The Inverted Dragon's Scale Chapter 391-393

Chapter 391: Blood without scar!

A poet once said: The snow weighs heavy on the green pine, but the pine remains lofty and straight.

That was before. Now the pine trees were not lofty or straight, because the branches were covered with blocks of snow and icicles, that even the solid pine tree trunk was unable to bear the weight, rattling loudly in the wind and its waist almost snapping.

The heavy snow continued for several days, day and night, and the entire capital city was blanketed in snow.

Previously there were city soldiers and residents of Tiandu spontaneously coming out to sweep the snow, but after sweeping for two days, finding that the snow on the roads were too thick, and that there was nowhere to pile up the snow, they simply left it and planned to get rid all at once when the sky clears.

Crunch——

Crunch——

The wind blew strong gusts and the snow continued to fall heavily. Li Muyang plodded through the snow on the streets of Tiandu.

There were very few pedestrians and traders had also closed their shops. The entire capital was shrouded in the heaviest snow seen in 10 years. Only some of the wheat field farmers were grinning and saying the thousand year old peasant family's proverb: A fall of seasonable snow promises a fruitful year.  

Li Muyang walked alone in the snow, but he did not feel cold. With his present physical fitness, even if he were thrown into an ice cave and frozen solid for a day he would be fine.

On the contrary, the heavy snow instead gave him a protective feeling, which made him feel a long-lost sense of security.

In the midst of snow, pedestrians were scarce. With no people around, the possibility that someone will recognise him was avoided.

Snow wrapped everything and all things went quiet.

Treading forward, there was a refreshing and invigorating feeling.

Li Muyang felt the urge to sing his heart out in the snow, or look up to the sky and let out a long scream.

I am Li Muyang!

I've returned!  

Of course, he did not dare to turn this impulse into action. If he had done so, then most likely that countless knives and swords will appear out of nowhere to chop him into minced flesh.  

At this moment, Li Muyang's thoughts were extremely active.

He thought about Cui Xiaoxin seeing through his disguise but did not expose him, about Yan Xiangma's loyalty in helping him cover up, his parents' safety, whether the Lu family would be able to pass this crisis, as well as Starry Sky Academy and about the destroyed water illusion——

Crunch——

There was the sound of wheels rolling over ice coming from ahead.

"Selling chestnuts, sugar roasted chestnuts——"

A shout came from the curtains of snow curtain in front.

Li Muyang smiled, thinking that how would there be business selling chestnuts at this time? This person is such an idiot.

"Selling chestnuts, freshly roasted sugar chestnuts——"

Crunch crunch——

The cart suddenly turned towards him.  

"Gongzi, buy a bag of chestnuts? Fresh sugar-roasted chestnuts——" The old woman raised her head, looking at Li Muyang.

"No thank you." Li Muyang looked at the old woman with a wary expression.

A master had said before, 'In Jianghu, be careful of women and children.'

In other words, the three kinds of people that are the most frightening in Jianghu are: Cui Xiaoxin, women and children.

Li Muyang had always kept this sentence in mind.

"Fresh sugar roasted chestnuts, Gongzi really don't want some? Perhaps there is someone in the family who likes to eat such snacks? Bring a bag back, they will be very happy."

"No thank you." Li Muyang still refused.

Avoiding the tires of the cart, Li Muyang attempted to leave in another direction.

"Gongzi, buy a bag——" The old woman stretched out her hand, pushing the cart to block Li Muyang's path again. "The wind is strong and the snow is heavy, I have not eaten anything today, there's also an old man in the house that needs money for medicine——Gongzi, can you spare some pity for me?"

Li Muyang looked at the old woman's crooked back, as well as the deep wrinkles left her face from the suffering of life. He couldn't help but ask cautiously, "There isn't poison in the chestnuts, right?"

"Gongzi, how could the chestnuts be poisonous? If you don't believe me, I'll have one for you——" When the old woman spoke, she reached into the sizzling wok and grabbed a handful of chestnuts.

Then, she suddenly thrust her hand, the steaming chestnuts like concealed weapons sped towards Li Muyang's face.

Li Muyang spun round, and those chestnuts were sent flying behind from the position where he just stood.

"Ah——"

A tragic cry sounded from behind and a blade-wielding man in black fell from mid-air to the ground.

Before the voice died away, another ten men in black appeared on the eaves of the roofs on both sides of the street, lifting their blades high and charged across the middle of the street where Li Muyang was.

Both the front and back paths were blocked by the several black-clad men, forming an encirclement attack.

Li Muyang did not expect someone to kill on the streets. Even more did not think that they would risk so much. It seemed that they want to take his life at all cost?

The old woman slammed her hand, and that sizzling hot wok sprang up, the red-hot chestnuts inside shooting toward those black-clad men.

"Ah, my eyes, my eyes——"

"Its burning me, burning me——"  

"They are together, kill, kill them both——"

"I am caught in an ambush," This was Li Muyang's first reaction.  

"The old woman that sells chestnuts is a master." This was Li Muyang's second reaction.

"She is on my side." This was the third reaction of Li Muyang.

Li Muyang's body was spinning round where he stood and before he could stop, a blade was swung down at his head.

The edge of the blade was blazing like a flaming fire.

The man with the blade was a master, and this blade had been injected with powerful qi.

Li Muyang was thinking whether it would expose the fact that he was not a sickly man if he fought back?

As he was pondering, he had already stored up qi at his dantian, then accumulated the qi of dantian into his right fist to throw out an explosive punch at the long blade.

The Art of Breaking Body!

Breaking Fist!

The wind swept and the air roared.

With one punch, the gale stopped and the snow melted.

All around, there were no living things in sight.

Only Li Muyang's fist was seen growing redder and redder, and increasingly growing larger.

The initial stage of the Breaking fist was red. When one trained to a certain stage, the Breaking fist will become white and then turn from white to black.

When the fist turns black, which is the colour of the starry sky, it can destroy Starry Sky cultivators.

Of course, 'The Art of the Breaking Fist' was so mysterious that until now Li Muyang was unable to distinguish which is real and which is fake. Even the Black Dragon's memory did not have this knowledge.

Bang!

The force of the red fist and the qi of the blade made a fierce collision.

The resulting brilliance lit up the world.

It was as though a little sun had exploded in front of their eyes.

The long blade snapped into two, and the black man's chest was pierced with a huge hole, his body wildly recoiled until he slammed into a stonewall and the crisp sound of bones breaking resounded across the air.

"Quickly run." The old woman flipped the single-wheeled cart and sent flying one of the black -clad man that came speeding over as she yelled to Li Muyang.

"Kill." The leader motioned with a gesture, and two black men charged towards the old woman.

More blade-wielding black-clad men appeared out of nowhere, surrounding Li Muyang from all directions.

The heavy snow covered the city!

Blood without scars!

Cui mansion. Lan garden.  

Cui Xiaoxin followed the little servant into Lan garden, and the little servant helped Cui Xiaoxin dust off the snow on her before she said, "Madam, Miss is here."

"Let her in."  A gentle woman's voice came from the room.

The little servant helped push the door open, made an invitation gesture, and said" "Miss, please come in."  

Cui Xiaoxin walked into the room alone, where her mother was sat reading in front of a fire.   

"Mother, you're looking for me?"  

Seeing Cui Xiaoxin came into the room, Yue Wenxiu set down the book in her hand, and pulled her daughter to sit next to her by the fire. "Silly child, it's so cold, why did you travel so far to West mountain to see the plum blossoms? Has the incident at Thousand Buddha Temple not remind you to be more vigilant?"

"Fortunately Butler Ning is an important elder of the family. If it were someone else, I would break their legs. How could you act recklessly? If something happens to, who is going to take this responsibility? Who am I going to cry to?"

"Mother, haven't I came back safe? You should not blame Uncle Ning. I asked him, it has nothing to do with him." Cui Xiaoxin explained.

Yue Wenxiu understood her daughter's temper. She gently sighed, "you, from a young age you have been closer to Xinci, your personality is also more like her, and you're not very close with your mother——Yes Mother is strict on you, but isn't that for your own good? What mother doesn't want her daughter to be happy? Don't you think so?"

Cui Xiaoxin kept quiet and did not respond. She had heard these words from her mother many times before. She had accustomed to it all.

Yue Wenxiu was also accustomed to her daughter suddenly not saying anything. She pulled her hand to seat her by the fire and softly said, "are you cold? Come over to warm up the body."

"Not cold." Cui Xiaoxin said aloud.

"How could it not be cold when it's snowing so heavily?" Yue Wenxiu said, smiling. "You child, has been strong-minded since young. Everyone also spoils and love you. You say what you want to say, do what you want to do, everything is decided by you——But you're a girl, Mother and Father can not take care of you forever."

Cui Xiaoxin with a calm expression looked at Yue Wenxiu. "Mother, just say what's on your mind, there is no need to hide it."

Yue Wenxiu glanced at her daughter's calm face and finally made up her mind. She said with clenched teeth: "Your marriage with Song Tinyun, the old grandfather of the Song family mentioned it again, he said he hopes to see another bright moon rise in his family during his lifetime——"

"What did Grandfather say?" Cui Xiaoxin asked. "

"Your grandfather agreed too. So——" Yue Wenxiu tightly grasped her daughter's slender, pale hand and uttered, "He told me to let you know."

Chapter 392: The fight in snow!

Plum blossoms fall over steps like whirling snow, leaving one all white even though brushed off a while ago.

The snow outside was chaotic, but Cui Xiaoxin's mind was more chaotic.

When she was still far away in Jiangnan, she had already heard that the Cui and Song family want to connect by marriage. Of course, the news was vague, discontinuous, and there had been no definite statement. Cui Xiaoxin, at that time, was still in studying in Jiangnan, situated far away from Tiandu, so she had never taken such matters to heart.

Only occasionally, when she thought about it late at night, was there a kind of indescribable feeling in her heart.

But now her mother had deliberately come to find her to seriously talk about this matter, which indicated that the marriage had been decided.

All aspects of the conditions had been settled, and those qualified to nod had nodded.

The only one who had the power to 'oppose' this marriage was Grandfather Cui Xichen, so Cui Xiaoxin's first thought was to ask about her Grandfather's stance on this matter.  

Since Grandfather had agreed, there probably was no room for discussion.

"Song Tinyun." Cui Xiaoxin chewed over the name. "This man, will he be the one who I spend my life with?"

They were both living in Tiandu, and even could be said to live on the same street, it was unavoidable that Cui Xiaoxin had interacted with Song Tinyun before.

Moreover, there was one time when Cui Xiaoxin was faced with danger and it was Song Tinyun who saved her life.

The scene of the resolute youngster drawing his sword and stood in front of her, shielding her with his thin and weak body, had firmly occupied her dream for a long period of time. She had also thought before that to be with this man for a lifetime was not an unacceptable thing.

Song Tinyun was handsome and confident, and had the title of 'Jade tree of the Song family'. Adding to this, since a young age he was called a martial arts genius. While other youngsters were busy horseback riding, walking dogs, cock fighting and playing around, he was following the old grandfather of the Song family, Song Gudu, to learn martial arts. His cultivation journey had been smooth all along. When the other talents were just getting started, he had already jumped over the Empty valley, and when others labored up the High mountain, he was ready to sprint to the Free clouds realm——

He had always been in front of his peers, and some people of the older generation were also considered inferior to him.

It can be said that he was an opponent that countless Tiandu youngster imitated and chased after; he was an idol.

Most important of all, the Cui family and Song family were families of equal social status. If the two were to marry, not only would they receive the blessing of the two families, the entire West Wind Kingdom would also be in uproar with the announcement——

However, why was there an empty feeling in her heart? Why was there a painful sadness spreading through her body?  

There was another face that surfaced in her mind, it was a dark youngster, he was laughing, but in his eyes were unconcealable sadness. He said to her, 'Cui Xiaoxin, don't worry. Even if we are friends, I won't be pursuing you. Even in West Wind University, I also won't be pursuing you'.

Every time Cui Xiaoxin thought of that scene, she felt her heart was being pulled tight.

That day, she left earlier. But she could imagine that the youngster sitting alone by the sunset lake must be extremely sad, right?

"Xiaoxin——" Yue Wenxiu said loudly.

Cui Xiaoxin looked up at her mother and uttered, "I know."

"Xiaoxin, we have not talked in a long time, I do not know what you really think. The marriage has been decided, and the two families are choosing the lucky day. However, since the Song family's grandfather had said that he wants to live to see another bright moon rising in his family then it can't be delayed for too long——There is only us two here, you can say the truth to me. This marriage, do you agree to it or not agree to it?"

Cui Xiaoxin looked at her mother and said, "What if I agree to it? And what if I don't agree?"

"See, your personality has always been like this——you hide everything in your heart. Don't you know that people will worry about you?"

Cui Xiaoxin raised her head to look at her mother and said, "if I said yes, everyone will be happy. If I said no, it will not change the reality. Instead, mother has to take even more trouble to persuade me to accept it, and the final outcome will only be to compromise and surrender, right?"

"Xiaoxin——"

"Mother, I can't say the words 'I accept', I know this will make you happy, make all family members happy, and pretend this is a wedding of a match made in heaven. But, I just can't say it. The words are stuck in my throat. I can't get them out, and I can't swallow it. I don't want to say 'I don't agree', because these words mean nothing, and it bears no weight in the Cui family."

"I know that you all don't like Aunt, because Aunt was a resister. She summoned up the courage, she caused such a big commotion, she resisted fiercely, but in the end——she still married the man she disliked according to the family's arrangement.”

"Xiaoxin, don't talk nonsense."

"Mother, this is a well-known fact, why am I talking nonsense? Aunt was able to share her story and her feelings with me—Even the person involved could calmly face the situation, what do we have to fear?"

Yue Wenxiu worriedly stared at Cui Xiaoxin and reminded, "Xiaoxin, you must not imitate your Aunt."

"I won't imitate Aunt." Cui Xiaoxin said in a low voice. "I know that even if I did the same as her, it won't have any meaning. An overturned cart in front is a warning for those behind. Aunt—am I braver or luckier than she is?"

"Xiaoxin, if you're like this, then Mother will be worried." "

Cui Xiaoxin smiled. "Mother, don't worry. My name is Xiaoxin, I'm more careful than anyone, I'm not going to make things difficult for you." —————

Bang!

Li Muyang threw out another punch.

The Breaking fist of 'The Art of the Breaking Body'!

A black-clad man behind was sent flying out, smashing into a stonewall, and cracking of bones was heard throughout.

The body of the black-clad man slid down the wall, and when his butt sank into the snow, his eyes shot open, blood overflowed his mouth and he had became a corpse.

'The Art of the Breaking Body' was the martial arts that Li Muyang had studied the longest and the one he placed most effort in.

Before he started his cultivation and before the sea of qi of his dantian had formed an Empty valley, he had already begun to follow Li Shinian to learn 'The Art of the Breaking Body'.

But now Li Muyang was not the same as before, not only had he fused with the Tear of the Dragon King, gained a strong physique and abundant energy, he also possessed countless knowledge for his own development and learning.

In addition, when he was studying in Starry Sky Academy, he had received guidance from Yang Xiaohu, Xiahou Qianbai and Kong Li, the three great masters. And coupled with Li Muyang's hard work, his speed of progress could be said to be one thousand miles in one day.

Now, Li Muyang's punch was like ten thousand stampeding horses, a thousand army charging forward, meeting force with force, to destroy the opponent's body.

'The Art of the Breaking Body', what is broken is one's own body and body of qi, and what's destroyed is the opponent's body and body of qi. Breaking body, hence the name.

Monks are merciful, but the martial arts technique created by them was not merciful at all.

Sometimes, killing was inevitable.

Kacha——

Like knife cutting pieces of paper, the crackle of the body breaking into parts sounded.  

A man in black sprang toward the old woman with sword in hand, but when his body was in the air, he was suddenly severed in two.

While the upper body was still moving forward, the lower body had plunged to the ground.

Bang!

First his legs and half body fell into the snow, dyeing the snow a bright blood red.

Puchi——

A moment later, his inner organs detached from his upper body, dropping to the ground with a loud snapping sound.

Heart, liver, lungs and such organs smashed into the snow pit, the heat emitting thick intestines rolling into the distance.

The old woman was also extremely strong; the palm of her hand was like a sword. Every time she thrust out her palm there was a gust of wind blowing and a gush of sword qi spreading out.

With one palm strike, as though there was a giant blue broadsword covering the sky, the opponent was severed and fallen.

As she successively threw her palm out unexpectedly several black-clad assassins had fallen.

The black-clad people finally began to fear, their fierce, unafraid-of-death assault was finally halted.

It was at this moment that Li Muyang and the old woman gathered in the corner.  

They were surrounded by black-clad assassins who were pouring in from all directions, and those people were brandishing their blades, desperately compressing their space of activity.

"Look for a chance to escape." Standing back to back, the old woman whispered to Li Muyang. "There are too many of them, since they dare to attack in Tiandu, they must be prepared to die——We must end this battle quick."

"I understand." Li Muyang said. He finally couldn't control his curiosity and asked aloud, "who are you? Why did you save me?"

Until now, Li Muyang still did not know who this old woman was.

Although she had been helping him from the beginning, but who knows whether she would strike a fatal blow at him at the critical moment——Just like at the very beginning, Li Muyang thought she was going to kill him, but she struck the black-clad men who were attacking from behind instead.

"What? The last time you could see through my disguise, why can't you do it this time?" The old woman said mockingly.

Li Muyang looked at her blank for a moment before it dawned on him. "It's you."

"This is not the time to catch up, try to break out." The old woman reminded. "I will try to attract their attention, you take the opportunity to escape."

"What about you?"

"Don't worry about me. After you escape, I have my own way of escaping."

The old woman's voice only just faded away when her body disappeared from where she stood.

When she reappeared, she had descended into the crowd of black-clad people. Her body made a rotation 360 degrees in the air, the blade in her right hand constantly brandishing and slashing.

Kacha——

Several black-clad assassin were severed at the waist, dying instantly.

Li Muyang also coldly humphed, charging at those red eyed assassins who had sworn to take his life.

Chapter 393: Still Water Sword School!

The snow was swirling, and blood splattered.

On the street, every household had closed the doors and windows.  

The businesses who did not close their door before had also unknowingly pulled the shop door shut for fear that they would become the unlucky pond fish that would become involved during the mass slaughter.  

"Is there no justice, is there no law? How dare they fight on the street——"

"A spectacle, it is a spectacle, it has been many years since I've seen anyone killing on the street——"  

"Wife, come take a look. What, you're farsighted?"

On the eaves in the distance stood two men in white robes.  

One with thick brows and big eyes, and was tough and well built. His long hair was rolled up in a bun that was secured with a bamboo hairpin that was a sharp, tapered shape like a small sword.

The man's eyes were firmly fixed on the fight on the streets. Watching Li Muyang dressed as Driver Li Mu repeatedly throwing out punches that smashed the black-clad assassins to ashes, he couldn't help shouting furiously, "such a person is a driver? If he is a driver, then all the driver in the world would be ashamed to death."

"Who said he is a driver?" The tall, skinny man next to him asked in response. The man's long hair was untied, fluttering freely in the wind, and with his wide robe and big sleeves he radiated the demeanour of a celestial being, like he was riding the wind.  

"Aren't we intercepting a cart driver?" Baili Changhe's face was crossed with a puzzled look. "What family would need to hire such a skilled master as a cart driver? This person is not weak, and that fist technique he's using is very strange and powerful. The little power stored in the dantian instantly erupts——"

"Even if we know the ferocity of his fist, we cannot forcibly receive it. Firstly the speed of his fist is very fast, making it impossible to evade. Secondly, his pace is extremely quick, each maneuver can perfectly find the most advantageous point of attack. If you avoid the punch, you will only make your weak point be exposed. That would be disastrous."

“'The Art of the Breaking Body'." Mu Yubai stated out loud. "This is a secret skill of Taoism, a skill that the seven Taoist spiritual masters are famous for. Break the body with qi, kill the enemy in one. At its peak, this move can almost turn over mountain and tread across the sea, break stars, slaughter dragons and destroy demons. It is beneficial in every way. I just don't understand how this kind of secret skill made it into the hands of that boy——Is he a descendant of the Taoist sect?"

"Master, you mean——you're worried that this man is a pawn that the Taoist sect had placed in the Lu family? Could it be that the Taoist sect is also involved in this matter? Sound of Heaven Temple and Dragon Tiger mountain are both transcendent immortal sects. Although both have numerous disciples and are extremely powerful, most of the time they do not pay attention to the secular matters of the world. Would they make an exception this time?"

"It's just a thought, it may not be true." Mu Yubai coldly watched the fierce fight in the heavy snow, without sadness or joy, or any other emotion. "Perhaps, this boy has some connection with the Taoist spiritual master Ziyang, therefore he was taught 'The Art of the Breaking Body'. However, judging from his fist technique, the punch is fierce but not imposing. And due to not having practiced it for long enough, there is a brief pause after every punch. It is difficult to form the Breaking fist into a fist formation or fist field——However, once he accomplishes the Breaking fist then, among the entire Tiandu, only very few people can master him."

"Of course, besides Spiritual master Ziyang himself, most likely that no one will be able to cultivate 'The Art of the Breaking Body' to that level. I heard that Ziyang's calamity is about to come. Whether or not he can overcome it to reach a higher level, I'm looking forward to it. The others are chasing stars, how could us juniors not try to catch up vigorously?"

"Master's mind is as settled as still water, no matter when or where you never get emotional in any environment——One day, you certainly will break the realms and ascend to the sky, roam the Divine continent. In this great wide world, how many people can contend with Master in terms of sword skills?"

"There are countless heroes in this world, how can they be underestimated?" The long hair man's voice was calm and indifferent. "In this Tiandu, there are also many of such talented youngsters, right?"

"Ahh——"

Just as Mu Yubai's voice fell, Li Muyang struck another black-clad man flying off in one fist strike, his tragic scream echoed across the sky.

As he slammed into the ground, his upper half body struggled to get up, exhausting all his strength, and finally collapsed. He inhaled several heavy breaths, before his eyes drooped and he lost his life.

"Master, let me go down to meet that driver." Baili Changhe said through gritted teeth. "This boy is vicious, the men of my sword school is becoming souls under his fist. Besides, it is disadvantage to us the longer this is dragged on. Why don't I go down and kill him, that will save a few men of our sword school."

"Look again." Mu Yubai said.

"See what?" Baili Changhe asked anxiously. "This boy has killed more than ten lives of our Still water sword school, do you want to watch them all be killed?"

"Their skill is inferior, their sword is not sharp enough, they can't blame other people for dying." Mu Yubai's voice did not contain the slightest of emotions. "Look again, wait for him to exert his full strength."

The expression on Baili Changhe's face stiffened when he cried out in surprise, "Master you mean——the cart driver has not yet revealed his true strength?"

"His qi is not disturbed, his force is not exhausted. He does not look tired or is he fighting as if his life depends on it." Mu Yubai said. "What he is holding back, watch a little longer. I'm really curious, what kind of a——cart driver he is."

When he heard these words from Master, Baili Changhe fixed his eyes on Li Muyang once more. He too wanted to see what other tricks did this guy have.   

"Miss Li Shinian's driver? It really is the biggest joke in the world?"

The Morning Sun road. The City patrol base.

Today Li Kefeng was not on duty, but he still maintained the daily habit he had when he was a frontier soldier. Every day he must go check on the base, chat with the subordinates and officers, and even drink two bowls of wine. He would pat the shoulders of the soldiers on duty and it was only after he had inspected around that he would come back to rest at home.  

Today was no exception; he braved the wind and snow to come to the military base. The subordinates and several deputy generals immediately crowded him.

"Boss Li, this wind and snow are so bad, why did you come to the patrol base again? It's better to stay at home and sleep comfortably while hugging a woman——" Ma Chao smiled mischievously.   

"Exactly, you didn't bring wine. How can you have the nerve to come see us without wine?" Chen Jun patted Li Kefeng on the shoulder like there was no difference between the senior and the junior.

"General, go back to rest. Today, the snow is so heavy, I don't think anything will happen in the city——Later I will take a few brothers out to patrol, I will not let General down." Zhang Xiaohu said concernedly—— "

Li Kefeng swung his foot to kick Ma Cha's butt and scolded, "you kid, have you gone crazy? What's the matter? Do you think I haven't noticed you and Bai Zhubo's second daughter exchanging flirting glances? If you want, I will now head over to find Bai Zubo to propose the marriage."

"General, I'm just saying——my body is dedicated to General, and my soul is dedicated to the Kingdom, I have no intention of marrying for the time being. You don't get me in trouble." Ma Chao said with a foolish grin.

Li Kefeng teasingly glanced at Chen Jun, "You want to drink? Fine, you're not on duty today either. You come with me now, we will find a little restaurant, I'll drink how much you drink, whoever collapses first is a bastard——"

"General, I was joking, I was joking——" Chen Jun's face was twisted with a terrified expression. "Who doesn't know that General Li will never get drunk even after drinking one thousand cups? I'm just going to lose."  

Li Kefeng then clapped his hand upon Zhang Xiaohu's shoulder. "Right, Xiaohu, you also do not have to patrol the city today, the snow is really bad, you also have to pay attention to your brother's health——Why don't you guard the city patrol base. If something happens the City defense troops will come to report. It's not too late to leave the camp at that time. What can happen at the foot of the Emperor?"

"Yes. General." Zhang Xiaohu followed the rules and responded with a military salute.

Li Kefeng gave a wry smile. "You fool is always so serious."

A few people were standing at the door joking and laughing, when a horse bolted towards them.

"Urgent report." The steed had not yet entered the base, when a mounted soldier already yelled out.  

"What is the matter?" Li Kefeng asked in a low voice.  

Zhang Xiaohu had already rushed out and immediately supported the soldier down the horse, "What's going on?"

"There are people killing on the street." The soldier panted. "Someone is killing on the street."

In a brief moment.

The soldiers clad in armour and helmets spurred their horse out of the city patrol base and set off in the direction of the West city gate at full speed.

"Quick. Quickly." The leader, with one hand on the reins, the other clasping his sword, incessantly urged the horse across the snowy ground. And because the ground was thick with snow and ice, the horses' hooves kicked up snow and dirt as they ran.

Behind were nearly one hundred city patrol subordinates, each wearing a grim expression, knowing that what awaited them was a brutal fight.

Clatter——

The clatter of hoofs was uniform and rhythmic, like the hundreds of horses were one, lifting off and setting down at the same time. The formation of a huge force made one felt as though an earth-shaking strength was charging forward.

Clang！

Li Kefeng sharply pulled on the reins and the horse's movements were abruptly stopped.

The nearly hundreds of mounted soldiers at the back also drew in the reins.

Li Kefeng stared at the black-clad figures in the middle of the long street and snapped: "City Patrol Division is performing official duties, who dares block the road?"

"Monitoring Division. Cui Jian." A black-robed man's corner of his mouth was curved upwards in a light smile, the three-headed snake on his body baring its fangs, as though was choosing people to bite.

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