Chapter 82 - The Tang Code Is Strangely Comforting (1/2)
Chapter 82: The Tang Code Is Strangely Co
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Dusk was approaching
The autumn rain did not let up—it became heavy rain and thunder shook the skies
The streets of the ancient city ashed clean and the puddles turned into flowing rivers
A horse carriage ee wheels spun quickly on the lie bounded for the city gates
Zhao Wuji had a baed the horse forward
He raised the token as the carriage approached the gates
The soldiers who guarded the city walls rushed to open the gates
The carriage raced past the narrow opening without hesitation
Not long after they left the city, Zhao Wuji tugged sharply on the reins The horse whinnied and reared before falling back onto all fours
Its heavy hooves storound and caused rainwater to splash up
The passenger in the carriage peeled open the blinds—a veiled Jiang Linglong looked out
“My lady, look,” Zhao Wuji said as he stared into the distance
Jiang Linglong let her sight roaistered on her face
Under the roaring rain, she sao silhouettes on the official path—it was a standoff between two capable opponents ere ready to kill
The ground around them was a mess—sword marks, craters frons of spell casting
A huge battle had occurred here
Wei Sheng’s top was torn in , black sas stabbed into the earth He leaned on the sith both hands as he panted
Across Wei Sheng stood a pale-faced Li Yuanzhen who had blood running down his fingers
There were holes in Li Yuanzhen’s long robe but the boy retained his elegant look
The carriage rolled to a stop 30 long exit the carriage, u an honest s Wanna double teaave Li Yuanzhen a once-over
The look was enough to make Li Yuanzhen freeze He quickly put on an amiable smile and picked up his fallen oil paper u”
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Then, he turned and left for Changan, the thought of joining the ruckus in Qiuling Dereat anyway No point wastingwere not normal cultivators Li Yuanzhen knew he could only take theht both of them at once would result in his defeat
Hence, Li Yuanzhen did as he said and returned to Changan to avoid eain for the final section of the I then and there
Outside the city, Jiang Linglong bowed slightly at Wei Sheng before returning to her carriage
Just as she lifted the blinds, a shockwave rippled through her slender figure
She lifted her head and peered at the ancient city of Changan through the curtain of heavy rain
Wei Sheng’s slanced at the city with a serious expression
On the an City, Li Yuanzhen’s footsteps landed in a rain puddle He lifted his head, a startled expression on his face
…
In the inn on a s Lu Taixuan’s belly was filled hen he bade farewell to Cui Cheng Uh the ankle-deep waters and headed back to his official residence
Dong!
An austere bell rang fro shattered the falling raindrops, echoing through every corner of the city
The chi the sins of hu the rain to cleanse the Earth
So over every head in the Tang Dynasty
Lu Taixuan’s footsteps stalled The hunchbacked Cui Cheng rose and stepped out of the inn The storm drenched the old man
The two elders raised their heads and stared at Changan’s skyline that was plagued by dark clouds
…
The golden ian City The raindrops vibrated like the old foreign tribes droplets in the night sky gathered around the golden imperial decree
On the decree, an endless list of laas set
Every raindrop that collected around the royal decree formed one complicated rune after another
The runes exuded a destructive aura
This was a forbidden spell
Anyone who raised their heads could see an alluring drop of criolden imperial decree—someone had drawn the royal family’s blood
Huh the eolden decree congealed and shot out in the forh the air like a brushstroke through an ink wash painting, splitting Changan’s sky in half
The arrow headed straight for Qiuling Derounds
…
The autumn rain continued
The world was silent except for the sound of rain striking the soil
Li Liancheng looked at the wounds on his abdo pain ran up his torn istered in his mind—fear struck his heart
He was… injured!
He glanced at the boy as stained with his royal blood—those eyes were determined and shone with a hint of madness
Even the lowly had episodes of madness…
The third prince was incredulous “How dare you stabwas injured, the first ti out of his body…
Royal blood flowed in his veins The issue of succession had always plagued the three princes but their exchanges were cordial despite wishi+ng each other death
Their restraint was due to the Tang Code that governed the whole eht and severity but the most important…
‘Anyone who draws royal blood will be executed’