Chapter 242 Yu Youwei's Fruits, Zhao Kai's Ambush
Tai'an City.

A figure in green floated above the city gate, with his inner energy surging and a hint of determination in his sad expression.

Cao Changqing's Qingyi League was defeated by the Liyang army in Shu and was almost wiped out.

Gu Jiantang went to support Jiange Pass. Zhao Kai and Yang Taisui, who had never fought a war, easily wiped out Cao Guanzi's life's work.

In the original novel, Cao Changqing successfully restored his country and welcomed Jiang Ni back to ascend the throne as empress, which was quite a accomplishment in the turbulent times.

But now Cao Changqing has nothing. Although he has made great progress in his cultivation by turning to the Tyrant Way, he is still blocked by the Demon-Suppressing Array of Mount Longhu, and cannot even assassinate Zhao Kai.

He spent his whole life to restore the country, just to clear the name of the fallen queen of Western Chu and prove that the Spring and Autumn Sejia was not the disaster of Western Chu.

But now, all this has become a dream.

The wide official road connecting the city gate and the imperial road inside the city was empty two hours ago.

The elite troops of the four armies in the east, west, south and north of the capital were all lined up here, facing the man in blue as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

The city is full of iron armor, and everyone in the city is waiting for one person to attack the city.

Cao Changqing looked at the towering Tai'an City, sat on the gate tower at the top of the city with a silent expression, and then slowly took out a chessboard.

This domineering Confucian scholar, whose skills had greatly improved, was actually playing chess with himself on the city wall of Tai'an.

As the black and white chess pieces fell alternately, the originally cloudless sky suddenly became cloudy.

Strange phenomena occurred in the sky above Tai'an City. Every time a chess piece fell, a brilliant beam of light would fall from the sky above Tai'an City.

"It's time to finish this game of chess."

The entire Tai'an City was shaken as if an earthquake had occurred that had not occurred in a century!
Countless tiles on the eaves of all the palaces and pavilions, including the Wuying Palace, were suddenly blown up.

All the crossbows on the city walls fired at the same time, and the air was filled with loud sounds as if there were thunder and wind.

Cao Changqing turned a blind eye. Those powerful crossbows were completely unable to penetrate within ten feet of his body. Nearly a hundred huge arrows as powerful as the flying swords of sword immortals shattered in the air!

"I hate that I became a Confucian sage too late, and I hate that I turned to tyranny too late."

Every time the blue-robed scholar uttered a word, Tai'an City would be shaken, and his mutterings would spread throughout Tai'an City.

On the towering city walls, several people finally couldn't hold back any longer. Some flew down from the city walls on swords, some leaped over to kill, and some swept over.

Cao Changqing picked up the chess piece and casually swiped it across, and it landed on the chessboard with a slight tilt. He was full of righteousness and moved it across.

Several martial arts masters who were guarding the capital were all hit and flew backwards rapidly, crashing directly into the wall of Tai'an City.

A large number of experts rushed out of the palace, and the Fulong-type Qi-refining masters of the Imperial Observatory also followed, wanting to kill this madman who was attacking a city alone.

"The world says that you are the one who caused the fall of the Chu State. I, Cao Changqing, will not agree to that!"

Cao Changqing finally said what he had been holding back for years. The depression in his heart once again stirred up the celestial phenomena, and the Tai'an City, which had stood for hundreds of years, began to become shaky.

In the palace, Zhao Chun angrily questioned the commander of the imperial guards, "What's going on? There are tens of thousands of soldiers and hundreds of martial artists in the city, but they can't deal with one person!"

The commander of the imperial guards replied, "Cao Changqing's Qingyi League was destroyed by the King of Shu and the Imperial Master. He changed from Confucianism to hegemony and has become a powerful figure among the immortals on earth!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, there is absolutely no way Cao Changqing can break into the palace!"

Zhao Chun looked at the green shadow on the city wall in the distance with a gloomy face. The opponent made moves again and again, challenging the supreme dignity of the Liyang Dynasty.

At this moment, a long golden dragon slowly condensed above Cao Changqing's head. The golden dragon was hundreds of feet long. After a roar, it swooped down from the sky!

Cao Changqing could no longer hold the chess piece in his hand firmly, and it fell onto the chessboard with a thud. He was suppressed by the powerful aura of the golden dragon and could not move at all.

He thought that he had become a tyrant and had no rivals in the world, but he did not expect that there was such a strange and powerful aura in Tai'an City.

"Heaven...man!"

The pupils of the calm Cao Changqing gradually dilated, and his expression became terrified. The powerful aura of the gods caused his meridians to burst!

"Roar!"

The golden dragon roared past and then suddenly disappeared. There was no trace of Cao Changqing and the chessboard on the top of the city wall. They were completely destroyed by the attack of the Heavenly Image.

When Zhao Chun saw the fleeting golden dragon figure, he suddenly felt at ease, and his expression, which had just been a little inappropriate, returned to solemnity.

"With the Heavenly Eunuch in Tai'an, our Tai'an City will surely be as strong as a rock."

At the bottom of the Imperial Observatory, the young eunuch who had devoured Cao Changqing's luck slowly opened his eyes.

There was a hint of dissatisfaction between his slender eyebrows.

"The Liyang world is about to be torn apart, and its luck is lost too quickly. Otherwise, it will devour the luck of this little shrimp."

Because Li Yang unified the world, the power of this eunuch, who was part of the dynasty's destiny, skyrocketed.

If the world falls into conflict again, it will inevitably affect his cultivation in the long run.

Beimang, Beidi City.

Empress Murong, who was already over fifty years old, summoned Tuoba Bodhisattva and all kinds of magical powers.

There was a civil strife in the Liyang Dynasty, and troops from all over the country were besieging Li Changan, which was a good opportunity for the Northern Mang to take advantage of the situation.

The 100,000 Rouran cavalry roaming in the north of Liangzhou were only a part of them. Tuoba Bodhisattva and Zhong Shentong were both hoping that the empress would send a large army to directly march into the Central Plains.

However, they also knew that this was unlikely.

Because Empress Murong and Xu Xiao had a story, the bold grassland woman did not deliberately hide this past.

Everyone in Beimang knew that the empress did not march south in large numbers because of Xu Xiao. They all remembered the empress's bold words.

As long as Xu Xiao is not dead, I will not go south.

But now, the empress actually changed her mind. The empress's cold and majestic voice made Tuoba Bodhisattva and the supernatural powers tremble with excitement.

"Tuoba Bodhisattva, Zhong Shentong, the two of you will select another 300,000 soldiers and horses to join the Rouran cavalry."

"When Shazhou and Beiliang are at war and both sides are suffering, we will attack Shazhou and Liangzhou and destroy Li Changan!"

Your Majesty said that he would not march south unless Xu Xiao was killed, but now we want to destroy Li Changan instead of attacking Xu Xiao.

Both of them were wondering why the empress suddenly decided to send troops today since the news of the civil unrest in Liyang had been circulating for a long time and she had not responded.

What they didn't know was that Empress Murong had received a letter from Xu Xiao.

When the empress was young, she once traveled to Li Yang. At that time, the empress was still a girl, and Xu Xiao was an out-and-out soldier.

The vulgar soldier captured the heart of the girl from the grassland, but her heart was broken and she finally returned to the grassland with a fur robe given by Xu Xiao.

She then became the queen, and just over a decade later she ascended the throne as a woman.

Later, the empress sent an envoy to tell Xu Xiao that as long as Xu Xiao was willing, she would marry him and they could rule the world together.

Then, Beimang and Beiliang merged into one, with Xu Xiao as the emperor.

Xu Xiao killed the messenger and then wrote a letter to Empress Murong, saying that even though you are serving as my maid, I still think you are too old.

The empress was not angry and just laughed it off.

This time, Xu Xiao wrote a letter asking the empress for help in defeating Li Changan.

The words were very polite, but the empress saw through Xu Xiao's embarrassment at a glance, otherwise how could such an arrogant man take the initiative to write a letter to the empress.

It's simply because he is not sure, but he wants to leave a legacy to his son. As a hero in his old age, he no longer cares about his moral integrity.

Although the empress is nostalgic, she is not a lady who only has men in her mind. Her decision-making must always be based on Beimang first.

This time I helped Xu Xiao and met that old guy. He won't refuse me, right?

Tuoba Bodhisattva said with a serious tone, "Your Majesty, it will take at least a month to assemble 300,000 troops."

"Although a month has passed quickly, in the last battle between Shazhou and Beiliang, Beiliang lost very quickly."

The empress didn't care. "It doesn't matter. Regardless of whether Beiliang wins or loses, our 400,000-man army will raz the Shazhou and Liangzhou to the ground!"

Tuoba Bodhisattva and Zhong Shentong understood that it was not about helping Xu Xiao, but about expanding territory, and their target was the gradually powerful Li Changan.

Over the years, Northern Mang had allowed Li Changan to grow in power, and then weakened the Liyang court. When Liyang was torn apart, Northern Mang would sweep away the remnants and clean up the mess.

This strategy is the empress's consistent style, and it seems to be quite effective now.

Now it seems that the empress is unwilling to wait for the Liyang Dynasty to fall apart. She wants to swallow Li Changan after this Liyang civil war.

The King of the North Courtyard and the General both looked excited. The battle for Northern Mang to unify the world was finally about to begin!
"Your Highness, I respectfully accept your instructions!"

Tang Palace.

Yu Youwei told Li Changan about Cao Changqing's affairs in a disjointed manner, but Li Changan didn't care.

Cao Changqing's motive for restoring his country was ridiculous. With such an ambition, how could he convince the people even if he rebuilt Western Chu?

In the original novel, the rebuilt Western Chu court was also full of intrigue and was soon destroyed.

"Don't worry, Youwei. The talented people in the Qingyi League have been rescued by the Jinyi Guards. They will serve the king soon."

Yu Youwei bowed gracefully and said in a sweet voice, "I thank Your Highness for saving the people of Western Chu."

With this bow, the waves surged and the full snow hills almost jumped out.

Li Changan waved to Yu Youwei, and Yu Youwei's heart couldn't help but beat wildly.

She followed Li Changan back to the palace, and in the blink of an eye, it had been almost a month, but the prince had not touched her yet.

Yu Youwei was born a courtesan, so she naturally knew that if she followed Li Changan she would become a concubine, so she would find ways to show up in front of Li Changan almost every day.

Of course, this was all arranged by my good wife, Hongshu.

However, Li Changan has been busy with cultivation or government affairs recently, and has actually turned a blind eye to the beautiful scenery before him.

Even Hongshu, who knew Li Changan best, couldn't understand why the prince, who always combined work and rest, turned a blind eye to the beauty before him.

What she didn't know was that although Li Changan was busy, he was able to combine work and rest by being with Bluebird Jiang Si all day.

Li Changan took Yu Youwei's hand, then pulled her soft body onto his legs and let her sit facing him.

Yu Youwei was breathing rapidly and was too nervous to look up. She just snuggled into Li Changan's arms with a red face.

After being in the mansion for so long, Yu Youwei finally got her chance, and of course she had to seize it.

"Youwei, you're pushing me." Hongshu had taught Yu Youwei how to serve Li Changan, but before she could do anything, Li Changan moved his fingers slightly, and the top of her ruqun was gently untied.

In an instant, the waves became raging, round and tender, with perfect curves.

Li Changan lifted Yu Youwei's head slightly, then moved down and began to enjoy the fullness and softness of the beauty.

The woman's angelic face had an alluring blush, her delicate red lips were slightly parted, and a faint moan emanated from her throat.

Yu Youwei sat astride Li Changan, the two of them pressed tightly together, her eyes were blurred and her body was getting hot, she let Li Changan caress and appreciate her.

"Your Highness, let me serve you...ah..."

As she spoke, she suddenly let out a scream and then her whole body shook violently.

It turned out that Li Changan had already grasped Yu Youwei's small waist with one hand, and was leading this plump and charming woman into the primitive joy of mankind.

Yu Youwei's face was so red that blood seemed to be dripping out. She bit her lower lip tightly and looked downwards with her blurry eyes. She wanted to see clearly what was going on.

But she couldn't see it, her view was blocked.

Li Changan sighed, looking down and not seeing her feet, she was the most beautiful woman in the world!

One word, absolutely!

Three days later, West Shu Road.

Ever since Zhao Kai pacified the Qingyi League and set up camp on the banks of the Wei River, 10,000 Tang cavalrymen have marched south across the river to confront the Liyang Army from a distance.

Ten days have passed since the standoff, and now neither side has any intention of attacking.

King Zhao Kai of Shu and Imperial Preceptor Yang Taisui were discussing military intelligence. The current situation was far from the previously anticipated four-way encirclement of Li Changan.

Gu Jiantang was defending the Waleng tribe at Jianmen Pass, and no news could be received from King Jing'an of Qingzhou. No one knew what had happened.

Because the troops from Shu and Qingzhou were unable to join forces to attack Li Changan, Xu Xiao was also waiting for news because he was not sure of defeating Li Changan.

Yang Taisui looked at the map with a calm expression, as if he was not surprised.

"Xu Xiao is no longer the Xu Rentu of the past. He has been frightened by Li Changan after two major battles."

"He dare not attack rashly again. If there is another mistake, Beiliang will have nothing left."

Zhao Kai had just received the news that Cao Changqing had died in Tai'an City, and he was in a very happy mood.

"All the restoration forces of Western Chu and Western Shu were destroyed, and Cao Changqing, the ignorant man, also died in Tai'an City."

"This time, my king has won the first battle in the Western Shu Road."

Having said that, Zhao Kai suddenly frowned, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

"Second Master, will the Emperor blame us for not capturing Cao Changqing?"

Yang Taisui shook his head and said, "Of course not. This is not the first or second time that Cao Changqing has entered Tai'an City."

"He was originally a great celestial being. After turning into a tyrant, he went straight to becoming a land immortal. He cannot be stopped by ordinary soldiers and horses."

Zhao Kai asked again, "But Second Master brought the Qigong Master from the Imperial Observatory..."

The Qi-refining masters of the Imperial Observatory are none other than the northern Fulong faction of Qi-refining masters. They support the Liyang court and are one of the major trump cards of the Liyang dynasty.

Yang Taisui immediately stopped him and said, "Your Highness, please be careful with your words. Li Changan's Jinyiwei is omnipresent. I brought the Qigong Master with me because of His Majesty's special permission."

"These Qi Refiners are here to ambush Li Changan. We must not let the news leak out."

Zhao Kai has great luck, and Yang Taisui is very smart. He naturally knows that someone like Li Changan, who is determined to dominate the world, will definitely collect luck.

If Li Changan killed Zhao Kai, he could collect some of the deceased's luck like Xie Guanying.

Therefore, Zhao Kai himself is the best bait to ambush Li Changan.

Not only did Zhao Kai not take it as an offense, but he became very confident. If he could capture and kill Li Changan, no one, from the emperor to the court officials, would dare to look down on him, an illegitimate prince.

At this moment, soldiers outside the gate came to report that the Tang army was gathering and seemed to be preparing for a charge.

Zhao Kai and Yang Taisui walked out of the tent and immediately began to assemble troops to prepare for the attack of the Tang army.

Not long after, smoke and dust billowed in front of the army formation, and 10,000 Tang Dynasty cavalrymen with fused templates, holding lances, rushed towards the Liyang military camp like a torrent.

In comparison, Li Yang's cavalry was much more timid, but Yang Taisui remained unmoved and still ordered the army to meet the attack.

At this moment, Zhao Kai was surrounded by sixteen golden sword guards and two hundred imperial guards.

Although they were in the center of the army, these people were on high alert. After all, they were protecting the new King of Shu who had just made military achievements.

Xie Guanying lay in a corner of the military camp, feeling the surrounding atmosphere.

For many years, he has been hiding in the Imperial Observatory in Tai'an City, of course, in order to absorb good luck and practice to become the best master in the world.

Although he was born in Beimang, he was wanted by the Queen of Beimang, so he could not offend the Liyang royal family, otherwise he would definitely kill Zhao Kai to absorb his luck.

But right now, there is someone who is more suitable to absorb the luck.

That is Li Changan, who has been in the limelight in recent years!
There are not many people who absorb qi and luck to practice. The young eunuch from Li Yang is one of them, as are Xie Guanying and Tan Tai Pingjing.

Xie Guanying came secretly with Yang Taisui just to take advantage of the situation and rob Li Changan of his luck.

Xie Guanying was concentrating on the movements in the military camp, and suddenly a look of joy appeared on his face, "Hey! They're really here!"

Following a crisp tearing sound, Zhao Kai discovered that a royal guard not far away was split in half by a monster that emerged from the ground!
He looked carefully and saw that what emerged from the ground was the tall golden armor!
The red armor of General Fu was the gift given to him by his master.

"Xiao Jin...I will definitely get you back this time!"

Zhao Kai's voice was full of confidence and viciousness. He was confident that this time he would let Li Changan settle all the new and old grudges together!

Back then, Li Changan stole the goddess of his dreams, and now when they meet, they are extremely jealous!
Soon, five generals in red armor appeared and started killing indiscriminately among the royal guards.

These imperial guards are all above the third rank, and there are some first-rank masters, but the red armors are still very successful in killing.

Soon after, Wu Liuding, Cuihua, Qingniao and Jiang Si also charged into the formation, and the situation took a turn for the worse for the dozen or so golden sword guards in an instant.

Jiang Si was dressed in fluttering white clothes, holding a long sword that seemed to appear and disappear, and she easily cut the throat of a guard with a golden knife.

After being stimulated by Nangong Pushe, Jiang Si is now more eager to improve her own strength.

The tip of the sword moved in the blood and soon stabbed Zhao Kai. Almost at the same time, Qingniao's instant gun also bayoneted Zhao Kai's chest.

The two hundred Yulin Guards and sixteen Golden Sword Guards were no match at all.

Zhao Kai was only a junior grandmaster of the second rank now, and he managed to dodge the fatal attack by rolling and crawling.

Looking at the sword marks on Zhao Kai's python robe, Jiang Si frowned and said, "Not everyone is worthy of wearing a python robe. Zhao Kai, give me your life!"

At this moment, several long swords suddenly flew to Zhao Kai's side and blocked the attacks of Jiang Si and Qingniao.

"Protect the King of Shu!"

Suddenly, dozens of shouts were heard all around, and forty-nine young men in roadside clothes rushed out from somewhere.

They surrounded the Shazhou master and General Fu Hongjia who were trying to assassinate Zhao Kai. Each of them had a flying sword in front of them. The flying swords flew in the air and pierced General Fu Hongjia's body with a string of sparks.

Zhao Kai jumped out of the encirclement, his mouth corners slightly raised, appearing confident.

"This is the Demon Suppression Formation of Mount Longhu. Cao Guanzi is controlled by this formation and cannot hurt me at all!"

Cao Changqing's attempt to assassinate Zhao Kai was blocked by this formation, and he ultimately failed, so he went to Tai'an City to seek death.

The Royal Guards and the Golden Sword Guards had all been killed. Forty-nine flying swords were flying rapidly in the formation, surrounding Wu Liuding and his four men and General Fu Hongjia.

Yang Taisui looked at the Demon Suppression Formation with a smile on his face, "Without the immortals on land, this formation cannot be released."

"Just wait for this formation to mince you!"

Forty-nine flying swords were speeding back and forth, their speed was getting faster and faster, their pressure was getting stronger and stronger, and they seemed to be able to penetrate every hole and break through everything.

Wu Liuding and his four companions stood in the middle, and five talisman generals in red armor stood on the periphery. Flames, vines, water columns, and dust filled the formation, but they were unable to break out.

Some of the armor on Fu Jianghongjia's body had been chopped off. Qingniao frowned and said coldly, "This formation breaking method has some tricks."

But soon, Yang Taisui's smile faded because he saw an auspicious cloud in the sky.

At the top of the cloud, there stood a figure. The figure seemed to be strolling leisurely, but each step he took covered more than several miles!
In the blink of an eye, Li Changan appeared above the military camp like a god in the clouds!
Although Yang Taisui and Zhao Kai were waiting to ambush Li Changan, they were horrified when they saw Li Changan's magical powers.

Xie Guanying, who was hiding in the dark, immediately became alert. As a fellow land immortal, Li Changan's steps were faster than his!
Li Changan used his internal energy to control the clouds, shrinking the ground to an inch and covering several miles with one step. This was exactly the light skill in the Sacred Heart Sutra.

Ascend to the immortal step at will!
"Zhao Kai, long time no see."

Hearing Li Changan's cold voice, a hint of heat appeared in Zhao Kai's eyes.

"Li Changan, I think about it day and night, and I want to kill you with my own hands!"

"It's great that you came to my door today!"

Suddenly, forty-nine flying swords gave up their targets on the ground and all flew towards Li Changan in the air.

The flying sword instantly formed an ellipsoidal cage in the air, rapidly rotating around Li Changan!
The cage was getting smaller and smaller, but the flying sword was spinning faster and faster. Even metal and stone placed in the formation would be crushed into powder in an instant.

However, Zhao Kai was surprised to find that the speed of these flying swords suddenly stagnated, and then became slower and slower!

Looking closely, the surfaces of these flying swords were all covered with white frost.

Not long after, all the flying swords turned white and turned into cold ice swords!
In addition to the Four Tribulations of the Sacred Heart, there are also the Four Absolutes of the Sacred Heart, and the Profound Ice Absolute is one of them.

These flying swords have been affected by Xuan Bingjue's internal energy, which has completely dispersed the Taoists' true energy. Now the flying swords are used by Li Changan.

"Puff puff……"

The sound of ice swords piercing bodies was endless. The young Taoists from Longhu Mountain had their chests and abdomens pierced back and forth by their own flying swords until their bodies were cut into a pool of rotten meat by the ice swords.

The demon-suppressing formation of Mount Longhu has been broken!
Yang Taisui gritted his teeth, his eyes becoming more ferocious, "Li Changan, good trick!"

"But today, even if you have great abilities, you can't come back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the energy in the military camp changed drastically, and dozens of figures with vigorous energy slowly rose up from all directions.

The Fulong Qigong practitioner from the Imperial Astronomical Observatory in Tai'an City!

(End of this chapter)