Swire Overlord

Chapter 221 The Fog of Kyoto
The dignitaries in front of the palace were waiting eagerly. Some stood on tiptoes and stretched their necks, hoping to see more clearly, while others squinted their eyes and stared straight ahead. They were no doubt exceptions. They all looked forward to the result of the duel, as if Fear of missing any tiny link.

Yuanyuan and the others were quite nervous. Zhao Yufan and Chu Ming were both masters of swordsmanship. It was hard to draw conclusions about who would win.

The continuous drizzle slanted down, the ground splashed water droplets, and bounced on people, but no one paid attention to it. Suddenly, the drizzle became violent, and the sound of rain resounded through the sky, and the bean-sized raindrops hit the ground. On the ground, water droplets splashed.

At this time, Zhao Yufan and Chu Ming's swords sparked, and the sparks flashed, and they each took three steps back.

In a moment, the winner is over.

There was a three-centimeter tear on the belly of Chu Ming's clothes, but Zhao Yufan was unscathed.

Everyone was not too shocked, it seemed that Zhao Yufan's victory was taken for granted.

Chu Ming was silent for a long time before showing a smile, "Thank you."

Zhao Yufan pursed his lips, put away his sword, and looked at Chu Ming, "Your sword has lost its root."

The moment he was defeated by Zhao Yufan, Chu Ming realized a little bit, and with Zhao Yufan's words, he completely realized that his sword used to be fast and ruthless, but the sword just now was a little more weird. It didn't match his swordsmanship. Although the sword just now looked extremely powerful, it was not a good thing for him.

The suzerain of the Divine Sword Sect frowned and said nothing. Just now he clearly said that the shocking sword was even more powerful, but Zhao Yufan's words seemed to veto his words.

Chu Ming looked at the emperor, bowed and saluted: "Emperor, seniors, Xueyu still has a lot of things to deal with, so I won't stay here any longer."

When the great emperor Tang Yang heard the words, he nodded silently, and told the eunuch beside him: "Go, let Prime Minister Zuo collect [-] dans of grain, [-] pieces of winter clothes, and [-] healthy horses, and send them to the little prince's station."

There was a trace of joy in Chu Ming's eyes. After thanking him, he rushed out of the imperial city accompanied by Zhao Yufan and others.

"Are you happy?" Zhao Yufan asked puzzled.

Chu Ming sighed and said nothing. This time he came to the capital to challenge Zhao Yufan. The second was to raise food and grass. Life in Xueyu has always been difficult, and he needs relief from the capital every year.

Zhao Yufan also guessed the situation in Xueyu. After a moment of silence, he took out a ring from the storage ring and handed it to Chu Ming, "Here, there are [-] million spirit stones in it."

Hearing this, Chu Ming was startled, looked at Zhao Yufan seriously, and took the ring directly. They Xueyu was really short of money, and tens of thousands of people died of cold and hunger every year.

Seeing Zhao Yufan took out the money, Yuanyuan pursed her lips and took out 5000 million spirit stones with a look of reluctance, "That's all I have on me. If you need something in the future, you can come to the capital to find me. I will try my best to help you, but there are conditions."

Zhang Qing didn't bring any money with him. After thinking for a moment, he said in a low voice, "I'll have someone send some biological goods to the snowy area."

Both Lin Xiao and Zhou Hai were disciples of the sect, they had no money or power, and after thinking about it for a long time, they didn't know how to help Chu Ming.In the end, Lin Xiao took out the few million spirit stones left on his body, and took out the tens of thousands of swords he had accumulated over the past ten years, and said embarrassingly: "There is nothing valuable, I will give these to you. If you don't mind, I will accompany you to the snowy area to see?"

Chu Ming was startled, then nodded.

Zhou Hai has nothing to give to Chu Ming. He has more than 100 million spirit stones, but if he gave them to Chu Ming, how will he live in the future?
Everyone also knew about Zhou Hai's situation, they didn't say anything, but moved on.On the way, Zhao Yufan secretly asked Yuanyuan about the situation in the snowy area, and Yuanyuan described it in eight words: bones are like snow, and there is no trace for thousands of miles.

Walking outside the imperial city, Chu Ming, Lin Xiao and Zhao Yufan said goodbye.Before parting, Zhao Yufan felt that he should try his best to help his friend, so he pulled Chu Ming aside and gave him a dozen blueprints of alchemy recipes and refining equipment, hoping to help him.

Chu Ming froze Zhao Yufan strangely, "Where did you steal it from?"

Zhao Yufan lowered his voice and warned, "Don't tell others about your own."

Hearing this, Chu Ming's expression was a little frightened and flustered, "You, you are?"

Zhao Yufan didn't say anything, but pushed Chu Ming, indicating that he could leave.

Several people not far away saw Chu Ming's frightened and flustered expression, and couldn't help being a little puzzled, and they didn't know what Zhao Yufan had done to make Chu Ming's expression change drastically.

Chu Ming and Lin Xiao left, and Zhao Yufan and the others returned to the banquet palace.

On the palace, everyone landed one after another, enjoying the singing and dancing. Two people caught Zhao Yufan's attention. One was Xia Mo'er, the concubine who accompanied the emperor, and the other was Xia Qiuze, the general guarding the capital.Xia Qiuze used to be the lord of Bishuiyan City, and Xia Mo'er was the lord's daughter, but now, the two of them have undergone earth-shaking changes.

At this time, a servant was pouring wine for Xia Qiuze. Xia Qiuze's face was flushed, and he was chatting with several colleagues. His eyes were a little cloudy, and there was a vague sense of helplessness and sadness.

The palace was filled with the aroma of wine, delicacies from mountains and seas filled the table, and low voices of conversation mixed together like chirping sparrows.

Suddenly, Xia Qiuze's pupils shrank and suddenly enlarged, and a stream of blood spewed out of his mouth.

Blood spattered and scattered on the red carpet, looming.

The noise stopped abruptly, and the atmosphere became extremely tense.

Everyone looked at Xia Qiuze lying on the table, a little at a loss. An official beside him stretched out his hand to check his breath, then withdrew his hand suddenly, looked at the emperor in horror, and stammered, "Death!" ,died."

"Father!" Xia Mo'er's face turned pale when she heard this, and she threw herself down next to Xia Qiuze, crying unceasingly.

Outside the hall, the rain on the eaves dripped rhythmically to the ground, as if people were crying. A group of soldiers rushed into the hall and stood guard near Xia Qiuze, waiting for the emperor's order.

"Save people!" The emperor shouted angrily, looked around, and said coldly, "Investigate this matter thoroughly."

The emperor left angrily, Xia Mo'er accompanied the imperial doctor to treat Xia Qiuze, the palace fell into dead silence, and after a long time, everyone began to discuss in low voices.

"Who is so bold, dare to assassinate here!"

"Hmph, it must be people from their sect, otherwise why didn't anyone assassinate Xia Qiuze before?"

"Nonsense, this is obviously a competition for fame and fortune among your officials, what does it have to do with the people of our sect?"

Everyone was chattering, busy getting rid of the suspicion for themselves.

Zhao Yufan remained silent. The cause of Xia Qiuze's death was unknown, maybe it was poisoned in the wine, maybe it was poisoned in the food, or he was assassinated.Not long after Xia Qiuze came to the capital, he had no grievances with anyone, nor did he threaten anyone's interests, so he was killed for no reason, which made people full of doubts.

(End of this chapter)