280: Chapter 43: Qing Li, Li Mei 280: Chapter 43: Qing Li, Li Mei Clang!
Clang!
The sound of iron hooves was like thunder, as the Great Yue Iron Cavalry returned to the long street.
Xie Xuanyi grabbed the shoulder of the young Li Mei and gently exerted force.
“?!”
The stubborn young Li Mei suddenly widened his eyes.
Just for a moment.
He was pulled off the ground by the black-clothed youth, and in the next instant, he was about to be thrown onto the street.
The sound of the wind howled!
This originally silent long street suddenly produced such an unusual noise, immediately catching the attention of the iron cavalry…
Clang clang clang!
The sound of iron hooves immediately moved toward the dark alley where the three of them were located!
The little mute clenched her sleeves, looking pitifully at Xie Xuanyi.
Xie Xuanyi looked at the little girl.
For some reason.
He found this little girl quite appealing.
Unlike Ao Ying, who deliberately exuded Divine Soul to lure others, this little Li Mei did not wear any disguise, emitting an “untainted aura” that evoked pity.
In the next moment.
Xie Xuanyi withdrew his strength, lifted the young Li Mei high up, and gently set him down.
“Don’t move, or not even immortals can save you,” Xie Xuanyi said coldly.
“…Okay.”
The stubborn young Li Mei behaved meekly now; that earlier action had made him realize the vast difference between them.
The sound of the iron cavalry drew nearer.
His arm was grasped by Xie Xuanyi, and he stiffened all over without daring to fidget again.
Dark mist enveloped the area.
Several Iron Cavalry surrounded the alley.
“Szzt!”
The leading Iron Cavalry once more thrust forward his long spear, its tip like a dragon, piercing the darkness and shredding the mist.
This spear.
Was thrust toward the alley from where the unusual noise had emanated!
However, it ended up striking only a piece of torn and fluttering black cloth.
The Great Yue Iron Cavalry who had thrust the spear slowly withdrew it, gazing at the black cloth on the spear tip, then looked back toward the alley…
The black mist dissipated, leaving the alley completely empty.
…
…
“Is this a person?”
“A living person?!”
An old, dilapidated street hid many secrets and several Li Mei.
Xie Xuanyi sat in a small courtyard, watching a crowd of Li Mei gather in front of him, surrounding him and engaging in conversation.
The mute child gesticulated animatedly.
On another side, the young Li Mei was explaining the circumstances and events to them.
The dilapidated courtyard was quite lively.
Unfortunately.
The Li Mei conversed in ancient language, of which Xie Xuanyi could only understand little.
The Great Yue Kingdom had met its end a thousand years ago, its history, language, and cultivation methods all buried deep under the great snow.
If it was not for today’s encounter, Xie Xuanyi would have never known that such an ancient nation once existed.
A moment later.
Xie Xuanyi noticed that the gaze of these Li Mei toward him had changed.
After leaving the alley.
Qing Li then tugged at his sleeve, hastening to this place.
At first.
These Li Mei were very hostile toward him, and, like the young Li Mei just now, they harbored a deep hatred for “outsiders.”
But now, things had improved greatly.
Qing Li turned around and gestured to Xie Xuanyi, signaling him to relax, it was safe.
Xie Xuanyi just smiled.
Who was he?
Da Chu described him as a once-in-a-thousand-years Sword Dao genius, a once-in-a-century peerless killer.
The moment he stepped in here,
Xie Xuanyi used Divine Thought to scan the area…
in this decrepit street there were over a hundred Li Mei souls, the highest realm amongst them merely brushing the threshold of Qi Control.
Clearly,
these Li Mei were the “natives” of the Great Yue Kingdom from years ago.
After the calamity, those who could retain their souls and transform into Li Mei had indeed achieved something extraordinary.
Cultivation?
Delusional thinking.
If these Li Mei really harbored the intention to kill him, the entire street combined would not be enough for him to kill.
However…
Oddly enough,
Xie Xuanyi felt no urge to kill this Qing Li.
His Heart Lake could discern who was truly good and who was hypocritical.
To know if someone harbored evil thoughts against him required only a glance.
This young girl seemed a bit different.
What Xie Xuanyi saw in her, and in those Li Mei, was distinctly different in spirit.
Moreover,
this little mute, although unable to speak, could communicate her intentions clearly through her gestures, straight to his Heart Lake.
Often a single look,
would allow Xie Xuanyi to understand the intentions of this little one.
“Excuse me, how should I address you?”
The young Li Mei turned around, speaking in a very polite tone which sounded a bit awkward since he was trying, with the fewest words possible, to convey his meaning.
He knew that the youth in front of him could only understand a small part of this language.
Though the Great Yue Kingdom had fallen, the custom of “revering the strong” was ubiquitous; Xie Xuanyi’s casual display of a move or two had earned his respect, thus changing his demeanor significantly.
Xie Xuanyi understood.
But he still instinctively looked towards Qing Li.
The little guy, hopping around, pointed at himself.
Xie Xuanyi, intuitively understanding, spoke with a smile, “Xie Zhen.”
He extended two fingers, lightly writing the characters for Xie Zhen on the ground.
“Xie Zhen?”
The young Li Mei stared at the characters on the ground, mimicking the accent Xie Xuanyi had just used.
Xie Xuanyi nodded.
“I am called Mu Niu.”
The young Li Mei grinned, copying Xie Xuanyi’s posture expertly, and used his fingertips to squat down and write his own name on the ground.
“Mu Niu?”
Xie Xuanyi could not help but chuckle; he recognized these two characters.
This guy really was born in the year of the ox.
Mu Niu dashed into the house and fetched a thick ancient text.
Xie Xuanyi’s face bore a smile as he instinctively took it, but his expression grew solemn as he flipped through it.
This ancient text was filled with archaic script,
and more importantly, these scripts emitted waves of Divine Thought!
A long time ago,
Xie Xuanyi had read similar scriptures in the Lotus Peak Taoist archive.