book of troubled times

Chapter 921: Two Captures and Two Releases
Looking at the dragon bird pointing at him, Ye Wuming was stunned.

He knew that Zhao Changhe would formally challenge him sooner or later, but he didn't expect that he would choose this time.

Luochuan's soul is still struggling, and the outcome is still undecided; the strong men in the star field have other ideas, and the situation may still change.

Zhao Changhe himself had just finished a decisive battle as the main force, and the scars on his body were still fresh. Regardless of the severity of the injuries, psychologically, he would also feel a sense of loss of courage, which was human nature. At least Ye Wuming had no desire to fight at the moment.

No matter how you look at it, this isn't a suitable opportunity for a challenge.

He actually waved his sword and challenged everyone to a fight at this absolutely unreasonable time!
The beautiful eyes of Yue Hongling beside him turned into water, and Ling Ruoyu's eyes were also shining. This is the world of knights, and today, the heart remains the same.

Ye Wuming quietly looked at Zhao Changhe's eyes full of fighting spirit. After a long while, he asked, "Why choose now? You are injured, don't say I bullied you."

Zhao Changhe smiled and said, "You have just captured the enemy in your heart, and your momentum has been lost. In my heart, you are still the enemy, and the momentum is as strong as a rainbow. If we don't take this opportunity to defeat the enemy, when will we do it?"

Ye Wuming said: "You weren't planning to challenge me before this battle, were you?"

Zhao Changhe said: "That's not the case... Since the atmosphere has come to this point, I haven't had enough fun, will you accompany me for this round?"

Ye Wuming smiled slightly and finally said, "Okay."

A group of women quickly evacuated, Ling Ruoyu ran up and down to bring small stools and snacks to the aunts, and watched from a distance. Only Ye Jiuyou was left holding Xinghe to the side, trying to suppress and refine Luochuan inside to prevent him from causing any accidents.

Luo Chuan could sense the scene outside the sword. He never thought that in Zhao Changhe's heart, he was not only not the boss, but also just a part of the play. This level of rage was even more unbearable than being roasted and refined in the sword. If he had a physical body at this moment, he would surely spit out a mouthful of blood.

What he thought was not wrong...it really was part of the play.

Because the so-called challenge between these two people has a meaning similar to Zhao Changhe's challenge to Zhuque. From a "little man" who was looked down upon by the superiors and "married to the emperor", he became a pillar who was qualified to assist him and could be promoted to the position of the new Night Emperor, which meant a reversal of the host and the guest.

Challenge Night Nameless, the meaning is similar.

From being a "chosen chess piece" who was not even qualified to discuss opposing forces, to today, not only has his lifelong enemy been resolved with him as the core, but he has also surpassed him in strength.

——Sooner or later, I will put the dragon bird on your neck.

Can you still be as cool and lofty as you were in the past, looking down from the clouds?

Can I still always face this man as a guide and mentor?

There needs to be a conquest between them.

Ye Wuming didn’t know whether she would surrender like Suzaku after being defeated, and she had never thought about it...but she knew what Zhao Changhe meant.

Looking at the trajectory of the dragon bird flying through the sky, Ye Wuming was even a little dazed and didn't even enter the combat state.

It was not until the moment when the Dragon Bird was about to touch his neck that Ye Wuming moved and slapped the side of the Dragon Bird Sword with his palm.

In the first challenge when Zhao Changhe brought Ling Ruoyu into the Night Palace, Ye Wuming also slapped the side of the Dragon Sparrow Sword in the same way. That time, Zhao Changhe fell back with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. What Ye Wuming said was: "Is this what you said, the same level as me?"

However, this time, Zhao Changhe, who was clearly injured, stood still, while Ye Wuming, who was in his prime, had his hands softened and almost couldn't block the knife, allowing the blade to move another three inches closer to his neck.

Ye Wuming's heart trembled and he quickly dodged to the right.

Zhao Changhe followed like a shadow, chasing and killing him.

The women watching were all talking at once: "Ye Wuming was defeated by this attack?"

"She is not in good shape at all, like she is sleepwalking, but Changhe is full of vigor and vitality." Piaomiao smiled and said, "Changhe chose to challenge us at this time, which was unexpected. Even we didn't expect it."

Yue Hongling said: "But if Ye Wuming is in danger, he will immediately take it seriously..."

Piaomiao blinked: "I won't give her this chance."

Yue Hongling: "?"

But Ye Wuming retreated and dodged, Zhao Changhe Longque chased and killed him, and then attacked his side.

Ye Wuming twisted around, moved closer to Zhao Changhe's arms, and hit Zhao Changhe's chest and abdomen with his elbow.

Zhao Changhe smiled and embraced with his left hand.

Ye Wuming: “?”

Are you getting cocky? You dare to hug me in this kind of fight? I'll smash your chest and abdomen with this elbow.

She subconsciously retracted her strength, pushed her elbow against Zhao Changhe's chest, and at the same time pulled away from Zhao Changhe's hand.

But she was surprised to find that the air pressure formed by Zhao Changhe's embrace was extremely strong. It was not the injury strength reflected by the knife just now, but the extremely strong power of the other shore. She struggled like sleepwalking but failed to break free, and was held tightly. At the same time, the elbow pressed against Zhao Changhe's chest, but Zhao Changhe was motionless as if he had no consciousness.

In just one move, Ye Wuming was captured. He struggled in the man's arms, his face flushed with anger.

The onlookers all dropped their melons, and were all dumbfounded.

Before those who didn't understand could ask questions, Ye Wuming was furious: "You still have Piaomiao's full strength, and you even hid the first blow to deceive me! This is not fair!"

Piaomiao was cracking melon seeds leisurely: "When Changhe was fighting Luochuan just now, my power was transferred to his body, and I didn't take it back. No one told you that I took the power back... Who can you blame for making up your own mind?"

Ye Wuming said angrily: "I said I would challenge you, but you two dogs are coming together. What kind of challenge is that?"

Piao Miao said leisurely: "We fought Luochuan side by side, so why can't we fight you? You are our enemy, don't you have any sense?"

Ye Wuming: "You..."

What he said seemed to be correct...but why did it feel so wrong?
What I imagined in my mind just now was a conquest... No, why should I want to be conquered by him!
Ye Wuming struggled hard: "Zhao Changhe! Do you think so too?"

Zhao Changhe smiled: "What else? Have we ever had any other tacit understanding between us?"

"I..." Ye Wuming was stuck. You can't say that I thought the tacit understanding between you and me was that you would fight alone and put the dragon bird on my neck, giving me a way out from you? I haven't thought it through.

Zhao Changhe lowered his head and looked into her eyes closely: "Why did you hold back your elbow just now?"

"..." Ye Wuming turned his head away and didn't look at him, but he found a way out as if it was a life-saving straw: "You regard me as an enemy, and I still hold back. Do you really have the nerve to take this as a victory?"

Piao Miao finally came to his side and smiled as she pinched Ye Wu Ming's face, which was burning with anger. "Since they are our enemies, and they have made a fool of themselves, why can't we take it as a victory?"

Ye Wuming turned his head away angrily and said nothing.

When Piao Miao wanted to seek revenge on her, she had never been able to fight back, whether it was when she was used as a mattress or now. But even without saying it, anyone could see that she was not convinced at all. It was fine that the two men and women worked together, but they also hid the first knife, which was too insidious. No wonder they dared to challenge him even with their wounded body, how despicable!
But Piao Miao smiled and said, "Look at how angry you are... So if I can't help you, will you admit defeat?"

Ye Wuming finally said: "What do you mean by admitting defeat... If you fight fairly, I can admit defeat."

"Ye Wuming, who is so arrogant and isolated in the world, actually demands a fair fight one day..." Piaomiao smiled slightly and did not continue.

Zhao Changhe said for her: "Okay, then I'll give you fairness."

Ye Wuming clearly felt that the force that Zhao Changhe used to hold him had weakened, and Piaomiao's force had been completely withdrawn. Zhao Changhe was now in the early stage of the Other Shore and was still injured.

She struggled again, and this time she finally broke free from the clutches. She turned around angrily and elbowed Zhao Changhe in the chest again: "If you don't hold back, then I won't hold back!"

When Ye Wuming struck with all his strength, the elbow was no longer an elbow.

It's a starburst.

No matter how arrogant Zhao Changhe was, he didn't dare to use his chest to block such an elbow again. His figure flashed away and Ye Wuming's elbow only hit a shadow.

The next moment, Zhao Changhe leaped over, raised his sword and slashed angrily. The stars in the sky gathered together, like a galaxy pouring back, surging.

Ye Wuming's eyes were extremely serious, and he also clapped his hands quickly.

She could see that the sword Zhao Changhe used was the Galaxy Falling to the Nine Heavens that he had used in the previous battle against Luochuan... If used in the Heavenly Book Realm, its power would be almost enough to trigger another epoch of destruction.

But compared to Luochuan, she had more experience in dealing with such skills... Zhao Changhe's move was created under her guidance from beginning to end, with a very clear inheritance of the Night Emperor and the mobilization of the power of the stars. It was just that Zhao Changhe was inclined to the meaning of the Milky Way, while Ye Wuming was mobilizing the stars in the sky to construct the wonder of the four symbols.

Therefore, the duel between these two people on this move was essentially about who had better control over the power of the stars. If it was in the universe, it would be hard to say... but in the Heavenly Book Realm, competing with her for control over the stars, it would obviously be Ye Wuming who would win.

The onlookers clearly saw that the stars gathered in the sky began to become chaotic, rivers no longer formed, formations no longer formed, and the momentum of the upside-down Milky Way dissipated by seven or eight points in an instant.

"Bang!" The broadsword slashed on the palm, making a dull sound of energy collision. The dragon bird that was powerful enough to cut through the void could not even cut three inches into Ye Wuming's palm.

Ye Wuming looked up at Zhao Changhe in mid-air and was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed.

The power of the stars was out of control... and inexplicably gathered together again to form the Milky Way. The power of the dragon bird increased by twice as much and broke into her aura with a bang.

Ye Wuming stepped back in frustration: "You guys are interfering again, do you still have any shame?"

It was Sanniang, Huangfu Qing, Xia Chichi and Yue Hongling who set up the Four Symbols Formation, competing for control of the Four Symbols respectively, and gave the core leadership to the new Night Emperor Zhao Changhe.

Ye Wuming was so angry that he almost vomited blood, she was the one who gave up the position of Night Emperor actually. Before the rules were reconstructed, the system of Zhao Changhe and the Four Symbols was the complete star system in this world, and she, the former Night Emperor, could not compete with it!

Because of this misjudgment, Longque broke through her defense and put his sword on her neck before she could dodge.

Ye Wuming stopped and his face was expressionless.

Sanniang cracked melon seeds and sighed, "We didn't interfere... The Night Emperor gave us the Four Symbols Godhood. Just now, someone inexplicably disturbed the ritual. We just brought it back to its proper track and responded to the Night Emperor's orders."

No matter how much I say, I can't hide my true meaning: Isn't the pleasure of Ye Di's depravity more interesting than the fun of Zhuque and his apprentice fighting over a man?

Nameless Ye: "..."

He destroyed the Four Symbols and even transferred the position of Night Emperor to Zhao Changhe. Now that the boomerang has hit him, he cannot blame Sanniang and the others.

They are maintaining the Four Symbols Rituals, targeting the stars in this world, not attacking you, is there a problem? No problem.

But why is it so frustrating...

Ye Jiuyou sighed: "Ye Wuming, you have come to this day."

It's really a case of losing one's way and finding few people to help her. As the way of heaven in this world, not a single one of her own will help her. Is it true that all those who are the way of heaven will have such a day?
Ye Jiuyou looked at Ye Wuming, who had a knife on his neck and looked at Ling Ruoyu, who was sitting beside him with his hands in his pockets. He thought to himself that the only girl who might be on Ye Wuming’s side might be here...but would Ye Wuming dare to ask her for help?
I'm afraid this girl wants her parents to reconcile more than anyone else, so it's good enough that they don't cheat her...

Ye Wuming was also glancing at his daughter, but he finally sighed and turned to Zhao Changhe and asked, "Do you think you won?"

Zhao Changhe smiled and moved the knife away: "If you want to cheat, you can change the rules of the world, and I will suffer a great loss. So... how about we change places and fight outside the world?"

Ye Wuming squinted at Long Que as he moved away, and said calmly, "Aren't you afraid of attracting the Dead Wood Emperor and others to the battle outside the realm?"

"Does our battle still need to take place in this star field?" Zhao Changhe said softly, "We have another battlefield."

Ye Wuming looked up into his eyes, and the two of them looked at each other with a mutual understanding. Ye Wuming was silent for a moment, then stretched out his hand: "Come."

Zhao Changhe stretched out his hand and took it, and the next moment they all disappeared in the Night Palace.

The spectators had no more melons to eat and they all said "Pah" angrily.

The most frustrating thing between Zhao Changhe and Ye Wuming is that there seems to be a little secret between them, which is also a manifestation of Ye Wuming's special position in Zhao Changhe's heart. The battlefield they changed at this time must be their unique "old place", as if it was engraved with the memory of white moonlight, which made everyone extremely unhappy.

Why are you so proud? In the end, aren’t you still the smallest one?
This time, two captures and two releases will not do more than three. We are just waiting for Lord Tiandao to serve tea to everyone one by one.

As for whether Zhao Changhe could beat Ye Wuming without cheating, no one had ever considered it. Over the years, it seemed that as long as Zhao Changhe wanted to do something, he had never failed.

Huangfu Qing stood up with an ugly look on his face, rubbing his fists and walking towards the Galaxy Sword: "Changhe has no interest in him, but we do. How is the refining going? Let me add fuel to the fire."

Flames suddenly burst out from the sword, and Luochuan's screams became even more miserable.

Ye Jiuyou showed a sense of satisfaction in revenge and whispered, "Changhe's eagerness to challenge Ye Wuming actually has another meaning."

Huangfu Qing asked as he set the fire: "What do you mean?"

"With our current strength, we are actually inferior to Luo Chuan. Now we are taking advantage of his injury and relying on the laws defined by the Heavenly Dao to temporarily trap him in the Galaxy Realm. But we don't have the ability to kill him. We can only continue to sacrifice and refine him to make it difficult for him to escape, that's all." Ye Jiuyou explained: "We must have a stronger force to interfere in order to completely kill his soul... and we can't delay it for too long. If we delay it for too long, no one knows whether there will be another accident. The longer the night, the more trouble we will have."

Huangfu Qing understood: "Ye Wuming is the final link... Only if we can get her back, we can achieve a power that surpasses Luochuan."

Piao Miao interrupted, "Not only do we need to surpass Luochuan's power, we also need to suppress the power of Wanxiang Star Region, otherwise something unexpected will happen. And this matter is also urgent and must be resolved quickly."

“In fact, Ye Wuming herself understands this in her heart, but she needs a stepping stone.” Ye Jiuyou sighed: “Since she has such thoughts in her mind, she will never win…”

Everyone here is a master who has fought for a lifetime. You can tell from what you hear that if you subconsciously hope that the other party can defeat you, then you can't win this battle no matter how you fight. Zhao Changhe is not a pushover. On the contrary, his fighting sense is sharper than anyone else. In his eyes, the slightest flaw in your mind will be magnified a thousand times.

These two captures and two releases are to strengthen this flaw, just like constantly washing away the small ant hole on the dam. Even Ling Ruoyu can foresee what the outcome of his parents' battle outside the domain will be.

(End of this chapter)