to temporarily retreat.
"Golden Snake King? Is he the newly conferred Prince of Qi?" Li Qinglu suddenly snorted coldly. She recalled the scene where she was played by the opposite party outside Lin 'an City. Even though her face was covered, one could still see a layer of redness on her cheeks. It was unknown whether it was because of shame or anger.
"He's just a king of a mountain. Why would my Western Xia country be afraid of him?" Li Qinglu snorted coldly. "Guards, capture these two women for me."
She had always looked calm and collected. However, she became impatient the moment she heard Song Qingshu's name. So, she directly ordered them to take action.
Unexpectedly, Duan Yanqing and the others looked at each other. They didn't move. Instead, they stepped forward and whispered to her, "Princess, the man surnamed Song isn't someone to be trifled with. Why don't we just let it go?" The four evildoers had fought with Song Qingshu several times. In the beginning, they were still able to exchange blows with each other. But later on, the opposite party had left them in the dust. Now, they couldn't even see Song Qingshu's taillight. So, they naturally couldn't bring themselves to oppose him anymore.
"What are you afraid of?" Li Qinglu said angrily. "The Western Xia country and the Golden Snake Camp are thousands of miles apart. There are also several countries in between. Are you afraid that he will lead his troops to attack us?"
Beside her, Ye Erniang said with a wry smile, "I'm not afraid of him leading his troops. But his martial arts are superb. What if he comes to Western Xia alone to take revenge …"
Li Qinglu snorted coldly. "Then he will walk right into the trap. Not to mention the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of Western Xia, there are also countless masters of Class One Hall. Moreover, there is also the matchless old Princess. Why should we be afraid of him?"
Beside her, Yunzhong He opened his mouth but didn't say anything. He cursed in his heart, "Although the old Princess's martial arts are high, she may not be a match for the man surnamed Song." Of course, the old Princess was omnipotent in the eyes of the Western Xia people. So, he didn't dare to say this in public.
"If you don't take action, do you want me to do it myself?" Li Qinglu finally couldn't hold back. There was a hint of coldness in her tone.
Duan Yanqing and the others looked at each other. After all, they worked for Class One Hall. They had no choice but to take action against the two women.
In the dark, Song Qingshu frowned. He picked up a few stones and was ready to help secretly. Suddenly, he thought of something and looked back not far away.
Everyone in the field clearly sensed that something was amiss. They all turned around and heard the hurried sound of hooves. A group of Khitan cavalrymen rushed over and surrounded them in the field in a few breaths' time.
The leader of the cavalry was a handsome young knight. He had a scholarly air about him, and he didn't look like a general who had fought on the battlefield. Instead, he looked more like an elegant and modest gentleman.
Song Qingshu had already recognized that the leader of the cavalry was Yelu Qi. He recalled the conversation between Yelu Yixin and Xiao Xiamu. It seemed that Yelu Qi had been promoted to be the commander of all the palaces. At such a young age, he was in charge of the emperor's personal army. His future was really limitless.
"General, what do you mean?" Li Qinglu hadn't seen Yelu Qi before, but she recognized that they were Liao's cavalry. Therefore, she didn't panic at all.
"Who are you?" Yelu Qi asked with a frown when he saw the strange clothes of this group of people.
A member of Class One Hall came forward and answered, "We are the envoys of Western Xia. This is Princess Yinchuan."
"Western Xia's envoys?" Yelu Qi frowned and said, "According to what I know, the Western Xia envoys should be in the Insignia Courtyard. Why are they here?"
"This …" Li Qinglu and the others were speechless. They had deliberately returned to the Insignia Courtyard and then sneaked out to capture Icy Snow. They didn't expect so many things to happen.
Yelu Qi continued to observe. He was shocked when he saw the man in black. Judging from his attire, he could tell that he wasn't a good person. When he saw Xia Qingqing and Yinchuan, he couldn't help but be surprised. "Madam Yuan!"
"Young Master Yelu." Xia Qingqing also returned the greeting.
Yelu Qi and Xiao Feng had helped the Golden Snake Battalion to resist the Manchurian Qing's encirclement. At that time, they had interacted with each other and naturally recognized each other.
Yelu Qi wanted to say something, but after some hesitation, he waved his hand and said, "Guards, take these people back."
Li Qinglu and the others were immediately furious. "We are the Western Xia envoys. How dare you arrest us? Aren't you afraid of affecting the diplomatic relations between the two countries?"
"We are in a critical period now. Someone will investigate whether you are the Western Xia envoys when you return." Yelu Qi paused and seemed to be explaining to Xia Qingqing, "Now that the Song Kingdom's envoys have been robbed and killed, the emperor is furious. He has dispatched all the imperial palaces to investigate this matter. During this time, all suspicious people inside and outside the city must be arrested and interrogated. Please forgive us."
Surrounded by a group of cavalrymen, Li Qinglu looked at the crossbows in their hands and snorted. In the end, she gave up resisting and said, "Hmph, I will definitely make you give me an explanation later!"
Xia Qingqing and Icy Snow looked at each other and didn't resist in the end. After all, in the face of so many fully-armed cavalrymen, it was useless to resist. Moreover, with their relationship with Yelu Qi, it might not be a bad thing to be taken away by them.
However, what surprised everyone was the man in black. Judging from his attire in broad daylight, it was obvious that he was a criminal. They all thought that he would rush out with his martial arts. Therefore, at least half of the attention of Liao's cavalrymen was focused on him. However, no one expected that he didn't resist at all and calmly allowed them to put shackles on him.
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