Chapter 705: Unexpected Disaster (I)

Although he was reluctant, Liu Xunyi had to admit that Qin Wei was right.

Regarding the marriage, he experienced betrayal, tried to fight back, endured humiliation... Although he couldn't say that he had tried every possible means, he did make unremitting efforts.

Helplessly, Zhao Xin gave up and ran away with Liu Xunyi for the sake of national justice, cutting off all thoughts of Liu Xunyi from the root. Even if he didn't want to accept it, he had to be forced to accept it.

That night, Qiu Han came to "visit" Liu Xunyi on Zhao Yuan's orders. Qiu Han was different from Qin Wei. If he saw Liu Xunyi's depressed and miserable appearance, he would definitely be suspicious and who knows how many complications would arise.

Therefore, under the repeated exhortations of Qin Wei and Ding Chou, Liu Xunyi pretended to be carefree and accompanied Qiu Han in eating and drinking to his heart's content. He wanted to make up for the food he had missed in the past ten days in one night, which frightened Qiu Han so much that he smacked his lips repeatedly. However, Qin Wei and Ding Chou, who were sitting beside him, were overjoyed and laughed so hard that they couldn't stop.

Seeing that Liu Xunyi's appetite had increased greatly, Ding Chou was in a good mood. After others had eaten and drunk their fill, he cleaned up the leftovers while humming a little tune, seeming to be very content.

Looking at Ding Chou, who was very satisfied and beaming with joy, Liu Xunyi couldn't help but raise a long-lost smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Lord Liu, you should have a good dream tonight after having eaten and drunk enough. Don't think about anything, just sleep till dawn, and sleep through spring, summer, autumn and winter!" Ding Chou said jokingly.

"Xiao Dingzi, stop packing and go back to rest!"

"No need! I will stand in the yard tonight and guard the door for you. Even if the king of heaven comes, he can't disturb your sweet dreams. Haha..."

Seeing the thin Ding Chou pretending to be so powerful as to "hold the pass against ten thousand men", Liu Xunyi couldn't help laughing.

"Finally, the clouds have cleared and the sky is blue. It's great that Lord Liu can talk and laugh!" Ding Chou clapped his hands excitedly.

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi was stunned, and the smile on his face gradually faded. He asked curiously: "Xiao Dingzi, I have no relationship with you, and I am not your teacher. Why do you care about me so much?"

"Who says we are not related? In my heart, you, Lord Qin, and Lord Qiu are all my brothers, and the Marquis is my father and mother..." As he spoke, Ding Chou suddenly had tears in his eyes and choked up.

Liu Xunyi was surprised and said: "Xiao Dingzi, what are you doing..."

"Lord Liu, you don't know that when the Marquis led his men to leave Tianji Pavilion last year, I sent them to the city gate and made an agreement with many adults to let them test my martial arts after I came back. At that time, Lord Wei, Lord Zhou, and Lord Sun all hooked their fingers with me and promised to bring us delicious food when they came back. Xiao Dingzi waited and waited at home, and finally waited for you to come back. But I never expected that only the Marquis, Lord Qin, and Lord Liu would come back. As for the others..."

Having said this, Ding Chou seemed to be reminded of sad memories and could no longer speak. He squatted on the ground and burst into tears.

The "Lord Wei, Lord Zhou, Lord Sun" he mentioned refers to Wei Liang, Zhou Ting, and Sun Tai who died in Luoyang City. When they died tragically, Liu Xunyi was by their side, so he could empathize with Ding Chou's memories and was even more sad.

"It was then that I realized that we would not live together forever. One of us would die, and die without any warning..." Ding Chou cried, "So, I cherished every 'relative' around me even more. I don't want any of you to disappear suddenly..."

"You are so sentimental at such a young age. I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing." Liu Xunyi pretended to be relaxed and comforted, "Don't worry! The tragedy in Luoyang... will never happen again. I promise you that I will not have any more random thoughts tonight. Just have a big dream and sleep all day long, spring, summer, autumn and winter!"

"Really?"

"Don't believe in the pinky promise?"

"Okay..." As soon as he said this, Ding Chou seemed to remember the fate of Wei Liang, Zhou Ting, and Sun Tai, so he quickly put his hands into his sleeves and shook his head like a rattle, "No need to make a pinky promise, I believe in Lord Liu!"

……

It's late at night and everything is silent.

In the courtyard, Ding Chou, who was practicing standing meditation, saw that Liu Xunyi's room was dark, and he couldn't help but feel happy. The pain in his legs didn't seem so unbearable anymore, and the mental fatigue didn't seem so painful anymore.

However, just as Ding Chou was thinking about what breakfast to prepare for Liu Xunyi tomorrow morning, a chaotic and hurried sound of footsteps sounded quietly, coming from far away and approaching the courtyard gate in the blink of an eye.

"what happened?"

Ding Chou frowned, jumped off the wooden stake, and walked quickly towards the gate of the courtyard to find out what was going on.

"boom!"

However, before Ding Chou approached, the two tightly closed doors were suddenly kicked open. Then, dozens of soldiers wearing armor, holding torches and carrying steel knives on their waists rushed into the courtyard aggressively.

The most important thing is that Ding Chou didn’t recognize any of these ferocious uninvited guests.

"Who are you? How did you get into the Tianji Pavilion?"

Ding Chou mustered up his courage, shouted to the soldiers, and strode towards them with his head held high.

"Go away!"

Unfortunately, Ding Chou was brave but lacked the ability. Just as he was about to wave his hand to stop the attack, he was grabbed by the waist by a burly soldier, who threw him to the ground with a backhand throw. He grimaced in pain and wailed.

"Hurry up! Someone has trespassed into the Tianji Pavilion..."

"Fuck you!"

Before Ding Chou finished shouting, another soldier swung his fist as big as a sandbag and hit him hard in the face, knocking Ding Chou unconscious, with stars in his eyes, and almost fainting.

"You guys wait in the courtyard, I'm going to go meet Liu Xunyi!"

In the midst of the chaos, a weird voice suddenly sounded from behind the crowd.

In a flash, a white shadow flashed among the soldiers like a ghost, rushed into the yard in the blink of an eye, and appeared outside Liu Xunyi's door in the blink of an eye.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the man swung a sword in the air, instantly breaking the door into pieces. At the same time, a white shadow suddenly entered and instantly disappeared into the darkness.

"Knock, knock, knock!" "Crack..."

"boom!"

A fierce fighting sound ensued. While he was gasping for breath, the white shadow that had just flashed into the room suddenly flew out backwards. While rolling over and landing on the ground, his feet retreated several steps backwards before he could barely stabilize his body.

In the moonlight, she looked extremely charming in a snow-white brocade gown embroidered with thousands of peach blossoms. Her face was heavily made up, with greasy rouge, and she looked neither male nor female, which was very strange.

The most eye-catching thing is the sword in his hand. The blade is engraved with the marks of peach petals, which is extremely eye-catching.

This person was none other than Ding Qinghong, the former disciple of Peach Blossom Sword Island, who was later taken into the palace by Wan Renshan, the "Right Class Chief" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and who called himself the "Peach Blossom Sword Immortal".

In the past, Ding Qinghong behaved seductively, without distinguishing between men and women. Now that he has become a eunuch, he is truly neither yin nor yang.

It happened in a flash. At the same time Ding Qinghong flew out of the room, Liu Xunyi swung his sword at him with the force of thunder, leaving a trail of afterimages in the air.

"Humph!"

Ding Qinghong was not afraid at all and drew his sword to meet Liu Xunyi's attack.

To deal with Ding Qinghong, Liu Xunyi used the "Lovesickness Soul-Breaking Sword" taught by Luo Tianjin.

Love at first sight, red leaves convey love, tenderness like water, looking at the shadow to guess the love...

The Wuji Sword in Liu Xunyi's hand was like a swift dragon, as fast as a storm, as powerful as thunder. It was as gentle as the breeze, moistening things silently. Under his treacherous and changeable offensive, Ding Qinghong's sword moves were completely disrupted in just over ten rounds.

In the past, Ding Qinghong was no match for Liu Xunyi.

Today, although Ding Qinghong received guidance from Wanrenshan and his skills have improved, it is still nothing compared to Liu Xunyi, who was personally taught by Luo Tianjin.

In fact, the difference between the two can be determined simply by looking at their rankings on the Dragon and Elephant List.

Now, Ding Qinghong ranks ninth, while Liu Xunyi ranks fifth. There is a difference of three places between them. They are Long Yu, Tang Afu and Wu Chan, three first-class masters who are famous in the world. This shows that the gap between the two is not small.

As expected, after just thirty rounds, Ding Qinghong was already defeated. The Peach Blossom Sword had no plan to follow under the aggressive pressure of the Wuji Sword. Although the "Peach Blossom Sword Technique" was superb, under the strange tactics of the "Lovesickness and Soul-Breaking Sword", the defenseless Ding Qinghong could only be forced to counter the moves of the "Lovesickness and Soul-Breaking Sword", which was sometimes fast and sometimes slow, and he could not exert his power at all.

"Keng!"

"laugh……"

With a loud bang, the Wuji Sword found the right moment and broke through the Peach Blossom Sword's defense in one fell swoop. The sword blades rubbed against each other, making a sharp sound and emitting a string of dazzling sparks.

Ding Qinghong knew that he had lost Jingzhou due to his carelessness, so his heart tightened. He hastily dropped his sword and retreated violently.

Liu Xunyi refused to give in. He flipped his wrist and lifted the Peach Blossom Sword high up. Then he swung the sword and stabbed it straight at Ding Qinghong's forehead.

"Lord Liu, kill him!" Ding Chou was overjoyed when he saw that Liu Xunyi had the upper hand, and shouted excitedly.

"what……"

"Xun Yi, stop it!"

At the critical moment, Zhao Yuan's voice suddenly sounded from outside the courtyard, which startled Liu Xunyi and he subconsciously slowed down his killing move. Ding Qinghong took advantage of the situation to counterattack, clenched his right fist, and used the "Black Tiger Heart-Ripping" move to hit Liu Xunyi's lower abdomen fiercely.

Liu Xunyi subconsciously dodged sideways and leaped several feet away in one step.

"My Lord?" Liu Xunyi looked at Zhao Yuan who was rushing over with a blank look on his face, "Who are these people..."

"They are the sword-carrying guards of the imperial palace!" Zhao Yuan walked closer, pointed at Ding Qinghong, who had a sly smile on his face, and said, "This is the deputy chief of the right squad of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Eunuch Ding!"

"The deputy governor of the right squad, Eunuch Ding...?" Liu Xunyi looked at Ding Qinghong, who seemed familiar, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"No need for Tianji Hou's introduction, Liu Xunyi and I are old friends." Ding Qinghong looked at the unbelievable Liu Xunyi with a smile, teasing, "I just don't know, should I call you 'Liu Zhishan' when we meet today? Or Lord Liu? When I saw you in Luoyang City in the past, I felt that there was something wrong with you. Now that I think about it, my vision is quite sharp, at least... I can judge people better than Luo Tianjin."

Facing Ding Qinghong's sarcasm, Liu Xunyi was not angry. Instead, he looked him up and down with interest and smiled meaningfully, "I don't know. Should I call you 'Mr. Ding' or 'Eunuch Ding' when I see you today?"

"you……"

"Hey!" Liu Xunyi waved his hand to interrupt Ding Qinghong's anger, and then said, "Back in Luoyang City, you were curious about whether my swordsmanship had improved. I wonder if the fight just now can satisfy your curiosity?"

"What a Liu Xunyi! He has returned to Tianji Pavilion from the Xianwang Mansion, but his skills have not improved, and his tongue has become more and more cunning!"

"Stop talking nonsense! What exactly are you doing here so late at night?"

"I'll hold you accountable!"

"Ask for punishment?" Liu Xunyi was startled, then turned to look at the silent Zhao Yuan and said hesitantly, "My Lord, what does this mean?"

"Don't make it difficult for Tianji Hou. It is the will of the current emperor to punish you. If you dare to disobey the order, it will be a rebellion. You can... execute first and report later!"

After saying this, Ding Qinghong's smile gradually froze, his expression became more sinister, and without even turning his head, he ordered, "Come here, take the thief Liu Xunyi to the prison and wait for his punishment!"

……

(End of this chapter)