To be honest, Yan Shuyuan really had no intention of taking action just now.
Although he had promised Liu Zongliang before, who could have imagined that an ordinary poetry meeting would develop into the current situation.
A thief who killed the prime minister suddenly became a hero in Daning's literary world.
What's more important is the song "Spring River Flowers and Moonlight Night"...
Yan Shuyuan didn't know how Wei Changtian could compose this poem, but it didn't stop him from being deeply impressed by it.
Based on the two aspects of "public opinion" and "personal emotions", Yan Shuyuan decided to let Wei Changtian go.
But now Liu Zongliang suddenly appeared and put him in an embarrassing situation again.
With this voice shouting out, anyone could tell that he had already planned with the Liu family to attack Wei Changtian tonight to avenge the death of Liu Yuanshan.
It seems unreasonable not to take action under such circumstances, but if Wei Changtian is really killed, he will definitely be poked in the back by the world's literati for the rest of his life...
So, what should we do?
Frowning at Liu Zongliang, who was rushing towards him, Yan Shuyuan was a little confused for a moment.
However, a sudden palm print immediately made a decision for him.
"The surname is Yan!"
"How dare you kill my grandson! I think you think your life is too long!"
...
In the air, Qin Zhengqiu, who suddenly appeared, was already fighting with the frightened Yan Shuyuan.
On the lake surface, Wei Changtian ran straight towards the stunned Liu Zongliang without hesitation.
To strike first is to be strong, to strike later is to suffer disaster.
He had already made an agreement with Qin Zhengqiu. Once it was confirmed that Yan Shuyuan was colluding with the Liu family, there would be no need to worry about anything and he would just take action immediately!
According to the intelligence, Yan Shuyuan was in the early stage of the second rank, but Qin Zhengqiu was already in the late second stage, and there was no chance of defeat.
Therefore, Wei Changtian didn't care about the fighting situation in the air at the moment, and prepared to kill Liu Zongliang first with a knife.
"Whoa!"
Riyue Lake is not big in the first place, not to mention that Liu Zongliang had been running towards the center of the lake just now, so the two of them were close at hand in an instant.
"You, how did you..."
"How did I know you were going to kill me tonight?"
Wei Changtian pulled out his long sword with an expressionless face and slashed it down without thinking: "Go to the underworld and ask the King of Hell!"
"Tsk! Poof!!"
Without any hindrance, the long stainless steel knife lifted up half of his body in an instant.
"..."
Liu Zongliang could never have imagined that death would come so quickly, and his widened eyes had lost their vitality even before they could show fear.
And following his death, there was chaos on the lakeshore.
When more than a hundred Liu family masters saw their eldest son being killed by Wei Changtian with a single blow, they immediately drew their weapons with grief and anger and prepared to rush over to take revenge.
But before they even got close to the lake, the Xuanjing Division, which was several times their size, was blocked by the Tianluo Sect's people.
Most of the Liu family members had turned into corpses before they could recover, and the others were trapped in a fight. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before they died here.
As for the three third-level masters who barely managed to break through...
"Hahaha! I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Wei Changtian's four uncles all came to the scene today, laughing and attacking, without giving the three of them any chance to get close to the center of the lake.
"boom!"
"Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding!"
"Ah!! Run for your life!!"
"Help!"
"Go to hell!"
"..."
The sounds of clashing weapons, roars, wails, sounds of running for life, sounds of begging for mercy... In just a dozen breaths, all kinds of chaotic sounds resounded throughout the Riyue Lake.
Thousands of powerless literati fled in all directions with their heads in their hands. Those far away were fine, but if they happened to be near the fighting area... the swords had no eyes, and the severed limbs were flying with blood.
is their end.
At this moment, no one will have any scruples just because they have read poetry and books, and no one will put themselves in danger just to avoid hurting innocent people.
When two elephants fight, they never care how many ants they trample to death.
As for Xu Qingwan and others who were involved in this dispute intentionally or unintentionally...
"Ding!"
"Sister Xu! It's too dangerous here! Let's go to the middle of the lake!"
With a swing of his sword, You Jia looked anxious and said, "Mr. Wei is still there. We might be able to help him if we go there!"
"good!"
Although Xu Qingwan didn't know why he suddenly started fighting, as soon as he heard about Wei Changtian, he and You Jia rushed toward the center of the lake without thinking.
Fortunately, the direction they chose happened to be guarded by the Xuanjing Division, so there was no accidental damage to friendly forces.
"Hmm? Miss Xu? Miss You?"
Several Xuanjing Division officers recognized the two of them and couldn't help but be startled: "You two are not included in today's mission?"
"We are going to find Mr. Wei!"
Youjia was the first to shout: "Let us go quickly!"
"Looking for Mr. Wei..."
A rather excited Baihu immediately reacted and hurriedly ordered to his subordinates: "You guys stay here while I escort the two girls into the middle of the lake!"
"Yes! Sir!"
The rest of the people shouted in unison and quickly got out of the way, always on guard against the dead soldiers of the Liu family not far away.
This Baihu obviously wanted to show their face in front of Wei Changtian, and after explaining, they were ready to leave with Xu Qingwan and You Jia.
But at this moment, a rapid voice sounded not far in front of everyone.
"Wait a minute! There's me too!"
"stop!!"
The officer of the Xuanjing Division did not recognize the visitor, so he immediately raised his knife and shouted angrily.
However, Xu Qingwan was stunned for a moment and then hurried over to greet him.
"Miss Yang, why are you here?"
"It's a long story!"
Yang Liushi glanced at You Jia and replied hastily: "Let's go find the young master first!"
"Ah good!"
Xu Qingwan didn't have time to think too much. After receiving Yangliu's poem, she, You Jia and the hundred households went straight to the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
Four water waves cut across the lake. Xu Qingwan, who was in the most urgent mood, ran at the front, followed by Baihu Duan, who was wearing a silver-patterned tiger dragon suit.
In the middle are Yangliu Shi and You Jia running side by side.
"Miss Yang..."
Suddenly, Youjia turned around and asked meaningfully: "I didn't expect that you are also a practitioner."
"Miss You, who stipulates that women in brothels cannot practice spiritual practice?"
Yang Liushi looked back and said, unwilling to be outdone: "Fashionable women like us know best that it is better to rely on ourselves than to rely on others."
"Is it?"
You Jia shook her head with a smile but not a smile: "Young Master Wei will definitely be sad if he hears this."
"I don't know what the young master will think."
Yang Liushi stared at Youjia: "But I know that I will never do anything detrimental to the young master."
"..."
A lantern was overturned by the water waves, and the candle inside flickered twice and then suddenly went out.
Although You Jia's expression did not change much, the fleeting killing intent in her eyes was captured by Yang Liushi.
The atmosphere between the two women suddenly became on thin ice, and they fell into a delicate balance amid mutual suspicion and temptation.
"Miss Yang, you are really... to Mr. Wei..."
"Boom!!!"
Before Youjia could finish speaking, a loud noise suddenly came from the shore accompanied by rolling air waves.
Everyone turned their heads in shock, and then saw a dozen figures suddenly appearing on the periphery of the crowd.
Under normal circumstances, if a third group of people suddenly appears during a battle between two parties, then the two parties who fought before will definitely be happy and worried.
But now it's strange.
Whether it's the Liu family, the Xuanjing Division, or the Tianluo Sect.
Everyone's eyes were full of vigilance at this moment. They didn't seem to recognize these dozen masters and thought they were reinforcements from the other side.
Only Ning Yongnian, who was sitting on the high platform, was different from everyone else.
He slowly sat back on the chair, glanced at the astonished Li Huaizhong next to him, and laughed softly:
"I said that Wei Changtian may not survive tonight."
"this......"
Of course Li Huaizhong understood at this time that this was the back-up arranged by Ning Yongnian, but...
"Your Majesty! Once this matter is exposed, I'm afraid the Wei family will never let it go! Now the Xu family is already planning to rebel. If there is another Wei family..."
"Won't you give up? That's what I want him to do."
Ning Yongnian raised his eyes to look at the chaos at his feet, gently stroking his hands as if watching a play.