Yan Li returned to the Mortal Realm. Time passed very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was already golden autumn. The so-called autumn referred to the metal element of the five elements, which represented the west and autumn. Therefore, it was autumn.
It had another meaning in the human world. Because it was the harvest season, every year on the 15th of August, there would be a national celebration. It was second only to the New Year and was called the Autumn Festival. Because it was the harvest season, people who went out to work would come back to help. Therefore, the Autumn Festival was also called the Reunion Festival.
It was not the Autumn Festival yet.
Yan Li flew along the river bank without stopping. Quite a few days had passed, and he finally arrived at the outskirts of Huayang City on the first day of August. Because the port was far away, he could not confirm it. He circled around and unexpectedly found two men dressed like guards on the river bank. A man whose face could not be seen was hanging upside down and fed to the fish. It was obvious that they were deliberately torturing him.
He did not like to be nosy and only asked, "Is this the city of Huayang?"
The two guards were from King Jing's Palace and the man hanging upside down was Huang Shaoyu. When they saw a man riding a flying sword, they were scared out of their wits. They subconsciously let Huang Shaoyu sink and stammered, "Immortal, this, this is the city of Huayang …"
"Thank you." Yan Li stopped the flying sword and walked toward the city with Fu'er.
Although Huang Shaoyu was in the water, he saw Yan Li and struggled desperately in despair, wanting to make a sound to call for help.
"You bastard, be quiet. Do you want to kill us too?" The guard gritted his teeth and cursed. He was eager for the strange fish to bite this madman to death, but he did not expect that his behavior would make someone else willing to go to hell with him.
Yan Li walked for a while and suddenly turned around, "You two …"
"Ah, yes. What can I do for you, Immortal?" The two guards turned around and tried to please him.
Yan Li frowned and said, "No matter what wrong he has committed, why torture him like this? Why don't you just give him a quick death?" After he finished speaking, his frown deepened. He didn't know why he wanted to meddle in this matter.
"This servant dares to assassinate His Highness, he's really audacious …" The guard hurriedly explained, "But since Exalted Immortal has spoken, we naturally have to give him a quick death." With that said, he lifted the person up and stepped on Huang Shaoyu's back, pulling out his waist knife and placing it on his neck.
Those who betrayed their masters deserved such a punishment.
Yan Li had already turned around and continued walking with Fu 'er. Huayang City was right in front of him. Yu Qiuyu was easy to talk to. If he sincerely asked for his help, he would definitely help. Right now, he was thinking about how to tell Feng Jiu about it. He weighed his words several times, but still felt it was inappropriate.
As Fu 'er walked, she suddenly turned around in confusion. She saw that the person who was being stepped on was desperately looking over and trying to say something. However, his voice was hoarse and she couldn't hear him clearly. Then, she saw that his face was covered in mud and blood, so she couldn't see his face clearly. She only felt that he was ferocious and terrifying. Although his gaze was a little familiar, she decided to let it go. After all, her master didn't want to care about him.
When the two of them were far away, the guard grinned and sheathed his knife. "Hey, I'll let you off so easily? I really can't. It's King Jing who gave you the status of a servant when you're about to die. Be grateful, and then you'll be buried in the stomach of the fishes. "As he said this, he was about to throw Huang Shaoyu into the water to feed the fishes.
He had raised these strange fishes for a long time. If these strange fishes only ate living human flesh, they would grow up to be extremely strong. One or two of these small fishes could even fight against sharks.
Many fishermen by the sea came to buy them from him in case they encountered huge creatures that they couldn't deal with when they went fishing. This was his way of secretly making a fortune.
"How dare you treat the young master like this!"
Suddenly, there was an angry roar. A black-faced man scuttled out of nowhere like an enraged wild boar, knocking the two of them into the river.
"No, save me …"
The two of them were proficient in the water. However, even though they tried their best to swim ashore, they were still surrounded by the hungry strange fishes.
"Young master, I, Old Black, have let you down!" The black-faced man knelt on the ground and began to bawl. No one remembered his original name. They all called him Old Black.
Huang Shaoyu opened his mouth with difficulty. "You really f * cking love to cry … You're a big man, why are you crying … Hurry up and help me treat my injuries …"
"Ah … yes!" Old Black hurriedly helped him to a dry place. He found that Huang Shaoyu's body was bitten by the strange fishes, which made him feel even worse.
"Didn't you … go fight Li Ku … with your life on the line?" Huang Shaoyu said with difficulty.
Old Hei said it out embarrassedly as he cleaned his wounds.
Turns out that after he left in anger, he thought back to the past along the way, thinking that even if Huang Shaoyu was a bit muddle-headed, he definitely wasn't someone who craved life and feared death. His previous words were a bit excessive. When he thought about it again, Huang Shaoyu's orders were actually for the sake of protecting the Greenwood people. What kind of person was Li Ku? Even if they fought over him, they wouldn't be able to harm a single hair on his head. They would just be throwing their lives away for nothing.
He called himself a hero, and the Greenwood people were naturally all like this as well. However, even though heroes didn't fear death, it was meaningless, as well as an extremely stupid thing to do. Who knew if Li Ku would meet with misfortune one day?
He looked rough, dark like he wasn't a normal person, but his thoughts were extremely meticulous. After thinking through these things, he immediately ran back to look for Huang Shaoyu, but he naturally couldn't find him. After asking around, he heard that he entered the king's manor, and then he waited outside, but didn't come out for a long time.
He then saw two guards carrying a sack, heading out of the city. At first, he naturally didn't know it was Huang Shaoyu, because that guard became impatient from all the questioning, telling him that Huang Shaoyu assassinated the Illustrious King, and was brought away to be executed.
He immediately thought that the one inside the sack might very well be Huang Shaoyu, and that was why he hurried over to save him.
The wounds on Huang Shaoyu's body were all properly bandaged with medicine. Even though he was bitten all over by the strange fish, they were still ordinary creatures after all, and they didn't carry any poison, so the injuries they inflicted weren't even as great as Bi Qing's attack.
Moreover, it was normal for bandits to suffer some injuries, so he quickly stood up again. He used the Cleansing Art to wash his body and clothes, and then used true energy to dry them. He slowly exhaled, looked at Old Hei, and said, "If news of me assassinating the Illustrious King gets out, people will definitely say that we Lulin people are ungrateful. Why do you still want to save me?"
Old Hei said, "How could the young master hide anything from me, Old Hei …" He appeared to be extremely upset. "You definitely want to kill the Illustrious King to exchange for the safety of the Lulin people from Li Ku …"
"Since you already know, then just join us," Huang Shaoyu said.
Old Hei's pupils contracted, and he said, "Young master, you still want to assassinate him? That Illustrious King has an expert like Bi Qing at his side, so it will be difficult to succeed. I, Old Hei, have a worthless life, but you still have to continue leading the Lulin people. "
"Second uncle and the others won't be able to persuade me to leave," Huang Shaoyu said calmly.
Old Hei was silent. He knew that the other masters were even more emotional than him.
"Of course I won't bring you to your death!" Huang Shaoyu continued. Then, he suddenly turned around, walking towards the riverbank, his eyes erupting with an indescribable expression. "If it's him, he will definitely be able to do it. However, that bastard dares to leave me in the lurch, I'll deal with him after this … "
"Who, who is he?" Old Hei was stunned.
"His name is Yan Li, a classmate of mine at Jixia Academy."
Huang Shaoyu grabbed the necks of the two guards who struggled to climb up with great difficulty, and looked at them expressionlessly. "Once he decides to do something, he won't give up halfway. This is a quality I really hope to obtain. However, he never does things without benefits. I, Huang Shaoyu, have nothing left, only you two. "
"Spare us, young master Shaoyu … It's all that bastard Bi Qing who told us to do this …" The two guards cried out in panic.
"Us?" Old Hei walked over.
"Do you think he won't be moved by the loyalty of the Greenwood people?"
The necks of the two guards were crushed into meat paste as Huang Shaoyu spoke.
…
Yan Li thought that Huayang City was already in a mess, but he didn't expect it to be even more chaotic than he imagined.
The streets were filled with civilians who were chased around by the army. The ones who were supposed to protect them had now become the executioners who took their lives. However, those who resisted were all killed on the spot. Those who were obedient were tied up with ropes, and when a certain number of them reached a certain number, they were escorted to an unknown location.
Humans were better at capturing things that were in motion than they were at static.
Yan Li walked normally with Fu 'er all the way to the main street without being discovered by the army.
At this moment, an old man ran over with his grandson in a panic and bumped into Yan Li.
Yan Li was about to ask what happened when he helped the old man up. "Sir, what's going on? Why are these soldiers chasing after you? "
"Young man, run. Li Ku is here. The Bright King wants to use our lives to stop him …" The old man ran away in a hurry.
Before Yan Li could figure out how his life could stop Li Ku, a group of several dozen soldiers rushed over, surrounding him. The one in the lead who looked like a captain shouted, "Bright King has ordered for everyone to face Li Ku outside the city. If anyone dares to resist, they will be killed without mercy!"
If he had seen Yan Li flying on a sword, he would have probably knelt down and kowtowed.
Of course not now. As he spoke, he took out ropes and rushed over to tie him up.
Yan Li was here for Yu Qiuyu and the others. How could he let them tie him up? With just a finger, he released several streams of Sword Qi, and the ropes and their weapons were torn to shreds.
"Cultivator!" Those soldiers were startled. They realized that they couldn't see through Yan Li's skill, so they didn't dare to make any reckless moves.
Yan Li's eyes scanned them back and forth. He said indifferently, "I am not from Huayang City. I didn't receive any orders. If you tell me where the Sword God Feng Jiu is, I can pretend nothing happened just now. "
Just as the captain was about to speak, he heard a soft voice. "Fellow Daoist, are you looking for Feng Jiu? I do know where he is. "The voice came closer.
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