Chapter 27 (1/2)
Chapter 27
Ying Prefecture was quite far fro halfway across Northern ZhouHowever, with Yan Wushi+’s level of lightness skill, arriving there in two days was not impossible at allTherefore, as soon as he received Yan Wushi+’s letter, Bian Yanmei, Yan Wushi+’s eldest disciple, immediately sent people to take care of his master’s residence in the capital so that Yan Wushi+ could ht ahen he arrived
Yan Wushi+ didn’t have an active position in the court of ZhouBut because the Eiven a title as the Junior Preceptor of the Crown PrinceThis position was said to “serve the crown prince”, but the crown prince, Yuwen Yun, had his own officials from the Eastern Palace [1]and erudite councilors to teach himThere was no need to bother Yan Wushi+ about it
In order to sho ifted hi his stays in the capital
The Cleansing Moon Sect had enough ’anIn fact, he rarely stayed at the Junior Preceptor’s ResidenceTherefore, even though it was equipped with all the necessary servants and furniture, since it had long been without a master, the place inevitably seemed a little unattendedThe only reason why Bian Yanmei ordered them to hurry and fix it up was because this tioing to stay there
However, he had been waiting for a couple of days and his master still hadn’t shown upBian Yanmei was a little puzzled, but with Yan Wushi+’s ability, he didn’t need to worry too muchPerhaps his master was delayed by some events on the roadIt was just that recently, the E hi hi that he wished to meet him in person soonBecause of this, Bian Yan the road to keep himself informed of his master’s arrival at the capital
It wasn’t until today, March 3rd, the Maiden Festival, a day when all the girls in the city would go hiking in the city’s outskirts, did he finally receive the nehich was sent out ahead of time from the relay station in Luo PrefectureIt said that Yan Wushi+ was going to arrive soon
Master was coo out and greet himBian Yanmei intentionally set all of his businesses aside and came out from the city to wait for Yan Wushi+ in personUnfortunately, because it was the Maiden Festival today, the place was particularly crowdedNot only did the pretty daughters of the commoners hike out there, even the precious ladies of the wealthy and the noble faesIn addition to the nu in and out, the scene could even be compared to that of the Lantern Festival — it was jam-packed
Under such a situation, no matter how skilled Bian Yan to step on other people’s heads and the tops of their carriagesThat would certainly cause a lot of trouble, and it wasn’t even necessarily going to bea carriage and decided to walk
His personal servant, Ji Ying, had been with hi in the capital was mainly taken care of by hiood in etherBian Yanreed
They avoided the crowd and took a detour through the little alleysHowever, they were still blocked by the carriages at the city gate for quite a while before they were finally able to come out
There was a tea stop three s, nothikesHowever, fro the cityBian Yanmei walked in and ordered two cups of tea, then sat down to wait together with Ji Ying
Ji Ying looked quite nervous, “Mister, could it be that we have arrived late? Maybe Master Yan is already inside the city?”
Bian Yanmei replied, “UnlikelyWe arrived pretty earlyLet’s just wait a little longer”
Seeing the way Ji Ying was holding his tea cup without drinking it, he couldn’t help but laugh, “It’s not your first ti MasterWhy are you still so nervous? It’s not like Master is going to eat you!”
Ji Ying was about to cry, “I was being inconsiderate last tiave ive me another one this time!”
“RelaxIf Master finds out that you don’t belong to the Cleansing Moon Sect, he will just kill you at the ive you a lesson”
Ji Ying was taken aback“Mister, I don’t understand what you’re talking about…”
Bian Yan’s behavior and his speech that you almost deceived meUnfortunately, you’ve made an enormous mistake”
Since he was already exposed, “Ji Ying” stopped putting on the humble expression of a low-level servant“I would like to hear about it”
“Ji Ying respects Master, but he is also afraid of himIn fact, he is reet aster together withelse, but you missed this one”
“Ji Ying” broke into a series of sinister laughs, “You have proved yourself to be capable enough as Yan Wushi+’s eldest disciple, but I wasn’t planning on pretending all the way either!”
The smile on Bian Yan?”
“Ji Ying” asked back quite proudly, “How can a suessed my identity? If you knoho I am, then why do you still need to ask where your servant is? We’re old enenize me?”
Bian Yaned“The Har!”
Huo Xijing was notorious for his face-switching artThere was no way for a person whose face was peeled by hi also knew a little bit of ’snot interrupted hi would not have escaped successfully when they ran into Huo Xijing last time
No one could tell how old Huo Xijing really wasHe ht be over fifty or even sixty alreadyHe would change into a new face every once in a while and he especially would pick those pretty onesOver these years, he had peeled over dozens or possibly even hundreds of facesBoth the orthodox sects and the underworld gangs would cringe at the sound of his name
Of course, the Harh the art of seduction to cultivateThey didn’t have a good reputation to start with, but still, for so, whom everyone loathed or even hated to the bone, his reputation was corrupted to a certain degree
Huo Xijing laughed out loud, “Brother Bian, why are you looking at me like this? In fact, you can even say that we’re disciples froinWe haven’t had a chance to meet each other for many years, and I really want to catch up with youI haven’t coht!”
Bian Yan ith me for many years, yet you peeled his face and killed hie him today!”
Huo Xijing quickly retreated several steps before the other person could attack, “Brother Bian, don’t getI didn’t knoas your man when I took a fancy to his face that dayHe only told me about it after I was halfway doneYou see, even if I stopped then, he wouldn’t have been able to save his face or his life anywayIt would be better to benefit me insteadIn any case, with the presence of this face, you can always remember himI come today to pay respects to your master under the order of my masterThere’s an important matter he would like to discuss”
He ht once he dropped Sang Jingxing’s naive Bian Yanmei some scruplesHowever, much to his surprise, the other person attacked at once without any hesitationBian Yanether and extended the down right at him from above was as if the inner qi had solidified
Huo Xijing barely e itHe had to retreat a dozen or so steps before he could find an opportunity to fight backBut the other person followed closely after, every move of his powerful and oppressiveThe little tea stop became a battlefield in an instantThe tables and chairs around them were in disarrayThe owner and the customers fled in fear and were nowhere to be seen within a short moment
For the saant and do momentum when Yan Wushi+ used itIn Bian Yanrated the Cleansing Moon Blade Style into the fingering artThere was no blade in his hand, but the poas greater than if there ith a spirit like the rippling of autuh athe road with blood and filling the river with corpses, it enveloped every inch of the space around the could escape!
Huo Xijing was the disciple of Sang Jingxing, one of the Top Ten expertsHe hih to fawn on his irls to present to his ular basisHe could be considered as a favored disciple by Sang Jingxing and thus was often unbridled in what he didOtherwise, with all the evil deeds he had co other people’s faces, he would have been arrested and chopped to pieces by his eneo
As a result, his self-ego started to boost over timeHe didn’t take Bian Yanmei seriously since this eldest disciple of Yan Wushi+’s was responsible for handling the relationshi+p between the Cleansing Moon Sect and the imperial court of Northern ZhouHe often busied hiovernovern his brains most of the time instead of his hands and was therefore not necessarily outstanding in terms of martial arts
However, taking one’s eneh he would not fall under the other person’s control in a ain the upper hand
Bian Yan to show mercy on him simply because they were both fro’s level of s so easilyThey exchanged a few hundredto the other personBian Yane, but that was all
Huo Xijing was a little tired of fighting and was pondering whether he should continue or just leaveIf he continued, he ht be able to find a chance to backstab Bian Yanive in, or he could bring hi from the Demonic sects, neither of them was the naive and innocent type, and hence it wasn’t easy to plot against Bian Yan still couldn’t find an opening
Right at this moment, he heard someone flatly say, “It would be a shame to say you are my disciple if you can’t even take down trash like him”
As if the voice had exploded next to his ear, Huo Xijing felt his chest shake so badly that he nearly spat out bloodHe was greatly shocked, and his face paled as he was going to flee despite everything!
The distraction in this split second was exactly what gave Bian YanThe latter cried out of pain and flew backwards, but he soed to turn over in midair and even tried to use the chance to escape!
However, his body unexpectedly halted in the round!
Putting his hand over his chest, Huo Xijing panted, staring blankly at the handsome man in black who had appeared under a tree not far from him
Next to hi himself with a bamboo stick and appeared to be quite sickly
Without a doubt, the man in black was Yan Wushi+
Huo Xijing was exceptionally obsessed with beautiful facesThe moment he saw the person next to Yan Wushi+, he immediately realized that it was the man from that day whose face he wanted to peel but was ruined by Bai Rong
However, at this veryup any interest in that face no matter what because he didn’t even knohether he would be able to save his only life
“Greetings, Sect Master YanI’rand elder [2]on behalf offorced out a s a mortal enemy
The furies of those whose faces were peeled by hiant Huo Xijing would one day act in such a humble and submissive manner
Just like how the old saying had it, “the biter is so wished he could shrink into a ball and dig hiroundIt would be the best if the other person couldn’t even see him
“Grand elder? Am I that old?” Yan Wushi+ replied nonchalantlyThere was a smile-like expression on his face
Huo Xijing was racking his brains trying to find some words to flatter Yan Wushi+ with so that the latter would let him offHowever, with this sudden interruption, his expression froze at onceHe gaped at the other person speechlessly, and he couldn’t think of anything else to say