Chapter 25 Compromise (1/2)
Li Ye, dressed in a black robe, walked out of the gate with his hands clasped behind his back and looked at Li Guanshu who was in front of the gate with sarcasm in his eyes. ”Uncle, you came to visit me as soon as you came back. I'm really flattered.”
Li Guanshu frowned slightly at the guards' strict discipline. Seeing Li Ye who carefreely went out the door and was calm, poised, and completely unafraid, Li Guanshu could not help snorting. ”Yesterday, your Manor was attacked and Li Yao worried about you and came to help you. Where is he now?!”
Li Ye sneered and answered, ”No one came to help me last night, only Pang Xun's followers came to attack.”
”Li Ye!” Li Guanshu's face was abruptly severe. ”Do you know what you're talking about?”
Li Ye said, ”Duke Xing, do you know what you're talking about?”
Li Guanshu said, ”Now I speak to you politely in order to save your face. Don't be ungrateful! Do you really think that you can stop me if I want to find someone in Prince An's Manor?”
Li Ye said, ”if you want to enter Prince An's Manor without permission, just come.”
Li Guanshu said, ”Do you think Chang'an Office will come to rescue you and uphold justice for you?”
Li Ye said, ”If you want to do it, just do it. Why talk nonsense?”
Li Guanshu said, ”I am the General of Left Guards, and my friends are all over the imperial court. How can you compete with me?”
Li Ye asked, ”Why don't the General start then?”
Li Guanshu stepped forward, Spiritual Qi agitating in his palms and garment fluttering automatically. ”Then I'll do as you wish!”
Li Ye shook his wrist, and Luke Sword was already in his hand. ”Take another step forward and I'll make you regret!”
Li Guanshu took a step forward.
And Li Ye had disappeared from where he was and stabbed toward Li Guanshu with his sword. The sword glittered with white light and looked like a streamer that went straight to Li Guanshu's throat!
”You're courting death!” Li Guanshu slapped. The white hand condensed in front of his palm was several times larger than the previous one, the length and width of which reached more than thirty meters. The gate of the Manor was magnificent enough, but in front of the white hand, it also looked like a child. When the palm was struck out, the guards on the platform lost balance and fell down. The Manor gate shook wildly from side to side like falling leaves and was about to break.
The full blow from a master in the middle-level of Qi-refining was enough to destroy the gate of the Manor, and by no means could be directly withstood by a cultivator of Level 2 Qi-refining. In front of this huge palm, Li Ye's attack was too small and weak.
But Li Ye, as if he didn't see the palm, just thrust the sword at Li Guanshu's throat!
His long hair and robes fluttered behind him, which made a great sound.
It was as if he was in the center of the storm and would be brought into the air by the storm the next moment.
Boom.
It wasn't Li Ye who flew backward.
But the huge palm dissipated in the air.
The guards on the platform regained stability and the crazily shaking gate restored its calm.
Everyone's eyes widened.
Because they saw that the Luke Sword in Li Ye's hand had reached Li Guanshu's throat.
Li Ye was in good condition.
The Luke Sword went straight forward.
Then Li Guanshu took a step backward.
He had to retreat.
The Luck Sword would pierce his throat if he didn't retreat.
”You dare fight with me?! You are really not afraid of death?!” Li Guanshu was in a rage and his expression was ugly.
Li Yan sneered. ”Do you think I'm afraid of you?”
Li Guanshu's mouth twitched.
He naturally didn't dare to hurt Li Ye.
So just now he held back on his attack.
After all, Li Ye was the Heir Apparent of Price An. If he dared to hurt Li Ye in Prince An's Manor in Chang'an City, he would get into trouble. Although the Empire was politically corrupt, it still was ruled by law and order. It was not a wild age and basic rules could not be ignored.
Li Guanshu came to Price An's Manor today with great arrogance and even wanted to destroy the Manor. But actually, he was bluffing. He wanted to intimidate Li Ye, making him fearful and retreat.
After all, Li Guanshu was the General of Left Guards and held a powerful force in the imperial court. But Li Ye was alone and had no force in the imperial court. The strength of the two was not at the same level, and Li Ye would fall if they continued comparing. So Li Guanshu thought that Li Ye would be afraid. Was there any reason for Li Ye to not be afraid?
However, from the beginning to the end, Li Ye's sword was surprisingly steady and went straight for Li Guanshu's throat. There was no sign of deviation and stagnation.
Until it forced Li Guanshu to retreat.
Even if Li Guanshu made a full effort and was going to kill him, Li Ye still didn't retreat even half a step.
If Li Guanshu did not stop in time, Li Ye would have already died.
Li Ye was a madman.
Li Guanshu found that he had underestimated Li Ye, who was quite different from the one he had known before.
In the past, Li Ye couldn't cultivate and was a weakling who lived under the protection of Prince An. Now Prince An had died, so Li Ye naturally had nothing to rely on. Li Guanshu felt that he could treat Li Ye in any way he wanted.
In the past 20 years, Li Ye had lived in the Manor and couldn't become an official and had little life experience. Why was he so calm? He rarely had the experience of fighting, why did he have the courage to cut off all means of retreat and risk his life?
”Does Li Ye know that I am bluffing and dare not hurt him?” This thought came out in Li Guanshu's mind, but was immediately denied by himself. If that was true, Li Ye's knowledge was awesome, which was more terrible and unacceptable than his courage to risk his life.