Illustrious Virtue Gate.
Chen Ping stood on the city wall with his hands behind his back, looking into the distance. The way he stood would make even the most dedicated guard feel ashamed of his inferiority.
"Sir." The deputy put a sable coat on him. "We are here. You don't need to stay here. We will inform you immediately if anything happens."
"Don't be careless," Chen Ping said solemnly. "You must know that a thousand-mile dam will collapse because of an ant's hole. How is the situation at the Spring Light Gate and the Golden Light Gate? "
The deputy said, "Yes, according to your orders, both gates are heavily guarded. Not even a mosquito can fly in. Also, extend the cordon ten miles. If anything happens, we can light the beacon in time. "
"What kind of soldiers?" Chen Ping asked.
"Uh …" the deputy said, "It's a large number of soldiers."
Chen Ping said, "I remember that the Lieutenant Division does not have shields. They are mostly second or third rate soldiers. They are good at catching thieves but not reliable at defending the city. Move them to the cordon."
"Yes." The deputy had to agree.
"Also," Chen Ping said, "ten miles of the cordon is not enough. Extend it another ten miles. Patrol once an hour. If there is any neglect, those below the rank of lieutenant will be punished with a hundred strokes of the stick. Those above the rank of lieutenant will be dismissed and investigated!"
The deputy groaned. He knew that this man was hard to serve but he did not expect him to be so harsh. They had not even seen the shadow of the enemy and he was already making such a big fuss. It was really killing him.
"Sir, the patrol is not a problem. But the cordon is twenty miles. The two gates add up to forty miles. I'm afraid there is not enough manpower …"
Chen Ping said, "The original five feet sentries will be changed to ten feet sentries. Do as I say."
"Yes." The deputy was relieved. This man had a limit and was not unrealistic.
…
"Madam, within twenty miles of the Spring Light Gate and the Golden Light Gate, there are hidden sentries everywhere. There are also patrols. We can only attack."
In a small forest fifty miles away from Yongling, the commander of the Wild Fox Camp, Lu Bai Chuan, reported to Li Xiang Jun's carriage.
"Attack, I like it!" The junior commander, Ban Ba, opened his bloody mouth. "Madam, hurry up and give the order. Let me kill them all, hehe …"
"I forgot one thing," Lu Bai Chuan said expressionlessly. "The thirty thousand soldiers of the State Capital of Qing are also nearby."
"What?" Dong Sheng almost jumped up. "Madam, we must not attack by force. The Great Commander and the Second Commander are not here. We can't do it …"
"Oh?" Yan Wushuang walked out of the shadows with a mysterious smile on her face. "Are you saying that I'm not capable enough?"
Dong Sheng was startled. His mind quickly turned and he said, "No, Third Commander, this subordinate is incompetent …"
"That's what he meant. When did you become so stupid that you can't even understand his words?"
Li Kuofu walked over from the other side and sneered.
When Dong Sheng saw that it was her, he immediately smiled bitterly.
Yan Wushuang's eyes narrowed slightly. "You want to fight?"
Li Kuofu raised his eyebrows. "Anytime!"
With just a few words, a thick smell of gunpowder spread out, and the atmosphere quickly became tense.
"Gentlemen, Dragon Head is waiting." Li Xiang Jun's gentle and soothing voice came from the carriage.
"Humph!" Li Kuofu walked to the side of the carriage, crossed his arms, and snorted coldly.
Yan Wushuang said, "If there's only one option, then let's just do it."
Li Xiang Jun said, "That's wasting energy for no reason. Commander Lu, you only mentioned the Bright Spring Gate and the Golden Light Gate. I remember that these two are the side gates of Yong Ling and the main gate of Illustrious Virtue. Did you forget about them? "
Lu Bai Chuan said, "Illustrious Virtue Gate doesn't have a cordon, but there is one person."
"Who?" Li Xiang Jun asked.
Lu Bai Chuan said, "Shadowless God Sword Chen Ping."
"So you're saying that as long as we kill him, we can pass?" Li Kuofu said eagerly.
Lu Bai Chuan said, "Chen Ping broke through to Cultivation half a year ago."
"So Illustrious Virtue Gate doesn't have a cordon because he has enough confidence in himself?" Yan Wushuang smiled slightly. "Since that's the case, let me meet him."
"But Sir, he has already broken through to Cultivation," Li Xiang Jun said.
"The path of life and death lies in the heart and sincerity," Yan Wushuang said indifferently. "My sword and I have nothing to fear."
An hour later, he stood in front of Illustrious Virtue Gate. Of course, he wasn't alone. Behind him were a thousand archers from the Wild Fox Battalion, a thousand elite cavalrymen from the Black Cavalry Battalion, and a thousand swordsmen from the Swordsmen Battalion.
The three battalions of the Yanshan Robber Battalion hadn't changed since they reached the three thousand mark.
These three thousand elites moved like flowing water, and they had a tacit understanding with each other that had been cultivated through countless life-and-death situations. Each of them had their own duties, but they were able to unite as a whole. Even when faced with a military force several times their own, no one made any noise. They were as quiet as a ghost army.
Attacking Yongling with three thousand soldiers was simply a joke.
But when the soldiers guarding the city saw the ghost army approaching, not only did they not laugh, but they also felt a sense of urgency.
"Who are you!" The lieutenant's rough voice rang out from the city gate tower.
"Yanshan Robber, Yan Wushuang." Yan Wushuang's sharp gaze shot directly at Chen Ping.
Chen Ping didn't look at anything else.
This was the first time the two fastest swordsmen in the Divine Prefecture had met. They hadn't met before not because they weren't fated, but because they knew that once they met, one of their swords would be broken forever.
They had never seen each other before, but they had long felt a sense of mutual appreciation for each other. This was also why they had never thought of going out to find each other.
Now, whether it was fate or predestined, they had finally encountered it.
The lieutenant said coldly, "Yongling has been sealed. You rascals should quickly leave, or else don't blame me for being merciless!"
Yan Wushuang said, "Yan Wushuang wants to find someone to fight to the death. Could that person be you?"
The lieutenant's heart trembled, but he braced himself and said, "Then I'll fight you for a while!"
Chen Ping reached out to stop him.
The lieutenant was relieved. If Yan Wushuang didn't stop him, he really didn't know how to get out of this situation.
Chen Ping said seriously, "His sword is very fast. If you want to win, you must be faster than him!"
The lieutenant almost cursed out loud. If he could be faster than Yan Wushuang, he would have long since become famous. How could he still be a lieutenant today?
In short, Chen Ping didn't have the ability to read minds, so he naturally didn't know that the lieutenant's heart was being trampled by ten thousand horses. He still seriously suggested, "Eliminating all distracting thoughts is the key to victory. True experts compete in concentration."
The lieutenant's expression turned bitter. You fucking know that he's a true expert. Are you really going to send me to my death?
Yan Wushuang sneered. "You don't need to say too much to him. He definitely won't dare to fight. You should come down."
Chen Ping leaped down from the ten-meter-tall tower. He calmly looked at Yan Wushuang. "I thought it wasn't time for our duel yet."
"Since fate has made its decision, it's a bit irrational for you to defy it," Yan Wushuang said with a smile.
"Fate?" Chen Ping said. "What's fate?"
"Fate is: I'm here, and you're there," Yan Wushuang said.
Chen Ping said, "What if I'm there when you're there?"
Yan Wushuang said, "That's impossible. Let's decide who wins and who loses. "
Chen Ping said, "What do you want?"
Yan Wushuang said, "If I win, you open the gate. If I lose, you can do whatever you want to Yanshan Robber."
Chen Ping said, "No."
Yan Wushuang said, "No?"
Chen Ping said, "I only have one life. The gate can't be opened."
Yan Wushuang said, "Why can't it be opened?"
Chen Ping said, "I don't dare to forget my duty."
Yan Wushuang said, "If you die, what duty will you have?"
Chen Ping said, "If I die, my duty will pass to them, so the gate still can't be opened."
Yan Wushuang said, "If you die, they won't be able to stop me."
Chen Ping said, "I don't care what happens after I die."
"Draw your sword," Yan Wushuang said. "Otherwise, you won't have a chance."
Chen Ping drew his sword very cleanly and efficiently.
No one could describe how fast his sword was. It was as if Yan Wu Shuang had already unsheathed his sword as soon as he said those words, or even before that, he had already thrust his sword at Yan Wu Shuang's neck. It was a flawless, formless, and soundless sword strike that was flawless and flawless.
When the sword left its sheath by an inch, the crowd felt a sharpness so sharp that they couldn't look at it directly. They couldn't help but hold their breaths. When the sword moved, it was like a star descending from the Ninth Heaven, carrying with it an incomparably magnificent light, yet not making the slightest sound.
No wonder people called it the Shadowless Sword.
If even this couldn't be called a divine sword, then who in the world could?
But Yan Wushuang's sword was unimaginably fast. You didn't even realize he was drawing his sword. You could only see Chen Ping's sword piercing through Yan Wushuang's body, and you could even scream, but you didn't realize he was drawing his sword.
Yan Wushuang's sword was peerless.
All of this happened in the time it takes for a spark to fly off a flint.
As soon as Yan Wu Shuang's voice fell, the two of them turned into a blur that crossed each other's path.
It turned out that Chen Ping's sword had pierced through Yan Wushuang's blur.
Chen Ping staggered two steps forward, then slowly fell to the ground, forming a pool of blood under him.
Yan Wushuang had returned his sword to its sheath. He raised his head slightly and stared at the lieutenant. "Open the door or die!"
Yanshan Robber and the others cheered excitedly, especially the Swordsmen Camp, who were even more proud.
The people on the gate tower were stunned. Chen Ping, a Cultivator, had been knocked down with one blow, and his opponent was only a first-rank warrior. How could they believe it?
The lieutenant swallowed hard and was about to speak when he heard a gentle voice, "General, open the door. I have His Majesty's orders."
…
Yanshan Robber had entered the city.
It wasn't that Chen Ping had been knocked down, and it wasn't that the lieutenant had surrendered.
It was "His Majesty's orders."
With the gold medal as proof, they had to believe it.
The visitor was, of course, Yan Li.
After entering the city, he asked Yan Wushuang to lead the team to the Imperial Palace first, while he took Li Xiang Jun to settle down.
"This is my current residence." Yan Li brought Li Xiang Jun to the Yan Residence.
Li Xiang Jun looked up at the plaque and smiled softly. "It feels like home."
"Wait for me inside." Yan Li reached out and brushed her hair.
Li Xiang Jun hugged him gently. "Am I a burden?"
Yan Li hugged her back. "I don't want to lose anyone else. Once we're done here, we'll explore the Land of Origin and find a place where no one knows us … "
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