Although Yan Li was shocked, he did not panic. His right hand slapped the ground, and his body flipped backwards. At the same time, he stabilized his body.
But the moment he landed, Shi Gandang's fist had already come.
He had been holding this punch for a long time. The air was violently pushed back, forming a visible shock wave.
Amidst the shouts, Yan Li flew out. But at the crucial moment, his sword sheath still blocked in front of his face. This time, the sound was very violent. There was a violent explosion of air where the fist and the sword sheath collided.
He flipped back dozens of feet and landed on the ground like a crouching leopard. His momentum did not stop, causing the soles of his shoes to make an ear-piercing sound of friction against the green stone pavement.
Shi Gandang gave a fiendish smile. His bear-like body suddenly advanced. His speed was more than twice as fast as before, and he was as powerful as a chariot.
The wind that he created along the way passed by the spectators on both sides, causing their faces to hurt. The biting cold made their scalps numb, and they could not help but take a few steps back.
Just as everyone's hearts were in their throats, Yan Li raised his head. There was an inexplicable smile on his charming face. Then, he left behind two deep footprints on the stone pavement. In the eyes of ordinary people, his rapidly retreating figure suddenly became blurry.
Clang!
One sword rose, and the world was shocked. The sound of the sword was like a rolling tide, lasting for a long time.
A deep cold sword light crossed with Shi Gandang. It was a strange phenomenon caused by the sword edge rapidly cutting through the air. The fiendish smile froze on his rough face. His advancing steps gradually slowed down until he stopped.
And Yan Li, once again, had his back to him and was slowly putting his sword back into the sheath.
It was unknown if it was an illusion, but the sound of the sword rubbing against the sheath was like countless ice needles piercing into the eardrums and heart. It was very uncomfortable. Everyone was suffocating, and the street was as silent as if time had stopped.
Then, a light "ka" sound woke them up. That was the sound of the sword and the sheath touching. At the same time, like a mechanism of time had been activated, there were strange sounds of ripping cloth and exclamations.
The clothing on Shi Gandang's upper body was torn to pieces, revealing his majestic upper body that was like a mountain rock. There was a layer of white light on the surface of his body. That was the light of his energy.
He was completely unharmed, but the outcome of the battle had already been decided. The coachman told Shi Gandang not to use his vital energy. If it wasn't for the vital energy protecting his body at the critical moment, his body would have been torn apart like his clothes.
"You want to kill me." Shi Gandang said in a low voice.
"If you don't want to kill me, how can I kill you?" Yan Li calmly turned around and walked towards Yu Muren.
Shi Gandang didn't understand what these words meant, but his unwillingness and regret made him clench his fists. He couldn't accept losing like this.
"Enough! Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough? "The coachman's cold voice rang out.
"Yan Li, I will remember you!" Military orders were like a mountain. Shi Gandang clenched his teeth and strode toward his mount.
"Who gave you the guts to fight in the streets of Yongling?" At this moment, there was a commotion in the crowd in front of them, and they lined up on both sides. They saw a row of bailiffs dressed in black and blue come through the crowd. They were led by a man in his thirties who wore a crimson flying fish robe with a large cloak draped over his shoulders. There was a standard miaodao at his waist, and he looked very capable and astute.
Yu Muren revealed a pleasantly surprised expression. After thinking for a bit, he didn't care about his face and walked into the crowd.
Yan Li wanted to chase after him, but he was surrounded by bailiffs.
The man walked through the crowd and first glanced at Yan Li before looking at the Western Liang caravan: "So it is an honored guest from Western Liang. However, you are too presumptuous. Standing on this land, you must always remember that this is Yongling. Seeing that ignorance is not a crime, I will let it go this time. "
Finishing, he walked next to Yan Li and whispered in his ear: "This official is the Junior Magistrate of the Capital, Yan Shaoqun. If you are smart enough, then don't bother my young master. That jade pendant is a gift from my master, do you understand?"
Yan Li took two steps back in disgust, and then said: "Very fair."
Yan Shaoqun nodded with satisfaction: "You are sensible."
Unexpectedly, Yan Li followed up: "Do you think I will say that?"
"What an unruly person," Yan Shaoqun's eyes turned cold, and he shouted sternly, "You intercepted the Western Liang caravan and fought with it under the feet of the Emperor. If I don't let you have a taste of the capital prison, you will not know who rules the world — Take him down!"
A group of henchmen surrounded him with a grim smile.
"Wait." Yan Li's eyes became extremely sharp, but his tone was very calm: "I am a student of the Academy. According to the imperial law, if a student breaks the law, the Academy will deal with all crimes. If there is any offense, you can deal with it at your own discretion … This was personally made during the reign of Emperor Wu. If you dare to arrest me, I dare to let your blood splatter on the spot!" With that, his right hand pressed on the sword as if he was going to unsheathe it at any time.
Those lackeys were swept by his sharp gaze and involuntarily took two steps back. Then, they subconsciously glanced at the long sword in his hand and could not help but shiver. They all turned to look at Yan Shaoqun one after another.
Yan Shaoqun was about to speak, but was interrupted again.
"You dare to arrest people of the Academy? Do you believe that I will go to Sister Drifting Cloud now and punish you for the crime of deceiving the emperor? "Tang Sanghua saw that two thousand taels of silver was about to be in her hands, but he had interfered. One could imagine how angry she was.
Yan Shaoqun glanced at her coldly, and said: "Shen Liuyun is just an instructor, and she wants to punish me? Did she study in the Academy for nothing? What is deceiving the emperor? Figure this out before you talk to me. "
Yan Li said leisurely: "It's really interesting. You both serve the imperial court, but at this time you are fighting with each other, and let the people of the Military Council see you as a joke. If His Majesty knows that, I don't know if you can keep your position. Oh yes, now among your henchmen, there must be someone planning to tell on you. If you don't come down, they can't go up either."
Yan Shaoqun's face finally changed. He had been ordered to stop, and his goal had been achieved. If he did not retreat now, when would he?
"Let's go!"
…
On the way back, Tang Sanghua said with a flattering tone, "Yan Li, your words are still effective. You scared him away at once."
Yan Li said lightly: "Everyone has his weakness. Grasping his weakness is equivalent to grasping his lifeline. Didn't you understand this when you were hunting in the mountains? "
Tang Sanghua was annoyed, but she still had a charming smile on her face: "You're so annoying. I'm not used to fighting and killing. I won't go hunting."
She rolled her eyes, then took out the jade pendant and handed it to Yan Li, saying: "This is your trophy. Take it quickly, and don't drop it."
Yan Li took it, then looked at him with a smile that was not a smile, and said, "Is there something missing?"
Tang Sanghua blinked her big innocent eyes: "Where?"
Yan Li said: "I don't want to break the tacit understanding between us, but if you insist on doing this …"
Tang Sanghua said angrily: "Can't you give in to me occasionally? I'm a beautiful girl who is loved by everyone. I won't return the banknote to you. I'll go find Yu Muren now, strip him of all his things, and send them to you. Is that okay? "
Yan Li raised the corner of his mouth and said: "Then go. I'll wait for your good news."
Tang Sanghua walked two steps, then suddenly stopped, turned around suspiciously and said: "You're letting me go? This is so unlike you. There must be some conspiracy. "
Yan Li continued to walk forward, ignoring her.
At this time, he came to a beef noodle stall, sat down, and shouted: "Boss, a bowl of beef noodle without beef."
"You poor ghost again!" The boss rolled his eyes impatiently, cursed and ate a bowl of noodles.
Tang Sanghua found that she was also hungry, so she teased: "Boss, a bowl of beef noodle with extra beef. I have money now."
"Okay, miss, please sit down." The boss immediately changed his expression.
Tang Sanghua sat opposite Yan Li, as if it was the first day she met him, said: "From what the boss said, it seems that this is not your first time here. Didn't you make a lot of money from Yu Muren? Are you going to save it to get a wife? "
After saying that, she began to giggle.
Whether a beauty was crying or laughing, happy or sad, it was always an attractive scene.
Especially Tang Sanghua had a delicate face that could be angry or happy.
Unfortunately, Yan Li ignored her.
Tang Sanghua laughed for a while, then realized that Yan Li did not buy it, so she pouted and said: "Okay, I admit that this is not funny at all."
She sighed faintly and said: "You may not know, but my ancestors were born in a very poor place. There were people starving to death every day. The greatest achievement of a man there was to marry a wife and start a family. As long as you have three buckets of rice, you will be the richest man in the village."
This time, Yan Li smiled, and his smile was very warm. "If I have three buckets of rice, I will not keep a single grain to marry you."
"Okay, okay!" Tang Sanghua clapped her hands and smiled sweetly like a child.
But both sides knew that this was just a game.
After finishing the noodles and paying the bill, the two continued to walk forward.
The owner of the noodle stall walked to the two people's table. He cleaned the bowls and chopsticks while cleaning them, and then found a strange mark under Yan Li's bowl.
He wiped it away as if nothing had happened, then returned to the boiler and drew on the paper with a charcoal pencil.
Tang Sanghua naturally did not know that. She still thought that Yan Li had a conspiracy, so she waited for Yan Li to speak to her. If he did not speak, then she would take the money and run away. Who was afraid of who?
That was what she thought, and that was what she did.
Therefore, she looked a little more relaxed than Yan Li.
Yan Li finally spoke: "Don't you think that the people from the capital magistrate's office came at a too coincidental time?"
Tang Sanghua thought about it and said: "I have thought about it, but why did Yu Xingzhi do this? If the news that the capital magistrate's son can't afford to lose a bet spread out, he will not only lose face. "
Yan Li slightly narrowed his eyes: "You think too simply. There are some things in this world that are more important than face. "
"Oh? What is it? "
Yan Li sneered: "My family's life."
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