After Wang Ba's death, Yanshan Robber returned to his position and Yan Li returned to Yongling.
When Ji Tiansheng learned of Wang Ba's death, he was shocked but had to accept the truth. With the combined testimony of Shen Liuyun, the Sanskrit Buddha Painting, and Xiao Chun, who had returned after hearing the news, the Swallow Mountain bandits were cleared of any suspicion of massacring the Willow Forest Monastery. They also revealed that Ghost Sage Yang Youyun was still alive and was secretly active.
This was not a problem for now.
However, Wang Ba's reputation among the people was great. He was a great hero in many people's hearts. A bandit killing a great hero would, of course, incite fierce condemnation.
In the end, Wu Shaofeng was handed over to the imperial court. The fact that Wang Ba had sent people to massacre Swallow Fort for his own selfish desires was also revealed. The aftermath of Yanshan Robber's revenge was thus appeased.
Wang Ba's death not only caused a huge uproar in the world but also caused the Asura List to be rearranged.
Yan Shiyi successfully squeezed into the list of great experts and ranked seventh, just below Xiao Yueming.
Yan Chaoyang rose one place to rank tenth. Li Yong became a new member of the Asura List and became famous.
Li Yong's fame was earned by risking his life. However, did he do it for fame? Perhaps a little, but definitely not all. Only by daring to face life and death and transcend it could one soar into the wider sky.
Every expert on the Asura List was like this.
The world's disputes did not end because of this shock.
On the third day after Wang Ba's death, Qin Queyue used his sister's death as an excuse to break the peace treaty and launch a large-scale attack. However, this was already expected. The imperial court sent a new valiant general, Lu Yuanqing.
He was a radical and also came from the academy. He was in the same year as Shen Liuyun and Chen Ping. At the same time, he was also the favorite disciple of Chief Wei Qiong. He had once been a vanguard under Old Marshal Zhang Zhidong but was transferred back to Yongling because his radical ideas ran counter to the old marshal's ideals, known as the Wall of the North.
He had not been put in an important position for several years. Now that Wang Ba was dead, it helped him.
On the second day after Lu Yuanqing took office, he immediately launched a counterattack. He actually suppressed the Xiliang army and was in the limelight for a while.
For the next few months, the war continued. Both sides fought back and forth, resulting in heavy casualties. A large number of commoners in the Bing Province became destitute and homeless. Corpses could be seen everywhere. The rich all migrated, and the Bing Province became a hell of asura.
Several months later, Yanshan Robber suddenly intervened and helped the Martial God Army achieve a great victory. In the end, the Western Liang Army retreated to the other side of the Lingding River.
The situation formed a new balance in the expectations of the people of the world.
Yanshan Robber's move was also a deal. A few generals led by Du Sheng died tragically, leaving the Wushen Fortress without a leader, and Western Liang almost took the opportunity to capture it.
This would make up for it. At least now was not the time to shed all pretense of cordiality.
Both sides grasped this tacit understanding very well.
…
Yan Li was symbolically punished: he was not allowed to leave the Academy. This punishment was too light. He had no need for the outside world anyway, so it was as good as nothing.
In the blink of an eye, it was late autumn. The weather in Yongling was already very cold.
Yan Li sat on the mat and felt a chill under his buttocks. A thought popped into his mind: This winter will be especially cold!
He did not know why such a thought appeared, but he vaguely felt that something big was about to happen.
This was the first time he had such a premonition.
In the past few months, while he was concentrating on cultivation, he was busy preparing for the advancement of the Leaving Cliff.
It was not so easy to advance from the Mortal Grade to the Martial Grade.
As the saying goes, the Mortal Grade knows everything, the Martial Grade knows everything. It was said that the Mortal Grade could smoothly transport vital energy, while the Martial Grade could directly connect to the sky. Of course, this was only in theory.
It was believed that no one's vital energy could really connect to the sky. This was almost impossible. Moreover, Yan Li did not even have vital energy now. It was only the most basic form of energy — Primordial Qi.
However, because a Martial Grade treasure had a spirit stone added, it had a basic "form memory".
The so-called "form memory" was the treasure's memory of its own form. When it was worn out, it could rely on the nourishment of the Source Sea and the form memory to restore it to its original state.
Therefore, treasures above the Martial Grade were theoretically "indestructible."
And the "form memory" could allow treasures to have rich transformations. If Yan Li needed it, he could reforge the Leaving Cliff into a saber, allowing it to change into a saber or a sword when needed.
Of course, Yan Li did not know how to use a saber.
Therefore, treasures above the Martial Grade were like a treasure trove, full of mystery.
"Master …" Fu 'er's voice came from behind, sounding somewhat pained.
Yan Li did not know what she was up to. He was too lazy to pay attention and pretended to be immersed in cultivation.
"Master … Fu 'er's stomach hurts …"
The voice did not sound fake. Yan Li turned around and couldn't help but be shocked.
Most of Fu 'er's body was wrapped in blankets, but her exposed face was pale. Fine beads of sweat covered her forehead, and her soft, thin brows were tightly furrowed. Her expression was painful, as if she was enduring severe pain.
"What's wrong?" Yan Li reached out to touch her forehead. It was cold to the touch.
"Stomach hurts … wuu …" Fu 'er cried pitifully.
Yan Li grabbed her wrist from under the quilt, but found that her pulse was stable, and there didn't seem to be any symptoms.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. He went to open it and saw Shen Liuyun. He said, "You came at the right time. Help me see what's wrong with her."
"Who's wrong?" Shen Liuyun walked in with a food box. Seeing Fu 'er's ugly expression from afar, she walked over to touch her forehead.
Then, she lifted the blankets and placed her hand on Fu 'er's stomach. There was a faint glow.
"How is it?" Yan Li asked.
After a while, Shen Liuyun smiled faintly. "It's nothing serious. Just go and cook some ginger brown sugar water. The little girl is all grown up. "
Yan Li was dizzy, but he heard the ginger brown sugar water clearly. He immediately went to cook it.
"Sister Drifting Cloud, will Fu 'er die …" Fu' er looked at Shen Liuyun with tears in her eyes.
"Of course not." Shen Liuyun couldn't help but laugh. Then, she suddenly muttered, "But you are no longer a child. You can't live with Little Fan anymore. You should move in with me."
"No, no, I want to sleep with Master …" Fu 'er strongly protested.
"No!" Shen Liuyun put on a serious face, "You are a girl, you need to know how to be clean and self-respecting. Men and women are not clear, if rumors spread out, it will not be good for you and him." Saying this, her expression softened. "I just want you to sleep in my place. Just do as you usually do."
"Fine …" Fu 'er pouted. She was a little unwilling.
"Is Young Master Yan here?" Just then, a call came from outside.
Shen Liuyun recognized it was one of the guards in charge of the academy. He replied, "He'll be right back. What's the matter?"
"His Majesty summoned all the students of the Inner Yard, including you, Instructor Shen."
"Did he say what's the matter?"
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