Chapter 27 (2/2)

Bian Yanmei repressed the excites, MasterHas everything been going ith Master lately?”

Yan Wushi+ shot a glance at hi with court officialsPresuh so that you can’t even win against trash like him?”

Bian YanhtI’m sorry”

As for the “trash” Huo Xijing, the deep grudge in his heart caused his face to darken, but he dared not speak a word

After Yan Wushi+ appeared, he had already given up the thought of gaining any advantages froht noas to run away, but there was also the proble kept looking around fro for the best escape route

He had killed the servant of Yan Wushi+’s discipleAs a e hi soAll of them were from the Demonic sectsNeither was anyknew there was no way that Bian Yan to suddenly have mercy on him and let him off, but since Yan Wushi+ was here, it was practically impossible for him to escape

Huo Xijing glanced around and spotted Shen Qiao as standing behind Yan Wushi+

A plan ca up fro himself at Shen Qiao!

But he would soon realize it was the worst decision he had ever made

It all happened within a blink of an eye before anyone could respond to itBian Yanmei wasn’t sure about the relationshi+p between Shen Qiao and his ’s action, but since Yan Wushi+ didn’t move, he remained still as well

You couldn’t say Huo Xijing was slowHis figure ale as soon as he pounced on Shen Qiao!

He was about to catch the other person’s wrist, but Shen Qiao suddenly slipped away from his hand like a fish

Huo Xijing’s heart sank at onceHe sensed that so, as soon as his attack missed, he immediately pulled back and retreated

He didn’t even dare to spare a glance at Yan Wushi+’s direction, fearing that even wasting a moment like this would affect his escape!

However, things once again went beyond his expectationsThe person co after him wasn’t Yan Wushi+It was the person he had tried to sneak attack just now!

The bamboo stick was turquoise and sround, it was a little split at the endNowadays, literati and officials often liked to buy carrying poles fro mountains in case they became exhausted halfway upShen Qiao’s bamboo stick was no different from those

The ba ordinary and simple wayThere wasn’t any beautiful and fancy edHe detected the dense cold air bubbling up within itIt caht in the face like a hatchet next to his neck or a sharp blade above his headIt was still at first, but when itthe cloud forith them

Only then did Huo Xijing realize that what he thought to be a “pushover” was actually a “hot potato”!

It was too late to regretIf Shen Qiao was the only one present, then there would be nothing to be scared ofBut Yan Wushi+ was right on the side, and it made hi hiht, so he had no choice but to retreat in a hurry — a retreat that lasted several dozen meters

Who would have thought that Shen Qiao would closely chase after hiht that it almost made himself appear to be nonexistentBut it was steady like a monolith at the sa close at hand

While watching coldly from the side, Bian Yanmei was actually quite surprisedThe footworks of the Cleansing Moon Sect particularly focused on agility and aestheticsThe footwork Shen Qiao was using reserees, but they were still quite differentIt seeraht think they could easily see through it with the first glance, but looking closely at it again, it was just as chaotic and confusingThe mystery and profoundness of it would take up one’s lifetime to study carefully

The other person seemed to have son, but after searching through his ilist worldHe turned to his master, and the latter wasn’t even the least bit surprisedTherefore, Bian Yanmei had to hold back all of his questions as he continued to watch the fight

Shen Qiao indeed wanted Huo Xijing dead

It was only because this notorious man was already up to his neck for his cri, he would peel their face and then put it on hie hobby broke out, he could sometimes switch to two or three faces in one monthThe ones whose faces were taken away by hi didn’t care whether his target belonged to the pugilistic world or notOnce they were locked by him, their

by hi aere slim

Of course, the fa in their hearts and souls, but the man was very skilled in martial arts and he was also protected by the Har to hietting murdered

Buddhis out the heart of bodhisattva through thunderlike methods”, and the doctrine of Daoism also stressed, “elientle and soft in nature and did not becoe, he was the type that pressed it to the endRight now, he had already et rid of this source of evil called Huo XijingHence he showed no mercy in his attacksEach move of his was quick and fierce, deter out the wickedness

If it was before he was injured, Huo Xijing by no means could be a match for Shen QiaoBut noith only half of his martial power left and the inconvenience of his eyes, even though The Strategy of the Ver purity; Quietus was a rare poison after allIts effects were too drastic and it daed his body at that ti poison inside his body which hadn’t disappearedIt was not so so

Therefore, the two of the, and one actually couldn’t tell who had the upper hand

Huo Xijing didn’t want to fight against Shen Qiao at allAlthough Yan Wushi+ didn’t join the fight, his presence alone was like a ferocious beast glaring at his prey on the sideNo one could tell if he would suddenly attack when he felt like itHe was anxious to get away, but Shen Qiao refused to let hiht, the more fretful he becameHe wished he could just choke Shen Qiao to death and be done with it, but he simply wasn’t able to, so he could only sink deeper into the swamp

When a person was distracted by his own impatience, they would inevitably shos in their ht now, but hehishis te his stick as a sword, he turned the feint into a real ’s heart!

The baentle as a lover caressing one’s cheek, though Huo Xijing was very h his chest if he were hit by itHe clenched his teeth and halted his forward movement, then forced hi the other person’s offense while striking out a palm at the same timeThe paled within itHe thought the other person would surely withdraw

However, not only did Shen Qiao not retreat or dodge to the side, neither did he slon his ht at himAfter the clash, his body was uninjured, and the palh him as if he was a specter

Shadow shi+fter? Huo Xijing turned pale with frightWasn’t that Qi Fengge’s supre those years?

Before his body could react, he felt a sharp, pricking pain on his back

The pain was so hard to endureIt was as if a hand was trying to pluck his heart directly out of his chestHuo Xijing couldn’t hold back and shrieked!

Yet Shen Qiao wasn’t able to pierce all the way through hirasped by an invisible hand, the stick couldn’t advance any further!

Shen Qiao’s expression changed!

Author’s Notes:

Yan Wushi+: Ah-qiao, you looked sojust nowIt’s rare to see a nor such a thunder-like approachI’ve developed a whole new level of respect for you

Shen Qiao: I don’t knohy, but listening to you co me somehow makes me shudder

Yan Wushi+: The director, King Meow, said we should let you improvise more in such scenes and that I shouldn’t interfere

King Meow (the author): You’re the one having fun watching the play! You go count yourself how many times Sect Leader Shen has spat blood since he appeared in the story!

Yan Wushi+ (lets out a light ‘ah’): At least he hasn’t died yet, right?

Shen Qiao (turns away): Forget itI’ back to my solitary cell on Mount Xuandu

Yu Ai: Brother, come (づ￣3￣)づ╭

Translator’s Notes:

[1] Eastern Palace: Where the crown prince lives

[2] grand elder: Huo Xijing’s was using a polite way to address old people

[3] Zi Wei Dou Shu:A branch of Chinese astrology

[4] Sect Breakdown:(with their school and supported country) I understand there are a lot of naht be quite hard to follow, so I’ve listed some of the ones that appear more oftenLater as more characters show up, I will update a detailed one

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 arrivedYan 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 itIn order to sho ifted hi his stays in the capitalThe Cleansing Moon Sect had enoughanIn 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 thereHowever, 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 capitalIt 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 soonMaster 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 packedUnder 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 walkHis personal servant, Ji Ying, had been with hi in the capital was mainly taken care of by hiood in etherBian YanreedThey 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 outThere 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 YingJi 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 longerSeeing 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 ti to the Cleansing Moon Sect, he will just kill you at thewas taken abackMister, 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 enor stopped putting on the humble expression of a low level servantI would like to hear about itJi Ying respects Master, but he is also afraid of himIn fact, he is reet aster together withelse, but you hs, 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 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 edThe Har was notorious for his face switching artThere was no way for a person whose face was peeled by hi also knew a little bit ofsnot interrupted hi would not have escaped successfully when they ran into Huo Xijing last tiht be in his thirties or forties, or he e 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 na others through 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 degreeHuo 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 co ith me for many years, yet you peeled his face and killed hie hi 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 importants lifeAt first, he thought 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 fro 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 , it carried an arrogant 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 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 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 terhtly often brought calah he would not fall under the other person s control in a ain the upper handBian 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 allHuo 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 openingRight 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 hi 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 fro himself with a bamboo stick and appeared to be quite sicklyWithout a doubt, thewas 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 RongHowever, 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 lifeGreetings, Sect Master YanI rand elder 2 on behalf offorced out a s a mortal enemyThe furies of those whose faces were peeled by hiant Huo Xijing would one day act in such a hu 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 himGrand elder Am I that old Yan Wushi+ replied nonchalantlyThere was a s 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 sayBian Yanmei repressed the excites, MasterHas everything been going ith Master lately Yan Wushi+ shot a glance at hi with court officialsPresuh so that you can t even win against trash like hihtI e in his heart caused his face to darken, but he dared not speak a wordAfter Yan Wushi+ appeared, he had already given up the thought of gaining any advantages froht noas to run away, but there was also the proble kept looking around fro for the best escape routeHe had killed the servant of Yan Wushi+ s discipleAs a e hi soAll of them were from the Demonic sectsNeither was anyknew there was no way that Bian Yan to suddenly have mercy on him and let him off, but since Yan Wushi+ was here, it was practically ilanced around and spotted Shen Qiao as standing behind Yan Wushi+A plan ca up fro himself at Shen Qiao But he would soon realize it was the worst decision he had ever madeIt all happened within a blink of an eye before anyone could respond to itBian Yanmei wasn t sure about the relationshi+p between Shen Qiao and hiss action, but since Yan Wushi+ didn twas slowHis figure ale as soon as he pounced on Shen Qiao He was about to catch the other person s wrist, but Shen Qiao suddenly slipped away fro s heart sank at onceHe sensed that so, as soon as his attack missed, he immediately pulled back and retreatedHe didn t even dare to spare a glance at Yan Wushi+ s direction, fearing that even wasting a s once again went beyond his expectationsThe person co after him wasn t Yan Wushi+It was the person he had tried to sneak attack just now The bamboo stick was turquoise and sround, it was a little split at the endNowadays, literati and officials often liked to buy carrying poles fro mountains in case they became exhausted halfway upShen Qiao s baed towards hi ordinary and simple wayThere wasn t any beautiful and fancy edHe detected the dense cold air bubbling up within itIt caht in the face like a hatchet next to his neck or a sharp blade above his headIt was still at first, but when itthe cloud forith theht to be a pushover was actually a hot potato It was too late to regretIf Shen Qiao was the only one present, then there would be nothing to be scared ofBut Yan Wushi+ was right on the side, and it made hi hiht, so he had no choice but to retreat in a hurry a retreat that lasted several dozen ht that Shen Qiao would closely chase after hiht that it almost made himself appear to be nonexistentBut it was steady like a monolith at the sa close at handWhile watching coldly from the side, Bian Yanmei was actually quite surprisedThe footworks of the Cleansing Moon Sect particularly focused on agility and aestheticsThe footwork Shen Qiao was using reserees, but they were still quite differentIt seeraht think they could easily see through it with the first glance, but looking closely at it again, it was just as chaotic and confusingThe mystery and profoundness of it would take up one s lifetime to study carefullyThe other person seemed to have son, but after searching through his ilist worldHe turned to his master, and the latter wasn t even the least bit surprisedTherefore, Bian Yanmei had to hold back all of his questions as he continued to watch the fightShen Qiao indeed wanted Huo Xijing deadIt was only because this notorious man was already up to his neck for his cri, he would peel their face and then put it on hie hobby broke out, he could sometimes switch to two or three faces in one monthThe ones whose faces were taken away by hi didn t care whether his target belonged to the pugilistic world or notOnce they were locked by hi aere sli in their hearts and souls, but the man was very skilled in martial arts and he was also protected by the Har to hiettingout the heart of bodhisattva through thunderlike methods , and the doctrine of Daoism also stressed, elientle and soft in nature and did not becoe, he was the type that pressed it to the endRight now, he had already et rid of this source of evil called Huo XijingHence he showed no mercy in his attacksEach move of his was quick and fierce, deter out the wickednessIf it was before he was injured, Huo Xijing by no means could be a match for Shen QiaoBut noith only half of his martial power left and the inconvenience of his eyes, even though The Strategy of the Ver purity Quietus was a rare poison after allIts effects were too drastic and it daed his body at that ti poison inside his body which hadn t disappearedIt was not so soTherefore, the two of the, and one actually couldn t tell who had the upper handHuo Xijing didn t want to fight against Shen Qiao at allAlthough Yan Wushi+ didn t join the fight, his presence alone was like a ferocious beast glaring at his prey on the sideNo one could tell if he would suddenly attack when he felt like itHe was anxious to get away, but Shen Qiao refused to let hiht, the more fretful he becameHe wished he could just choke Shen Qiao to death and be done with it, but he simply wasn t able to, so he could only sink deeper into the swampWhen a person was distracted by his own impatience, they would inevitably shos in their ht now, but hehishis te his stick as a sword, he turned the feint into a reals heart The baentle as a lover caressing one s cheek, though Huo Xijing was very h his chest if he were hit by itHe clenched his teeth and halted his forward movement, then forced hi the other person s offense while striking out a palm at the same timeThe paled within itHe thought the other person would surely withdrawHowever, not only did Shen Qiao not retreat or dodge to the side, neither did he slon his ht at himAfter the clash, his body was uninjured, and the palh hi turned pale with frightWasn t that Qi Fengge s supre those years Before his body could react, he felt a sharp, pricking pain on his backThe pain was so hard to endureIt was as if a hand was trying to pluck his heart directly out of his chestHuo Xijing couldn t hold back and shrieked Yet Shen Qiao wasn t able to pierce all the way through hirasped by an invisible hand, the stick couldn t advance any further Shen Qiao s expression changed Author s Notes Yan Wushi+ Ah qiao, you looked sojust nowIt s rare to see a nor such a thunder like approachI ve developed a whole new level of respect for youShen Qiao I don t knohy, but listening to you coMeow, said we should let you improviseMeow the author You re the one having fun watching the play You go count yourself how many times Sect Leader Shen has spat blood since he appeared in the story Yan Wushi+ lets out a light ah At least he hasn t died yet, right Shen Qiao turns away Forget itIback to my solitary cell on Mount XuanduYu Ai Brother, come 3 Translator s Notes 1 Eastern Palace Where the crown prince lives2 grand elder Huo Xijing s was using a polite way to address old people3 Zi Wei Dou Shu A branch of Chinese astrology4 Sect Breakdoith their school and supported country I understand there are a lot of naht be quite hard to follow, so I ve listed some of the ones that appear more oftenLater as more characters show up, I will update a detailed one