Chapter 22 Friends (2/2)

The guards rushed out of Great Mystery Formation and encircled the cultivators in front of the floral-pendant gate from all sides.

At this point, other guards who had gathered outside the courtyard that didn't reveal themselves in the battle before also rushed out from their hiding houses. Eight hundred guards formed a dozen black rivers, roared, and gathered to the floral-pendant gate.

In front of the floral-pendant gate, a dozen cultivators were going haywire at once. If a dozen low-level Qi-refining cultivators were encircled by eight hundred elite guards, naturally they would only be killed in the ring of encirclement. In a mansion with complex terrain, they could have the chance to escape. However, at this time, Li Ye was looking at them fiercely as a tiger on the roof. The cultivators who had seen the elegance of Li Ye's sword barely had the nerve to take risks.

Moreover, Li Ye just said ”take down” instead of ”kill” which meant that they would very likely be killed if they took risks, but they may get a chance for survival if they gave up resisting, it's not a hard choice for the majority. However, if they were captured as attackers, they may lose their identity as the Pang Xun rebels.

”What should we do?”

The cultivators looked at Li Muzhao, who had become the man of the highest position here when Li Yao's life was uncertain.

Li Muzhao let out a long sigh and gave Li Ye a deep look as if he had known him for the first time. Then he said, ” Let's surrender.”

”But our identities will be... Attacking Prince's Mansion is a capital offense!”

A cultivator said.

Li Muzhao said bitterly, ”Childe Yao has been caught and it's not our fault of being exposed... Whether we will live or die, leave it to fate. Which of you can withstand the sword of Prince An's Heir Apparent?”

All the people fell silent and no one spoke anymore. They could only watch when the guards of the Prince An mansion were closing in and then they were besieged by layers of guards.

The guards of the Prince An mansion wearing black armor and black robes were combat-ready who stared at them with murderous eyes as if to swallow them in one bite. As you could imagine if Li Ye's order was not ”taken them down”, they would not hesitate to kill them and tear them to pieces.

Shangguan Qingcheng walked to the front of the battle array. Under her willow-leaf eyebrows was a pair of eyes which was so cold and had no feelings. Glancing at the cultivators, she saw that they had no plans to resist, so she waved her hand and said, ”Unarm and take them into custody!”

Li Muzhao and the cultivators dropped their weapons. They let the guards rush forward to take them down and bind them with iron chains and locks.

Shangguan Qingcheng felt something in her heart at this moment. She frowned and immediately looked up in the direction of the mansion gate from which a ripple of Spiritual Qi came. Someone rushed into the enchantment Li Yao had laid.

Li Ye, who was going to come down from the roof, stopped and looked at there.

Someone who could force his way through the enchantment Li Yao had laid, then his cultivation should be at least Level 3 Qi-refining.

A few vigorous figures leaped at here, their voices came before them, ”Brother Ye, I am coming to save you!”

The person in the van wearing a purple robe and a long sword, leaped up a few times and landed on the floral-pendant gate. He pointed the long sword at the people in the courtyard and rebuked angrily, ”Bold fanatics, how dare you... Gee?”

At first, he was full of momentum like tigers dashing down a mountain. However, after he said this ”Gee”, his momentum was killed immediately, and his imposing manner sharply decreased countless steps. ”Why are they all the guards of the Prince An mansion?”

When he saw Li Muzhao and the others whose hands were tied behind their back, his eyes were full of doubts and he scratched his head, ”What is going on?”

He was accompanied by two attendants, one of whom had a white face and no beard, and his robe was spotlessly clean. He arrived and saw Li Ye on the roof of the main courtyard. Although his eyes were full of doubts, he saluted Li Ye the first time. ”Greetings, Heir Apparent.”

The young man wearing a purple robe and a long sword finally saw Li Ye. But he was okay before he saw Li Ye, after he saw him, he looked so surprised that his chin was almost falling off. ”Brother Ye, you... You are all right?”

This man was exactly Li Yan, Prince Pu. While the cultivator who had a white face and no beard was naturally Tian Lingkong.

When Li Ye came down from the roof and they met in the courtyard, Li Ye smiled and said, ”What's going to happen to me?”

Li Yan also felt that there was something wrong with his reaction just now. He made twice hollow laughs, scratched his head and said, ”I am glad that you are fine. I've been worried for quite a while. ThesePang Xun rebels are audacious in the extreme and dare to commit crimes in Chang'an City. They just dug their own graves... ”

Suddenly, something occurred to him. Li Yan looked at Li Ye in surprise, as if to see him through. ”Today I have just come back from Luoyang and even missed to participate in your Capping Ceremony. I heard that you have got Taoist's Luck left by Celestial Master Yuan in Cloud-engulfed Mountain and have already broken through Qi-refining. Is it true?”

After he said this, he slapped his brow suddenly. Li Yan said awkwardly, ”You just floated down from the roof and your posture is strong and vigorous. It's obvious that you have achieved Qi-refining...”

As he said this, he was happy again and patted Li Ye on the shoulder with great excitement. ”Well, Brother Ye, you are really lucky to have got the Taoist's Luck left by Celestial Master Yuan which has been beyond the reach of countless people for a century! Now that you've achieved Qi-refining, you are a powerful and prestigious man from now on. When we brothers secretly go to brothels in Kang Fu lane again, even the most popular Qing Guang'er who only sells her performers instead of selling her body will be docile and obedient to you, haha...”

Li Ye had achieved Qi-refining, the thing this fellow expected was nothing but the scene of spending their time with prostitutes in brothels.

Seeing Li Yan's such a behavior behind, Tian Lingkong's eyes were full of helplessness, but he did not say anything more. Obviously, he was accustomed to Li Yan's vagaries.

Li Yan could come to support so quickly, Li Ye was very touched in his heart. The cultivation of the former was quite common that he was just at Level 1 Qi-refining. He was a nobody in sons of the imperial clan and was even more so among the princes. Usually, his favorite thing was to pull Li Ye who was not just worse but had nothing in cultivation to drink and hell around with him. Li Ye used to think they were just wine-and-meat friends and he didn't expect Li Yan came here so cleanly tonight.

When Li Ye and Li Yan entered the room, the former asked about recent developments of the latter to show his concern, ”How was your trip to Luoyang this time?”

Li Yan had already taken back his long sword. When he heard this, he waved his hand and said with an indifferent expression, ”In previous spring days, it's always my elder brother to supervise the water transportation in East Capital. While this time, my elder brother had more important things to do that his majesty sent me instead. I was simply nominal, it was all the following officials who did the real work.”

Li Ye nodded to show that he had understood without saying more on this topic. Li Yan called the emperor his majesty rather than father which showed that they were not very close in private.

Entered the room, Li Yan finally noticed Li Yao who was lifted to this room by Shangguan Qingcheng from the courtyard and was lying on the ground.