bayedsolid Chapter 237 Storm (Part )
Chapter 237 Storm (Part )
Last time, we talked about Li Yi playing the flute and walking into the courtyard leisurely. There are spiritual arrays and traps set up by Shen Yue's subordinates here. Can these things stop Li Yi? Let's read on.
Li Yi glanced at the Shen family's death warriors who were lined up in the outer courtyard. They drew their swords and drew their crossbows. They were not only ready to fight, but also ready to die. Li Yi shook his head helplessly and said, "It seems that we can't avoid blood today. Well, I will send you off!"
He casually released his talent, condensed his qi and transformed it into various musical instruments, and used the spiritual sound spell to control the performance of these instruments. The purple air lingered around the rain and turned into fog, covering the entire courtyard. But when he heard the music, the singing spread everywhere. It was the song "Mortal Song" by Li Zongsheng, which he had sung on the Penghe Bridge last time:
You and I are both mortal, born in this world
It’s hard to run around all day long and never have a moment to spare.
Since you are not an immortal, you will inevitably have distracting thoughts
Put morality and justice on both sides and benefit in the middle
How many men turn their anger into beauty
How many birds of the same forest have become flying swallows
Life is so short, why love so hard
My lover is gone, who can I complain to?
When have you ever seen the world change for people?
If I have the face I always dreamed of, would it be like having spring?
As he sang, Li Yi used his Vajra Magical Skills to summon a ten-armed Dharma image, and fought with the Shen family's assassins.
The seven emotions go into the box and the seven absolutes come out, the three souls meditate and the gods pay attention.
The eight arms waved together to suppress the eight directions, and the hands clasped together to send the pagoda away.
The spiritual feathers are used as arrows to intercept hidden weapons, and the ruler is used as a shield to protect Yuefu.
No strange formation can stop the path of cultivation, and the cloth bag has a spell that can cure all poisons.
Xuan Ze descended from the sky and the red disappeared, and after he sang a song, hundreds of people were executed.
To be honest, this battle was a one-sided massacre. Watching the heavy rain washing the ground, the blood gathered into a stream and flowed out of the courtyard along the gutter. Li Yi sighed, put away the Seven Swords, clasped his hands together and sat in meditation, reciting the scriptures for the salvation of the dead.
The gate of the inner courtyard suddenly opened, and ten warriors at the peak of the fourth rank attacked Li Yi directly. They thought that Li Yi was meditating and wanted to take the opportunity to kill him. However, the three-meter-tall image of Acalanatha appeared, and no matter how the ten men struggled, Li Yi remained unmoved.
After the sutra was finished, Li Yi shrunk the image of Acala to the size of his body, and then asked, "Where did you hide Su Xiao? If you tell me now, I can give you a chance to live. If you don't, you will have the same fate as these people. It's not easy for you to practice, why do you have to risk your life for Shen Yue?"
"You and Liu Hong are the only three cultivators in the world. As a warrior, who would miss the opportunity to fight against three cultivators? Don't say anything more, just attack quickly!"
Li Yi stood up and was about to disperse his energy again when Shen Yue's voice suddenly came from the courtyard:
“You can’t use gas condensation here.
The Vajra Power cannot be used here.
You can’t use the word-of-mouth rule here.”
Shen Yue used up all his righteous energy to set up a triple ban. All the musical instruments that Li Yi had previously created with his talent disappeared. Without the BGM, his combat power instantly dropped by half! Shen Yue also banned the Vajra Divine Art, and the purple-gold color around Li Yi quickly faded!
First, two of the three skills were banned, so that Li Yi could only fight with the Taoist skills. Since he had only recently practiced Taoism, he was definitely not strong. This was Shen Yue's plan to kill Li Yi. Unfortunately, Shen Yue didn't know that Li Yi had just practiced the Seven Swords recently. Moreover, even if the Vajra Divine Skill was banned, the Acala Dharma Image would not be affected at all. Moreover, Li Yi also had the Purple Thunder Divine Thunder available, so Shen Yue's plan was definitely a failure.
The great scholar Li chuckled and said, "Lord Shen is thoughtful enough to find ten masters at the peak of the fourth rank to deal with me. But you are underestimating me too much. Your triple restrictions can't restrict me at all!" As he spoke, he summoned the ten-foot-tall image of Acalanatha in his full glory. Behind his back, each of his eight arms held a weapon, and his two arms on the front held a long spear that had been transformed from the measuring ruler.
Li Yi hooked his finger at the ten people and said sarcastically, "Li will not kill nameless people. You should report your names quickly. I will chant sutras to pray for their salvation and inform Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva."
"Stop! Stop! His Majesty has ordered!" Chen Xingguo's voice came, and then he jumped into the courtyard and stood in front of Li Yi and said solemnly: "His Majesty has ordered that the Minister of the Central Secretariat Shen Yue and the Wei State's special envoy Li Yi come to the palace to see the emperor!"
Li Yi took back the image of Acalanatha, put the spiritual feather arrow into a sack, turned the measuring ruler into an umbrella, opened it, then whistled leisurely and walked towards Jiankang Palace.
Li Yi had obviously expected this outcome, but what was going on? Why did Xiao Yongming suddenly stop Shen Yue's plan and summon Li Yi to the palace? Let's go back and see what happened in Jiankang Palace when Li Yi was killing people in the other courtyard.
When the thunderbolt struck the courtyard, Xiao Yongming was full of murderous intent towards Li Yi, wishing that the thunderbolt would strike him! After all, Li had just broadcasted Tuoba Jun's article scolding him to the whole city. Just when he was confident that Shen Yue would definitely have a way to deal with Li Yi, a military report dispersed all his murderous intent.
"Report! Urgent military report from the Prince of Shouyang! It's extremely urgent! Please hand it over to His Majesty as soon as possible!" The level of this military report was so high that the messenger could ride a horse at full speed in the palace. You can imagine how urgent the situation was. Xiao Yongming frowned and took the military report. He opened it and stood there in shock, not saying a word for a long time.
The military report only had a few words: Northern Wei intelligence reports that Tuoba Jun has led the army in person, mobilizing 70,000 imperial guards and 30,000 northern defense troops. The army has already left Shangjing, and I hope Your Majesty will respond as soon as possible.
Xiao Yonghong looked at the emperor, who was in shock, and asked in confusion, "Brother, what's wrong with you? What did the military report say?"
Xiao Yongming raised his hand and handed the military report to his brother, then walked silently to the dragon chair and slowly sat down. The chief eunuch, Eunuch Xu, reached out and poured him a cup of hot tea, then retreated to the steps.
After reading the military report, Xiao Yonghong was shocked and said, "What...what...what is Tuoba Jun doing? Why is he leading the army in person out of the blue? And he brought an army of 100,000 with him. Brother, what should we do?"
Xiao Yongming shook his head and said, "Not just 100,000, there are also 150,000 Dingnan troops. He mobilized at least 200,000 people for this southern expedition!"
"Ah? Two hundred thousand? Is he mobilizing all his troops to fight us? Why?"
Xiao Yongming picked up the teacup in front of him and threw it to the ground. He shouted, "He's crazy! Tuoba Jun is crazy! For Li Yi! Just for Li Yi, he dared to come out in full force!"
Eunuch Xu immediately stepped forward to pick up the debris on the ground, and asked someone to wipe the ground dry, then he returned to Xiao Yongming's side. Xiao Yongming looked at the eunuch next to him and asked, "Do you think he is crazy?"
Eunuch Xu nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, that kid Tuoba Jun must be crazy!"
Xiao Yongming immediately shouted, "Then how did this lunatic become the emperor of Northern Wei! How could that bitch Xiao Yongxin choose such a lunatic as the emperor!"
Eunuch Xu replied: "Her eldest son Tuoba Hong is dead, otherwise how could Tuoba Jun become the emperor?"
Xiao Yongming glanced at the eunuch, who realized that he had said too much and immediately covered his mouth and stopped talking, not daring to say another word.
Xiao Yongming exhaled a breath and asked, "What should we do now? I'm asking you a question! You were quite talkative just now!" If Luo Yan had not died and Shen Yue was not around, Xiao Yongming would not have asked this question to a eunuch.
Eunuch Xu immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, how can I know what to do about this kind of military and national affairs! Your Majesty should ask others."
"Ask someone else, who should I ask? Ask him?"
Xiao Yongming pointed at his younger brother Xiao Yonghong, and only then did he realize that Li Yi had told him the way to resolve the matter a long time ago. As long as he punished Shen Yue and gave him an explanation, and then sent the Northern Wei delegation away, or drove him away from Liang State, he could not only save his daughter but also avoid war.
Xiao Yongming asked: "The solution you mentioned before, was it your own idea?"
Xiao Yonghong shook his head and replied, "No, no, no, how can I come up with any solution? This is what Zhang Hongchen told me."
Xiao Yongming asked again: "What is the relationship between Zhang Hongchen and Li Yi?"
"According to Li Yi's own words, Zhang Hongchen is his lover."
Xiao Yongming asked, "Did she also teach you what you said last time you came to Jiankang?"
Xiao Yonghong nodded and smiled, "Nothing can be hidden from my brother. That's right, she taught me everything."
"What else did she say to you?"
Xiao Yonghong thought for a moment and said, "She also suggested that I should impeach Shen Yue, saying that if someone else impeached him, it would inevitably be suspected of struggle, but I would not have such a problem. She also suggested dismissing Shen Yue, detaining Li Yi, and expelling the envoys on the grounds that the Wei people were disrespectful. This way, my brother would have a way out and Qizhen could be retained, which would be the best of both worlds."
Xiao Yongming shook his head helplessly and said to the eunuch kneeling beside him: "Stand up, ask someone to announce the decree and summon Shen Yue and Li Yi to the palace. I want to handle this matter in person." Eunuch Xu took the order and left.
Xiao Yonghong bowed and said, "Since my royal brother has something important to do, I will take my leave and not disturb my royal brother any more."
"Wait! I thought about it, although it is ridiculous to have someone impeach Shen Yue, it is indeed a solution. It is reasonable to let you, who is ridiculous, do this ridiculous thing. Come on! Pass the order and summon all officials to the palace to discuss the strategy of defending against the enemy! Oh, and let Zhen Dexiu come as well!" He pointed at Xiao Yonghong and said, "You also come to the palace this time! And then follow my eyes and act accordingly!"
"Ah? Going to the palace? What are you going to do? What are you going to do?"
Xiao Yonghong said sternly: "What else can we do! You come forward to impeach Shen Yue!"
"Ah? Impeach Shen Yue? How can I impeach someone?"
"I'll teach you, just act like this..."
Hence, there was the scene where Chen Xingguo jumped into the courtyard and summoned Li Yi and Shen Yue to the palace. Now that the timeline is aligned, let's focus the camera on the main hall and see how Xiao Yongming teaches his silly brother to act in the next scene.
It is said that in such a strong wind and rain, even if the eunuchs held umbrellas for these officials, they could not stop it, and they all became drowned. They entered the hall in a panic and saw a scholar in luxurious clothes, clean and refreshing, with extraordinary bearing and handsomeness standing still for a long time in the hall. They all discussed who this person was.
Who else could it be? Of course it was our great talent Li Yi. Not only did he not get wet, he also took the time to take a shower and change into decent clothes. After all, he had to show off in front of so many Southern Liang officials and could not lose the demeanor of a great country.
A curious official walked up to Li Yi and asked, "May I ask who this gentleman is..."
"The special envoys of the Wei wedding delegation, the Ministry of Rites and Music, Li Yi and Li Xiuyuan!"
"Ah! Li Yi! How dare you, how dare you in this hall!"
Hearing this, the timid civil officials retreated to the side, the bold ones stepped forward and cursed, and the military officers stood in a row to watch, but did not dare to act rashly. Li Yi took out a bamboo flute from a sack and played the song "Bu Wei Xia". The melodious melody floated in the hall, and just as everyone was astonished, they found that their court clothes were dry.
Zhen Dexiu was summoned to the meeting at short notice, so he could only stand in the corner. He was just standing there quietly waiting. When he found that Li Yi was using the Lingyin Mantra to help everyone dry their clothes, he immediately stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Xiuyuan, thank you very much."
Li Yi returned the greeting and said with a smile: "It's just a small favor, why should a true scholar thank you so much?"
"It's useless to hold an umbrella in the rain today. If it weren't for Xiuyuan, everyone would be accused of being impolite in front of the emperor. This is disrespectful at best, and negligence at worst. If I don't follow this etiquette, I'm afraid some people won't know what's going on."