"Actually, I hated the government a little bit back then." Tao Ling spooned the river water and then drank it straight from the hand. Take a short break before the horse runs fast again. Guo Fen leaned against a large tree trunk, while Xiao Ahn filled his drink jug from the river. Still listening to Tao Ling's story that continues.“I thought, why can't the governments just cooperate with the warriors? Why did Emperor Li Gongyi kill all the warriors instead? Isn't that tiring? Moreover, the power of warriors is almost evenly distributed throughout the country, it is never easy to annihilate a force that is bound like a circle. But Emperor Gongyi—was able to do that.”Guo Fen was thinking. Perhaps this has something to do with the secrets of the palace's past that the Empress or the previous emperor had never mentioned. While outside the palace like this, Guo Fen even became very curious about these mysteries. When he was in the palace, Guo Fen barely cared anything about the palace.
The hanging evening sky gradually turned dark. Night has come. Guo Fen and Xiao Ahn's entourage had driven slow and fast for four hours. Taking two breaks and eating the dry buns that Guo Fen had bought, behind him, Tao Ling instead leaned against his back and fell asleep. They were slowing the pace of the horses. A few more meters he should see the border gate of Li Ming City. But because it was already night, Guo Fen couldn't reach anything but the dense trees around him."Aren't you tired of Tao Ling leaning on your back?" asked Xiao Ahn opening his voice amid the sound of horses' footsteps and the occasional crickets in the grass. The sky was clear, and the moon appeared from the edge of thin clouds.Guo Fen glanced behind him. "Just leave it. I'm calmer when she's quiet.""If you're tired, let her sit with me."Guo Fen nodded. Actually, he was quite amazed by Tao Ling who could fall asleep behind his back. Even if they are not skilled as equestrians, they may fall if they sleep o
Guo Fen stared deep into the figure standing on the tree trunk. His dress was long black with silver stitching—the same as him. Xiao Ahn who saw that also immediately thought the same.“What do you mean to cooperate with the empress?” Guo Fen shouted through the still night air. The man pushed up his sleeves, thrusting his longsword back into the scabbard. He then smiled as he jumped down. But the jump was so soft that his feet landed on the ground without any kick at all. Guo Fen saw that a little surprised. He mastered the art of light in the weighting body. But why was that man nowhere to be seen, huh? Even though all this time Guo Fen's eyesight was the main weapon at night.In the past, when Guo Fen hunted enemies at night, Rong Mei always relied on him because only Guo Fen could see in the darkness.“Yesterday I received news from the palace that there will be a Blue Dragon crossing the border. It is said that there is a secret mission that the empress entrusted to you. But…
“The Skeleton Sword is a sword made from the bones of elders and heroes—or it could be the skulls of heroes that used to be burned in the hill of Skulls in En Shu city. He used magic to fill the sword with sacred power, making it strong enough to be like the grudges of the old warriors turned to ashes.” Tao Ling explained as she glared at General Yin.He's not just any General, muttered Guo Fen. If any General were to blatantly oppose the Empress, then anyone—even the City Warriors Organization's guards should arrest him. As an organization for exterminating heroes' breeds, the City Warriors Organization was created by the empress. Was there some other conspiracy that Guo Fen didn't know about anymore?Guo Fen recuperated. He mustered up his strength again and stood up straight. Xiao Ahn was a little worried looking at him, but Guo Fen shook his head, reassuring the man that he was fine. Meanwhile, Tao Ling continued to bluff.“Although I'm not against people defending heroes, but
Hearing General Yin's words, Tao Ling immediately looked up and stared at Guo Fen wide-eyed. In her innocent eyes, there was a great worry. But part of that gaze Tao Ling was clearly just questioning whether General Yin's words were true.“You don't know the real story, General Yin. You are burning with revenge so that your healthy eyes cannot judge what is impossible and what is not. If I kill the emperor, why should I cooperate with the empress? It was only you hating the empress and then shifting your personal matters to me. Logical, no?”General Yin smiled crookedly as he clapped his hands. “Lightning Villain sure is great! Apart from being good at fighting with a sword, and possessing magic, you turned out to be a skilled trickster!”"I do not accept the compliment."Finishing off his laughter, General Yin said, “Didn't I tell you it was easy? The assassination plot that the Empress carried out to overthrow the Emperor was clearly seen when you appeared.”“The western bandi
The smell of incense faintly wafted out when Guo Fen opened his eyes. His vision was slightly blurry, but then a slightly dim light appeared in front of him. He got up quickly as if realizing that this was not a safe place. After only a few seconds of silence and gathering his soul, Guo Fen sat on the edge of the wooden bed and held his head.Someone jabbed something into his neck. He immediately touched the place where the needle was inserted by the stranger earlier. It still hurts a little, but it's nothing. He immediately got up from the wooden bed and swept his eyes around the room.The room was circular in shape and there were small steps that circled the floor as well while on the inner edge, there were many other wooden beds. Candles are placed on each side. In the middle of the room, the roof was perforated, and the moonlight pouring into the room became bright. From a distance, Guo Fen could see Tao Ling and Xiao Ahn lying unconscious.Damn it, Guo Fen muttered. Where is
The crystal sword shield magic repelled the arrow tip that almost hit Guo Fen. With one punch, he pushed away the arrows that were aiming at him, then threw them back onto the ground. Standing straight, Guo Fen glanced around the roofs of the buildings, squinting. From a distance, he could see a young man in black clothes and a dark blue robe standing with his hands behind his back. There were ten soldiers in iron uniforms striking their bows from behind the canyon roof.Guo Fen exclaimed, “I can see you! Come down!”The man smiled crookedly. He was definitely not General Yin. Just like that was enough to relieve him because as long as it wasn't General Yin who had half demonic magic power, at least he didn't run out of energy anymore.“It seems that you really are not an ordinary person.” His voice echoed slightly in the middle of the night. Xiao Ahn and Tao Ling came out of the room and approached Guo Fen who looked up at the roof.The man mastered weight in light and descended
“This is so crazy. All women who don't have regular jobs have to volunteer to work in the palace?” Lan Qi took down the flyer she got from Xiao Zhun. That night, in the Shanyi market, several stalls were already closed. In the kitchen, Jing Hua was still tidying up some utensils before putting them in the basket. On the table, the flyer that Xiao Zhun had snatched from the notice board in front of his academy stretched wide. Meanwhile, Xiao Zhun who was clad in a gray robe was hugging his sacred sword while leaning against a pillar."I thought it was all just rumors because people are worried about the bodyguards who frequently roam around the village," Lan Qi said quietly.Xiao Zhun chuckled. "This village has been the softest target for the palace in terms of manpower.""Why do you say that, Xiao Zhun?" asked Lan Qi innocently.Xiao Zhun glanced slightly at Lan Qi's new appearance today. “The guards are watching this village because of you. Look, it's you. It's a good thing tha