#204 - Spring Dragon Poetry Festival (IX)
Truth be told, Yan Shuyuan had really not been planning to act just now.
Although he had promised Liu Zongliang before, who could have imagined that an ordinary poetry meeting would develop into such a situation.
A thief who killed the prime minister had transformed into a hero of the Great Ning literary world.
More importantly, there was that "Spring River Flower Moon Night".
Yan Shuyuan didn't know how Wei Changtian could compose such a poem, but it didn't prevent him from being deeply impressed by it.
Considering both "public opinion" and "personal feelings", Yan Shuyuan decided to let Wei Changtian go.
But now, Liu Zongliang's sudden appearance had put him in an awkward position again.
With that shout, anyone could see that he had colluded with the Liu family long ago, intending to attack Wei Changtian tonight to avenge the deceased Liu Yuanshan.
It seemed unreasonable not to act in this situation, but if he really killed Wei Changtian, he would definitely be condemned by the literati of the world for the rest of his life.
However, a sudden palm strike immediately made the decision for him.
"You, Yan!"
"You dare kill my grandson! I think you're tired of living!"
In the air, Qin Zhengqiu, who had suddenly appeared, was already fighting with the astonished Yan Shuyuan.
On the lake, Wei Changtian went straight for the stunned Liu Zongliang without hesitation.
Strike first to gain the upper hand, strike later to suffer the consequences.
He had already agreed with Qin Zhengqiu that once they could confirm that Yan Shuyuan was colluding with the Liu family, they didn't need to worry about anything and could act immediately!
According to intelligence, Yan Shuyuan was only at the early stage of the Second Rank, while Qin Zhengqiu was already at the late stage of the Second Rank, with no possibility of defeat.
Therefore, Wei Changtian didn't care about the battle in the air at all, and prepared to kill Liu Zongliang first with his knife.
"Swish!"
The Moon Reflection Lake was not big, and Liu Zongliang had been running towards the center of the lake, so the two were close in an instant.
"You, how could you-"
"How could I know you were going to kill me tonight?"
Wei Changtian drew his long knife expressionlessly and slashed down without thinking: "Go ask the King of Hell in the underworld!"
"Chila! Pu! !"
Without any obstruction, the refined steel long knife instantly brought up half a body.
"..."
Liu Zongliang never expected death to come so quickly, and his wide eyes didn't even have time to show fear before he lost his life.
With his death, the lakeside instantly became chaotic.
More than a hundred Liu family experts, seeing their young master killed by Wei Changtian with one knife, were filled with grief and indignation, and immediately drew their weapons and prepared to rush over to avenge him.
However, before they could get close to the lake, several times more Xuanjing Division and Tianluo Sect people had blocked their path.
Most of the Liu family members had not recovered before they became corpses, and the others were caught in a difficult battle, and it seemed that they would die here sooner or later.
As for the three Third Rank experts who barely broke through...
"Hahaha! We've been waiting for you!"
Wei Changtian's four uncles also attended today, laughing and迎击ing them, not giving the three a chance to get close to the center of the lake.
"Bang!"
"Clang clang!"
"Ah! Run for your lives! !"
"Help!"
"Die!"
"..."
The sounds of weapons colliding, roaring, wailing, running for their lives, and begging for mercy, all kinds of chaotic sounds resounded on the shore of Moon Reflection Lake in just a dozen breaths.
Thousands of powerless literati fled in all directions with their heads in their hands. Those who were far away were fine, but if they happened to be near the battle area, the flying broken limbs and blood would be their end.
At this moment, no one would be considerate because they were well-read, and no one would put themselves in danger in order not to hurt the innocent.
When two elephants fight, they never care how many ants they crush.
As for Xu Qingwan and others who were intentionally or unintentionally involved in this conflict...
"Ding!"
"Sister Xu! It's too dangerous here! Let's go to the center of the lake!"
With a "anxious" look on her face, You Jia slashed away the sword energy passing by her side: "Young Master Wei is still there, maybe we can help him if we go over!"
"Okay!"
Although Xu Qingwan didn't know why they suddenly started fighting for no reason, she rushed towards the center of the lake with You Jia without thinking when she heard Wei Changtian.
Fortunately, the direction they chose was being guarded by the Xuanjing Division, so there were no friendly fire incidents.
"Huh? Miss Xu? Miss You?"
Several Xuanjing Division yamen runners recognized the two and couldn't help but be stunned: "You two are not on today's mission?"
"We are going to find Young Master Wei!"
You Jia shouted first: "Let us pass quickly!"
"Looking for Young Master Wei..."
A clever centurion immediately reacted and hurriedly ordered several of his subordinates: "You guard this place, I will escort the two ladies to the center of the lake!"
"Yes! Sir!"
The others responded in unison, hurriedly making way, and were always on guard against the Liu family's death soldiers not far away.
This centurion obviously wanted to show his face in front of Wei Changtian, and after explaining, he prepared to take Xu Qingwan and You Jia away.
However, at this moment, an urgent voice sounded not far in front of everyone.
"Wait a minute! There's me too!"
"Stop! !"
The Xuanjing Division yamen runners did not recognize the person who came and immediately raised their knives and shouted angrily.
However, Xu Qingwan was stunned for a moment and then hurried to greet him.
"Miss Yang, why are you here too?"
"It's a long story!"
Yang Liushi glanced at You Jia and replied urgently: "Let's go find the young master first!"
"Ah! Okay!"
Xu Qingwan didn't have time to think too much. After picking up Yang Liushi, she went straight to the lakeside pavilion with You Jia and the centurion.
Four water waves cut through the lake. Xu Qingwan, who was in the most urgent mood, ran in the front, and the centurion wearing the silver-patterned Jiaolong suit was at the rear.
In the middle were Yang Liushi and You Jia, running side by side.
"Miss Yang..."
Suddenly, You Jia turned her head and asked meaningfully: "I didn't expect you to be a cultivator."
"Miss You, who stipulates that women in brothels cannot cultivate?"
Yang Liushi looked back, unwilling to show weakness in her mouth: "Women of our kind know best that it is better to rely on ourselves than on others."
"Is that so?"
You Jia shook her head with a smile: "Young Master Wei would be sad to hear this."
"I don't know what the young master will think of me."
Yang Liushi stared at You Jia: "But I know that I will never do anything that is not good for the young master."
"..."
A flower lantern was overturned by the waves, and the candle flame inside flickered twice before suddenly going out.
Although You Jia's expression did not change, the fleeting murderous intent in her eyes was captured by Yang Liushi.
The atmosphere between the two women suddenly became like walking on thin ice, and they fell into a delicate balance in mutual suspicion and testing.
"Miss Yang, you are really..."
"Boom! ! !"
Before You Jia could finish her words, a loud noise suddenly came from the shore with rolling air waves.
Everyone turned their heads in astonishment, and then saw more than a dozen figures suddenly appearing on the periphery of the crowd.
Under normal circumstances, if a third group of people suddenly appeared during a battle between two parties, then the two parties fighting before would definitely be happy and worried.
However, the situation is strange now.
Whether it was the Liu family, or the Xuanjing Division and Tianluo Sect.
Everyone's eyes were full of vigilance at this moment, and they didn't seem to know these dozen experts, thinking they were the other party's reinforcements.
Only Ning Yongnian sitting on the high platform was different from everyone else.
He slowly sat back in his chair, glanced at Li Huaizhong next to him with a look of astonishment, and smiled softly:
"I said, Wei Changtian may not be able to live tonight."
"This..."
Li Huaizhong certainly understood at this time that this was the backhand arranged by Ning Yongnian, but...
"Your Majesty! Once this matter is exposed, I am afraid that the Wei family will never let it go! Now that the Xu family is already about to rebel, if we add a Wei family..."
"Will not let it go? That's what I want him to do."
Ning Yongnian looked up at the chaos below, and clapped his palms lightly as if watching a play.
"Continue to watch and you will understand."
