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Chapter 403: You fight, I snatch!

A gust of cold wind blew, and everyone felt a chill down their spine.

For the citizens of Tiandu, the Still water sword school had special significance.

Having been established for thousands of years, it was the most famous and influential sword school in the West Wind Kingdom.

It was favoured by the West Wind imperial family, and was also known as the Kingdom’s Imperial Sword school. Moreover, the Master of the Still water sword school, Mu Yubai, was the God of Sword of West Wind, and the protector god of Tiandu. It was clear to everyone that as long Mu Yubai was around, invaders would have to be cautious and at least must get rid of the peerless master first.

However, Mu Yubai was struck to the ground? And he was bleeding all over——whether he was still alive was unknown.  

"What happened?" Cui Jian’s face darkened, sweeping a fierce gaze over Li Muyang in Li Kefeng’s arms and said in a cold voice. "What happened here? Who wounded Master Mu——Li Kefeng, you should know the serious consequences of the matter. If you still want to keep your head, do not think of sheltering the murderer."

Li Kefeng laughed grimly. "What happened here, I'm also very curious. Someone should not forget, who was the one that stopped us in the hunt for the murderer——Besides, why would I shelter the murderer? The duty of the City patrol is to ensure the safety of the capital and protect the people in the city. Now there is a murderer in the capital, and Master Mu had been badly wounded——do you think the City patrol don't want to find out what happened? If the one above blames us, then I also have to tell the truth of the Monitoring Division maliciously intercepted us. Otherwise, our City patrol would have apprehended the murderer long ago."

"The murderer is in your arms, where are you going to apprehend the murderer?" Cui Jian pointed to Li Muyang in Li Kefeng’s arms.

Li Kefeng threw his head back and laughed, then said in a mocking tone, "Cui Jian, you are deliberately distorting the truth. In order to remove yourself from criminal charges, you would make anyone to be your scapegoat——If the cart driver in my arms could injure the Master of the Still water sword school who is known across the world, then, is the Master Mu lying on the ground really the Master of the Still water sword school? Or maybe in Senior official Cui’s mind, the Master of the Still Water Sword school is this weak?"

"Li Kefeng, an honest person does not resort to insinuations. If that person really is just a little cart driver, is he worth General Li’s attention? What, just by changing a name, covering his face with a mask, he thinks he can deceive the world?"

"Who does Senior official Cui thinks this person is?"

"Traitor Li Muyang."

"Traitor?" Li Kefeng was slightly surprised. The order that General gave him was to just protect the boy. Although at that time he already knew the boy was extraordinary and not simply just a little driver.

However, he never thought the boy would be the person, who inadvertently saved General Xu Da on his way to study at Starry Sky Academy and who at the same time angered the Cui family and the imperial family, Li Muyang——

Of course, Li Kefeng liked Li Muyang.

Because he saved his brother Xu Da.  

Li Kefeng sneered. "Whether this person is Li Muyang or not, and even if he really is Li Muyang, he is a hero of our West wind kingdom. He is the young hero who saved the General of the kingdom’s frontier——Traitor? Where did this crime come from? How could he be a traitor? Which kingdom did he betrayed? I think the Monitoring Division is the one trying to frame the victim, because Li Muyang killed the chief of the Monitoring Division Cui Zhaoren who abused his power, so Official Cui is trying to use the power of the state for your own private revenge?"

Li Kefeng deliberately put emphasised on the three words 'Senior official Cui', indicating that he and Cui Zhaoren were a family, and that he naturally wants to avenge his brother.

"I now understand why the killings happened at the East city gate, and why Senior official Cui sent people to intercept the City Patrol from performing our duties—— Senior official Cui is not together with the culprit, right?"

"Li Kefeng——"

"Cui Jian——"

The two people hissed.

They looked at each other with a hostile glare, as though they were about to draw their swords at any moment.

For a while.

For a long while.

Cui Jian pointed to Li Muyang. "We will take him away. Whether or not he is the murderer, the Monitoring Division will naturally investigate clearly."

"I am afraid that whoever enters your Monitoring Division will have no way to understand clearly? Not only not understand, but most likely lose their life as well."

"Li Kefeng, the Monitoring Division is the Kingdom’s Monitoring Division, it is His Majesty’s Monitoring Division. In your eyes is the Monitoring Division that corrupted and a living hell?"

"His Majesty naturally established the Monitoring Division to monitor the condition of the people, supervise the hundreds of officials. It was a good intention, but the law enforcement officers have selfish intention, and would do anything to achieve that."

"It seems that you want to be an enemy of my Monitoring division."

"Our City patrol has our duties. These people we are going to take them away. If anyone wants to snatch people off from us, then our swords will have to meet clash again."

"Do you think we’re afraid of you?"

"Let’s fight again." ——  

Clatter——

A horse bolted over.

Immediately the horse darted to the battlefield, stopping between the two squads that were about to fight again, gave a cupped fist salute to Cui Jian and Li Kefeng and urged, "Senior Official, General Li, everyone step back, step back——"

He pointed to Mu Yubai lying still and silently on the ground. "Master Mu is still on the ground, how is his injury? If anything happens to him, His Majesty will not let you two off——"  

After a pause, the black-robed man continued, "even if you two are extremely favoured, and His Majesty also intentionally take sides, but if the 3000 disciples of the Still water sword school know that you two have delayed the treatment to their Master, they most likely will pull their sword on you?"

Cui Jian's expression relaxed, the murderous spirit around Li Kefeng also scattered.  

Li Kefeng looked at the young man clad in the Monitoring Division’s uniform and asked aloud, "who are you?"

"Monitoring Division's Senior official Yan Xiangma." The black-robed youngster stated and gave a cupped fist salute to Li Kefeng. "General Li, I've looked forward to meeting you." "

"So it’s Senior official Yan." Li Kefeng’s attitude eased a lot, but was more vigilant than before. Yan Xiangma was from the Yan family, as well as being one of the three senior officials appointed by His Majesty. Adding to this, the Yan family and the Cui family were of the same branch. They shared the same view of things and were like family. Such a person had jumped out to mediate the conflict, who knows whether there were any secret plots?

"Master Mu has a respectable status and needs prompt treatment. How about letting the Monitoring Division take him into the palace to be seen by the imperial physician——"

As Yan Xiangma was speaking, he inadvertently glanced at Li Muyang in Li Kefeng’s arms.

Li Kefeng held him tight, and interrupted, "Can’t give him to you."  

"Hahaha, what do we want a driver for?" Yan Xiangma burst into laughter. "If you want him, please take him."

Chapter 404: Name shakes the imperial capital!

South Gong Street. The Moon Teahouse.

"Did you know? I heard that Master Mu was wounded——" A middle-aged chubby man lifted up a teacup to cover his face, whispering to his tea companion.  

"Master Mu? Which Master Mu?" The companion looked puzzled.

"Obviously the Master Mu of the Still water sword school, the God sword of West Wind, Mu Yubai. Who, besides him, could qualify to be called Master Mu?" The chubby man whispered in his lowest voice.  

"How is that possible?" His companion suddenly raised the volume of his voice and sneered at the chubby man. "Old Luo, although we are friends, but there are some nonsense remarks that cannot be made. Otherwise, I can’t let it pass——What kind of person is Master Mu? He is the famous God of Sword of our West Wind Kingdom. He has never been defeated for several decades. I have not heard of any anyone coming to West Wind Kingdom to challenge him, how would Master Mu be defeated? Lost to whom? Who can beat our Master Mu?"

"Li Muyang, I heard that he is a student of Starry Sky Academy, the person who killed Cui Zhaoren——He is the one who wounded our Master Mu. Our next door neighbour Elder sister Li, her grandfather-in-law's three boys work as Tiandu magistrates. I heard that it was a scene of chaos that day, many were killed. And when they finally went to clean up the bodies, there were people severed into minced flesh——" The chubby man pointed to the plate of steamed minced meat on the table. "Like that. I heard that it is still uncertain whether Master Mu will survive, l do not know whether he can endure this calamity——"——

"Mu Yubai of the Still water sword school was killed, I heard that it is Li Muyang of Starry Sky Academy who did it———"

"Li Muyang just came back and he killed Master Mu of the Still Water Sword School———Why did he do that? Hey, it’s just for the sake of showing his power. He wants to tell the Cui family to not provoke him, or else it will be their turn next———"  "

"Master Mu can be defeated? This is unbelievable, there must be more to this——"

"It’s that Li Muyang——"

In this world, there is no wall that is windproof. The killing incident on the street circulated around through the mouth of various people.

The God of Sword of West wind was defeated, and whether he would survive was still uncertain. Li Muyang was once again pushed to where the wind and the waves were the fiercest.

Now, all the discussion around the capital involved the name Li Muyang.

The first in the imperial exams, the student accepted into Starry Sky Academy, the person who killed Cui Zhaoren, and the one who filled a courtyard with peach blossoms with one brush stroke and was taken in as a disciple by Gu Huangwu—

Li Muyang's name once again shook the entire Tiandu——

A mountain of swords, a sea of flames, and arrows like a forest.

Countless human race cultivators had surrounded him. On the ground there were hundreds of thousands of armoured and dagger-axed wielding soldiers.

Some raised their spear and some held a sword. The sky was filled with red light, sword qi were moving unhindered across and countless mantra containing great power were coming towards him from afar.

Li Muyang’s eyes were like two puddles of blood. His body was covered with black scales. He had grown sharp teeth and claws, and his tail was like an iron wing.

A tremendous body was frantically struggling, twisting, fighting——

He had become the black dragon.

He was furious, burning with rage.

He hated the heaven for playing with him. He hated the humans who wanted to kill him.

He was in a thundering rage, and his roar sent quaking vibrations through the sky.

He ripped apart one human cultivator after another. He tore the brave men who wanted to behead him one after another with his teeth. He opened his bloody mouth wide, breathed out a gush of dragon breath that incinerated tens of thousands of armoured soldiers into ashes——

"Ah—— "

Li Muyang’s eyes shot open.

He sprang up in bed, his forehead dripping with sweat, and his eyes still filled with fear.

"Muyang——"

There was a surprised voice at his ears.  

"Muyang, you’re awake?" It was a gentle and beautiful face that was crossed with worry.

"Aunt Gongsun——" Li Muyang panicked even more.

Where was he now? Why would Madam Lu be taking care of him?   

"Young master, you’re awake." Jing’er eyes were red like she was just crying.

Zhaihua, Chuyao, Tingxue and Xiyu, the four servant girls were waiting at the side with a sad expression. But when they saw that Li Muyang had safely woken up, a smile bloomed across their faces.

However, his parents and sister were not present.

"Where is this place?" Li Muyang asked aloud.

"The West Garden." Gongsun Yu replied.

Li Muyang later learned that the West garden was the area where the children of the Lu family lived. The eldest daughter of the Lu family, Lu Qiji, and the young master, Lu Tianyu, both lived here. Li Muyang saved Lu Qingming’s life, and in order to thank him they had gifted him with beautiful servants and a mansion in return.  

After the battle against the God of Sword of West Wind, Mu Yubai, Li Muyang fainted from physical exhaustion. Li Kefeng took him to the Lu residence, and he naturally was brought to the little mansion in the West garden that was gifted by the Lu family.  

"I——" Li Muyang wanted to say that he needs to go back, return to his parents and sister. But after sharing a glance with Gongsun Yu’s concerned gaze, these words would not come forth.

He could tell that this woman really cared about him from the heart.

"I know you want to see your parents and sister, but there's no hurry." Gongsun Yu saw right through Li Muyang’s mind. She continued in a soft and comforting voice. "I asked someone to examine you, you just lost consciousness from physical exhaustion. After some rest and some tonic you will soon recover. I’ve fed you the Lu family’s thousand-year-old ginseng and the Hundred grass pill, both of which are great tonics. Very soon you will be able to replenish your lost stamina.”

"If you go back now it will only make your family worried. Why not wait until you have a good rest and then go home to avoid upsetting your mother?"

Li Muyang nodded. If he had gone back in this state, his Mother would indeed be frightened. Even if he would soon recover, in the future she would be constantly worrying about him. It would be better for him to recuperate here, then return when he had recovered and act as if nothing had happened.

"Thank you, Aunt Gongsun." Li Muyang said with gratitude. He thought that Aunt Gongsun really was a considerate and thoughtful person. She had thought about everything for him and had been taking care of his family all this time. "I’m fine. You don’t have to worry."

"I’m glad. I was really scared." Gongsun Yu said with a shaky voice. When Li Kefeng returned with an unconscious Li Muyang in his arms, Gongsun Yu’s heart almost stopped beating. It was at that moment when she really felt that blood is thicker than water. Neither time nor space could tear apart the importance of family love. If Li Muyang really were killed in such a way, she most likely would be heartbroken.

After a pause, she added, "From today on, try not to go out alone. If there is an urgent matter that you must go out, you have to let us know in advance. So I can arrange people to protect you closely——You must not go out alone. If something happens to you, wouldn’t——wouldn’t your parents and families be sad to death?"

"Yes." Li Muyang responded in a quiet voice. He also thought that it was incredibly dangerous. If Snowball had not saved him at the critical moment, he most likely would have met with misfortune.

If he did not transform into a dragon to fight against Mu Yubai, he would be hacked to death by Mu Yubai’s earth-shattering sword strike.

If he had battled against Mu Yubai in his dragon form, he would have been beaten to death by countless cultivators.

No matter what, it was still death.

Moreover, Li Muyang knew well that the possibility of him transforming into a dragon to fight was the most likely.

At that time, with his identity as part of the dragon race exposed, he most likely will attract all the cultivators of the divine continent to come slay him. Even the Lu family——will be affected?

It was already incredibly challenging for the Lu family to move forward in the West Wind Kingdom. If the entire Divine continent stood in sharp opposition to them, then this huge family, the scenery of this courtyard, and the beautiful and kind woman in front him, would most likely not exist anymore?

"At that time, I was really selfish." Li Muyang thought in his mind. "But that was the only option for me to live."

Seeing that Li Muyang had obediently promised her, Gongsun Yu finally was able to breath a sigh of relief.

She reached out her hand to touch Li Muyang’s pale cheeks, when the servant girl next to her gently coughed.

It was at that point that Gongsun Yu understood that, deep in her heart, she had completely immersed into the identity of Li Muyang’s mother. But in fact, Li Muyang was the son of Luo Qi and Li Yan, and she and him did not have any close relationship. That kind of behavior would go overboard.

Gongsun Yu withdrew her hand and said, "are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"

"Yes." Li Muyang nodded. "I am really hungry."

He also noticed Gongsun Yu’s affectionate action just now, but he did not know whether to evade or push her hand away. He just sat there thinking what was going on here?

He immediately agreed when Gongsun Yu offered him something to eat because he could avoid such awkwardness when he ate, right?

Hua——

A gust of cold wind blew over.

Draped in snow, Lu Qingming stood in front of the bed, looking at Li Muyang as he asked warmly: "how do you feel? Do you feel better?"

"Much better." Li Muyang said aloud. "Thank you for asking Uncle Lu."

Gongsun Yu stood up to brush the snow off Lu Qingming’s shoulder. "The outside is cold and you brought the cold air in. Muyang’s body is weak, what if he catches a cold?"

Gongsun Yu’s eyes grew fierce, the calmness and gentleness that she showed to Li Muyang were all gone. She gritted her teeth and asked: "What did Father say? Who is the one who harmed Muyang? Why did Mu Yubai of the Still water sword school also appeared there? I don’t care who this involves, I don’t care what kind of person wants to kill Muyang——this matter is caused by my Lu family. Lu Qingming, I want you to slaughter the vicious and merciless bad guys who killed on the streets. The evil is not gotten rid of, the law will not tolerate, reasoning is no use."

Lu Qingming knitted his brows in a frown, looking at his wife and said, "Xiao Yu, can I say a few words to Muyang alone?"

Chapter 405: Don’t be a clown!

When Gongsun Yu did not receive a direct answer from her husband, she knew that he also had his own difficulties. She faintly sighed, "you don’t know a sword is sharp if you don’t try, one has no power without anger. The Lu family has been bullied this far, if we still remain indifferent, we will be looked down on."

When she finished, she helped Lu Qingming remove his snow-drenched cloak before walking outside.

Jing’er and the several other servants bowed their head to Lu Qingming and Li Muyang before following the Lady away.  

Noticing the grave expression on Lu Qingming’s face, Li Muyang got up from the bed, asking: "Uncle Lu, is there something wrong?"

Lu Qingming seated down on the edge of the bed, patting Li Muyang on the shoulder, "are you feeling better?"

"I’m fine." Li Muyang replied. "Just my body is quite weak. Aunt Gongsun said that I need to rest for a few days, eat more nutritious things and I will be fine."

"Well." Lu Qingming looked at Li Muyang with a complex expression, hesitating.  

"Uncle Lu, just say what’s your mind, no matter what the result is, I can bear it——" Li Muyang smiled consolingly, although he was feeling somewhat apprehensive. The fact that even Lu Qingming was hesitant to speak, indicated that the matter must be very serious, right? Could it be that the Lu family can’t stand it any longer and was about to pass it onto him?  

"You defeated Mu Yubai." Lu Qingming said in a low voice.

"Ah?" Li Muyang’s expression was slightly ignorant.

"You defeated the God of sword of West Wind——The Master of the Still water sword school Mu Yubai——" Lu Qingming said each word clearly. "

Evidently, this matter was a shock to Lu Qingming. Even until now he was still in disbelief.

The God of sword of West wind Mu Yubai had already made a name for himself at a young age, and had remained undefeated after hundreds of battles. That was how he was able to gain the illustrious reputation he has today.

Li Muyang had only been cultivating for a few years, but was able to defeat the God of Sword of West wind——Who would believe this? Who dares to believe that what was in sight was true?

If Mu Yubai was so weak and unable to withstand a single blow, then why did he become so famous?

If the status that the God of Sword of West Wind Mu Yubai had matched his strength, and he was defeated by Li Muyang——then what sort of cultivation level was Li Muyang at?

"I didn’t expect my son to be so powerful." Lu Qingming thought elatedly. "More powerful than his father. It is even impossible for me to defeat the God of sword of West wind Mu Yubai ."

"I also don’t know what happened." Li Muyang tried to brush of the question. After all, there were many things that he did not know how to explain. "The situation was urgent and dangerous at the time. I just wanted to do my best to save a life, so I threw out a punch and then, I don’t know what happened after——"

"Your pet——" Lu Qingming was not satisfied with Li Muyang’s explanation. He questioned further with a puzzled look on his face. "The pet that you call Snowball——what is it? I heard from Hong Xiu that at the critical moment it was your pet who jumped out to block the Sever sword technique of 'Still water sword'?"

"——" As expected, it was better to believe that there are ghosts in this world than to believe a woman’s mouth.

If he had known that Hong Xiu would sell him out, then he would have communicated with her before he fell unconscious——Of course, she may not necessarily agree. After all, she worked for the Lu family and the friendship between them was not particularly strong.  

"It’s Snowball, I accidentally found it in Flower language plains and brought it back with me. Hasn’t Uncle Lu seen Snowball already?" Li Muyang forced himself to stay calm. Even if he trusted Lu Qingming, he was still reluctant to tell him that Snowball was the legendary divine weapon, the heart of the weak water——It was a matter of great importance, and no one knew what would happen in the future.

Therefore, Snowball needed his protection.

No, he should give himself to Snowball for it to protect him instead.  

"I’ve seen it before, but I didn’t think it was that powerful." Lu Qingming lightly sighed, apologetic about his ignorance. When he was traveling back with Li Muyang from the bamboo forest, he often saw the snow-white pet acting cute around Li Muyang. He did not think much about it at that time. He only thought it was a good-looking toy of a wealthy young master. He had no idea that it could defeat Mu Yubai in one strike——What cultivation state was Snowball at?

All martial artists were extremely concerned about cultivation level.

Lu Qingming put himself in Snowball's position. If he were Snowball, no, if he were in Snowball position, could he have helped Li Muyang deflect Mu Yubai’s Still water sword and remain unwounded?

The answer was: he could not!

In other words Snowball was more powerful than him?

Today Lu Qingming had repeatedly suffered heavy blows. He felt that as Li Muyang’s father, as an elder——he had been wasting his life.

"I don’t know much about it either." Li Muyang laughed foolishly. "Previously I have just been raising it as a pet, I didn’t know what ability it has——when it suddenly appeared, I was also startled."

After saying this, Li Muyang thought to himself that he should leave after the Lu family’s grandfather Lu Xingkong’s birthday. Otherwise, if Snowball’s identity were exposed, would he have the face to cover up the lie he told today?

"Yes. Pet saving its Master is something that happens often. Snowball is amazing, and powerful——you have to treat it well."

"Yes. I will." Li Muyang nodded.

"One of the three wild guests of Still water is dead, killed by thousands of sword strikes."

"It’s not me who did it." Li Muyang hastily explained. "It’s Mu Yubai who killed him. Because only he used a sword, I seldom use a sword. Besides, I had no sword in my hand."

Lu Qingming cast a glance at Li Muyang, thought he was worried about something, and said consolingly, "even if you killed him it doesn’t matter, they were the ones who launched an attack first——"

"I really didn’t kill him." Li Muyang’s denial was not as firm this time. If it were not him who killed him, then it was Snowball. If he did not want others to doubt his identity, he had no choice but to let Snowball take the blame——

Since ancient times, pets had always taken the blame for their owner. When has an owner taken the blame for a pet?

The impressive background of a pet was also a problem.

"It doesn’t matter who killed them." Lu Qingming repeated, patting Li Muyang on the shoulder. "Baili Changhe brought about his own death. Even if you didn’t kill him this time, he also wouldn’t live well in the future——There is no enmity between the Lu family and the Still water sword school, but they were so ruthless to you. They are pressing us, the Lu family to the extreme."

Li Muyang agreed. "They are indeed taking it too far. They know about my relationship with the Lu family, yet still wanted to kill me——They really do not give face to Uncle Lu."

Lu Qingming looked at Li Muyang, whispering, "do you know who is the one behind all this?"

"I don’t know." Li Muyang nodded.

After saying goodbye to Cui Xiaoxin, he suddenly encountered an ambush as he was walking along the main street of Tiandu.

Fortunately, Hong Xiu had arrived in time to help him fight against the powerful enemies, and they finally fend off those black-robed people. In the end, another two guys in white robes came out, and these two people both had a very influential background. It was he Still water sword school’s Master Mu Yubai and one of the three wild guests of Still water, Baili Changhe——

It is better to avoid doing something that one is clumsy at to save face than to make a mess of something. It was his first time in Tiandu and there were many things he was still unclear about. Especially the fight between the powerful clans and family.

He simply pretended to know nothing, waiting for Lu Qingming to explain to him.

"Still water sword school is also known as the imperial family’s sword school, and the Master of the Still water sword school Mu Yubai is one of the thirteen imperial guests of the imperial family——" Lu Qingming’s voice was heavy with grief and indignation. "So, there is only one person who can dispatch the Still water sword school." "

He pointed a finger skyward, and the meaning was self-evident.

Li Muyang’s mood grew heavy. "Even the one above wants to kill me? I am just a nobody, why do I deserve him to make such a big fuss?"

"Nobody?" Lu Qingming gently shook his head, looking at Li Muyang. "You single-handedly destroyed the Monitor Division that he had established for many years, killed his trusted Chief of the Monitoring Division Cui Zhaoren, entered Starry Sky Academy, and defeated the God of Sword of West wind——How would a person like that be a nobody? The whole Kingdom is most likely watching you closely now?"

"Will it bring trouble to Uncle Lu?" Li Muyang said in a worried tone.

He was not afraid of the Cui family; after all, the Lu family could help him contend with the Cui family.

But he feared the West Wind imperial family——Even the Emperor was dissatisfied with him and attempted to get rid of him. How should he fight back?

The power of a clan can be controlled by another clan.

But how could he fight back against the power of a kingdom?

"If a person hates you, even if you smile at him every day, flatter him, and act as a clown to make him happy, it still doesn’t help the situation, and instead he will only despise you——On the contrary, if you stand up and fight back, quarrel with him, yell at him, and knock him down, then he will instead pay attention to you and dared not to provoke you easily——Father once said that, to be an upright martial artist, one must not become a flirtatious clown."

Lu Qingming smiled, fondly gazing at Li Muyang. "The God of sword of West wind was defeated by your hand. You have become famous from this battle. Now the entire Tiandu is investigating——Li Muyang, what kind of person is he? Now you are the safest."  

"But would the imperial family blame me?"

"Imperial family?" Lu Qingming sneered. "The assassination failed, they will only pretend nothing has happened. Just like the last time."

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