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Boom …

A few claps of thunder rang out, and lightning flashed violently in the air. The sky seemed to have been split open by a sharp axe, and a pale light flashed from where it split open.

Yu Yan shook her body and quickly turned her head to look outside. The rain was getting heavier, crashing down hard, as though she would never stop until she had smashed a hole in the ground.

"It's about time, you can rest here and wait for me to return," Yulixiao said as he stood up and gently held her hand. "Your shoulder cannot be drenched in the rain.

"Your Highness, it's raining so why don't you stop?" The guard quickly came in from outside the door and urged him in a low voice.

"This battle is of the utmost importance. There cannot be the slightest mistake. All of you, stay here and protect Princess Hua-Yang." Yulixiao turned his head, his face was filled with unswerving determination.

He could not forcefully take down Tai Zhou City and Yu Fengxiao. After all, they were different from other places!

That was an item given to him by the Ancestor Emperor. It was used to suppress the nation, to kill the unconscious monarch and to kill the traitorous officials. When Yu Fengxiao obtained the Tai Zhou, he obtained this blade to supervise his brothers and the late emperor. For the past few years, Yu Fengxiao had held onto a blade from left to right, but he had rarely asked about political affairs, and developed his Tai Zhou into a deep pool filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers. No one knew just how deep this pool was, and no one was willing to easily provoke this old fox.

Yulixiao and Yu Tianqi both knew that this old fox was waiting for the two forces to fall behind before deciding who to ally with. Yu Tianqi was the first to go, so if the weather was good, he did not have the intention to go personally. However, due to the rain increasing the difficulty of the ambush, he had to go personally.

The guards took from the carriage the black gold armor he had made for him and dressed him.

"Then take care." Yu Yan stood up and followed him to the door.

"Don't worry." Yulixiao lowered his head and smiled at her.

"Un, lower your head a bit." Yu Yan pressed her hand down lightly.

Yulixiao really lowered his head. Yu Yan took the helmet from the guard's hands, gently put it on, tied the silk rope around his head, and said softly: "I know your abilities, but you have to be careful."

"Let's go in, the wind is strong." Yulixiao laughed and gently pushed her into the small inn.

Yu Yan supported herself on the door frame and looked. He quickly mounted her horse and poured her Mysterious Gold Armor. To others, this type of golden light was extremely difficult to control. On his body, it was extremely domineering, as if it was formed from nature itself. The helmet covered up half of his handsome face, and it was hidden under her chin, revealing a pair of deep pupils.

"Eat more."

He waved his whip at her, and with a flick of his arm, the whip broke the heavy rain, and the horse galloped on.

The guards followed one after another. The horse's hooves splashed mud everywhere. There were even bluestone slabs that were shattered by the rapid and powerful hooves that sharply echoed in their ears.

Yu Yan waited until they disappeared before returning back to the table and sitting down.

Yulixiao brought twelve people, leaving behind seven people to protect her.

This number was very strange. The number seven had a special meaning to metaphysics, Buddhism, and even Confucianism. It represented a cycle of reincarnation and one portion of weight … Yu Yan wrote a few seven on the table with her finger. She couldn't help but laugh. However, it was because he felt that only five people would be enough.

Among these five people, there was the Guard Captain Xu Changhai leading the team.

Seeing that Yu Yan was not even able to eat a single mouthful, he stood up and walked over, urging the waiter to quickly serve the chicken soup.

"Xu Changhai, where are they ambushing?" Yu Yan waited for him to come over and pulled him to sit down before asking him in a low voice.

Xu Changhai looked left and right, hesitated for a moment, and then used his finger to write "Ling" on the table.

"Huh?" Yu Yan was stunned, Yulixiao was actually so bold!

"But, that place... How could he hide so many people? " she whispered again.

"Your Highness has his own brilliant plan." Xu Changhai smiled proudly.

Yu Yan nodded, and could not help but feel a burning sensation in her heart. Because of the soil, this place could not grow crops, nor could it live through a big tree. Some were low shrubs, and originally, there were two small villages, but after a plague struck and the villagers fled, this place was completely abandoned.

If he set up an ambush there, there would be no place to hide his valiant army! Could it be that he wanted to use hundreds of people to deal with Yu Tianqi's thirty thousand people?

Yu Yan started to not be able to stomach it.

With regards to Yu Tianqi, Yu Yan now understood that in order to win, he had to use all sorts of methods. The relationship between these two brothers was merciless. There was only life and death between them. The last time he used the black clothed man's kite to attack the camp, it showed that Yu Tianqi was no longer a person of the past. Yulixiao had always loved to take risks, Yu Tianqi would definitely think of it.

Yu Yan would occasionally get up and go to the door to see the rain. The small ravine on the side of the road was completely filled with rain water.

"This rain is too heavy." At this moment, a guard began to discuss in a low voice.

"That's right. There are many things that don't seem normal this year. Tell me, how could there be such a heavy rain this time? The lightning can blind a person."

Another guard turned his head and looked at the torrential rain outside, sighing loudly.

Yu Yan held her heart in her hands.

"You said that Yun Qin was really overestimating himself and came looking for trouble with the Prince." When he finished, he quickly looked at Yu Yan. Seeing that she did not say anything, he continued: "However, it's quite strange, Yun Qin's martial arts seems to have improved greatly compared to half a year ago. What kind of mental cultivation technique did he train in?"

"Work hard on your cultivation." Yu Yan casually replied.

"Princess, you don't understand. If he diligently trained like this, then why didn't he benefit from it half a year ago? On the contrary, it's strange that after my arm was crippled, I suddenly became more powerful. "

They were all martial artists, and loved to watch other people's martial arts. They also wanted to secretly break apart the techniques, but Yun Qin's moves today, were extremely ruthless and fatal. If he were to fight with him, he would have definitely lost today, and half a year ago, he was absolutely confident that he would be able to tie with Yun Qin.

"I feel that he ate some medicine, or practiced some demonic technique that allows him to progress quickly in his inner strength. In this world, only knowledge and martial arts cannot take shortcuts, and it requires years of hard work." Xu Changhai added.

Yu Yan turned her head and looked at Xu Zhanghai for a while. Then, she asked softly, "In some Jianghu stories, when the man falls down a cliff, he will pick up a mysterious book, train himself in martial arts, or eat some sort of fruit … He can even open the two meridians! "

The guards all laughed, and Xu Changhai explained, "Royal Concubine, your knowledge is enough to control our Houqing Kingdom's Punishment Department, but for martial arts, the Royal Concubine does not understand. Those were all lies. Only by practicing for three to nine times in the winter or three times in the summer would one be able to achieve success. The Ren Du meridians are only able to open up meridians for people, and are indeed helpful in cultivation, but it is not possible for you to become an extreme master in a short period of time. "

"Then Yun Qin, he … Could it be that someone had deliberately used Yun Qin to stall the Prince in Jing Prefecture? Furthermore, there will be even more dangerous matters waiting for you at Ling Xiu's place. " Yu Yan's heart tensed up, and he suddenly stood up.

To the south of this small town was to return to Pond City, and to the north was Ling Xiu.

Everyone stopped laughing, and their faces slowly became serious. Although it was raining heavily, it would still take some time for the road to collapse, unless someone intentionally set up a trap.

"All of you go. Don't worry about me. I won't go with you. I won't drag you down, so I'll hide." Yu Yan immediately ordered.

"The prince's horse is fast! We can't catch up! " One of the guards said anxiously.

"If you can't catch up, you must at least chase after him. You must stop him, your highness. Liu Yuan, Bai Ying, the two of you stay here and protect my wangfei, now the two of you swear an oath to stay with my wangfei. Xu Zhanghai's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Yu Yan's words had woken them up.

The two guards immediately stood up, placing their left fists on their right shoulders, and lightly tapped three times.

"I hope that the prince has thought of this as well. It's just that he gave me too much attention …" Yu Yan had a headache, if not for her, Yulixiao might have been able to see through this matter with a glance, "Ling Xiu is also a secretive person, who is the one who sold him out by your side? "Damn it!"

"Wangfei, don't worry. Your subordinate will be leaving first."

After Xu Changhai said this, he quickly brought the four of them onto the horse. Like five strong gales, they sped towards the heavy rain.

Yu Yan let Liu Dai drive the horse carriage away so as to not attract attention. She and Bai Ying hurriedly came out of the tavern, wanting to find a place to hide.

Yu Yan frowned, she turned to look, but what she saw was not four or five riders, but dozens of riders!

"Not good, wangfei, it's Yu Tianqi's man." Bai Ying said softly, grabbing Yu Yan, and pulled him back into the little tavern.

"Damn, the rain is too heavy. Let's rest here for a while." The bistro had obviously attracted the pedestrian's attention.

Yu Yan and Bai Ying grumbled on the inside, but they quickly retreated back to the backyard and hid behind a wall to peek.

The waiter had already called over the shopkeeper who was sleeping in the backyard. The moment he saw so many soldiers, he was so scared that his face turned pale. He quickly and cautiously went up to greet them.

"Have you seen any strangers coming?" The leader of the group, a man with raindrops on his face, walked in with big steps and slammed the steel knife on the table with a malicious expression.

"No, no …" The manager hurriedly nodded.

"No?" "Who ate this?" The leader lowered his head and saw the chicken still warm on the table and bellowed.

"There are still three tables!" Another soldier also slammed the table, threatening loudly.

The innkeeper trembled in fear and quickly nudged the waiter with his elbow. The waiter was flustered and quickly nodded his head. He pointed to the door and said, "There are some strangers here. They just left after eating. It seems …" He hadn't even given her any silver yet! Oh right, storekeeper, I'll go to the back and make some chicken soup, but I haven't paid you yet! "Why are you freeloading …"

"I'll make you eat for free, I'll make you eat for free!"

The leader saw the waiter was making a ruckus, so he picked up his steel knife and slapped it flat against the waiter's head. With two slaps, the waiter's head started bleeding and he slid to the ground, fainting.

When the shopkeeper saw this, his eyes rolled up and he immediately fainted.

"Damn, get up …" Go to the back and search, is there anyone else? " The leader kicked the two poor fellows and bellowed.