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He didn't even voice his last shout or spit out that last mouthful of blood. Heavily and hopelessly, he collapsed to the ground.
In his life, his last thought was ”the person in front of him… who was that?”.
The person in front was Zhangsun Wuji.
His Highness, the Crown Prince, who was very lazy and loathed fighting, had been leaning comfortably against Meng Fuyao's back. When King Meng flipped over, he slipped off her back like cotton and landed right in front of the head of Eternal Sky Clan, although it was not very kind of him to do so.
But he was already in that position, and he had to at least move a little.
The head of the Eternal Sky Clan, who could not rival Meng Fuyao even with the knife formation, would not possibly be able to fend off the front and back attacks wielded by two shameless experts. The only difference was how fast he would die.
In just one move!
The head of the Eternal Sky Clan was dead!
The Clan members were baffled. In their eyes, they only saw Meng Fuyao dash out super aggressively and kick ten-odd people over to the formation in the blink of an eye. Then, there seemed to a light purple shadow that floated by when Meng Fuyao suddenly backflipped in front of their head? After that, it was just a blow by Meng Fuyao.
And their head was dead.
The old head, who had never been defeated in Xuanji and could even rival the top ten wielders, died just like that?
There was nothing more devastating than witnessing the downfall of a seemingly unsurpassable idol. In that instant, the members of the Clan stopped their attack and started retreating in shock. Some of those who were more senior flew over, but they did not dare to come near as well. As they hesitated and glanced at each other, they saw an opportunity - since the head was dead, there would be a new fight for power. It was more important to preserve their forces.
”Retreat!” After a moment, one of the vice heads shouted, and the other members immediately moved away.
However, Meng Fuyao became anxious. 'Shit, if you guys retreat, how are we going to 'disappear'? We wouldn't be able to play the game then?' she thought.
Seeing how the members retreated instead of taking revenge for their head, and the guards from afar were also finally ”reaching,” Meng Fuyao was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, she frantically waved her hands and dashed towards the crowd, shouting ”Ah ah ah… kill me please, ah I did not bring any weapons…” When no one bothered with her, she quickly subdued one and grabbed his hat, and subdued another and stripped his clothes off… She mixed into the bunch of Eternal Sky Clan members who retreated hurriedly and ran far away.
On January 26, the Crown Prince of Wuji and King Meng of Da Han were attacked at their accommodation in the outskirts of Xuanji. It was carried out by the Eternal Sky Clan as revenge for one of the senior members, who was killed by the two of them. In the mess, the head of the Eternal Sky Clan was killed, while the Crown Prince and the King of Han disappeared.
Golden mountains bred beautiful rivers, and the river flowed like transverse waves.
The Beautiful River, the largest river in Xuanji that spanned the northern and southern regions, was also the river that maintained the lives of countless citizens in Xuanji. The Beautiful River lived up to its name for being limpid and gorgeous, and the landscape was excellent, resembling the graceful poses of beautiful court women. The segment of the river beside the Jade Cliff was even more renowned. It had 18 beautiful sceneries, including the ”Belle Hairdo,” ”Full Moon Cliff,” ”Jade and Bamboo Sendai” and ”Elegant Hairpin Summit.” The River was so clear that the appearance looked like jade, and it was known as ”The Most Beautiful River in Xuanji.”
It was an early morning in Spring, and there were still light layers of fog above the river surface. A small boat turned round the corner of a mountain and appeared. The boat lady steered the boat proficiently and went past the layer of fog under the light-red rays of sunrise. Nimbly, she controlled the boat to glide across the clear and crystal-like water surface. The sound of the rowing neared and echoed in the calm morning.
”Hey, boat lady!” A crisp call suddenly sounded from the river bank. The boat lady heard the call and looked over, and she saw a teenage girl clad in light-green clothes waving towards her. She beamed happily, and her disposition was even more charming than the most beautiful Full Moon Cliff, and her eyes illuminated so brightly that the light layer of fog seemed to become even thinner under the gleam.
Beside her stood a tall man who was dressed in ease. His appearance could only be half-seen, and he had his hands behind his back as he glanced at the river surface. One's breathing could be messed up by just looking at that fluid glance of his.
The boat lady looked at the pair in a daze. She had no knowledge of sophisticated words to describe them and could only praise from the bottom of her heart. ”What a beautiful couple!”
Even as the boat lady continued to stare dazedly, the teenage girl did not become angry. She giggled and handed over one silver ingot. ”Please bring us past this river.”
The ingot was exquisite and worth five taels, which was about the income that the boat lady could earn only after half a year of rowing. In a joyous expression, the boat lady rowed over and took it.
That teenage girl giggled again and said, ”I will give you another five taels after we alight.”
Upon hearing that, the boat lady was overjoyed. However, the teenage girl smiled and added, ”But I have conditions.” Counting her finger, she spoke in a fast tone, ”One, do not peek. Two, do not ask. Three, your food must be delicious. I will deduct one tael for every extra peek, two taels for any questions asked, and three taels for untasty food, until the five taels are fully deducted. If there is a deficit, you have to pay us back.”