The old cannon was abandoned in the snow because it was too heavy and broken. It was really useless and not worth the soldiers' time and effort to carry it back. Before long, it would be completely covered by the wind and snow. When the snow melted in midsummer, the merchants passing by might even regard it as a tourist attraction - after all, it was a national treasure. Even if it was broken and unusable, they could still brag about it after touching it a few times and returning home.
For example, you say, “I saw a cannon with my own eyes,” and then your wife and children say, “Wow, you are so awesome.”
Vanity is so satisfying.
…
Yuan Yeyue was carried to the carriage by the soldiers. Her whole body was frozen by the cold, like a stiff statue, with only her eyes moving. She stared at Li Sui, staring at him intently, remembering how she devoured his inner strength on that snowy cliff, feeling the life slipping away from him bit by bit. Originally, everything was going well, but at one moment, the dark clouds covering the moonlight were blown away by the wind, and the bright silver light fell, illuminating the surroundings with crystal white.
It was at that time that Yuan Yeyue saw Li Sui's face clearly. It was covered in blood, but he did not look particularly disheveled. On the contrary, his dark eyes were full of indifference, as if all his emotions were sealed away by the endless cold night. The cold man lying in the equally cold snow reminded her vaguely of her younger brother, Yuan Yexing.
Then the next moment, Li Suibian seized this fleeting trance, leaped up, and like a black kite being swept by the strong wind towards the snow cliff, disappearing without a trace.
Your life was given by Axing.
Yuan Yeyue thought with gritted teeth.
Li Sui, however, had no interest in this past event. To him, as long as the person was caught and not dead, the mission was completed.
The officers and soldiers followed the Wanren Palace's shadow guards and returned to Snow City together.
It was not until Yuan Yeyue was brought in front of Wan Zhuyun that the entire Wulin Alliance suddenly realized what was going on. So he went from being a prominent family in Jiangnan to being a prominent scholar.
Zhu Yanyin explained in time that it was not my intention to conceal it, but mainly because in the whole plan, the leader would need to anxiously look for my uncle several times to make the matter of borrowing the sky-shaking artillery more credible. And a person as upright as the leader Wan would not act falsely in 99% of cases, so in order to avoid being discovered, I did not tell it in advance.
Wan Zhuyun waved his hand and said, "I still have to thank Master Zhu. It's too polite to say that. As long as we can wipe out the Burning Fire Palace, the rest is trivial."
Besides, how could the news reach Chi Tian so quickly this time... The Wulin League has hundreds of people, and people's hearts are hard to read. Even the Shangru Villa, which sets up charity halls all day long, can join Chi Tian, so who else can be trusted
Li Sui was drinking tea in the small courtyard house. He had just taken a bath and smelled quite good.
Zhu Yanyin pushed the door open and came in, looking like a gangster, a playboy trying to tease the evil lady from a good family.
As a result, Li Sui easily lifted him up with two fingers and poked him in the waist. He felt so sore and numb that he had to struggle and beg for mercy. It was very humiliating.
Li Sui smiled and hugged him.
"Yuan Yeyue is still unconscious, and Doctor Jiang has gone to see her." Zhu Yanyin said, "I heard that she is the most skilled guardian in the Burning Fire Palace. It seems that Chi Tian is really concerned about the Thunderous Fire Cannon."
"Besides Chi Tian, the second best person in the Burning Fire Palace should be An, and Yuan Yeyue is third." Li Sui put him on the ground. "She has been with Chi Tian for many years. She is insidious, cunning and scheming. She won't be as easy to fool as Gu Sa Manmai, and she won't be easily tricked."
"But she is Chi Tian's right-hand man, so she must know many secrets." Zhu Yanyin asked, "Do you know her?"
Li Sui nodded: "I have checked the background of every guardian of the Burning Fire Palace."
Yuan Yeyue was born in a fishing village in the East China Sea. Her parents died early and her family was poor. She depended on her younger brother Yuan Yexing since she was a child. Later, a tsunami swallowed up the fishing boats and most of the village. The siblings took refuge in the notorious Lonely Soul Island, a den of evil cults and pirates. They lived by robbing and sucking the fishermen's marrow. Later, they were taken to the Central Plains by Chi Tian.
Zhu Yanyin asked: "What about his brother? Is he still on the Lonely Soul Island?"
"No." Li Sui said, "After Yuan Yeyue left Lonely Soul Island, Yuan Yexing also disappeared without a trace. No one knows where he went. The two siblings seem to have some conflicts. Over the years, anyone who mentioned Yuan Yexing in front of her would die."
Zhu Yanyin was frightened. How could he not mention it once so cruelly
Li Sui asked: "Will you have dinner with me tonight?"
"I'm afraid it's too late." Zhu Yanyin said in embarrassment, "My uncle wants to host a banquet to entertain the soldiers from the northern border, and he wants me to join him."
Li Sui pinched his face fiercely.
Zhu Yanyin grumbled: "We can go together!"
So Lan Xishan felt upset again. Why do they have to be inseparable even when eating? Are their relationship that good? Don't say that you will rely on him when we fight Chi Tian in the future.
The officers and soldiers had been traveling with Wanren Palace for these days. Although they did not feel that Palace Master Li was kind and amiable, after all, he was still cold all day long, but they did not think that this black-clothed evil spirit was so scary like the people in the martial arts world. So they still talked and laughed during the meal. The loud voices they had trained in the military camp could penetrate the walls, and the laughter and joy shocked the various sects passing by. They were mainly shocked that there were people who could be so happy when eating at the same table with Palace Master Li. Didn’t his stomach hurt
There were basically two groups at the dinner table: the officers and soldiers were rough and unruly, while the people from the Zhu Residence were gentle and refined. As for Palace Master Li, he also belonged to the gentle group - if it weren't for his extremely ferocious temperament, based on dining etiquette alone, it would be completely fine to say that he was from the Zhu Residence.
Before the last dish of dessert was removed, a disciple from Wanren Palace came hurriedly to report that Yuan Yeyue had woken up and that Alliance Leader Wan was interrogating her, but she kept her mouth shut, as if she didn't intend to utter a single word.
Zhu Yanyin was not surprised by this. After all, if he confessed as soon as he was asked, then this guardian of the Demon Cult would be too weak.
Li Sui put down his wine glass: "I'll go take a look."
Zhu Yanyin wiped his mouth immediately and said, "I'm going too!"
Uncle: I feel sad.
…
On the other side, deep in the snowfield.
A dark red palace is standing tall in the boundless pure white. In fact, it does not look like a dancing fire, but more like sticky magma gushing out from the ground. It devours the flowers, plants and rocks along the way, and eventually turns into a strange and gloomy color.
Chi Tian still had the silver mask hanging around his waist. He stood high on the stairs, looking at the people below.
The atmosphere is eerie and depressing.
The remaining few guardians, the four sisters of the Huang family and the scholar with the silver pen were all there, even Jin He, whose arm was crippled by the Yan'er Gang, was there. He usually talked the most, but at this moment he swallowed all the sounds and dared not say a word.
Chi Tian suddenly said fiercely: "Waste!"
Jin He thought in amazement, you were the one who sent out the Great Protector, how can you scold him
His good friend, the Silver Pen Scholar, clenched his fists slightly. Although the person was sent by Chi Tian, he brought the news back by himself. If the leader really wanted to investigate, I'm afraid...
In order to atone for his crime and live longer, the Silver Pen Scholar had no choice but to step forward and say, "Master, perhaps you can let Xiao An go and save the Great Protector."
Chi Tian looked up at him, his eyes filled with morbid impatience, but his voice was cold and calm: "Why do you think An will not fall into Li Sui's hands?"
The silver pen scholar did not speak, because the answer to this question was obvious. Among all the guardians present, only An, who was excellent in Qinggong, had a glimmer of hope to take Yuan Yeyue away from Li Sui. If he couldn't beat him, he could at least run away. Of course, the person who was most likely to defeat Li Sui was actually Chi Tian himself, but at this moment, only a fool would bring up the matter.
Everyone in the martial arts world knew that An was the most mysterious of all the guardians of the Burning Fire Hall. He looked like a teenager, but his kung fu was ruthless and experienced, cold-blooded and cruel, and he always regarded human life as worthless. Whenever he appeared, he wore a black mask that covered his eyes with only a thin slit. He would leave after completing the task and would never stay for long. He never spoke a word, and some even speculated that he was a mute.
This mystery also exists in the Burning Fire Hall. An never interacts with other guardians, and has always obeyed only Chi Tian. He lives deep underground, and his whereabouts are like a ghost, appearing and disappearing suddenly. Once, the Silver Pen Scholar deliberately sealed all the entrances and exits, but still failed to stop him. The locks were intact, but the man had already left. The disciples in charge of guarding were even more confused and said they didn't see anything.
Chi Tian said: "He won't save her."
The silver pen scholar said awkwardly, "Yes."
Chi Tian continued, "But you don't have to worry. Even if Ah Yue falls into the hands of the Wulin Alliance and is tortured, she will never utter a single word."
Among the four sisters of the Huang family, Huang Li and Huang Ying are good at setting up traps. They have set up mazes in all the passages leading to the Burning Fire Hall. As the great guardian, Yuan Yeyue knows all the gates of the array. Huang Li said, "Master, why don't you let Ying'er and I adjust the array a little bit, just in case."
Chi Tian looked at the four sisters unhappily: "Didn't you say last time that the current formation is the best?"
Huangli explained: "It is indeed the best now, but if we make some adjustments, even if there are a few more loopholes in the formation, it will be more stable—"
"I've already said that even if Ah Yue dies, she won't utter a single word. Are you deaf?"
"… yes."
Huang Li lowered her head and dared not say anything. To the outside world, she was a deadly witch that frightened countless people, but when facing Chi Tian, the lives of all the guardians and disciples were the same, as fragile as ants. Just like the people in the martial arts world feared the unfathomable Li Sui, they also feared the equally unfathomable Chi Tian.
"Go down." Chi Tian pinched his nose with two fingers.
He has many habitual little movements, which are actually exactly the same as Li Sui's, even his expressions are similar. The biggest difference may be in appearance - for example, the handsome Li Sui, with his head slightly lowered when pinching his nose, is completely like a graceful and lazy black swan, crossing the quiet lake in the misty drizzle, which is pitiful and pleasing to the eye. However, the ugly man with sallow color and no temperament, when pinching his nose, looks like he is dozing off and picking his eyeballs like a moron, which is an incomprehensible and confusing behavior, and it is really eye-catching.
Dong Shi imitates others.
The talented Xu, who had already arrived at the military camp, was inexplicably shocked and said: Ugh.
The Scholar with the Silver Pen pushed the golden clam out of the hall.
After walking a long way, Jin He lowered his voice and said, "Why did you suddenly mention Xiao An just now? He has always disliked the Great Protector, and the leader has always been very indulgent towards him, and he always obeys his orders. Isn't this obviously impossible? Even if you say you want to use the one in the dungeon to go to the Wulin Alliance to exchange him, it will be more efficient than Xiao An."
"What do you know?" The silver pen scholar shook his wheelchair and wanted to explain, but he felt annoyed, so he said harshly, "Shut up!"
Jin Ha, who almost rolled off the wheelchair: "..."
The four sisters of the Huang family usually didn't like Yuan Yeyue. They always felt that they were no less capable than anyone else, so why should they be ordered around by others? Now seeing that Chi Tian trusted her so much for no reason, they were afraid that she still relied on her skills in bed, and they were even more indignant. The four of them walked past her angrily. The corridor was narrow and they bumped into a wheelchair. Jin He almost rolled to the ground for the second time.
"… "
In the Wulin Alliance.
After Jiang Shenglin forced Yuan Yeyue to drink a bowl of medicine, she had the strength to speak. However, as Chi Tian had expected, no matter how Wan Zhuyun interrogated her, she refused to say a word and just sat on the chair with an expressionless face.
With a "creak", Zhu Yanyin pushed the door open and came in, still as white and elegant as ever.
With the dark Palace Master Li following behind him, Yuan Yeyue was no match for Gu Saman. Even though he had temporarily stopped working, he still didn't feel comfortable letting Zhu Yanyin be alone with her.
Mr. Zhu II dragged over a chair and sat upright opposite.
As a fan of Jianghu novels, this was the first time he saw a real evil cult witch. In fact, she was not ugly, at least compared with Gu Sa Manmai. Her nose was a nose and her eyes were eyes. But she didn't have much of a bloody temperament. She was just an ordinary fisherman's girl.
Li Sui stood by and bent his finger unhappily, tapping him on the back of the head.
Zhu Yanyin was shocked: Are you jealous too
Yuan Yeyue had no interest in Zhu Yanyin. She only looked up at Li Sui, her eyes fixed on him. This was the first time she had looked at his face carefully since that night on the snow cliff. He didn't look like her brother. Although their eyes were equally cold, the shapes of their eyes were completely different.
She became more and more angry because of this "dissimilarity". Why, why could he escape from her hands just because of a pair of eyes that didn't look like Ah Xing's
Then this time, it was the second son Zhu who was not very happy. "Big sister, you can just take a look at it. What are you staring at? Did I allow you to stare at me?"
So he cleared his throat and kindly began a cosmic discussion: "Do you know who you are?"
Yuan Yeyue: "Go away."
Zhu Yanyin: Okay, okay, I knew this way wouldn’t work, let’s try another one.
Li Sui touched his nose, as if trying to hold back a laugh. He didn't want to talk, he just wanted to listen to him chattering.
Zhu Yanyin said: "Dr. Jiang said that many of your nails are damaged."
Yuan Yeyue's hands hung at her sides. Unlike the fingers of an ordinary girl, her nails were uneven, as if they had been injured and healed countless times.
"Dr. Jiang also said that your nail was not injured by others, but you broke it by yourself. So I am curious about what kind of kung fu you are practicing that requires you to endure such great pain."
Yuan Yeyue: "Go away."
The second son of Zhu was not discouraged by the other party's endless stream of "get out", because Gusa Manmai also kept saying "bullshit" at the beginning, but now he has begun to spend every day in the dungeon, crying and reflecting on why others live like shining stars while he lives like humble dust.
Zhu Yanyin took out a large piece of paper with dense writing from his sleeve: "Then I analyzed it a little bit."
Yuan Ye Yue: “…”
Zhu Yanyin spread the paper flat. Of course, it was not him who analyzed it, but Li Sui did. But we are a family, so why should we distinguish between you and me, right? So he took the credit and pretended to talk eloquently: "Although the Moon Devouring Technique can devour the internal energy of others, everyone's internal energy is different. Logically speaking, Chi Tian needs to rest for a while after taking away anyone's internal energy, but he didn't."
Not only that, for a while he would show up every now and then, as active as a starving ghost, and looking anxious and irritable.
Zhu Yanyin said: "Then I guessed that the first person to take away someone else's internal energy was not him, but you. You and Chi Tian both practiced the Moon Devouring Technique. After you completely merged these internal energies and merged them into Da Tianhou, he would take them away from you."
Just as Li Sui described, the pain was so severe that her heart was torn and her bones were shattered. Although Chi Tian would not really kill her, and perhaps would leave a small amount of his internal energy as a reward, one could imagine the pain she had to endure during the whole process.
Zhu Yanyin finished the analysis in one breath and felt like a truly powerful hero.
As a result, Yuan Yeyue mocked him: "Do you know what Huizhi Datian means?"
"… "
Master Zhu, who failed in his attempt to pretend to be a hero, grabbed the big evil guy's wrist.
Look at her!