Chang'an: Qinglian Sword Song

Chapter 12: Chapter [-]
In the dark secret passage, Li Bai's eyes went dark, he flew upside down, hit the wall, smashed through the wall, and fell into the screaming hall.

In the chaos of the fire, the dancer and the guests had already fled in terror, leaving nothing but melons, fruits and residual wine in a mess.

"Hiss, what a lot of strength..."

Li Bai tried hard to prop up his body, but felt the crack marks on the tiger's mouth, and almost lost his grip on the sword.The reason for this was simply because, in the fight, he overwhelmed himself and wanted to block Kunlun Mole's blow.

Is this guy really human?

What did you eat to grow up, why did you have such terrible strength?

Even though he was wearing a heavy armor, he was able to wield a hundred-jin giant sword as easily as an embroidery needle. He was obviously so burly, but he was nimble and light enough to follow up with his side attack.

However, all frontal attacks were intercepted by the giant sword that looked like a door panel.

The defense is terribly hard, and it is completely the nemesis of a speed swordsman like myself!

Fighting?To waste the opponent's strength and wait for the opportunity?
I don't have that much time for myself...

"Surrender, young man."

Kunlun Mole squeezed out of the gap slowly and embarrassingly, and stepped forward on the broken pieces: "You are not my opponent. Let's go to the boss to admit our mistakes together, and the big deal is washing dishes for two months in the back kitchen. Enough?"

"Ha, is this giving me a defeat notice?"

Li Bai grinned, raised his head and told him, "It's still early!"

Kunlun Mole was about to speak, but suddenly his eyes widened, and the blade in his hand lifted.

There was only a shrill crashing sound in the air, sparks colliding, the sword blade that was cutting towards his neck was caught by the big sword, and the giant sword swept across, only a sonorous cry was heard.

The whispering ancient sword in Li Bai's hand was never able to cross the thick spine of the giant sword, but was bounced away by the huge weight.

Not only that, suddenly, after the solid block, Kunlun Mole yelled again.

Roaring like a lion.

Amidst the loud noise and thunder, the heavy giant sword burst out from the silence, and slashed towards Li Bai's face.

Under the iron clothes, the blue veins on his right arm were exposed, and the terrifying power was poured into the blade, chasing after the retreating Li Bai, approaching step by step!

Even if you never thought of harming your life from the beginning, when the opportunity is in front of you, you can never hesitate to face the enemy!
This has nothing to do with cruelty or mercy, but the instinct of a swordsman when facing a strong enemy.

At this moment, a rare gap is in front of you, if you let it go, you can be considered a swordsman!
Move like thunder.

Li Bai only felt his eyes go dark, and then he was filled with the rapidly expanding sword blades as if covering the sky, and he had no time to dodge.

The block was defeated in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, he flew upside down again, reversed from the air, and landed as light as a feather.

But he couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Breathe hard.

But Kunlun Mole seemed to be more surprised than him, his raised eyes were slightly dull: "Aren't you injured?"

He used [-]% of his strength for the sword just now, without any slack or holding back.

Originally, according to his prediction, the opponent in front of him should be completely injured.

But he didn't expect that after breaking through Broken Sword's block, he was actually blocked by something on his chest.

armor?

Li Bai, on the other hand, lowered his head and looked under his collar.

He froze in place.

A broken Mechanism Spider fell from there and fell apart, only two or three fragments fell into his hands, and the sound of breaking was like a whine.

Completed the last order left by his master.

——Protect Li Bai.

That guy Xun Qing...

In Li Bai's palm, the last fragment of the organ beast peeled off, leaving only a core as pure as glass rolling out.

There are cracks all over, but under the candlelight, it glows with colorful light.

It seems that there are infinite gorgeous colors brewing from it.

Reflect the light that belongs to the soul.

"It's so beautiful." Li Bai murmured softly.

"What is that?" Kunlun Mole stepped forward, dragging a heavy long sword, and asked curiously: "Is it a mechanism core? It looks like a very cheap thing."

"No, this is my friend."

Li Bai shook his head, and replied seriously: "He is the one who protected me."

It's by no means cheap, nor is it cheap enough to get anywhere.

In this Chang'an, he had never seen anything more precious than this.

"This is his only treasure." Li Bai murmured softly, "If I break it, he will be very sad."

Kunlun Mole was stunned for a moment, as if he understood, he nodded and comforted him: "Don't be sad, I'll apologize for you later, you didn't mean it."

"No need."

Li Bai shook his head, clenched the organ core tightly with his backhand, and put it in his arms: "For things like apologizing, you must say it yourself."

At that moment, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and took a deep breath.

For some reason, he suddenly became much more relaxed, as if he had been released from the shackles.

When the organ core shattered, the confusion and perplexity in his heart seemed to disappear together.

What he never imagined in his dreams was that he would understand something because of a friend who had only met him for a few days.

"Thank you, Xun Qing."

Li Bai murmured softly, "I will write a good poem for you later."

In his hand, the broken blade hummed like a white crane humming.

"You can no longer hold the sword, can you?"

Kunlun Mole finally warned: "Surrender, young man."

But Li Bai shook his head and laughed, and suddenly asked: "Hey, big man, you just said that you don't want to hurt me, right?"

"That's right." Kunlun Mole nodded.

"Then I'll try not to hurt you."

Li Bai replied seriously, "This is the first time I have met such a good opponent as you. If it is in another place, I will definitely thank you very much.

Without your blocking, I would not be able to take a step closer! "

He stretched out his hand, roughly pulled the wine jar on the table, raised his head, and poured the mellow wine into his lungs. After he drank it like a whale, his dark eyes were as bright as stars, burning brilliantly:

"—Don't die!"

At that moment, a piercing crisis emerged from Kunlun Mole's heart, causing him to raise the blade of the sword without thinking, and slash it with all his might!
The distance of several feet was leaped by the giant's wild run, as if it didn't exist.

The hurricane swept across, and amidst the roar, terrifying air waves erupted from his body.

Kunlun Mole's pitch-black skin was burnt red at this moment, and the terrifying temperature brewing in his heart brought unprecedented power, which violently vented out with the chopping.

It seems that the legendary giant god cut down the ax blade from the clouds.

Split the earth and displace the mountains.

Weapons, steel, earth, city walls...all insignificant things can't stop the stalwart sword created by pure power!
No resistance is allowed!

At that moment, Li Bai's figure disappeared without a trace.

It evaporated like a bubble, and disappeared before Kunlun Mole's eyes.

But in that short moment when time seemed to be infinitely slowed down, he saw that a stern white rainbow appeared out of thin air, as if it was about to pierce the sky and the earth, rushing towards his face with brilliance and majesty!

The rainbow light flashed away, but it seemed to cut everything, passing through everything in front of the eyes, causing the entire hall to scream overwhelmed.

After a snap of the fingers, Li Bai had already appeared behind Kunlun Mole.

The burly giant suddenly knelt down.

Blood spurted out from the back of the heart, dyeing most of the stage crimson.

Right in front of him, there was a piercing prismatic slit on the raised heavy sword, extending straight backwards, passing through his armor, skin, hard bones, and even his lungs, and finally piercing through his back. It came out... It fell far away on the corridor pillar of the hall, leaving a straight and brilliant crack.

"what is that?"

Kunlun Mole looked up blankly, unable to understand.

"Sword Qi."

Li Bai smiled, staring down at the silent blade in his hand: "Thanks to you, what I have comprehended is 'Sword Qi'!"

After standing still for a year, he finally stepped into a new realm that he dreamed of.

Taking courage as the field, using the poems brewing in the chest as the seeds, and fertilizing them with strong wine, this pure, sharp and fierce sword spirit is born!

Transform the steel in your hand into the invincible sword energy of nothingness in an instant, and you can penetrate the strong cities and fortresses, tearing apart all defenses!
"It's... amazing..."

Kunlun Mole smiled enviously, closed his eyes, and fell to the ground.

——The victory and defeat have been divided!
Not long ago, the raging fire in the hall spread, billowing thick smoke.

Seeing Xun Qing fell to the ground and wanted to get up, Ji Xian immediately kicked him in the face, making him unable to move anymore.

"Bah, trash!"

Ji Xian spat in disdain, and brought up his package: "I can't even fight, just like your parents!"

Time is short, and there is no time to pay attention to that dead blind man anymore.

He picked up his cloth bag, turned around in a hurry, and wanted to leave, but his feet tightened suddenly, and he almost fell to the ground.

When he turned his head, he saw Xun Qing on the ground reaching out and grabbing his calf.

He struggled hard, but he didn't know where the dog got his strength, so he couldn't break free.

On the ground, Xun Qing seemed to be crazy, raised his arms, hugged his legs tightly, ignored Ji Xian's kicking, opened his mouth, and bit his calf.

In the severe pain, Ji Xian screamed, his expression became more ferocious.

"Relax!"

He picked up the heavy cloth bag again, hit Xun Qing on the back of the head vigorously, and roared, "Let go! Let go, you trash!"

But no matter how he attacked and struggled, Xun Qing remained motionless, like a dying wild dog, refusing to let go.In the end, even the cloth bag had cracked, and the jewels and banknotes in it spilled out of the crack and fell to the ground.

"My money!" Ji Xian screamed like a mourning concubine: "Stop it, bastard, I'll give you money...I'll give you all the money...Stop it!"

"I do not!"

Xun Qing cried out in pain, recalling everything that happened to him back then, his parents, his sister... His eyes turned blood red!
"I won't let you go, Ji Xian—"

It doesn't matter if you die...

This time, I won't mess up again!

"Let me go!"

Ji Xian roared: "You and your teacher are the same mud that can't support the wall! If you don't make money, you deserve to rot in the mud!"

With his last strength, he punched Xun Qing's eyes white, and roared: "I'm different, I'm different... I won't be like you!"

Xun Qing fell to the ground weakly, unable to move any more.

But Yantong, still holding Ji Xian's staggering and fleeing back, murmured hoarsely: "He will definitely...will catch you..."

"Well, I will definitely catch him!"

In the raging fire, a thin figure emerged, and the belated boy responded firmly.

"It's so slow, you."

Xun Qing complained hoarsely.

"Sorry, I'm late." He lowered his head and said seriously, "But you are really amazing——"

Looking at the bruised and embarrassed friend in front of him, he expressed his thanks with full of admiration: "Without you, he would have escaped today, and I must not be in time."

"Idiot, stop talking nonsense."

Xun Qing forced a smile, looked outside the door: "Go."

No one responded.

Because that boy has rushed into the turbulent night outside the door!

The hustle and bustle of Changle Square was broken by the sudden fire.

On this bustling street full of people, pedestrians stopped in astonishment, and people in various restaurants and karaoke houses also cast suspicious gazes from the high platform.

In this bustling area where every inch of land is expensive, the Yunjian Building, which used to be unattainable in the past, suddenly caught fire. For a while, not only the businesses on both sides, but even Yu Hengsi's mechanism waterwheels were alarmed.

The guest dancers ran out of it one by one, disheveled and disheveled, and the crowd of onlookers became more and more.

Too many people, standing in front, too many obstacles.

The familiar feasting and bustling streets in front of me seem to have changed suddenly.

Everything that he held in his hands in the past and played with it wantonly, now he began to look down from a high position, and the wind seemed to echo a distant sneer.

Panting desperately, Ji Xian tried his best to push away those who were in the way, and staggered forward.

Pedestrians looked at this disheveled, madman-like guy in astonishment, and pointed at him in disgust from a distance.

It's like watching a dirty bum.

No one reached out to help.

In a trance, it seems that I have returned to the painful past many years ago, those who lived in the dark place next to the smelly ditch.

The invisible fear clenched his heart, making him breathless.

"Why are you looking at me like that!" Ji Xian roared, "Are you all blind, can't you even recognize who I am!"

No one responded, only vaguely mocking laughter.

Who knows a bum?
Like a stinky beggar...

"It's ok."

Someone whispered in the distance: "Ji Xian, I still know you."

It was obviously such calm words, but it made him feel like falling into an ice cave. When he turned his head in disbelief, he saw the figure walking towards him step by step from the firelight.

Holding a long sword in his hand, his face is expressionless.

Just staring at his face, the calm eyes make people palpitate.

"Help... help..."

It was hard to restrain the scream from the throat.

Ji Xian was paralyzed on the ground, crawling backwards with hands and feet, shouting hoarsely: "Help! Help!!"

He raised his head, looked around, and screamed with all his strength: "Someone is going to kill me! Help!"

But no one responded.

Everyone looked in astonishment at the young man who was walking up step by step with a long sword in his hand, and the surging crowd opened up to both sides in front of him.

It seemed to be suppressed by an invisible spirit, and even the noisy voice could no longer be heard, and there was a dead silence.

Ji Xian stretched out his hand in panic, wanting to grab the people beside him, but the people around him were too late to back away, only the sound of footsteps gradually advancing.

In desperation, he struggled to get up, fell down again, and ran desperately, but he couldn't get rid of the shadowy eyes.

Even though the world outside Yunjianlou was so vast, he felt that there was nowhere to escape.

He could only call out over and over again in vain, choked up tears, and wailed and prayed, just like those innocent people who died at his hands.

"Help! Help me!" He cried sharply: "I have money, I will repay you, I will definitely repay you..."

No one responded, only indifferent murmurs.

"You can run away, Ji Xian, but no one can save you, this is your retribution."

Li Bai waved his hand, and the sword energy full of anger swayed out, penetrating a long distance, leaving a gap on Ji Xian's ankle, causing him to fall to the ground.

Then, the blade lifted.

Retribution has come too late

So, this time, it won't be delayed--

But in the wind, there was the whistling sound of crossbow arrows, and at the height of the street, the guards from Honglu Temple pulled the trigger of the warning.

A belated uproar broke the silence.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, Honglu Temple is doing business—get out of the way!"

On top of the galloping mechanism carriage, the capable guards jumped down, making Ji Xian on the ground ecstatic and almost shed tears.

"My lord, save me! Save me, I am Ji Xian, don't you recognize me?"

He stared at those familiar faces in surprise, and turned around to accuse, "It was him and his accomplices who burned Yunjianlou! These villains are still trying to kill me! Help!"

"... Ji Xian?"

The head catcher frowned to recognize it, and immediately his face changed drastically. Immediately afterwards, the guards who got off the armored car raised their crossbows and stood ready.

"You thought they would save you?"

Li Bai lowered his head and looked at the ecstatic Ji Xian behind the guards, full of puzzlement: "Do you think the things you have done will not have any consequences?"

"What, what's the matter?"

Behind the guards, Ji Xian was amused, his nose was about to explode from laughing: "Where are you from the countryside? You idiot, this is Chang'an, and you have to speak with evidence!"

Behind Li Bai, the raging flames of the Yunjian Building rose, even if the fire could not spread any further, it was enough to wipe out all the evidence.

Ledgers, secret passages, workshops, and those witnesses.

If he wants to correct himself, unless he spends a few months digging it out completely, by that time he has already gone to Xuanyong to make a comeback, so why should he care about such things?

evidence?

Li Bai nodded suddenly.

I feel that I have learned a new truth, and it seems that it is something that the guy surnamed Di will like.

Since coming to Chang'an, he felt as if he had really become what Chang'an called a 'bumpkin', a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.

He has been to so many places, so many different lands, skies and cities, and seen so many different scenery.

But when he came to the most prosperous place in the whole world, he couldn't stop feeling confused.

Cars, Lanterns, Tricksters, Polo, Fine Wine, Beauty, Neon and Qiqiao Festival, and Mobile Market... There are too many new things, and too many strange things.

Really confused, as if suddenly came to a strange world.

Everything is different from before.

But no matter how everything changes, there must be something that remains the same.

No matter how many rules, laws, rules and principles there are, there must be one law that is the simplest, the most simple, and the least changeable.

Yes, that's right.

Wrong is wrong.

Lies will not become the truth, and no beautiful flowers will grow out of ugly seeds.

For a long time, Li Bai couldn't understand why so many people had expectations, and he didn't understand when he had that nickname on his back

He doesn't think he has done anything special, but there are always people who think he is amazing.

In fact, he just can't stand those messy things.I can't bear to be free and unscrupulous after others make a mistake, and I can't bear to be complacent when someone steps on someone else's body.

Sometimes, when I hear rumors about myself from others, I can't help but blush, ashamed to admit that the hero in the rumors is me.

But sometimes, seeing such ugly people exist in this supposedly beautiful world, he would feel, perhaps, this is the meaning of this contradictory talent bestowed on him by God.

Give good with poetry, give evil with a sword.

Only in this way is the unchanging truth!

"do you know?"

In the dead silence, Li Bai lowered his head and looked at the jade pendant on his waist. The blood-stained crane spread its wings, as if it wanted to soar above the sky.

"In the cloud, everyone said: If you make a mistake, you will be punished. If the dogma on earth cannot make you wake up, then the punishment in heaven will come—"

At that moment, Li Bai held the sword and took another step towards the whole Chang'an in front of him.

"You have to remember, I come from the cloud, my name is Li Bai—"

A decisive flame appeared in the boy's eyes, as if he wanted to burn the entire world in front of him:
"——I am a 'Heavenly Man'!"

The high-pitched crane cry burst out, and the broken blade emerged.

Only when the passionate and heroic poetry rests on steel, can such a pure spirit be sublimated from wine and poetry.

When it spreads its wings towards the sky and the world, it will control the strong wind and proudly cover everything under its own wings.

To the sluggish Ji Xian after the siege.

cut!
It was difficult for the naked eye to see the change at that moment, but everyone heard the cry that traveled through the frozen time.It passed through the noisy crowd, flying like a bird, spreading in the world, and echoing in everyone's ears.

Flying over the tall buildings of Guangsha, skimming the dark alleys, echoing far and wide in the night of Chang'an, causing ripples in the night, and the gleam of stars shining.

In Huaiyuan Square, the meditating monk in the ruined temple raised his eyes.In the downtown area, a dozing gatekeeper turned over from his dream and punched him.

On the street, the patrolling mighty general raised his head curiously.In the old courtyard, the gentleman bent over to play with the children turned his head in confusion.

And before the gorgeous singing and dancing, the middle-aged man who was nestled in the arms of the beautiful dancer, intoxicated by the dance music and fine wine raised his eyes slightly.

This swordsman, known as the number one in Chang'an, listened to the wonderful lingering sound in the distance, and praised sincerely: "What a sword!"

When the distant and long lingering sound ceased from the exclamation, the ancient sword in Li Bai's hand returned to silence, without the dazzling brilliance just now.

Behind him, Ji Xian raised his head sluggishly, and the last light in his pupils slowly extinguished.

Accompanied by a muffled sound, he fell to the ground and could no longer get up.

Right next to Ji Xian, the officer who had just been reprimanded in a majestic manner swallowed his mouth, unable to believe everything in front of him.

"He... is he dead?"

But when the doctor stretched out his hand to find the person on the ground, he found that, apart from the embarrassing old wounds on his body, there was no life-threatening wound at all, and there was no flow.

Even, there is breathing!
"Not dead yet!"

The doctor opened the eyes of the 'corpse' and shook it vigorously: "Hello? Hello? Can you hear my voice? Speak!"

But no matter how much he shouted and stimulated, or even slapped, the limp body did not respond, only sticky saliva remained from the corner of his mouth.

He is still alive.

"No, he's dead."

Outside the crowd, Di Renjie who came in the carriage sighed unhappily.

Ji Xian is dead.

What remains here at this moment is just an empty shell, and the most important thing in it has disappeared without a trace.

The soul is gone.

He turned his head and looked at Li Baikong's empty palm and the blood oozing from the cracked tiger's mouth, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help but twitch.

Recalling the sound of cranes that were just far away, but so clear and lofty.

That's a soul-killing sword...

And from the beginning to the end, Li Bai did not speak again.

Just look up and look at the city lights.

After reporting his name, it was as if he was waiting for Chang'an's response.

For a long time, silently, he smiled.

Hello, Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)