Chapter 141 An Unexpected Interruption

A grand battle that could have profoundly impacted the martial world, a story that teahouse storytellers could have relied on for a living ten years later, an unparalleled spectacle that would have captivated young swordsmen for generations to come;

A showdown that could have stirred up a storm, reaching even the imperial court;

Was actually halted by a single roar from the blind man.

Everything seemed to be forcibly put on pause;

The speed was so fast that even the involved parties were caught off guard, and many of the silver-armored guards felt a surge in their chests, indicating internal injuries from forcefully suppressing their qi and blood.

"Cough, cough..."

The Sword Saint's body also swayed for a moment, not from injury, but because he was genuinely baffled by the blind man's actions.

Damn it, are you an Yandi or what!

What is going on?

Has there ever been such a strange thing in the world?

A Jin man and a group of Qian men were about to fight to the death over a child,

But an Yan man put a dagger to the child's neck!!!

But,

The imminent battle did indeed stop.

Bai Li Xianglan's fair face was covered in frost, clearly, her frustration was several times that of the Sword Saint.

She clearly came to rob, and was doing a fine job of it, so how did she suddenly become the one being threatened?

Bai Li Xianglan finally looked at the blind man seriously this time,

And then,

She recognized him,

"You are an Yan man!"

Back then, Li Fusheng's army was stationed outside the capital of Shangjing, and Zheng Fan went to Qian as an envoy, with the blind man and A Ming accompanying him.

However, when entering the palace, the blind man and A Ming were sent away. Later, on the way out of the city, they were ambushed by the Chu Kingdom's secret agents and almost surrounded and annihilated by Zu Dongling's Qian army. It was Bai Li Xianglan who appeared and resolved the situation, allowing Zheng Fan and others to leave the city.

However, at that time, the blind man stood behind Zheng Fan and was not very conspicuous, so he did not leave a deep impression on Bai Li Xianglan. As for the second time, it was outside Shangjing, but because the Northern Town Army arrived in time, the Bai Li siblings chose to return to the city directly, and they did not engage in battle.

But when the spotlight "shone" on the blind man, Bai Li Xianglan immediately recognized the blind man's identity.

"Yes, I am an Yan man," the blind man said matter-of-factly.

Bai Li Xianglan's expression was quickly calming down. Although she was definitely not as good as her brother, she was definitely not someone that ordinary experts could compare to. Otherwise, the Qian Emperor would not have made her his bodyguard, so she was quite good at adjusting her state of mind.

But the one she was facing was an old silver coin among the demon kings.

"Interesting, you, an Yan man, are actually using this Yan man's child to threaten me."

"What, can't I?" the blind man asked rhetorically.

"You can try," she said.

"Are you trying to provoke me?" the blind man laughed.

"What, you don't dare?" Bai Li Xianglan said.

"I really don't dare. This child is precious, the marquis's son, who will definitely inherit the title in the future. When he grows up, how many people in this world, other than the crown prince, will have a more noble status than him?

But there's no way. Since he is the marquis's child, then he must bear his responsibilities."

The blind man spoke righteously in a report-like tone:

"As the son of the marquis, inheriting the glory of the Jingnan Marquis lineage, how can he be captured by an enemy country and live a life of being controlled and threatened under someone else's roof?"

The Sword Saint frowned upon hearing this.

Bai Li Xianglan suddenly felt that things were getting out of control.

The blind man continued to shout:

"You think I don't dare to kill him? I can tell you responsibly that today, if I kill him, even if you let me go back and don't kill me, the marquis will not kill me because of it. Instead, he will promote me and reward me for my meritorious service!

The marquis can destroy his entire family for the sake of Great Yan, so how could he bear to part with this one son?

How could he sit idly by and let this child be taken away by your Qian Kingdom's silver-armored guards and raised by the Qian Kingdom's officials?

If I kill him, no matter how much the marquis hates me in his heart, how much he despises me, he will reward me, and I will live very well!"

The blind man's words left the Sword Saint unable to refute, because he felt that what the blind man said was right.

Bai Li Xianglan was also unable to refute, because Tian Wujing was indeed capable of doing such a thing.

This was the effect of a persona. In this world, other than the Northern Town Marquis and the Yan Emperor, the one who understood and was most familiar with Tian Wujing was probably General Zheng Fan.

Apart from those few people, everyone else saw Tian Wujing as a cold, unfeeling weapon.

The blind man exaggeratedly licked his lips,

Forcing a "villainous" smile on his face,

He said hideously:

"Ask again, and see if I dare to kill him?"

Bai Li Xianglan's gaze narrowed slightly,

The surrounding silver-armored guards also did not dare to act rashly.

The blind man continued to shout:

"If I kill him, I will be promoted and receive a higher rank, but what about you, what about your Qian Kingdom?

Hahahaha...

If he dies, the marquis's son dies, the Jingnan Marquis's son dies, the young master of the Jingnan Army is gone, your Qian Kingdom will face the wrath of the entire Jingnan Army!

The Yan-Qian war will quickly reignite!

You, you, you, you, and you, you, you, you... Can you people make the decision to start this war for your officials?

When you go back and tell your officials that you have successfully rekindled the flames of war, how will your officials reward your merits, will they grant you titles and estates for your wives and children?"

The Sword Saint clicked his tongue a few times,

Those words were truly beautifully said.

The silver-armored guards looked at each other. As heads of the special operations department, they were naturally aware of the movements in the imperial court. The northern half of the Qian Kingdom was experiencing a famine, and grain was being continuously transferred from the south to support the north. At the same time, the expansion of the new army had only just begun, and His Majesty was working hard to prepare for the future war.

It was the future, not now.

If his son died, would Tian Wujing start a war without permission in a fit of rage?

The answer was,

Very likely...

Because this was in line with Tian Wujing's persona, and also in line with the Yan Emperor's persona, and at the same time, it was also in line with the persona of the entire Yan Kingdom.

The blind man placed the child on his lap, continuing to hold the dagger against him with his right hand, and waving his left hand,

"Come on, come on, what are you waiting for! If this child lives, I will have made a great contribution, if this child dies in my hands, I will be wealthy for half my life!

Even if you kill this Sword Saint, and then kill me after I kill this child, and take my head,

My family will still be richly rewarded!

No matter how you calculate it, no matter how you look at it, I, will not lose out!"

Bai Li Xianglan said in a deep voice:

"What if you die silently and without a trace?"

"Hahaha..."

The blind man laughed again,

Laughing until tears were about to flow out,

He said:

"That's why I say, you woman, you are shortsighted. Okay, don't think that just because you dozens of people can sneak in here silently, you can also hope to do it silently without leaving any traces.

To take ten thousand steps back,

Even if you clean up perfectly, without leaving any evidence.

But if my Marquis wants to get angry,

If my Great Yan wants to vent its anger,

If we don't attack your Qian Kingdom,

Who else can we attack?

Does attacking your Qian Kingdom need a reason?

If there is no reason, we can just make one up. This child's death is most cost-effective and most appropriate to put on the heads of you Qian people. Whether it is the imperial court, the martial world, or even the common people, they will find it convincing.

Finally,

You think you can really do it cleanly,

Hehe,

What a joke."

The blind man drew out the last word into a long sound.

The Sword Saint felt that he was turning bad,

Ever since he lost to Tian Wujing that time, he really felt that he had fallen, because he found that he could actually understand the blind man's hints.

However, the Sword Saint did not hesitate much.

He put his previously bleeding fingertip into his mouth and began to suck on it,

At the same time, he waved his hand and said:

"I'm not fighting anymore, I'm not fighting anymore, an Yan man's child, the Qian people are fighting over, what does it have to do with me, a remnant of the Three Jins, it's not worth losing my life here;

I'm not fighting anymore, I'm not fighting anymore, you want to fight, you want to kill,

You,

Please continue."

The sword in Bai Li Xianglan's hand was trembling.

If the Sword Saint was determined to protect this child, then even if half of their experts were killed, they could still bury the Sword Saint here.

But if the Sword Saint was single-mindedly trying to slip away,

Who could stop him?

As long as the Sword Saint did not die, today's events were destined to have a "living witness" go out.

And this living witness had a noble status, and you could not cover his mouth!

"Hehe."

Bai Li Xianglan smiled.

The blind man immediately said:

"Smile a few more times to cover up your loss and embarrassment."

"Hehehe, I actually overlooked you, Sir, when you followed Zheng Fan to Shangjing City in the past. May I ask for your honorable name, Sir?"

The blind man said extremely freely:

"My surname is Fan, my name is Li, Fan Li."

"I will remember it."

"Please remember it well."

Bai Li Xianglan looked at the Sword Saint and said:

"Sir, the Jin region is chaotic. If you don't mind, you can visit my Bai Li family in the future. My brother often mentions you."

"I will go in the future," the Sword Saint said.

This was each giving the other a way out.

Bai Li Xianglan added:

"This time, it wasn't us who did it."

"What is it?" The Sword Saint asked in confusion.

"The child's matter. We received news that the one might have been exposed, so we came to respond."

"Why are you telling me this?" The Sword Saint asked, puzzled.

The blind man nodded and said:

"I understand."

Bai Li Xianglan waved her hand, and the dozens of surrounding silver-armored guards began to retreat.

Then,

Bai Li Xianglan also floated away, turning into a light yellow figure that quickly disappeared.

The blind man put down the dagger in his hand,

And let out a long sigh of relief.

The Sword Saint sat down a little dejectedly,

Looking up,

At the sky.

The blind man asked in confusion:

"What's wrong with you?"

"Seeing you using national power to suppress others, I'm envious."

The blind man said with a wry smile, "Here you go again."

"I let my younger brother rebel against the Jin Emperor, but in the end, even the last of the capital region was gone;

I helped Situ Lei kill his father, but the barbarians are ravaging Situ's territory;

I can't do anything right, I seem to have done a lot of things, but in the end, I made a mess of everything;

Actually, I really wanted to have a hearty battle just now. First, I can use the blood of his silver-armored guards to leave some stories for the descendants of a swordsman who has lost his country, and second, it is also a kind of relief.

Sometimes, if you think about it carefully,

Tian Wujing is right,

The martial world,

Is ultimately something that can't be brought to the table."

"The barbarians may defeat the Situ family and kill their way over here."

"I know."

"I know a place where you can kill barbarians."

"Hehe, interesting, my younger brother died in your hands, and now you actually have the nerve to trick me into selling my life for you, to be a real Yan dog?

Not to mention whether I am willing or not, are you worthy, is that place called Shengle City worthy?"

He had lost his country, but he still had his sword, and he was still the Sword Saint.

The blind man laughed:

"If you work for the Jingnan Marquis, the world will definitely think that you are going to be a dog for the Yan people."

"Then what is the difference between going to Shengle?"

"That Shengle City Lord is a dog-like lowly thing;

How can he be worthy of commanding you?

The world will only think that you, the Sword Saint, took the initiative to kill barbarians for the sake of the remnants of the Great Xia. The Yan people in Shengle City will definitely follow your lead. The narrative is completely different.

In this way, your sword will also have a place to be used, and you will have both face and substance.

Kill some barbarians, and then think about life. When the barbarians are repelled, or when you have figured it out,

When you want to leave or when you are tired of it,

You can leave at any time.

The Sword Saint's sword is always free, and any rope that wants to bind the sword will break on its own."

"What you said seems to make a little sense."

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There will be another update tonight.