The Beacon of Kyushu

Yuwen Yanyi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you know Xiao Talin, Yelusha and Yeluting?"

Yelu Juncai said without hesitation: "Yelü Ting is my... my cousin. We often meet each other. It was she who suggested to the emperor's uncle that I go to Wanghai Hall to learn martial arts this time. As for the other two, one is my distant cousin and the other is my cousin. However, they are in charge of military affairs all year round, and I don't have much interaction with them. I only meet them occasionally during festivals, so we are not very familiar with each other."

Yuwen Yanyi nodded slightly and said, "Okay, tell me what you did and said to these three people. Pick out the important ones and tell me one by one. As long as you tell me in detail, I will fulfill my promise and send you away after you finish speaking."

Yelu Juncai rolled his eyes, as if he was trying to recall for a long time, and then he repeated as much as possible what he had said and done with the three people over the years. Yuwen Yanyi heard that he was talking about trivial matters, and he couldn't help but think in his heart, "These things are too trivial, thanks to me asking, otherwise if the three people mentioned them to me, I would definitely find it difficult to deal with them. Now that he has told me everything, I only need to take the initiative to mention a few things before the three people ask questions, and I can get away with it."

After a long while, Yelu Juncai was so dry that his mouth was dry. He finally told the past events of the few people in a similar way. He looked at Yuwen Yanyi with pure eyes and asked tentatively: "Yu... Young Master Yuwen, I... I have said almost everything. Shouldn't you send me away?"

Yuwen Yanyi raised his lips and pulled out the purple Zhutian Sword from his waist. "Okay, since you want to leave, I'll send you on your way!" He said as he thrust the sword in his hand into Yelu Juncai's throat. Yelu Juncai was young and didn't understand human nature. How could he have expected that Yuwen Yanyi would be so mean and kill him? When he reacted, his neck had been pierced by the sword, and blood gushed out. It was a pity that this young man died in the wilderness under the sharp blade of a magic weapon.

"Hmph!" Yuwen Yanyi glanced coldly at Yelu Juncai's corpse and said with a smile: "Yelu Juncai, don't you want to leave? I, Yuwen Yanyi, will send you to the underworld and the top of the blue sky. It will not be a waste of your frankness and earnest expectations, right?" As he spoke, he bent over and stripped off Yelu Juncai's yellow clothes, cut off his head, gathered the corpses on the ground together, dragged them into the mountain one by one and buried them hastily.

The next day, early morning.

As soon as the sky was slightly bright, Yuwen Yanyi used a piece of fine silk to tightly wrap Yelu Juncai's head, and led the horse to the place agreed three days ago. He thought that the young man who was proficient in magic must not have come yet, and he would have to wait for a long time before he could see him. Unexpectedly, the young man was already waiting at the place as agreed, and had no intention of arranging the people to come and watch the show. It seemed that he was standing there just to wait for him to come to the appointment.

As soon as Yuwen Yanyi approached, the young man came over and said in a low voice: "Master Aoxue, Yelu Juncai..."

"Dead." Yuwen Yanyi answered simply and straightforwardly.

The young man's pupils shrank, he took a deep breath, looked at Yuwen Yanyi in surprise and said, "As expected of you, Master Aoxue, you are really decisive in doing things. I admire you!"

Yuwen Yanyi was disdainful of talking nonsense with him, and his tone revealed a hint of command, "I think it's time to fulfill the agreement we made three days ago."

The young man nodded and said, "Okay, since Lord Aoxue must meet the Sect Master, I will lead you there." Yuwen Yanyi did not speak again, and followed the young man out of Songzhou and headed east quickly. The two walked for two or three days, and one day they arrived at an endless grassland, and the young man finally stopped. He bowed to Yuwen Yanyi and said, "Lord Aoxue, please wait here for a while, and a boat will come to take you across the sea in a few moments. I am of humble status, and I dare not stay here for too long without the Sect Master's call. Goodbye."

Yuwen Yanyi looked at the green grassland in front of him. Not only did he not see the sea, he did not even see a gurgling stream. He raised his sword-like eyebrows, a murderous look flashed in his eyes, and grabbed the young man by the collar, saying, "You are just a little actor who knows a few tricks to fool some ignorant fools. How dare you play tricks on me? Do you think your life is too long?"

The young man looked at Yuwen Yanyi with some grievance, waved his hand slightly at him, and said: "Master Ao... Master Aoxue, how dare I fool you! Just wait a moment, and you will understand the master's magical power!"

Yuwen Yanyi let him go half-heartedly, and moved his eyes to the grassland in front of him again, looking carefully. He saw that the terrain in front of him was flat and vast, with slight undulations in the distance. The whole land was covered with green grass, like a thick carpet, or a huge dark green jade disc, vast and majestic. However, no matter how beautiful the grassland was, there was not even a drop of water, let alone taking a boat to cross the sea.

Suddenly, a small green pool seemed to appear in the middle of the vast grassland. In the vast grassland, this green pool was like a pearl inlaid on green brocade, adding a touch of beautiful color to the grassland. Slowly, this green pool gradually expanded and spread around the grassland. Yuwen Yanyi thought he was seeing things, and rubbed his eyes gently, only to find that the small green pool in the grassland had now expanded into a small lake. Suddenly, a series of precious lights appeared in the middle of the small lake, and with the precious lights, a huge clam slowly rose from the bottom of the lake, and in the clam shell was a large, round, flawless pearl.

After a while, the giant clam floated to the surface, and the pearl inside was completely exposed to the sunlight. The light from the pearl did not fade under the sunlight, but became brighter and brighter, making the sun look dull. "Crack!" Somehow, a bolt of lightning appeared in the clear sky and hit the giant pearl. The pearl was not damaged by the thunderbolt, but broke away from the clam shell and flew into the sky slowly.

Pearl gradually changed in the sky, from a large, round shape to a thick and long one, and even grew four claws and a forked horn like a deer. A moment later, Pearl completely lost her original appearance, and red mane and dark earth-colored scales grew from her neck to her back. Moreover, the scales from the waist to the back grew backwards, and she was a mirage dragon circling and dancing in the air. The mirage dragon raised its head and roared, and spit out a colorful dragon spirit from its mouth. Then, dark clouds covered the sky, and torrential rain fell instantly.

The lake surface was flooded by the heavy rain, and it expanded faster and faster, and its depth became deeper and deeper. In an instant, it really became a vast ocean. The waves hit the coast, making a "boom! boom!" sound, which made people feel excited. Yuwen Yanyi looked into the sea and saw that there seemed to be many houses of different sizes in the shadows more than ten miles away. Among them, a tall tower stood tall among the houses, which felt like a crane standing out among chickens.

The mirage dragon danced in the air for a while, and seemed to have found its prey, so it excitedly flew to the top of the tower. Yuwen Yanyi looked far away and saw that there seemed to be several black spots flying in the air above the tower. They were probably the swallows that the mirage dragon loved to eat. Although the mirage dragon was huge, it showed no mercy to the weak swallows. It flew near the black spots and opened its huge mouth to suck all the swallows into its mouth. Then, it landed contentedly and coiled on the tower without moving.

Soon, the sky cleared up again, and the rainstorm stopped in an instant. A wooden fishing boat drifted over from the distant tower and soon stopped in front of Yuwen Yanyi. Standing on the boat was a middle-aged man. His clothes were no different from those of ordinary people, except that there was a lifelike mirage dragon embroidered on his hair scarf, which looked a little strange.

The boatman didn't wait for Yuwen Yanyi to speak, he bowed and said, "I am Luan Bo, a disciple of the Mirage Dragon Sect, and I am honored to meet Master Aoxue!" (End of this chapter)