The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 481 Zhen Chu (Page 12)

Last time, we talked about Li Yi playing chess with Xiang Xiong near Jiangguan on the western front while waiting for Xiang Ying. So why did Xiang Ying, who was supposed to be guarding Baidi City, abandon the capital of Western Chu and rush to the front line alone? Let's find out together.

Because of the handicap, Li Yi had the first move with the red pieces; otherwise, giving up a rook would have been equivalent to giving up a rook and a horse. Just as the game reached its fourth round, Xiang Xiong and Xiang Ying sensed Xiang Ying's celestial spirit, who was rapidly approaching.

Xiang Ying exclaimed in alarm, "Second Grandfather! Why did Yingmei really come?!"

Looking at the chessboard, Xiang Xiong said casually, "Nonsense, she values ​​family ties just like you. Sensing Li Yi's arrival and his approach to us, how could she not worry about our safety? This kid deliberately exposed himself just to lure Xiang Ying out and then launch a surprise attack on Baidi City."

"A surprise attack on Baidi City?"

"Yes, do you remember Ying'er saying that she saw Wei Le's pageboy Yu Jiu in Baidi City? Before the expedition, she said that she had to find this Yu Jiu, otherwise he would become a great threat. It seems that the fall of Baidi City was the work of that Yu Jiu."

"Does Second Grandfather believe that Baidi City has already fallen?"

"Everything this kid said has come true; you can't deny it."

"There are still 10,000 defenders in Baidi City. Although Yu Jiu is exceptionally talented, how can he possibly take Baidi City by himself?"

"How would I know! This kid always plans ahead, who knows if he made any prior arrangements!"

"Second Grandpa, hurry up! It's your turn!"

Xiang Xiong looked at Xiang Ying with displeasure and said, "You brat, shut up and stop disturbing my chess game!"

Just then, Xiang Ying flew over on her sword and shouted, "Li Yi! Don't hurt my second grandfather and Ying Ge!" However, when Xiang Ying got closer, she found that her second grandfather and Ying Ge were not enough to fight back. She went crazy instantly and, without waiting for Xiang Xiong to speak, she immediately took a fighting stance to fight Li Yi to the death.

Ordinary weapons could not withstand the immense power of the Transcendent Realm's energy. Before her sword could strike, it was shattered by the energy, and the energy that had just gathered dissipated, creating a gust of wind that filled Xiang Ying's mouth with sand and gravel.

However, Li Yi remained unaffected. Although he didn't make a move, an invisible barrier seemed to exist between him and Xiang Xiong, blocking all the sand and dust. Seeing this, Xiang Ying threw a punch, but Yuan Ziyi suddenly appeared and became entangled with her.

Xiang Xiong was taken aback and asked in surprise, "So it was this young lady who shielded us from the sandstorm just now?"

"Yes, let's ignore her and continue playing chess."

Xiang Xiong suddenly realized something and asked, "Then was she the one who blocked my punch outside Jianmen Pass?"

"Yes, it's okay, don't worry about her, let's continue."

"Hey, this isn't right. Didn't you say I didn't understand what He Dao meant? If she lends a hand, what does it have to do with He Dao?"

Li Yi laughed and said, "It has nothing to do with me. I was just being mysterious and pretending to be profound, hahaha!"

"Hey kid! Hey, won't this girl be alright fighting Xiang Ying?"

"This isn't the first time they've faced each other, and they know each other well, so there shouldn't be any problems. Let's continue."

Xiang Ying was no match for Yuan Ziyi. After fifty rounds, seeing that she was about to burn her life essence, Xiang Xiong immediately gestured. Li Yi gave Zhang Hongchen a look, and the latter immediately joined the battle. In an instant, he captured Xiang Ying, tied her up, and brought her to Xiang Ying's side.

"Yingmei, are you confused! Why are you running around instead of guarding Baidi Town?!"

"Brother Ying, are you alright?"

"I'm fine!"

"And your arm?"

"I cut it myself."

"What about Second Grandfather's arm?"

"I cut it myself!"

"Why would you cut off your own arm?!"

Xiang Xiong and Xiang Ying exchanged a glance but did not respond.

"Speak up!"

Yuan Ziyi walked behind Li Yi and said disdainfully, "Everyone says they are the three heroes of the Xiang family of Western Chu, but I think they are clearly three idiots, and each one is more idiotic than the last."

Xiang Xiong glared at Yuan Ziyi, who retorted angrily, "You old fool, what are you glaring at me for! Why don't you have Li Yi remove your seal, reattach your arm, and then try it out with me! Let's see if I can take you down in thirty moves!"

Li Yi reached out and tugged at Yuan Ziyi's sleeve, saying, "Alright, watch your mouth." Then he said to Xiang Xiong, "Second Grandfather, this is Princess Yuan Ziyi of the Great Wei Dynasty. If we're talking about swordsmanship, she's in the top three below the second rank in the entire Nine Provinces."

"Princess Longyun, Yuan Ziyi, is among the top three in the world? When did the Northern Wei Dynasty produce such a figure? Why have I never heard of her before?"

"Isn't it because you're all stuck in your own little corner and unwilling to come out and see the world?"

"Alas! The sorcery cult has caused immense harm to countless people!"

"Don't put all the blame on the Witchcraft Cult. If the King of Chu hadn't known that the Witchcraft Cult had many extraordinary experts who could protect the Chu Kingdom, he wouldn't have made it the state religion."

"So if witchcraft hadn't been eradicated, our Chu Kingdom wouldn't have perished? So your coming to Chu Kingdom can be said to have destroyed our foundation."

"Reality doesn't offer so many hypotheticals, Second Grandfather. It's all fate."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Ying scoffed.

Li Yi shook his head and laughed, "Alright, Second Grandfather, General, you've lost this round again."

"It would be strange if I didn't lose to you in chess. Alright, where do we go now?"

"Didn't I say we'd go to Baidi City to take over the Cauldron of Destiny?" Li Yi stood up and began tidying up the chessboard.

While helping out, Yuan Ziyi said, "Hey, there must be a lot of Shu brocade in Baidi City that we can't buy back here! Why don't you come with me to have a look?"

"Let her go with you, I have important business to attend to."

"Spending time with me is also a serious matter!"

"Don't be ridiculous!"

"This is no joke!"

"Yuan Ziyi, heed the imperial decree!"

Yuan Ziyi shoved away the imperial edict that Li Yi had just taken out, and said domineeringly, "Let me tell you, a general in the field may disobey the emperor's orders! Don't try to scare me with my brother's decree!"

"You're a mother now, how can you still be so willful! Let me tell you, this decree is stamped with the Imperial Seal of the State, I can completely suppress you with the destiny of the human race!"

"Hmph, try and be the one to suppress me if you dare!"

Just then, the earth suddenly trembled, and Li Yi and the others immediately looked towards the direction of Baidi City.

"Hiss, something's happened in Baidi City! Such a big commotion, who could be causing trouble?" Li Yi said, looking at Zhang Hongchen.

"It shouldn't be someone from the Asura Hall; they shouldn't have this ability."

"Could it be a battle between Buddhism and Taoism? Never mind, let's go take a look!" Li Yi glanced at Xiang Ying and Xiang Ying and said, "You two each take one, I'll take Second Grandfather, let's go!"

Thus, this group of six extraordinary experts headed towards Baidi City in a grand procession.

When Li Yi arrived in Baidi City, he was dumbfounded! The tremor he had just experienced was because someone had cut down the laurel tree in Laurel Square! And the person who cut down the laurel tree was an old acquaintance!

Who is she? Shan Yiling! She is here in Western Chu to spread the teachings on behalf of the Earth Sect! Right now, she has become a hot candidate for the next leader of the Earth Sect. This time, she went down the mountain to Western Chu to spread the teachings and become the leader of the Earth Sect. This is the course that Shi Ling Zhenren Yu Yandao, Li Yi's Taoist master, personally assigned to her!

Seeing Shan Yiling hovering in mid-air, Li Yi was now in a dilemma. Western Chu had become a battleground between Buddhism and Taoism, and he couldn't show favoritism to either side, so he truly didn't know what to do.

Yuan Ziyi recognized this senior sister, and upon seeing Shan Yiling, she immediately stepped forward to greet her warmly: "Senior Sister Yiling! What are you doing here?"

"What? He, a Buddhist, can come to Western Chu, but my Taoist sect can't?"

"Of course I'll come, but I really didn't expect that the Daoist Master would send you, Senior Sister."

"Oh, isn't this my Daoist companion whom I haven't seen for many years? Last time you attacked Southern Liang, you stayed in Jiankang for so long without even going back to the mountain to visit. It's one thing if you don't visit me, but you didn't even go to pay respects to your own master?"

Li Yi said awkwardly, "It's because Senior Brother Liu Hong has also returned to the mountain. After all, I've essentially cut off his career path, and I was afraid it would be awkward to see him!"

"Hey, where's Zhang Hongchen? I clearly sensed her presence just now, but where is she now?"

Yuan Ziyi laughed and said, "With you here, Senior Sister, how could that evil cultivator dare to come forward? She would have run away long ago!"

"How dare you say that? Although you are a lay disciple of the Earth Sect, it is your duty to eliminate demons and protect the righteous path. Why didn't you kill a female demon like Zhang Hongchen when you saw her!"

Yuan Ziyi pointed at Li Yi and laughed, "I can't beat him anyway. With him protecting me, how can I kill him?"

“Li Yi, your master should have told you long ago to distance yourself from those heretical sects! But not only did you not listen, you also hang out with them all the time. I’ve heard that when the Northern Wei attacked the Southern Liang, the Asura Hall secretly helped a lot! I’ve also sensed the presence of evil cultivators in this White Emperor City. I suppose you used them to do a lot of dirty work in this campaign to destroy Chu?”

Li Yi said awkwardly, "Well, I have important business to attend to. You guys go ahead and do your work. I'll go take care of my business too."

"You haven't finished speaking! Stop right there! What's the deal with this laurel tree? I feel like someone cast some kind of spell on the Chu people through this tree, which is why they managed to cut it down. I heard that this tree was planted by you when you were using the alias Wei Le. Shouldn't you give me a reasonable explanation?"

"Ah, that's a long story."

Just then, the illusion spell on Xiang Ying and Xiang Ying was suddenly lifted. The former looked at Li Yi in horror and said, "You really are my husband!"

Just then, the people around Laurel Square saw Li Yi and exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that Doctor Wei?"

"Yes! That's Doctor Wei!"

"Didn't he perish together with the God of Gu?"

"How come I remember he perished together with a great demon?"

"In any case, now that Doctor Wei is back, is there any hope for our Great Chu?"

"What hope is there? The king has already surrendered, what hope is there!"

Xiang Ying suddenly asked, "What did you say? The King has surrendered?"

"Look! Why is Doctor Wei binding the two generals of the Xiang family? Could it be that Doctor Wei is forcing the King to surrender?"

Li Yi covered his face awkwardly and said, "This is really troublesome!"

Yu Jiu arrived at Laurel Square and saw Yi Ling, exclaiming excitedly, "Fairy Sister!"

Yi Ling landed beside Yu Jiu, patted his shoulder and laughed, "Wow, Yu Jiu has grown into a great general!"

"Hehehe, I'm just a commander now, but becoming a general is only a matter of time."

Yi Ling glanced at Li Yi and said coldly, "Is this how you teach children?"

Just as Li Yi was about to answer, another problem arose. An explosion suddenly came from the direction of the palace, clearly a fight between fourth-rank martial artists. He immediately asked, "Who is guarding the palace now?"

"Wolf Fang!"

"You must go back quickly! They might have launched a rebellion while you're away!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jiu immediately returned to the palace.

Li Yi looked at Yi Ling seriously and said, "You'd better help me quell the people's resentment. I still need to refine the nation's fortune and use the human race's fortune to wear down the Gu God's will, so don't cause me any trouble. I can ignore your teachings, but there are two rules: first, you must not incite the people, and second, you must not organize large gatherings."

"I'd like to know, by what right do you speak to me like this, and on what grounds do you make this request!"

Li Yi casually pulled out the Measuring Ruler, hung a huge Wei-character royal banner on it, then extended and enlarged the Measuring Ruler and inserted it into the center of the cut laurel tree stump. He said solemnly, "Just because I am the Grand Commander of the Western Expedition of the Great Wei, commanding all the troops of the Western Expedition, and temporarily in charge of all military and political affairs of the Chu Kingdom, I am here by the Emperor's decree and blessed with good fortune! You can cut down the laurel tree, but can you cut down my Great Wei royal banner?"