After having dinner at the restaurant, Shuiji Yinji wanted to go to Yongchang Temple on the outskirts of the city to burn incense and worship Buddha, so she took Gong Nanyan with her and went ahead. The old man and Xiao Donglou said that they had not been to the capital for many years, and they wanted to go around and play together and buy some local specialties – as for the younger generations, they should not get in their way.

Yuan Suiyun, Yun Chuxiu, and Sun Jian were left sitting in the room staring at each other for a while. Yuan Suiyun said decisively, “Chuxiu still needs to recover from his injuries. We should not go out. Let’s go to sleep first.”

Well, as soon as these words came out, Sun Jian immediately felt himself glowing and hot. He rolled his eyes and stood up and said, “Okay, okay, I won’t bother you anymore. I’ll go find someone to drink with!”

As soon as he left, Yun Chuxiu rushed into Yuan Suiyun’s arms, sat on his legs, lowered her head curiously and asked him: “What did you find just now? Tell me.”

“Hey, Master Yun, what are you talking about?” Yuan Suiyun had an unfathomable look on his face, and it was obvious that he was waiting for something good from him. Yun Chuxiu couldn’t help but smile and leaned over to kiss him twice, rubbing his nose against his, and said smugly: “I can see it all, why are you still pretending! What’s wrong with that Ye Gucheng?”

Yuan Suiyun’s lips curled up into a smile, and he held his thin waist with his backhand and said, “Since you have seen it all, why do you still need to ask me?”

Yun Chuxiu curled his lips: “It’s boring just because I see it. Ye Gucheng has a lot of ambition and calculations in his heart! He came here today, either for Tang Tianrong or Lu Xiaofeng.”

Just now in the restaurant, Ye Gucheng severely injured Tang Tianrong, another young master of the Tang Clan in Shu, and used his strength to prove that the rumors about his injury were pure nonsense. Lu Xiaofeng was obviously very happy and thanked Yun Chuxiu before leaving.

But in Yun Chuxiu’s eyes, everything that happened today was like a carefully prepared performance. Although he did not understand what Ye Gucheng wanted to do, he could not fail to recognize the compassion in the other’s heart.

After listening to his analysis, Yuan Suiyun couldn’t help but smile and said, “What do you think of Lu Xiaofeng?”

“Of course he is a great friend. When we first met, he was willing to go to the desert to save people for me. He is totally different from you.”

“But chivalrous hearts are often taken advantage of, especially when this person knows your temper very well and knows what you will do. He may be a key part of Ye Gucheng’s plan.” Yuan Suiyun touched Yun Chuxiu’s face and turned his gaze to the window thoughtfully. Yun Chuxiu couldn’t help but ask, “What plan? So, what exactly does Ye Gucheng want to do?”

“The one who proposed to change the time was Ximen Chuxue. In exchange, Ye Gucheng changed the location of the duel, but why was it in the Forbidden City? If he really wanted a perfect duel, he shouldn’t have chosen this place. Is this just out of the arrogance of a master? Or… Purple Mountain is the decoy, and his original goal was here.” Yuan Suiyun muttered to himself. “The capital…”

Yun Chuxiu seemed to understand, but couldn’t help yawning. Yuan Suiyun retracted his gaze, threw his previous thoughts aside, and held his waist and picked him up: “You should rest. When you wake up, let’s go out for a walk.”

“Then you stay with me.” Yun Chuxiu rubbed his lower back with his ankle, but he didn’t feel like playing around. When he was put on the bed, he didn’t forget to say to Yuan Suiyun, “Please talk to the charlatan for me and ask him to check out the place first. I’m going to eat donkey rolls at the old restaurant in the west of the city this afternoon~”

“Okay.” Although he felt that he was a bit childish for not eating the main meal and always thinking about snacks, Yuan Suiyun decided to fulfill his wish considering that he had just arrived in the capital.

In the afternoon, Yun Chuxiu got up from the bed and looked much better. The two of them got on the carriage and went to an old restaurant in the west of the city to eat a plate of donkey rolls.

The shop was small, but there were many people. The shop even set up a few tables at the door for customers who didn’t want to take out to sit down and eat. Yun Chuxiu chewed his donkey rolls and looked around at the shops around him, thinking about what to try next. Yuan Suiyun asked Ding Feng to go to a nearby restaurant to bring a pot of tea, but his eyes fell on a table next to him.

Sitting at the head of the table was a thin old man, dressed in a dark blue brocade robe, looking very imposing, and three handsome young men were sitting around him. When he looked over, the old man also looked back at him nonchalantly – but then, the other person’s face revealed the gentle expression that elders usually have.

“Uncle Wei.” Yuan Suiyun stood up and clasped his fists towards him. Yun Chuxiu knew as soon as he heard it that this must be another relationship from his father, and although he didn’t know this person, he also stood up and clasped his hands.

Seeing this, the two young men beside him also stood up to return the greeting, but the last one remained seated, just staring at Yun Chuxiu’s face with interest. Wei Ziyun coughed, but did not scold him, but said to Yuan Suiyun: “Since you are in the capital, your father is here too, right?”

Yuan Suiyun smiled and said, “It’s rare for such a grand event to happen in the martial arts world. My father wanted to join in the fun, but I was worried about his health and refused to let him go. I had to tell him about the turmoil in the past few days after I got back.”

Having said this, he paused and said softly, “I’m afraid Uncle Wei will have to work hard in the next few days.”

It turns out that this Uncle Wei is called Wei Ziyun, and his name in the martial arts world is “Xiaoxiang Swordsman”. He was already a powerful figure forty years ago, and his name was known throughout the martial arts world. But for some reason, he suddenly joined the government and is now one of the most famous masters in the imperial court.

Wei Ziyun clasped his fists in the direction of the palace and said, “This is my duty, and it’s not hard at all. But you, the capital has been in turmoil recently, you must take care of yourself.” His words seemed to have a hidden meaning, and Yuan Suiyun couldn’t help but smile and said, “Don’t worry, Uncle Wei, I didn’t spend a penny on gambling.”

This is a rare truth, but it is not so accurate. Because Yun Chuxiu and he live and eat together, he knows very well that he used yesterday’s rumors to let Ding Feng “deal with” a few people. According to the current situation, everyone will immediately attribute the cause to the gambling game, and will not have too many doubts.

How could Yuan Suiyun not get involved in the wealth and connections behind these people?
Wei Ziyun nodded with a smile: “Young man, don’t get involved in those gambling games. You think you are taking a shortcut, but who knows that this shortcut can cost you your life!”

Xiaoxiang Swordsman was a well-known kind-hearted person in the martial arts world, and what he said was sincere and heartfelt. Yuan Suiyun respectfully replied “yes” and asked Ding Feng, who had returned, to bring the tea he brought back to the table of the four people, and then took Yun Chuxiu to the carriage.

Yun Chuxiu was naturally unhappy: “What are you doing? I want to eat the fish skin dumplings from the shop next door!”

“I’ll ask Ding Feng to buy it and bring it back to the restaurant for you to eat.” Yuan Suiyun ignored his opinion, stuffed him into the carriage, and asked Ding Feng to drive away. After walking two streets, he suddenly opened his mouth and ordered, “Ding Feng, go back.”

“What tricks are you playing?” Yun Chuxiu asked him while eating the sugar-roasted chestnuts he peeled by hand. But Yuan Suiyun raised a finger, signaling him to be quiet: “Shh, I’ll take you to see the fun.”

Along the way, he was listening attentively to the wind and calmly directed Ding Feng to take a detour, until they passed a broken carriage and stopped.

The carriage looked ordinary, but Yun Chuxiu only took a glance and recognized that the wood was the finest agarwood, which was very valuable. The carriage was overturned to the ground, and the carriage was full of swords, but none of them could penetrate. The door was also removed and thrown aside. Not far away was the horse with its front legs chopped off and the driver who had died long ago.

There was no one inside.

Could this be the carriage of Uncle Wei? Yun Chuxiu thought to himself. Yuan Suiyun took him and Ding Feng and abandoned the carriage. They walked to the road beside with Qinggong. This time, they had not walked two steps when they heard the sound of weapons clashing. On the street not far away, dozens of martial artists wearing black cloth and holding various weapons attacked Wei Ziyun and others! Wei Ziyun held a long sword and firmly protected the young man who was sitting still. The latter turned his eyes, without any fear on his face, and even had a bit of interesting joy.

Around them, there were already several martial arts masters whom they had never met before!
“A Tu, you stay here.” Yuan Suiyun ordered, and walked forward with Ding Feng. He was very graceful, falling into the crowd like a white crane, and he pressed the acupoints of one of them, pinning him to the spot. Then he waved his long sleeves, and it was like a flowing cloud gently scraping across a person’s face. The opponent was like being hit by a heavy hammer, and flew several miles away and hit the wall heavily.

“You’re here!” Seeing him, Wei Ziyun was not very surprised, but nodded to him warmly. He was originally trapped by four masters, and the long sword in his hand could not stop for even a moment. Now with the help of Yuan Suiyun, he immediately took out a whistling arrow from his sleeve and released it into the sky.

Seeing this, the masked men around did not steal, but instead attacked more fiercely! Yuan Suiyun turned sideways to avoid a long spear that swept across, and at the same time unfolded the folding fan in his sleeve to block a handful of blue sand that was coming towards him. He moved his ears and heard a low sound of a machine amplifier nearby. He immediately kicked the knee of the person in front of him, kicking him far away. He took advantage of the situation to turn over, like an eagle flying in the sky, and stood in front of the young man who was being guarded by everyone, and raised his hand to catch a long arrow that was coming towards him!
The arrow was much thicker and longer than ordinary arrows. It was used by the army’s hard bows. The tip of the arrow glowed with a faint dark light, and it was obviously poisoned. Yuan Suiyun only glanced at it and threw it at an eight-foot tall man in the field. Before everyone could even see the trace of the arrow, they only heard a muffled groan. The man had been pierced in the throat by the arrow and fell down in an instant.

——However, what truly ended the chaotic battle at this moment was not Yuan Suiyun, nor the reinforcements that arrived immediately, but a handful of clean water.

The water just fell head-on, turning into a continuous spring rain in the air, gently sprinkling on the faces and bodies of some people. The flying flowers are as light as dreams, and the endless drizzle is as fine as sorrow. How much killing power can this rain have?

However, everyone who was wet with rain suddenly let out a painful cry, then fell down, and died in the blink of an eye. The situation was reversed, and Wei Ziyun couldn’t help but be a little surprised. He subconsciously took a step back and protected the young man behind him more tightly.

He saw three people approaching slowly, led by a tall, stern-looking woman. She was dressed in white, not beautiful, and even looked like a man. But when Wei Ziyun saw this face, his expression changed drastically, and he looked even more alert than when he was besieged just now.

“Could it be…Could it be the Saint of the Divine Water Palace?” He asked with a respectful expression. “If we are blocking your way, we will get out of the way. Please be kind and don’t bother with us.”

He did not doubt that the other party was also a killer sent by the enemy – if there was no Tie Zhongtang, the great hero of the Daqimen, Jellyfish Yin Ji would be recognized as the number one master in the martial arts world today. With her martial arts and fame, how could she possibly work for others?
However, not only has Tie Zhongtang retired from the martial arts world for many years, but Shuimu Yinji has also lived in the Shenshui Palace for a long time and refused to go out. Could it be that the fight between Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuxue actually aroused her interest? !
Wei Ziyun thought of this and couldn’t help but secretly complain. He felt that the competition two days later was even more difficult. But Shuiji Yinji ignored him, and didn’t even look at him and the person behind him. She just nodded to the beautiful young man beside her, and turned away with the cold and arrogant girl beside her. Wei Ziyun recognized that the man was the young man who had just sat with Yuan Suiyun, but he had never heard of his name and deeds, so he didn’t care. At this time, he heard the man lazily say: “Old Yuan, I’m going to accompany my godmother back to the restaurant first. When you finish dealing with things here, come back early.”

Afterwards, he turned around and slowly caught up with Jellyfish Yin Ji, leaving behind only corpses and a group of stunned people – and not far away, a team of soldiers led by three middle-aged men rushed over and quickly blocked the place.

(End of this chapter)