Chapter 153

“Dry weather, be careful with fire! Tap…tap tap…”

As night deepened, the sound of the night watchman’s gong gradually faded into the distance.

The courtyard was quiet, with only occasional gusts of wind and waves that rustled the branches and leaves, and large yellow leaves of ginkgo and pomegranate trees fell to the ground.

The courtyard was pitch black; the lanterns at the entrance couldn’t illuminate very far, making it virtually impossible to see one’s hand in front of one’s face.

Just then, a burst of fire suddenly appeared outside the courtyard, shot into the sky, and flew in an arc into the courtyard, landing on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, countless flames appeared and fell into the courtyard, all of them rockets!

Soon, large areas caught fire, and the entire courtyard was filled with thick smoke and bright flames!

“Kill them!”

“There are spies from Kun Kingdom inside! Everyone, rush in and capture them, dead or alive!”

“It’s said that this place is inhabited by the most beautiful women in the world, even Empress Feng Liyao lives here!” “I’m going to take these women home and have my way with them, hahaha…”

In an instant, shouts of battle rose from all sides, and countless figures rushed into the courtyard. Each of them was armed with swords and other weapons, and their bodies were covered with gleaming armor. They were all incredibly brave and fierce. They were the top imperial guards who had challenged the imperial court. There were more than two thousand Golden Armor Dragon Guards, Silver Armor Imperial Guards, and Iron Armor Guards. If they were in the martial arts world, each of them would be a near-first-class master.

As the group stormed into the courtyard, the entire mansion was instantly taken over, and fires broke out everywhere, turning the place into daylight.

“Huh, why don’t we see anyone?” After searching the mansion for a long time, the people found no one inside and were puzzled. They gathered in the open space of the courtyard and looked at each other.

Leading the group was Wang Hongfei, the second prince of the Daqian Dynasty. He was a handsome man, clad in armor, with one hand on the long sword at his waist. He was now in charge of all the top guards in Daqian.

“Who are you looking for?” A short figure leaped down from the courtyard wall and landed in front of Wang Hongfei and a group of imperial guards. It was Qi Fei.

Immediately afterwards, Feng Liyao and the others also appeared, leaping over from the other side of the courtyard wall.

It turned out that Qi Fei and the others had already heard the commotion before the people from the imperial court made their move, and had made preparations in advance. They didn’t wait for the people to rush in before getting up.

Wang Hongfei was taken aback when he saw this and said, “So you were prepared all along. That’s good, saves us the trouble of waking you up!” Qi Fei stepped forward and said, “You’re really arrogant, acting like you’ve got us figured out. Do you know who you’re dealing with?”

Wang Hongfei sneered, “How could I not know? You’re just traitors from Kun Kingdom. You’ve come to my capital, Da Gan, just to die, haven’t you? Then I’ll send you on your way!”

“You ignorant fool!” Feng Jianqing stomped her foot on the ground, and a powerful aura surged from the ground, instantly exploding beneath Wang Hongfei’s feet.

At the critical moment, Wang Hongfei leaped aside, and a burst of energy caused sand and rocks to crumble. A large crater appeared where he had just stood, and more than a dozen imperial guards around him died instantly!

“Princess Kun, you have quite the scheme! I knew we looked like a perfect couple. How about I do you a favor and take you as my concubine?” A loud male voice rang out, and everyone knew who it was just by hearing the voice.

Wang Hongyu emerged from the crowd, dressed in the armor of a top imperial guard. He had been blending into the crowd so well that he was easily missed in the dead of night.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Tianlong also stepped forward amidst a crowd of experts.

Besides Wang Tianlong, Wang Hongyu, and Wang Hongfei, there were also Bai Cuilan, Xueshan Shenni, Wang Wanru, Honglian Laolao, Suyin Shitai, and Miaoyu, as well as masters from Shaoyue Sect and Dachan Temple.

The moment Wang Tianlong appeared, Feng Liyao narrowed her phoenix eyes, and a powerful killing intent emanated from her.

At the same time, Wang Tianlong’s eyes widened, and an astonishing aura surged from his body.

When the two powerful Heavenly Realm experts clashed, the surrounding space seemed to freeze instantly, and everyone around them almost couldn’t breathe, feeling a tightness in their chests.

With a loud “bang,” the two people’s auras collided, their energies clashing in the middle like a thunderclap, exploding out of thin air!

“Feng Liyao, you’ve come to the capital without even telling me, so I could have sent someone to pick you up,” Wang Tianlong laughed heartily, appearing quite magnanimous.

Feng Liyao said calmly, “Wang Tianlong, you’re still as shameless as ever. Is your skin made of steel?”

Wang Tianlong’s gaze swept over Qi Tingqin, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. He said, “My beloved concubine, why did you run off to the enemy’s side? Haven’t I treated you well?”

“Fine, very well!” Qi Tingqin looked at him indifferently. “Wang Tianlong, considering how well you’ve treated Wanru over the years, I don’t want to humiliate you. You’d better not humiliate yourself.”

She has a relatively gentle personality and is not very aggressive, but Li Huiyu has a very fiery temper. With Feng Liyao present, she showed no respect for Wang Tianlong and angrily shouted, “Wang Tianlong, you son of a bitch, you incompetent bastard! How did you treat me back then? I’ll make you suffer twice as much!”

The high-ranking officials and nobles of the Qian Dynasty were very fond of beautiful women, and Wang Tianlong was a prime example. Every year, he would capture beautiful women from various places, especially Kun Kingdom, to provide for his debauchery. Several years ago, Li Huiyu was betrayed by Du Ao and entered the palace once. However, she possessed a rare and precious body, and Wang Tianlong dared not touch her properly. Instead, he tortured her by whipping her and other means to obtain pleasure from it. This made Li Huiyu hate Wang Tianlong to the core.

Similarly, Shen Xiangxiang’s hatred for Wang Tianlong and even the high-ranking officials and nobles of the entire Daqian region was also beyond compare.

She shouted, “Back then, my husband and I treated the sick and saved lives, while you bastards stole other people’s manhood and used it for your own purposes. I was truly blinded by greed back then, actually doing such a bad thing for you beasts… Wang Tianlong, your death is at hand!”

Faced with the crowd’s shouts and accusations, Wang Tianlong’s face turned ashen, and he couldn’t find the words to refute them for a moment.

Seeing Feng Liyao and the others becoming increasingly sarcastic and mocking, Wang Tianlong could no longer hold back and directly ordered, “Quickly, kill! Kill them… kill these thieves from Kun Kingdom!”

“Whoosh whoosh!”

As Wang Tianlong gave the order, the surrounding imperial guards responded one after another, and countless rockets were launched, falling like a rain of fire towards Qi Fei, Feng Liyao and the others.

Feng Liyao let out a cold laugh, channeling her inner energy. A six-foot-thick wall of qi appeared in front of her, blocking countless rockets and even generating a counterforce that sent them flying back. The surrounding imperial guards were hit one after another, screams filled the air, and soon a large number of them were killed or injured.

Feng Liyao pushed with both hands, and the wall of qi moved horizontally towards Wang Tianlong and the others.

At this moment, Wang Tianlong also made his move, unleashing a six-foot-thick wall of protective energy that collided with Feng Liyao’s wall. A tremendous explosion resounded as the two walls shattered upon impact, creating an incredibly powerful turbulent flow of protective energy that swept outwards in all directions. In an instant, everyone retreated, and the buildings and walls of the courtyard were overturned by this force, causing the earth to tremble and dust to fill the air.

In the blink of an eye, the two sides were engaged in combat.

Feng Liyao and Wang Tianlong fought fiercely, one using the “Sun and Moon Divine Skill” and the other using the “Dragon God Skill” and “Tai Chi Boundless”. They exchanged blows in mid-air, making it the most intense battle.

Snow Mountain Nun and Qi Tingqin blocked the way, while Master Suyin and Yan Youruo fought. Granny Honglian walked straight towards Zuo Meihong, wanting to teach her disciple a lesson, but was stopped by Raozhirou.

Yao Youwei lunged at Bai Cuilan, while Bai Liangang wielded his spiked club, slaughtering his way through the ranks of the imperial guards of the Gan Dynasty, unstoppable and with no one able to withstand a single blow.

Feng Jianqing, Leng Shuxue, and several other girls surrounded Wang Wanru and Miaoyu with ease, but they did not kill them. Instead, they persuaded them not to aid and abet evil and to come to Kun Kingdom for help. Both of them knew about Da Gan’s evil deeds and felt very close to these girls, but their positions made it difficult for them to make a decision.

Fang Huaxian, Yu Youyang, Ji Qiujun, Gu Yinzhang and others faced off against the masters of Shaoyue Sect and Dachan Temple. Although the masters of these two martial arts sects were not weak, they quickly fell into a disadvantageous position, and their defeat was only a matter of time.

Qi Fei lunged at Wang Hongyu, who quickly swung his halberd to defend himself.

During the fight, Qi Fei once again sensed that his opponent’s skill had improved and become more refined, resembling that of the Great Zen Temple and the Shaoyue Sect.

However, she was still somewhat inferior to him, and soon fell into a disadvantageous position after only a few moves.

Seeing his elder brother being overwhelmed, Wang Hongfei quickly stepped forward to help, brandishing his longsword and attacking Qi Fei.

The Snow Mountain Divine Nun truly lived up to her reputation as a top-tier expert of her time. Even when Qi Tingqin unleashed the “Bright Moon Flying Phoenix” divine skill, she still couldn’t defeat her.

As Qi Tingqin moved swiftly, she said, “Divine Nun, you are also a senior expert, why are you getting involved in this mess?”

The Snow Mountain Nun unleashed a barrage of palm strikes, as imposing as mountains, and replied, “Benefactor Qi, as the Imperial Consort of the Great Gan Dynasty, you should be protecting the Great Gan Empire. Such betrayal is truly unacceptable!”

The two couldn’t agree on anything, and their argument escalated.

Qi Fei fought Wang Hongyu and his brother Wang Hongfei alone and still had the upper hand. He laughed loudly: “You two bastards, you dare to act so arrogantly in front of me, the great hero Qi! Take this!” He brandished his long sword, making a hissing sound, and streaks of dragon-shaped sword energy rushed towards his opponents.

When Wang Hongyu and Wang Hongfei used the “Dragon God Skill,” dragons of energy also flew out, colliding with Qi Fei’s dragon-shaped sword energy and disappearing into nothingness.

Although they could block Qi Fei’s swordsmanship, their skill was ultimately insufficient, and the two were forced to retreat steadily.

Qi Fei continued to approach, as if strolling leisurely, and said, “Wang Hongyu, where is Wei Yan? I still need to settle accounts with that old bastard!”

Wang Hongyu retorted angrily, “You’re asking me? Who the hell am I supposed to ask?”

Qi Fei sliced ​​the halberd in his hand off with a single sword stroke and said, “Isn’t he under your command?”

Wang Hongyu threw down his broken halberd and roared, “That old bastard has betrayed us and has nothing to do with the imperial court anymore!” Qi Fei suddenly realized and swung his sword again.

The Kun Kingdom had a greater number of experts and stronger overall strength, and the Da Gan court quickly suffered a series of defeats.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Wang Tianlong suddenly said loudly, “Feng Liyao, it’s hard to tell who’s the winner tonight. If you’re so capable, let’s make a deal and settle things at noon tomorrow in the palace hall!”

Feng Liyao sneered, “Fine.” Kun Kingdom’s strength now far surpasses that of Daqian, so she is not afraid of any tricks from them unless they flee immediately and abandon this kingdom. However, she is certain that Wang Tianlong will not be willing to give up his three-hundred-year-old family business.

“Let’s go!” Seeing that Feng Liyao was not pursuing, Wang Tianlong breathed a sigh of relief and gave the order to retreat.

Once Wang Tianlong withdrew, the others dared not continue fighting and also withdrew from the battle, disappearing into the night.

“There’s no need to chase them.” Feng Liyao quickly stopped them, seeing that everyone was in the heat of battle.

Fang Huaxian laughed and said, “It seems that the big battle isn’t as powerful as we imagined.” Everyone was extremely excited upon hearing this.

Indeed, the strength of the Kun Kingdom has now reached a point where it can crush the Daqian Dynasty, which is unbelievable.

It should be noted that just two or three years ago, Da Gan was at its peak, and Kun Guo had to rely on the infiltration of people like Qi Tingqin and the restraint of Hua Zhenbei and Ye Hongyi to deal with Da Gan. In just a few years, the situation has completely reversed.

Feng Liyao smiled slightly, as if everything was as expected.

At this moment, Qi Tingqin said, “Wanru is still over there. She has been influenced by the Qian Dynasty since childhood. It will probably be difficult to get her to come here willingly.” Wang Wanru is the person Feng Liyao specifically asked to find, so she definitely cannot be allowed to get into trouble.

Feng Liyao nodded to indicate that she understood, then looked at Yan Youruo and asked, “Third Sister, how is Master Suyin doing?”

Yan Youruo said, “No problem, it went very smoothly.” She and Abbess Suyin had been in contact. Although Abbess Suyin fought for the Gan Dynasty this time, she was just going through the motions and didn’t put in any effort.

Yan Youruo had already secretly communicated with the other party, and once the time was right, Abbess Suyin would switch sides immediately.

By this time, the sky was gradually turning a pale white. The group sat together, cross-legged on the spot, to recover their strength and wait for dawn.

…………

Xia Yushu was woken up early in the morning by a knock on the door.

He reluctantly opened his eyes, glanced at the naked girl lying next to him, slapped her awake, and said, “Get out of here and go outside to collect your money.”

“Yes, yes…” The girl quickly got up, dressed, and left with her head down.

Xia Yushu lived a very comfortable life in the capital. On the one hand, he watched the struggle between the Qian Dynasty and the Kun Kingdom, and on the other hand, he indulged in pleasure, spending a little money to find women without any trouble.

As Xia Yushu put on his brocade robe and stood up, Yao Ye walked in from outside and reported, “Young Master, last night Wang Tianlong led his men to launch a surprise attack on the Kun Kingdom’s forces, but they suffered a crushing defeat!”

Upon hearing this, Xia Yushu chuckled and said, “Wang Tianlong is too arrogant. He still thinks the Gan Dynasty is the same as before. I’ve said it before: with Bai Xifeng dead, the Gan Dynasty is completely finished! How many of their people have died?”

“Heh! Young Master, your strategy is brilliant.” Yao Ye chuckled wickedly. “The dynasty lost a large number of imperial guards, but there were few casualties among the innate masters.”

“Oh?” Xia Yushu was slightly surprised. “That shouldn’t be the case.”

Yao Ye said, “I overheard Wang Tianlong and Feng Liyao agreeing to a duel at noon today in the main hall of the Qian Dynasty’s imperial palace!”

“I see.” Xia Yushu nodded. “Don’t worry, Wang Tianlong has run out of bargaining chips. He’s just stalling for time. But even if he drags it out until next year, he’ll still die!”

Yao Ye said, “Then let’s…”

Xia Yushu frowned and said, “Wang Tianlong’s death is not a pity, but Wang Hongyu is a talented person, and I would like to recruit him to my service…”

“Young Master, this is a double-edged sword.”

“But I admire him and don’t want to see him die at the hands of that bastard Qi Fei.”

“What does the young master mean?”

“How about this, you send someone…” Xia Yushu whispered in Yao Ye’s ear.

“I’ll make the arrangements right away.” Yao Ye said and immediately left.

He had just stepped out the door when someone entered; it was Ye Jingyun.

As soon as he entered the door, he said, “Brother, good news!” Xia Yushu saw his excited expression and couldn’t help but laugh, “Jingyun, what’s the good news? Tell your brother.”

Ye Jingyun said, “Brother, sister-in-law has given birth!”

“Oh?!” Xia Yushu was taken aback upon hearing this. “Is this really true?”

Ye Jingyun said, “It’s true! News came from Haoqi Manor overnight that my sister-in-law gave birth and both mother and daughter are safe!” “That’s great…” Xia Yushu exhaled a breath of stale air, feeling all the fatigue from last night swept away.

Last winter, he married Liu Ling’er, the daughter of Layman Haoyun. With her mother Lin Luohua, as well as her master Layman Haoyun, Master Jiang Yuangong and others as witnesses, Liu Ling’er quickly became pregnant. Ten months have passed since then, and Liu Ling’er has finally given birth smoothly!

Xia Yushu has an heir.

Xia Yushu then asked, “Is it a boy or a girl?”

Ye Jingyun said, “It’s a girl, brother! You have a daughter now, she must be very cute!”

Xia Yushu laughed, “Hehe, of course. Whether she looks like me or Ling’er, she’ll definitely be a beauty when she grows up… Hmm, what should we name her? Let me think… Hmm, I’ve got it! Let’s call her Pan’er…”

“Xia Pan’er, what a nice name!” Ye Jingyun said.

Xia Yushu smiled slightly and said, “By the way, Jingyun, I have important matters to attend to these next two days, so don’t wander off. Just follow my instructions.”

Ye Jingyun said solemnly, “Whatever your orders, brother, I will do them immediately!”

“Gather the men, we’re going to pull off a big heist this time. Like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind…”

…………

After adjusting their breathing, Qi Fei and the others had recovered their internal energy, and they were all in high spirits and in excellent condition.

The group went out onto the main street, had breakfast, and then walked along the wide Qinglong Street toward the imperial palace of the Qian Dynasty.

Early in the morning, the people of the capital were busy. The streets were bustling and lively, and everywhere was filled with the atmosphere of everyday life. The struggle between Dagan and Kun Kingdom seemed to have nothing to do with them. It was a scene of prosperity and flourishing.

“Have you heard? Last night in the west of the city…”

“They say the imperial guards arrested traitors, and all the houses were burned down…”

“I heard a lot of people died…”

Occasionally, people on the street would discuss what happened last night, but that was all they did. Aside from curiosity, the people had no other thoughts about these things, as if they were completely unrelated to them.

A group of stunning beauties walked through the street, attracting countless stares. Everyone’s eyes were burning with desire, their gazes gleaming like those of hungry wolves eyeing lambs. Some people were even so excited that their noses bled as they watched these beauties pass by.

However, Feng Liyao and her group were all dressed as martial arts practitioners and carried swords. It was obvious that they were martial arts people, and knowing that they were not to be trifled with, they dared not act recklessly.

Qi Fei and his companions strolled leisurely, taking their time to appreciate the bustling atmosphere of the capital city. They were immersed in the city yet remained detached from worldly affairs.

As the sun reached its zenith, the group arrived at the end of Qinglong Street and saw the heavily guarded main gate of the imperial palace.

Inside is the entrance to the imperial palace of the Great Gan Dynasty, the most majestic place on the Qiankun Continent.

This was the first time Qi Fei had ever seen the Daqian Imperial Palace in broad daylight, and the first time he had ever entered the palace so openly and blatantly.

Upon seeing Feng Liyao and the others arrive, the imperial guards stationed at the palace gates were on high alert. They drew their swords and countless others rushed out from inside the gates to surround them, but they did not dare to actually make a move.