Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 184 - 172: We Are Blind_2

Chapter 184: Chapter 172: We Are Blind_2

These two plunged into the water, and sure enough, they didn’t surface for a while.

The battle on the river lasted for quite a while. It wasn’t until Xi Ying bit his tongue, spouting blood from his mouth, that the majestic Hao Qi’s intensity suddenly increased several times, creating a surge that finally pushed both Sima Tianyuan and Jiang Hanyun back a bit.

"Are you done yet?"

Xi Ying was evidently in a fit of rage, his hair standing on end, his eyes practically spouting firelight: "I am Xi Ying, deputy Zuodu Yushi of The Court! How dare you, people from Liudao Division, attack the imperial envoy!"

Sima Tianyuan’s lips curled up in a slight smirk, as he sheathed his heavy sword, retreating back on the deck, an expression of surprise on his face: "Is it Xi Fuxian? I apologize! I apologize! Forgive my poor vision that failed to recognize you."

Jiang Hanyun also apologetically clasped her fists: "Apologies, we didn’t see clearly earlier, unaware of your identity. I took you for an evil doer attacking my subordinates. Please forgive our hurried actions."

Looking at Xi Ying’s face, already swollen beyond recognition, Yue Qianqian couldn’t help but giggle.

She knew her behavior was inappropriate, so she quickly averted her gaze, suppressing her emerging laughter.

The royal camp soldiers on board all breathed sighs of relief, thinking how fortunate it was that they didn’t intervene. The Liudao Division was always domineering, certainly not an group to provoke lightly.

A few of them gave sympathetic looks to Xi Ying, whose face was now swollen like a pig’s head.

Xi Ying glared at the girl, his eyes full of resentment as he turned to look at Jiang Hanyun.

Just now, Sima Tianyuan had only used his heavy sword to whip him a few times; but this woman, she had punched his face exactly one hundred and forty-seven times! And she was extremely tricky, infusing her ’Thunderbolt Spirit’ within each punch.

If he couldn’t eliminate Jiang Hanyun’s spiritual power and spirit from his body, then even the most top-level spirit pills couldn’t heal his face.

"Didn’t see clearly?" Xi Ying spat out from between his clenched teeth: "If so, your sight is truly a concern! I wonder how you handle cases and subdue demons on a daily basis?"

He was wearing a bright red official robe, a peacock costume, and a Five-Beam Crown, all of which should have been clearly visible unless these two were blind.

Unaffected by any embarrassment, Sima Tianyuan sighed as he rubbed his eyes: "There’s nothing I can do about it. There’s been a problem with my cultivation recently, and my vision has been poor. In a while, I might even have to give up my sword and retire."

Jiang Hanyun rested her hand on her waist sword, her eyes disdainful: "If you’re not convinced, you’re welcome to try and retaliate. Naturally, you can also report us to Zhuque Hall, I guess they will surely punish us."

Right around this time, Zhang Yue and Yue Bo surfaced from the water. The latter was already exhausted, barely holding on, while Zhang Yue dragged Yue Bo onto the boat, his face beaming with a smile as he gave Xi Ying a salute: "Sorry for the inconvenience, Your Excellency! I was trying to save a man, but your subordinate might have been desperate to survive and struggled fiercely in the water. It took me a great deal of effort to subdue him, and he almost drowned me."

"You all! Great!"

A thread of blood leaked from the corner of Xi Ying’s mouth, and there was a faint sound of teeth grinding echoing from his mouth.

The vicious look in his eyes scanned over everyone, and with another roar, he flung his sleeve and lifted Yue Bo into the air, retreating back to his official boat.

"I will remember today’s incident. In no more than ten days, I shall invite my fellow scholars to a debate at your Zhuque Hall."

Sima Tianyuan couldn’t help but click his tongue at this, as if he found it somewhat distasteful.

Jiang Hanyun, however, just chuckled carelessly, playing with the Four-Tailed Spirit Fox in her arms.

"If he really brings over all the great scholars from Jinling City, this thing might really become a bit troublesome."

Peng Fulai’s lips clenched: "Master Xiaowei was too ruthless, he’s hardly recognizable."

"What’s there to be afraid of? Even if we have to argue, we’re the ones in the right, he was the one who started it."

However, Zhang Yue looked a bit guilty. He thought for a moment, then sneered: "I’ll go to the clinic later to buy some bandages and ointments."

"Are you treating this like one of our old schoolyard brawls? Don’t try to play injured in front of those Neo-Confucian scholars. They’ll see right through you if they use the Great Rectitude once."

Peng Fulai shook his head, then noticed that Li Xuan was staring at the official boat in the distance, his expression odd: "Qianzhi, what are you thinking about? Why are you zoning out?"

"I am thinking about how if you don’t kill a snake completely, you’ll get bitten."

Li Xuan’s eyes flashed coldly: "We should kill this snake as soon as possible."

"That may not be so easy." Peng Fulai sighed: "His position in the court is quite secure. Your old man could probably slash him down within ten strokes, but can we really go around killing officials?"

Yue Qianqian also chimed in: "Over the past year, Xi Ying has had a lot of involvement with the True Emperor and the Empress Dowager. It’s quite possible he’s become a favorite. Even if His Majesty wanted to deal with him, it would cost a lot of effort. This past year, the ministers in the cabinet have been gearing up to challenge His Majesty over the issue of the national treasury."

Li Xuan had his own ways to take care of this man, but it wasn’t worth giving up a quarter of his life span for this.

However, he could consider the invocation spell mentioned by the Heavenly-Demon in the Heart Asking Bell yesterday.

But after all it was a Heavenly-Demon, and he couldn’t trust its words blindly.