novelden Chapter 50 Murder in the Street
Chapter 50 Murder in the Street
"A Grandmaster's command?"
"Why...why would she protect Li Lan?"
"Didn't she say that she considered this marriage a disgrace and deeply hated Li Lan?"
Lin Ruobing's words sparked a heated discussion among the audience.
A group of martial arts practitioners were getting restless!
What were their reasons for taking action?
To vindicate martial arts and uphold the reputation of grandmasters.
Because Lin Ruoxue remained silent, their actions seemed perfectly logical.
Otherwise, if a martial arts practitioner were to kill an official of the imperial court without cause, that would also be overstepping the bounds.
But now, Grandmaster Lin Ruoxue's sister has personally brought Lin Ruoxue's message. Since the Grandmaster has said so, they have no legitimate reason to fight!
"Excellent, excellent, that's for the best! This foolish matter arose because of the Grandmaster. Now that the Grandmaster has made a decision with a single word, Benefactor Li Lan need not become a monk, and this humble monk need not die here for such an irrelevant person!"
Everyone frowned, but Ku Jue smiled and said, "Miss Lin Ruobing is a celestial being from the Zixia Academy and the younger sister of a Grandmaster. This statement is absolutely true. Anyone who wants to kill Li Lan would not only be going against the Grandmaster's wishes, but also be breaking the laws of the imperial court!"
Originally, many people felt that Lin Ruobing's sudden arrival was somewhat suspicious, but after Ku Jue said this, everyone immediately had no reason to doubt it.
Jian Yingzhou and Jian Yinyue exchanged a glance, and both of them sheathed their swords. Shi Zhong and Shi Hao relaxed their muscles, and even Zhao Tanyue breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Lan was quite surprised and looked at Lin Ruobing.
Lin Ruobing had already approached him, smiled, made a face, and said, "How about it? Are you scared?"
Li Lan suddenly found this willful little girl quite adorable and couldn't help but laugh, "I was so scared, my legs went weak."
"Pah! I bet your legs are rock hard!"
Lin Ruobing said, "Yue Ran."
Yue Ran, who had come with her, walked over and looked at Li Lan with great excitement in her beautiful eyes, saying, "Young Master."
Lin Ruobing said, "Yueran insisted on following you. My father said that you went to Ning'an and didn't have anyone close to you, so he sent her here. From now on, she is yours."
"Yueran greets her master."
Yue Ran was about to bow to Li Lan when Li Lan saw this and quickly helped her up. At this moment, he felt a strange mix of emotions.
In the imperial court today, who doesn't know that Li Lan and Li Yue standing together have no future? Yet Yue Ran still resolutely followed...
"Please tell General Lin... thank you."
Li Lan said.
"Oh, you only thank my dad, but not me?"
Lin Ruobing said.
Li Lan smiled and said, "Of course, thank you too."
“Look, my dad also said that he was worried you'd go hungry, so this is something to eat on the way.”
As she spoke, she took out a jade box and handed it to Li Lan. Inside were two Qingyun Fruits. Li Lan took the jade box and a faint, sweet fragrance wafted out. Li Lan knew that this was probably not Lin Zheng's intention, but something she had kept for herself.
"Won't your sister be angry about this?"
He suddenly asked in a soft voice.
Lin Ruobing was taken aback, not expecting that Li Lan would see through her. She blushed and said, "She owes you a favor, and I'll repay it for her."
"It was because of you that she was able to successfully enter the Grandmaster realm by collecting Qingyun Fruits for her."
"Alright, these people won't dare to make things difficult for you, I have to go back now."
She was about to leave when she suddenly remembered, "Oh right, what you promised me..."
She glanced at Li Yue's carriage behind her.
She's getting married in a few days... This marriage is unchangeable, so she's a little worried.
Li Lan had promised her that the marriage would be just a formality, and she wouldn't have to share a room with Li Yue...
"rest assured."
Li Lan smiled.
"it is good."
Relieved, Lin Ruobing turned around, mounted her horse, and said, "Let's go!"
Then he rode away.
Watching her departing figure, Li Lan felt a slight tremor run through her.
He recalled the time when he was arrested and dragged down the street during the imperial examination cheating scandal. It was this girl who stood guard with her bow and arrow, protecting him from the slightest humiliation.
This is the second time.
He sighed softly, then looked at everyone and said with a smile, "I'm sorry to have troubled you all, but it was all for nothing!"
Then she turned around and prepared to get into the car.
"careful!"
Suddenly, a figure darted out from the crowd and attacked Li Lan with incredible speed!
The person who made the move was a top-tier expert, and the timing of the move was when everyone's vigilance had completely failed. Therefore, even an expert like Zhao Tanyue was unable to stop him in time!
The gray figure pounced directly behind Li Lan and slammed out a palm strike. The sound of wind and thunder filled the air, and this palm strike was enough to shatter stone tablets!
"not good!"
Liu Ziwen and the others stared wide-eyed, but their cultivation was insufficient, and they were unable to offer any assistance at this moment!
"Young Master!!"
Yue Ran was closest to Li Lan. She was so surprised that she disregarded everything and stood in front of Li Lan, striking the figure with a palm!
But if she wanted to stop him with her cultivation level, she would have to die together with Li Lan!
In that instant, Li Lan also reacted, his hand already on Yue Ran's back, his inner energy surging forth!
At the same time, two barely perceptible silver lights flashed past from his left sleeve!
"Oh!"
With a loud bang, the newcomer struck with a palm, but Yue Ran met the attack head-on without retreating an inch, and the newcomer was blocked!
"what?!"
The newcomer was taken aback. This little maid actually managed to block his top-notch internal energy?
When did the Lin family acquire such a genius?
But in that moment of astonishment, he suddenly felt a flash in front of his pupils and instinctively closed his eyes, but it was too late. Two silver needles pierced his eyeballs!
"what!"
He let out a shrill scream, and his internal energy became chaotic. The internal energy from Yue Ran's palm surged forth, directly sending him flying backward and crashing heavily more than ten steps away.
"My eyes, my eyes!"
He screamed in agony, struggled, and reached for his face with both hands, tearing off the veil covering his face.
"Zuo Tianlong!"
"Elder Protector of the Taiyi Sect!"
"It turned out to be him?!"
Everyone was taken aback.
Some people in the crowd wanted to step forward to help, but suddenly there was a whooshing sound, and they all hurriedly dodged. They saw an arrow shooting over and suddenly piercing through the man's body, pinning him to death on the bluestone street!
Zuo Tianlong's struggle has ended.
Everyone instinctively looked in the direction from which the arrow had been shot.
Three hundred paces away, in a tavern, General Lin Zheng, the protector of the nation, stood by a window, slowly lowering the crossbow in his hand. Beside him, Tie Poshan stood silently like a shadow.
Although Lin Zheng has not appeared in person, he has been paying close attention to the situation on the field!
Upon witnessing this scene, the martial arts heroes couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.
Who doesn't know the renown of the General Who Guards the Nation? If Lin Ruobing hadn't intervened, countless geniuses would have died under his arrows once the battle began!
"If the Taiyi Sect is not satisfied, they are welcome to come to me, Lin Zheng. I, Lin Zheng, will accept all of this!"
Three hundred paces away, Lin Zheng handed his bow and arrows to Tie Poshan, leaving behind only this one sentence before turning and leaving.
Extremely domineering!
Everyone in the room had complicated expressions, completely unexpected that Li Lan, who seemed isolated and helpless, actually had so many people helping her.
Zhao Tanyue, Lin Mansion!
"In the end, I couldn't escape this calamity. Fate, fate!"
The first to react was Kujue. He sighed, walked to Zuo Tianlong's body, and silently recited scriptures. At this moment, he truly acted like a Buddhist disciple, as if he could truly help the dead find peace.
"This little girl... is actually a top-tier expert?"
"His cultivation level is even above Zuo Tianlong's? How is that possible!"
"Never heard of that!"
Everyone else looked at Yue Ran, utterly shocked.
Yue Ran doesn't look very old, only in her early twenties!
At this age and with this level of strength, it can be said that they are in no way inferior to the likes of the Sun and Moon Twin Swords.
Yue Ran was somewhat stunned. Before she could react, Li Lan spoke up: "It's all thanks to Yue Ran for following Lin Ruoxue since you were a child, otherwise I'm afraid I would be dead today."
Li Lan smiled.
Those around them suddenly realized what was going on!
"Lin Ruoxue's personal maid?"
"No wonder!"
"To have this level of skill while following a grandmaster... is acceptable."
It's unreasonable for a maid to be able to overpower a renowned expert like Zuo Tianlong.
But Lin Ruoxue's maid could do it, which everyone thought was perfectly reasonable!
A hint of complexity flickered in Yue Ran's eyes, but she said nothing, only asking with concern, "Young Master, are you alright?"
"I'm fine..."
Li Lan turned to Zhao Tanyue and said, "Lord Zhao, this man attacked an official of the imperial court in the street. Please report this to the emperor."
Zhao Tanyue nodded: "The Taiyi Sect deserves an explanation."
Li Lan cupped his hands in greeting, then turned back into the carriage and said, "Let's go, to Ning'an."
Liu Ziwen and his entourage then tidied up their carriages and ceremonial guards and continued their journey.
……
And in a restaurant.
"He dared to kill my people! He dared to kill my people!!"
At this moment, Li Guan was inexplicably trembling.
A chill ran through his entire body.
Because, after Zuo Tianlong was shot and killed, he clearly saw Lin Zheng in the distance draw his bow across the empty air towards him!
There were no arrows, but he could still feel the killing intent emanating from the general in the army.
It was as if Lin Zheng would shoot Li Lan directly if he died!
Lin Zheng is not only a general who protects the country, but also a top-notch martial artist. Moreover, he has always been regarded as a top expert in the capital. No one has ever dared to underestimate the killing skills he honed in the army!
Beside him, Mr. Zhu watched Li Lan get into the car and leave. For some reason, he felt a strange sense of relief, as if he didn't want to see Li Lan die, but he also felt regret and remorse for not killing such a formidable opponent.
"Your Highness, the most urgent task is to take this opportunity to win over the hearts of the heroes."
Mr. Zhu said, "All the major sects are dependent on you. No matter what Li Yue and Li Lan do, they can't escape your grasp. As for Lin Zheng... killing him is only a matter of time."
……
And the Lin family mansion.
"You can only help him this once."
Outside, the winds of war raged, but inside the mansion, Lin Ruoxue was playing the zither. Her music was ethereal and otherworldly, unlike any melody found in the mortal world.
When Lin Ruobing returned, she heard her sister's words and couldn't help but say, "The Qingyun Fruit you used back then was bought for you by him! This is you repaying his favor, it has nothing to do with me."
"Also, he killed Zuo Tianlong."
She ground her little tiger teeth:
"Last time, he and I joined forces and barely managed to hold off Zuo Tianlong, but in just a few days, he has already defeated him... Sis, aren't you scared? In a few days, he might be able to beat you up and make your butt bleed!"
The two sisters never held back when they spoke.
Upon hearing this, Lin Ruoxue's hand suddenly jerked, and the strings on her zither snapped. She stared at Lin Ruobing instantly and said, "He...hit you...on the buttocks???"
Lin Ruobing's face immediately turned red: "How could that be! I'd beat him half to death!!"
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