The Ye Family was one of the top aristocratic families in the area. Everyone knew the location of their mansion. Mengqi found the door almost effortlessly.
It was backed by the river that ran through the city, with continuous houses, trees, and birds chirping. Compared with the noisy streets of the morning market, it was like a suburb. It was really a quiet place in the middle of the noise.
There were about ten servants and bodyguards guarding the gate of the Ye Mansion. They were either tall and strong, or looked energetic. The two leaders were masters of Four Apertures, which showed the background of aristocratic families.
Mengqi walked around the wall and found that the defense of the Ye Family was not as good as that of the Imperial Palace and the Crown Prince's Mansion. After all, the Master and important figures were masters of Eight or Nine Apertures and could handle most of the surprise attacks by themselves. Therefore, they only needed to arrange bodyguards and servants near them, set up tight defense in the important yards, and follow the masters to do daily patrols in the mansion. There was no need to have guards every few steps outside the wall.
Even the number of masters of Enlightened Apertures was not so luxurious. The Imperial Palace and the Crown Prince's Mansion had gathered more than half of the world's manpower and resources.
Walking to a hidden place covered by trees, Mengqi listened for a while. He jumped over the wall with his left hand and landed behind a rockery.
Not long after, a group of servants patrolled by. Since it was not long before dawn, they were loose and unorganized. Meng Qi did not even use the Immortal Pressing Art and just watched them leave.
Using the Hallucination Body Movements, Mengqi turned into a shadow and ran to the nearby yard.
In the courtyard, a servant was doing his morning exercises. His skin was bronze and sweat was dripping down his body. Suddenly, his vision blurred and he saw a figure in a green robe appear in front of him like a ghost in broad daylight. Before he could see the person's face clearly and cry for help, he was hit by Melting Snow's acupoint and fell to the ground.
Mengqi released his Will-projecting and coordinated the Emblematic Gesture and Emblematic Gesture at the same time. He made eye contact with the servant.
The servant only saw a pair of dark and deep eyes. At first, it seemed like a calm lake, but upon closer inspection, it was full of whirlpools that sucked in his body and mind. The person in front of him was getting taller and bigger. He was terrifying and majestic like a demon.
Mengqi used his acupoint to ask calmly, "Which yard is' Ghost Shadow Sword 'Li Sui? Where do we go? "
The servant was unable to circulate his inner Qi to resist. He said in a daze, "It's in the Orchid Fragrance Courtyard. It's surrounded by Foreign Officials … Cross the bridge on the opposite side and turn right to the third courtyard …"
His explanation was very detailed, including the fact that Li Sui was a Seven Apertures Master and the Foreign Officials nearby were basically all above Six Apertures Master. If they were discovered, they would be surrounded and attacked.
Mengqi did not have the intention to kill the innocent. After asking for the directions, he directly struck the servant's sleeping acupoint and threw him back to his own room. His green robes fluttered in the wind as he walked with his hands behind his back towards the Orchid Fragrance Courtyard.
Along the way, after practicing the Eight Nine Mysteries and the Immortal Pressing Art, Mengqi's senses were sharper and his spirit stronger. He was always able to detect the patrols one step ahead and avoid them in advance. Although he was running at a fast pace, he felt like he was taking a stroll in his own courtyard. Coupled with the peculiarity of the Hallucination Body Movements, if someone saw him, they would only think that they were hallucinating and saw an illusion.
It did not take long for Mengqi to see the horizontal board of the "Orchid Fragrance Courtyard". Just as he was about to dash in, the door of the courtyard beside him creaked open and a white-haired old man stepped out.
"At least a Seven Apertures Master, able to restrain his breath and conceal his voice at any time …" Mengqi took a step forward, his figure like a demon, shrinking the ground to an inch and pointing the long sword with its sheath at the white-haired old man.
The white-haired old man did not expect to be ambushed at all. He only saw a green shadow before he found himself in front of him. The pale golden sheath reflected golden rays under the morning sun. The light and shadow changed constantly, confusing the eyes. Coupled with the continuous changes of the long sword, there were illusions at all times and everywhere, making it hard for one to see through and figure out how to deal with it. Because if one could not grasp every illusion and every change, he would be defeated and killed.
He did not have the mood to call for help. His whole body and mind were focused on dealing with the sword. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead and he kept retreating until he was leaning against the door. Only then did he push out both palms, following the changes of the long sword. It was really difficult.
Suddenly, the sword shadow retracted and the long sword returned to its simple and unadorned form. Without any fancy changes, it pierced the white-haired old man's palm.
The old man could not stop in time and could only push out his palm force towards the tip of the sword.
His expression changed. He felt that the tip of the sword was empty and powerless. After the palm force gushed out, it was like rivers returning to the sea, disappearing without a trace.
Unable to withstand the force, he staggered forward. Suddenly, a great force surged from the tip of the sword, like raging waves beating against the shore. The feeling of inner energy was strangely familiar!
At this moment, he had just released his palm force and had not yet recovered. The genuine Qi from the tip of the sword rushed into his body and quickly sealed his major acupoints. With a thud, he fell to the ground.
Mengqi did not hide. Seizing the time, he turned around and leaped into the Orchid Palace, heading straight for the left wing. In the entire courtyard, only the sound of breathing could be heard. It must be that of a master.
The servant girl was walking in the courtyard with a copper basin when she suddenly saw a green shadow flash by. In the blink of an eye, it had disappeared.
Even though it was daytime, she felt a chill and her scalp went numb. Could it be a ghost?
If not for the fact that fighting in the courtyard would alert Li Sui and give him a chance to escape, Mengqi would definitely have hit her acupoints.
Bang!
The door was kicked open. She looked over and saw a green shadow flash by. It had entered Old Master Li Sui's room.
Li Sui was sitting cross-legged in meditation, moving his Circulatory Qi. An extremely narrow and thin long sword was placed horizontally on his knees. When he heard the door being knocked open, he grabbed the hilt and was about to leap up.
At this moment, a long sword emitting cold air pierced five inches above his head. It seemed to have inexplicably deviated from its target and attacked empty space. However, Li Sui was shocked because if he leaped up, he would "hit" the tip of the sword with his eyebrows, which was equivalent to suicide.
He hurriedly used a Thousand Pounds Falling to suppress the momentum of his leap. He waved his long sword horizontally, intending to force the enemy to retreat.
The light of the sword was indistinct, but the real sword was hidden in the dark and did not live up to its name of Ghost Shadow.
The tip of Mengqi's sword suddenly bent downwards, "propelling" his whole body into the air. With his head down and feet up, he dodged the horizontal slash and stabbed straight at Li Sui's Baihui.
His posture was strange, like that of a demon.
"Oh no, I've fallen into a trap!" Li Sui had just used a Thousand Pounds Falling to suppress himself. Faced with the sword above his head, it was difficult for him to change his stance. He could only grit his teeth and exert force. With the help of the sword, he leaned his body forward and pounced forward.
At this moment, Mengqi's long sword left his hand and accelerated. With a poof, it pierced through the back of Li Sui's head and nailed him to the ground.
His figure turned back and landed on the ground. Mengqi pulled out his long sword and with a kick, he grabbed Li Sui's sword in his hand and ran out the door.
The two of them had fought for less than a breath's time. The servant girl could not react in time and could only watch helplessly as Old Master Li Sui was killed.
"Assassin!"
The shrill voice alarmed the Foreign Officials in the nearby courtyards. They either came out of their rooms or stopped cultivating and listened to the source of the voice.
Mengqi brushed past the servant girl and ran out of the courtyard. Without looking back, his green robe fluttered and he fully activated the Hallucination Body Movements. Like a ghost or a demon, he flashed past the patrolling servants and returned to the vicinity of the rockery he had entered from.
It was only then that the Foreign Officials arrived at the Orchid Fragrance Courtyard where Li Sui lived. They only saw a panic-stricken servant girl and Li Sui lying in the middle of the room, blood mixed with white as it slowly spread out.
Other than that, nothing in the room was damaged.
"Where's the assassin?" someone checked the body and someone asked anxiously.
The servant girl was scared out of her wits. Trembling with fear, she said, "He left after killing Master Li."
"When did he kill him?" a Foreign Official asked.
"I saw him kick the door open and shout to kill Master Li …" The servant girl did not answer the question.
The Foreign Officials were shocked. They had rushed over when they heard the servant girl's shout. In just a few breaths' time, the assassin had killed "Ghost Shadow Sword" Li Sui? He was a Seven Apertures master who had just formed his Inner World and had outstanding swordsmanship!
"Go after him!"
"Quickly report to the Master!"
The Foreign Officials split into two groups. When the people chasing after Mengqi left the courtyard, they realized they had no idea which direction to go!
They hurriedly asked the nearby retainers but did not see the figure in green.
Mengqi leaped over the outer wall and dashed into the nearby streets. He put Li Sui's sword into the bag containing the Evil Ordeal, stabbed the Ice Palace Sword into the ground and slowly walked towards the Martial Phoenix House. The streets were crowded and the morning market was bustling with noise.
After he had taken a few steps, cries of alarm and questions could be heard from the Ye Mansion. The sound of people running outside sounded like chaos. "Hehe."
"Hehe." Mengqi chuckled. His pace was neither fast nor slow as he turned into the street towards the Martial Phoenix House.
By the time the Ye Family dispatched their men and left the mansion, Mengqi's back was long gone. There were many scholars wearing green robes and carrying swords on the street.
Carrying the braised beef and pig head meat, Mengqi quickly returned to the nearby Flower-washing Rice Shop. The Ye Family had not searched this area yet. They were still investigating the swordsmen of Green Mountain near the Ye Mansion.
"Here, here's a pack for you." Mengqi greeted them with a smile and threw a specially separated pack of meat to the shopkeeper and the waiter.
The shopkeeper and the waiter quickly thanked him, feeling that Manager Qi's cousin was much more generous than his own.
After entering the courtyard and pushing open the door, Mengqi saw Qi Zhengyan wiping the dust off the wine jar. It was obviously old wine.
He removed the red paper seal and a sweet scent of osmanthus and wine overflowed, causing Mengqi to take a few more breaths.
"You're back so soon?" Qi Zhengyan asked casually. He felt that Mengqi was unfamiliar with this place and that it would take him some time to find his way back.
Grinning, Mengqi put down the pig head meat and braised beef and swaggered into his seat. He poured himself a bowl of osmanthus wine and drank it in one gulp. Then, he picked up a piece of pig head meat and braised beef and placed it in his mouth to chew. One was fat but not greasy, while the other was chewy. Both were delicious.
"Good wine! Good meat! " He praised. He opened the bag and took out the Sword of Li Sui. Placing it on the table, he smiled at Qi Zhengyan and said, "I picked up a sword on the way."
Qi Zhengyan scrutinized the sword on the table. His gaze froze and his pupils shrank.
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