Peace Order-Chapter 1635 - 39: Auspicious Winds, Prince Qin Comes of Age
Without caring about the surrounding daughters of dignitaries, she let out bursts of harsh laughter and suddenly leaped into the lake, causing a great commotion that startled the people around. They recognized this person as the now disgraced Third Young Master.
Worried that he might be having a fit of madness, they dared not approach. But soon, they noticed something amiss, as the bubbles in the lake grew murky, and quickly, black-red blood rose up, spreading through the autumn lake.
Cries of horror and screams exploded, disturbing the supposed tranquility of the autumn day.
Frightened people shouted chaotically, trying to pull the person out, each face filled with fear. Wu Xuefei stood outside the crowd, watching the chaotic scene, pulled her hood, and murmured to herself:
"Those who betray their blood kin die by their own betrayal."
"Those who lust after women perish due to their greed. Is this retribution of good and evil, oh living Buddha?"
Wu Xuefei thought of the old monk she once met, sighed, took out a letter from Xiao Yuxue from her bosom, and walked away casually, crushing the letter and tossing it into the wind.
The wind swept through, and under the force of Grandmaster level inner strength, the pieces of the letter completely burned, turning into sparks in the wind, and then burned out, turning into falling snow, covering the sky in white.
Wu Xuefei departed.
The last high-ranking figure of the Demon Sect, which had plagued the world for hundreds of years with boundless venom, disappeared into the martial world, while a branch that fled the calamity of witchcraft to the Western Regions from the Three Sects of the World also vanished without a trace.
Only decades later, occasionally someone traveling in the Western Regions’ roadside would find a Buddhist nunnery in the wilds, where a nun of unknown age, talking of past events, seemed to know all, advising travelers to seek good, not to enter the evil path.
That night, the sound of a wooden fish knocking resonated, its lingering notes unending.
And in this turbulent era, Li Zhaowen personally escorted Li Guanyi and Sword Madman back a hundred miles, only to discover the news of Li Yuanchang’s death. Her martial skills and knowledge were enough to identify the manner of Li Yuanchang’s death.
Yet Li Zhaowen did not pursue the matter of who killed Li Yuanchang.
Had there still been brother-sister affection between her and Li Jianwen, especially unwilling to develop to a point of conflict, concerning Li Yuanchang, Li Zhaowen merely felt that this mischief had finally left.
Li Yuanchang was buried according to customs, outside.
All matters were kept simple.
No mourning or burial ceremonies were permitted.
Later, rumors spread in the martial world, and later unofficial histories claimed it was because Li Yuanchang was reckless, extravagant, and did not heed the teachings of the Saint. Prince Qin had intended to entrust Li Yuanchang to Mr. Yan Daiqing in the Western Regions for supervision and guidance, to set him on the right path.
Li Yuanchang, filled with anxiety and fear, ultimately drowned himself while intoxicated.
What a shock, what a lament.
The name of Yan Daiqing, a poison warrior through the ages, his awe-inspiring reputation has come to this.
—————"Secret Tales of the Nine Provinces Turmoil · Volume Three"
Li Guanyi wasn’t much concerned about Li Yuanchang’s death. Once assured that he was truly dead and not faking his death to escape, they no longer cared. With the help of the Nine-colored Divine Deer Senior, they successfully made contact with the Divine Eagle representing the prairie.
"What, you want me to help you?"
"You?!"
The golden-winged prairie creature almost looked at Li Guanyi with a side glance, eyes filled with disbelief, an expression full of ’You, really you?’
’Why?’ the expression said.
The Nine-colored Divine Deer spoke gently: "It’s for the peace and harmony of the world. Both you and I, auspicious beasts, were born of the natural order’s harmonious aura. Nowadays, with the world in chaos, filled with resentment, it’s not suitable for us."
The Prairie Divine Eagle laughed: "Ha, that’s you!"
"Women!"
The expression of the Nine-colored Divine Deer momentarily froze.
The Prairie Divine Eagle, seeming like a confident and proud prairie man, spoke rudely: "Whether the world is in chaos doesn’t concern me, as long as the prairie remains vast, the sky remains eternal. Humans fighting each other don’t matter to me!"
"Hahaha, I’m leaving!"
"Human, don’t come. If you still plan to do anything, be careful, I won’t be courteous. Hahaha, or, come defeat me!"
"You humans, how do you understand the ways of the auspicious beasts?!"
"The last time you came, I found you tough to deal with. This time you’re not in the same state as last time."
"Hurry up and leave!"
The Nine-colored Divine Deer was heartbroken, and after much effort, Li Guanyi managed to comfort the Nine-colored Divine Deer Senior. The Seventh Prince Ashina was also seeing for the first time the mythical Divine Eagle, known only from legends, and the swearing it learned somewhere.
Ashina couldn’t help but say: "Lord, do you really want to subdue the Divine Eagle? Such a Divine Eagle is very unyielding, birthed by the prairie’s sky and wind, representing the vast freedom of the wilds."
"Even the Great Khan shouldn’t think of subduing such a great auspicious beast and Divine Beast."
Li Guanyi said: "Originally, I just wanted to give it a try."
The Nine Provinces Tripod is already his Divine Weapon. By forging Nine Cauldrons, he’s anchoring the Qi Fortune, equivalent to establishing two kings over the prairie, capable of contending against the Great Khan, restraining the current Great Khan.
After all, having witnessed the terrifying auspicious power of the Ancient Red Dragon holding back the military force.
And knowing that once the military force disappears, Sword Madman can almost decapitate enemy generals from amidst thousands of troops with terrifying swordsmanship, the Great Khan has regained his youthful caution and cunning, hiding behind without acting rashly.
