Chapter 122 The Water Surface Was Clear and Round, the Lotus Blossoms Danced With Ease in the Morning Breeze (2/2)

The Anping Canal was right outside of the lake, and the water level was high from the accumulation of the rain from the past few days. The sound of the flowing water signified the thriving of life. Just one man-made canal could not fully illustrate the great achievements of the Empress, but it gave a good glimpse into it.

There was no one else around the Shui Liang Hall tonight. The Empress appeared on the highest point of the hall, and she let the wind blow against her crown. She was slightly taller than the average woman, and the crown added a few inches to it, giving her the flair of the ruler who ruled the mountains and the water.

The water surface was clear and round; the lotus blossoms danced with ease in the morning breeze. They carried water droplets that looked like pearls that shook against the wind, one could not help but to have one’s attention caught by the scene.

Shen Lian appeared on a willow tree at the side of the pond, and he was stepping on a willow branch. Floating and sinking, he looked like an immortal celestial and had an interesting flair to him.

When he appeared, the Empress’ gaze fell on him; it was detached and emotionless.

The Big Dipper was the brightest out of all of the stars, and one of them shone brightly as though it was the ruler of all stars.

A small ark appeared like an arrow, and it came from Anping Canal to the lake. Pushing the lotus leaf aside, the person on the ark was revealed – she was clothed in white and had long hair, the scenery complemented her beauty. That would be Zhao Xiaoyu.

Zhao Xiaoyu was clothed in white, and she fitted in with her surroundings. She looked like a white lotus blossom that belonged amidst the lotus leaves; she was clean and without even a speck of dust.

The ark did not have a paddle, and yet it moved naturally under Zhao Xiaoyu’s feet. The direction and speed it was traveling at was very precise as though a ruler was used to measure; it was impeccable. When Zhao Xiaoyu lifted her head to face the Empress’ gaze, the ark stopped immediately. There were waves on the lake, and the rise and fall of them unveiled Zhao Xiaoyu’s porcelain white calves and her bare feet from underneath her clothes.

The Empress gazed at Zhao Xiaoyu, and this was the first time that she saw her; this Nine Lotus witch that had the guts to do all these things under her eyelids. Unlike the chiefs of the cults previously, this witch was daring, cold, and calculative. More importantly, she was not burdened by any emotions. Her rationality was scary.

After rounds of effort, she still could not eliminate all of Zhao Xiaoyu’s influence.

The Empress moved, and it was as though there was an engine, the air cracked. The booming sound fell onto Shen Lian’s ears, and his Qi and blood vibrated. A normal person would have fainted from the move.

She had conveniently tapped into the Earth’s gravity to gain her speed, and when she broke through, she used the air current as a blade. With a mysterious energy mixed it, it served as a blade that came from the sky and broke through the air, slashing at Zhao Xiaoyu right away.

The massive aura enveloped Zhao Xiaoyu without reserve, and the sun, the moon, and the stars were merely complementing it.

Since Shen Lian had entered into Dao, he relied mainly on spells and techniques during a battle as they have supernatural powers. Then, he drew on the power of the heaven and earth to easily defeat the martial artists in the mortal world. He could see traces of martial arts on the Empress, but she was beyond the conventional martial art and was on a whole new level of her own.

The air current was akin to a blade, and it was as cold and sharp as a real blade was.

Zhao Xiaoyu smiled and was not frightened at all. She rode on the wind and rose to mid-air; the small ark that was standing initially split into two and fell apart. Many broken loti leaves then surfaced on the surface of the lake.